Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Improve the rollout
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
Read more in How to Taxi AnywhereStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 758 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 758 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 187 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 28L at EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield, with a takeoff distance of 515 meters, which was 84% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 87 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,071 feet above sea level (asl) to 9,398 ft asl, an increase of 8,327 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. This climb phase started overhead Sherburn in Elmet, a town in North Yorkshire, England. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 5 minutes and covered 21 nautical miles, starting overhead EGUT RAF Tangmere Chichester, a location in the City and Borough of Chichester, England.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering another climb phase from 9,997 ft asl to 25,011 ft asl, an increase of 15,015 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles. This climb phase started overhead Whitwell, a town in Derbyshire, England. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 11 minutes and covered 51 nautical miles, starting 1 mile north of Loughborough, a town in Leicestershire, England.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started from 24,341 ft asl to 5,005 ft asl, a decrease of 19,336 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 49 nautical miles. This descent phase started overhead Stratton Audley, a location in Oxfordshire, England. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 10 minutes and covered 26 nautical miles, starting overhead Four Marks, a location in Hampshire, England.
The final descent phase started 1 mile southwest of Littlehampton, a town in West Sussex, England, and took the aircraft from 4,801 ft asl to 66 ft asl, a decrease of 4,736 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 20 at EGKA Brighton City Airport, heading 201.0° at 0 nautical miles and 55 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 20 at EGKA Brighton City Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 185 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 73 knots, and the touchdown rate was -173 feet per minute, both of which were good. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 619 meters, which was 82% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 197 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 61 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 179 kilograms.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at EGKA Brighton City Airport, achieving a score of 95.5%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 201.0° at 0 nm and 55 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 20, which has a length of 758 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 77 kt, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected.
The touchdown distance of 185 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 73 kt was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -173 fpm was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown smoothly. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 kt from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 kt. The total landing distance of 619 meters was 82% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and coming to a stop in a relatively short distance.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values