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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 19 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 66 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 91 kt, well above the 66 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 66 kt on short final.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,390 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,390 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 732 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 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 24 at Edinburgh Airport (EGPH), with a takeoff distance of 398 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 83 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 319 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. After departing from Edinburgh Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting overhead Newbridge, a city in Scotland. The climb took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,144 feet above sea level to 4,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,864 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 1 nautical mile.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting overhead Kirkliston, another city in Scotland. This cruise lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles southwest of Gauldry, a town in Fife, Scotland. The descent took 3 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 3,980 feet above sea level to 2,419 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,560 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile west of Inchture, a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. This cruise lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles west of Inchture. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 2,087 feet above sea level to 1,280 feet above sea level, a decrease of 808 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at Dundee Airport (EGPN) was made from the west, with a heading of 90 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,257 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 1,390 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 91 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 80 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -232 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 320 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the tailwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 919 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 45 nautical miles, and the flight took 28 minutes. The aircraft used 73 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at Dundee Airport (EGPN) with a score of 90.8%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 09, which has a length of 1,390 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 91 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to improve the landing by reducing the speed before touchdown. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown distance.
The touchdown speed of 80 knots was also reported as too fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown distance. However, the touchdown rate of -232 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the pilot was able to control the descent of the aircraft. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, which suggests that the pilot was able to maintain a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 320°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 3 knots, which suggests that the wind was relatively light and not a significant factor in the landing.
The total landing distance was 919 meters, which is 66% of the available runway. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not excessively long. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there are some areas for improvement, including reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and improving the flare to reduce the touchdown distance.
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