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EGHA
Shaftesbury, England
Runway 08

Flight Score

96.99 %
EGHA
Shaftesbury, England
Runway 08
9 Feb 2025 0:07 3 nm DA40-XLS 2 kg
Departure Score
95.85 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
95.12 %

What went well

Touched down at -88 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 211 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 9 ft and 61 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Climb 3 — gear not retracted; Landing gear up at 0 %, −0.96 points
Arrival Rollout — bounce at touchdown; Runway alignment max 9.61 m at 76 %, −0.72 points
Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation -0.2 ° at 79 %, −0.43 points

Top opportunity

Smooth the climb

The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.

When Vr arrives, an abrupt near-full-scale pull, pitch overshoots, a push, and an oscillation through the first 200 ft. It feels like “this aircraft is twitchy” but the actual fault happened before liftoff. The pitch trace needs to show a clean ramp during liftoff.

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Start to finish · 12 stages, 10 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 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome, Average speed was 50 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 58 kn58 kn min to max 58 kn 58 58 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °1.6 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g1.01 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.01 g
Departure Roll 99.12Departure roll runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome. Takeoff distance 145 m 18 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 64 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 8 kn at 347 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 145 m18 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 64 knTarget 70 kn
96 % Runway alignment max 4.26 m4.26 m left to 0.00 m left 4.26 2.88 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.4 ° min to max 4.2 ° 1.6 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.4 1.5 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 61 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 08 EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.3 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn64 kn min to max 71 kn 64 71 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.2 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.7 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.03 g min to max 1.09 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 2.9 m/s1.7 m/s min to max 4.0 m/s 1.7 4.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 5.9 m agl0.4 m agl min to max 15.0 m agl 0.4 15.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °4.2 ° min to max 10.3 ° 4.2 10.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 40 ft agl · 76 kt
Departure Climb 2 95.86Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 08 EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.6 °-0.8 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.4 -0.8 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn67 kn min to max 71 kn 71 67 kn
83 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 8.3 ° 1.6 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.89 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 4.6 m/s2.6 m/s min to max 6.2 m/s 4.0 2.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 33.4 m agl15.4 m agl min to max 107.1 m agl 15.4 107.1 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.5 °10.0 ° min to max 14.5 ° 10.3 10.0 °
Departure Climb 3 88.43Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 08 EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.9 ° -0.9 -1.1 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn68 kn min to max 72 kn 68 72 kn
92 % Average bank angle 3.9 °1.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° 1.2 4.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.91 g min to max 1.02 g 0.91 1.02 g
0 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 0.7 m/s0.3 m/s min to max 1.7 m/s 1.7 0.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 109.3 m agl108.4 m agl min to max 109.8 m agl 108.4 109.8 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.7 °8.4 ° min to max 9.4 ° 9.4 8.6 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome Shaftesbury (Dorset, England). Climbing from 360 m asl to 343 m asl, an increase of 16.8 m in 3 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kn67 kn min to max 103 kn 73 68 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.4 °0.0 ° min to max 27.8 ° 7.3 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.85 g min to max 1.17 g 0.95 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -0.1 m/s-5.2 m/s min to max 9.0 m/s 0.6 -2.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 491 m asl343 m asl min to max 586 m asl 360 343 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-7.2 ° min to max 13.7 ° 7.2 -2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,372 ft agl · 101 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,385 ft agl · 82 kt
Arrival Final 2 98.16Approaching runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 96.3 m agl to 74.5 m agl. A decrease of 21.8 m in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Approach angle 3.5 °3.2 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.7 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn68 kn min to max 72 kn 68 72 kn
100 % Heading variation -1.3 °-1.6 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.6 -1.2 °
97 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.7 ° min to max 4.1 ° 2.7 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1.5 m/s-2.1 m/s min to max -0.8 m/s -1.6 -2.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 86.8 m agl74.5 m agl min to max 96.3 m agl 96.3 74.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.1 °-6.4 ° min to max -1.2 ° -1.4 -6.4 °
Arrival Final 1 93.61Approaching runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 72.1 m agl to 3.9 m agl. A decrease of 68.2 m in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Approach angle 1.5 °0.9 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.7 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn62 kn min to max 76 kn 72 62 kn
79 % Heading variation -0.2 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -1.0 0.0 °
93 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 6.7 ° 0.7 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.93 g min to max 1.17 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -2.8 m/s-5.2 m/s min to max -1.1 m/s -2.3 -1.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 13.8 m agl3.9 m agl min to max 72.1 m agl 72.1 3.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-8.7 ° min to max 1.1 ° -7.1 0.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 97.58Landing on runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome, runway length 796 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 62 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 62 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 13.1 m agl
90 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.8 2.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.12 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average speed 54 kn47 kn min to max 62 kn 62 47 kn
Info Average VSI -0.6 m/s-1.3 m/s min to max -0.2 m/s -1.3 -0.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 1.2 m agl-0.3 m agl min to max 2.9 m agl 2.9 -0.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °0.9 ° min to max 7.5 ° 0.9 7.4 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 4 ft agl · 56 kt
07515022501020304051Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.00Touchdown distance was good at 210 m. Touchdown speed at 47 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.5 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 8 kn at 347 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.5 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 210 mTarget 418 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 47 knTarget below 66 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.81 m1.21 m left 0.81 1.81 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.3 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.00 g min to max 1.13 g 1.03 1.03 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 46 kn45 kn min to max 47 kn 47 45 kn
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °6.8 ° min to max 7.4 ° 7.4 7.3 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 2 ft agl · 54 kt
Arrival Rollout 89.23Total landing distance 457 m, 57 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 457 m57 % of runway.
76 % Runway alignment max 9.61 m9.61 m left to 0.00 m left 1.89 6.60 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average speed 47 kn31 kn min to max 51 kn 51 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °1.6 ° min to max 7.4 ° 7.3 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 2 ft agl · 46 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 40 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 5 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 49 kn 24 49 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °0.7 ° min to max 4.6 ° 2.1 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.4 0.6 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 1.05 1.01 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 16 kt

Takeoff

99.12 %
100.00Takeoff roll145 m · 18 %
100.00Liftoff speed64 kt
95.58Runway alignment2.88 m L
100.00Rate of climb564 ft/m
Takeoff weight1,085 kg
Airfield elevation804 ft asl
Wind348° · 9 kn · 8 kn cross

Approach

95.88 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
100.00Threshold height9 ft
100.00Threshold speed61 kt
100.00Centreline offset1.81 m L

Touchdown

97.00 %
100.00Touchdown point211 m
100.00Sink rate-88 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.13 G
FailBounces1
89.23Rollout distance217 m · 54 % used
Landing weight1,085 kg
Airfield elevation804 ft asl
Wind348° · 9 kn · 8 kn cross

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on EGHA 08

Past threshold
211 m
Off centreline
1.81 mL
Sink rate
-88 ft/m
Impact
1.13G

Side view — the last 796 m of the approach.

9 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 9 ft, down at 211 m

Plan view — the full 796 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 211 m past threshold CLEARED

The 211 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 428 m of 796 m · 54 %

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome, a small airfield in Dorset, England. The DA40-XLS aircraft accelerated down the 796-meter runway, reaching liftoff speed of 64 knots in a relatively short distance of 145 meters, which accounted for only 18% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 347 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and no headwind.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it began its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 360 meters above sea level to a height of 343 meters, an increase of 16.8 meters over a period of 3 minutes. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The climb was initiated overhead the EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome Shaftesbury, marking the beginning of the enroute phase of the flight.

As the aircraft approached the end of its journey, it began its final approach to runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome, descending from an altitude of 96.3 meters above ground level (agl) while heading in a direction of 74.0 degrees. The aircraft was 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold at this point, and the approach was characterized by a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was slightly below the target speed of 62 knots.

The landing itself was smooth, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 47 knots and a distance of 210 meters, which was well within the acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was excellent, with a rate of -0.5 meters per second, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline.

The total landing distance was 457 meters, accounting for 57% of the runway length. The flight was completed with a total distance of 3 nautical miles, taking approximately 7 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used a total of 2 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome in the DA40-XLS
95.85 %
99.12 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome. Takeoff distance 145 m 18 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 64 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 8 kn at 347 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
89.19 %
Roll distance of 145 m using 18.23 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 64 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
95.58 %
4.26 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 60 50
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 08 EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 7.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
95.86 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 08 EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
83.42 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
15 13 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 850 400
88.43 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 08 EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
92.16 %
5 3 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 9 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
400 150 -100
02505007500510152025 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.030.070.10.140.170100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.030.070.10.140.17-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome in the DA40-XLS
Landing Score 94.36 %
Landing Summary

The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome, achieving a score of 94.4%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 74.0° at 1 nautical mile and 96.3 meters above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 08, which has a length of 796 meters.

The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 62 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 210 meters. The touchdown speed of 47 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -0.5 meters per second was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 347°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft's landing distance of 457 meters was 57% of the runway length, indicating a good use of the available runway.

However, there was a slight deviation in the runway rollout alignment, with the aircraft being 9.6 meters off the centerline. Despite this, the overall landing was considered successful, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory.

98.16 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 96.3 m agl to 74.5 m agl. A decrease of 21.8 m in 14 seconds.
Glideslope
95.91 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
95.91 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
72 66 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.92 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-152 -326 -500
93.61 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 72.1 m agl to 3.9 m agl. A decrease of 68.2 m in 20 seconds.
Glideslope
95.88 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
79.2 %
Good heading alignment
Glideslope °
95.88 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
76 68 60
Alignment
79.2 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
92.98 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-217 -659 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.58 %
Landing
Landing on runway 08 at EGHA Compton Abbas Aerodrome, runway length 796 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 62 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 62 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
90.33 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
62 51 40
Pitch °
Info
8 4 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-35 -167 -300
07515022501020304051 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
97 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 210 m. Touchdown speed at 47 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.5 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 8 kn at 347 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -89 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 47 kt was good. Target below 66 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 210 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
100 %
G 1.06 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
89.23 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 457 m, 57 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 457 m using 57.37 % of runway
Alignment
76.07 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
45 32 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4.5 1
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
Metrics
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