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Work on the flare
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.
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 1,978 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,978 m of the 4,007 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 588 m past the threshold — beyond 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 28 at SLLP El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Bolivia. The takeoff distance was 1,301 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 74 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 9°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 120°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles west of the airport, rising from 14,047 feet above sea level to 15,505 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,458 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 6 miles south of the airport and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 228 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles north of Colchani, Bolivia, descending from 15,987 feet above sea level to 13,156 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,831 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13 at SLUY Uyuni Joya Andina Airport was made from the northwest, heading 121.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,119 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway length of 4,007 meters, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was well above the target at 80 knots.
The touchdown point was 156 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 66 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -249 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,882 meters, which is 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.2 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 253 nautical miles, taking 39 minutes, and the aircraft used 170 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at SLUY Uyuni Joya Andina Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.0%. The final approach to runway 13 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 121.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,119 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 156 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the expected area. The touchdown speed of 66 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to make adjustments to reduce the speed during the approach. The touchdown rate of -249 feet per minute was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing relatively smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.1 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This minimal wind had a negligible effect on the aircraft's landing, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,882 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 13.2 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but with some minor deviations from the expected parameters.
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