NC52 to 9A9 Flight Report - PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Flight from NC52 to 9A9

Saturday, 08 April 2023 20:15

Minutes 9

12 nm

Fuel 9 lbs

PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Departure

Runway 27 at NC52

Silver Creek

Morganton, North Carolina, United States

Altitude

1,017 ft asl

Weight

1,981 lbs

Fuel

85 lbs

Temperature

90 °F

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 29 at 9A9

Shiflet

Marion North Carolina, United States

1,211 ft asl

Altitude

1,972 lbs

Weight

76 lbs

Fuel

63 °F

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

150.0 °

Wind Direction

-2 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 90.41%

Departure Score 97.06%

Enroute Score 91.53%

Arrival Score 80.16%

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Flight Stages NC52 to 9A9

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Departure Roll

90.47 %

Departure roll runway 27 at NC52 Silver Creek. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kn. Local weather - Temperature 93 °F. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway
54.81 %	Liftoff speed was 56 kn Target 75 kn
97.55 %	Runway alignment max 10.2 ft 7.3 ft left to 2.8 ft right	-2.8		7.3 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:15:45
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:15:45
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:15:45
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:15:45
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:15:45
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 20:15:45
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:15:45
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:15:45
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:15:45
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:16:34
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:16:34
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 20:16:32
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 20:16:40

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 NC52 Silver Creek.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.6		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kn 56 kn min to max 75 kn	56		75 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.0		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.98 g min to max 1.16 g	0.99		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 624 ft/m 380 ft/m min to max 804 ft/m	380		804 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl	0		47 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° -0.3 ° min to max 6.9 °	-0.2		6.9 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 NC52 Silver Creek.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° -0.1 ° min to max 2.0 °	-0.1		2.0 °
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 75 kn min to max 106 kn	75		106 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.2		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.04		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 1,016 ft/m 808 ft/m min to max 1,410 ft/m	808		1,363 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 113 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 392 ft agl	49		392 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 5.7 ° min to max 8.2 °	7.0		6.1 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:16:52
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:16:52
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:16:53
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:16:56
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:17:00
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:16:53
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:16:56
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:17:00

Departure Climb 3

97.78 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27 NC52 Silver Creek.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.3 ° -0.5 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.1		-0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 123 kn 108 kn min to max 133 kn	108		133 kn
88.92 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 1.1 ° min to max 6.2 °	1.1		6.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.10 g	1.05		0.98 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,617 ft/m 1,335 ft/m min to max 2,080 ft/m	1,449		2,027 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 682 ft agl 417 ft agl min to max 987 ft agl	417		987 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 3.4 ° min to max 6.3 °	6.3		5.2 °

Enroute Climb

83.06 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile east of Glen Alpine (Burke County, North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 2,037 ft asl to 3,573 ft asl, an increase of 1,536 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
57.64 %	Climb speed 136 kn 124 kn min to max 141 kn Target 110 kn	133		125 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 9.4 °	6.5		3.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g	0.94		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 980 ft/m -95 ft/m min to max 1,961 ft/m	1,961		-95 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,707 ft asl 2,037 ft asl min to max 3,573 ft asl	2,037		3,573 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -2.8 ° min to max 4.8 °	4.8		-2.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north east of 6NR6 Patton Valley Glen Alpine (North Carolina, United States). Descent from 3,529 ft asl to 3,155 ft asl, a decrease of 374 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 129 kn 125 kn min to max 137 kn	136		127 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.7 ° min to max 6.6 °	3.4		3.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.88 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -401 ft/m -870 ft/m min to max 644 ft/m	-370		-698 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,330 ft asl 3,155 ft asl min to max 3,529 ft asl	3,529		3,155 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.9 ° -5.6 ° min to max 0.2 °	-3.7		-4.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 2 miles north east of 6NR6 Patton Valley Glen Alpine (North Carolina, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 117 kn 115 kn min to max 121 kn	120		116 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 13.3 °	3.6		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.11 g	1.03		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -565 ft/m -835 ft/m min to max -255 ft/m	-619		-570 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,820 ft asl 2,494 ft asl min to max 3,145 ft asl	3,145		2,494 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.3 ° -5.9 ° min to max -2.7 °	-4.2		-4.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:21:32

Arrival Final 4

98.85 %

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,274 ft agl to 1,106 ft agl. A decrease of 167 ft in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 112 kn 105 kn min to max 116 kn	116		105 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.3 °
94.24 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.8		4.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -512 ft/m -782 ft/m min to max -221 ft/m	-558		-232 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,182 ft agl 1,106 ft agl min to max 1,274 ft agl	1,274		1,106 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.8 ° -5.7 ° min to max -2.1 °	-4.0		-3.5 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:21:32

Arrival Final 3

81.47 %

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,100 ft agl to 862 ft agl. A decrease of 238 ft in 32 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
38.86 %	Approach angle 3.7 ° 3.5 ° min to max 4.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.5		4.0 °
100 %	Average speed 101 kn 99 kn min to max 105 kn	105		101 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.5 ° -0.8 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-0.8 °
99.05 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.10 g	1.02		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -433 ft/m -646 ft/m min to max -160 ft/m	-205		-590 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 988 ft agl 862 ft agl min to max 1,100 ft agl	1,100		862 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.9 ° -4.8 ° min to max -1.0 °	-2.9		-4.7 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:22:28

Arrival Final 2

71.52 %

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 851 ft agl to 449 ft agl. A decrease of 402 ft in 36 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
8.12 %	Approach angle 4.0 ° 3.9 ° min to max 4.1 ° Target 3.0 °	4.0		4.1 °
100 %	Average speed 88 kn 80 kn min to max 101 kn	101		80 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.7 ° -0.9 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.8		-0.4 °
95.45 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.7 °	0.3		2.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.91 g min to max 1.13 g	0.97		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -647 ft/m -974 ft/m min to max -279 ft/m	-631		-716 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 628 ft agl 449 ft agl min to max 851 ft agl	851		449 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.8 ° -6.6 ° min to max -1.0 °	-4.0		-5.3 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:22:28
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:22:33
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:22:38
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:22:33
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:22:38

Arrival Final 1

79.42 %

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 419 ft agl to 70 ft agl. A decrease of 349 ft in 36 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
11.81 %	Approach angle 4.0 ° 3.8 ° min to max 4.2 ° Target 3.0 °	4.0		4.0 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kn 73 kn min to max 80 kn	80		74 kn
95.36 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.3		-0.3 °
89.95 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.8 °	1.6		2.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.12 g	0.99		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -592 ft/m -874 ft/m min to max -393 ft/m	-870		-599 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 167 ft agl 70 ft agl min to max 419 ft agl	419		70 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.3 ° -5.7 ° min to max -1.2 °	-5.7		-2.6 °

Arrival Landing

78.31 %

Landing on runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet, runway length 3,492 ft. Threshold height at 64 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 74 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 74 kn. Target 75 kn
79.09 %	Target 50 ft agl
63.26 %	Landing and flare profile
27.5 %	Heading variation -0.6 ° -2.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.3		-2.2 °
99.71 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	1.9		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.04 g	1.01		0.96 g
Info	Average speed 70 kn 63 kn min to max 74 kn	74		63 kn
Info	Average VSI -239 ft/m -599 ft/m min to max 8 ft/m	-599		-66 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 64 ft agl	64		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -2.4 ° min to max 1.7 °	-2.4		0.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

88.38 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -70 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 50 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 63 °F. Wind 3 kn at 150 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.84 %	Touchdown VSI was -70 ft/m.
74.2 %	Touchdown distance was 2,274 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 63 kn Target 67 kn
52.35 %	Runway alignment max 50.3 ft 48.8 ft right	-47.3		-50.3 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.97 g min to max 1.19 g	0.97		1.00 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 62 kn 62 kn min to max 63 kn	63		62 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.7		0.6 °

Arrival Rollout

63.18 %

Total landing distance 2,846 ft, 82 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 56 ft from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
74 %	Landing distance 2,846 ft 82 % of runway.
46.72 %	Runway alignment max 55.6 ft 0.0 ft left to 55.6 ft right	-50.5		-55.5 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 59 kn 36 kn min to max 65 kn	65		36 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.6		0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 15 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kn 0 kn min to max 29 kn	29		0 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.3		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:24:22
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:24:22

Takeoff on runway 27 at NC52 Silver Creek in the Turbo Arrow III

97.06 %

90.47 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 27 at NC52 Silver Creek. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kn. Local weather - Temperature 93 °F. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

54.81 %

Liftoff speed was 56 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

97.55 %

7.3 ft left to 2.8 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 NC52 Silver Creek.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 NC52 Silver Creek.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

97.78 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27 NC52 Silver Creek.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

88.92 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet in the Turbo Arrow III

Landing Score 77.32 %

98.85 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,274 ft agl to 1,106 ft agl. A decrease of 167 ft in 20 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

94.24 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

81.47 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,100 ft agl to 862 ft agl. A decrease of 238 ft in 32 seconds.

Glideslope

38.86 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

38.86 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

99.05 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

71.52 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 851 ft agl to 449 ft agl. A decrease of 402 ft in 36 seconds.

Glideslope

8.12 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

8.12 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

95.45 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

79.42 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 419 ft agl to 70 ft agl. A decrease of 349 ft in 36 seconds.

Glideslope

11.81 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

95.36 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

11.81 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

95.36 %

Bank

89.95 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

78.31 %

Landing

Landing on runway 29 at 9A9 Shiflet, runway length 3,492 ft. Threshold height at 64 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 74 kn.

Height

79.09 %

Threshold height at 64 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 74 kt. Target 75 kt

Flare

63.26 %

Fair landing flare

Heading

27.5 %

Bank

99.71 %

100 %

IAS

Info

Pitch

Info

Descent Rate

Info

88.38 %

Touchdown

97.84 %

Touchdown rate was excellent at -72 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 63 kt was good. Target below 65 kn

Distance

74.2 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway.

Alignment

52.35 %

Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 50 ft from centreline.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.2 °

100 %

G 1.04 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

63.18 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 2,846 ft, 82 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 56 ft from centreline.

74 %

Landing distance 2,846 ft using 81.5 % of runway

Alignment

46.72 %

Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 56 ft from centreline.

100 %

IAS

Info

Bank

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Pitch

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