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KFWS
Fort Worth, United States
Runway 18R
Elevation699 ft asl
Weight997 kg
Fuel76 kg
Wind150° · 19 kn · 9 kn cross

Flight Score

95.46 %
KFWS
Fort Worth, United States
Runway 18R
Elevation699 ft asl
Weight995 kg
Fuel74 kg
Wind150° · 18 kn · 9 kn cross
15 Aug 2026 0:07 6 nm Cessna Skyhawk 2 kg
Departure Score
95.24 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
91.14 %

What went well

1.20 G at touchdown — inside band
Rollout controlled — 40 % of the runway used
Lifted off at 53 kt — on the 62 kt rotation target

What held you back

Arrival Approach — 300 ft gate 86 %, −1.19 points
Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, −0.83 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown rate was -175 fpm. at 82 %, Runway alignment max 7.89 m right at 82 %, −0.64 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, −0.45 points

Top opportunity

Know your rotation speed

Departure Roll

Next time

Hold the nose until reaching 62 kt before rotating.

What happened: Rotation began at 53 kt, 9 kt before the 62 kt target.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator approaching 62 kt.

Arrival

Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, rather than letting it stop or relax.

What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it at 178 fpm, and the touchdown followed long at 540 m against a 457 m target. Sink returning late in the flare usually carries the touchdown long.

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

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Start to finish · 11 stages, 9 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 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 13 kt 0 8 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 ktmax 11 kt 0 8 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.7 0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport, Average speed was 14 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 12 kt8 kt min to max 21 kt 8 21 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.7 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.8 0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.99 g
Departure Roll 94.65Departure roll runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport. Takeoff distance 1,188 m 65 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 54 kt. Local weather - Temperature 39 °C. Wind 19 kt at 150 °. Crosswind: 9 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,188 m65 % of runway
98 % Liftoff speed was 54 ktTarget 62 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.82 m left2.82 m left to 0.00 m left 2.82 1.88 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.11 g 0.99 1.11 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 5.2 ° 0.9 5.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.3 °0.4 ° min to max 5.9 ° 0.4 5.9 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.52Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 18R KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 58 kt54 kt min to max 63 kt 54 62 kt
95 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.1 ° min to max 6.8 ° 6.2 2.8 °
98 % Average g force 1.04 g0.69 g min to max 1.35 g 1.13 0.83 g
Info Average VSI 288 fpm-15 fpm min to max 563 fpm 365 549 fpm
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °0.3 ° min to max 10.6 ° 5.4 5.8 °
Departure Climb 2 97.79Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 18R KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.4 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 63 kt61 kt min to max 74 kt 62 74 kt
91 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.1 ° min to max 8.1 ° 2.8 7.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.83 g min to max 1.10 g 0.83 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 484 fpm285 fpm min to max 638 fpm 544 505 fpm
Info Average altitude 79 ft agl46 ft agl min to max 181 ft agl 46 181 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °4.0 ° min to max 9.2 ° 5.7 4.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 182 ft agl · 82 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Burleson (Texas, United States). Climbing from 887 ft asl to 1,168 ft asl, an increase of 281 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 80 kt64 kt min to max 90 kt 75 80 kt
100 % Average bank angle 15.9 °0.1 ° min to max 33.0 ° 10.2 11.3 °
99.99 % Average g force 1.05 g0.70 g min to max 1.31 g 0.93 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 141 fpm-1,472 fpm min to max 1,337 fpm 472 -1,388 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,233 ft asl887 ft asl min to max 1,430 ft asl 887 1,168 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-6.7 ° min to max 9.4 ° 3.6 -5.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 744 ft agl · 80 kt
Arrival Approach 85.71Final approach to runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport. Descent from 676 ft agl to 59 ft agl in 44 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
100 % Sink ratepassed
100 % On glideslopepassed
0 % On centrelinefailed
100 % On speedpassed
100 % Wings levelpassed

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 219 ft agl · 84 kt
Arrival Landing 93.51Landing on runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport, runway length 1,836 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 64 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 64 kt. Target 67 kt
92 % Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target.Target 50 ft agl
89 % The flare mostly held the target profile. The flare was pumped rather than held: pitch changed direction 8 times on the way down. Touchdown was 540 m past the threshold. One smooth continuous input - chasing the runway with the elevator makes the next correction bigger, not smaller.
85 % Runway alignment max 9.04 m right5.51 m right to 9.04 m right -9.04 -7.89 m
99.6 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 1.9 1.2 °
94 % Average g force 1.01 g0.77 g min to max 1.36 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Average speed 58 kt49 kt min to max 64 kt 64 49 kt
Info Average VSI -196 fpm-474 fpm min to max 53 fpm -449 -107 fpm
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 58 ft agl 58 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-2.3 ° min to max 5.2 ° -0.0 3.5 °
07515022530037545052560001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-15-12-9-6-303691215Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 92.36Touchdown point was 97 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 49 kt was good. Touchdown rate was good at -175 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 2 kt at 52 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Touchdown rate was -175 fpm.
91 % Touchdown distance was 540 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 49 ktTarget below 65 kt
82 % Runway alignment max 7.89 m right7.70 m right -7.89 -7.41 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.99 g min to max 1.20 g 1.00 1.04 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 49 kt48 kt min to max 49 kt 49 48 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °3.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 3.0 °
Arrival Rollout 92.98Total landing distance 752 m, 41 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 752 m41 % of runway.
84 % Runway alignment max 7.33 m right6.60 m left to 7.33 m right -7.33 6.17 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.00 g
Info Average speed 40 kt31 kt min to max 42 kt 42 31 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °0.4 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kt0 kt min to max 26 kt 26 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.2 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll1,188 m · 65 %
98.25Liftoff speed53 kt · target 62, 9 slow
100.00Runway alignment2.82 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.52Rate of climb287 fpm

Landing

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

92.40Threshold height58 ft
100.00Threshold speed64 kt · target 67, 3 slow
84.59Centreline offset9.04 m R
Flare 89.24The flare mostly held the target profile. The flare was pumped rather than held: pitch changed direction 8 times on the way down. Touchdown was 540 m past the threshold. One smooth continuous input - chasing the runway with the elevator makes the next correction bigger, not smaller.

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft 85.716 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 300 ft gate: centreline 2.2° off, against a 1° limit.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
0.5 nm 370 ft 2.12° R +15 kt
THR 59 ft 9.20 m R −3 kt

Touchdown on KFWS 18R

Past threshold90.93
540m
Centreline82.34
7.41m R
Speed100.00
49kttarget 65 or less
Touchdown rate81.84
-175fpm
Impact100.00
1.20G
BouncesOk
None

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

58 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 58 ft, down at 540 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,836 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 9 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 540 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 540 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 739 m of 1,836 m · 40 %
Rollout distance100.00
199m40 % used
Rollout alignment84.39
7.33m R

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Flight narrative

The Cessna Skyhawk taxied from the parking area to runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport, a movement that required 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 18R, the aircraft used 1,188 m of runway, representing 65 % of the available length, and lifted off at 54 kt; ambient temperature was 39 °C with a wind of 19 kt from 150°, a 9 kt cross-wind component and a 16 kt head-wind component.

Climb commenced overhead Burleson, Texas, with the airplane ascending from 887 ft asl to 1,168 ft asl, a gain of 281 ft achieved in 2 minutes while traversing 3 nm.

The final approach to runway 18R was executed from the north on a heading of 177.0°, positioned 1 nm from the threshold at 445 ft agl.

Touchdown occurred 95 m beyond the designated touchdown zone on runway 18R, whose length is 1,823 m; the threshold height of 58 ft agl and threshold speed of 64 kt were slightly above target, while the aircraft’s touchdown speed was 49 kt and the vertical speed was minus 107 fpm, with a lateral deviation of 7.9 m from the centreline; local weather reported a temperature of 18 °C, wind 2 kt from 52°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind component.

Runway rollout covered a distance of 752 m, equal to 41 % of the runway, and alignment during the rollout was very good.

In total, the flight covered 6 nm, lasted 7 minutes, and consumed 2 kg of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport in the Cessna Skyhawk
95.24 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
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
2 1 0
94.65 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport. Takeoff distance 1,188 m 65 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 54 kt. Local weather - Temperature 39 °C. Wind 19 kt at 150 °. Crosswind: 9 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,188 m using 64.7 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
98.25 %
Liftoff speed was 54 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
100 %
2.82 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 40 20
Bank °
Info
6 3 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.52 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 18R KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
94.89 %
7 3.5 0
G
98.01 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 5.5 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
97.79 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 18R KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
91.14 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 400 100
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7500285684112140 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.050.070.10.120100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.050.070.10.12-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport in the Cessna Skyhawk
Landing Score 92.95 %
Landing Summary

The Cessna 195 established a final approach to runway 06 at EHRD Rotterdam The Hague Airport from the south-west, tracking a heading of 56.0° at 1 NM and 320 ft AGL while the local temperature was 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, with a 1 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt tailwind component.

At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 68 kt.

Touchdown occurred at a good distance of 383 m down the runway with a good touchdown speed of 51 kt, a smooth rate of descent of minus 139 fpm, and runway touchdown alignment was very good.

The total landing distance was 650 m, representing 32 % of the 2 000 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.

With a final score of 95.5 % the landing was excellent; a minor refinement would be to aim the touchdown point slightly nearer the 300 m (1 000 ft) aim point to further reduce landing distance while preserving the current speed and flare technique.

85.71 %
Approach
Final approach to runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport. Descent from 676 ft agl to 59 ft agl in 44 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
82 71 60
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
32 16 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
-4.3 -752 -1,500
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.7540100200300400500600 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.754-240-180-120-60060120180240 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
93.51 %
Landing
Landing on runway 18R at KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport, runway length 1,836 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 64 kt.
Height
92.4 %
Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 64 kt. Target 67 kt
Flare
89.24 %
The flare mostly held the target profile. The flare was pumped rather than held: pitch changed direction 8 times on the way down. Touchdown was 540 m past the threshold. One smooth continuous input - chasing the runway with the elevator makes the next correction bigger, not smaller.
Centreline ft
84.59 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.59 %
4 2 0
G
93.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
64 52 40
Pitch °
Info
6 2 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
53 -224 -500
07515022530037545052560001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600-15-12-9-6-303691215 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
92.36 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 97 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 49 kt was good. Touchdown rate was good at -175 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 2 kt at 52 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
Touchdown
81.84 %
Touchdown rate was good at -175 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 49 kt was good. Target below 65 kn
Distance
91.1 %
Touchdown point was 95 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
82.34 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.5 °
G
100 %
G 1.05 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
92.98 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 752 m, 41 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 752 m using 40.94 % of runway
Alignment
84.39 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
48 39 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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