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EGPE
Inverness, Scotland
Runway 23
Elevation26 ft asl
Weight1,093 kg
Fuel108 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

84.15 %
EGPE
Inverness, Scotland
Runway 05
Elevation26 ft asl
Weight1,092 kg
Fuel68 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross
15 May 2025 0:02 2 nm DA40-XLS 40 kg
Departure Score
93.17 %
Enroute Score
90.90 %
Arrival Score
68.39 %

What went well

Touched down at -91 fpm — a soft arrival
1.12 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 220 m — 12 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 0 %, bank angle up to 27.3 ° at 34 %, −5.21 points
Enroute Climb — bank angle up to 50.5 ° at 79 %, −3.03 points
Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation 1.9 ° at 15 %, bank angle up to 27.2 ° at 35 %, −2.65 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 1,173 m at 0 %, −1.33 points

Top opportunity

Shorten the long landing

Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

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Start to finish · 11 stages, 9 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 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, Average speed was 25 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 33 kt13 kt min to max 40 kt 13 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.4 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.3 1.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.7 0.7 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 0.97 1.01 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. Takeoff distance 220 m 12 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 63 kt. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 220 m12 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 63 ktTarget 70 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.48 m0.85 m left to 2.63 m right -2.63 0.19 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °1.6 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.7 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.1 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 68 kt63 kt min to max 71 kt 63 71 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.1 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.04 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 547 fpm345 fpm min to max 762 fpm 345 762 fpm
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 52 ft agl 1 52 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °3.8 ° min to max 8.9 ° 3.8 8.9 °
Departure Climb 2 98.34Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 73 kt71 kt min to max 81 kt 71 78 kt
93 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.6 4.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.87 g min to max 1.06 g 1.06 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 944 fpm600 fpm min to max 1,462 fpm 770 1,210 fpm
Info Average altitude 121 ft agl52 ft agl min to max 405 ft agl 52 405 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.0 °7.2 ° min to max 13.1 ° 9.0 9.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 80 ft agl · 76 kt
Departure Climb 3 74.36Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.8 °-2.9 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -2.3 °
100 % Average speed 84 kt78 kt min to max 88 kt 78 81 kt
22 % Average bank angle 6.7 °0.1 ° min to max 31.7 ° 5.2 31.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.89 g min to max 1.06 g 0.89 1.05 g
0 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 710 fpm256 fpm min to max 1,156 fpm 1,032 1,041 fpm
Info Average altitude 528 ft agl421 ft agl min to max 697 ft agl 421 697 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °3.7 ° min to max 10.0 ° 8.0 9.5 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Enroute Climb 90.90Enroute climb started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland). Climbing from 735 ft asl to 161 ft asl, an increase of 574 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 96 kt80 kt min to max 111 kt 81 101 kt
79 % Average bank angle 35.7 °0.2 ° min to max 50.5 ° 36.4 16.0 °
93 % Average g force 1.24 g0.99 g min to max 1.75 g 1.05 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,364 fpm-3,754 fpm min to max 906 fpm 906 -617 fpm
Info Average altitude 464 ft asl161 ft asl min to max 750 ft asl 735 161 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -6.1 °-20.3 ° min to max 8.2 ° 8.2 -1.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 68.25Approaching runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 125 ft agl to 84 ft agl. A decrease of 41 ft in 2 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Approach angle 4.9 °4.8 ° min to max 4.9 °Target 3.0 ° 4.8 4.9 °
100 % Average speed 98 kt97 kt min to max 100 kt 100 97 kt
15 % Heading variation 1.9 °1.3 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.6 1.3 °
35 % Average bank angle 24.4 °21.0 ° min to max 27.2 ° 21.8 27.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.12 g 0.98 1.11 g
Info Average VSI -762 fpm-805 fpm min to max -632 fpm -632 -805 fpm
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl84 ft agl min to max 125 ft agl 125 84 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-2.3 ° min to max -1.7 ° -1.7 -1.8 °
00.250.50.751050100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 37.46Landing on runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport, runway length 1,814 m. Threshold height at 77 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
36 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kt. Target 70 kt
52 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
70 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.4 °
34 % Average bank angle 4.9 °0.0 ° min to max 27.3 ° 27.3 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.88 g min to max 1.14 g 1.11 0.95 g
Info Average speed 73 kt48 kt min to max 97 kt 97 48 kt
Info Average VSI -196 fpm-805 fpm min to max -5 fpm -805 -86 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl-5 ft agl min to max 77 ft agl 77 -5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-1.9 ° min to max 8.5 ° -1.8 7.6 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 6 ft agl · 62 kt
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,35001530456176Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,350-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 84.09Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 48 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -86 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -86 fpm.
0 % Touchdown distance was 1,173 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 48 ktTarget below 66 kt
94 % Runway alignment max 4.71 m4.36 m left 4.07 4.71 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.8 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.95 g min to max 1.12 g 0.95 0.97 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 48 kt48 kt min to max 48 kt 48 48 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °6.5 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.6 6.6 °
Arrival Rollout 83.78Total landing distance 1,401 m, 77 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Landing distance 1,401 m77 % of runway.
74 % Runway alignment max 10.23 m10.23 m left to 0.00 m left 4.79 9.32 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average speed 53 kt32 kt min to max 56 kt 56 32 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.8 °1.4 ° min to max 7.6 ° 6.7 1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 2 ft agl · 52 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 0 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 6 kt6 kt min to max 25 kt 25 6 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °1.4 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.4 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.02 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll220 m · 12 %
100.00Liftoff speed62 kt
100.00Runway alignment2.63 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb546 fpm

Landing

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

51.98Threshold height76 ft
36.28Threshold speed97 kt · target 70, 27 fast
70.40Centreline offset0.38 m L

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 EGPE 05

Past threshold0.00
1,175m
Centreline93.94
4.71m L
Speed100.00
48kttarget 66 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-91fpm
Impact100.00
1.12G
BouncesOk
None

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

76 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 76 ft, down at 1,175 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,814 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 1,175 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 1,175 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,385 m of 1,814 m · 76 %
Rollout distance94.86
210m76 % used
Rollout alignment73.81
10.23m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, where the DA40-XLS aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 220 meters, which is 12% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 63 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb overhead EGPE Inverness Airport, rising from an altitude of 735 feet above sea level to 161 feet above sea level, an increase of 574 feet in less than 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. This rapid ascent was achieved with a minimal increase in altitude, demonstrating the aircraft's ability to efficiently climb.

The final approach to runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport was initiated from the west, with the aircraft heading 77.0 degrees at an altitude of 125 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. However, the landing was not without its challenges, as the threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 97 knots.

The touchdown point was located very far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 48 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -86 feet per minute was excellent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,401 meters, which is 77% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centreline. Despite these minor issues, the flight was completed successfully, with a total flight distance of 2 nautical miles and a fuel consumption of 40 kilograms.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the Diamond DA40
93.17 %
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. Takeoff distance 220 m 12 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 63 kt. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 220 m using 12.12 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 63 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.85 m left to 2.63 m right
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 50 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2.5 1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
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
9 6 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
98.34 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
93.34 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 11 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 1,000 500
74.36 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
21.82 %
32 16 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 7 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 650 100
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750093186279372465 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the Diamond DA40
Landing Score 68.39 %
Landing Summary

The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed on runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 77.0° at 0 nm and 125 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This indicates that the pilot may have been unable to maintain a stable approach or may have been too high on final approach.

The threshold height at 77 ft agl was well above the target, suggesting that the pilot may have been too high on final approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kt, which is above the recommended landing speed for the DA40-XLS. The touchdown speed of 48 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -86 fpm was excellent, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent effectively.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind of 2 kt at 270°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 kt, and the tailwind was 2 kt, which may have contributed to the long touchdown point. The total landing distance was 1,401 m, which is 77% of the available runway length of 1,814 m.

The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline, which may indicate that the pilot was not able to maintain a stable alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including maintaining a stable approach, controlling the threshold height and speed, and aligning the aircraft during the rollout phase.

68.25 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 125 ft agl to 84 ft agl. A decrease of 41 ft in 2 seconds.
Glideslope
91.81 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
14.8 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
91.81 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
100 95 90
Alignment
14.8 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
34.65 %
28 24 20
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-632 -766 -900
00.250.50.751050100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
37.46 %
Landing
Landing on runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport, runway length 1,814 m. Threshold height at 77 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kt.
Height
51.98 %
Threshold height at 77 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
36.28 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
70.4 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
33.51 %
28 14 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
97 69 40
Pitch °
Info
9 4 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-4.9 -452 -900
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,35001530456176 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,350-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
84.09 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 48 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -86 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -91 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 48 kt was good. Target below 66 kn
Distance
0 %
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway.
Alignment
93.94 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
100 %
G 1.03 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
83.78 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,401 m, 77 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from centreline.
Distance
90.89 %
Landing distance 1,401 m using 77.28 % of runway
Alignment
73.81 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
48 34 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4.5 1
02004006008001,0001,200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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