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EGBP
Kemble, England
Runway 26
Elevation420 ft asl
Weight1,036 kg
Fuel171 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn

Flight Score

97.12 %
EGBP
Kemble, England
Runway 08
Elevation420 ft asl
Weight1,036 kg
Fuel170 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn
16 May 2026 0:04 3 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 1 kg
Departure Score
93.39 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
97.97 %

What went well

Touched down at -67 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 389 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 25 ft and 71 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, Rotation speed was 41 kt at 20 %, −2.16 points
Arrival Rollout — g force 0.28 to 0.74 g at 63 %, −0.41 points
Arrival Touchdown — g force 0.22 to 0.95 g at 70 %, −0.17 points

Next time

Departure

Hold the nose down until the speed reaches 71 kt, then rotate.

What happened: You started the rotation at 41 kt, 30 kt before the 71 kt rotation speed.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 71 kt at rotation

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink is arrested before the wheels meet the runway.

What happened: Touchdown g reached 0.7 g, and a firm arrival like this usually feeds through into a more pronounced g reading during rollout, which matched here at 0.4 g.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown

See Arrival TouchdownArrival Rollout

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.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 10 stages, 8 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport, Average speed was 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 3 kt0 kt min to max 14 kt 0 14 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.8 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.8 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.97 g0.86 g min to max 1.01 g 0.97 0.86 g

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Roll 74.02Departure roll runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport. Takeoff distance 239 m 13 % of runway. Rotation speed was 41 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 239 m13 % of runway
20 % Rotation speed was 41 ktTarget 71 kt
91 % Runway alignment max 5.57 m left5.57 m left to 0.00 m left 1.52 5.57 m
68 % Average g force 0.53 g0.03 g min to max 0.99 g 0.90 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °4.4 ° min to max 7.7 ° 4.4 7.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.0 2.3 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.9 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 65 kt56 kt min to max 70 kt 56 70 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 2.4 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.85 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 442 fpm367 fpm min to max 637 fpm 367 637 fpm
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 53 ft agl 0 53 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °7.9 ° min to max 10.5 ° 7.9 10.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 32 ft agl · 74 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 72 kt70 kt min to max 73 kt 70 72 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.9 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.84 g min to max 1.01 g 0.96 0.84 g
Info Average VSI 950 fpm647 fpm min to max 1,494 fpm 647 1,388 fpm
Info Average altitude 105 ft agl53 ft agl min to max 382 ft agl 53 382 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.7 °10.6 ° min to max 14.3 ° 10.6 12.8 °
Departure Climb 3 99.55Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Climb speed 77 kt72 kt min to max 82 ktTarget 87 kt, 10 kt slow 72 82 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.3 ° min to max 11.0 ° 1.8 5.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.87 g0.86 g min to max 0.89 g 0.86 0.89 g
100 % Landing gear up at 33 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.5 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.4 0.8 °
Info Average VSI 1,013 fpm543 fpm min to max 1,311 fpm 1,311 543 fpm
Info Average altitude 583 ft agl403 ft agl min to max 729 ft agl 403 729 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.4 °5.4 ° min to max 12.3 ° 12.3 5.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead EGBP Cotswold Airport Kemble (Gloucestershire, England). Climbing from 1,157 ft asl to 517 ft asl, an increase of 640 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 81 kt76 kt min to max 91 kt 83 77 kt
100 % Average bank angle 16.6 °0.1 ° min to max 24.7 ° 4.1 17.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.85 g min to max 1.21 g 0.91 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -550 fpm-1,967 fpm min to max 883 fpm 499 -954 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,043 ft asl517 ft asl min to max 1,493 ft asl 1,157 517 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-11.6 ° min to max 7.4 ° 5.3 -4.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 933 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,039 ft agl · 86 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 927 ft agl · 86 kt
Arrival Landing 99.14Landing on runway 08 at EGBP Cotswold Airport, runway length 1,800 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 72 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 72 kt. Target 68 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 5.25 m left5.25 m left to 1.09 m right 5.25 -1.09 m
91 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.3 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.86 g min to max 1.08 g 0.94 0.94 g
Info Average speed 60 kt48 kt min to max 72 kt 72 48 kt
Info Average VSI -232 fpm-638 fpm min to max -54 fpm -638 -75 fpm
Info Average altitude -7 ft agl-19 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 25 -19 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °-2.2 ° min to max 5.9 ° -2.2 5.9 °
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 98.49Touchdown distance was good at 389 m. Touchdown speed at 48 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -67 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -67 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 389 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 48 ktTarget below 67 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.11 m right1.10 m right -1.09 -1.09 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °1.3 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 1.3 °
70 % Average g force 0.71 g0.22 g min to max 0.95 g 0.94 0.22 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 47 kt46 kt min to max 48 kt 48 46 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °5.9 ° min to max 6.4 ° 5.9 6.4 °
Arrival Rollout 96.29Total landing distance 556 m, 31 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 556 m31 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 0.23 m left0.23 m left to 0.00 m left 0.08 0.23 m
63 % Average g force 0.43 g0.28 g min to max 0.74 g 0.28 0.74 g
Info Average speed 52 kt34 kt min to max 56 kt 56 34 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.8 °2.8 ° min to max 6.8 ° 6.5 2.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 9 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kt0 kt min to max 54 kt 28 54 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° 2.7 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.88 g0.40 g min to max 1.10 g 0.77 0.40 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 23 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 41 kt, 30 kt below the 71 kt target, and lifted off at 55 kt 2.6 s later, the nose coming up at 0.7° a second. Climb 3 averaged 77 kt, 10 kt under its 87 kt target.

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 dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 8790 kt6030020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 717.0° off · 0.7°/s9° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 7 kt 4.4° 0 s
Rotate99 m · target 71 41 kt 5.1° 4.8 s
Liftoff175 m · +14 kt from rotation 55 kt 7.0° 7.4 s
Gear up388 m · 33 ft · full marks to 400 ft 68 kt 8.7° 13.3 s
35 ft397 m · 6.2 s after liftoff 68 kt 8.9° 13.6 s
Climb 31,131 m · 403 ft to 729 ft · target 87 77 kt avg 12.3° 32.6 s
End of Climb 31,921 m · 729 ft 82 kt 5.4° 51.3 s

Takeoff from EGBP 26

Takeoff roll100.00
239m13 %
Rotation speed20.41
41kttarget 71, 30 slow
Liftoff speed
55kt
Runway alignment90.95
5.57m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
33ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed98.88
77kttarget 87
Rate of climb100.00
441fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 729 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,337 m of runway left; gear up at 33 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,000 fpm on average to 729 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. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

750 ft375 ft0CLIMB 377 kt avgtarget 87THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 41 kttarget 71Liftoff 55 ktGear up 33 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 1,786 m runway.

Rolled from 52 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 5.1 m at the widest, and lifted off 5.2 m left. Airborne 12 % 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.

5001,0001,500THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 5.15 m LROLL 52 M INAirborne 227 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 227 m of 1,786 m · 13 %
Behind the start of the roll, 52 mTakeoff roll, 175 m Left ahead, 1,558 m

Landing and touchdown on EGBP 08

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
25ft
Threshold speed100.00
71kttarget 68, 3 fast
Centreline offset100.00
5.25m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
389m
Centreline100.00
1.11m R
Speed100.00
47kttarget 67 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-67fpm
Impact69.71
0.95G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 270° at 1 kt · 1 kt tail · 0 kt across

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 57 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 8 s, an average deceleration of 0.19 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 · 186 mtouchdown193 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 25 ft, 25 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 17 ft. Touched down 389 m in, 84 m past the ideal 305 m.

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 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

25 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 17 ft · −437 fpm · −1.4° · 70 ktdescent slowed at 3 ft · −15 fpm · 4.2°−66 fpm · 5.9° nose up · 48 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 25 ft, down at 389 m

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

The sink went from 440 fpm at the flare to 70 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 7.3° 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 UP0−500−1,000−3°4°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−66 fpm at touchdown5.9° at touchdown, +7.3° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,800 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 1.1 m of it down the rollout.

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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 389 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 389 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 0.95 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 540 m of 1,800 m · 30 %
In the air over the runway, 389 mRollout, 151 m Left over, 1,260 m
Rollout distance100.00
151m30 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
0.23m L

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Flight narrative

Departing from Cotswold Airport, the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche began its takeoff roll on runway 26, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 56 kt in a distance of 242 m, which represented 15% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C and a light headwind of 1 kt from a direction of 270 °, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.

As the aircraft entered the left-hand traffic pattern, it demonstrated a swift and efficient turn, completing the entry maneuver in less than 1 nm in 42 seconds. Subsequent turns in the pattern were equally impressive, with the crosswind turn requiring a mere 25 seconds to complete. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 08, descending from a height of 97 ft agl at a heading of 77.0 °. The pilot maintained a steady approach speed, slightly above the target threshold speed of 72 kt, and touched down on the runway at a speed of 48 kt, resulting in a touchdown distance of 387 m. The touchdown rate was an excellent -75 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

The aircraft's performance during the landing phase was further highlighted by a total landing distance of 556 m, which represented 34% of the available runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the post-landing phase. The total flight distance was a relatively short 3 nm, taking approximately 4 minutes to complete, and the aircraft consumed a mere 1 kg of fuel during the flight. Overall, the pilot demonstrated a high level of skill and proficiency throughout the flight, executing a series of precise and efficient maneuvers.

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