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Departure
Level the wings with coordinated aileron to hold bank angle near zero during the initial climb, starting from 5.2°.
What happened: Bank angle was elevated during the initial climb and excess bank usually persists into the second climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, wings level with bank angle near zero degrees.
Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 173 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,435 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 450 m 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 28 at ENSB Svalbard Airport, Longyear, with a takeoff distance of 414 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The aircraft climbed from 484 feet above sea level to 10,556 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,072 feet, in just 6 minutes and covering 44 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started overhead ENSB Svalbard Airport, Longyear, and continued until the aircraft reached its cruising altitude. The enroute level cruise then began 30 miles southwest of ENSA Svea Airport Svea, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering 426 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 58 miles northwest of Ersfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, and descended from 10,604 feet above sea level to 5,250 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,354 feet, in 11 minutes and covering 45 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 17 miles northwest of Gryllefjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 9 miles east of ENAN Andøya Airport, Andenes, and descended from 4,777 feet above sea level to 1,149 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,628 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32 at ENAN Andøya Airport, Andenes, was made from the southeast, heading 332.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,123 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 32 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 449 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 68 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -178 feet per minute was good. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 14°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The total landing distance was 567 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 549 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used -23 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at ENAN Andøya Airport, Andenes, with a score of 85.7%. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 332.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,123 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a course to land on runway 32, which has a length of 2,435 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was found to be above the target height at 66 feet agl, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. Additionally, the threshold speed was higher than desired at 83 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to make adjustments to reduce the speed before touchdown.
The touchdown distance of 449 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and made a smooth landing. However, the touchdown speed of 68 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to the slightly higher than ideal touchdown rate of -178 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C and winds of 16 knots at 14°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 11 knots, which may have presented some challenges for the pilot during the landing. Despite these conditions, the pilot was able to maintain control and make a safe landing.
The total landing distance of 567 meters was 23% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and made a smooth transition from the landing to the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and decision-making skills despite the challenging weather conditions.
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