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MSET
Tamarindo, El Salvador
Runway 15
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight2,715 kg
Fuel510 kg
Wind231° · 8 kn · 8 kn cross

Flight Score

85.45 %
MSET
Tamarindo, El Salvador
Runway 15
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight2,697 kg
Fuel489 kg
Wind230° · 9 kn · 9 kn cross
26 May 2024 0:06 11 nm PC-21 21 kg
Departure Score
88.50 %
Enroute Score
90.53 %
Arrival Score
78.41 %

What went well

Touchdown 122 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 34 % of the runway used
Airborne in 887 m — 67 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — bounce at touchdown; Speed at touchdown 128 kn at 0 %, Touchdown VSI was -856 ft/m at 15 %, −2.76 points
Enroute Climb — bank angle up to 53.9 ° at 72 %, g force 0.90 to 1.50 g at 86 %, −2.09 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 116 kn at 13 %, −1.97 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 · 15 stages, 12 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 15 at MS1A Tamarindo, Average speed was 6 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kn0 kn min to max 11 kn 0 11 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °1.2 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.7 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 4 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Roll 76.35Departure roll runway 15 at MS1A Tamarindo. Takeoff distance 55 m 4 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 116 kn. Local weather - Temperature 32 °C. Wind 8 kn at 230 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 55 m4 % of runway
13 % Liftoff speed was 116 knTarget 80 kn
94 % Runway alignment max 7.40 m4.82 m left to 2.58 m right 0.36 1.81 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 0.95 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °1.3 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.8 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.4 3.8 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.64Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 MS1A Tamarindo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 125 kn116 kn min to max 130 kn 116 130 kn
95 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° 3.6 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 0.95 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 507 ft/m272 ft/m min to max 752 ft/m 272 752 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl 0 40 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °4.2 ° min to max 8.7 ° 4.2 8.7 °
Departure Climb 2 94.39Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 MS1A Tamarindo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 132 kn130 kn min to max 142 kn 130 142 kn
78 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 10.5 ° 1.0 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.94 g min to max 1.17 g 1.09 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,114 ft/m764 ft/m min to max 1,566 ft/m 764 1,525 ft/m
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl41 ft agl min to max 348 ft agl 41 348 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.7 °8.5 ° min to max 11.4 ° 8.8 8.6 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 319 ft agl · 144 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 244 ft agl · 141 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 244 ft agl · 141 kt
Departure Climb 3 84.59Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 MS1A Tamarindo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.9 °-0.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.5 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 168 kn144 kn min to max 198 kn 144 198 kn
27 % Average bank angle 11.1 °0.3 ° min to max 29.9 ° 2.0 29.9 °
93 % Average g force 1.06 g0.85 g min to max 1.38 g 1.00 1.38 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,415 ft/m665 ft/m min to max 2,456 ft/m 1,555 2,456 ft/m
Info Average altitude 637 ft agl373 ft agl min to max 896 ft agl 373 896 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °3.3 ° min to max 9.9 ° 8.7 9.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 628 ft agl · 159 kt
Enroute Climb 87.45Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of MS1A Tamarindo Tamarindo (Departamento de La Union, El Salvador). Climbing from 995 ft asl to 2,753 ft asl, an increase of 1,758 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 206 kn200 kn min to max 215 kn 200 215 kn
72 % Average bank angle 34.5 °4.8 ° min to max 53.9 ° 31.8 4.8 °
86 % Average g force 1.22 g0.90 g min to max 1.50 g 1.49 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 2,620 ft/m64 ft/m min to max 4,587 ft/m 2,903 64 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,179 ft asl995 ft asl min to max 2,753 ft asl 995 2,753 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °1.4 ° min to max 13.2 ° 10.2 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 93.62Enroute descent started 2 miles east of MS1A Tamarindo Tamarindo (Departamento de La Union, El Salvador). Descent from 2,738 ft asl to 2,177 ft asl, a decrease of 561 ft in 1 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 212 kn205 kn min to max 228 kn 218 211 kn
87 % Average bank angle 26.4 °1.6 ° min to max 46.6 ° 5.0 44.8 °
89 % Average g force 1.12 g0.88 g min to max 1.44 g 1.00 1.44 g
Info Average VSI -499 ft/m-2,106 ft/m min to max 108 ft/m -45 -2,106 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,464 ft asl2,177 ft asl min to max 2,743 ft asl 2,738 2,177 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-4.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 -3.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 70.70Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started 2 miles east of MS1A Tamarindo Tamarindo (Departamento de La Union, El Salvador).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 193 kn156 kn min to max 217 kn 213 156 kn
36 % Average bank angle 21.1 °3.6 ° min to max 43.5 ° 43.5 3.9 °
81 % Average g force 1.10 g0.88 g min to max 1.58 g 1.58 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -1,896 ft/m-2,439 ft/m min to max -1,379 ft/m -1,942 -1,977 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,700 ft asl1,193 ft asl min to max 2,110 ft asl 2,110 1,193 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-6.5 ° min to max -1.5 ° -2.4 -4.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,716 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,729 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 1,637 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,242 ft agl · 178 kt
Arrival Final 3 91.12Approaching runway 15 at MS1A Tamarindo from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,148 ft agl to 907 ft agl. A decrease of 241 ft in 7 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
72 % Approach angle 4.3 °4.1 ° min to max 4.6 °Target 3.0 ° 4.6 4.1 °
100 % Average speed 146 kn142 kn min to max 153 kn 153 142 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.7 °0.7 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.7 0.8 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.1 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.16 g 0.92 1.16 g
Info Average VSI -2,073 ft/m-2,137 ft/m min to max -1,876 ft/m -2,049 -1,876 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,025 ft agl907 ft agl min to max 1,148 ft agl 1,148 907 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -5.1 °-6.1 ° min to max -3.3 ° -5.0 -3.3 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 945 ft agl · 152 kt
22.252.52.7538008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 88.66Approaching runway 15 at MS1A Tamarindo from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 882 ft agl to 381 ft agl. A decrease of 501 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
65 % Approach angle 3.7 °3.2 ° min to max 4.1 °Target 3.0 ° 4.1 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 127 kn122 kn min to max 141 kn 141 124 kn
100 % Heading variation 1.0 °0.8 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.8 1.4 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 1.0 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.10 g 1.07 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,190 ft/m-1,636 ft/m min to max -825 ft/m -1,636 -825 ft/m
Info Average altitude 630 ft agl381 ft agl min to max 882 ft agl 882 381 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-2.8 ° min to max 1.5 ° -2.8 1.4 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 434 ft agl · 130 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 866 ft agl · 146 kt
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750800Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 91.73Approaching runway 15 at MS1A Tamarindo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 368 ft agl to 70 ft agl. A decrease of 299 ft in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.6 °1.9 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 1.9 °
100 % Average speed 127 kn125 kn min to max 128 kn 125 128 kn
76 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.2 °
82 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 10.4 ° 0.5 10.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.85 g min to max 1.05 g 0.96 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -840 ft/m-938 ft/m min to max -688 ft/m -803 -938 ft/m
Info Average altitude 136 ft agl70 ft agl min to max 368 ft agl 368 70 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.9 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.8 -0.9 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 2 434 ft agl · 130 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 288 ft agl · 135 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 301 ft agl · 136 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 249 ft agl · 134 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 77.73Landing on runway 15 at MS1A Tamarindo, runway length 1,333 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 128 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
21 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 128 kn. Target 90 kn
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
76 % Average bank angle 7.4 °0.5 ° min to max 11.8 ° 11.2 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.98 g min to max 1.19 g 0.98 1.19 g
Info Average speed 128 kn128 kn min to max 128 kn 128 128 kn
Info Average VSI -938 ft/m-964 ft/m min to max -856 ft/m -942 -856 ft/m
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 25 -2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.9 ° min to max 1.2 ° -0.9 1.2 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,27501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,275-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 50.36Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 128 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -856 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 33 °C. Wind 9 kn at 229 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
15 % Touchdown VSI was -856 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 122 mTarget 457 m
0 % Speed at touchdown 128 knTarget 72 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 4.68 m0.69 m left 3.00 -0.94 m
36 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° 0.5 1.6 °
55 % Average g force 1.14 g0.87 g min to max 2.04 g 1.19 0.88 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 122 kn103 kn min to max 128 kn 128 103 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °1.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.2 3.6 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 21 ft agl · 124 kt
Arrival Rollout 70.87Total landing distance 1,026 m, 77 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.2 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Landing distance 1,026 m77 % of runway.
59 % Runway alignment max 14.24 m0.00 m left to 14.24 m right -2.58 -14.24 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Average speed 90 kn69 kn min to max 104 kn 104 69 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °1.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.9 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 36 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 34 kn10 kn min to max 61 kn 61 10 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °0.7 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 0.99 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 115 kt with 4.2° 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.

210 kt14070020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.2° off9° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 14 kt 1.8° 0 s
80 kt321 m 80 kt 1.5° 13.0 s
Liftoff765 m 115 kt 4.2° 21.3 s
35 ft1,117 m · 5.2 s after liftoff 130 kt 8.5° 26.5 s
End of Climb 34,090 m · 896 ft 198 kt 9.0° 62 s

Takeoff from MSET 15

Takeoff roll100.00
887m67 %
Liftoff speed13.23
115kt
Runway alignment93.54
4.82m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb98.64
507fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 896 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 90 m of runway left; then climbing at 1,310 fpm on average to 896 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 END6080100KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 115 ktSCALE CHANGES2.9 km past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 1,333 m runway.

Rolled from 127 m in, drifted 4.8 m left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off, in 8 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 66 % 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.

5001,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS8 kn75 %widest 4.81 m LROLL 127 M INAirborne 892 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 892 m of 1,333 m · 67 %
Behind the start of the roll, 127 mTakeoff roll, 765 m Left ahead, 442 m

The approach to MSET 15

The final from 4 nm.

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

High from 3.4 nm, where the final began, to 2.6 nm (up to 830 ft over), then back on it to the threshold.

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, 305 m 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° BAND1,754998679397208
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 973 m left of the centreline at 3.4 nm, then inside it from 2.3 to 1.6 nm, then 61 m left of it from 1.6 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND408 m L57 m L50 m L60 m L38 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on MSET 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
24ft
Threshold speed20.56
127kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.06m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
122m
Centreline100.00
3.00m L
Speed0.00
127kt
Touchdown rate15.21
-856fpm
Impact54.86
2.04G
Bounces80.00
1
The crosswind

8 kt across from the right, which takes about 4° of crab to hold the centreline at 128 kt. Touched down with 4° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 230° at 9 kt · 3 kt head · 8 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.

Side view — the last 1,333 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 24 ft, 26 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 122 m in, 182 m short of the ideal 305 m.

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 1,333 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

24 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −855 fpm · 1.2° nose up · 128 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 24 ft, down at 122 m

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

The sink stayed between 660 fpm and 920 fpm from 24 ft to the runway. The nose came up 2.1° 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 UP0−500−1,000−1°4°10°touchdown−855 fpm at touchdown1.2° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 1,333 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 3 m of it down the rollout.

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.

5001,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 8 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 122 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 122 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.04 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 451 m of 1,333 m · 34 %
In the air over the runway, 122 mRollout, 329 m Left over, 882 m
Rollout distance100.00
329m34 % used
Rollout alignment59.21
14.24m R

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