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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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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 2,156 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 371 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 16 at Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, where the aircraft, a TBM 850, took off with a takeoff distance of 321 meters, which was 17% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 102 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 240 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Corfu, it began its enroute climb 2 miles southeast of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,019 feet above sea level to 1,434 feet, an increase of 415 feet in just 1 minute, while covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise 3 miles north of Kouspades, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, this time from an altitude of 1,069 feet to 2,487 feet, an increase of 1,418 feet in 2 minutes, while covering 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering another level cruise 4 miles northwest of Gaios, lasting for 4 minutes and covering 35 nautical miles. However, the flight was not without its descents, as the aircraft began its enroute descent 9 miles west of Agios Petros, descending from 2,488 feet to 1,667 feet, a decrease of 821 feet in 2 minutes, while covering 8 nautical miles. This was followed by another level cruise 10 miles southwest of Vasiliki, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent 13 miles north of Dilinata, descending from 2,182 feet to 1,532 feet, a decrease of 650 feet in 2 minutes, while covering 8 nautical miles. Another level cruise followed, this time 5 miles north of Lixouri, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 14 at Kefallinia Airport, flying from the northwest at a heading of 152.0 degrees and an altitude of 915 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 14 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 370 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 78 knots was fast, and the touchdown rate of -248 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 329 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 10 knots.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 91 nautical miles, taking 21 minutes to complete, and used 78 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at LGKF Kefallinia Airport, achieving a score of 95.7%. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, heading 152.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 915 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 14, which has a length of 2,156 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was too high at 86 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to slow down the aircraft more efficiently before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 370 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 78 knots was reported as fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to slow down the aircraft more before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -248 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the pilot had some control over the aircraft's descent, but may have been able to manage it more smoothly.
One notable issue with the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 7.9 meters. This may have been due to a combination of factors, including wind and pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as follows: a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots from 329°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 10 knots, which may have contributed to the misalignment of the runway touchdown position.
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