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LFBD
Bordeaux, France
Runway 29
Elevation154 ft asl
Weight917 kg
Fuel52 kg
Wind270° · 17 kn · 5 kn cross

Flight Score

89.67 %
LFCS
Bordeaux, France
Runway 21
Elevation190 ft asl
Weight1,033 kg
Fuel168 kg
Wind268° · 14 kn · 11 kn cross
10 Oct 2024 0:13 11 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
Departure Score
93.15 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
75.85 %

What went well

Touchdown 205 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 24 ft and 72 kt — both inside band
Airborne in 260 m — 11 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 6.1 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 14.2 ° at 70 %, −2.45 points
Arrival Rollout — bounce at touchdown; Runway alignment max 20.44 m at 39 %, −1.88 points
Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation -0.1 ° at 52 %, Approach angle 2.5 ° at 59 %, −1.51 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 2

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 · 11 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 Roll 90.06Departure roll runway 29 at LFBD Merignac. Takeoff distance 260 m 11 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 17 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 16 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 260 m11 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 70 knTarget 70 kn
82 % Runway alignment max 7.90 m7.90 m left to 0.00 m left 1.06 7.86 m
86 % Average g force 0.32 g0.01 g min to max 0.98 g 0.97 0.93 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °3.6 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.6 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 0.1 4.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 17 kt
Departure Climb 1 97.18Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 LFBD Merignac.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Heading variation -0.1 °-1.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° -1.3 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 81 kn70 kn min to max 89 kn 70 88 kn
92 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.1 ° min to max 5.1 ° 4.3 5.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.06 g 0.92 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 343 ft/m210 ft/m min to max 516 ft/m 210 516 ft/m
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl 0 45 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °3.8 ° min to max 6.7 ° 3.8 6.7 °
Departure Climb 2 92.19Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 LFBD Merignac.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Heading variation 0.6 °-2.7 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 -2.7 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn83 kn min to max 88 kn 88 83 kn
78 % Average bank angle 7.2 °0.7 ° min to max 10.4 ° 5.2 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.83 g min to max 1.08 g 1.06 0.83 g
Info Average VSI 700 ft/m522 ft/m min to max 955 ft/m 522 814 ft/m
Info Average altitude 77 ft agl46 ft agl min to max 199 ft agl 46 199 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.8 °6.7 ° min to max 9.1 ° 6.7 8.0 °
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead LFBD Merignac Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 442 ft asl374 ft asl min to max 545 ft asl 374 545 ft asl
100 % Average speed 89 kn80 kn min to max 102 kn 81 101 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 1.3 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.84 g min to max 1.01 g 0.85 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °2.8 ° min to max 8.8 ° 7.4 8.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 267 ft agl · 92 kt
Arrival 98.57Arrival started overhead LFBD Merignac Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 135 kn91 kn min to max 160 kn 99 94 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.1 °0.1 ° min to max 31.6 ° 0.9 8.2 °
93 % Average g force 0.91 g0.25 g min to max 1.44 g 0.82 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 103 ft/m-1,740 ft/m min to max 1,771 ft/m 772 -695 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,813 ft asl741 ft asl min to max 2,926 ft asl 741 1,062 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-8.8 ° min to max 9.3 ° 4.1 -2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,371 ft agl · 122 kt
Arrival Final 2 63.18Approaching runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 859 ft agl to 456 ft agl. A decrease of 403 ft in 29 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 6.1 °5.6 ° min to max 6.5 °Target 3.0 ° 5.6 6.2 °
100 % Average speed 94 kn89 kn min to max 99 kn 94 90 kn
93 % Heading variation 1.7 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.0 ° -0.1 2.4 °
70 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 14.2 ° 6.4 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.66 g min to max 1.14 g 0.91 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -835 ft/m-1,359 ft/m min to max -412 ft/m -758 -1,248 ft/m
Info Average altitude 681 ft agl456 ft agl min to max 859 ft agl 859 456 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.1 °-6.5 ° min to max 0.5 ° -2.7 -5.6 °
11.251.51.752600650700750800850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 77.42Approaching runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 434 ft agl to 19 ft agl. A decrease of 415 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
59 % Approach angle 2.5 °1.5 ° min to max 6.1 °Target 3.0 ° 6.1 1.5 °
100 % Average speed 80 kn74 kn min to max 97 kn 89 74 kn
52 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.0 °
76 % Average bank angle 7.2 °0.2 ° min to max 12.8 ° 1.8 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.84 g min to max 1.34 g 0.88 1.15 g
Info Average VSI -753 ft/m-1,591 ft/m min to max -472 ft/m -1,294 -472 ft/m
Info Average altitude 76 ft agl19 ft agl min to max 434 ft agl 434 19 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-8.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° -5.9 3.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 375 ft agl · 100 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 83.54Landing on runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats, runway length 742 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 73 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 73 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 40 ft agl
69 % Landing and flare profile
30 % Heading variation 1.3 °0.2 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.2 2.3 °
84 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.9 ° min to max 8.9 ° 2.0 0.9 °
99 % Average g force 0.97 g0.47 g min to max 1.55 g 1.15 0.94 g
Info Average speed 65 kn60 kn min to max 73 kn 73 61 kn
Info Average VSI -169 ft/m-454 ft/m min to max 35 ft/m -379 -454 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl7 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl 25 7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-2.5 ° min to max 7.6 ° 4.2 -0.1 °
07515022509.3119283747Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 83.27Touchdown distance was good at 197 m. Touchdown speed at 61 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -454 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 14 kn at 267 °. Crosswind: 11 kn Headwind: 8 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Touchdown VSI was -454 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 197 mTarget 400 m
97 % Speed at touchdown 61 knTarget 55 kn
33 % Runway alignment max 21.30 m20.94 m left 21.18 20.03 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.9 2.2 °
97 % Average g force 0.71 g0.38 g min to max 1.26 g 0.94 0.64 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 60 kn58 kn min to max 61 kn 61 58 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-3.7 ° min to max 5.5 ° -0.1 3.0 °

Events

Info Runway Surface Conditions 3 ft agl · 67 kt
Arrival Rollout 71.83Total landing distance 499 m, 67 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.9 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 499 m67 % of runway.
39 % Runway alignment max 20.44 m19.91 m left to 0.53 m right 19.91 -0.45 m
95 % Average g force 0.55 g0.32 g min to max 0.68 g 0.62 0.68 g
Info Average speed 49 kn33 kn min to max 55 kn 55 33 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-2.8 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.2 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 3.8 °0.1 ° min to max 9.9 ° 2.4 0.1 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 57 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 4 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kn0 kn min to max 21 kn 21 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °2.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.8 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.95 g0.74 g min to max 1.03 g 0.81 1.03 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 8 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll260 m · 11 %
100.00Liftoff speed69 kt
82.31Runway alignment7.90 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
97.18Rate of climb342 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height24 ft
100.00Threshold speed72 kt
29.60Centreline offset0.69 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 LFCS 21

Past threshold100.00
205m
Centreline33.48
20.03m L
Speed97.33
60kt
Touchdown rate87.80
-454fpm
Impact96.57
1.26G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 742 m of the approach.

24 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 24 ft, down at 205 m

Plan view — the full 742 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD CROSS 11 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 205 m past threshold CLEARED

The 205 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 455 m of 742 m · 61 %
Rollout distance100.00
250m60 % used
Rollout alignment38.53
19.91m L

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Flight narrative

The flight in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche began with a departure roll on runway 29 at LFBD Merignac. The takeoff distance was 852 feet, which accounted for 11% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 70 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 68 °F, with a wind speed of 17 knots coming from 270°. The crosswind was measured at 5 knots, and the headwind was 16 knots.

The enroute level cruise began shortly after takeoff, overhead LFBD Merignac Bordeaux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cruise phase lasted less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.

The landing took place on runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats, which had a runway length of 2,434 feet. The height at the threshold was 25 feet above ground level, and the speed at the threshold was 73 knots. The touchdown occurred 645 feet from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 61 knots and a vertical speed indicator reading of -454 feet per minute. The local weather at the time of landing was 66 °F, with a wind speed of 14 knots coming from 267°. The crosswind was measured at 11 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,636 feet, which accounted for 67% of the runway length. The total flight distance covered was 11 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 223 minutes. The flight used up 255 pounds of fuel during the duration.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 29 at LFBD Merignac in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
93.15 %
90.06 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 29 at LFBD Merignac. Takeoff distance 260 m 11 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 17 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 16 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 260 m using 10.76 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 70 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
82.31 %
7.90 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 35 0
Bank °
Info
5 2.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 4 3
02505007501,000-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
97.18 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 LFBD Merignac.
Alignment
96.78 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Bank °
91.95 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
7 5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
92.19 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 LFBD Merignac.
Alignment
90.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
77.89 %
11 5.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 8 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 700 400
02505007501,00003774111148185 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.050.070.090.110100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.050.070.090.11-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 79.01 %
63.18 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 859 ft agl to 456 ft agl. A decrease of 403 ft in 29 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
92.54 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
99 89 80
Alignment
92.54 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
69.65 %
15 7.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-412 -906 -1,400
11.251.51.752600650700750800850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-120-90-60-300306090120 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
77.42 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 434 ft agl to 19 ft agl. A decrease of 415 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
58.76 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
52 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
58.76 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
97 83 70
Alignment
52 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
76.32 %
13 6.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-472 -1,036 -1,600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
83.54 %
Landing
Landing on runway 21 at LFCS Leognan-Saucats, runway length 742 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 73 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 73 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
68.94 %
Fair landing flare
Centreline ft
29.6 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
84.13 %
9 4.5 0
G
98.57 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
73 66 60
Pitch °
Info
8 3 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
35 -232 -500
07515022509.3119283747 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
83.27 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 197 m. Touchdown speed at 61 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -454 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 14 kn at 267 °. Crosswind: 11 kn Headwind: 8 kn.
Landed with a 11 kt crosswind, well done!
Touchdown
87.8 %
Touchdown rate was hard at -454 fpm.
Speed
97.33 %
Touchdown speed at 61 kt was fast. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 197 m.
Alignment
33.48 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.3 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 1.0 °
G
96.57 %
G 0.71 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
71.83 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 499 m, 67 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.9 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 499 m using 67.21 % of runway
Alignment
38.53 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.9 m from centreline.
G
94.86 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
59 44 30
Bank °
Info
10 5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 1.5 -2
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
Metrics
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