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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,233 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 979 ft 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 36 at Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) in Wichita, Kansas. The takeoff distance was 911 feet, which accounted for 15% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 79 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KAAO, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 22 °F and winds of 5 knots at 128°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the tailwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KAAO and continued for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 2,417 feet above sea level to 21,288 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,871 feet.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 7 miles north of Foster Field (SN58) in El Dorado, Kansas. This phase of the flight lasted for 21 minutes and covered a distance of 91 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 2 miles north of Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWC) in Lawrence, Kansas. The descent from 21,742 feet above sea level to 2,786 feet above sea level took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) was made from the north, with a heading of 192.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,976 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 977 feet, which was good. The touchdown speed was 86 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -230 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 19 °F. The total landing distance was 1,826 feet, which accounted for 29% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 160 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) on runway 19, achieving a score of 96.0%. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 192.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,976 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 86 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 977 feet was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -230 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more gently.
The threshold height at 66 feet agl was above the target, and the threshold speed of 98 knots was significantly above the target speed. Despite these deviations, the aircraft maintained a very good runway touchdown alignment, indicating precise control and coordination during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°F, which may have affected the aircraft's performance and handling. The total landing distance of 1,826 feet was 29% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the TBM 930 aircraft performed well during the landing, with the only notable areas for improvement being the touchdown speed and rate.
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