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Settle the descent rate
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,420 ft/m, more than the glideslope needed and glideslope 5.3° against the runway's 3°.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,948 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 501 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The TBM 850 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway, a movement that lasted 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
Departure roll was conducted on runway 19 at EGEO Oban Airport; the aircraft accelerated for a takeoff distance of 551 m, representing 52 % of the runway, and lifted off at 89 kt. Ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, a cross-wind component of 2 kt and no head-wind.
Climb began 1 mile east of Dunbeg, with the aircraft ascending from 1,160 ft asl to 5,539 ft asl, a gain of 4,379 ft achieved in 5 minutes while covering 18 nm.
Level cruise was established 6 miles south-east of Ballachulish and persisted for 27 minutes, during which 107 nm were flown.
Descent commenced 4 miles south-east of Banchory, with the aircraft descending from 5,805 ft asl to 1,350 ft asl, a loss of 4,455 ft in 5 minutes over a distance of 15 nm.
Final approach to runway 34 at EGPD Aberdeen Dyce Airport involved a descent from 1,606 ft agl to 79 ft agl in 95 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 34 was executed with a threshold height of 59 ft agl, slightly above target, and a threshold speed of 85 kt. Touchdown occurred 66 m beyond the touchdown zone at 75 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 34 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather reported 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind. Total landing distance measured 932 m, equivalent to 48 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, confirming the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 145 nm, required 43 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 122 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 34 at EGPD Aberdeen Dyce Airport was conducted in a 15 °C environment with a 2 kt wind from 270° and a 1 kt headwind component. The aircraft descended from 1,606 ft agl to 79 ft agl over 95 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At the threshold the aircraft crossed at 59 ft agl, which was slightly above the target height, and the threshold speed was recorded as 85 kt, described as good.
Touchdown occurred 66 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 75 kt, noted as good, and a vertical rate of minus 34 fpm, described as perfect; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total distance of 932 m, representing 48 % of the 1,948 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
With a score of 91.8 %, the landing was strong overall; refining the flare to achieve the target threshold height and adjusting the touchdown point to fall within the touchdown zone will further tighten performance.
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