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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,098 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 104 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 06 at EBSU Saint Hubert Air Base. The takeoff distance was 575 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 94 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and winds of 12 knots at 209 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead EBSU Saint Hubert Air Base. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,923 feet above sea level to 3,494 feet, an increase of 571 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Sainte-Ode, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. However, the aircraft then began another climb, this time from 3,709 feet to 11,976 feet, an increase of 8,267 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile north of Rochefort, lasting a significant 62 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent from 11,970 feet to 2,835 feet, a decrease of 9,135 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 1 mile south of Gesves, lasting 6 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24 at EBCI Brussels South Charleroi Airport was made from the north east, heading 248.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,685 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 24 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 103 meters. However, the threshold speed was too high at 84 knots, and the touchdown speed was too fast at 79 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -117 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and winds of 4 knots at 230 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 321 meters, which accounted for 15% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 64 nautical miles, taking 26 minutes, and the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at EBCI Brussels South Charleroi Airport, achieving a score of 95.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north east, heading 248.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,685 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 2,098 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 84 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance was good at 103 meters, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
However, the touchdown speed was too fast at 79 knots, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. The touchdown rate was smooth at -117 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions would have made the landing relatively straightforward.
The total landing distance was 321 meters, which is 15% of the runway length. This is a relatively short distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the rollout. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control of the aircraft during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases. However, there were some minor issues with the threshold speed and touchdown speed, which could be addressed in future landings.
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