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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 7 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 7 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set and off the runway's 4.5° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 803 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 803 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 180 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 17 at ENEV Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, with a takeoff distance of 730 meters, which was 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 102 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 20°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles south of ENEV Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes. The climb took 3 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles, with an increase in altitude from 1,044 feet to 4,730 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles south of Ramsund, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering 38 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 8 miles north of ENEN Engeløy Airfield, Engeløy, Nordland Fylke, Norway. The descent took 3 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles, with a decrease in altitude from 5,069 feet to 1,825 feet.
The final approach to runway 01 at ENSH Svolvær Airport, Helle, was made from the south, with a heading of 14.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,761 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 944 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 01, with a touchdown distance of 180 meters and a touchdown speed of 65 knots. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -994 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot at a direction of 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 320 meters, which was 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 57 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 22 minutes. The aircraft used 64 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at ENSH Svolvær Airport, Helle, with a score of 81.5%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 14.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,761 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 01, which has a length of 803 meters.
The threshold height at 91 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired at the point of touchdown. However, the threshold speed of 79 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was traveling at a higher speed than necessary. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 180 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 65 knots was also within acceptable limits.
One area of concern was the touchdown rate, which was very heavy at -994 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft was descending at a rapid rate, which can be stressful on the aircraft and potentially lead to a bumpy ride. On the other hand, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. There was no crosswind or headwind to contend with, which made the landing conditions ideal. The total landing distance of 320 meters was 40% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop safely. Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, the pilot's performance was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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