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KALB
Albany, United States
Runway 01
Elevation282 ft asl
Weight2,724 lbs
Fuel443 lbs

Flight Score

91.73 %
KSCH
Schenectady, United States
Runway XX
Elevation318 ft asl
Weight2,715 lbs
Fuel421 lbs
2 Aug 2023 0:19 13 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 22 lbs
Departure Score
96.86 %
Enroute Score
99.42 %
Arrival Score
73.62 %

What went well

Touched down at -42 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,166 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Airborne in 1,589 ft — 19 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 27 %, Heading variation 0.4 ° at 75 %, −3.05 points
Arrival Final 1 — gear not down; Approach angle 2.9 ° at 0 %, Heading variation 0.1 ° at 87 %, −2.72 points
Arrival Final 2 — Heading variation 145.0 ° at 0 %, Approach angle 4.9 ° at 46 %, −2.19 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

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 · 12 stages, 12 scored

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 27 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kn0 kn min to max 16 kn 0 8 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 knmax 15 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.81 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 1.01 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °1.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° 3.7 3.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Departure Roll 95.16Departure roll runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl. Takeoff distance 16,405 ft 193 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 0 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 16,405 ft193 % of runway
97 % Liftoff speed was 70 knTarget 70 kn
99.8 % Runway alignment max 5.2 ft0.0 ft left to 5.2 ft right -3.1 -4.5 ft
58 % Average g force 0.38 g0.02 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 0.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °1.5 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.6 2.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.9 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light ON should OFF
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 95.65Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 KALB Albany Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 80 kn70 kn min to max 85 kn 70 85 kn
99 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.0 1.9 °
58 % Average g force 0.90 g0.02 g min to max 0.97 g 0.02 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 330 ft/m292 ft/m min to max 358 ft/m 292 358 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 0 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.9 ° min to max 3.8 ° 2.9 3.8 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -1.0 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn83 kn min to max 87 kn 85 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.82 g min to max 0.95 g 0.93 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 563 ft/m362 ft/m min to max 891 ft/m 362 756 ft/m
Info Average altitude 111 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 393 ft agl 51 393 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °3.8 ° min to max 7.4 ° 3.8 7.2 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 107 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 373 ft agl · 88 kt
Departure Climb 3 93.51Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.1 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.9 ° -1.0 -1.8 °
100 % Average speed 85 kn83 kn min to max 86 kn 83 86 kn
68 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.1 ° min to max 14.3 ° 1.1 14.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.87 g min to max 0.93 g 0.89 0.90 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 687 ft/m608 ft/m min to max 754 ft/m 733 608 ft/m
Info Average altitude 515 ft agl403 ft agl min to max 630 ft agl 403 630 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °5.3 ° min to max 7.0 ° 7.0 5.3 °
Enroute Climb 98.84Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Niskayuna (Schenectady County, New York, United States). Climbing from 923 ft asl to 1,377 ft asl, an increase of 454 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Climb speed 84 kn75 kn min to max 88 knTarget 90 kn 86 75 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.1 °0.0 ° min to max 12.9 ° 12.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.86 g min to max 0.99 g 0.91 0.87 g
Info Average VSI 574 ft/m231 ft/m min to max 960 ft/m 558 481 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,133 ft asl923 ft asl min to max 1,377 ft asl 923 1,377 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °3.7 ° min to max 9.2 ° 5.0 6.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Niskayuna (Schenectady County, New York, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,580 ft asl1,383 ft asl min to max 1,666 ft asl 1,383 1,617 ft asl
100 % Average speed 86 kn82 kn min to max 90 kn 82 88 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.1 ° min to max 13.8 ° 1.0 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.86 g min to max 0.97 g 0.87 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °-1.9 ° min to max 6.2 ° 5.8 -1.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 1,318 ft agl · 84 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 1,336 ft agl · 85 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started overhead Niskayuna (Schenectady County, New York, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kn73 kn min to max 81 kn 81 77 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.3 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.83 g min to max 0.95 g 0.95 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -436 ft/m-760 ft/m min to max -25 ft/m -332 -645 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,363 ft asl1,028 ft asl min to max 1,612 ft asl 1,612 1,028 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-3.4 ° min to max 1.3 ° -0.4 -2.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 2 73.71Approaching landing ground Schenectady County from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 700 ft agl to 525 ft agl. A decrease of 176 ft in 13 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
46 % Approach angle 4.9 °4.7 ° min to max 5.0 °Target 3.0 ° 4.8 4.7 °
100 % Average speed 75 kn74 kn min to max 77 kn 76 74 kn
0 % Heading variation 145.0 °145.0 ° min to max 145.0 ° 145.0 145.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.86 g min to max 0.95 g 0.94 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -724 ft/m-982 ft/m min to max -493 ft/m -593 -982 ft/m
Info Average altitude 622 ft agl525 ft agl min to max 700 ft agl 700 525 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-5.3 ° min to max -1.5 ° -1.9 -5.3 °
11.251.51.752450500550600650Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-180-135-90-4504590135180Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 67.36Approaching landing ground Schenectady County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 507 ft agl to 42 ft agl. A decrease of 465 ft in 37 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 2.9 °1.7 ° min to max 4.7 °Target 3.0 ° 4.7 1.7 °
100 % Average speed 67 kn64 kn min to max 76 kn 74 64 kn
87 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.1 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.83 g min to max 0.98 g 0.90 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -706 ft/m-1,066 ft/m min to max -565 ft/m -1,043 -643 ft/m
Info Average altitude 134 ft agl42 ft agl min to max 507 ft agl 507 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-5.4 ° min to max -0.6 ° -5.4 -1.0 °

Events

Fail Gear not down
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 63.45Approaching touchdown Schenectady County. Descent from 28 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 28 ft in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
77 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 64 kn. Target 70 kn
27 % Landing and flare profile
75 % Heading variation 0.4 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.9 °
91 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 5.4 ° 2.3 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.80 g min to max 1.05 g 0.92 0.93 g
Info Average speed 58 kn49 kn min to max 64 kn 64 49 kn
Info Average VSI -219 ft/m-643 ft/m min to max 50 ft/m -643 -40 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl 28 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °-0.9 ° min to max 6.7 ° -0.9 5.3 °
025050075001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500750-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 89.97Touchdown Schenectady County. Touchdown speed at 49 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -40 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 1,157 ft. Local weather - Temperature 67 °F. Wind 0 kn at 144 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -40 ft/m.
100 % Speed at touchdown 49 knTarget 55 kn
39 % Alignment max 62.7 ft61.2 ft left 59.7 62.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
82 % Average g force 0.72 g0.43 g min to max 0.93 g 0.93 0.43 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 49 kn48 kn min to max 49 kn 49 48 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °5.2 ° min to max 6.4 ° 5.3 6.4 °

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,589 ft · 19 %
96.89Liftoff speed70 kt
99.76Runway alignment5.2 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
95.65Rate of climb329 fpm

Landing

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

63.20Threshold height28 ft
77.19Threshold speed64 kt
75.36Centreline offset0.9 ft L

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

Touchdown on KSCH XX

Past threshold100.00
1,166ft
Centreline39.25
62.7ft L
Speed100.00
49kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-42fpm
Impact81.71
0.93G
BouncesOk
None

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

28 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 28 ft, down at 1,166 ft

Plan view — the full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,166 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 1,166 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,166 ft of 5,000 ft · 23 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
96.86 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 27 minutes and covered 3 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
95.16 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl. Takeoff distance 16,405 ft 193 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 0 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 16,405 ft using 192.82 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
96.89 %
Liftoff speed was 70 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
99.76 %
0.0 ft left to 5.2 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
58.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-100102030405060708090 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
95.65 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 KALB Albany Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
99.29 %
3 1.5 0
G
58.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
4 3 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
400 150 -100
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 550 200
93.51 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
67.53 %
15 7.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
7 6 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 650 500
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000097194291388485 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.7511.250100200300400500600 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.7511.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway XX at Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 73.59 %
73.71 %
Final 2
Approaching landing ground Schenectady County from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 700 ft agl to 525 ft agl. A decrease of 176 ft in 13 seconds.
Glideslope
45.69 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
0 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
45.69 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
77 73 70
Alignment
0 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-493 -747 -1,000
11.251.51.752450500550600650 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-180-135-90-4504590135180 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
67.36 %
Final 1
Approaching landing ground Schenectady County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 507 ft agl to 42 ft agl. A decrease of 465 ft in 37 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
86.79 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
76 68 60
Alignment
86.79 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-565 -832 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
63.45 %
Landing
Approaching touchdown Schenectady County. Descent from 28 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 28 ft in 10 seconds.
Height
63.2 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
77.19 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 64 kt. Target 76 kt
Flare
26.88 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
75.36 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
90.95 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
64 52 40
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
50 -325 -700
025050075001123344657 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250500750-40-32-24-16-80816243240 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
89.97 %
Touchdown
Touchdown Schenectady County. Touchdown speed at 49 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -40 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 1,157 ft. Local weather - Temperature 67 °F. Wind 0 kn at 144 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at -42 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 49 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 1,157 ft.
Alignment
39.25 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 63 ft from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
81.71 %
G 0.72 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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