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LEAP
Empuriabrava, Spain
Runway 35
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight1,883 lbs
Fuel129 lbs
Wind7° · 0 kn

Flight Score

93.90 %
LEAP
Empuriabrava, Spain
Runway 35
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight1,830 lbs
Fuel75 lbs
Wind7° · 1 kn
26 Nov 2024 0:54 19 nm Cessna C172 54 lbs
Departure Score
93.49 %
Enroute Score
95.66 %
Arrival Score
92.55 %

What went well

Touched down at -143 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 246 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 2.9 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Enroute Climb — bank angle up to 53.3 ° at 74 %, −1.18 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 23.3 ° at 44 %, −0.94 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed at 48 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. at 48 %, −0.90 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, Takeoff Bounce at 80 %, −0.75 points

Top opportunity

Improve the takeoff

Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

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Start to finish · 14 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield, Average speed was 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 18 kn 0 18 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.4 1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 91.00Departure roll runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield. Takeoff distance 1,105 ft 68 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 64 kn. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 0 kn at 6 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,105 ft68 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 64 knTarget 65 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 6.8 ft5.0 ft left to 1.7 ft right 2.4 -1.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 1.10 g
80 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-2.1 ° min to max 5.5 ° 1.1 5.5 °
Info Average bank angle 1.6 °0.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 0.2 4.7 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 97.84Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 35 LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.7 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn64 kn min to max 70 kn 64 70 kn
91 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.1 ° min to max 5.3 ° 4.7 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.92 g min to max 1.19 g 1.11 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 644 ft/m354 ft/m min to max 780 ft/m 354 765 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl 1 51 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.0 °5.6 ° min to max 9.8 ° 5.6 7.3 °
Departure Climb 2 96.36Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 35 LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-1.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° -0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn70 kn min to max 81 kn 70 81 kn
85 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.1 ° min to max 7.5 ° 0.9 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.09 g 0.92 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 821 ft/m648 ft/m min to max 1,072 ft/m 761 648 ft/m
Info Average altitude 122 ft agl52 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl 52 390 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °6.0 ° min to max 9.8 ° 7.3 6.5 °

Events

Info Bounce during liftoff 204 ft agl · 80 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 339 ft agl · 83 kt
Departure Climb 3 88.77Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 35 LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 85 kn82 kn min to max 88 kn 82 88 kn
44 % Average bank angle 5.7 °0.3 ° min to max 23.3 ° 1.5 23.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.18 g 0.98 1.18 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 864 ft/m688 ft/m min to max 1,107 ft/m 688 728 ft/m
Info Average altitude 496 ft agl402 ft agl min to max 580 ft agl 402 580 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °4.0 ° min to max 8.7 ° 6.1 5.3 °
Enroute Climb 89.40Enroute climb started overhead LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield Empuriabrava (Catalunya, Spain). Climbing from 606 ft asl to 9,480 ft asl, an increase of 8,874 ft in 21 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 104 kn85 kn min to max 119 kn 88 89 kn
74 % Average bank angle 5.5 °0.0 ° min to max 53.2 ° 28.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.77 g min to max 1.42 g 1.22 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 499 ft/m-1,304 ft/m min to max 1,598 ft/m 849 414 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,986 ft asl606 ft asl min to max 9,480 ft asl 606 9,480 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-5.9 ° min to max 8.7 ° 5.5 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north east of l'Armentera (Catalunya, Spain) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 9,903 ft asl9,540 ft asl min to max 10,046 ft asl 9,540 9,635 ft asl
100 % Average speed 82 kn60 kn min to max 109 kn 89 109 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 1.8 3.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.11 g 1.04 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-1.9 ° min to max 5.5 ° 3.1 -1.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 10,016 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 10,025 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 9,987 ft agl · 88 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9,950 ft agl · 98 kt
Enroute Descent 97.59Enroute descent started overhead Vilajuiga (Catalunya, Spain). Descent from 9,568 ft asl to 404 ft asl, a decrease of 9,163 ft in 20 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 104 kn64 kn min to max 122 kn 109 64 kn
94 % Average bank angle 6.1 °0.0 ° min to max 43.0 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.84 g min to max 1.46 g 0.98 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -423 ft/m-1,081 ft/m min to max 938 ft/m -432 -870 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,005 ft asl404 ft asl min to max 9,568 ft asl 9,568 404 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-6.4 ° min to max 6.3 ° -1.8 -6.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 923 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 863 ft agl · 93 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 841 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 455 ft agl · 82 kt
Arrival Final 1 87.73Approaching runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 381 ft agl to 12 ft agl. A decrease of 369 ft in 29 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
39 % Approach angle 2.3 °0.9 ° min to max 5.2 °Target 3.0 ° 5.2 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 53 kn48 kn min to max 64 kn 64 48 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 1.5 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.15 g 0.94 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -644 ft/m-1,025 ft/m min to max -379 ft/m -952 -381 ft/m
Info Average altitude 72 ft agl12 ft agl min to max 381 ft agl 381 12 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-7.1 ° min to max 1.9 ° -7.1 1.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 86.43Landing on runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield, runway length 1,630 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 48 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
48 % Threshold speed at 48 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 27 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.1 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.1 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.5 3.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.97 g min to max 1.11 g 0.97 1.00 g
Info Average speed 45 kn42 kn min to max 48 kn 48 42 kn
Info Average VSI -262 ft/m-383 ft/m min to max -143 ft/m -382 -143 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 11 ft agl 11 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °1.8 ° min to max 5.5 ° 1.8 5.3 °
025006.8814212834Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 98.54Touchdown distance was good at 235 ft. Touchdown speed at 42 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -143 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 0 kn at 7 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Touchdown VSI was -143 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 235 ftTarget 1,043 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 42 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.9 ft2.8 ft right -2.6 -2.9 ft
78 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.7 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.00 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.08 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 42 kn41 kn min to max 42 kn 42 41 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °4.6 ° min to max 5.6 ° 5.3 5.6 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 854 ft, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 854 ft52 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 9.4 ft6.5 ft left to 2.9 ft right -2.9 6.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 1.01 g
Info Average speed 46 kn32 kn min to max 49 kn 49 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °1.5 ° min to max 6.1 ° 5.7 1.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 1 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn0 kn min to max 30 kn 30 5 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-0.5 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.3 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 22 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 21 kt
Arrival Taxi 90.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kn4 kn min to max 6 kn 6 4 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.4 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.7 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Taxi Lights

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,105 ft · 68 %
100.00Liftoff speed63 kt
100.00Runway alignment5.0 ft L
80.00Bounce on takeoffYes
97.84Rate of climb643 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height10 ft
47.55Threshold speed47 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.1 ft R

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 LEAP 35

Past threshold100.00
246ft
Centreline100.00
2.9ft R
Speed100.00
42kt
Touchdown rate98.50
-143fpm
Impact100.00
1.13G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,630 ft of the approach.

10 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 10 ft, down at 246 ft

Plan view — the full 1,630 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 246 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 246 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 813 ft of 1,630 ft · 50 %
Rollout distance100.00
567ft49 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
6.5ft L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield in the Cessna 172
93.49 %
91 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield. Takeoff distance 1,105 ft 68 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 64 kn. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 0 kn at 6 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,105 ft using 67.79 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 64 kn - Target 65 kn
Alignment
100 %
5.0 ft left to 1.7 ft right
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 40 10
Bank °
Info
5 2.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 2 -2
01,000-40-30-20-10010203040 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
97.84 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 35 LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
91.37 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
96.36 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 35 LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
85.45 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 8 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 800 500
88.77 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 35 LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
43.84 %
24 12 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 6 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 850 500
01,00001836547290 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.750100200300400500 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.75-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield in the Cessna 172
Landing Score 93.18 %
87.73 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 381 ft agl to 12 ft agl. A decrease of 369 ft in 29 seconds.
Glideslope
38.63 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
38.63 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
64 52 40
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-379 -740 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
86.43 %
Landing
Landing on runway 35 at LEAP Ampuriabrava Airfield, runway length 1,630 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 48 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
47.55 %
Threshold speed at 48 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
95.48 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
48 44 40
Pitch °
Info
6 3.5 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-146 -273 -400
025006.8814212834 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250-40-32-24-16-80816243240 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
98.54 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 235 ft. Touchdown speed at 42 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -143 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 0 kn at 7 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
98.5 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -143 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 42 kt was good. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 235 ft.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
78.35 %
Bank angle 2.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.09 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 854 ft, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 854 ft using 52.39 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
41 30 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 4 1
0500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
90.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
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