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Keep the wings level on final
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 1,665 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 251 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 08R at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR). The takeoff distance was 484 meters, which accounted for 15% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 100 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots at 99 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 19 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,051 feet above sea level to 5,195 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,144 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northwest of Delta, British Columbia, Canada, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 3 miles north of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 5,815 feet above sea level to 14,539 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,724 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile south of Chilliwack Airport (CYCW), Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, and lasted for 48 minutes, covering a distance of 212 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles southeast of Priest River, Idaho, United States. During this descent, the aircraft descended from 14,626 feet above sea level to 10,905 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,721 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile east of Beaux Ranch Field (1ID3), Sandpoint, Idaho, United States, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began another enroute descent, starting 1 mile east of Beaux Ranch Field (1ID3), Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. During this descent, the aircraft descended from 10,905 feet above sea level to 8,012 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,893 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile southwest of Dover, Idaho, United States, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final enroute descent, starting 1 mile south of Dover, Idaho, United States. During this descent, the aircraft descended from 7,814 feet above sea level to 3,922 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,892 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at Sandpoint Airport (KSZT) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 89.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 1,771 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 02 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 251 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 87 knots was excessively fast, and the touchdown rate of -268 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. The total landing distance was
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KSZT Sandpoint Airport, achieving a score of 91.3%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 89.0° at 1 nautical mile and 1,771 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 02, which has a length of 1,665 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 95 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to slow down more before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 251 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to land smoothly and maintain control.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 87 knots was excessively fast. This may have resulted in a higher rate of descent, which was reported as fair at -268 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were reported as a temperature of 5°C. The total landing distance of 575 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and align with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown distance and alignment. However, the excessively high threshold speed and fast touchdown speed may indicate areas for improvement in the pilot's technique.
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