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NC27
Lenoir, United States
Runway 24
Elevation1,194 ft asl
Weight2,174 lbs
Fuel231 lbs
Wind344° · 4 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

93.04 %
NC14
Boone, United States
Runway 31
Elevation3,117 ft asl
Weight2,174 lbs
Fuel231 lbs
19 Mar 2023 0:13 17 nm PA28 Arrow III
Departure Score
92.96 %
Enroute Score
99.12 %
Arrival Score
84.45 %

What went well

Touched down at -71 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 512 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 3.2 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 1.7 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 10.6 ° at 77 %, −1.81 points
Arrival Landing — at 43 %, Landing and flare profile at 52 %, −1.77 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 5.1 ° at 38 %, bank angle up to 8.9 ° at 82 %, −1.48 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 · 15 stages, 14 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 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Departure Roll 91.74Departure roll runway 24 at NC27 Lower Creek. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kn. Local weather - Temperature 44 °F. Wind 4 kn at 343 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
84 % Liftoff speed was 75 knTarget 70 kn
74 % Runway alignment max 54.2 ft29.2 ft left to 25.0 ft right -0.7 29.2 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.5 2.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 93.94Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 NC27 Lower Creek.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Heading variation -2.2 °-3.2 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -3.2 °
100 % Average speed 80 kn75 kn min to max 84 kn 75 84 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.0 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.01 g min to max 1.12 g 1.02 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 483 ft/m321 ft/m min to max 646 ft/m 321 646 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °2.3 ° min to max 7.4 ° 2.3 7.4 °
Departure Climb 2 86.16Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 NC27 Lower Creek.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Heading variation -3.4 °-3.9 ° min to max -0.2 ° -3.2 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 85 kn83 kn min to max 94 kn 84 94 kn
69 % Average bank angle 4.2 °1.5 ° min to max 13.8 ° 1.5 13.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.05 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 847 ft/m651 ft/m min to max 1,503 ft/m 651 1,503 ft/m
Info Average altitude 98 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 382 ft agl 49 382 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.0 °4.4 ° min to max 9.0 ° 7.4 5.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 88 ft agl · 85 kt
Enroute Climb 96.49Enroute climb started overhead NC27 Lower Creek Lenoir (North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,605 ft asl to 4,671 ft asl, an increase of 3,066 ft in 5 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Climb speed 106 kn93 kn min to max 117 knTarget 98 kn 95 110 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.5 °0.0 ° min to max 26.0 ° 19.4 6.2 °
92 % Average g force 1.00 g0.84 g min to max 1.39 g 1.14 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 726 ft/m-279 ft/m min to max 2,130 ft/m 1,637 960 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,009 ft asl1,605 ft asl min to max 4,671 ft asl 1,605 4,671 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °-3.9 ° min to max 12.1 ° 6.3 4.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 6 miles north of NC27 Lower Creek Lenoir (North Carolina, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,732 ft asl4,686 ft asl min to max 4,774 ft asl 4,686 4,774 ft asl
100 % Average speed 117 kn111 kn min to max 121 kn 114 121 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.1 °3.0 ° min to max 10.1 ° 7.3 7.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.06 g 0.96 1.06 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-0.7 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 0.5 °

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3,175 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3,073 ft agl · 115 kt
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 7 miles south east of Blowing Rock (Watauga County, North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 4,785 ft asl to 5,958 ft asl, an increase of 1,173 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 112 kn108 kn min to max 117 kn 117 109 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.7 °0.1 ° min to max 11.0 ° 6.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.06 g 1.05 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 510 ft/m47 ft/m min to max 868 ft/m 602 324 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5,241 ft asl4,785 ft asl min to max 5,958 ft asl 4,785 5,958 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-3.8 ° min to max 3.9 ° 0.8 0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles south east of NC14 Boone Inc Boone (North Carolina, United States). Descent from 5,914 ft asl to 4,984 ft asl, a decrease of 930 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 116 kn105 kn min to max 122 kn 118 105 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.4 °0.8 ° min to max 15.2 ° 7.0 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.14 g 0.94 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -1,052 ft/m-1,598 ft/m min to max -593 ft/m -692 -1,115 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5,548 ft asl4,984 ft asl min to max 5,914 ft asl 5,914 4,984 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.6 °-8.0 ° min to max -3.9 ° -4.0 -4.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,560 ft agl · 115 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 4 miles south east of NC14 Boone Inc Boone (North Carolina, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 95 kn85 kn min to max 102 kn 101 88 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 9.5 ° 0.5 5.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.80 g min to max 1.17 g 1.02 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -734 ft/m-1,293 ft/m min to max 35 ft/m -1,253 -1,293 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,420 ft asl3,908 ft asl min to max 4,923 ft asl 4,923 3,908 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.4 °-7.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° -5.4 -7.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 921 ft agl · 102 kt
Arrival Final 2 77.86Approaching runway 31 at NC14 Boone Inc from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 770 ft agl to 481 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 15 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
38 % Approach angle 5.1 °4.5 ° min to max 5.4 °Target 3.0 ° 5.4 4.5 °
100 % Average speed 88 kn84 kn min to max 91 kn 88 88 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 -0.5 °
82 % Average bank angle 5.1 °1.1 ° min to max 8.8 ° 7.3 3.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.88 g min to max 1.24 g 0.98 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -1,101 ft/m-1,625 ft/m min to max -512 ft/m -1,303 -1,530 ft/m
Info Average altitude 641 ft agl481 ft agl min to max 770 ft agl 770 481 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -6.2 °-9.4 ° min to max -2.7 ° -6.8 -6.4 °
11.251.51.752400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 72.90Approaching runway 31 at NC14 Boone Inc from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 460 ft agl to 10 ft agl. A decrease of 450 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 1.7 °0.8 ° min to max 4.4 °Target 3.0 ° 4.4 0.8 °
100 % Average speed 77 kn67 kn min to max 90 kn 86 69 kn
88 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
77 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 10.6 ° 0.6 0.1 °
98 % Average g force 1.03 g0.81 g min to max 1.29 g 1.13 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -526 ft/m-1,341 ft/m min to max -88 ft/m -1,341 -88 ft/m
Info Average altitude 74 ft agl10 ft agl min to max 460 ft agl 460 10 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-7.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° -4.7 1.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 212 ft agl · 88 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 73.42Landing on runway 31 at NC14 Boone Inc, runway length 2,251 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 69 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 69 kn. Target 71 kn
43 % Target 37 ft agl
52 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.2 -0.0 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.12 g 1.01 0.91 g
Info Average speed 65 kn62 kn min to max 69 kn 69 62 kn
Info Average VSI -84 ft/m-156 ft/m min to max -28 ft/m -86 -66 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 8 ft agl 8 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.6 0.0 °
025050008.9218273645Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 99.44Touchdown distance was good at 500 ft. Touchdown speed at 62 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -71 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 30 °F. Wind 13 kn at 307 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -71 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 500 ftTarget 1,250 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 62 knTarget 61 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 3.2 ft2.1 ft right -1.0 -3.2 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 0.92 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 59 kn58 kn min to max 62 kn 62 58 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.2 0.6 °
Arrival Rollout 98.60Total landing distance 954 ft, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 954 ft42 % of runway.
97 % Runway alignment max 8.0 ft0.0 ft left to 8.0 ft right -3.7 0.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 46 kn30 kn min to max 48 kn 48 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 2 ft agl · 46 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 26 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kn0 kn min to max 24 kn 24 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° -0.2 0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.5 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 27 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,578 ft · 57 %
84.25Liftoff speed75 kt
74.47Runway alignment29.2 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
93.94Rate of climb483 ft/m

Landing

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

43.49Threshold height7 ft
100.00Threshold speed68 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.2 ft R

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 NC14 31

Past threshold100.00
512ft
Centreline100.00
3.2ft R
Speed100.00
61kt
Sink rate97.78
-71ft/m
Impact100.00
1.07G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 2,251 ft of the approach.

7 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 7 ft, down at 512 ft

Plan view — the full 2,251 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 512 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 512 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 923 ft of 2,251 ft · 41 %
Rollout distance100.00
411ft40 % used
Rollout alignment96.89
8.0ft R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 24 at NC27 Lower Creek in the PA28 Arrow III
92.96 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 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
1 0.5 0
91.74 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 24 at NC27 Lower Creek. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kn. Local weather - Temperature 44 °F. Wind 4 kn at 343 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
84.25 %
Liftoff speed was 75 kn - Target 67 kn
Alignment
74.47 %
29.2 ft left to 25.0 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
01,0002,000-70-60-50-40-30-20-10010203040506070 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
93.94 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 NC27 Lower Creek.
Alignment
75.78 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
86.16 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 NC27 Lower Creek.
Alignment
75.75 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
68.89 %
14 7.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 6.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,600 1,050 500
01,0002,00001632486480 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 31 at NC14 Boone Inc in the PA28 Arrow III
Landing Score 86.09 %
77.86 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 31 at NC14 Boone Inc from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 770 ft agl to 481 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 15 seconds.
Glideslope
38.22 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
38.22 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
91 86 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
81.97 %
9 5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-512 -1,106 -1,700
11.251.51.752400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-130-98-65-330336598130 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
72.9 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 31 at NC14 Boone Inc from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 460 ft agl to 10 ft agl. A decrease of 450 ft in 41 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
88.21 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Alignment
88.21 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
77.42 %
11 5.5 0
G
97.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-91 -745 -1,400
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
73.42 %
Landing
Landing on runway 31 at NC14 Boone Inc, runway length 2,251 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 69 kn.
Height
43.49 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 69 kt. Target 71 kt
Flare
51.9 %
Poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
95.76 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
69 64 60
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-29 -114 -200
025050008.9218273645 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250500-30-24-18-12-60612182430 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
99.44 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 500 ft. Touchdown speed at 62 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -71 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 30 °F. Wind 13 kn at 307 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
Touchdown
97.78 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -72 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 62 kt was a little fast. Target below 61 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 500 ft.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.03 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
98.6 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 954 ft, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 954 ft using 42.38 % of runway
Alignment
96.89 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
59 50 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
0500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
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