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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 716 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 716 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 118 m touchdown sits inside 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 30R at KBFL Meadows Field in Bakersfield, California. The takeoff distance was 593 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 86 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started at an altitude of 1,514 feet above sea level and reached 6,593 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,079 feet, in just 6 minutes while covering 17 nautical miles. The enroute climb began 1 mile northwest of KBFL Meadows Field. The local weather conditions during this time were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and winds of 2 knots at 80°.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of L62 Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 35 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 8 miles southwest of KLOS Lost Hills Airport. The descent took 7 minutes and covered 24 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 6,422 feet above sea level to 726 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 29 at L52 Oceano County Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 302.0° at an altitude of 707 feet above ground level and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 29 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 116 meters. However, the threshold speed was too high at 83 knots, and the touchdown speed was too fast at 81 knots. The touchdown rate was also hard at -449 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions during the landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and calm winds. The total landing distance was 340 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 81 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 28 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -524 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at L52 Oceano County Airport, achieving a score of 93.2%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 302.0° at 2 nautical miles and 707 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 29, which has a length of 716 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 83 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance of 116 meters was good, but the touchdown speed of 81 knots was slightly too fast. This may have resulted in a harder touchdown rate of -449 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the flare. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and no wind. This made the landing conditions ideal, with no crosswind or headwind to contend with.
The total landing distance of 340 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This indicates that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was very good, showing that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and maintaining a more accurate touchdown position.
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