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Work on the flare
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.
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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,207 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 841 m past the threshold — beyond 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 30 at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport. The takeoff distance was 825 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 98 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport. The climb took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 21 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 2,209 feet above sea level to 12,017 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,808 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles north of Vilaflor. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its first descent, which started 2 miles southwest of Icod de los Vinos. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 11,836 feet above sea level to 4,680 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,156 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north of Buenavista del Norte. This phase lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its second descent, which started 15 miles north of Vallehermosa. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 4,673 feet above sea level to 3,526 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,147 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 18 miles northwest of Vallehermosa. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its third descent, which started 11 miles east of Fuencaliente de la Palma. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 3,138 feet above sea level to 1,406 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,732 feet.
The final approach to runway 36 at GCLA La Palma Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 359.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,308 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 36, which had a length of 2,207 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 83 knots. The touchdown point was 405 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 70 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -272 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 994 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 47 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at GCLA La Palma Airport, achieving a score of 89.2%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,308 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 36, which has a length of 2,207 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 too high at 83 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further before touchdown. The touchdown point was 405 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 70 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -272 feet per minute (fpm) was fair.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind component.
The total landing distance was 994 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed. However, the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the landing and rollout phases was excellent, resulting in a high score of 89.2%.
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