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KHXD
Hilton Head I, United States
Runway 21
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight1,156 kg
Fuel179 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

96.31 %
KHXD
Hilton Head I, United States
Runway 21
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight1,144 kg
Fuel166 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
2 Jun 2024 0:25 22 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 13 kg
Departure Score
93.63 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
94.36 %

What went well

Touchdown 281 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 0.83 m off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 47 % of the runway used

What held you back

Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, g force 0.01 to 0.85 g at 58 %, −0.89 points
Arrival Final 1 — gear not down; Approach angle 2.3 ° at 92 %, −0.78 points
Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, −0.67 points

Top opportunity

Maintain a smooth pitch

Departure Roll

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 · 17 stages, 15 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 Taxi 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 5 kn0 kn min to max 14 kn 0 14 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 knmax 12 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.85 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.6 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.9 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head, Average speed was 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kn0 kn min to max 29 kn 12 29 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °1.8 ° min to max 4.8 ° 3.7 4.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.97 g0.77 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 0.88 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 86.64Departure roll runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head. Takeoff distance 504 m 38 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 504 m38 % of runway
94 % Liftoff speed was 60 knTarget 70 kn
85 % Runway alignment max 8.72 m7.16 m left to 1.55 m right -1.55 5.80 m
58 % Average g force 0.41 g0.01 g min to max 0.85 g 0.85 0.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °4.2 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.4 4.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.4 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.81Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KHXD Hilton Head.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.8 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn60 kn min to max 73 kn 60 73 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.4 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g1.00 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 460 ft/m313 ft/m min to max 611 ft/m 313 611 ft/m
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 0 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °4.4 ° min to max 8.8 ° 4.5 8.8 °
Departure Climb 2 99.76Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KHXD Hilton Head.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.8 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn69 kn min to max 76 kn 73 69 kn
99 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.9 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.84 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 0.85 g
Info Average VSI 746 ft/m568 ft/m min to max 1,078 ft/m 618 804 ft/m
Info Average altitude 113 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 391 ft agl 49 391 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.0 °7.0 ° min to max 12.4 ° 8.8 10.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 129 ft agl · 80 kt
Fail Bounce during liftoff 129 ft agl · 80 kt
Fail Bounce during liftoff 347 ft agl · 76 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 187 ft agl · 81 kt
Departure Climb 3 91.95Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 KHXD Hilton Head.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Heading variation -3.5 °-5.9 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.0 -5.9 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn61 kn min to max 70 kn 69 61 kn
91 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 5.5 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.79 g min to max 1.05 g 0.85 0.79 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 551 ft/m49 ft/m min to max 930 ft/m 718 595 ft/m
Info Average altitude 713 ft agl402 ft agl min to max 994 ft agl 402 994 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.0 °6.4 ° min to max 13.2 ° 9.4 9.9 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile east of Hilton Head Island (South Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,020 ft asl to 3,393 ft asl, an increase of 2,373 ft in 4 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 77 kn61 kn min to max 92 kn 61 88 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 10.1 ° 1.3 8.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.77 g min to max 1.01 g 0.80 0.77 g
Info Average VSI 543 ft/m4 ft/m min to max 1,556 ft/m 451 767 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,632 ft asl1,020 ft asl min to max 3,393 ft asl 1,020 3,393 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °3.0 ° min to max 12.6 ° 8.4 6.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles south of Hilton Head Island (South Carolina, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,515 ft asl3,388 ft asl min to max 3,695 ft asl 3,404 3,513 ft asl
100 % Average speed 95 kn85 kn min to max 105 kn 87 101 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.9 °0.4 ° min to max 17.1 ° 12.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.79 g min to max 0.98 g 0.92 0.87 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °-1.9 ° min to max 9.1 ° 7.3 -1.6 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles east of 2SC3 Melrose Landing Hilton Head (South Carolina, United States). Descent from 3,405 ft asl to 1,201 ft asl, a decrease of 2,204 ft in 4 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kn94 kn min to max 105 kn 104 100 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.5 °0.0 ° min to max 19.4 ° 1.1 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.76 g min to max 0.99 g 0.89 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -556 ft/m-1,013 ft/m min to max 107 ft/m -770 -623 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,036 ft asl1,201 ft asl min to max 3,405 ft asl 3,405 1,201 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-4.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° -2.4 -0.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of Hilton Head Island (South Carolina, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,160 ft asl1,100 ft asl min to max 1,266 ft asl 1,192 1,162 ft asl
100 % Average speed 91 kn82 kn min to max 109 kn 99 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.0 ° min to max 20.1 ° 2.7 6.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.77 g min to max 1.02 g 0.96 0.88 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-3.6 ° min to max 7.0 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 1,157 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,264 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,144 ft agl · 95 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 2 miles east of Hilton Head Island (South Carolina, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 79 kn74 kn min to max 83 kn 83 74 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.2 °0.2 ° min to max 14.3 ° 6.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.84 g min to max 0.95 g 0.86 0.87 g
Info Average VSI -589 ft/m-847 ft/m min to max -144 ft/m -144 -614 ft/m
Info Average altitude 809 ft asl421 ft asl min to max 1,159 ft asl 1,159 421 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-4.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -3.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 782 ft agl · 86 kt
Arrival Final 1 88.36Approaching runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 394 ft agl to 27 ft agl. A decrease of 366 ft in 38 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Approach angle 2.3 °1.7 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.7 1.7 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn61 kn min to max 74 kn 74 61 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.84 g min to max 0.99 g 0.85 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -448 ft/m-903 ft/m min to max -324 ft/m -681 -383 ft/m
Info Average altitude 85 ft agl27 ft agl min to max 394 ft agl 394 27 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-4.9 ° min to max 2.1 ° -3.9 2.1 °

Events

Fail Gear not down
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 97.43Landing on runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head, runway length 1,313 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
92 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.8 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.79 g min to max 1.07 g 0.97 0.94 g
Info Average speed 55 kn48 kn min to max 61 kn 61 48 kn
Info Average VSI -194 ft/m-382 ft/m min to max 5 ft/m -382 -151 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl5 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 30 5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °1.4 ° min to max 6.4 ° 2.1 5.4 °
07515022530001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 96.08Touchdown distance was good at 280 m. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was good. Touchdown rate was good at -151 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Touchdown VSI was -151 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 280 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 48 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.83 m0.70 m right -0.61 -0.83 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
75 % Average g force 0.63 g0.31 g min to max 0.95 g 0.94 0.31 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 48 kn47 kn min to max 48 kn 48 47 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.8 °5.4 ° min to max 6.5 ° 5.4 6.5 °
Arrival Rollout 94.90Total landing distance 633 m, 48 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 633 m48 % of runway.
97 % Runway alignment max 4.20 m0.30 m left to 3.89 m right -0.87 0.30 m
63 % Average g force 0.35 g0.10 g min to max 0.86 g 0.25 0.86 g
Info Average speed 49 kn30 kn min to max 55 kn 55 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °2.3 ° min to max 6.5 ° 6.5 4.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn3 kn min to max 29 kn 29 11 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °2.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.9 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.97 g0.76 g min to max 1.13 g 0.76 1.07 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kn0 kn min to max 10 kn 10 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.82 g min to max 1.13 g 1.06 1.01 g
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °4.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.6 4.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll239 m · 18 %
94.34Liftoff speed60 kt
85.00Runway alignment7.16 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.81Rate of climb460 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height29 ft
97.74Threshold speed60 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.01 m 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 KHXD 21

Past threshold100.00
281m
Centreline100.00
0.83m R
Speed100.00
48kt
Touchdown rate89.37
-151fpm
Impact74.86
0.95G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,313 m of the approach.

29 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 29 ft, down at 281 m

Plan view — the full 1,313 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 281 m past threshold CLEARED

The 281 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 0.95 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 617 m of 1,313 m · 47 %
Rollout distance100.00
336m47 % used
Rollout alignment96.92
3.89m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
93.63 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
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
5 4 3
86.64 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head. Takeoff distance 504 m 38 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 504 m using 38.41 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
94.34 %
Liftoff speed was 60 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
85 %
7.16 m left to 1.55 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
57.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 45 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 4.5 4
02505007501,0001,250-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.81 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KHXD Hilton Head.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
99.24 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 6.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
99.76 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KHXD Hilton Head.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
99.03 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 10 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 750 400
91.95 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 KHXD Hilton Head.
Alignment
69 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
90.74 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 10 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 450 -100
02505007501,0001,25004896144192240 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 94.2 %
88.36 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 394 ft agl to 27 ft agl. A decrease of 366 ft in 38 seconds.
Glideslope
91.82 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
91.82 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
74 67 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-324 -662 -1,000
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.43 %
Landing
Landing on runway 21 at KHXD Hilton Head, runway length 1,313 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
97.74 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
92 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
61 50 40
Pitch °
Info
7 4 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
5.4 -197 -400
07515022530001223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
96.08 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 280 m. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was good. Touchdown rate was good at -151 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
89.37 %
Touchdown rate was good at -151 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 48 kt was good. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 280 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.2 °
G
74.86 %
G 0.63 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
94.9 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 633 m, 48 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 633 m using 48.2 % of runway
Alignment
96.92 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
62.86 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
47 29 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 4.5 2
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
95 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
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
5 4.5 4
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