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77MI
Cedar Springs, United States
Runway 27
Elevation850 ft asl
Weight4,966 lbs
Fuel606 lbs
Wind225° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

82.65 %
8D4
Sparta, United States
Runway 25
Elevation774 ft asl
Weight4,953 lbs
Fuel593 lbs
29 Jun 2023 0:04 6 nm Baron 58P 13 lbs
Departure Score
95.59 %
Enroute Score
94.53 %
Arrival Score
60.66 %

What went well

Touched down at -60 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,494 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 4.3 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 138 kn. at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 18 %, −6.80 points
Arrival Final 1 — gear not down; bank angle up to 20.2 ° at 52 %, Heading variation -0.1 ° at 70 %, −3.59 points
Arrival Touchdown — Speed at touchdown 126 kn at 0 %, bank angle up to 2.6 ° at 19 %, −2.72 points

Top opportunity

Shorten the long landing

Arrival Touchdown

Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.

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Start to finish · 9 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 Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 27 at 77MI Doren Fld. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 89 kn. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 3 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 89 knTarget 90 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 5.9 ft4.0 ft left to 1.9 ft right -0.8 -0.1 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 0.0 6.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.0 1.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 98.03Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 77MI Doren Fld.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 96 kn89 kn min to max 100 kn 89 100 kn
92 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° 2.2 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.02 g min to max 1.17 g 1.09 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 734 ft/m459 ft/m min to max 1,041 ft/m 459 1,041 ft/m
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 53 ft agl 0 53 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.4 °6.7 ° min to max 12.1 ° 6.8 11.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 36 ft agl · 107 kt
Departure Climb 2 88.72Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 77MI Doren Fld.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.8 °
100 % Average speed 102 kn100 kn min to max 108 kn 100 108 kn
55 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 19.1 ° 1.8 13.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.86 g min to max 1.13 g 1.01 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 1,184 ft/m1,050 ft/m min to max 1,463 ft/m 1,050 1,452 ft/m
Info Average altitude 81 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 188 ft agl 49 188 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.6 °9.4 ° min to max 11.8 ° 11.2 10.3 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead 77MI Doren Fld Cedar Springs (Michigan, United States). Climbing from 1,062 ft asl to 3,445 ft asl, an increase of 2,383 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 155 kn109 kn min to max 173 knTarget 160 kn 109 158 kn
100 % Average bank angle 12.5 °0.1 ° min to max 23.6 ° 16.2 2.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.79 g min to max 1.22 g 0.98 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 1,633 ft/m239 ft/m min to max 2,970 ft/m 1,438 239 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,062 ft asl1,062 ft asl min to max 3,445 ft asl 1,062 3,445 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.8 °2.2 ° min to max 11.4 ° 9.6 2.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Engine 2 Stopped 2,483 ft agl · 177 kt
Enroute Descent 89.05Enroute descent started 2 miles east of 8D4 Miller-Sparta Sparta (Michigan, United States). Descent from 3,358 ft asl to 2,595 ft asl, a decrease of 763 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 173 kn166 kn min to max 180 kn 175 166 kn
80 % Average bank angle 30.5 °0.2 ° min to max 49.9 ° 5.2 7.1 °
70 % Average g force 1.19 g0.62 g min to max 1.78 g 1.06 0.81 g
Info Average VSI -1,428 ft/m-3,113 ft/m min to max -271 ft/m -793 -1,536 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,006 ft asl2,595 ft asl min to max 3,358 ft asl 3,358 2,595 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-8.6 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.1 -5.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 49.37Arrival started 2 miles east of 8D4 Miller-Sparta Sparta (Michigan, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 152 kn140 kn min to max 163 kn 158 148 kn
0 % Average bank angle 40.4 °0.9 ° min to max 69.4 ° 10.5 31.3 °
47 % Average g force 1.52 g0.84 g min to max 2.18 g 0.96 1.37 g
Info Average VSI -2,121 ft/m-3,768 ft/m min to max -816 ft/m -1,982 -2,639 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,812 ft asl1,124 ft asl min to max 2,558 ft asl 2,558 1,124 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.0 °-11.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -6.6 -7.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 67.66Approaching runway 25 at 8D4 Miller-Sparta from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 311 ft agl to 4 ft agl. A decrease of 306 ft in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Approach angle 2.3 °1.3 ° min to max 4.1 °Target 3.0 ° 4.1 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 140 kn138 kn min to max 148 kn 147 138 kn
70 % Heading variation -0.1 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -1.0 0.0 °
52 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.0 ° min to max 20.2 ° 13.9 4.6 °
86 % Average g force 1.11 g0.77 g min to max 1.50 g 1.50 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -1,279 ft/m-2,442 ft/m min to max -946 ft/m -2,442 -964 ft/m
Info Average altitude 61 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 311 ft agl 311 4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-4.5 ° min to max 1.9 ° -3.7 0.9 °

Events

Fail Gear not down
Info Landing Gear Down 257 ft agl · 154 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-170-128-85-4304385128170Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 38.80Landing on runway 25 at 8D4 Miller-Sparta, runway length 4,025 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 138 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 138 kn. Target 90 kn
41 % Target 50 ft agl
18 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
94 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 0.8 °
95 % Average g force 1.07 g0.87 g min to max 1.34 g 1.07 0.87 g
Info Average speed 132 kn126 kn min to max 138 kn 138 126 kn
Info Average VSI -303 ft/m-959 ft/m min to max -30 ft/m -959 -60 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 18 ft agl 18 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °1.1 ° min to max 4.2 ° 1.1 2.2 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 75.51Touchdown distance was good at 1,500 ft. Touchdown speed at 126 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -60 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 92 °F. Wind 13 kn at 179 °. Crosswind: 12 kn Headwind: 6 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Touchdown VSI was -60 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,500 ftTarget 1,500 ft
0 % Speed at touchdown 126 knTarget 79 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 4.3 ft2.1 ft left 0.6 4.3 ft
19 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.8 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.8 2.6 °
97 % Average g force 1.12 g0.87 g min to max 1.31 g 0.87 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 125 kn124 kn min to max 126 kn 126 124 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.2 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 1.2 °

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,784 ft · 63 %
100.00Liftoff speed89 kt
100.00Runway alignment4.0 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.03Rate of climb733 ft/m

Landing

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

40.69Threshold height18 ft
0.00Threshold speed138 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.0 ft 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 8D4 25

Past threshold100.00
1,494ft
Centreline100.00
4.3ft L
Speed0.00
125kt
Sink rate98.93
-60ft/m
Impact96.57
1.31G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 4,025 ft of the approach.

18 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 18 ft, down at 1,494 ft

Plan view — the full 4,025 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,494 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 1,494 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,494 ft of 4,025 ft · 37 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 27 at 77MI Doren Fld in the Baron 58P
95.59 %
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 27 at 77MI Doren Fld. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 89 kn. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 3 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 89 kn - Target 90 kn
Alignment
100 %
4.0 ft left to 1.9 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
90 45 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
01,0002,000-30-20-100102030 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
98.03 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 77MI Doren Fld.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
92.13 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 9.5 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 500 -100
88.72 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 77MI Doren Fld.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Bank °
54.89 %
20 10 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 11 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 1,200 900
01,0002,00001734516885 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 25 at 8D4 Miller-Sparta in the Baron 58P
Landing Score 60.66 %
67.66 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 25 at 8D4 Miller-Sparta from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 311 ft agl to 4 ft agl. A decrease of 306 ft in 14 seconds.
Glideslope
73.72 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
69.64 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
73.72 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
148 139 130
Alignment
69.64 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
52.05 %
21 11 0
G
85.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-947 -1,723 -2,500
00.250.50.751050100150200250300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-170-128-85-4304385128170 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
38.8 %
Landing
Landing on runway 25 at 8D4 Miller-Sparta, runway length 4,025 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 138 kn.
Height
40.69 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
0 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 138 kt. Target 90 kt
Flare
18.05 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
93.76 %
5 2.5 0
G
94.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
138 129 120
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-30 -515 -1,000
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001123344657 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-40-32-24-16-80816243240 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
75.51 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 1,500 ft. Touchdown speed at 126 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -60 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 92 °F. Wind 13 kn at 179 °. Crosswind: 12 kn Headwind: 6 kn.
Landed with a 12 kt crosswind, well done!
Touchdown
98.93 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -64 ft/m.
Speed
0 %
Touchdown speed at 126 kt was excessively fast. Target below 79 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 1,500 ft.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
19 %
Bank angle 1.8 °
G
96.57 %
G 1.12 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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