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KCLW
Clearwater, United States
Runway 34
Elevation0 ft asl
Fuel129 kg

Flight Score

89.81 %
KPIE
St Petersburg-Clearwater, United States
Runway 18R
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight885 kg
Fuel127 kg
Wind200° · 13 kn · 6 kn cross
27 Feb 2024 0:07 7 nm PA28 Warrior II 2 kg
Departure Score
96.61 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
68.28 %

What went well

Touchdown 64 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 24 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Taxi — landing lights on should be off; peak taxi speed 44 kt at 0 %, peak speed in a turn 41 kt at 0 %, −5.00 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 0 %, bank angle up to 5.9 ° at 90 %, −2.35 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 1.3 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 10.0 ° at 82 %, −1.41 points

Top opportunity

Work on the flare

Arrival Landing

Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 13 stages, 12 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 Climb 1 98.01Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 KCLW Clearwater Air Park.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn61 kn min to max 72 kn 61 72 kn
93 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.1 4.1 °
97 % Average g force 1.05 g0.90 g min to max 1.30 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 679 ft/m476 ft/m min to max 743 ft/m 476 691 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 0 47 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.7 °-0.1 ° min to max 10.2 ° 0.0 9.0 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 69 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 69 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 69 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 69 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 69 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 69 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl · 69 kt
Departure Climb 2 96.88Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 KCLW Clearwater Air Park.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.2 1.9 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn71 kn min to max 75 kn 72 74 kn
88 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 6.7 ° 4.1 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 808 ft/m555 ft/m min to max 1,112 ft/m 690 950 ft/m
Info Average altitude 119 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 395 ft agl 48 395 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.1 °6.9 ° min to max 12.3 ° 9.0 11.3 °
Departure Climb 3 94.95Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34 KCLW Clearwater Air Park.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 2.6 °2.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.0 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn65 kn min to max 73 kn 73 66 kn
75 % Average bank angle 7.7 °4.8 ° min to max 11.6 ° 6.9 11.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.78 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 0.79 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,164 ft/m811 ft/m min to max 1,344 ft/m 1,016 811 ft/m
Info Average altitude 504 ft agl413 ft agl min to max 589 ft agl 413 589 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.8 °3.7 ° min to max 14.1 ° 12.3 3.7 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KCLW Clearwater Air Park Clearwater (Florida, United States). Climbing from 662 ft asl to 1,210 ft asl, an increase of 547 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 80 kn70 kn min to max 84 kn 70 82 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.4 °0.1 ° min to max 27.3 ° 13.7 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.22 g 0.88 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 633 ft/m-43 ft/m min to max 1,615 ft/m 468 -41 ft/m
Info Average altitude 981 ft asl662 ft asl min to max 1,213 ft asl 662 1,210 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.8 °1.8 ° min to max 10.8 ° 3.0 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Greenbriar (Florida, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,094 ft asl986 ft asl min to max 1,217 ft asl 1,209 986 ft asl
100 % Average speed 92 kn82 kn min to max 96 kn 82 95 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.1 ° min to max 8.5 ° 0.7 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.84 g min to max 1.11 g 1.02 1.02 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-3.3 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.1 -1.9 °
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 1 mile south of Greenbriar (Florida, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 90 kn79 kn min to max 96 kn 95 79 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 8.9 ° 0.9 7.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.80 g min to max 1.06 g 1.02 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -503 ft/m-831 ft/m min to max 89 ft/m -103 -658 ft/m
Info Average altitude 866 ft asl672 ft asl min to max 989 ft asl 984 672 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-4.9 ° min to max 0.3 ° -1.7 -3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 981 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 727 ft agl · 86 kt
Arrival Final 2 82.07Approaching runway 18R at KPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 655 ft agl to 216 ft agl. A decrease of 438 ft in 47 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
44 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.0 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 2.0 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn68 kn min to max 78 kn 78 68 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.7 °0.5 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.8 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° 2.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -548 ft/m-920 ft/m min to max -256 ft/m -641 -256 ft/m
Info Average altitude 398 ft agl216 ft agl min to max 655 ft agl 655 216 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-4.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° -3.6 0.8 °
11.251.51.752150200250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 74.71Approaching runway 18R at KPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 211 ft agl to 20 ft agl. A decrease of 191 ft in 55 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 1.3 °1.0 ° min to max 2.0 °Target 3.0 ° 2.0 1.2 °
100 % Average speed 61 kn58 kn min to max 68 kn 68 60 kn
91 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.1 °
82 % Average bank angle 3.0 °0.0 ° min to max 10.0 ° 1.4 6.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.09 g 0.95 0.90 g
Info Average VSI -166 ft/m-393 ft/m min to max 37 ft/m -301 -145 ft/m
Info Average altitude 58 ft agl20 ft agl min to max 211 ft agl 211 20 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °0.0 ° min to max 7.0 ° 0.0 2.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 57.63Landing on runway 18R at KPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl, runway length 1,049 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 60 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 60 kn. Target 65 kn
35 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
90 % Average bank angle 2.7 °1.4 ° min to max 5.9 ° 5.9 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.90 g min to max 1.04 g 0.90 1.04 g
Info Average speed 59 kn58 kn min to max 60 kn 60 58 kn
Info Average VSI -294 ft/m-372 ft/m min to max -154 ft/m -154 -370 ft/m
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 16 ft agl 16 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °2.1 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.9 2.9 °
0153045597401223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft01530455974-15-12-9-6-303691215Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 90.97Touchdown distance was good at 62 m. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -370 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 13 kn at 200 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Touchdown VSI was -370 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 62 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 58 knTarget 56 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.84 m0.65 m left 0.54 0.84 m
98 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 0.9 °
90 % Average g force 1.27 g1.04 g min to max 1.43 g 1.04 1.19 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 58 kn57 kn min to max 58 kn 58 57 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °2.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° 2.9 4.9 °
Arrival Rollout 94.31Total landing distance 267 m, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 267 m25 % of runway.
88 % Runway alignment max 8.45 m2.21 m left to 6.24 m right 0.90 -6.11 m
95 % Average g force 1.02 g0.67 g min to max 1.30 g 1.16 1.00 g
Info Average speed 40 kn31 kn min to max 46 kn 46 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °-0.3 ° min to max 8.6 ° 5.6 1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 5.9 ° 0.9 0.7 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 2 ft agl · 48 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 33 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 23 kn18 kn min to max 30 kn 30 18 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.6 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.2 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.2 1.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 10.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 13 kn3 kn min to max 44 kn 17 44 kn
0 % Average speed turning corners 17 knmax 41 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 0.98 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.8 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.4 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights ON should be OFF
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 2 ft agl · 22 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2 ft agl · 45 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 48 kt

Takeoff

98.01Rate of climb679 fpm

Landing

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

34.62Threshold height15 ft
100.00Threshold speed59 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.02 m L

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 KPIE 18R

Past threshold100.00
64m
Centreline100.00
0.84m L
Speed100.00
58kt
Touchdown rate66.35
-370fpm
Impact89.71
1.43G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,049 m of the approach.

15 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 15 ft, down at 64 m

Plan view — the full 1,049 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 64 m past threshold CLEARED

The 64 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 256 m of 1,049 m · 24 %
Rollout distance100.00
192m24 % used
Rollout alignment88.37
6.24m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 34 at KCLW Clearwater Air Park in the PA28 Warrior II
96.61 %
98.01 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 KCLW Clearwater Air Park.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
93.18 %
5 2.5 0
G
97.14 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 5.5 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
96.88 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 KCLW Clearwater Air Park.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
87.53 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 9.5 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 800 400
94.95 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34 KCLW Clearwater Air Park.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
74.76 %
12 8 4
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
15 9 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 1,050 700
025050075001530456075 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.10.150.20.250100200300400500 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 18R at KPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl in the PA28 Warrior II
Landing Score 79.4 %
Landing Summary

Overall, this landing showed a mix of strengths and weaknesses, but there is great potential for improvement with some focused practice and adjustments.

During the Approach Phase, it is encouraging to see good heading alignment and speed control. However, the descent path below the glideslope limit could be improved upon to ensure a smoother and more controlled approach.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, it is evident that there were some challenges with the threshold height being too low and a very poor landing flare. This led to instability during the landing, which is an area that can be worked on to achieve a more controlled and stable touchdown.

In the Touchdown Phase, there was a hard touchdown rate and some bouncing upon touchdown. However, the speed and distance were good, showing that with some refinements in technique, a more gentle and controlled landing can be achieved.

Lastly, in the Rollout Phase, there was poor runway alignment. This is an important aspect to focus on for a safe and efficient rollout.

Overall, while there were areas of improvement in this landing, there were also several positive aspects to build upon. With continued practice and attention to technique, there is no doubt that future landings can become more consistent and controlled. Keep up the hard work and dedication, and remember that every landing is an opportunity to learn and grow as a pilot. You're on the right track!

82.07 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 18R at KPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 655 ft agl to 216 ft agl. A decrease of 438 ft in 47 seconds.
Glideslope
43.71 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
43.71 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
78 69 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
94.78 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-256 -628 -1,000
11.251.51.752150200250300350400450500550600650700 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
74.71 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 18R at KPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 211 ft agl to 20 ft agl. A decrease of 191 ft in 55 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
91.2 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
68 59 50
Alignment
91.2 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
82.33 %
11 5.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
36 -182 -400
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
57.63 %
Landing
Landing on runway 18R at KPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl, runway length 1,049 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 60 kn.
Height
34.62 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 60 kt. Target 65 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
89.74 %
6 3.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 55 50
Pitch °
Info
3 2.5 2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-154 -277 -400
0153045597401223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
01530455974-15-12-9-6-303691215 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
90.97 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 62 m. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -370 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 13 kn at 200 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
Touchdown
66.35 %
Touchdown rate was firm at -370 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 58 kt was a little fast. Target below 56 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 62 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
98 %
Bank angle 0.9 °
G
89.71 %
G 1.27 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
94.31 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 267 m, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 267 m using 25.49 % of runway
Alignment
88.37 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
95.43 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
57 49 40
Bank °
Info
6 3 0
Pitch °
Info
9 4.5 0
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
10 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
Switched On
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
0 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
0 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
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