EGPE to EGPE Flight Report - Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Flight from EGPE to EGPE

Friday, 26 December 2025 18:36

Minutes 10

5 nm

Fuel 5 kg

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 23 at EGPE

Inverness Airport

Inverness, Highland, Scotland

Altitude

26 ft asl

Weight

1,013 kg

Fuel

147 kg

Temperature

9 °C

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

331.3 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 23 at EGPE

Inverness Airport

Inverness Highland, Scotland

26 ft asl

Altitude

1,009 kg

Weight

143 kg

Fuel

9 °C

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

331.3 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 99%

Departure Score 97.9%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 99.11%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, a small airport located in the Highland region of Scotland. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 69 kt, covering a distance of 254 m, which was 14% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 9 °C and a wind speed of 0 kt from a direction of 331 °, resulting in no crosswind or headwind.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport. The climb was steep, with the aircraft rising from 901 ft above sea level to 986 ft in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nm. This rapid ascent was followed by a brief enroute level cruise, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nm. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south west of the airport. The descent was more gradual, with the aircraft losing 1,352 ft in altitude over a period of 3 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.

As the aircraft approached the airport, it began its final approach to runway 23, which was located to the north east. The aircraft was flying at a heading of 228.0 ° and an altitude of 153 ft above ground level, with the runway threshold in sight. The landing was smooth, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 49 kt and a distance of 478 m, which was well within the runway's length. The touchdown rate was perfect, at -29 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was also spot on.

The total landing distance was 832 m, which was 46% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process. The total flight distance was 5 nm, and the flight duration was 10 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5 kg of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was characterized by smooth and controlled movements, with the pilot demonstrating excellent flying skills throughout.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, Average speed was 2 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 7 kt 0 kt min to max 30 kt	0		30 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 1.7 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.5		3.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 0.90 g 0.73 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.73 g
Info	Battery Master On at 18:36:40
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:36:40
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:36:40
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:36:40
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:36:40
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:36:40
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:36:40
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 18:36:40
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:37:08
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:39:05

Departure Roll

98.6 %

Departure roll runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. Takeoff distance 254 m 14 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 69 kt. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 0 kt at 331 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 254 m 14 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 69 kt Target 70 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.91 m 0.00 m left to 2.91 m right	-1.85		-0.75 m
86 %	Average g force 0.37 g 0.01 g min to max 1.02 g	0.68		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 1.8 ° min to max 4.7 °	3.0		4.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.4		1.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:39:20
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:39:21

Departure Climb 1

99.78 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 77 kt 69 kt min to max 81 kt	69		81 kt
99.13 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.3 °	1.2		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.95 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI 489 fpm 312 fpm min to max 673 fpm	312		673 fpm
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 52 ft agl	0		52 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 4.7 ° min to max 8.1 °	4.7		8.1 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 18:39:29

Departure Climb 2

98.81 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 1.6 °	-0.3		1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kt 81 kt min to max 88 kt	81		83 kt
95.24 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.8 °	0.7		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.95 g 0.90 g min to max 0.98 g	0.97		0.90 g
Info	Average VSI 894 fpm 678 fpm min to max 1,673 fpm	678		1,673 fpm
Info	Average altitude 110 ft agl 53 ft agl min to max 404 ft agl	53		404 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.8 ° 8.1 ° min to max 13.1 °	8.1		13.0 °

Departure Climb 3

94.39 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 2.7 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.9 °	1.9		3.9 °
100 %	Average speed 86 kt 80 kt min to max 90 kt	82		88 kt
71.95 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.7 °	1.5		12.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.87 g min to max 0.99 g	0.89		0.96 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,074 fpm 727 fpm min to max 1,641 fpm	1,641		1,226 fpm
Info	Average altitude 653 ft agl 431 ft agl min to max 857 ft agl	431		857 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.7 ° 6.6 ° min to max 12.7 °	12.7		9.2 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland). Climbing from 901 ft asl to 986 ft asl, an increase of 85 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 94 kt 88 kt min to max 102 kt	88		102 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.4 ° 9.7 ° min to max 12.9 °	12.8		10.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.88 g min to max 0.99 g	0.92		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 294 fpm -170 fpm min to max 1,192 fpm	1,192		0 fpm
Info	Average altitude 979 ft asl 901 ft asl min to max 1,000 ft asl	901		986 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 8.8 °	8.8		1.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland) and lasted 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,292 ft asl 988 ft asl min to max 1,701 ft asl	988		1,537 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 94 kt 80 kt min to max 106 kt	102		97 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 12.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 20.2 °	10.5		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.86 g min to max 1.11 g	0.98		0.92 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° -2.1 ° min to max 6.7 °	1.6		1.4 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland). Descent from 1,538 ft asl to 186 ft asl, a decrease of 1,352 ft in 3 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 81 kt 64 kt min to max 97 kt	97		79 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.3 °	0.4		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.95 g 0.75 g min to max 1.10 g	0.95		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -402 fpm -802 fpm min to max 271 fpm	72		-507 fpm
Info	Average altitude 962 ft asl 186 ft asl min to max 1,554 ft asl	1,538		186 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -3.6 ° min to max 3.9 °	1.4		-1.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:43:49
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:44:58
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 18:45:02

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 153 ft agl to 34 ft agl. A decrease of 119 ft in 10 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.9 ° 2.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.5		2.3 °
100 %	Average speed 78 kt 78 kt min to max 79 kt	78		78 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.2		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.0		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.94 g 0.92 g min to max 0.98 g	0.94		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI -700 fpm -733 fpm min to max -466 fpm	-475		-708 fpm
Info	Average altitude 66 ft agl 34 ft agl min to max 153 ft agl	153		34 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.3 ° -3.5 ° min to max -1.6 °	-1.6		-2.8 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, runway length 1,814 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 78 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 78 kt. Target 68 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.7		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.90 g min to max 1.09 g	0.97		0.94 g
Info	Average speed 65 kt 49 kt min to max 78 kt	78		49 kt
Info	Average VSI -198 fpm -707 fpm min to max -9 fpm	-707		-29 fpm
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl	36		2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° -2.8 ° min to max 5.9 °	-2.8		5.9 °

Arrival Touchdown

99.63 %

Touchdown distance was good at 478 m. Touchdown speed at 49 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -29 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 0 kt at 331 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -29 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 478 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 49 kt Target below 62 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.33 m 1.21 m right	-1.14		-1.33 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.3 °
92.57 %	Average g force 0.54 g 0.24 g min to max 0.94 g	0.94		0.24 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 49 kt 48 kt min to max 49 kt	49		48 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 5.9 ° min to max 6.2 °	5.9		6.2 °

Arrival Rollout

96.83 %

Total landing distance 832 m, 46 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 832 m 46 % of runway.
95.62 %	Runway alignment max 4.25 m 0.00 m left to 4.25 m right	-1.36		-2.02 m
88 %	Average g force 0.28 g 0.08 g min to max 0.80 g	0.21		0.80 g
Info	Average speed 49 kt 31 kt min to max 55 kt	55		31 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.4 ° 3.5 ° min to max 6.5 °	6.3		3.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.3		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 8 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 17 kt 0 kt min to max 56 kt	30		56 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 3.3 ° 2.4 ° min to max 4.1 °	3.2		4.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 0.89 g 0.36 g min to max 1.07 g	0.89		0.36 g
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:47:53
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:47:54
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:48:40
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:49:30

Takeoff on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

97.9 %

98.6 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 254 m using 13.98 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 69 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.00 m left to 2.91 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

86 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.78 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.13 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.81 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

95.24 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

94.39 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

71.95 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Landing Score 99.11 %

Landing Summary

The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche successfully landed at EGPE Inverness Airport, showcasing exceptional piloting skills. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, aligning itself with the runway 23 threshold at a heading of 228.0°. At an altitude of 153 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway, the pilot executed a precise final approach.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 78 knots was significantly above the target speed, which is a desirable outcome as it allows for a more stable and controlled approach. The touchdown distance of 478 meters was also within acceptable limits, showcasing the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and altitude effectively.

The touchdown speed of 49 knots was well within the target range, and the touchdown rate of -29 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's exceptional skills in navigating the aircraft to the runway centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 0 knots from 331°. This resulted in a crosswind and headwind of 0 knots, making the landing even more challenging but ultimately successful. The total landing distance of 832 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length, was also within acceptable limits.

The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, ensuring a safe and controlled stop at the end of the runway. Overall, this landing was a testament to the pilot's exceptional skills and experience, and it highlights the capabilities of the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft.

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 153 ft agl to 34 ft agl. A decrease of 119 ft in 10 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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