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KGWS
Glenwood Springs, United States
Runway 14
Elevation5,915 ft asl
Weight2,756 lbs
Fuel131 lbs
Wind255° · 3 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

91.30 %
KGWS
Glenwood Springs, United States
Runway 14
Elevation5,915 ft asl
Weight2,748 lbs
Fuel123 lbs
Wind264° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross
12 Sep 2023 0:10 7 nm Beechcraft V35B 8 lbs
Departure Score
98.41 %
Enroute Score
87.40 %
Arrival Score
85.70 %

What went well

Touched down at -67 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 873 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 11.2 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Enroute Climb — speed limits at 68 %, −4.20 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 11 %, −2.67 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 1.9 ° at 21 %, −1.07 points

Next time

Monitor your speed

See Enroute Climb

Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.

Start to finish · 13 stages, 11 in the score

The flight story

The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.

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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kn0 kn min to max 17 kn 0 6 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 knmax 8 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °3.9 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.0 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.6 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 14 at KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 2,227 ft 67 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 67 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 3 kn at 254 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,227 ft67 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 67 knTarget 67 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 7.4 ft2.8 ft left to 4.6 ft right 2.2 0.8 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.3 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.7 4.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.4 0.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake On 4 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.75Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 14 KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn67 kn min to max 72 kn 67 72 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.8 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.97 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 481 ft/m298 ft/m min to max 543 ft/m 298 540 ft/m
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °4.1 ° min to max 9.0 ° 4.1 8.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 12 ft agl · 80 kt
Departure Climb 2 97.95Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 14 KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.7 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn72 kn min to max 84 kn 72 84 kn
92 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 5.1 ° 1.6 5.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 0.98 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 584 ft/m414 ft/m min to max 976 ft/m 538 976 ft/m
Info Average altitude 118 ft agl46 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl 46 390 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.6 °6.3 ° min to max 10.7 ° 8.5 10.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 259 ft agl · 90 kt
Departure Climb 3 94.36Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 14 KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.6 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn83 kn min to max 84 kn 84 83 kn
72 % Average bank angle 10.6 °7.0 ° min to max 12.7 ° 7.0 12.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.00 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,123 ft/m984 ft/m min to max 1,236 ft/m 1,098 984 ft/m
Info Average altitude 481 ft agl407 ft agl min to max 540 ft agl 407 540 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.6 °9.6 ° min to max 11.6 ° 11.4 9.6 °
Enroute Climb 87.40Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport Glenwood Springs (Colorado, United States). Climbing from 6,473 ft asl to 8,414 ft asl, an increase of 1,942 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
68 % Climb speed 93 kn84 kn min to max 99 knTarget 115 kn 84 98 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.0 ° min to max 20.8 ° 13.0 10.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 813 ft/m130 ft/m min to max 1,118 ft/m 968 130 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7,522 ft asl6,473 ft asl min to max 8,414 ft asl 6,473 8,414 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °4.2 ° min to max 10.1 ° 9.6 4.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 100.00Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started 1 mile south east of KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport Glenwood Springs (Colorado, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 96 kn75 kn min to max 110 kn 98 75 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.5 °0.0 ° min to max 22.8 ° 10.8 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.94 g min to max 1.14 g 1.05 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -844 ft/m-1,561 ft/m min to max 424 ft/m 73 -653 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7,472 ft asl6,373 ft asl min to max 8,448 ft asl 8,415 6,373 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-5.4 ° min to max 5.2 ° 4.6 0.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 279 ft agl · 120 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,740 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 816 ft agl · 101 kt
Arrival Final 2 89.66Approaching runway 14 at KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 448 ft agl to 266 ft agl. A decrease of 182 ft in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Approach angle 2.5 °2.5 ° min to max 2.6 °Target 3.0 ° 2.6 2.5 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn71 kn min to max 74 kn 74 72 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -413 ft/m-623 ft/m min to max -218 ft/m -623 -224 ft/m
Info Average altitude 343 ft agl266 ft agl min to max 448 ft agl 448 266 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.6 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.6 2.3 °
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-150-113-75-3803875113150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 83.99Approaching runway 14 at KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 261 ft agl to 15 ft agl. A decrease of 246 ft in 35 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
21 % Approach angle 1.9 °1.2 ° min to max 2.6 °Target 3.0 ° 2.6 1.2 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn70 kn min to max 74 kn 72 70 kn
99 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 0.96 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -456 ft/m-511 ft/m min to max -274 ft/m -274 -388 ft/m
Info Average altitude 68 ft agl15 ft agl min to max 261 ft agl 261 15 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °1.2 ° min to max 3.6 ° 1.7 3.6 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 59.91Landing on runway 14 at KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport, runway length 3,315 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 70 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 70 kn. Target 75 kn
11 % Landing and flare profile
98 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.99 g
Info Average speed 68 kn64 kn min to max 70 kn 70 64 kn
Info Average VSI -177 ft/m-381 ft/m min to max -67 ft/m -381 -67 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 15 ft agl 15 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °3.6 ° min to max 5.3 ° 3.6 5.1 °
02505007501,00001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,000-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 97.86Touchdown distance was good at 869 ft. Touchdown speed at 64 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -67 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 3 kn at 263 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -67 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 869 ftTarget 1,500 ft
96 % Speed at touchdown 64 knTarget 61 kn
93 % Runway alignment max 11.2 ft11.2 ft left 11.1 11.2 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 0.99 1.01 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 64 kn64 kn min to max 64 kn 64 64 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.8 ° min to max 5.1 ° 5.1 4.8 °
Arrival Rollout 97.10Total landing distance 1,946 ft, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,946 ft59 % of runway.
94 % Runway alignment max 18.2 ft11.1 ft left to 7.1 ft right 11.1 -7.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 68 kn42 kn min to max 72 kn 72 42 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °2.5 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.8 2.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.7 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kn4 kn min to max 36 kn 36 4 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °2.2 ° min to max 4.5 ° 2.2 2.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.01 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 67 kt with 4.1° 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.1° off9° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0306090 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 4 kt 3.7° 0 s
Liftoff2,046 ft 67 kt 4.1° 48.5 s
35 ft2,891 ft · 6.2 s after liftoff 72 kt 8.6° 54.7 s
End of Climb 39,012 ft · 540 ft 83 kt 9.6° 95 s

Takeoff from KGWS 14

Takeoff roll100.00
2,092ft63 %
Liftoff speed100.00
67kt
Runway alignment100.00
4.6ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.75
481fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 540 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 367 ft of runway left; then climbing at 690 fpm on average to 540 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 shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

750 ft375 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 67 ktSCALE CHANGES0.9 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,315 ft runway.

Rolled from 57 ft in, never more than 5 ft off the centreline. Airborne 63 % 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 4.6 ft RROLL 57 FT INAirborne 2,103 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,103 ft of 3,315 ft · 63 %
Behind the start of the roll, 57 ftTakeoff roll, 2,046 ft Left ahead, 1,212 ft

The approach to KGWS 14

The final from 4 nm.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 3.1 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 420 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° BAND1,358687458302172
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 1,360 ft left of the centreline at 3.1 nm, then inside the band from 1.8 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° BAND1123 ft L410 ft L58 ft L18 ft L22 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KGWS 14

Over the threshold

Threshold height32.27
14ft
Threshold speed97.48
70kt
Centreline offset97.86
0.3ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
873ft
Centreline93.45
11.2ft L
Speed96.42
64kt
Touchdown rate98.24
-67fpm
Impact100.00
1.05G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 264° at 3 kt · 1 kt tail · 2 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 73 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 14 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.

02040608060 kt · 731 ft30 kt · 1,245 fttouchdown1,295 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 3,315 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 14 ft, 36 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 873 ft in, close to 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 3,315 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.

14 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −66 fpm · 5.1° nose up · 64 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 14 ft, down at 873 ft

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

The sink went from 220 fpm at 12 ft to 70 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.5° 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−66 fpm at touchdown5.1° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 3,315 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 11 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 11 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 873 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 873 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,878 ft of 3,315 ft · 57 %
In the air over the runway, 873 ftRollout, 1,005 ft Left over, 1,437 ft
Rollout distance100.00
1,005ft57 % used
Rollout alignment93.55
11.1ft L

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