EGPE to EGPE Flight Report - PA28 Arrow III

Flight from EGPE to EGPE

Monday, 29 December 2025 19:37

Minutes 5

4 nm

Fuel 102 kg

PA28 Arrow III

Departure

EGPE

Inverness, Highland, Scotland

Altitude

26 ft asl

Weight

1,061 kg

Fuel

207 kg

Arrival

Runway 23 at EGPE

Inverness Airport

Inverness Highland, Scotland

26 ft asl

Altitude

882 kg

Weight

105 kg

Fuel

20 °C

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

221.3 °

Wind Direction

3 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 99.62%

Enroute Score 99.63%

Arrival Score 99.61%

This flight was conducted in a PA28 Arrow III aircraft, starting with an enroute climb from Inverness Airport in Scotland. The climb began at an altitude of 29 feet above sea level and reached a height of 1,072 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,043 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. This rapid ascent demonstrates the aircraft's ability to efficiently gain altitude.

Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. This steady-state flight phase allowed the pilot to maintain a consistent speed and altitude, likely preparing for the final approach to the destination airport.

The final approach to runway 23 at Inverness Airport was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft heading at 229.0 degrees at an altitude of 116 feet above ground level. The approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 57 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 454 meters, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -12 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from 221 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and a headwind of 3 knots, which likely contributed to the smooth landing.

The total landing distance was 840 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the flight was characterized by a smooth and efficient climb, cruise, and landing, with the aircraft using a total of 102 kilograms of fuel to cover a distance of 4 nautical miles in 5 minutes.

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Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland). Climbing from 29 ft asl to 1,072 ft asl, an increase of 1,043 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 91 kt 81 kt min to max 105 kt	81		105 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 3.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.4 °	0.1		18.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.94 g 0.81 g min to max 1.31 g	0.87		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI 548 fpm 4 fpm min to max 1,708 fpm	4		127 fpm
Info	Average altitude 274 ft asl 29 ft asl min to max 1,072 ft asl	29		1,072 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 13.0 °	2.0		0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Battery Master On at 19:37:49
Info	Engine 1 Started at 19:37:49
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 19:37:49
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 19:37:49
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 19:37:49
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 19:37:49
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:37:49
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:37:49
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:37:52
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:37:52
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:37:52
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:37:53
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:37:54
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:37:55
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:37:56
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:37:57
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:37:57
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:37:58
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:01
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:02
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:02
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:03
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:05
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:06
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:07
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:07
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:08
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:08
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:09
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:09
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:11
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:11
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:14
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:14
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:17
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:18
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:18
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:20
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:21
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:21
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:24
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:24
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:26
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:27
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:27
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:28
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:28
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:30
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:31
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:33
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:34
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:36
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:37
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:37
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:38
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:40
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:41
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:42
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:46
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:49
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:52
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:53
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:38:57
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:57
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:38:58
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:38:58
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:38:59
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:00
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:00
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:01
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:01
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:02
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:04
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:06
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:06
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:07
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:07
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:08
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:10
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:11
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:12
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:13
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:14
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:15
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:16
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:17
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:18
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:19

Enroute Level

99.27 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Croy (Highland, Scotland) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.41 %	Average altitude 774 ft asl 150 ft asl min to max 1,076 ft asl	1,074		150 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 97 kt 83 kt min to max 116 kt	105		84 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.7 °	18.0		4.9 °
97.43 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.54 g min to max 1.59 g	1.16		0.65 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -6.5 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.9		-0.7 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:20
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:21
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:23
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:24
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:25
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:26
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:27
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:28
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:29
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:30
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:31
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:32
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:33
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:33
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:34
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:37
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:38
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:39
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:40
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:41
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:42
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:43
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:44
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:45
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:47
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:48
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:49
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:39:50
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:51
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:53
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:53
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:56
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:58
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:39:59
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:39:59
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:00
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:40:03
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:06
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:09
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:14
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:17
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:23
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:24
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:25
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:27
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:29
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:30
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:31
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:33
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:34
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:37
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:38
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:41
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:42
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:43
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:44
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:40:45
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:40:47

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 116 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 91 ft in 9 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.4 ° 1.8 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 °	2.9		1.8 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kt 82 kt min to max 84 kt	84		82 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.62 g 0.55 g min to max 0.64 g	0.64		0.55 g
Info	Average VSI -514 fpm -549 fpm min to max -422 fpm	-422		-488 fpm
Info	Average altitude 58 ft agl 25 ft agl min to max 116 ft agl	116		25 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -1.8 ° min to max -0.7 °	-0.8		-0.7 °

Arrival Landing

99.77 %

Landing on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, runway length 1,814 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 81 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 81 kt. Target 71 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.1		0.9 °
95.43 %	Average g force 0.42 g 0.34 g min to max 0.54 g	0.54		0.34 g
Info	Average speed 70 kt 57 kt min to max 81 kt	81		57 kt
Info	Average VSI -143 fpm -486 fpm min to max 16 fpm	-486		-12 fpm
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl	28		2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.0 ° -0.7 ° min to max 7.4 °	-0.7		6.9 °

Arrival Touchdown

99.74 %

Touchdown distance was good at 454 m. Touchdown speed at 57 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -12 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kt at 221 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 3 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -12 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 454 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 57 kt Target below 66 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.94 m 0.92 m right	-0.94		-0.91 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.0 °
94.86 %	Average g force 0.33 g 0.32 g min to max 0.34 g	0.34		0.32 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 57 kt 56 kt min to max 57 kt	57		56 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.4 ° 6.1 ° min to max 6.9 °	6.9		6.1 °

Arrival Rollout

98.94 %

Total landing distance 840 m, 46 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 840 m 46 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.55 m 0.00 m left to 1.55 m right	-0.89		-1.19 m
89.43 %	Average g force 0.28 g 0.13 g min to max 0.56 g	0.32		0.56 g
Info	Average speed 51 kt 33 kt min to max 56 kt	56		33 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 0.6 ° min to max 6.8 °	6.1		0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 12 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kt 1 kt min to max 28 kt	28		1 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.6 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.0		0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.10 g 0.95 g min to max 1.22 g	0.95		1.00 g

Takeoff on runway at in the PA28 Arrow III

Landing on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the PA28 Arrow III

Landing Score 99.61 %

Landing Summary

The PA28 Arrow III aircraft successfully landed at EGPE Inverness Airport, demonstrating exceptional piloting skills. The final approach was executed from the north east, aligning with the runway 23 threshold at a heading of 229.0°. At 0 nm and 116 ft above ground level (agl), the aircraft was in a precise position, setting the stage for a smooth touchdown.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 57 kt, which was well within the target range. The touchdown distance of 454 m was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and precision throughout the approach. The touchdown rate of -12 fpm was perfect, signifying a gentle and controlled descent.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20 °C and a gentle headwind of 3 kt at 221°. The crosswind was negligible, at 0 kt, which further contributed to the smooth landing. The runway length of 1,814 m was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 840 m, which was only 46% of the available runway.

The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline throughout the approach. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability after touchdown. Overall, the landing was a testament to the pilot's skill and experience, and the aircraft's performance was exceptional.

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 116 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 91 ft in 9 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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