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KDCM
Chester, United States
Runway 17
Elevation656 ft asl
Weight1,945 lbs
Fuel149 lbs
WindCalm

Flight Score

96.33 %
KDCM
Chester, United States
Runway 17
Elevation653 ft asl
Weight1,939 lbs
Fuel143 lbs
WindCalm
17 Apr 2025 0:08 6 nm PA28 Archer II 6 lbs
Departure Score
92.64 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
96.36 %

What went well

Touched down at -92 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,182 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 37 ft and 67 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, −0.83 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.83 points
Departure Climb 2 — bank angle up to 16.4 ° at 62 %, −0.79 points

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Start to finish · 13 stages, 11 in the score

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 Taxi 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 0 13 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 ktmax 15 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.1 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.7 2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.0 0.4 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 16 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 17 at KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport, Average speed was 18 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt2 kt min to max 33 kt 12 33 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °1.6 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.7 1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g
Departure Roll 90.00Departure roll runway 17 at KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport. Takeoff distance 564 ft 11 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kt. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 564 ft11 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 56 ktTarget 62 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 4.5 ft4.5 ft left to 0.0 ft left 1.8 4.5 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 0.99 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °0.9 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.7 6.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 65 kt56 kt min to max 72 kt 56 72 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.7 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 298 fpm148 fpm min to max 543 fpm 155 543 fpm
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl 0 45 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °5.4 ° min to max 7.9 ° 6.0 7.9 °
Departure Climb 2 90.55Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.2 -0.8 °
100 % Average speed 76 kt72 kt min to max 92 kt 72 92 kt
62 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 16.4 ° 2.0 16.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 668 fpm385 fpm min to max 891 fpm 546 560 fpm
Info Average altitude 112 ft agl45 ft agl min to max 374 ft agl 45 374 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.0 °5.7 ° min to max 9.0 ° 8.0 5.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 100 ft agl · 75 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport Chester (South Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,041 ft asl to 1,386 ft asl, an increase of 346 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kt93 kt min to max 109 kt 93 109 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.1 °3.0 ° min to max 20.3 ° 17.0 18.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 541 fpm-170 fpm min to max 1,129 fpm 578 74 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,263 ft asl1,041 ft asl min to max 1,399 ft asl 1,041 1,386 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °0.2 ° min to max 8.2 ° 5.9 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport Chester (South Carolina, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,422 ft asl1,031 ft asl min to max 1,625 ft asl 1,389 1,031 ft asl
100 % Average speed 105 kt81 kt min to max 122 kt 110 81 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.5 °0.0 ° min to max 19.9 ° 18.4 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.20 g 1.06 1.09 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-3.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° 1.5 -0.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 908 ft agl · 119 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 889 ft agl · 101 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 436 ft agl · 85 kt
Arrival Final 1 91.48Approaching runway 17 at 9A6 Chester Mun from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 370 ft agl to 42 ft agl. A decrease of 327 ft in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
57 % Approach angle 3.1 °2.6 ° min to max 4.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.9 2.6 °
100 % Average speed 70 kt68 kt min to max 80 kt 80 68 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.1 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -507 fpm-599 fpm min to max -448 fpm -552 -448 fpm
Info Average altitude 106 ft agl42 ft agl min to max 370 ft agl 370 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-0.7 ° min to max 1.8 ° -0.5 1.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 17 at 9A6 Chester Mun, runway length 5,002 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 68 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 68 kt. Target 70 kt
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 0.96 g
Info Average speed 64 kt57 kt min to max 68 kt 68 57 kt
Info Average VSI -253 fpm-448 fpm min to max -70 fpm -448 -91 fpm
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl 38 -2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °1.8 ° min to max 5.9 ° 1.8 5.2 °
02505007501,0001,25001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-60-48-36-24-1201224364860Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 99.06Touchdown distance was good at 1,174 ft. Touchdown speed at 57 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -91 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 64 °F. .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -91 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,174 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 57 ktTarget below 66 kt
94 % Runway alignment max 15.6 ft15.5 ft left 15.4 15.6 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 0.96 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 57 kt57 kt min to max 57 kt 57 57 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °3.6 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.2 3.6 °
Arrival Rollout 96.27Total landing distance 1,885 ft, 38 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,885 ft38 % of runway.
92 % Runway alignment max 17.5 ft17.5 ft left to 0.0 ft left 15.7 16.2 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average speed 54 kt33 kt min to max 57 kt 57 33 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °1.2 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 33 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 17 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt14 kt min to max 28 kt 28 14 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °1.1 ° min to max 3.3 ° 1.1 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.1 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 23 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 14 kt14 kt min to max 14 kt 14 14 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 14 kt

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 56 kt with 5.5° of pitch.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF5.5° off8° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 32 kt 1.7° 0 s
Liftoff518 ft 56 kt 5.5° 6.0 s
35 ft1,454 ft · 8.5 s after liftoff 71 kt 7.7° 14.5 s
End of the climb5,634 ft · 374 ft 92 kt 5.8° 44.1 s

Takeoff from KDCM 17

Taxi lightsFail
Off
Takeoff roll100.00
564ft11 %
Liftoff speed100.00
56kt
Runway alignment100.00
4.5ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
298fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 374 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 3,123 ft of runway left; then climbing at 590 fpm on average to 374 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 56 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 4,996 ft runway.

Rolled from 419 ft in, never more than 4 ft off the centreline. Airborne 18 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.

1,0002,0003,0004,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 3.9 ft LROLL 419 FT INAirborne 936 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 936 ft of 4,996 ft · 19 %
Behind the start of the roll, 419 ftTakeoff roll, 518 ft Left ahead, 4,060 ft

The approach to KDCM 17

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 1.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 170 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND693496268
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 1,960 ft left of the centreline at 1.6 nm, then inside the band from 0.9 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND1648 ft L203 ft L21 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −2 kt and +19 kt on the approach speed of 70 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

6080100120140160 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 70+19 kt+14 kt+2 kt−2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KDCM 17

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
37ft
Threshold speed100.00
67kttarget 70, 3 slow
Centreline offset100.00
0.2ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,182ft
Centreline93.74
15.6ft L
Speed100.00
57kttarget 66 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-92fpm
Impact100.00
1.06G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

Calm: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 58 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 10 s, an average deceleration of 0.16 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

02040608030 kt · 766 fttouchdown797 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 37 ft, 13 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,182 ft in, 182 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

37 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −91 fpm · 5.2° nose up · 57 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 37 ft, down at 1,182 ft

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 420 fpm at 36 ft to 90 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.4° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°touchdown−91 fpm at touchdown5.2° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,002 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 16 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 17 ft left at the widest.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,182 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,182 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,833 ft of 5,002 ft · 37 %
In the air over the runway, 1,182 ftRollout, 651 ft Left over, 3,169 ft
Rollout distance100.00
651ft36 % used
Rollout alignment91.70
17.5ft L

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Flight narrative

This flight was conducted in a PA28 Archer II aircraft, departing from runway 17 at KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its departure roll, taking off from the runway with a takeoff distance of 564 feet, which accounted for 11% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 56 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it reached an altitude of 1,386 feet above sea level, increasing from an initial altitude of 1,041 feet. This climb of 346 feet took place over a distance of less than 1 nautical mile and was completed in just 1 minute. The enroute climb phase of the flight started overhead KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport.

Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 1 mile southeast of the airport. This phase of the flight lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent for landing, approaching runway 17 at 9A6 Chester Mun from the north. At an altitude of 370 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway, the aircraft was heading at 168.0 degrees.

The landing was executed successfully, with a threshold speed of 68 knots and a touchdown speed of 57 knots. The touchdown distance was 1,174 feet, which accounted for 38% of the runway length. The touchdown rate was an excellent -91 feet per minute. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline, the runway rollout alignment was very good.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 1 minute to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 6 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 8 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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