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BUSH
2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States), United States
Runway XX
Elevation0 ft asl
Fuel23 kg

Flight Score

83.65 %
ME55
Vinalhaven, United States
Runway XX
Elevation3 ft asl
Weight947 kg
Fuel22 kg
Wind209° · 10 kn
23 Feb 2024 0:04 3 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 1 kg
Departure Score
80.07 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
64.17 %

What went well

Touched down at -108 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 244 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 23 % of the runway used

What held you back

Departure Climb 1 — Heading variation 23.9 ° at 0 %, g force 0.23 to 1.26 g at 70 %, −4.93 points
Arrival Rollout — Alignment max 64.15 m at 0 %, g force 0.25 to 0.92 g at 71 %, −3.99 points
Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation -1.6 ° at 0 %, Approach angle 3.9 ° at 15 %, −3.93 points
Arrival Touchdown — Alignment max 45.24 m at 0 %, g force 0.38 to 0.87 g at 79 %, −1.47 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.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 12 stages, 11 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 Climb 1 70.42Departure climb to 50 ft agl from 2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading variation 23.9 °-179.9 ° min to max 180.0 ° 175.6 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 55 kn23 kn min to max 74 kn 23 74 kn
94 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.1 1.9 °
70 % Average g force 0.86 g0.23 g min to max 1.26 g 0.56 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 597 ft/m194 ft/m min to max 975 ft/m 194 975 ft/m
Info Average altitude -4 ft agl-17 ft agl min to max 20 ft agl 14 20 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-3.4 ° min to max 10.5 ° -2.9 10.4 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 19 ft agl · 77 kt
Departure Climb 2 89.71Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 1.0 °-1.4 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 -1.4 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn74 kn min to max 77 kn 74 77 kn
59 % Average bank angle 5.3 °2.0 ° min to max 17.6 ° 2.0 17.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.89 g min to max 1.01 g 0.96 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 1,286 ft/m1,001 ft/m min to max 1,735 ft/m 1,001 1,735 ft/m
Info Average altitude 54 ft agl22 ft agl min to max 167 ft agl 22 167 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.0 °10.3 ° min to max 12.4 ° 10.3 12.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles south east of ME41 Witherspoons North Haven (Maine, United States). Climbing from 296 ft asl to 415 ft asl, an increase of 119 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kn77 kn min to max 86 kn 77 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 26.1 °19.0 ° min to max 28.2 ° 19.0 28.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g0.83 g min to max 1.24 g 0.92 1.24 g
Info Average VSI 1,035 ft/m797 ft/m min to max 1,757 ft/m 1,757 815 ft/m
Info Average altitude 392 ft asl296 ft asl min to max 415 ft asl 296 415 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °3.9 ° min to max 11.5 ° 11.4 5.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Bounce during liftoff 387 ft agl · 84 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of ME41 Witherspoons North Haven (Maine, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 415 ft asl415 ft asl min to max 415 ft asl 415 415 ft asl
100 % Average speed 86 kn86 kn min to max 86 kn 86 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 28.2 °28.2 ° min to max 28.2 ° 28.2 28.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.24 g1.24 g min to max 1.24 g 1.24 1.24 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °5.3 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.3 5.3 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles south east of ME41 Witherspoons North Haven (Maine, United States). Climbing from 415 ft asl to 1,050 ft asl, an increase of 635 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 81 kn71 kn min to max 91 kn 86 77 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.0 °0.0 ° min to max 29.2 ° 28.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.79 g min to max 1.24 g 1.24 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 622 ft/m35 ft/m min to max 1,344 ft/m 815 175 ft/m
Info Average altitude 796 ft asl415 ft asl min to max 1,050 ft asl 415 1,050 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °1.0 ° min to max 10.1 ° 5.3 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,125 ft asl1,054 ft asl min to max 1,183 ft asl 1,054 1,169 ft asl
100 % Average speed 79 kn75 kn min to max 82 kn 77 75 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.2 °2.4 ° min to max 15.3 ° 2.4 7.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.83 g min to max 1.03 g 0.93 0.86 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-4.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.2 -4.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 1,178 ft agl · 81 kt
Arrival 97.77Arrival started 2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 65 kn55 kn min to max 75 kn 75 63 kn
95 % Average bank angle 20.8 °1.1 ° min to max 32.8 ° 13.8 15.5 °
98 % Average g force 1.00 g0.72 g min to max 1.20 g 0.92 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -568 ft/m-1,348 ft/m min to max 339 ft/m -387 -1,033 ft/m
Info Average altitude 834 ft asl539 ft asl min to max 1,162 ft asl 1,162 539 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-10.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° -5.6 -3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,153 ft agl · 79 kt
Arrival Final 1 52.78Approaching landing ground Mary Talbot Meml Airfield from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 519 ft agl to 41 ft agl. A decrease of 478 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
15 % Approach angle 3.9 °2.4 ° min to max 6.7 °Target 3.0 ° 6.7 2.4 °
100 % Average speed 61 kn59 kn min to max 66 kn 62 59 kn
0 % Heading variation -1.6 °-5.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -4.9 0.0 °
49 % Average bank angle 6.0 °0.1 ° min to max 21.9 ° 17.3 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.81 g min to max 1.06 g 0.81 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -929 ft/m-1,426 ft/m min to max -755 ft/m -1,031 -1,005 ft/m
Info Average altitude 133 ft agl41 ft agl min to max 519 ft agl 519 41 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.9 °-6.9 ° min to max -2.5 ° -3.3 -6.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-280-210-140-70070140210280Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 69.37Approaching touchdown Mary Talbot Meml Airfield. Descent from 35 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 35 ft in 6 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 59 kn. Target 70 kn
34 % Landing and flare profile
46 % Heading variation 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.0 1.8 °
99 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 1.4 °
91 % Average g force 1.00 g0.82 g min to max 1.41 g 0.96 0.87 g
Info Average speed 56 kn51 kn min to max 60 kn 59 51 kn
Info Average VSI -463 ft/m-1,019 ft/m min to max -83 ft/m -1,009 -109 ft/m
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 35 ft agl 35 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-5.8 ° min to max 4.3 ° -5.8 1.3 °
07515022501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 82.39Touchdown Mary Talbot Meml Airfield. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -109 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 241 m. Local weather - Temperature 3 °C. Wind 10 kn at 209 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -109 ft/m.
100 % Speed at touchdown 51 knTarget 55 kn
0 % Alignment max 45.24 m43.28 m left 41.36 45.24 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 0.2 °
79 % Average g force 0.69 g0.38 g min to max 0.87 g 0.87 0.38 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 50 kn49 kn min to max 51 kn 51 49 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °1.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° 1.3 4.0 °
Arrival Rollout 52.14Landing rollout Mary Talbot Meml Airfield. Altitude3 ft asl. Distance was 110 m.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Alignment max 64.15 m64.15 m left to 0.00 m left 45.50 64.15 m
71 % Average g force 0.52 g0.25 g min to max 0.92 g 0.36 0.59 g
Info Average speed 61 kn54 kn min to max 66 kn 66 54 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.3 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.1 1.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.6 °
Runway Exit Exiting rollout Mary Talbot Meml Airfield, Average speed was 7 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °3.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 5.8 3.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.05 g0.90 g min to max 1.11 g 0.90 1.10 g

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl

Takeoff

70.42Rate of climb596 ft/m

Landing

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

77.53Threshold height34 ft
89.81Threshold speed58 kt
46.00Centreline offset0.56 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 ME55 XX

Past threshold100.00
244m
Centreline0.00
45.24m L
Speed100.00
50kt
Sink rate93.80
-108ft/m
Impact78.86
0.87G
BouncesOk
None

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

34 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 34 ft, down at 244 m

Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 244 m past threshold CLEARED

The 244 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 354 m of 1,524 m · 23 %
Rollout distance100.00
110m23 % used
Rollout alignment0.00
64.15m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway XX at BUSH 2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States) in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
80.07 %
70.42 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from 2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States).
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 50 20
Bank °
93.58 %
5 2.5 0
G
70.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 4 -3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 300 -400
89.71 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 2 miles north of ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield Vinalhaven (Maine, United States).
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
58.84 %
18 9.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 12 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,800 1,350 900
02500275481108135 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.030.050.070.080100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.030.050.070.08-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway XX at ME55 Mary Talbot Meml Airfield in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
Landing Score 64.17 %
52.78 %
Final 1
Approaching landing ground Mary Talbot Meml Airfield from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 519 ft agl to 41 ft agl. A decrease of 478 ft in 25 seconds.
Glideslope
14.84 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
0 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
14.84 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
66 58 50
Alignment
0 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
49.06 %
22 11 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-755 -1,127 -1,500
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-280-210-140-70070140210280 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
69.37 %
Landing
Approaching touchdown Mary Talbot Meml Airfield. Descent from 35 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 35 ft in 6 seconds.
Height
77.53 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
89.81 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 59 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
33.82 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
46 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.37 %
3 1.5 0
G
90.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 55 50
Pitch °
Info
5 0 -5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-83 -592 -1,100
07515022501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
82.39 %
Touchdown
Touchdown Mary Talbot Meml Airfield. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -109 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 241 m. Local weather - Temperature 3 °C. Wind 10 kn at 209 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 10 kn
Warning: Landed with a 10 kt tailwind
Touchdown
93.8 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -118 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 51 kt was good. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 241 m.
Alignment
0 %
Runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 45.2 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
78.86 %
G 0.69 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
52.14 %
Rollout
Landing rollout Mary Talbot Meml Airfield. Altitude3 ft asl. Distance was 110 m.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 373 m using 24.48 % of runway
Alignment
0 %
Runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 64.2 m from centreline.
G
71.43 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
48 39 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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