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LFRC
Gonneville-Le Theil, France
Runway 10
Elevation440 ft asl
Weight1,001 kg
Fuel135 kg
Wind100° · 15 kn

Flight Score

87.95 %
LFRC
Gonneville-Le Theil, France
Runway 10
Elevation440 ft asl
Weight997 kg
Fuel131 kg
Wind100° · 9 kn
25 Aug 2026 0:06 11 nm Piper PA-24 Comanche 4 kg
Departure Score
87.95 %
Enroute Score
99.98 %
Arrival Score
75.91 %

What went well

Touched down at -126 fpm — a soft arrival
Rollout controlled — 31 % of the runway used
Rollout held the centreline — 2.40 m off at taxi speed

What held you back

Arrival Approach — 300 ft gate 43 %, −4.76 points
Departure Climb 3 — gear not retracted; Landing gear up at 0 ft agl at 0 %, −2.50 points
Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 65 %, Threshold height at 70 ft agl was well above target. at 66 %, −2.27 points

Top opportunity

Settle the descent rate

Arrival Approach

Next time

Reduce power on approach to bring speed back to 70 kt; correcting it early stops it carrying to the threshold and beyond.

What happened: The approach ran fast on speed, and that excess was still present at the threshold, crossing at 90 kt against a target of 70 kt; carrying that much extra speed usually carries the touchdown long.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 70 kt on approach, and threshold speed against 70 kt at the threshold.

Departure

Raise the gear promptly once a positive rate is confirmed, before reaching the gate altitude.

What happened: Gear retraction was late relative to the target height for this stage of the climb.

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 12 stages, 10 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 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, Average speed was 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 4 kt0 kt min to max 17 kt 0 17 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °1.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 1.0 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.92 g0.84 g min to max 0.99 g 0.93 0.84 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Landing Gear Activated 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Departure Roll 90.55Departure roll runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport. Takeoff distance 325 m 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 72 kt. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 15 kt at 100 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 15 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 325 m13 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 72 ktTarget 70 kt
99 % Runway alignment max 3.22 m left3.22 m left to 0.00 m left 0.90 3.22 m
57 % Average g force 0.39 g0.02 g min to max 0.95 g 0.93 0.93 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °3.5 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.6 4.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.9 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.81Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Heading variation -0.8 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.6 -1.1 °
100 % Average speed 80 kt72 kt min to max 89 kt 72 89 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.0 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.85 g min to max 0.99 g 0.94 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 410 fpm262 fpm min to max 600 fpm 262 600 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl 0 37 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °4.1 ° min to max 7.5 ° 4.1 7.5 °
Departure Climb 2 91.47Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Heading variation -1.6 °-4.7 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -4.7 °
100 % Average speed 85 kt76 kt min to max 88 kt 88 76 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.8 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.4 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.78 g min to max 0.99 g 0.96 0.86 g
Info Average VSI 893 fpm608 fpm min to max 1,424 fpm 608 1,005 fpm
Info Average altitude 92 ft agl37 ft agl min to max 366 ft agl 37 366 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.3 °7.5 ° min to max 12.3 ° 7.5 9.4 °
Departure Climb 3 69.98Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 10 LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.95 % Climb speed 78 kt76 kt min to max 79 ktTarget 87 kt, 9 kt slow 78 79 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.4 °4.0 ° min to max 10.5 ° 4.0 10.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.84 g0.76 g min to max 0.88 g 0.87 0.76 g
0 % Landing gear up at 0 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -5.5 °-5.8 ° min to max -5.4 ° -5.4 -5.8 °
Info Average VSI 830 fpm738 fpm min to max 919 fpm 919 738 fpm
Info Average altitude 396 ft agl382 ft agl min to max 411 ft agl 382 411 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °7.6 ° min to max 8.8 ° 8.8 7.6 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Gonneville (Normandie, France). Climbing from 938 ft asl to 2,601 ft asl, an increase of 1,663 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 105 kt73 kt min to max 128 kt 78 126 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.0 °0.0 ° min to max 39.1 ° 12.4 34.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.78 g min to max 1.19 g 0.85 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 562 fpm-641 fpm min to max 1,856 fpm 686 -371 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,909 ft asl938 ft asl min to max 2,745 ft asl 938 2,601 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-2.6 ° min to max 12.5 ° 6.8 -2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 930 ft agl · 95 kt
Enroute Descent 99.97Enroute descent started overhead Fermanville (Normandie, France). Descent from 2,594 ft asl to 1,100 ft asl, a decrease of 1,494 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 117 kt103 kt min to max 130 kt 126 112 kt
100 % Average bank angle 20.3 °0.1 ° min to max 37.6 ° 34.5 1.5 °
99.7 % Average g force 0.97 g0.72 g min to max 1.43 g 1.15 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -1,185 fpm-2,760 fpm min to max 1,614 fpm -417 -2,301 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,280 ft asl1,100 ft asl min to max 2,778 ft asl 2,594 1,100 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -6.1 °-14.0 ° min to max 7.0 ° -1.4 -11.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 2,478 ft agl · 122 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,794 ft agl · 118 kt
Arrival Approach 42.86Final approach to runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport. Descent from 1,642 ft agl to 159 ft agl in 42 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
0 % Sink ratefailed
0 % On glideslopefailed
0 % On centrelinefailed
0 % On speedfailed
100 % Wings levelpassed

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,794 ft agl · 118 kt
Arrival Landing 72.77Landing on runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, runway length 2,435 m. Threshold height at 70 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was too high at 90 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
68 % Threshold speed was too high at 90 kt. Target 70 kt
66 % Threshold height at 70 ft agl was well above target.Target 50 ft agl
65 % The flare wandered off the target profile. Crossing the threshold 20 kt above target, the flare took all the sink out 21 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft then dropped the rest of the way, 222 fpm of sink coming back. Touchdown was 572 m past the threshold. Hold the attitude and let it settle rather than pushing - a balloon is almost always excess speed, so the fix is on the approach, not in the flare.
94 % Runway alignment max 8.54 m right4.77 m left to 8.54 m right 4.22 4.77 m
87 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 7.0 ° 2.3 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.78 g min to max 1.10 g 0.83 0.94 g
Info Average speed 75 kt59 kt min to max 92 kt 90 59 kt
Info Average VSI -307 fpm-805 fpm min to max -14 fpm -682 -112 fpm
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl-11 ft agl min to max 70 ft agl 70 -11 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-4.3 ° min to max 4.7 ° -4.2 3.8 °
07515022530037545052560067501428425671Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 94.75Touchdown point was 131 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 59 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -126 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 8 kt at 100 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown rate was -126 fpm.
87 % Touchdown distance was 572 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 59 ktTarget below 68 kt
93 % Runway alignment max 4.89 m left4.83 m left 4.77 4.80 m
93 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.6 0.5 °
82 % Average g force 0.83 g0.44 g min to max 0.98 g 0.94 0.44 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 58 kt58 kt min to max 59 kt 59 58 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.7 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.8 4.3 °
Arrival Rollout 93.25Total landing distance 762 m, 31 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 762 m31 % of runway.
94 % Runway alignment max 4.76 m left4.76 m left to 1.43 m right 4.76 2.40 m
61 % Average g force 0.46 g0.41 g min to max 0.68 g 0.41 0.68 g
Info Average speed 48 kt32 kt min to max 52 kt 52 32 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.5 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.6 0.7 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 14 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kt2 kt min to max 29 kt 29 2 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.6 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.91 g0.74 g min to max 1.05 g 0.74 1.05 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll325 m · 13 %
100.00Liftoff speed71 kt · target 70, 1 fast
99.38Runway alignment3.22 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.81Rate of climb410 fpm

Landing

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

65.56Threshold height70 ft
67.91Threshold speed90 kt · target 70, 20 fast
93.51Centreline offset8.54 m R
Flare 65.44The flare wandered off the target profile. Crossing the threshold 20 kt above target, the flare took all the sink out 21 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft then dropped the rest of the way, 222 fpm of sink coming back. Touchdown was 572 m past the threshold. Hold the attitude and let it settle rather than pushing - a balloon is almost always excess speed, so the fix is on the approach, not in the flare.

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft 42.863 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 300 ft gate: sink rate 2,440 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 10.7° against the runway's 3°, centreline 2.6° off, against a 1° limit and speed 42 kt FAST on the reference speed of 70 kt.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
1.0 nm 1,338 ft 3.96° L +41 kt
0.5 nm 557 ft 2.72° R +42 kt
THR 70 ft 4.54 m L +20 kt

Touchdown on LFRC 10

Past threshold87.39
572m
Centreline93.28
4.80m L
Speed100.00
59kttarget 68 or less
Touchdown rate94.55
-126fpm
Impact82.29
0.98G
BouncesOk
None

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

70 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 70 ft, down at 572 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,435 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 572 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 572 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 748 m of 2,435 m · 31 %
Rollout distance100.00
175m31 % used
Rollout alignment93.76
4.76m L

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Flight narrative

The Piper PA-24 Comanche taxied to runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport and commenced its departure roll. The aircraft lifted off after a takeoff run of 325 m, representing 13 % of the runway, at a liftoff speed of 72 kt. Ambient temperature was 24 °C with a wind from 100° at 15 kt, providing a 15 kt headwind and zero cross-wind component.

Climb began over Gonneville, Normandy, with the airplane ascending from 938 ft asl to 2,601 ft asl. The altitude gain of 1,663 ft was achieved in 3 minutes while covering 5 nm.

Descent was initiated over Fermanville, Normandy, where the aircraft descended from 2,594 ft asl to 1,100 ft asl. This loss of 1,494 ft occurred over 2 minutes and a distance of 3 nm.

The final approach to runway 10 at LFRC was flown from the west on a heading of 95.0° at 0 nm and an altitude of 622 ft agl. Local conditions at this stage were 23 °C with a wind from 100° at 8 kt, giving an 8 kt headwind and no cross-wind.

Landing was executed on runway 10, whose total length is 2,435 m. The threshold height of 70 ft agl was well above the target and the threshold speed was recorded at 90 kt. Touchdown occurred 129 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, at a speed of 59 kt and a smooth vertical rate of minus 112 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 4.9 m from the centreline. The aircraft rolled out over a distance of 762 m, equivalent to 31 % of the runway, with very good alignment.

Runway rollout continued with the aircraft maintaining the noted alignment and completing the landing roll within the measured 762 m distance.

In total, the flight covered 10 nm, took 6, and consumed 4 kg of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
87.95 %
90.55 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport. Takeoff distance 325 m 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 72 kt. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 15 kt at 100 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 15 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 325 m using 13.34 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 72 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
99.38 %
3.22 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
56.75 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 45 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 4 3
02505007501,0001,250-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.81 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport.
Alignment
99.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
91.47 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport.
Alignment
65.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 10 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 1,000 500
69.98 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 10 LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
99.95 %
80 75 70
Bank °
100 %
11 7 3
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 8 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 800 600
02505007501,0001,250079158237316395 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.030.060.10.130.160100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.030.060.10.130.16-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 86.92 %
Landing Summary

The final approach to runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus was flown from the west on a heading of 95.0° at 0 nm and an altitude of 622 ft agl.

At the threshold the aircraft was 70 ft agl, which was well above the target height, and the threshold speed was recorded at 90 kt, which was excessively high.

Touchdown occurred 129 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 59 kt, described as good, and a smooth vertical rate of minus 112 fpm; the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from the centreline.

The aircraft rolled out over a total distance of 762 m, representing 31 % of the 2 435 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.

With a final score of 86.4 %, the primary refinements should address the excessive threshold speed and the touchdown point overshoot, ensuring the approach speed matches the calculated VREF and aiming to land within the touchdown zone to maintain optimal runway usage.

42.86 %
Approach
Final approach to runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport. Descent from 1,642 ft agl to 159 ft agl in 42 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
121 105 90
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
23 12 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
-564 -1,682 -2,800
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.75401002003004005006007008009001,0001,1001,2001,3001,4001,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.754-360-270-180-90090180270360 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
72.77 %
Landing
Landing on runway 10 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, runway length 2,435 m. Threshold height at 70 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was too high at 90 kt.
Height
65.56 %
Threshold height at 70 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
67.91 %
Threshold speed was too high at 90 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
65.44 %
The flare wandered off the target profile. Crossing the threshold 20 kt above target, the flare took all the sink out 21 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft then dropped the rest of the way, 222 fpm of sink coming back. Touchdown was 572 m past the threshold. Hold the attitude and let it settle rather than pushing - a balloon is almost always excess speed, so the fix is on the approach, not in the flare.
Centreline ft
93.51 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
86.95 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
92 71 50
Pitch °
Info
5 0.5 -4
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-14 -457 -900
07515022530037545052560067501428425671 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600675-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
94.75 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 131 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 59 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -126 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 8 kt at 100 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
Touchdown
94.55 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -126 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 59 kt was good. Target below 68 kn
Distance
87.53 %
Touchdown point was 129 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
93.28 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from centreline.
Bank
92.52 %
Bank angle 1.3 °
G
82.29 %
G 0.83 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
93.25 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 762 m, 31 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 762 m using 31.28 % of runway
Alignment
93.76 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
60.57 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
58 44 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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