VA07 to KBLF Flight Report - PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Flight from VA07 to KBLF

Friday, 07 April 2023 21:05

Minutes 15

17 nm

Fuel 12 lbs

PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Departure

Runway 25 at VA07

Burkes Garden

Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Altitude

3,058 ft asl

Weight

1,993 lbs

Fuel

97 lbs

Temperature

38 °F

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

90.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at KBLF

Mercer County

Bluefield West Virginia, United States

2,851 ft asl

Altitude

1,981 lbs

Weight

85 lbs

Fuel

72 °F

Temperature

2 kt

Wind Speed

90.0 °

Wind Direction

1 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.21%

Departure Score 97.81%

Enroute Score 87.31%

Arrival Score 93.71%

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Flight Stages VA07 to KBLF

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 21:05:05
Info	Engine 1 Started at 21:05:05
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 21:05:05
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 21:05:05
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 21:05:05
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 21:05:05
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:05:05
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:05:05
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:05:05
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 21:06:17
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 21:07:17
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 21:09:16

Departure Roll

97.67 %

Departure roll runway 25 at VA07 Burkes Garden. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 69 kn. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 2 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway
92.15 %	Liftoff speed was 69 kn Target 75 kn
96.19 %	Runway alignment max 8.7 ft 8.6 ft left to 0.1 ft right	-0.1		7.6 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.4 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:11:32
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:11:34
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:11:35
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:11:39
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 21:11:15
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 21:11:49

Departure Climb 1

99.99 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25 VA07 Burkes Garden.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.6 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-0.7 °
100 %	Average speed 76 kn 69 kn min to max 80 kn	69		80 kn
99.95 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.4 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.4		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.99 g min to max 1.14 g	1.00		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 675 ft/m 456 ft/m min to max 820 ft/m	456		820 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 56 ft agl	0		56 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 1.1 ° min to max 6.3 °	1.1		6.3 °

Departure Climb 2

99.03 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25 VA07 Burkes Garden.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.5 ° -0.7 ° min to max 1.2 °	-0.7		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kn 81 kn min to max 95 kn	81		95 kn
96.13 %	Average bank angle 2.4 ° 0.8 ° min to max 3.5 °	1.5		3.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g	1.03		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI 1,074 ft/m 826 ft/m min to max 1,758 ft/m	826		1,679 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 119 ft agl 61 ft agl min to max 399 ft agl	61		399 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.7 ° 6.3 ° min to max 10.1 °	6.3		8.5 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 21:12:03
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:12:05
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:12:13

Departure Climb 3

92.36 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25 VA07 Burkes Garden.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.9 ° -0.5 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.5		-0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 103 kn 96 kn min to max 108 kn	96		108 kn
61.82 %	Average bank angle 12.5 ° 6.2 ° min to max 16.5 °	6.2		16.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.07 g	0.98		1.07 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,743 ft/m 1,588 ft/m min to max 2,012 ft/m	1,642		2,012 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 585 ft agl 422 ft agl min to max 744 ft agl	422		744 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.4 ° 7.8 ° min to max 9.4 °	8.4		9.4 °

Enroute Climb

74.63 %

Enroute climb started overhead VA07 Burkes Garden Tazewell (Virginia, United States). Climbing from 3,843 ft asl to 4,608 ft asl, an increase of 766 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
36.85 %	Climb speed 147 kn 108 kn min to max 165 kn Target 110 kn	108		159 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 19.9 ° 15.3 ° min to max 24.6 °	17.7		15.3 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.86 g min to max 1.27 g	1.07		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 592 ft/m -235 ft/m min to max 2,357 ft/m	2,102		790 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,360 ft asl 3,843 ft asl min to max 4,608 ft asl	3,843		4,608 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -4.0 ° min to max 10.5 °	9.7		-0.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of VA07 Burkes Garden Tazewell (Virginia, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,685 ft asl 4,622 ft asl min to max 4,720 ft asl	4,622		4,699 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 163 kn 160 kn min to max 172 kn	172		161 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.0 ° 3.4 ° min to max 14.0 °	14.0		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.09 g	1.02		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -4.7 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.4		-1.1 °

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile south east of VA07 Burkes Garden Tazewell (Virginia, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 127 kn 98 kn min to max 148 kn	148		98 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 11.0 °	3.6		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.07 g	1.06		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -60 ft/m -695 ft/m min to max 806 ft/m	544		-3 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,571 ft asl 3,995 ft asl min to max 4,999 ft asl	4,708		3,995 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -5.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	-0.6		0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:17:54

Arrival Final 4

99.92 %

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,148 ft agl to 1,028 ft agl. A decrease of 120 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	2.9		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 94 kn 88 kn min to max 97 kn	97		88 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.3 °
99.58 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.7		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.02 g	1.01		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -247 ft/m -490 ft/m min to max 55 ft/m	31		-490 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,106 ft agl 1,028 ft agl min to max 1,150 ft agl	1,148		1,028 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -2.8 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		-2.8 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:19:17

Arrival Final 3

99.95 %

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,018 ft agl to 668 ft agl. A decrease of 350 ft in 41 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 82 kn 80 kn min to max 87 kn	87		82 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.3		-0.2 °
99.76 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	1.0		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -500 ft/m -668 ft/m min to max -305 ft/m	-549		-305 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 824 ft agl 668 ft agl min to max 1,018 ft agl	1,018		668 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -2.9 ° min to max -0.3 °	-2.8		-0.7 °

Arrival Final 2

97.7 %

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 664 ft agl to 390 ft agl. A decrease of 274 ft in 41 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.77 %	Approach angle 3.4 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.6 °
100 %	Average speed 82 kn 80 kn min to max 84 kn	83		82 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
97.87 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	1.3		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.06 g	1.03		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI -398 ft/m -666 ft/m min to max -207 ft/m	-278		-300 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 537 ft agl 390 ft agl min to max 664 ft agl	664		390 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.1 ° -3.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.5		-1.3 °

Arrival Final 1

87.53 %

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 35 ft agl. A decrease of 348 ft in 33 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
42.22 %	Approach angle 2.9 ° 1.8 ° min to max 3.8 ° Target 3.0 °	3.6		1.8 °
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 76 kn min to max 84 kn	82		76 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.2		0.2 °
95.45 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.7 °	1.7		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g	0.95		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -699 ft/m -821 ft/m min to max -380 ft/m	-380		-808 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 126 ft agl 35 ft agl min to max 383 ft agl	383		35 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.1 ° -4.3 ° min to max -1.2 °	-1.7		-3.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:21:16

Arrival Landing

76.96 %

Landing on runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County, runway length 4,741 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 76 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 76 kn. Target 75 kn
60.82 %	Target 50 ft agl
48.7 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.1 °
95.76 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.17 g	1.04		0.96 g
Info	Average speed 70 kn 65 kn min to max 76 kn	76		65 kn
Info	Average VSI -209 ft/m -805 ft/m min to max 0 ft/m	-805		-45 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl	27		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° -2.9 ° min to max 2.8 °	-2.9		1.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

99.52 %

Touchdown distance was good at 1,397 ft. Touchdown speed at 64 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -50 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 2 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -50 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 1,397 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 64 kn Target 67 kn
96.8 %	Runway alignment max 8.0 ft 7.2 ft right	-6.6		-8.0 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.97 g min to max 1.10 g	0.97		1.01 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 64 kn 64 kn min to max 64 kn	64		64 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 0.5 ° min to max 2.6 °	1.6		0.5 °

Arrival Rollout

94.4 %

Total landing distance 1,977 ft, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,977 ft 42 % of runway.
87.56 %	Runway alignment max 16.8 ft 0.0 ft left to 16.8 ft right	-8.1		-16.8 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 58 kn 37 kn min to max 66 kn	66		37 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:21:39

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 11 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kn 4 kn min to max 30 kn	30		4 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:22:07

Takeoff on runway 25 at VA07 Burkes Garden in the Turbo Arrow III

97.81 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.67 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 25 at VA07 Burkes Garden. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 69 kn. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 2 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

92.15 %

Liftoff speed was 69 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

96.19 %

8.6 ft left to 0.1 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.99 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25 VA07 Burkes Garden.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.95 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.03 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25 VA07 Burkes Garden.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

96.13 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

92.36 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25 VA07 Burkes Garden.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

61.82 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County in the Turbo Arrow III

Landing Score 89.6 %

99.92 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,148 ft agl to 1,028 ft agl. A decrease of 120 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

99.58 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.95 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,018 ft agl to 668 ft agl. A decrease of 350 ft in 41 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

99.76 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

97.7 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 664 ft agl to 390 ft agl. A decrease of 274 ft in 41 seconds.

Glideslope

93.77 %

Good glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

93.77 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

97.87 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

87.53 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 35 ft agl. A decrease of 348 ft in 33 seconds.

Glideslope

42.22 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

42.22 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

95.45 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

76.96 %

Landing

Landing on runway 05 at KBLF Mercer County, runway length 4,741 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 76 kn.

Height

60.82 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 76 kt. Target 75 kt

Flare

48.7 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank

95.76 %

100 %

IAS

Info

Pitch

Info

Descent Rate

Info

99.52 %

Touchdown

100 %

Touchdown rate was excellent at -51 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 64 kt was good. Target below 65 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 1,397 ft.

Alignment

96.8 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.2 °

100 %

G 1.03 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

94.4 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 1,977 ft, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

Landing distance 1,977 ft using 41.7 % of runway

Alignment

87.56 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

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