KPVF to KTVL Flight Report - Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Flight from KPVF to KTVL

Saturday, 29 July 2023 20:42

Minutes 20

38 nm

Fuel 32 lbs

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 23 at KPVF

Placerville

Placerville, California, United States

Altitude

2,579 ft asl

Weight

2,241 lbs

Fuel

358 lbs

Temperature

88 °F

Wind Speed

8 kt

Wind Direction

220.0 °

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 36 at KTVL

Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe California, United States

6,257 ft asl

Altitude

2,210 lbs

Weight

326 lbs

Fuel

80 °F

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

309.1 °

Wind Direction

3 kt

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.13%

Departure Score 95.73%

Enroute Score 98.84%

Arrival Score 89.15%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

91.5 %

Touchdown

90.52 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

70.07 %

Threshold speed was a little below target at 69 kt.

Flare

97.37 %

Excellent landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

89.62 %

Touchdown rate was good at -150 ft/m.

Impact

73.14 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 56 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

86.23 %

Touchdown point was 483 ft beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

84.06 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 20 ft from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Departure Taxi

98.67 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.67 %	Average speed 13 kn 0 kn min to max 26 kn	23		11 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 9 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.79 g min to max 1.11 g	0.88		0.97 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 2.8 ° min to max 4.3 °	3.8		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		0.2 °
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 20:42:26
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 20:42:35
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 20:42:54

Departure Roll

93.89 %

Departure roll runway 23 at KPVF Placerville. Takeoff distance 1,316 ft 34 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 72 kn. Local weather - Temperature 88 °F. Wind 8 kn at 220 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 7 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,316 ft 34 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 72 kn Target 70 kn
90.6 %	Runway alignment max 13.9 ft 0.0 ft left to 13.9 ft right	-2.1		-3.4 ft
57.71 %	Average g force 0.36 g 0.01 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.6		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.2		2.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:42:22
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:42:22
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:42:22
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 20:43:28

Departure Climb 1

98.92 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KPVF Placerville.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kn 72 kn min to max 76 kn	72		73 kn
95.68 %	Average bank angle 2.8 ° 1.7 ° min to max 3.6 °	2.4		3.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.16 g	0.94		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 687 ft/m 411 ft/m min to max 931 ft/m	411		931 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl	0		45 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.8 ° 3.6 ° min to max 12.6 °	3.6		12.6 °

Departure Climb 2

94.7 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KPVF Placerville.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.62 %	Heading variation 1.2 ° 0.6 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.6		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 70 kn 65 kn min to max 73 kn	73		65 kn
94.18 %	Average bank angle 3.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	3.5		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.88 g 0.79 g min to max 0.95 g	0.91		0.81 g
Info	Average VSI 1,086 ft/m 795 ft/m min to max 1,257 ft/m	940		1,257 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 119 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 367 ft agl	48		367 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.0 ° 10.0 ° min to max 14.2 °	12.7		13.8 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:43:58

Departure Climb 3

92.46 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KPVF Placerville.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.83 %	Heading variation 3.9 ° 3.1 ° min to max 4.3 °	3.5		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 70 kn 63 kn min to max 75 kn	63		75 kn
67.47 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 14.4 °	2.0		14.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.88 g 0.81 g min to max 0.94 g	0.85		0.91 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,013 ft/m 802 ft/m min to max 1,207 ft/m	1,108		1,181 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 605 ft agl 403 ft agl min to max 824 ft agl	403		824 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.1 ° 8.4 ° min to max 12.0 °	11.4		10.9 °

Enroute Climb

95.09 %

Enroute climb started overhead KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States). Climbing from 3,426 ft asl to 8,283 ft asl, an increase of 4,857 ft in 6 minutes and covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87.73 %	Climb speed 85 kn 73 kn min to max 91 kn Target 95 kn	75		89 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.3 °	15.4		9.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.89 g 0.82 g min to max 0.96 g	0.88		0.88 g
Info	Average VSI 843 ft/m 285 ft/m min to max 1,217 ft/m	1,206		530 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,959 ft asl 3,426 ft asl min to max 8,283 ft asl	3,426		8,283 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.9 ° 3.6 ° min to max 10.8 °	10.8		4.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Pollock Pines (El Dorado County, California, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 8,296 ft asl 8,292 ft asl min to max 8,300 ft asl	8,292		8,299 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 115 kn 107 kn min to max 133 kn	107		133 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 13.7 °	13.7		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.90 g 0.87 g min to max 0.94 g	0.90		0.92 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -0.6 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.8		0.4 °

Enroute Climb 2

99.09 %

Enroute climb started 2 miles east of Pollock Pines (El Dorado County, California, United States). Climbing from 8,304 ft asl to 9,400 ft asl, an increase of 1,096 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 111 kn 100 kn min to max 122 kn	116		112 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.6 °	0.2		0.4 °
90.86 %	Average g force 0.92 g 0.68 g min to max 1.41 g	0.93		0.89 g
Info	Average VSI 712 ft/m -183 ft/m min to max 2,789 ft/m	31		20 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,646 ft asl 8,296 ft asl min to max 9,400 ft asl	8,304		9,400 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° -1.1 ° min to max 12.0 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 8 miles east of Pollock Pines (El Dorado County, California, United States) and lasted 6 minutes, covering 16 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 9,539 ft asl 9,436 ft asl min to max 9,620 ft asl	9,436		9,460 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 158 kn 136 kn min to max 163 kn	136		162 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	0.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.83 g min to max 1.11 g	0.88		0.85 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.8 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.0		-1.7 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles south west of KTVL Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe (California, United States). Descent from 9,373 ft asl to 9,067 ft asl, a decrease of 306 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 157 kn 154 kn min to max 159 kn	159		154 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.0 ° 1.3 ° min to max 6.2 °	1.3		6.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.89 g 0.85 g min to max 0.94 g	0.85		0.91 g
Info	Average VSI -1,416 ft/m -1,612 ft/m min to max -635 ft/m	-635		-1,493 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,160 ft asl 9,067 ft asl min to max 9,373 ft asl	9,373		9,067 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.6 ° -5.4 ° min to max -2.9 °	-2.9		-4.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:59:59

Arrival

99.09 %

Arrival started 5 miles south west of KTVL Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe (California, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 106 kn 95 kn min to max 131 kn	131		95 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.1 ° 1.4 ° min to max 10.1 °	6.8		1.4 °
95.43 %	Average g force 0.87 g 0.67 g min to max 1.04 g	0.88		0.88 g
Info	Average VSI -1,429 ft/m -1,778 ft/m min to max -1,171 ft/m	-1,419		-1,323 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,322 ft asl 7,569 ft asl min to max 9,044 ft asl	9,044		7,569 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -7.5 ° -10.1 ° min to max -4.0 °	-4.3		-7.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:00:15
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 21:00:19
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 21:00:20

Arrival Final 3

93.75 %

Approaching runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,288 ft agl to 1,176 ft agl. A decrease of 112 ft in 5 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
79.16 %	Approach angle 5.2 ° 5.2 ° min to max 5.2 ° Target 3.0 °	5.2		5.2 °
100 %	Average speed 92 kn 90 kn min to max 93 kn	93		91 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.4		-0.4 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.9 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.4		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.87 g 0.84 g min to max 0.91 g	0.89		0.84 g
Info	Average VSI -1,332 ft/m -1,377 ft/m min to max -1,304 ft/m	-1,330		-1,377 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,232 ft agl 1,176 ft agl min to max 1,288 ft agl	1,288		1,176 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -7.5 ° -7.8 ° min to max -7.2 °	-7.7		-7.8 °

Arrival Final 2

70 %

Approaching runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,045 ft agl to 357 ft agl. A decrease of 688 ft in 39 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 4.3 ° 3.4 ° min to max 5.0 ° Target 3.0 °	5.0		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 78 kn 68 kn min to max 90 kn	90		68 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.3		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.2		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.87 g 0.77 g min to max 1.05 g	0.87		0.90 g
Info	Average VSI -1,071 ft/m -1,354 ft/m min to max -814 ft/m	-1,243		-882 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 677 ft agl 357 ft agl min to max 1,045 ft agl	1,045		357 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -5.9 ° -7.8 ° min to max -3.4 °	-7.4		-3.4 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 344 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 35 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.6 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 70 kn 66 kn min to max 71 kn	68		69 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.1		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.86 g 0.78 g min to max 0.97 g	0.78		0.83 g
Info	Average VSI -428 ft/m -816 ft/m min to max -283 ft/m	-816		-288 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 97 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 344 ft agl	344		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -4.3 ° min to max -0.6 °	-4.3		-1.0 °

Arrival Landing

91.5 %

Landing on runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe, runway length 5,708 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 69 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
70.07 %	Threshold speed was a little below target at 69 kn. Target 70 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
97.37 %	Landing and flare profile
96.43 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.3 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.86 g 0.76 g min to max 0.95 g	0.83		0.90 g
Info	Average speed 64 kn 56 kn min to max 69 kn	69		56 kn
Info	Average VSI -202 ft/m -309 ft/m min to max -73 ft/m	-289		-149 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl	47		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -1.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	-1.0		1.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

90.52 %

Touchdown point was 483 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 56 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -149 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 20 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 80 °F. Wind 6 kn at 309 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 3 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.62 %	Touchdown VSI was -149 ft/m.
86.23 %	Touchdown distance was 1,913 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 56 kn Target 55 kn
84.06 %	Runway alignment max 20.1 ft 19.9 ft right	-20.1		-19.6 ft
78.5 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.1		1.2 °
73.14 %	Average g force 0.59 g 0.28 g min to max 0.90 g	0.90		0.28 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 55 kn 54 kn min to max 56 kn	56		54 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° 1.8 ° min to max 3.8 °	1.8		3.8 °

Takeoff on runway 23 at KPVF Placerville in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

95.73 %

98.67 %

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

96.67 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

93.89 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,316 ft using 33.8 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 72 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

90.6 %

0.0 ft left to 13.9 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

57.71 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

98.92 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KPVF Placerville.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

95.68 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

94.7 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KPVF Placerville.

Alignment

84.62 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

94.18 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

92.46 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KPVF Placerville.

Alignment

94.83 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

67.47 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Landing Score 94.01 %

93.75 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,288 ft agl to 1,176 ft agl. A decrease of 112 ft in 5 seconds.

Glideslope

79.16 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

79.16 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

70 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,045 ft agl to 357 ft agl. A decrease of 688 ft in 39 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 344 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 35 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

91.5 %

Landing

Landing on runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe, runway length 5,708 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 69 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

70.07 %

Threshold speed was a little below target at 69 kt. Target 85 kt

Flare

97.37 %

Excellent landing flare

Centreline ft

96.43 %

Bank °

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

90.52 %

Touchdown

89.62 %

Touchdown rate was good at -150 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 56 kt was a little fast. Target below 51 kn

Distance

86.23 %

Touchdown point was 483 ft beyond the touchdown zone.

Alignment

84.06 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 20 ft from centreline.

Bank

78.5 %

Bank angle 0.8 °

73.14 %

G 0.59 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

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