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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,814 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 810 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport, with a takeoff distance of 643 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 88 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 278 degrees.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern from runway 05, it covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 36 seconds. The left-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in 14 seconds, covering a similar distance. The pattern downwind turn involved a distance of 2 nautical miles, with an angle to the runway of 40.0 degrees. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 3 nautical miles in 92 seconds.
The base leg turn was completed in 1 nautical mile, with an angle to the runway of 11.7 degrees. The final approach to runway 05 was made from the southwest, with a heading of 52.0 degrees at an altitude of 40 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 05 was characterized by a threshold height that was slightly above the target, and a threshold speed that was well above the target at 101 knots.
The touchdown point was 381 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 85 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at -32 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions during landing were characterized by a temperature of 3 °C and a wind speed of 19 knots at 69 degrees, with a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 18 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,365 meters, which accounted for 75% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 9 nautical miles, taking 7 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 399 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at EGPE Inverness Airport, achieving a score of 93.2%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 52.0° at 0 nm and 40 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 05, which has a length of 1,814 meters.
The threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation in the approach. However, the threshold speed of 101 kt was significantly above the target, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed during the approach. The touchdown point was 381 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance, and the touchdown speed of 85 kt was a little fast.
Despite these minor deviations, the touchdown rate was perfect at -32 ft per minute (fpm), indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C, with a wind speed of 19 kt at 69°.
The crosswind component was relatively low at 7 kt, while the headwind component was 18 kt, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance was 1,365 meters, which is 75% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not uncommon for aircraft of this type.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control and stability throughout the landing. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in navigating the aircraft to a safe touchdown.
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