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3V5
Ft Collins, United States
Runway 30
Elevation4,938 ft asl
Weight1,840 lbs
Fuel171 lbs
Wind84° · 5 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

91.01 %
3V5
Ft Collins, United States
Runway 12
Elevation4,938 ft asl
Weight1,831 lbs
Fuel161 lbs
Wind78° · 5 kn · 4 kn cross
15 Dec 2023 0:18 16 nm PA28 Warrior II 10 lbs
Departure Score
96.74 %
Pattern Score
88.24 %
Arrival Score
88.04 %

What went well

Touched down at -112 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,055 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 4.0 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Pattern Downwind — Average altitude 1,665 ft agl at 0 %, Heading -8.6 ° at 76 %, −1.77 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 3.4 ° at 0 %, −1.77 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 49 %, −1.67 points

Next time

Hold the approach angle

See Arrival Final 1

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.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 16 stages, 15 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kn0 kn min to max 13 kn 0 13 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 knmax 12 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.5 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 0.7 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Roll 98.45Departure roll runway 30 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown. Takeoff distance 2,025 ft 39 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 63 kn. Local weather - Temperature 40 °F. Wind 5 kn at 83 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Tailwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,025 ft39 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 63 knTarget 65 kn
92 % Runway alignment max 21.6 ft9.2 ft left to 12.4 ft right 4.9 -1.2 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.4 2.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.2 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.4 0.9 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 98.52Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn63 kn min to max 70 kn 63 70 kn
94 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 0.9 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 382 ft/m331 ft/m min to max 401 ft/m 331 372 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl 0 51 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °2.7 ° min to max 6.3 ° 2.7 5.9 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 71 kn70 kn min to max 73 kn 70 73 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 505 ft/m372 ft/m min to max 681 ft/m 372 530 ft/m
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl45 ft agl min to max 332 ft agl 45 332 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °5.6 ° min to max 7.4 ° 5.9 6.0 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 30 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown. Distance was less than 1 nm in 178 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 81 kn74 kn min to max 86 knTarget 85 kn 74 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 7.5 ° 5.5 7.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 0.97 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 440 ft/m121 ft/m min to max 772 ft/m 581 155 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,092 ft agl351 ft agl min to max 1,662 ft agl 351 1,662 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °1.6 ° min to max 6.8 ° 6.2 2.2 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 30 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown. Distance was less than 1 nm in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 1.1 °-19.8 ° min to max 18.6 ° 18.6 -19.8 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn84 kn min to max 87 kn 86 86 kn
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 102 ft/m-103 ft/m min to max 247 ft/m 165 190 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,707 ft agl1,665 ft agl min to max 1,728 ft agl 1,665 1,728 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 5.5 °1.5 ° min to max 10.8 ° 7.8 10.8 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.4 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.3 2.0 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 84.83Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 5 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 62.6 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
49 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 62.6 °.
100 % Average speed 86 kn85 kn min to max 87 kn 86 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 12.6 ° 12.2 5.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -24 ft/m-194 ft/m min to max 192 ft/m 192 86 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,721 ft agl1,678 ft agl min to max 1,758 ft agl 1,731 1,682 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-0.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 1.3 °
Pattern Downwind 62.85Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 56 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Heading -8.6 °-22.2 ° min to max 16.2 ° 16.2 -22.2 °
0 % Average altitude 1,665 ft agl1,605 ft agl min to max 1,696 ft agl 1,684 1,605 ft agl
100 % Average speed 86 kn84 kn min to max 87 kn 86 87 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -82 ft/m-305 ft/m min to max 98 ft/m 97 -100 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 13.6 ° 4.7 0.3 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.7 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.3 0.7 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 70.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 5 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 79.1 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 79.1 °.
100 % Average speed 86 kn84 kn min to max 88 kn 86 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 10.4 ° 0.1 5.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -103 ft/m-308 ft/m min to max 104 ft/m -24 -69 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,503 ft agl1,387 ft agl min to max 1,606 ft agl 1,605 1,387 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-1.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.1 0.7 °
Pattern Base Leg 100.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 33 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 0.7 °-15.2 ° min to max 18.5 ° 18.5 -15.2 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn85 kn min to max 87 kn 86 86 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -77 ft/m-165 ft/m min to max 52 ft/m -66 -154 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,362 ft agl1,339 ft agl min to max 1,386 ft agl 1,386 1,339 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 4.9 °3.0 ° min to max 7.6 ° 5.0 4.7 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.7 -0.2 °
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was 4 nm in 280 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 79 kn63 kn min to max 88 kn 86 68 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.0 ° min to max 19.1 ° 4.8 4.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -184 ft/m-572 ft/m min to max 84 ft/m -141 -499 ft/m
Info Average altitude 901 ft agl470 ft agl min to max 1,337 ft agl 1,337 470 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-2.8 ° min to max 4.0 ° -0.3 -0.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 615 ft agl · 82 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 577 ft agl · 75 kt
Arrival Final 1 78.78Approaching runway 12 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 463 ft agl to 30 ft agl. A decrease of 432 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 3.4 °2.1 ° min to max 4.7 °Target 3.0 ° 4.4 2.1 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn66 kn min to max 68 kn 68 68 kn
99 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.0 °
95 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.6 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -688 ft/m-743 ft/m min to max -419 ft/m -476 -727 ft/m
Info Average altitude 135 ft agl30 ft agl min to max 463 ft agl 463 30 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.6 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.4 -1.9 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 80.00Landing on runway 12 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown, runway length 5,181 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 68 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 68 kn. Target 65 kn
49 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.97 g min to max 1.12 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average speed 63 kn57 kn min to max 68 kn 68 57 kn
Info Average VSI -265 ft/m-725 ft/m min to max -67 ft/m -725 -111 ft/m
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 32 ft agl 32 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °-1.9 ° min to max 3.9 ° -1.9 3.9 °
02505007501,0001,25001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 98.38Touchdown distance was good at 1,049 ft. Touchdown speed at 57 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -111 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 41 °F. Wind 5 kn at 78 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -111 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,049 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 57 knTarget 56 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 4.0 ft3.6 ft left 3.2 4.0 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.00 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 57 kn56 kn min to max 57 kn 57 56 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.8 ° min to max 4.2 ° 3.9 4.2 °
Arrival Rollout 94.98Total landing distance 1,932 ft, 37 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,932 ft37 % of runway.
89 % Runway alignment max 15.6 ft15.6 ft left to 0.0 ft left 4.1 7.9 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Average speed 54 kn34 kn min to max 57 kn 57 34 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °0.6 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.2 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kn7 kn min to max 29 kn 29 8 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.6 1.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 2 ft agl · 5 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 62 kt with 2.7° 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.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF2.7° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 9 kt 1.4° 0 s
Liftoff1,568 ft 62 kt 2.7° 22.5 s
35 ft2,434 ft · 6.8 s after liftoff 69 kt 6.0° 29.3 s
End of the climb6,983 ft · 338 ft 73 kt 6.0° 64 s

Takeoff from 3V5 30

Takeoff roll100.00
1,610ft31 %
Liftoff speed100.00
62kt
Runway alignment92.23
12.4ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb98.52
381fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 338 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,698 ft of runway left; then climbing at 490 fpm on average to 338 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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 62 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 5,181 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 12 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 31 % 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 12.3 ft RAirborne 1,617 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,617 ft of 5,181 ft · 31 %
Behind the start of the roll, 49 ftTakeoff roll, 1,568 ft Left ahead, 3,564 ft

The approach to 3V5 12

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 1.2 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 180 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND540325
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 940 ft left of the centreline at 1.2 nm, then inside the band from 0.9 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND303 ft L19 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on 3V5 12

Over the threshold

Threshold height71.38
32ft
Threshold speed100.00
67kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.0ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,055ft
Centreline100.00
4.0ft L
Speed100.00
57kt
Touchdown rate93.54
-112fpm
Impact100.00
1.10G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

3 kt across from the left, which takes about 3° of crab to hold the centreline at 57 kt. Touched down with the nose 4° into wind, wings level.

Wind 078° at 5 kt · 3 kt head · 3 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 58 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 12 s, an average deceleration of 0.13 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

02040608030 kt · 932 fttouchdown969 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 32 ft, 18 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,055 ft in, close to the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

32 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −111 fpm · 3.9° nose up · 57 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 32 ft, down at 1,055 ft

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 620 fpm at 26 ft to 110 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 5.8° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,000−2°4°10°touchdown−111 fpm at touchdown3.9° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,181 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 14 ft left at the widest.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 3 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,055 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,055 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,877 ft of 5,181 ft · 36 %
In the air over the runway, 1,055 ftRollout, 822 ft Left over, 3,304 ft
Rollout distance100.00
822ft36 % used
Rollout alignment88.84
15.6ft L

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