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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 3,403 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 101 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 16 at LGMK Mykonos Island National Airport, a small airport located on the Greek island of Mykonos. The aircraft, a TBM 850, took off with a takeoff distance of 297 meters, which is 16% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 95 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile south of the airport. The climb was from an altitude of 862 feet above sea level to 4,715 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,854 feet in just 4 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles.
The enroute cruise phase was followed by a descent, which started 8 miles southwest of Legrena, a town located in the Attica region of Greece. The descent was from an altitude of 4,773 feet above sea level to 4,002 feet above sea level, a decrease of 771 feet in just 2 minutes. This descent phase covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again and entered another cruise phase, which started 13 miles east of Poros, a town located in the Attica region of Greece. This cruise phase lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The final descent phase started 4 miles south of Vouliagmeni, a town located in the Attica region of Greece. The descent was from an altitude of 4,003 feet above sea level to 1,544 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,458 feet in just 4 minutes. This descent phase covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 03R at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, a major airport located in the Attica region of Greece.
The final approach was from the southwest, with a heading of 36.0° at an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 03R, which has a length of 3,403 meters. The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, a threshold speed of 70 knots, and a touchdown distance of 100 meters. The touchdown speed was 63 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -123 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 263 meters, which is 8% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 103 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 34 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -129 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed on runway 03R at the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV) with a high score of 98.0%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 36.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 70 knots. The touchdown distance was within the acceptable range at 100 meters, and the touchdown speed of 63 knots was also good. The touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -123 feet per minute (fpm).
However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft being 4.4 meters off-centerline. This minor misalignment did not seem to affect the overall performance of the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 1 knot each.
The total landing distance was 263 meters, which is only 8% of the runway length. This indicates a very efficient landing, with the aircraft coming to a stop quickly and smoothly. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was a success, with the TBM 850 aircraft demonstrating its capabilities in a challenging environment.
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