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KMGC
Michigan City, United States
Runway 20
Elevation653 ft asl
Weight679 kg
Fuel35 kg
Wind260° · 6 kn · 5 kn cross

Flight Score

94.22 %
KMGC
Michigan City, United States
Runway 20
Elevation653 ft asl
Weight678 kg
Fuel34 kg
Wind259° · 5 kn · 5 kn cross
17 Oct 2026 0:06 5 nm Cessna 152 1 kg
Departure Score
93.56 %
Pattern Score
90.40 %
Arrival Score
98.70 %

What went well

Touched down at -125 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 234 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 32 ft and 54 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, peak taxi speed 35 kt at 74 %, −1.72 points
Pattern Final Turn — bank angle up to 43.8 ° at 35 %, −1.41 points
Pattern Base Leg Turn — bank angle up to 44.8 ° at 29 %, −1.04 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.43 points

Next time

Arrival

Nothing to change in the speed, the height or the flare. Keep the landing attitude held until the mains are on, so the aircraft is not let down onto the runway in the last moment.

What happened: The touchdown rate was 125 fpm. Nothing before it explains that: threshold speed and height were within limits and the flare was flown normally.

Watch for: Touchdown rate: a little less than 125 fpm next time

See Arrival Touchdown

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 · 14 stages, 13 in the score

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 Taxi 79.40Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Average speed 29 kt0 kt min to max 35 kt 0 12 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 ktmax 18 kt 0 12 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-1.3 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.7 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 20 at KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport, Average speed was 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 12 18 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Departure Roll 94.85Departure roll runway 20 at KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 228 m 19 % of runway. Rotation speed was 49 kt. Local weather - Temperature 11 °C. Wind 6 kt at 259 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 228 m19 % of runway
99 % Rotation speed was 49 ktTarget 57 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.16 m right0.99 m left to 2.16 m right 0.99 -0.42 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.13 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-0.3 ° min to max 7.6 ° 1.1 7.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.0 1.2 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 20 KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 59 kt53 kt min to max 63 kt 53 63 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.3 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.73 g min to max 1.27 g 1.25 1.16 g
Info Average VSI 540 fpm257 fpm min to max 683 fpm 257 512 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl 0 41 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °2.8 ° min to max 9.8 ° 7.7 8.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 20 KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 63 kt62 kt min to max 65 kt 63 65 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.1 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.7 4.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.79 g min to max 1.17 g 1.17 0.80 g
Info Average VSI 592 fpm477 fpm min to max 634 fpm 517 477 fpm
Info Average altitude 56 ft agl41 ft agl min to max 71 ft agl 41 71 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °3.2 ° min to max 8.8 ° 8.8 3.2 °
Pattern Entry 99.94Left hand pattern entry from runway 20 KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 62 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 71 kt65 kt min to max 88 kt 65 72 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.1 ° min to max 55.7 ° 5.0 23.4 °
99 % Average g force 1.03 g0.78 g min to max 1.44 g 0.81 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 578 fpm-912 fpm min to max 1,733 fpm 465 794 fpm
Info Average altitude 284 ft agl71 ft agl min to max 900 ft agl 71 900 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °-3.6 ° min to max 14.5 ° 3.2 6.5 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 20 KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 4 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 0.1 °-14.0 ° min to max 9.9 ° 9.9 -14.0 °
100 % Average speed 77 kt73 kt min to max 84 kt 73 84 kt
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.99 g min to max 1.08 g 0.99 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 70 fpm-502 fpm min to max 554 fpm 554 -502 fpm
Info Average altitude 921 ft agl913 ft agl min to max 927 ft agl 913 919 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 35.5 °34.6 ° min to max 36.3 ° 34.6 35.6 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-5.8 ° min to max 5.8 ° 5.8 -5.8 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 93.60Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to the runway's far end 50.9 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kt89 kt min to max 102 kt 89 102 kt
80 % Average bank angle 20.0 °1.6 ° min to max 35.7 ° 35.7 27.8 °
97 % Average g force 1.14 g0.79 g min to max 1.40 g 1.12 1.40 g
Info Average VSI -202 fpm-1,091 fpm min to max 490 fpm -873 103 fpm
Info Average altitude 862 ft agl838 ft agl min to max 905 ft agl 905 869 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-7.3 ° min to max 4.3 ° -7.3 1.8 °
Pattern Downwind 93.46Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 57 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -3.6 °-14.9 ° min to max 12.8 ° 12.8 -8.7 °
79 % Average altitude 854 ft agl660 ft agl min to max 1,003 ft agl 874 735 ft agl
100 % Average speed 99 kt81 kt min to max 107 kt 102 81 kt
98 % Average g force 1.02 g0.57 g min to max 1.54 g 1.26 1.23 g
Info Average VSI -89 fpm-1,711 fpm min to max 1,853 fpm 340 1,853 fpm
Info Average bank angle 7.6 °0.0 ° min to max 38.2 ° 33.8 32.3 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-11.8 ° min to max 15.7 ° 1.6 15.7 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 78.08Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 45.9 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 45.9 °.
100 % Average speed 71 kt67 kt min to max 76 kt 75 76 kt
29 % Average bank angle 39.9 °34.0 ° min to max 44.8 ° 38.4 34.0 °
94 % Average g force 0.88 g0.57 g min to max 1.11 g 1.08 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 729 fpm-1,203 fpm min to max 1,961 fpm 1,961 -1,203 fpm
Info Average altitude 833 ft agl773 ft agl min to max 866 ft agl 773 850 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-11.6 ° min to max 15.2 ° 15.2 -11.6 °
Pattern Base Leg 97.31Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Heading 5.9 °-6.6 ° min to max 17.5 ° 17.5 -6.6 °
100 % Average speed 90 kt74 kt min to max 101 kt 82 74 kt
99.6 % Average g force 1.07 g0.91 g min to max 1.36 g 1.15 1.18 g
Info Average VSI -770 fpm-1,577 fpm min to max 1 fpm -1,577 1 fpm
Info Average altitude 605 ft agl478 ft agl min to max 827 ft agl 827 478 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 8.8 °0.5 ° min to max 32.8 ° 27.3 32.8 °
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-11.9 ° min to max 4.6 ° -11.9 4.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 571 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 420 ft agl · 85 kt
Pattern Final Turn 70.39Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 16 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 71 kt66 kt min to max 77 kt 71 68 kt
35 % Average bank angle 21.5 °1.1 ° min to max 43.8 ° 38.5 3.0 °
98 % Average g force 1.10 g0.62 g min to max 1.40 g 1.07 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -855 fpm-1,395 fpm min to max 38 fpm 38 -614 fpm
Info Average altitude 352 ft agl214 ft agl min to max 480 ft agl 480 214 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.7 °-11.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 -3.0 °
Arrival Landing 98.44Landing on runway 20 at KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport, runway length 1,192 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 55 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 55 kt. Target 57 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
96 % Excellent landing flare
99.7 % Runway alignment max 5.48 m left5.48 m left to 1.90 m left 5.48 1.90 m
95 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 3.1 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.17 g 1.05 0.96 g
Info Average speed 50 kt45 kt min to max 55 kt 55 45 kt
Info Average VSI -194 fpm-316 fpm min to max -85 fpm -296 -105 fpm
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl5 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl 33 5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.4 1.2 °
07515022501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-15-12-9-6-303691215Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 98.96Touchdown distance was good at 234 m. Touchdown speed at 45 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -125 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 11 °C. Wind 5 kt at 259 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown rate was -125 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 234 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 45 ktTarget below 57 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.90 m left1.64 m left 1.90 1.32 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.4 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.4 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.12 g 0.96 1.05 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 45 kt45 kt min to max 45 kt 45 45 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °0.5 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.9 °

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 49 kt, 8 kt below the 57 kt target, and lifted off at 52 kt 0.7 s later, the nose coming up at 9.0° a second.

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 dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second.

90 kt6030020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 576.4° off · 9.0°/s6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH010 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation began

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 11 kt 1.1° 0 s
Rotate171 m · target 57 49 kt 0.1° 8.0 s
Liftoff191 m · +3 kt from rotation 52 kt 6.4° 8.7 s
35 ft389 m · 6.4 s after liftoff 62 kt 6.0° 15.1 s
End of the climb507 m · 71 ft 65 kt 3.2° 18.7 s

Takeoff from KMGC 20

Taxi lightsFail
Off
Takeoff roll100.00
228m19 %
Rotation speed99.27
49kttarget 57, 8 slow
Liftoff speed
52kt
Runway alignment100.00
2.16m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
539fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 71 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 770 m of runway left.

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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END3040KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 49 kttarget 57Liftoff 52 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 1,192 m runway.

Rolled from 33 m in, drifted 2.1 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off, in 5 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 18 % 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.

5001,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS5 kn75 %widest 2.15 m RROLL 33 M INAirborne 224 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 224 m of 1,192 m · 19 %
Behind the start of the roll, 33 mTakeoff roll, 191 m Left ahead, 968 m

The circuit to KMGC 20

Left-hand, 1,000 ft circuit height. The plan shows your circuit over a textbook one for this runway; the profile unrolls the same path from liftoff to the threshold.

Plan landing direction to the left; in pale blue the textbook circuit for your downwind speed, 1 nm out at 102 kt

How to read this

The lap from above, with the landing direction to the left: the opposite of the runway drawings. The wide pale-blue line is a textbook circuit for your downwind speed - the downwind a mile out for every 100 kt, every turn at 30° of bank - and your track is drawn over it, each leg in the colour of its mark. The numbers are the four turns, the same as on the profile and the cards below. The 45° line from the threshold is the usual point to turn onto base.

45° to the thresholdTHRLANDING1234crosswinddownwindbase90+75-89under 75not a circuit legtextbook circuit

Around the circuit height and bank; the turns are shaded

How to read this

The same lap straightened out, so the height and the bank can be read together. Each shaded stretch is a turn, numbered as on the plan. The green box is circuit height, 1,000 ft, on the downwind. The amber line is 30° of bank, and a turn's steepest bank shows red above 32°. "Turn crosswind from" is the lowest height to start the first turn at.

05001,0001,5000°30°HEIGHT ftBANKcircuit height 1,000 ftturn crosswind from 700 ft56°136°245°344°4distance flown →
HeightBankA turnCircuit height ±50 ft30° of bank
1Crosswind turn
Turned at
662 ft
Bank
56°
Speed
74 kt

Early: turned crosswind at 662 ft. US guidance is within 300 ft of circuit height, 700 ft here, so the climb ends on downwind.

Crosswind. Turn 90 degrees when you're within about 300 ft of pattern altitude, which at a standard field means roughly 700 ft AGL, or two-thirds of the way up. That rule exists for a reason worth knowing. It means you finish the climb and level off on downwind, wings level, rather than trying to capture an altitude mid-turn. If you turn crosswind at pattern altitude instead, you arrive on downwind still cleaning up, and the abeam point catches you unconfigured.

Read more in Pattern Work
2Onto downwind
Bank
36°
Height
854 ft on 1,000 ft
Speed
99 kt
Out
0.7 nm 1 suits 102 kt

Low on downwind: 854 ft against 1,000 ft, 146 ft below.

Descending on downwind. Power comes back abeam, the aircraft isn't re-trimmed, your eyes are outside judging the turn point, and 100 ft leaks away before base. Shows up as a low gate 2, and everything after it is a scramble.

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3Base turn
Angle
46° target 45°
Bank
45°
Height
776 ft

Steep: 45° of bank.

Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.

Read more in Pattern Work
4Final turn
Bank
44°
Overshoot
136 m
Speed
71 kt

Overshot: went 136 m through the centreline turning final.

Overshooting final. A tailwind component on base sweeps you through the extended centreline, the instinctive correction is to steepen the bank and, when that's not enough, to skid the turn with rudder. In a real aircraft this is the base-to-final stall-spin scenario that kills people. The sim under-punishes it, because a spring yoke transmits no lightening of control force, there's no buffet through your hands, and no seat-of-the-pants sensation of the skid. You get the numbers of the skidded turn without the feel of it. The correct response is the same in both worlds and needs practising until it's reflexive. Don't steepen past 30 degrees, and if you've blown through the centreline, go around and reset.

Read more in Pattern Work
Entry100Crosswind100Turn onto downwind94Downwind93Base turn78Base97Final turn70

The approach to KMGC 20

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 0.7 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 200 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, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND300
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 136 m right of the centreline at 0.7 nm.

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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND81 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 29 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 17 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 0.7 nm, where the final began, to 0.4 nm (up to +20 kt), then inside the band to the threshold.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

6080100120 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 57+20 kt−2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KMGC 20

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
32ft
Threshold speed100.00
54kttarget 57, 3 slow
Centreline offset99.75
5.48m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
234m
Centreline100.00
1.90m L
Speed100.00
45kttarget 57 or less
Touchdown rate94.81
-125fpm
Impact100.00
1.12G
BouncesOk
None
The flare96.00

Excellent landing flare. It lost 4.0 points, for the nose going up and down 5 times.

The crosswind

4 kt across from the right, which takes about 5° of crab to hold the centreline at 45 kt. Touched down with 2° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 259° at 5 kt · 3 kt head · 4 kt across

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.

Side view — the last 1,192 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 32 ft, 18 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 16 ft. Touched down 234 m in, 70 m short of the ideal 305 m.

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 1,192 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

32 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 16 ft · −360 fpm · 1.4° · 53 ktdescent slowed at 1 ft · −22 fpm · 3.6°−125 fpm · 1.2° nose up · 45 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 32 ft, down at 234 m

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

The sink went from 360 fpm at the flare to 120 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed.

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 UP0−500−1,000−1°4°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−125 fpm at touchdown1.2° at touchdown, −0.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 1,192 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline.

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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 234 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 234 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 234 m of 1,192 m · 20 %
In the air over the runway, 234 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 958 m

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The flight was conducted in a Cessna 152.

Taxiing from the parking area to the runway took 5 minutes and covered 2 nm.

The aircraft departed from runway 20 at KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance was 228 m, which was 19 % of the runway. Rotation occurred at 49 kt. Local weather at departure was temperature 11 °C, wind 6 kt from 259°, giving a crosswind component of 5 kt and a headwind component of 3 kt.

Initial climb to 400 ft agl lasted 8 seconds, averaging 553 fpm and reaching 65 kt at the top of the climb.

The left-hand circuit for runway 20 lasted 3 minutes. The downwind leg was 2 nm and was flown in 57 seconds at 290 ft agl; the base leg was less than 1 nm and was completed in 24 seconds.

Final approach to runway 20 began with a descent from 0 ft agl to -530 ft agl in 35 seconds. At 500 ft above the runway the stabilisation checks were: gear down, landing flap, on glideslope, on speed, wings level - all met; sink rate and centreline - not met.

Landing on runway 20, which is 1,192 m long, occurred with a good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 55 kt. The flare was described as excellent. Touchdown distance was 234 m and touchdown speed was 45 kt, both noted as good. Touchdown rate was smooth at minus 125 fpm and runway alignment was very good. No bounce occurred. Local weather at landing was temperature 11 °C, wind 5 kt from 259°, crosswind 5 kt, headwind 3 kt.

The total flight covered 6 nm in 6 minutes and used 1 kg of fuel.

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