KDCA to KFME Flight Report - Spitfire Mk IX

Flight from KDCA to KFME

Sunday, 14 July 2024 20:47

Minutes 10

26 nm

Fuel 76 lbs

Spitfire Mk IX

Departure

Runway 19 at KDCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Washington, Virginia, United States

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

6,678 lbs

Fuel

611 lbs

Temperature

95 °F

Wind Speed

10 kt

Wind Direction

210.0 °

Headwind

9 kt

Crosswind

5 kt

Arrival

Runway 28 at KFME

Tipton

Fort Meade Maryland, United States

131 ft asl

Altitude

6,602 lbs

Weight

535 lbs

Fuel

81 °F

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

43.8 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.02%

Departure Score 94.65%

Enroute Score 93.99%

Arrival Score 89.25%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

82.04 %

Touchdown

80.45 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

33.04 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 103 kt.

Flare

95.68 %

Great landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

93.71 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -282 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

16.02 %

Touchdown speed at 99 kt was excessively fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 241 ft.

Centreline

93.07 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KDCA to KFME

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Average speed was 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn	0		0 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:47:22
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:47:22
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:47:24
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:47:27
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:47:27
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 20:47:27

Departure Roll

80 %

Departure roll runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 128 kn. Local weather - Temperature 95 °F. Wind 10 kn at 210 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 9 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway
0 %	Liftoff speed was 128 kn Target 80 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 9.7 ft 7.8 ft left to 1.9 ft right	0.3		-1.9 ft
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.89 g min to max 1.04 g	0.98		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 12.0 °	11.9		2.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.1 °	0.2		1.5 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:47:56
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:47:57
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:47:58
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:48:02
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:48:03
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:48:05
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:48:06
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:48:07

Departure Climb 1

99.18 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 19 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 128 kn min to max 145 kn	128		145 kn
96.74 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	1.7		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.71 g min to max 1.50 g	1.00		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 420 ft/m 315 ft/m min to max 598 ft/m	381		410 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl	0		43 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 1.8 ° min to max 7.0 °	2.0		3.9 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:48:40

Departure Climb 2

99.79 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 19 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.9 °
100 %	Average speed 157 kn 145 kn min to max 188 kn	145		186 kn
99.16 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.9		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.77 g min to max 1.15 g	1.02		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 591 ft/m 414 ft/m min to max 1,314 ft/m	414		813 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 104 ft agl 44 ft agl min to max 388 ft agl	44		388 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 2.3 ° min to max 5.7 °	3.8		3.7 °

Departure Climb 3

99.62 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 19 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.1 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.0		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 195 kn 187 kn min to max 200 kn	187		200 kn
98.08 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.7 °	0.5		2.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.83 g min to max 1.17 g	1.03		1.02 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,348 ft/m 887 ft/m min to max 1,608 ft/m	887		1,396 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 679 ft agl 403 ft agl min to max 982 ft agl	403		982 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 2.8 ° min to max 4.9 °	3.4		4.7 °

Enroute Climb

78.53 %

Enroute climb started overhead Alexandria (Virginia, United States). Climbing from 1,023 ft asl to 1,578 ft asl, an increase of 556 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 209 kn 198 kn min to max 216 kn	201		201 kn
50.62 %	Average bank angle 30.2 ° 1.3 ° min to max 64.7 °	2.2		64.1 °
82.86 %	Average g force 1.24 g 0.47 g min to max 2.10 g	1.04		2.10 g
Info	Average VSI 828 ft/m -496 ft/m min to max 2,506 ft/m	1,434		1,676 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,263 ft asl 1,023 ft asl min to max 1,578 ft asl	1,023		1,578 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° -1.0 ° min to max 7.8 °	4.9		6.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

79.43 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead National Harbor (Maryland, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,624 ft asl 1,603 ft asl min to max 1,666 ft asl	1,603		1,641 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 207 kn 200 kn min to max 214 kn	201		214 kn
52.28 %	Average bank angle 11.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 63.9 °	63.9		1.4 °
85.14 %	Average g force 1.13 g 0.80 g min to max 2.02 g	2.02		0.95 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -1.8 ° min to max 6.0 °	6.0		0.9 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead Glassmanor (Maryland, United States). Descent from 1,642 ft asl to 1,483 ft asl, a decrease of 160 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 221 kn 214 kn min to max 227 kn	215		227 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.2 °	1.7		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.66 g min to max 1.17 g	0.80		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -288 ft/m -788 ft/m min to max 188 ft/m	128		-74 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,565 ft asl 1,483 ft asl min to max 1,646 ft asl	1,642		1,483 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -2.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	-0.1		0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Glassmanor (Maryland, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,484 ft asl 1,467 ft asl min to max 1,521 ft asl	1,483		1,521 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 227 kn 223 kn min to max 230 kn	227		226 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.75 g min to max 1.20 g	1.05		1.20 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.3		1.5 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Washington (District of Columbia, United States). Descent from 1,530 ft asl to 1,368 ft asl, a decrease of 162 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 226 kn 224 kn min to max 232 kn	225		232 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 19.7 °	0.1		19.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.68 g min to max 1.29 g	0.68		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -260 ft/m -1,336 ft/m min to max 417 ft/m	417		-641 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,500 ft asl 1,368 ft asl min to max 1,533 ft asl	1,530		1,368 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -3.6 ° min to max 0.9 °	-0.5		-0.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Bloomingdale (District of Columbia, United States). Climbing from 1,361 ft asl to 2,627 ft asl, an increase of 1,266 ft in 1 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 228 kn 221 kn min to max 236 kn	231		236 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 19.2 °	19.2		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.86 g min to max 1.41 g	1.04		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 1,156 ft/m -509 ft/m min to max 3,057 ft/m	-506		-254 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,755 ft asl 1,326 ft asl min to max 2,700 ft asl	1,361		2,627 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° -1.1 ° min to max 7.6 °	-0.8		-0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent 3

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south of Beltsville (Maryland, United States). Descent from 2,585 ft asl to 2,012 ft asl, a decrease of 574 ft in 1 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 183 kn 163 kn min to max 246 kn	238		185 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 16.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.9 °	0.5		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.93 g min to max 1.31 g	0.98		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -758 ft/m -1,409 ft/m min to max -22 ft/m	-199		-843 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,227 ft asl 2,012 ft asl min to max 2,585 ft asl	2,585		2,012 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -3.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.8		-1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

95.07 %

Arrival started 1 mile south of Beltsville (Maryland, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 155 kn 104 kn min to max 222 kn	187		113 kn
89.11 %	Average bank angle 7.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 34.0 °	2.5		2.2 °
97.14 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.56 g min to max 1.60 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -724 ft/m -2,185 ft/m min to max 602 ft/m	-898		-1,033 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,171 ft asl 262 ft asl min to max 1,996 ft asl	1,996		262 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -6.7 ° min to max 6.0 °	-1.6		-2.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:56:06
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:56:43

Arrival Final 1

99 %

Approaching runway 28 at KFME Tipton from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 147 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 102 ft in 8 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.6 ° 0.7 ° min to max 2.5 ° Target 3.0 °	2.5		0.7 °
100 %	Average speed 109 kn 103 kn min to max 113 kn	113		103 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.1 °
95 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.8 °	2.2		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.87 g min to max 1.20 g	0.99		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -752 ft/m -1,033 ft/m min to max -456 ft/m	-1,033		-456 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 86 ft agl 44 ft agl min to max 147 ft agl	147		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -2.5 ° min to max 1.8 °	-2.5		1.8 °

Arrival Landing

82.04 %

Landing on runway 28 at KFME Tipton, runway length 2,983 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 103 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
33.04 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 103 kn. Target 75 kn
100 %	Target 49 ft agl
95.68 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.2 °
98.58 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.0		2.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.96 g min to max 1.12 g	1.09		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 101 kn 99 kn min to max 103 kn	103		99 kn
Info	Average VSI -344 ft/m -448 ft/m min to max -282 ft/m	-448		-282 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 0 ft agl -3 ft agl min to max 2 ft agl	2		-3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.4 °	1.9		1.5 °

Arrival Touchdown

80.45 %

Touchdown distance was good at 241 ft. Touchdown speed at 99 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -282 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 83 °F. Wind 0 kn at 43 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.71 %	Touchdown VSI was -282 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 241 ft Target 1,494 ft
16.02 %	Speed at touchdown 99 kn Target 69 kn
93.07 %	Runway alignment max 16.2 ft 13.0 ft right	-9.7		-16.2 ft
97.12 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	2.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.92 g min to max 1.11 g	0.97		0.99 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 97 kn 93 kn min to max 99 kn	99		93 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° -2.3 ° min to max 2.8 °	1.5		-2.3 °

Arrival Rollout

95.53 %

Total landing distance 1,489 ft, 50 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,489 ft 50 % of runway.
90.07 %	Runway alignment max 26.0 ft 7.0 ft left to 18.9 ft right	-16.4		7.0 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 82 kn 53 kn min to max 93 kn	93		53 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -2.5 ° min to max 11.1 °	-2.5		11.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.1		0.3 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 32 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 32 kn 17 kn min to max 48 kn	48		17 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 10.9 ° 10.8 ° min to max 11.0 °	11.0		10.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.6		1.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.05 g 1.02 g min to max 1.07 g	1.04		1.07 g

Takeoff on runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Spitfire Mk IX

94.65 %

80 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

0 %

Liftoff speed was 128 kn - Target 80 kn

Alignment

100 %

7.8 ft left to 1.9 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.18 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 19 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

96.74 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.79 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 19 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

99.16 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.62 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 19 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.08 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 28 at KFME Tipton in the Spitfire Mk IX

Landing Score 89.25 %

99 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 28 at KFME Tipton from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 147 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 102 ft in 8 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

95 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

82.04 %

Landing

Landing on runway 28 at KFME Tipton, runway length 2,983 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 103 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

33.04 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 103 kt. Target 75 kt

Flare

95.68 %

Great landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °

98.58 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

80.45 %

Touchdown

93.71 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -282 ft/m.

Speed

16.02 %

Touchdown speed at 99 kt was excessively fast. Target below 69 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 241 ft.

Alignment

93.07 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from centreline.

Bank

97.12 %

Bank angle 0.6 °

100 %

G 1.03 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

95.53 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 1,489 ft, 50 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 1,489 ft using 49.92 % of runway

Alignment

90.07 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

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