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Retract gear by 400 feet
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 1.1° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,459 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,459 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 360 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The TBM 850 departed London City Airport (EGLC) from runway 27, using a take-off roll of 705 m which represented 47 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 93 kt. Ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, a headwind component of 2 kt and no cross-wind.
Climb began overhead Canary Wharf, rising from 991 ft asl to 2,544 ft asl - an increase of 1,552 ft - over a period of 2 minutes while covering 6 nm.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise segment that started 1 mile southeast of Canary Wharf and continued for 15 minutes, during which 53 nm were flown.
Descent commenced 1 mile west of Clipgate Farm Airstrip (EGFB), descending from 2,311 ft asl to 834 ft asl - a loss of 1,477 ft - in 3 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
A brief cruise followed overhead Sellindge, lasting 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
A second descent started 1 mile south of Lympne, dropping from 945 ft asl to 691 ft asl - a decrease of 254 ft - in 2 minutes while traveling 5 nm.
Final approach to runway 21 at Lydd Airport (EGMD) reduced altitude from 432 ft agl to 73 ft agl in 130 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Touchdown on runway 21 occurred with a threshold height of 59 ft agl and a threshold speed of 94 kt, both slightly above target. The aircraft landed 359 m down the runway at 81 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 155 fpm. The touchdown point was 4.0 m off centreline. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, a cross-wind of 2 kt and a head-wind of 1 kt. Total landing distance was 799 m, representing 55 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Runway rollout remained well aligned throughout the deceleration phase, confirming the good touchdown position.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to parking in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 82 nm, took 29, and used 385 kg of fuel.
The TBM 850 conducted the final approach to runway 21 at EGMD Lydd London Ashford Airport, descending from 432 ft AGL to 73 ft AGL in 130 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At the threshold the aircraft crossed at a height of 59 ft AGL, which was slightly above target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 94 kt.
Touchdown occurred 359 m down the runway at a speed of 81 kt with a vertical rate of minus 155 fpm; the touchdown point was offset 4.0 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total distance of 799 m, representing 55 % of the 1 459 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
Minor refinements are advised: adjust the approach to achieve the exact threshold height and speed, and correct the slight lateral offset to bring the touchdown point onto the centreline.
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