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KCLT
Charlotte, United States
Runway 36C
Elevation728 ft asl
Weight10,720 kg
Fuel1,046 kg
Wind350° · 5 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

92.26 %
KCLT
Charlotte, United States
Runway 36C
Elevation728 ft asl
Weight10,693 kg
Fuel1,021 kg
Wind350° · 4 kn
20 Aug 2024 0:06 11 nm Douglas DC-3 25 kg
Departure Score
91.90 %
Pattern Score
93.75 %
Arrival Score
91.33 %

What went well

Touched down at -297 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 438 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 46 ft and 86 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Arrival Rollout — bounce at touchdown; Runway alignment max 34.31 m at 42 %, −1.75 points
Departure Roll — Runway alignment max 22.66 m at 29 %, −1.59 points
Departure Climb 2 — scored 90.00 %, −1.11 points

Top opportunity

Improve the rollout

Arrival Rollout

Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.

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Start to finish · 16 stages, 15 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 Roll 85.70Departure roll runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl. Takeoff distance 151 m 5 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 83 kn. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 5 kn at 349 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 151 m5 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 83 knTarget 80 kn
29 % Runway alignment max 22.66 m22.66 m left to 0.00 m left 19.94 21.50 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.4 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.8 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.5 0.6 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 10 ft agl · 81 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36C KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.6 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn83 kn min to max 95 kn 83 95 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 1.02 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 260 ft/m200 ft/m min to max 315 ft/m 200 236 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl 0 38 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °4.3 ° min to max 5.7 ° 4.3 4.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 26 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 26 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 35 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 40 ft agl · 96 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36C KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kn94 kn min to max 107 kn 95 107 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 0.3 3.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 534 ft/m239 ft/m min to max 1,256 ft/m 239 922 ft/m
Info Average altitude 83 ft agl39 ft agl min to max 356 ft agl 39 356 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °4.9 ° min to max 9.3 ° 4.9 6.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 106 ft agl · 106 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 36C KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl. Distance was less than 1 nm in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 110 kn106 kn min to max 117 kn 106 117 kn
100 % Average bank angle 19.0 °5.6 ° min to max 25.2 ° 5.6 22.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.12 g 1.04 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 777 ft/m18 ft/m min to max 1,228 ft/m 1,012 37 ft/m
Info Average altitude 547 ft agl388 ft agl min to max 650 ft agl 388 650 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °3.5 ° min to max 11.9 ° 7.6 3.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 695 ft agl · 118 kt
Pattern Crosswind 85.81Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 36C KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl. Distance was less than 1 nm in 15 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Heading -9.7 °-32.7 ° min to max 12.9 ° 12.9 -32.7 °
100 % Average speed 121 kn119 kn min to max 129 kn 119 129 kn
98 % Average g force 1.07 g0.81 g min to max 1.28 g 1.12 1.28 g
Info Average VSI 575 ft/m-303 ft/m min to max 1,218 ft/m -16 -201 ft/m
Info Average altitude 743 ft agl650 ft agl min to max 815 ft agl 650 803 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 22.2 °18.6 ° min to max 24.6 ° 20.4 18.6 °
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °-1.3 ° min to max 8.1 ° 5.0 0.7 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 77.46Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 68.8 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
25 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 68.8 °.
100 % Average speed 135 kn130 kn min to max 143 kn 131 143 kn
100 % Average bank angle 16.5 °8.0 ° min to max 20.7 ° 17.8 8.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.93 g min to max 1.27 g 1.27 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 495 ft/m54 ft/m min to max 966 ft/m 217 589 ft/m
Info Average altitude 901 ft agl807 ft agl min to max 967 ft agl 807 967 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °0.2 ° min to max 5.2 ° 2.0 0.2 °
Pattern Downwind 98.49Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 4 nm in 111 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Heading 5.8 °-13.4 ° min to max 13.4 ° 13.4 -13.4 °
100 % Average altitude 954 ft agl845 ft agl min to max 1,182 ft agl 975 941 ft agl
100 % Average speed 107 kn92 kn min to max 143 kn 143 93 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.71 g min to max 1.32 g 1.06 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -8 ft/m-919 ft/m min to max 1,640 ft/m 494 -271 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 13.5 ° 4.3 12.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °-3.2 ° min to max 7.1 ° 0.7 2.0 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,175 ft agl · 135 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 858 ft agl · 112 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 94.47Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 3 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 35.4 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 35.4 °.
100 % Average speed 94 kn91 kn min to max 96 kn 93 91 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.5 °5.6 ° min to max 18.1 ° 13.1 5.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.97 g min to max 1.11 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -350 ft/m-696 ft/m min to max -178 ft/m -349 -186 ft/m
Info Average altitude 858 ft agl803 ft agl min to max 935 ft agl 935 803 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-0.7 ° min to max 3.1 ° 2.1 1.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 999 ft agl · 101 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 952 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 889 ft agl · 98 kt
Pattern Base Leg 100.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 30 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 1.2 °-12.7 ° min to max 3.3 ° 3.0 -12.7 °
100 % Average speed 87 kn85 kn min to max 90 kn 90 87 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 0.96 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
Info Average altitude 803 ft agl783 ft agl min to max 829 ft agl 799 790 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 3.2 °0.0 ° min to max 13.5 ° 2.4 13.5 °
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °1.4 ° min to max 6.0 ° 2.5 3.4 °
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was 1 nm in 61 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 88 kn84 kn min to max 92 kn 87 90 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.9 °0.1 ° min to max 18.4 ° 13.9 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -347 ft/m-860 ft/m min to max 200 ft/m -351 -128 ft/m
Info Average altitude 583 ft agl419 ft agl min to max 784 ft agl 784 419 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-1.7 ° min to max 4.5 ° 3.4 0.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 697 ft agl · 92 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 684 ft agl · 93 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 577 ft agl · 93 kt
Arrival Final 2 94.29Approaching runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 418 ft agl to 381 ft agl. A decrease of 37 ft in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Approach angle 3.5 °3.2 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.7 °
100 % Average speed 91 kn89 kn min to max 93 kn 90 93 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
87 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.6 ° min to max 7.9 ° 5.9 3.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -205 ft/m-532 ft/m min to max 37 ft/m -30 -443 ft/m
Info Average altitude 409 ft agl381 ft agl min to max 420 ft agl 418 381 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-1.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.1 -1.0 °
11.251.51.752300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 94.88Approaching runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 374 ft agl to 55 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 30 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.0 ° min to max 4.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.7 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn85 kn min to max 95 kn 92 86 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
95 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 1.0 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.75 g min to max 1.22 g 0.96 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -483 ft/m-1,372 ft/m min to max -129 ft/m -426 -401 ft/m
Info Average altitude 112 ft agl55 ft agl min to max 374 ft agl 374 55 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-5.5 ° min to max 1.4 ° -1.3 1.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 98.41Landing on runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl, runway length 3,056 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 86 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 86 kn. Target 80 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
94 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.5 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 1.04 1.03 g
Info Average speed 82 kn77 kn min to max 87 kn 86 77 kn
Info Average VSI -240 ft/m-397 ft/m min to max -46 ft/m -397 -298 ft/m
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl5 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 46 5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.4 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.4 3.0 °
07515022530037545052501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.30Touchdown distance was good at 435 m. Touchdown speed at 77 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -298 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 4 kn at 350 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Touchdown VSI was -298 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 435 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 77 knTarget 75 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.34 m2.17 m left 2.01 2.34 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.21 g1.03 g min to max 1.32 g 1.03 1.18 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 77 kn76 kn min to max 77 kn 77 76 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °3.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 3.0 6.0 °
Arrival Rollout 73.76Total landing distance 1,376 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.0 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,376 m45 % of runway.
42 % Runway alignment max 34.31 m19.04 m left to 15.26 m right 2.38 -13.16 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.84 g min to max 1.17 g 1.17 1.01 g
Info Average speed 68 kn41 kn min to max 75 kn 75 41 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °1.9 ° min to max 9.7 ° 6.1 9.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 10 ft agl · 76 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 37 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 34 kn32 kn min to max 37 kn 37 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.6 °8.8 ° min to max 12.2 ° 8.8 12.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.4 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.98 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll151 m · 5 %
100.00Liftoff speed83 kt
28.52Runway alignment22.66 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb260 ft/m

Approach

Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
100.00Threshold height46 ft
100.00Threshold speed86 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.01 m L

Touchdown

100.00Touchdown point438 m
100.00Centreline at touchdown2.34 m L
100.00Touchdown speed77 kt
93.18Sink rate-297 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.32 G
80.00Bounces1
73.76Rollout distance919 m · 44 % used

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KCLT 36C

Past threshold
438 m
Off centreline
2.34 mL
Sink rate
-297 ft/m
Impact
1.32G

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

46 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 46 ft, down at 438 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,056 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 438 m past threshold CLEARED

The 438 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,357 m of 3,056 m · 44 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl in the Douglas DC-3
91.9 %
85.7 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl. Takeoff distance 151 m 5 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 83 kn. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 5 kn at 349 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 151 m using 4.96 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 83 kn - Target 80 kn
Alignment
28.52 %
22.66 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
90 80 70
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,000-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36C KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
6 5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
400 150 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36C KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 700 100
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,000021426384105 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.10.150.20.250100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.050.10.150.20.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl in the Douglas DC-3
Landing Score 90.59 %
Landing Summary
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94.29 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 418 ft agl to 381 ft agl. A decrease of 37 ft in 10 seconds.
Glideslope
89.83 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
89.83 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
93 87 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
86.7 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
37 -281 -600
11.251.51.752300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
94.88 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 374 ft agl to 55 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 30 seconds.
Glideslope
79.73 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
79.73 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
95 88 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
94.68 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-129 -765 -1,400
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
98.41 %
Landing
Landing on runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl, runway length 3,056 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 86 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 86 kt. Target 80 kt
Flare
93.64 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
87 79 70
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-46 -223 -400
07515022530037545052501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
95.3 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 435 m. Touchdown speed at 77 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -298 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 4 kn at 350 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
Touchdown
93.18 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -298 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 77 kt was a little fast. Target below 75 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 435 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
100 %
G 1.21 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
73.76 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,376 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.0 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,376 m using 45.03 % of runway
Alignment
41.69 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.0 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
77 59 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
10 5.5 1
02004006008001,0001,200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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