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EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 30
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight1,025 kg
Fuel127 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

88.48 %
EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 03
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight1,018 kg
Fuel119 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
15 Sep 2024 0:13 11 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 7 kg
Departure Score
91.67 %
Pattern Score
84.75 %
Arrival Score
89.03 %

What went well

Touched down at -149 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 292 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 1.63 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 101.5 °. at 0 %, −3.35 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -9.9 ° at 67 %, −1.74 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 5.8 ° at 0 %, −1.67 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 · 13 stages, 12 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 87.67Departure roll runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick. Takeoff distance 446 m 16 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 61 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 446 m16 % of runway
97 % Liftoff speed was 61 knTarget 70 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 5.23 m3.58 m left to 1.65 m right -1.65 3.58 m
87 % Average g force 0.55 g0.03 g min to max 1.12 g 0.97 0.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °0.9 ° min to max 5.2 ° 0.9 5.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 97.35Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.4 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn61 kn min to max 75 kn 61 75 kn
95 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.6 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.9 0.6 °
86 % Average g force 0.97 g0.02 g min to max 1.07 g 0.02 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 2.2 m/s1.5 m/s min to max 3.2 m/s 1.5 3.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 5.0 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 13.1 m agl 0.0 13.1 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °5.2 ° min to max 9.4 ° 5.2 9.4 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGPK Prestwick.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kn74 kn min to max 80 kn 75 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.4 2.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.81 g min to max 1.06 g 1.05 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 5.1 m/s3.2 m/s min to max 8.2 m/s 3.2 5.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 62.0 m agl13.4 m agl min to max 233.9 m agl 13.4 233.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.0 °9.4 ° min to max 13.9 ° 9.4 9.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 66 ft agl · 81 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick. Distance was less than 1 nm in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 89 kn78 kn min to max 106 kn 78 106 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.5 °5.3 ° min to max 18.8 ° 5.3 15.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.85 g min to max 1.01 g 0.92 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 2.8 m/s0.1 m/s min to max 5.5 m/s 5.4 1.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 279.5 m agl243.6 m agl min to max 296.2 m agl 243.6 296.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °1.3 ° min to max 9.8 ° 9.8 1.6 °
Pattern Crosswind 84.37Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick. Distance was 5 nm in 124 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
67 % Heading -9.9 °-19.6 ° min to max 17.8 ° 17.8 17.7 °
100 % Average speed 135 kn108 kn min to max 152 kn 108 132 kn
92 % Average g force 0.92 g0.61 g min to max 1.04 g 0.96 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 0.0 m/s-4.1 m/s min to max 2.9 m/s 1.1 -0.8 m/s
Info Average altitude 302.7 m agl283.9 m agl min to max 325.0 m agl 297.2 293.1 m agl
Info Average bank angle 4.4 °0.1 ° min to max 15.8 ° 15.8 8.0 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-4.1 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.2 -0.6 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 69.89Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 9 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 101.5 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 101.5 °.
100 % Average speed 119 kn74 kn min to max 132 kn 132 74 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.9 °0.0 ° min to max 20.0 ° 12.4 0.8 °
99 % Average g force 0.94 g0.46 g min to max 1.11 g 0.96 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 0.1 m/s-3.8 m/s min to max 2.7 m/s -0.5 -1.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 344.8 m agl292.5 m agl min to max 411.0 m agl 292.8 330.4 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-5.6 ° min to max 2.5 ° -0.4 -1.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,284 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,296 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,302 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 1,299 ft agl · 98 kt
Arrival Final 3 77.65Approaching runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 328.9 m agl to 280.7 m agl. A decrease of 48.1 m in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
25 % Approach angle 5.8 °5.5 ° min to max 6.0 °Target 3.0 ° 5.5 6.0 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn68 kn min to max 73 kn 73 72 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.7 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.0 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.89 g min to max 0.94 g 0.93 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -2.5 m/s-4.3 m/s min to max -1.4 m/s -1.5 -4.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 309.6 m agl280.7 m agl min to max 328.9 m agl 328.9 280.7 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-5.0 ° min to max -0.7 ° -1.2 -4.8 °
Arrival Final 2 70.00Approaching runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 328.9 m agl to 145.5 m agl. A decrease of 183.3 m in 46 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 5.8 °5.4 ° min to max 6.0 °Target 3.0 ° 5.5 5.4 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn68 kn min to max 74 kn 73 74 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.7 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.89 g min to max 0.94 g 0.93 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -3.8 m/s-5.2 m/s min to max -1.4 m/s -1.5 -4.9 m/s
Info Average altitude 252.3 m agl145.5 m agl min to max 328.9 m agl 328.9 145.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.3 °-6.2 ° min to max -0.7 ° -1.2 -5.6 °
11.251.51.7525506006507007508008509009501,0001,050Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 88.81Approaching runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 140.7 m agl to 5.9 m agl. A decrease of 134.8 m in 29 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
44 % Approach angle 2.3 °1.3 ° min to max 5.4 °Target 3.0 ° 5.4 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn61 kn min to max 75 kn 74 61 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
99.7 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.4 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.89 g min to max 1.11 g 0.89 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -3.2 m/s-5.9 m/s min to max -2.1 m/s -4.9 -2.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 25.3 m agl5.9 m agl min to max 140.7 m agl 140.7 5.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-7.3 ° min to max 1.5 ° -5.8 1.5 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.43Landing on runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick, runway length 1,825 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 15.2 m agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 0.93 g
Info Average speed 51 kn40 kn min to max 61 kn 61 40 kn
Info Average VSI -0.7 m/s-2.1 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -2.1 -0.8 m/s
Info Average altitude 2.4 m agl0.2 m agl min to max 5.5 m agl 5.5 0.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °1.6 ° min to max 9.3 ° 1.6 9.3 °
07515022530001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.33Touchdown distance was good at 290 m. Touchdown speed at 40 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -0.8 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -0.8 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 290 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 40 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.86 m1.77 m right -1.86 -1.63 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.5 °
95 % Average g force 0.68 g0.32 g min to max 0.93 g 0.93 0.32 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 40 kn40 kn min to max 40 kn 40 40 kn
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °8.7 ° min to max 10.0 ° 9.3 10.0 °
Arrival Rollout 98.97Total landing distance 521 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 521 m29 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.02 m1.41 m left to 1.61 m right -1.61 -1.57 m
90 % Average g force 0.25 g0.14 g min to max 0.75 g 0.29 0.70 g
Info Average speed 45 kn30 kn min to max 49 kn 49 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 9.6 °4.7 ° min to max 11.8 ° 10.3 4.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kn0 kn min to max 29 kn 29 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °2.4 ° min to max 5.1 ° 4.8 3.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.91 g0.68 g min to max 1.06 g 0.69 1.05 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll446 m · 16 %
96.98Liftoff speed60 kt
98.07Runway alignment3.58 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
97.35Rate of climb431 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height18 ft
97.74Threshold speed60 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.03 m R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on EGPK 03

Past threshold100.00
292m
Centreline100.00
1.63m R
Speed100.00
40kt
Touchdown rate98.34
-149fpm
Impact94.86
0.93G
BouncesOk
None

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

18 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 18 ft, down at 292 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,825 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 292 m past threshold CLEARED

The 292 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 507 m of 1,825 m · 28 %
Rollout distance100.00
215m28 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
1.61m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
91.67 %
87.67 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick. Takeoff distance 446 m 16 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 61 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 446 m using 16.29 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
96.98 %
Liftoff speed was 61 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
98.07 %
3.58 m left to 1.65 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
86.57 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 35 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
97.35 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
94.87 %
4 2 0
G
86.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGPK Prestwick.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,700 1,100 500
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0000149298447596745 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 96.64 %
77.65 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 328.9 m agl to 280.7 m agl. A decrease of 48.1 m in 18 seconds.
Glideslope
25.49 %
Heading
100 %
Glideslope °
25.49 %
IAS kt
100 %
Alignment
100 %
Bank °
100 %
G
100 %
Descent Rate fpm
Info
70 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 328.9 m agl to 145.5 m agl. A decrease of 183.3 m in 46 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
74 67 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-270 -685 -1,100
11.251.51.7525506006507007508008509009501,0001,050 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
88.81 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 140.7 m agl to 5.9 m agl. A decrease of 134.8 m in 29 seconds.
Glideslope
44.29 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
44.29 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
75 67 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.74 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-419 -810 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.43 %
Landing
Landing on runway 03 at EGPK Prestwick, runway length 1,825 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
97.74 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
61 50 40
Pitch °
Info
10 5.5 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-25 -262 -500
07515022530001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
99.33 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 290 m. Touchdown speed at 40 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -0.8 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
98.34 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -149 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 40 kt was good. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 290 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
94.86 %
G 0.68 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
98.97 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 521 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 521 m using 28.55 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
89.71 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
39 25 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
12 8 4
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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