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Arrival
Add power on short final to hold 91 kt over the threshold, so the approach is not slow to begin with.
What happened: Threshold speed was 9 kt below target, and the nose was then held well above this type's ground attitude at touchdown; arriving slow like this usually leaves the flare short of energy and ends in a firm touchdown at 344 fpm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 91 kt at the threshold.
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: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,998 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 234 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 05 at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, a movement that lasted 25 minutes and covered 6 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05, the TBM 850 accelerated for a takeoff distance of 1,192 m, representing 38 % of the runway, and lifted off at 94 kt; local weather was 16 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, a 1 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
The initial climb began 1 mile south of Le Haillan (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France), climbing from 1,126 ft asl to 5,992 ft asl-a gain of 4,866 ft-in 3 minutes while covering 7 nm.
A level cruise segment started 1 mile south-west of Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France) and lasted 3 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 13 nm.
The next climb commenced overhead Quinsac (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France), ascending from 5,999 ft asl to 17,002 ft asl, an increase of 11,003 ft in 8 minutes and covering 26 nm.
Following that, a cruise leg began 2 miles south-west of Sore (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France), lasting 7 minutes and extending over 29 nm.
Descent began 1 mile south-west of Meilhan (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France), descending from 17,002 ft asl to 2,993 ft asl-a loss of 14,009 ft-in 12 minutes while traveling 48 nm.
A subsequent cruise segment started 1 mile north of Lescar (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France), lasting 12 minutes and covering 33 nm.
The next descent started 1 mile south-east of Oursbelille (Occitanie, France), dropping from 2,994 ft asl to 1,823 ft asl, a decrease of 1,171 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
On final approach to runway 20 at LFBT Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,454 ft agl to 147 ft agl in 103 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 20 was executed with a runway length of 2,998 m; the threshold height at 65 ft agl was above target, while the threshold speed of 82 kt was slightly below target. Touchdown occurred 229 m from the threshold at 66 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 459 fpm and very good alignment; local weather reported 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
The rollout distance measured 538 m, representing 18 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 171 nm, took 57 minutes, and consumed 168 kg of fuel.
The TBM 850 made its final approach to runway 20 at LFBT Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, descending from 1 454 ft agl to 147 ft agl in 103 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, giving a 2 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt head-wind.
At threshold the aircraft was 65 ft agl, which was above the target height, and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 82 kt.
Touchdown occurred 229 m down the runway at a speed of 66 kt, which was judged good, but the vertical rate was hard at minus 459 fpm; runway-touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total of 538 m, representing 18 % of the 2 998 m runway, and runway-rollout alignment was perfect.
To bring the landing closer to the target, the flare should be adjusted to achieve the correct threshold height and to reduce the vertical rate, thereby softening the touchdown. Maintaining the current speed and alignment will continue to support the strong overall performance reflected in the 90.3 % score.
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