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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,654 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 288 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 32R at AYPY Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport. The takeoff distance was 611 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 101 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Port Moresby, it encountered local weather conditions of 29°C temperature and a 2-knot wind at 180°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile northwest of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,124 feet above sea level to 12,000 feet, an increase of 10,876 feet in 7 minutes, covering 23 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 22 miles south of AYQQ Ononge Airport Kokoda, lasting 11 minutes and covering 53 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb 6 miles east of AYGF Guari Airport Guari, climbing from 12,009 feet to 13,732 feet in 2 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft began an enroute descent 10 miles northeast of Guari Airport, descending from 13,975 feet to 12,254 feet in 2 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles south of AYXI Sim Airport Sim, lasting 32 minutes and covering 120 nautical miles. The aircraft then started an enroute descent 5 miles northwest of TBQ Tarabo Airport Tarabo, descending from 11,372 feet to 6,360 feet in 5 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35L at AYGA Goroka Airport was made from the south, heading 355.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,145 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 35L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 286 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was slightly fast at 72 knots, but the touchdown rate was perfect at 45 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at Goroka Airport were 23°C temperature and a 2-knot wind at 358°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 689 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 239 nautical miles, taking 68 minutes, and the aircraft used 213 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at AYGA Goroka Airport, achieving a perfect score of 100.0%. The final approach to runway 35L was initiated from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,145 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 79 knots, which may be a minor concern for the pilot. The touchdown distance of 286 meters was within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 72 knots, which was a little fast. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of 45 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, showcasing the pilot's precision and control during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 358°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which had a minimal impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 689 meters was 42% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the TBM 930 aircraft's landing at AYGA Goroka Airport was a textbook example of a well-executed landing, with the pilot demonstrating exceptional control and precision throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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