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KBLF
Bluefield, United States
Runway 23
Elevation2,848 ft asl
Weight2,179 lbs
Fuel295 lbs
Wind264° · 14 kn · 10 kn cross

Flight Score

63.64 %
WV09
Corinne, United States
Runway 10
Elevation0 ft asl
Fuel276 lbs
4 May 2024 0:17 18 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 19 lbs
Departure Score
85.33 %
Enroute Score
99.88 %
Arrival Score
0.00 %
No scored touchdown — the arrival counts as zero

What went well

Airborne in 370 ft — 8 % of the runway
Held the centreline on the roll — 13.3 ft off at liftoff

What held you back

The flight ended without a scored touchdown — the arrival counted as zero, −33.33 points
Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, peak taxi speed 34 kt at 39 %, −2.33 points
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 13,671 ft at 0 %, Landing Lights at 0 %, −1.08 points

Top opportunity

Know your rotation speed

Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

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Start to finish · 14 stages, 14 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 65.07Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
39 % Average speed 15 kn0 kn min to max 34 kn 8 34 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 knmax 14 kn 0 0 kn
96 % Average g force 0.96 g0.68 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 0.68 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °2.4 ° min to max 5.8 ° 4.4 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.2 0.9 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 9 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 83.76Departure roll runway 23 at KBLF Mercer County. Takeoff distance 13,671 ft 288 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 53 kn. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 14 kn at 263 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 13,671 ft288 % of runway
68 % Liftoff speed was 53 knTarget 70 kn
96 % Runway alignment max 18.6 ft13.3 ft left to 5.4 ft right -5.4 13.3 ft
58 % Average g force 0.30 g0.02 g min to max 0.59 g 0.57 0.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °3.2 ° min to max 4.6 ° 3.5 4.6 °
Info Average bank angle 1.0 °0.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.9 3.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.75Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KBLF Mercer County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 57 kn53 kn min to max 57 kn 53 57 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.4 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.4 1.4 °
98 % Average g force 0.93 g0.72 g min to max 1.10 g 1.03 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 633 ft/m409 ft/m min to max 740 ft/m 409 740 ft/m
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 0 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °4.9 ° min to max 10.2 ° 4.9 10.1 °
Departure Climb 2 88.64Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KBLF Mercer County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
70 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 4.4 ° -0.3 4.4 °
100 % Average speed 57 kn57 kn min to max 61 kn 57 60 kn
85 % Average bank angle 3.2 °1.6 ° min to max 7.7 ° 1.6 7.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.85 g min to max 0.98 g 0.89 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 800 ft/m741 ft/m min to max 1,147 ft/m 741 1,080 ft/m
Info Average altitude 108 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 381 ft agl 49 381 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.3 °8.8 ° min to max 12.8 ° 10.1 12.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 78 ft agl · 68 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 278 ft agl · 71 kt
Departure Climb 3 90.43Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KBLF Mercer County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Heading variation 5.5 °5.4 ° min to max 5.8 ° 5.4 5.8 °
100 % Average speed 60 kn60 kn min to max 60 kn 60 60 kn
83 % Average bank angle 8.0 °7.4 ° min to max 8.5 ° 7.4 8.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.88 g min to max 0.88 g 0.88 0.88 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,034 ft/m1,012 ft/m min to max 1,056 ft/m 1,056 1,012 ft/m
Info Average altitude 415 ft agl398 ft agl min to max 432 ft agl 398 432 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.1 °12.0 ° min to max 12.3 ° 12.3 12.0 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KBLF Mercer County Bluefield (West Virginia, United States). Climbing from 3,304 ft asl to 4,912 ft asl, an increase of 1,608 ft in 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 78 kn56 kn min to max 124 kn 60 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.9 °0.0 ° min to max 12.3 ° 8.9 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.82 g min to max 1.00 g 0.87 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 698 ft/m-314 ft/m min to max 1,283 ft/m 994 433 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,082 ft asl3,304 ft asl min to max 4,912 ft asl 3,304 4,912 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °-3.2 ° min to max 12.6 ° 11.9 -1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Montcalm (West Virginia, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,922 ft asl4,796 ft asl min to max 5,039 ft asl 4,915 4,796 ft asl
100 % Average speed 135 kn127 kn min to max 139 kn 132 133 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.1 °0.1 ° min to max 8.4 ° 2.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.78 g min to max 0.93 g 0.93 0.91 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -3.3 °-4.7 ° min to max -1.8 ° -3.0 -3.6 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north west of Piedmont (West Virginia, United States). Descent from 4,793 ft asl to 4,453 ft asl, a decrease of 340 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 137 kn130 kn min to max 140 kn 134 137 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.0 °0.0 ° min to max 8.0 ° 0.4 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.87 g min to max 0.93 g 0.87 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -558 ft/m-733 ft/m min to max -189 ft/m -189 -519 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,627 ft asl4,453 ft asl min to max 4,793 ft asl 4,793 4,453 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.7 °-5.4 ° min to max -3.6 ° -3.6 -4.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 99.82Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north west of Piedmont (West Virginia, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.8 % Average altitude 4,415 ft asl4,155 ft asl min to max 4,559 ft asl 4,425 4,431 ft asl
100 % Average speed 129 kn114 kn min to max 139 kn 136 128 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.0 °0.0 ° min to max 27.4 ° 2.6 16.8 °
99 % Average g force 0.92 g0.73 g min to max 1.13 g 0.88 0.87 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-7.0 ° min to max 6.1 ° -4.2 2.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,872 ft agl · 141 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,861 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 1,850 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 1,850 ft agl · 142 kt
Enroute Descent 2 99.43Enroute descent started overhead Corinne (West Virginia, United States). Descent from 4,446 ft asl to 2,577 ft asl, a decrease of 1,868 ft in 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 129 kn105 kn min to max 146 kn 127 105 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.7 °0.0 ° min to max 25.7 ° 17.0 0.3 °
94 % Average g force 0.93 g0.65 g min to max 1.09 g 0.87 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -487 ft/m-2,049 ft/m min to max 906 ft/m 906 -272 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,651 ft asl2,577 ft asl min to max 4,481 ft asl 4,446 2,577 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-7.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 2.3 -0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 882 ft agl · 128 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead WV09 Mike Ferrell Field Corinne (West Virginia, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,696 ft asl2,572 ft asl min to max 2,756 ft asl 2,574 2,747 ft asl
100 % Average speed 79 kn63 kn min to max 105 kn 105 70 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.5 °0.0 ° min to max 17.4 ° 0.2 14.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.78 g min to max 1.12 g 0.88 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °-1.7 ° min to max 6.3 ° -1.7 1.9 °
Arrival 58.55Arrival started overhead WV09 Mike Ferrell Field Corinne (West Virginia, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 90 kn68 kn min to max 113 kn 71 80 kn
5 % Average bank angle 19.0 °1.2 ° min to max 49.2 ° 15.1 24.5 °
83 % Average g force 0.96 g0.67 g min to max 1.54 g 0.93 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -400 ft/m-1,898 ft/m min to max 1,706 ft/m 128 -1,457 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,546 ft asl2,318 ft asl min to max 2,791 ft asl 2,750 2,318 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.1 °-14.8 ° min to max 9.8 ° 2.0 -9.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 242 ft agl · 100 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 445 ft agl · 90 kt
Arrival Final 1 89.84Approaching runway 10 at WV09 Mike Ferrell Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 76 ft agl to 57 ft agl. A decrease of 20 ft in 0 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Approach angle 4.0 °3.4 ° min to max 4.1 °Target 3.0 ° 4.1 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 80 kn80 kn min to max 80 kn 80 80 kn
97 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.4 °
54 % Average bank angle 20.0 °13.6 ° min to max 20.5 ° 20.5 13.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.86 g min to max 1.09 g 0.86 1.09 g
Info Average VSI -1,472 ft/m-1,498 ft/m min to max -1,470 ft/m -1,470 -1,498 ft/m
Info Average altitude 75 ft agl57 ft agl min to max 76 ft agl 76 57 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -10.0 °-10.0 ° min to max -9.2 ° -10.0 -9.2 °
00.250.50.751050Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 72.35Landing on runway 10 at WV09 Mike Ferrell Field, runway length 1,880 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 80 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Threshold speed was well above target at 80 kn. Target 70 kn
67 % Target 31 ft agl
79 % Landing and flare profile
27 % Heading variation 1.1 °0.4 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.4 2.3 °
74 % Average bank angle 3.0 °0.1 ° min to max 12.4 ° 12.4 2.0 °
51 % Average g force 1.07 g0.70 g min to max 2.11 g 1.08 1.14 g
Info Average speed 72 kn62 kn min to max 81 kn 80 62 kn
Info Average VSI -473 ft/m-1,495 ft/m min to max 46 ft/m -1,495 -215 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl 51 -1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-9.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° -9.2 0.4 °

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll370 ft · 8 %
68.30Liftoff speed53 kt
96.38Runway alignment13.3 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.75Rate of climb632 ft/m

Landing

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

67.09Threshold height44 ft
92.45Threshold speed80 kt
27.20Centreline offset2.3 ft 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

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 23 at KBLF Mercer County in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
90.91 %
65.07 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
38.67 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
96 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
6 4 2
83.76 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 23 at KBLF Mercer County. Takeoff distance 13,671 ft 288 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 53 kn. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 14 kn at 263 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 13,671 ft using 288.36 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
68.3 %
Liftoff speed was 53 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
96.38 %
13.3 ft left to 5.4 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
58.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 40 20
Bank °
Info
4 2 0
Pitch °
Info
5 4 3
01,0002,0003,0004,000-60-50-40-30-20-100102030405060 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
98.75 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KBLF Mercer County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 55 50
Bank °
95.68 %
4 2 0
G
98.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 7.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
88.64 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KBLF Mercer County.
Alignment
69.5 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
85.05 %
8 4.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 900 600
90.43 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KBLF Mercer County.
Alignment
69.33 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 55 50
Bank °
82.82 %
9 8 7
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 13 12
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 1,000 900
01,0002,0003,0004,000072144216288360 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 10 at WV09 Mike Ferrell Field in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
Landing Score 81.09 %
89.84 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 10 at WV09 Mike Ferrell Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 76 ft agl to 57 ft agl. A decrease of 20 ft in 0 seconds.
Glideslope
98.64 %
Heading
96.8 %
Glideslope °
98.64 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
81 80 80
Alignment
96.8 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
53.75 %
21 17 13
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-1,470 -1,485 -1,500
00.250.50.751050 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
72.35 %
Landing
Landing on runway 10 at WV09 Mike Ferrell Field, runway length 1,880 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 80 kn.
Height
67.09 %
Target 50 ft agl
Speed
92.45 %
Target 70 kt
Flare
79.26 %
Centreline ft
27.2 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
73.87 %
13 6.5 0
G
50.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
81 70 60
Pitch °
Info
5 -2 -9
Descent Rate fpm
Info
46 -727 -1,500
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