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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Know your rotation speed
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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 2,129 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 313 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 24 at LGRP Diagoras Airport, where the aircraft, a TBM 850, took off with a takeoff distance of 285 meters, which is 9% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 105 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 300 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of LGRP Diagoras Airport, rising from 1,004 feet above sea level to 3,374 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,370 feet in just 3 minutes, while covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 7 miles west of Fanes, lasting 4 minutes and covering 16 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent 20 miles northwest of Emponas, descending from 3,473 feet above sea level to 2,243 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,230 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute climb then started again 16 miles southeast of Mandraki, rising from 2,250 feet above sea level to 3,305 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,055 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 14 miles south of Mandraki, lasting 21 minutes and covering 67 nautical miles. The enroute descent then started 15 miles east of LGSR Santorini Airport, descending from 3,411 feet above sea level to 2,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,405 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started again 8 miles southeast of LGSR Santorini Airport, lasting 3 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33 at LGSR Santorini Airport was made from the south, heading 339.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,368 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 312 meters, which is good. However, the touchdown speed of 82 knots was too fast, and the threshold speed was too high at 83 knots.
The total landing distance was 624 meters, which is 29% of the runway. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 meters from the centreline. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 15.2 meters from the centreline. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 127 nautical miles, taking 43 minutes, and the aircraft used 116 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at LGSR Santorini Airport, achieving a score of 91.6%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 339.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,368 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 33, which has a length of 2,129 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 83 knots. However, the touchdown distance was good, measuring 312 meters. The touchdown speed of 82 knots was also slightly too fast, but the touchdown rate of -176 feet per minute (fpm) was within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.7 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 10°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 624 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 15.2 meters. Despite these minor deviations, the overall performance of the TBM 850 was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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