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KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 23
Elevation2,579 ft asl
Weight2,273 lbs
Fuel359 lbs
Wind180° · 12 kn · 10 kn cross

Flight Score

91.51 %
KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 23
Elevation2,579 ft asl
Weight2,268 lbs
Fuel352 lbs
29 Jul 2023 0:11 11 nm BEECH B35-B33 7 lbs
Departure Score
90.78 %
Enroute Score
88.68 %
Arrival Score
94.07 %

What went well

Touched down at -65 fpm — a soft arrival
1.08 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 1,826 ft — 47 % of the runway

What held you back

Enroute Climb — speed limits at 15 %, −3.77 points
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 11,666 ft at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 78 kn at 18 %, −1.13 points
Departure Climb 3 — Heading variation 5.7 ° at 60 %, bank angle up to 14.1 ° at 68 %, −0.96 points

Next time

Know your rotation speed

See 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.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 15 stages, 13 in the score

The flight story

The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.

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 94.93Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
87 % Average speed 12 kn0 kn min to max 27 kn 0 18 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 knmax 15 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.8 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Departure Roll 83.08Departure roll runway 23 at KPVF Placerville. Takeoff distance 11,666 ft 300 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 78 kn. Local weather - Temperature 85 °F. Wind 12 kn at 180 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 11,666 ft300 % of runway
18 % Liftoff speed was 78 knTarget 75 kn
97 % Runway alignment max 11.3 ft7.6 ft left to 3.6 ft right 4.3 3.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.08 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.6 ° min to max 4.2 ° 0.4 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.2 °0.4 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.4 1.2 °
Departure Climb 1 98.61Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 80 kn78 kn min to max 81 kn 78 81 kn
94 % Average bank angle 3.1 °1.3 ° min to max 4.1 ° 1.3 3.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g1.03 g min to max 1.23 g 1.12 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 690 ft/m404 ft/m min to max 910 ft/m 404 910 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °4.7 ° min to max 10.0 ° 4.7 10.0 °
Departure Climb 2 91.74Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Heading variation 0.4 °-0.2 ° min to max 3.7 ° -0.2 3.7 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn81 kn min to max 84 kn 81 82 kn
88 % Average bank angle 5.0 °1.6 ° min to max 6.4 ° 3.8 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 1,105 ft/m914 ft/m min to max 1,679 ft/m 914 1,599 ft/m
Info Average altitude 110 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 397 ft agl 48 397 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.4 °9.8 ° min to max 12.7 ° 10.0 10.4 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 254 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 107 ft agl · 87 kt
Departure Climb 3 85.54Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
60 % Heading variation 5.7 °4.2 ° min to max 6.4 ° 4.2 5.9 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn83 kn min to max 95 kn 83 95 kn
68 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.1 ° min to max 14.1 ° 1.7 14.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.91 g min to max 1.04 g 0.92 0.98 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,443 ft/m1,132 ft/m min to max 1,856 ft/m 1,492 1,190 ft/m
Info Average altitude 693 ft agl418 ft agl min to max 993 ft agl 418 993 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.0 °6.2 ° min to max 12.2 ° 9.2 6.2 °
Enroute Climb 66.03Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Placerville (El Dorado County, California, United States). Climbing from 3,591 ft asl to 3,874 ft asl, an increase of 283 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
15 % Climb speed 117 kn96 kn min to max 143 knTarget 82 kn 96 143 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.1 °2.2 ° min to max 22.0 ° 16.3 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.79 g min to max 1.19 g 0.99 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 675 ft/m-121 ft/m min to max 1,495 ft/m 1,128 -121 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,726 ft asl3,591 ft asl min to max 3,878 ft asl 3,591 3,874 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-1.5 ° min to max 5.8 ° 5.8 -1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Diamond Springs (El Dorado County, California, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,804 ft asl3,714 ft asl min to max 3,856 ft asl 3,856 3,714 ft asl
100 % Average speed 165 kn157 kn min to max 174 kn 161 159 kn
100 % Average bank angle 13.2 °0.0 ° min to max 28.5 ° 8.9 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.88 g min to max 1.19 g 1.02 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-4.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° -1.2 -4.0 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead 7CL9 Perryman Placerville (California, United States). Descent from 3,694 ft asl to 3,508 ft asl, a decrease of 186 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 147 kn129 kn min to max 161 kn 160 129 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 15.4 ° 0.6 15.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.87 g min to max 1.15 g 1.02 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -400 ft/m-1,121 ft/m min to max 97 ft/m -1,121 -143 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,581 ft asl3,508 ft asl min to max 3,694 ft asl 3,694 3,508 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-3.8 ° min to max 2.4 ° -3.8 1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,177 ft agl · 142 kt
Arrival 100.00Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started overhead 7CL9 Perryman Placerville (California, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 91 kn82 kn min to max 117 kn 117 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.7 °1.5 ° min to max 27.7 ° 17.2 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.22 g 1.11 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -317 ft/m-985 ft/m min to max 616 ft/m -71 -670 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,389 ft asl3,009 ft asl min to max 3,563 ft asl 3,507 3,009 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-5.8 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.0 -2.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 932 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 477 ft agl · 109 kt
Arrival Final 1 97.08Approaching runway 23 at KPVF Placerville from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 421 ft agl to 50 ft agl. A decrease of 371 ft in 38 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
86 % Approach angle 3.6 °3.0 ° min to max 4.2 °Target 3.8 ° 4.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 75 kn73 kn min to max 83 kn 83 73 kn
99.6 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.5 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.09 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -576 ft/m-752 ft/m min to max -328 ft/m -588 -554 ft/m
Info Average altitude 149 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 421 ft agl 421 50 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.3 °-4.9 ° min to max -0.9 ° -1.3 -2.9 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 88.49Landing on runway 23 at KPVF Placerville, runway length 3,893 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 73 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
62 % Threshold speed was too high at 73 kn. Target 70 kn
99 % Landing and flare profile
82 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.7 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.7 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average speed 67 kn59 kn min to max 73 kn 73 59 kn
Info Average VSI -204 ft/m-554 ft/m min to max -30 ft/m -554 -64 ft/m
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 47 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-2.9 ° min to max 2.2 ° -2.9 1.6 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 94.43Touchdown point was 373 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 59 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -64 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 86 °F. Wind 8 kn at 181 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -64 ft/m.
90 % Touchdown distance was 1,812 ftTarget 1,500 ft
98 % Speed at touchdown 59 knTarget 61 kn
78 % Runway alignment max 25.8 ft25.7 ft right -25.6 -25.5 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 0.98 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 59 kn59 kn min to max 59 kn 59 59 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °1.4 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.6 1.6 °
Arrival Rollout 90.34Total landing distance 2,555 ft, 66 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,555 ft66 % of runway.
79 % Runway alignment max 39.4 ft14.1 ft left to 25.4 ft right -25.4 13.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average speed 52 kn30 kn min to max 56 kn 56 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-1.4 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.7 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 1.5 °0.2 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kn12 kn min to max 26 kn 26 12 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.1 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.99 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kn8 kn min to max 12 kn 12 8 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights ON should be OFF
Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 78 kt with 4.7° of pitch.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.7° off10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 24 kt 0.4° 0 s
Liftoff1,616 ft 78 kt 4.7° 18.6 s
35 ft2,041 ft · 3.0 s after liftoff 81 kt 9.8° 21.6 s
End of Climb 38,070 ft · 993 ft 95 kt 6.2° 63 s

Takeoff from KPVF 23

Takeoff roll100.00
1,826ft47 %
Liftoff speed18.18
78kt
Runway alignment97.23
7.6ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb98.61
689fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 993 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 1,631 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,330 fpm on average to 993 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END3040506070KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 78 ktSCALE CHANGES0.7 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,893 ft runway.

Rolled from 221 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 8 ft at the widest, and lifted off 4 ft left, in 8 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 47 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS8 kn75 %widest 7.7 ft LROLL 221 FT INAirborne 1,837 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,837 ft of 3,893 ft · 47 %
Behind the start of the roll, 221 ftTakeoff roll, 1,616 ft Left ahead, 2,056 ft

The approach to KPVF 23

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3.8° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 1.8 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 120 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3.8° here, which is about 400 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 70 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.

1,0002,0003,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,6801,2808704703.8° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND791516295
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 2,150 ft left of the centreline at 1.8 nm, then inside the band from 1.2 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND791 ft L33 ft L25 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KPVF 23

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
46ft
Threshold speed61.85
73kt
Centreline offset81.79
0.7ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold89.39
1,818ft
Centreline78.08
25.8ft R
Speed98.44
59kt
Touchdown rate98.47
-65fpm
Impact100.00
1.08G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 9° left of the track, wings level.

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 57 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 11 s, an average deceleration of 0.15 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

02040608030 kt · 802 fttouchdown834 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 3,893 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 46 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,818 ft in, 818 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 3,893 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

46 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −64 fpm · 1.6° nose up · 59 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 46 ft, down at 1,818 ft

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 530 fpm at 41 ft to 60 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 4.5° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,000−3°4°10°touchdown−64 fpm at touchdown1.6° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 3,893 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 26 ft right of the centreline, and steered back to 12 ft left by the end of the rollout.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,818 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 1,818 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,500 ft of 3,893 ft · 64 %
In the air over the runway, 1,818 ftRollout, 682 ft Left over, 1,393 ft
Rollout distance100.00
682ft64 % used
Rollout alignment78.54
25.4ft R

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