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KLDJ
Linden, United States
Runway 09
Elevation20 ft asl
Weight15,137 lbs
Fuel1,201 lbs
Wind30° · 7 kn · 5 kn cross

Flight Score

63.77 %
6N7
New York, United States
Runway XX
Elevation0 ft asl
Fuel1,044 lbs
17 Apr 2026 0:08 16 nm MH60 Sierra 157 lbs
Departure Score
91.47 %
Enroute Score
99.83 %
Arrival Score
0.00 %
No scored touchdown — the arrival counts as zero

What went well

Airborne in 91 ft — 2 % of the runway
Held the centreline on the roll — 1.0 ft off at liftoff

What held you back

The flight ended without a scored touchdown — the arrival counted as zero, −33.33 points
Departure Roll — Liftoff speed was 20 kt at 0 %, Landing Lights at 0 %, −2.08 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 14.8 ° at 72 %, −0.47 points

Next time

Know your rotation speed

See Departure Roll

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.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 9 stages, 8 in the score

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport, Average speed was 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.3 ° min to max 4.0 ° 4.0 1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.0 1.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 4 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 4 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 4 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 4 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 4 ft agl · 5 kt
Departure Roll 75.00Departure roll runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport. Takeoff distance 91 ft 2 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 20 kt. Local weather - Temperature 77 °F. Wind 7 kt at 29 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 91 ft2 % of runway
0 % Liftoff speed was 20 ktTarget 8 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 4.3 ft3.3 ft left to 1.0 ft right 2.9 -1.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.5 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.1 1.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 09 KLDJ Linden Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 50 kt20 kt min to max 72 kt 20 72 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.2 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 1.03 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 81 fpm27 fpm min to max 261 fpm 60 261 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl-3 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl -3 37 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.8 °-5.7 ° min to max -0.7 ° -0.7 -1.6 °
Departure Climb 2 96.49Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 09 KLDJ Linden Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Heading variation 0.0 °-2.9 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.9 -2.5 °
100 % Average speed 95 kt72 kt min to max 143 kt 72 143 kt
97 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 6.0 ° 0.7 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.88 g min to max 1.22 g 1.04 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 382 fpm-687 fpm min to max 862 fpm 269 664 fpm
Info Average altitude 120 ft agl38 ft agl min to max 361 ft agl 38 361 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.0 °-15.6 ° min to max -0.4 ° -1.5 -6.5 °
Departure Climb 3 94.41Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 09 KLDJ Linden Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-2.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° -2.4 -0.7 °
100 % Average speed 161 kt143 kt min to max 171 kt 143 170 kt
72 % Average bank angle 4.6 °0.1 ° min to max 14.8 ° 2.4 14.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.85 g min to max 1.12 g 1.05 1.10 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 47 fpm-1,489 fpm min to max 1,166 fpm 974 -108 fpm
Info Average altitude 614 ft agl393 ft agl min to max 765 ft agl 393 443 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -9.4 °-15.3 ° min to max -6.3 ° -6.4 -6.3 °
Enroute Level 99.83Enroute level cruise started overhead Tompkinsville (New York, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 901 ft asl483 ft asl min to max 1,111 ft asl 483 1,017 ft asl
100 % Average speed 161 kt124 kt min to max 170 kt 169 124 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.0 ° min to max 19.0 ° 14.6 11.1 °
98 % Average g force 1.03 g0.78 g min to max 1.28 g 1.09 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -7.2 °-14.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° -6.2 -2.6 °
Arrival Final 2 56.67Approaching landing ground New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 305 ft agl to 59 ft agl. A decrease of 245 ft in 64 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 10.8 °3.5 ° min to max 26.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.5 26.0 °
100 % Average speed 51 kt10 kt min to max 123 kt 123 10 kt
0 % Heading variation 34.3 °34.3 ° min to max 34.4 ° 34.3 34.4 °
86 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.1 ° min to max 8.0 ° 5.0 1.7 °
94 % Average g force 1.01 g0.72 g min to max 1.36 g 0.94 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -231 fpm-864 fpm min to max 260 fpm -327 -175 fpm
Info Average altitude 143 ft agl59 ft agl min to max 305 ft agl 305 59 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °-2.9 ° min to max 17.5 ° -2.9 4.6 °
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching landing ground New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 56 ft agl to 39 ft agl. A decrease of 17 ft in 8 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 32.1 °26.0 ° min to max 39.9 °Target 3.0 ° 26.1 39.9 °
100 % Average speed 7 kt7 kt min to max 9 kt 9 7 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °2.5 ° min to max 2.5 ° 2.5 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 0.96 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -128 fpm-206 fpm min to max -42 fpm -194 -152 fpm
Info Average altitude 48 ft agl39 ft agl min to max 56 ft agl 56 39 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.1 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.9 2.7 °
00.250.50.751050Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 70.01Approaching touchdown New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base. Descent from 44 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 44 ft in 5 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed at 7 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 34 kt
81 % The flare mostly held the target profile. The flare took the sink out 18 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft flew down from there. Let it come lower before checking the descent - holding off high uses runway and leaves the touchdown to chance.
99.8 % Heading variation -3.6 °-11.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.2 -11.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.8 ° min to max 3.2 ° 1.7 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.10 g 0.95 0.95 g
Info Average speed 7 kt6 kt min to max 7 kt 7 6 kt
Info Average VSI -145 fpm-209 fpm min to max -36 fpm -181 -36 fpm
Info Average altitude 38 ft agl33 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 44 34 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °2.9 ° min to max 5.7 ° 2.9 5.7 °

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 19 kt with 0.6° of pitch.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

180 kt12060020°10°0°LIFTOFF0.6° off3° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0306090120150180210 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 9 kt -0.9° 0 s
Liftoff199 ft · target 8 19 kt 0.6° 9.2 s
35 ft2,506 ft · 30.1 s after liftoff 69 kt 3.0° 39.2 s
End of Climb 351,369 ft · 450 ft 170 kt 6.3° 234 s

Takeoff from KLDJ 09

Takeoff roll100.00
91ft2 %
Liftoff speed0.00
19kttarget 8, 11 fast
Runway alignment100.00
3.3ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
81fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 450 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 1,486 ft of runway left; then climbing at 120 fpm on average to 450 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY ENDKNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 19 ktSCALE CHANGES7.8 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,670 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, never more than 3 ft off the centreline. Airborne 0 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS4 kn75 %widest 3.4 ft LAirborne 0 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 0 ft of 3,670 ft · 0 %
Takeoff roll, 0 ft Left ahead, 3,670 ft

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height44 ft
0.00Threshold speed6 kt · target 34, 28 slow
99.78Centreline offset11.0 ft R
Flare 81.09The flare mostly held the target profile. The flare took the sink out 18 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft flew down from there. Let it come lower before checking the descent - holding off high uses runway and leaves the touchdown to chance.

The stabilisation gates

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.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set and centreline more than 1° off.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
0.5 nm246 ft — +79.4 kt
THR49 ft — −27.1 kt

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Flight narrative

As the MH60 Sierra departed runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport, it accelerated down the 3,000-foot-long runway, reaching liftoff speed of 20 knots in a mere 91 feet, which accounted for just 3% of the available runway. The aircraft's performance was impressive, considering the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 77 degrees Fahrenheit and a gentle headwind of 5 knots. The wind direction was from the northwest at 29 degrees, resulting in a crosswind component of 5 knots, which the pilots skillfully managed during the takeoff roll.

Once airborne, the MH60 Sierra climbed to a safe altitude and began its short journey, navigating through the local airspace. The flight distance of 8 nautical miles was covered in just 8 minutes, a testament to the aircraft's efficiency and the pilots' expertise. The flight plan was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed back at KLDJ Linden Airport, concluding the short flight.

The flight's performance was notable for its fuel efficiency, with the MH60 Sierra using a mere 157 pounds of fuel for the entire journey. This is a remarkable achievement, considering the aircraft's capabilities and the demands of the short flight. The pilots' skill and the aircraft's design played a significant role in achieving this impressive fuel economy, making the flight a success in terms of both performance and efficiency.

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