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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,488 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 366 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 12 at Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (RJNS) in Shizuoka, Japan. The takeoff distance was 398 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 91 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of RJNS, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and a 6-knot wind at 23°. The enroute climb started overhead Makinohara / Shimada (Shizuoka, Japan), where the aircraft climbed from 1,417 feet above sea level to 3,498 feet, an increase of 2,081 feet in 1 minute and covering 2 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles southwest of JASDF Shizuhama Air Base (RJNY) in Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another climb 3 miles east of Yaizu, climbing from 4,251 feet to 13,751 feet, an increase of 9,500 feet in 12 minutes and covering 36 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued 3 miles southwest of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering 50 nautical miles. Another climb started 9 miles west of Tomioka, Gunma-ken, Japan, where the aircraft climbed from 13,733 feet to 14,941 feet, an increase of 1,208 feet in 3 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 6 miles west of JGSDF Somagahara Heliport (RJTS) in Maebashi, Gunma-ken, Japan, where the aircraft descended from 14,860 feet to 14,404 feet, a decrease of 455 feet in 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile south of Nakanojomachi, Gunma-ken, Japan, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 38 nautical miles.
The enroute descent continued 10 miles southeast of Ojiya, Niigata-ken, Japan, where the aircraft descended from 13,465 feet to 8,788 feet, a decrease of 4,677 feet in 5 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 4 miles east of Mitsuke, Niigata-ken, Japan, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 3 miles south of Kamo, Niigata-ken, Japan, where the aircraft descended from 8,770 feet to 1,013 feet, a decrease of 7,758 feet in 10 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile north of Niigata Airport (RJSN) in Niigata, Niigata-ken, Japan, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started another climb 1 mile east of RJSN, climbing from 763 feet to 1,276 feet, an increase of 513 feet in 2 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 1 mile south of RJSN, where the aircraft descended from 1,274 feet to 274 feet, a decrease of 1,001 feet in 2 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at RJSN began from the west, heading 92.0° at
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at RJSN Niigata Airport, achieving an overall score of 84.9%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 92.0° at 1 nautical mile and 246 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,488 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 92 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to maintain a higher speed than necessary during the approach. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 364 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 79 knots was too fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed.
The touchdown rate was smooth, at -108 feet per minute (fpm), which is a desirable outcome. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.6 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the flare.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 20°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance was 933 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the approach and landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned from the centreline by 24.4 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the rollout or a failure to maintain alignment during the taxiing phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement, including the excessive threshold speed, too-fast touchdown speed, and slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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