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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 138 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 121 kt against a target of 138 kt, running 17 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 138 kt.
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 66 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 66 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 512 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,100 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 512 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The TBM 850 taxied from the parking area to runway 21 at LFRS Nantes Atlantique Airport in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 21, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 671 m, representing 25 % of the runway, and lifted off at 96 kt; local weather reported a temperature of 16 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, with a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced one mile west of Pont-Saint-Martin, with the aircraft ascending from 1,031 ft asl to 19,011 ft asl, a gain of 17,981 ft achieved in 13 minutes while covering 33 nm.
The first cruise segment began one mile south of La Roche-sur-Yon and lasted 8 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 37 nm at level altitude.
Descent started four miles west of Chatelaillon-Plage, descending from 18,998 ft asl to 5,284 ft asl, a loss of 13,714 ft in 8 minutes and covering 35 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated one mile south-east of Meschers-sur-Gironde, lasting 13 minutes and spanning 46 nm at constant altitude.
The next descent began four miles south of Le Temple, dropping from 4,779 ft asl to 1,849 ft asl, a reduction of 2,930 ft in 4 minutes while covering 10 nm.
Final approach to runway 05 at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport involved a descent from 1,737 ft agl to 134 ft agl over 152 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 05 was executed with a runway length of 3,100 m; the threshold height at 66 ft agl was above target, but the threshold speed of 88 kt was within expectations. Touchdown occurred 72 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 67 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 84 fpm and perfect alignment; local weather recorded a temperature of 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect, completing the landing roll within the expected parameters.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 172 nm, taking 57 minutes and consuming 156 kg of fuel.
The approach to runway 05 at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,737 ft agl to 134 ft agl in 152 seconds on a final approach that met the stabilisation gates.
At the threshold the height was 66 ft agl, which was above the target, while the threshold speed was good at 88 kt.
Touchdown occurred 72 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 67 kt that was good, a touchdown rate of -84 fpm that was excellent, and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 920 m, representing 30 % of the 3,100 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Minor refinements should focus on achieving the target threshold height and adjusting flare timing to bring the touchdown point closer to the intended zone, which will further optimise runway usage while maintaining the high overall score.
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