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Smooth the climb
A good takeoff has a defined shape. It also has a defined end. For an airliner that's thrust reduction and acceleration, commonly somewhere around 1,000 to 1,500 ft above the airfield depending on the operator, while for a light aircraft it's established at Vy with the flaps on schedule. Most simmers have no defined end to their takeoff, which is exactly why it never gets judged.
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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 1,322 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,322 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 563 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 09 at HTKJ Kilimanjaro International Airport. The takeoff distance was 660 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 93 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 90 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead HTKJ Kilimanjaro International Airport. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 40 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 3,340 feet above sea level to 18,224 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,884 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles north of Monduli and lasted for 65 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 290 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 10 miles northwest of HTII Ifunda Farm Airstrip and lasted for 11 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 18,093 feet above sea level to 6,993 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,100 feet.
The final approach to runway 31 at HTSH Mafinga Airport was made from the southeast, heading 295.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 723 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 1,322 meters, and the threshold height was good. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 78 knots. The touchdown point was 133 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 75 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect at 18 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 202 degrees. The crosswind and headwind were both zero knots.
The total landing distance was 864 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 362 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 94 minutes. The aircraft used 320 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at HTSH Mafinga Airport, achieving a score of 93.4%. The final approach was conducted from the south east, heading 295.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 723 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 31, which has a length of 1,322 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 78 knots. The touchdown point was 133 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 75 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of 18 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway rollout alignment of 8.7 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 202°. There was no crosswind or headwind to affect the landing.
The total landing distance was 864 meters, which is 65% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the intended touchdown point and speed.
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