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KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 05
Elevation0 ft asl
Fuel268 lbs

Flight Score

94.34 %
KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 05
Elevation2,579 ft asl
Weight2,151 lbs
Fuel264 lbs
21 Aug 2023 0:05 5 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 4 lbs
Departure Score
95.83 %
Enroute Score
97.90 %
Arrival Score
86.61 %

What went well

Touched down at -86 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 699 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 27 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 24 %, Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall at 45 %, −3.66 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 15.8 ° at 64 %, −0.80 points
Enroute Climb — speed limits at 84 %, −0.70 points

Next time

Work on the flare

See Arrival Landing

You crossed the threshold slow. Without the speed there is little energy left to round out with, so the flare comes up short and the touchdown tends to be firm - and that feels exactly like flaring too late. Resist the fix that feels natural, flaring earlier: it bleeds off more speed and makes the next landing firmer still. Fly the approach speed all the way to the threshold, and the flare has something to work with.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 12 stages, 10 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 Climb 1 95.42Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.5 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 64 kn47 kn min to max 71 kn 47 71 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.1 ° min to max 2.9 ° 1.2 2.9 °
60 % Average g force 0.93 g0.05 g min to max 1.09 g 0.13 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 483 ft/m257 ft/m min to max 697 ft/m 257 697 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 1 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °1.4 ° min to max 10.9 ° 1.4 10.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 67 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 67 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 67 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 44 ft agl · 81 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.30Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn69 kn min to max 74 kn 71 72 kn
97 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.2 ° min to max 3.1 ° 2.9 2.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 973 ft/m703 ft/m min to max 1,382 ft/m 703 1,382 ft/m
Info Average altitude 116 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 395 ft agl 48 395 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.0 °10.9 ° min to max 13.3 ° 10.9 13.3 °
Departure Climb 3 92.76Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.2 °-2.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -2.4 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn69 kn min to max 73 kn 72 73 kn
64 % Average bank angle 4.3 °0.1 ° min to max 15.8 ° 2.6 15.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.85 g0.83 g min to max 0.89 g 0.85 0.86 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,250 ft/m886 ft/m min to max 1,530 ft/m 1,425 886 ft/m
Info Average altitude 582 ft agl414 ft agl min to max 703 ft agl 414 703 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.0 °9.1 ° min to max 13.8 ° 13.4 9.1 °
Enroute Climb 93.71Enroute climb started overhead KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States). Climbing from 3,300 ft asl to 3,797 ft asl, an increase of 497 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Climb speed 79 kn71 kn min to max 86 knTarget 90 kn 74 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 14.2 °0.1 ° min to max 26.2 ° 17.3 6.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.79 g min to max 0.99 g 0.88 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 583 ft/m-92 ft/m min to max 1,371 ft/m 847 465 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,605 ft asl3,300 ft asl min to max 3,797 ft asl 3,300 3,797 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °2.0 ° min to max 11.5 ° 8.6 5.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,346 ft agl · 96 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,815 ft asl3,709 ft asl min to max 3,864 ft asl 3,807 3,709 ft asl
100 % Average speed 80 kn79 kn min to max 85 kn 85 81 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.87 g0.77 g min to max 0.98 g 0.97 0.90 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-1.2 ° min to max 7.8 ° 6.5 -1.2 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States). Descent from 3,698 ft asl to 3,001 ft asl, a decrease of 697 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 81 kn79 kn min to max 84 kn 81 81 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.1 ° min to max 21.1 ° 1.0 12.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.75 g min to max 0.95 g 0.88 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -661 ft/m-926 ft/m min to max -473 ft/m -671 -618 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,341 ft asl3,001 ft asl min to max 3,698 ft asl 3,698 3,001 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-4.3 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.1 -3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,275 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,111 ft agl · 90 kt
Arrival 100.00Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started overhead KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 71 kn66 kn min to max 81 kn 81 67 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.9 °0.0 ° min to max 20.3 ° 11.0 4.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.81 g min to max 1.01 g 0.86 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -214 ft/m-729 ft/m min to max 128 ft/m -690 -201 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,904 ft asl2,851 ft asl min to max 2,989 ft asl 2,989 2,851 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-3.5 ° min to max 1.0 ° -3.4 -0.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 658 ft agl · 90 kt
Arrival Final 1 96.29Approaching runway 05 at KPVF Placerville from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 268 ft agl to 32 ft agl. A decrease of 236 ft in 39 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Approach angle 2.6 °1.8 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 1.8 °
100 % Average speed 59 kn54 kn min to max 68 kn 68 54 kn
97 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.3 0.0 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.4 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.80 g min to max 1.06 g 0.87 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -455 ft/m-546 ft/m min to max -168 ft/m -224 -546 ft/m
Info Average altitude 97 ft agl32 ft agl min to max 268 ft agl 268 32 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-1.7 ° min to max 1.0 ° -0.1 0.7 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 56.04Landing on runway 05 at KPVF Placerville, runway length 3,893 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
45 % Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
24 % 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 1.0 ° 0.7 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.87 g min to max 1.24 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average speed 49 kn43 kn min to max 54 kn 54 44 kn
Info Average VSI -252 ft/m-547 ft/m min to max -70 ft/m -547 -86 ft/m
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 25 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °0.9 ° min to max 6.7 ° 0.9 6.7 °
025050075001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500750-50-40-30-20-1001020304050Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 97.53Touchdown distance was good at 691 ft. Touchdown speed at 44 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -86 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 6 kn at 70 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 6 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Touchdown VSI was -86 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 691 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 44 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.6 ft2.4 ft left 2.1 2.6 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.0 °
70 % Average g force 0.54 g0.22 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.22 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 43 kn41 kn min to max 44 kn 44 41 kn
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °6.7 ° min to max 7.8 ° 6.7 7.8 °
Arrival Rollout 96.57Total landing distance 1,116 ft, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,116 ft29 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.5 ft3.2 ft left to 3.2 ft right 2.6 -3.2 ft
66 % Average g force 0.54 g0.15 g min to max 1.00 g 0.17 0.74 g
Info Average speed 44 kn32 kn min to max 47 kn 47 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °1.9 ° min to max 7.9 ° 7.9 1.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 39 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 3 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kn6 kn min to max 27 kn 27 6 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °1.9 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.0 4.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.96 g0.73 g min to max 1.13 g 0.73 1.01 g

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 3 kt

Takeoff

95.42Rate of climb483 fpm

The approach to KPVF 05

The final from 4 nm.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 1.3 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 130 ft below 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° BAND294215
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 510 ft right of the centreline at 1.3 nm, then inside the band from 0.8 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° BAND415 ft R24 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KPVF 05

Over the threshold

Threshold height54.56
24ft
Threshold speed45.32
53kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.0ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
699ft
Centreline100.00
2.6ft L
Speed100.00
43kt
Touchdown rate96.17
-86fpm
Impact69.71
1.03G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° right of the track, 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 48 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 8 s, an average deceleration of 0.15 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.

020406030 kt · 476 fttouchdown495 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 3,893 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 24 ft, 26 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 699 ft in, 301 ft short of 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 3,893 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.

24 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −86 fpm · 6.7° nose up · 44 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 24 ft, down at 699 ft

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

The sink went from 570 fpm at 21 ft to 90 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 5.8° 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−86 fpm at touchdown6.7° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 3,893 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 3 ft 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.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 699 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 699 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.03 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 1,073 ft of 3,893 ft · 28 %
In the air over the runway, 699 ftRollout, 374 ft Left over, 2,820 ft
Rollout distance100.00
374ft27 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
3.2ft L

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