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Track the centreline
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 3.1° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,827 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 626 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft departed from runway 26 at EGNS Isle of Man Airport, applying a take-off roll of 598 m which represented 33 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 91 kt. Ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 269°, resulting in a 2 kt headwind and no cross-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead Castletown, Isle of Man, with the aircraft accelerating from 1,019 ft asl to 14,010 ft asl. The altitude gain of 12,992 ft was attained in 8 minutes while covering 20 nm.
The first cruise segment began 13 nm west of Peel, Isle of Man. The aircraft maintained level flight for 3 minutes, traversing 13 nm.
Descent started 5 nm east of Portavogie, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. The flight descended from 13,773 ft asl to 1,509 ft asl, a loss of 12,264 ft achieved in 6 minutes over a distance of 23 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated 1 nm east of Whitehead, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Level flight continued for 3 minutes, covering 7 nm.
Final approach to runway 22 at EGAC George Best Belfast City Airport involved a descent from 1,478 ft agl to 66 ft agl in 154 seconds, with the aircraft passing the stabilisation gates as required.
Landing on runway 22 was executed with a runway length of 1,827 m. The threshold speed was recorded at 88 kt. Touchdown occurred 189 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 73 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 149 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. The total landing distance measured 1,046 m, representing 57 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was noted as perfect, confirming the aircraft remained on centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
Taxi-in to the parking area required 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 70 nm, required 26 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 64 kg of fuel.
The TBM 850 made its final approach to runway 22 at EGAC George Best Belfast City Airport, descending from 1,478 ft agl to 66 ft agl in 154 seconds. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline, and the overall landing earned a score of 96.7 %.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 88 kt.
Touchdown occurred 189 m beyond the touchdown zone with a good touchdown speed of 73 kt, a smooth touchdown rate of minus 149 fpm and perfect runway touchdown alignment. The runway length is 1,827 m and the total landing distance was 1,046 m, representing 57 % of the runway. Local weather was 15 °C with wind 2 kt from 270°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt headwind component.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To raise the already high score, focus on achieving centreline alignment by the 1,000 ft gate to stabilise the approach, and aim to touch down nearer the intended aim point to keep landing distance within the optimal range.
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