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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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: 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,803 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 340 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the TBM 930 started with a 9-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway, covering 5 nm. The departure took place from runway 16 at KTCM McChord Air Force Base, with a takeoff distance of 2,113 ft, accounting for 21% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 93 kn. The local weather during takeoff was 60°F with a 1 kn wind coming from 269°, resulting in a minimal crosswind and headwind.
The enroute climb commenced overhead KTCM McChord Air Force Base, climbing from 1,332 ft asl to 25,224 ft asl, covering 29 nm in 12 minutes. The enroute level cruise segment started 1 mile east of Seattle and lasted 4 minutes, covering 15 nm. The descent phase began 2 miles northeast of Kingston, descending from 26,008 ft asl to 1,286 ft asl in 22 minutes, covering 85 nm.
The final approach to runway 26R at CYVR Vancouver International Airport was from the east, heading 280.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl. The landing on runway 26R at CYVR involved a touchdown speed of 79 kn, with a good threshold speed of 86 kn. The touchdown occurred at a good distance of 1,112 ft, and the touchdown rate was -173 ft/m, indicating a smooth landing. The landing distance was 3,146 ft, which accounted for 34% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly off by 81 ft from the centerline.
After landing, the taxi to the parking area from the runway took 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. Overall, the total flight distance covered was 140 nm, lasting 51 minutes and consuming 319 lbs of fuel. The flight was conducted in varied weather conditions, with minimal wind and favorable temperatures throughout the journey.
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