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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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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 682 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 682 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 55 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was conducted in a TBM 850 aircraft, departing from EDLD Dinslaken-Schwarze Heide Airfield. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 08, with a takeoff distance of 674 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 99 knots.
During the initial climb, the aircraft started ascending 2 miles east of the departure airfield, Hünxe, in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The climb involved rising from an altitude of 1,207 feet above sea level to 890 feet, a gain of 317 feet, over a period of 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at EDLM Marl-Loemühle Airfield was conducted from the west, with the aircraft heading at 80.0 degrees at an altitude of 651 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 682 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good.
However, the threshold speed was found to be too high at 81 knots. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 53 meters, but the touchdown speed of 79 knots was considered fast. The touchdown rate was good at -158 feet per minute. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions during the flight were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a tailwind of 1 knot was present. The total flight distance was 12 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 7 minutes. The aircraft consumed a total of -201 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at EDLM Marl-Loemühle Airfield with a score of 94.4%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 80.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 651 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 682 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 81 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft earlier to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown distance was good at 53 meters, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed was reported as fast at 79 knots. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to reduce the aircraft's speed further during the flare, resulting in a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate was good at -158 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the aircraft was descending at a controlled rate.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have been slightly off-center during the final approach, resulting in a slightly offset touchdown. However, this was not a major issue, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop safely.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was negligible at 0 knots, and the tailwind component was minimal at 1 knot. These conditions made the landing relatively straightforward, and the pilot was able to execute a safe and controlled touchdown.
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