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On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 7.1 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 7.1 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
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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: 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline, wings not level and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,651 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 18 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 23 at LFKA Albertville General Pierre Delachenal Airfield, where the aircraft, a Piper Aerostar 600 with the registration NI22PC, took off with a takeoff distance of 416 meters, which is 60% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 92 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb over Sainte-Helene-sur-Isere in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. The climb started at an altitude of 2,029 feet above sea level and reached 7,704 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,675 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 2 miles north of Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte, where the aircraft started its descent from 7,742 feet above sea level to 990 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,753 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18 at LFLB Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport was made from the north, heading 176.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 207 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 17 meters and a touchdown speed of 78 knots, which was slightly below the target speed. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -431 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,406 meters, which is 85% of the runway length. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 21 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 12 minutes, during which the aircraft used 18 kilograms of fuel. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The aircraft, a Piper Aerostar 600 with the registration NI22PC, successfully landed at LFLB Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport, achieving a score of 90.2%. The final approach to runway 18 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 176.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 207 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 78 knots, which was slightly below the target threshold speed. However, the touchdown distance of 17 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed and rate were also within acceptable limits, with a speed of 78 knots and a rate of -431 feet per minute, respectively.
Despite the good touchdown performance, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.9 meters. This minor deviation may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
The total landing distance of 1,406 meters was 85% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.6 meters, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position or other factors affecting the aircraft's directional control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing performance of the Piper Aerostar 600 was satisfactory, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases. However, minor deviations from the centreline during touchdown and rollout may indicate areas for improvement in terms of pilot technique or aircraft handling characteristics.
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