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AGL
overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States), United States
Runway XX
Fuel531 lbs

Flight Score

73.21 %
BUSH
overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States), United States
Runway XX
Fuel579 lbs
7 Apr 2023 0:04 6 nm Spitfire Mk IX
Departure Score
75.68 %
Enroute Score
79.54 %
Arrival Score
64.67 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,228 ft in — inside the full-score zone

What held you back

Enroute Climb — speed limits at 0 %, −6.75 points
Departure Roll — landing lights off should be on; Liftoff speed was 96 kn at 0 %, Alignment max 178.2 ft at 0 %, −4.44 points
Arrival Rollout — Alignment max 212.1 ft at 0 %, −3.75 points
Arrival Touchdown — Alignment max 147.2 ft at 0 %, bank angle up to 3.6 ° at 0 %, −3.30 points

Next time

Shorten the long landing

See Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 11 stages, 9 in the score

The flight story

The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.

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 Roll 60.00Departure roll overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Bush location altitude 580 ft asl. Takeoff distance 0 ft. liftoff speed was 96 kn. Duration was 55 seconds. Local weather - Temperature 43 °F. Wind 3 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 2 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Liftoff speed was 96 knTarget 80 kn
0 % Alignment max 178.2 ft0.0 ft left to 178.2 ft right -178.2 -0.0 ft
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.89 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Takeoff distance 0 ft
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 11.4 ° 0.0 6.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 5.5 ° 0.0 5.5 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Info Landing Gear Down 5 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 5 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Climb 1 89.20Departure climb to 50 ft agl from overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Heading variation -1.9 °-2.9 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -2.9 °
100 % Average speed 113 kn96 kn min to max 128 kn 96 128 kn
77 % Average bank angle 5.8 °0.0 ° min to max 10.6 ° 6.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.87 g min to max 1.17 g 1.02 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 424 ft/m336 ft/m min to max 637 ft/m 336 637 ft/m
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °5.6 ° min to max 9.3 ° 6.8 7.4 °
Departure Climb 2 77.83Departure climb to 400 ft agl from overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Heading variation -2.4 °-2.9 ° min to max 2.0 ° -2.9 2.0 °
100 % Average speed 139 kn129 kn min to max 168 kn 129 168 kn
22 % Average bank angle 5.1 °0.7 ° min to max 31.6 ° 0.7 31.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.93 g min to max 1.22 g 1.09 1.22 g
Info Average VSI 989 ft/m654 ft/m min to max 1,519 ft/m 654 1,207 ft/m
Info Average altitude 103 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 322 ft agl 54 322 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °5.1 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.4 5.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 53 ft agl · 129 kt
Enroute Climb 59.49Enroute climb started overhead Douglas (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Climbing from 923 ft asl to 1,953 ft asl, an increase of 1,030 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Climb speed 165 kn158 kn min to max 170 knTarget 85 kn 168 158 kn
100 % Average bank angle 22.6 °2.0 ° min to max 38.3 ° 31.7 2.2 °
95 % Average g force 1.12 g0.88 g min to max 1.34 g 1.31 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 1,751 ft/m1,261 ft/m min to max 2,358 ft/m 1,265 1,701 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,415 ft asl923 ft asl min to max 1,953 ft asl 923 1,953 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °5.2 ° min to max 10.0 ° 6.4 7.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 99.60Enroute level cruise started overhead Chicago (Cook County, Illinois, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,146 ft asl1,979 ft asl min to max 2,214 ft asl 1,979 2,089 ft asl
100 % Average speed 173 kn159 kn min to max 194 kn 160 194 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.1 °0.4 ° min to max 36.9 ° 2.1 3.0 °
96 % Average g force 1.06 g0.89 g min to max 1.32 g 0.92 1.12 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-1.4 ° min to max 9.0 ° 6.9 1.5 °
Arrival 63.32Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started overhead Chicago (Cook County, Illinois, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 169 kn105 kn min to max 206 kn 192 185 kn
19 % Average bank angle 13.0 °0.0 ° min to max 46.6 ° 1.1 1.3 °
78 % Average g force 1.07 g0.67 g min to max 1.63 g 0.81 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -511 ft/m-1,723 ft/m min to max 1,092 ft/m 96 -1,198 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,843 ft asl1,013 ft asl min to max 2,247 ft asl 2,092 1,013 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-4.5 ° min to max 4.5 ° 0.1 -3.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 981 ft agl · 123 kt
Arrival Final 1 81.50Approaching landing ground overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 414 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 368 ft in 16 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
67 % Approach angle 1.9 °1.1 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 1.1 °
100 % Average speed 159 kn142 kn min to max 186 kn 186 142 kn
49 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.0 °
91 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 5.3 ° 2.6 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.88 g min to max 1.23 g 1.03 1.17 g
Info Average VSI -1,360 ft/m-1,544 ft/m min to max -1,102 ft/m -1,194 -1,104 ft/m
Info Average altitude 130 ft agl46 ft agl min to max 414 ft agl 414 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-4.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -3.0 0.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-370-278-185-93093185278370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 61.77Approaching touchdown overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 36 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 36 ft in 6 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 141 kn. Target 75 kn
84 % Landing and flare profile
61 % Heading variation -0.6 °-1.3 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -1.3 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.2 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.97 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.05 g
Info Average speed 119 kn99 kn min to max 141 kn 141 99 kn
Info Average VSI -491 ft/m-1,076 ft/m min to max -140 ft/m -1,076 -140 ft/m
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 36 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °0.0 ° min to max 5.6 ° 0.0 5.6 °
02505007501,0001,25001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 60.42Touchdown overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Touchdown speed at 99 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -138 ft/m. Touchdown point was 857 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Local weather - Temperature 46 °F. Wind 10 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 1 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Touchdown VSI was -138 ft/m.
16 % Speed at touchdown 99 knTarget 69 kn
0 % Alignment max 147.2 ft121.4 ft right -85.1 -147.2 ft
0 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 1.5 3.2 °
93 % Average g force 1.01 g0.81 g min to max 1.38 g 1.05 1.22 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 92 kn85 kn min to max 99 kn 99 85 kn
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °3.6 ° min to max 9.1 ° 5.7 4.2 °
Arrival Rollout 55.00Landing rollout overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Altitude580 ft asl. Distance was 930 ft.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Alignment max 212.1 ft0.0 ft left to 212.1 ft right -147.3 -212.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 1.03 g
Info Average speed 75 kn51 kn min to max 82 kn 82 51 kn
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °0.9 ° min to max 11.4 ° 3.6 11.3 °
Info Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 3.6 0.6 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 577 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 577 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 577 ft agl
Runway Exit Exiting rollout overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States), Average speed was 34 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 32 kn32 kn min to max 41 kn 41 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.4 °11.4 ° min to max 11.4 ° 11.4 11.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g1.03 g min to max 1.04 g 1.03 1.03 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 96 kt with 6.8° 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.

180 kt12060020°10°0°LIFTOFF6.8° off7° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 8 kt 11.4° 0 s
Liftoff890 ft 96 kt 6.8° 9.6 s
35 ft1,841 ft · 5.0 s after liftoff 126 kt 7.3° 14.6 s
End of the climb5,085 ft · 312 ft 168 kt 5.9° 27.8 s

Bush takeoff near overhead Near South Side (Cook County, Illinois, United States)

Runway alignment0.00
178.2ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None

Side view from the start of the roll to 312 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 4,048 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,030 fpm on average to 312 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 END30405060708090KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 96 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view there is no runway in the data, so the takeoff is marked against a virtual 5,000 ft strip, 50.0 ft wide, laid along the roll.

Drifted 10 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off.

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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 10.2 ft RAirborne 0 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 0 ft of 5,000 ft · 0 %
Takeoff roll, 0 ft Left ahead, 5,000 ft

Landing

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

61.43Centreline offset1.3 ft R

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