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KCDW
Caldwell, United States
Runway 10
Elevation167 ft asl
Weight997 kg
Fuel76 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

92.66 %
KCDW
Caldwell, United States
Runway 10
Elevation167 ft asl
Weight995 kg
Fuel74 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
13 Sep 2024 0:06 5 nm Cessna Skyhawk 2 kg
Departure Score
81.46 %
Pattern Score
97.04 %
Arrival Score
99.49 %

What went well

Touched down at -110 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 225 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 30 ft and 60 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Taxi — peak speed in a turn 26 kt at 0 %, Taxi Lights at 0 %, −4.46 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.86 points
Departure Climb 2 — scored 90.00 %, −0.83 points

Top opportunity

Maintain the centreline

Departure Roll

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

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Start to finish · 17 stages, 15 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 Taxi 46.53Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Average speed 18 kn0 kn min to max 26 kn 0 18 kn
0 % Average speed turning corners 24 knmax 26 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 10 at KCDW Essex County, Average speed was 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kn6 kn min to max 22 kn 18 20 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 18 kt
Departure Roll 89.68Departure roll runway 10 at KCDW Essex County. Takeoff distance 417 m 50 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 417 m50 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 60 knTarget 62 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 6.26 m3.49 m left to 2.78 m right 3.49 -2.78 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.19 g 1.00 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.3 ° min to max 5.0 ° 0.2 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.5 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 19 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.63Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 KCDW Essex County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 63 kn60 kn min to max 65 kn 60 65 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.6 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.93 g min to max 1.12 g 1.05 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 563 ft/m333 ft/m min to max 654 ft/m 333 646 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl 0 45 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.6 °5.2 ° min to max 10.0 ° 5.2 8.4 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 KCDW Essex County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 68 kn65 kn min to max 71 kn 65 71 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° 1.6 4.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.92 g min to max 1.04 g 0.93 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 418 ft/m305 ft/m min to max 644 ft/m 644 349 ft/m
Info Average altitude 66 ft agl45 ft agl min to max 83 ft agl 45 83 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °5.6 ° min to max 8.3 ° 8.3 6.5 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 10 KCDW Essex County. Distance was less than 1 nm in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 70 kn65 kn min to max 72 kn 71 70 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.7 °0.1 ° min to max 27.2 ° 5.1 9.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.88 g min to max 1.12 g 1.04 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 698 ft/m276 ft/m min to max 1,140 ft/m 354 276 ft/m
Info Average altitude 307 ft agl95 ft agl min to max 644 ft agl 95 644 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.6 °4.0 ° min to max 13.0 ° 6.5 4.4 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 135 ft agl · 77 kt
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 10 KCDW Essex County. Distance was less than 1 nm in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 1.0 °-12.8 ° min to max 18.4 ° 18.4 -12.8 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn67 kn min to max 76 kn 71 73 kn
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.79 g min to max 1.11 g 1.05 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 730 ft/m258 ft/m min to max 1,385 ft/m 258 1,200 ft/m
Info Average altitude 805 ft agl648 ft agl min to max 963 ft agl 648 963 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 5.3 °0.1 ° min to max 24.0 ° 11.4 24.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °5.2 ° min to max 14.0 ° 5.5 13.0 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 100.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 47.8 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 47.8 °.
100 % Average speed 74 kn70 kn min to max 79 kn 71 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 19.3 °8.6 ° min to max 30.6 ° 27.2 8.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 1.09 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 534 ft/m122 ft/m min to max 1,260 ft/m 1,260 773 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,042 ft agl985 ft agl min to max 1,093 ft agl 985 1,093 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °3.6 ° min to max 13.0 ° 13.0 8.9 °
Pattern Downwind 92.51Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 78 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Heading 6.3 °-19.3 ° min to max 15.3 ° -6.6 -19.3 °
84 % Average altitude 1,123 ft agl702 ft agl min to max 1,385 ft agl 1,126 702 ft agl
100 % Average speed 82 kn74 kn min to max 88 kn 77 74 kn
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.83 g min to max 1.24 g 0.91 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -286 ft/m-1,460 ft/m min to max 1,088 ft/m 971 -749 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 4.2 °0.0 ° min to max 19.0 ° 2.2 8.6 °
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-8.8 ° min to max 8.3 ° 8.3 -3.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 630 ft agl · 80 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 100.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 44.1 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 44.1 °.
100 % Average speed 71 kn62 kn min to max 82 kn 74 76 kn
100 % Average bank angle 12.3 °3.8 ° min to max 21.8 ° 6.4 7.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.82 g min to max 1.21 g 1.09 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -377 ft/m-857 ft/m min to max 310 ft/m -742 310 ft/m
Info Average altitude 623 ft agl557 ft agl min to max 689 ft agl 689 571 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-4.5 ° min to max 4.1 ° -2.2 4.1 °
Pattern Base Leg 86.74Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
71 % Heading -9.4 °-33.8 ° min to max -2.0 ° -2.0 -33.8 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn65 kn min to max 76 kn 73 76 kn
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.09 g 0.98 1.04 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
Info Average altitude 538 ft agl509 ft agl min to max 582 ft agl 577 531 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 6.6 °0.3 ° min to max 18.7 ° 4.4 17.7 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-3.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 1.7 °
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kn73 kn min to max 80 kn 76 73 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.8 °1.6 ° min to max 16.6 ° 16.6 4.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.87 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -620 ft/m-1,225 ft/m min to max -54 ft/m -54 -743 ft/m
Info Average altitude 409 ft agl232 ft agl min to max 530 ft agl 530 232 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-7.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 -4.4 °
Arrival Final 1 98.76Approaching runway 10 at KCDW Essex County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 219 ft agl to 36 ft agl. A decrease of 183 ft in 15 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Approach angle 2.6 °1.6 ° min to max 3.9 °Target 3.0 ° 3.9 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn61 kn min to max 73 kn 73 61 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.2 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.82 g min to max 1.14 g 0.97 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -672 ft/m-928 ft/m min to max -374 ft/m -807 -500 ft/m
Info Average altitude 85 ft agl36 ft agl min to max 219 ft agl 219 36 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-5.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° -4.8 0.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.25Landing on runway 10 at KCDW Essex County, runway length 827 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 60 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 60 kn. Target 63 kn
100 % Target 45 ft agl
97 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.2 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.12 g 0.99 0.97 g
Info Average speed 56 kn51 kn min to max 60 kn 60 51 kn
Info Average VSI -255 ft/m-499 ft/m min to max -18 ft/m -499 -106 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl8 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 31 8 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °0.1 ° min to max 5.4 ° 0.1 3.9 °
07515022501121324253Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-15-12-9-6-303691215Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.95Touchdown distance was good at 223 m. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -106 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.8 % Touchdown VSI was -106 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 223 mTarget 428 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 51 knTarget 53 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.36 m0.23 m right -0.16 -0.36 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g0.97 g min to max 1.29 g 0.97 1.08 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 50 kn50 kn min to max 51 kn 51 50 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °3.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.9 3.4 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 525 m, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 525 m64 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.88 m0.00 m left to 2.88 m right -0.40 -1.57 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.84 g min to max 1.19 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Average speed 51 kn30 kn min to max 60 kn 60 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-2.1 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.5 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 0 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn10 kn min to max 30 kn 30 10 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Battery Master Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 11 kt

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll417 m · 50 %
100.00Liftoff speed59 kt
98.40Runway alignment3.49 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.63Rate of climb563 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height30 ft
100.00Threshold speed60 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.05 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 KCDW 10

Past threshold100.00
225m
Centreline100.00
0.36m R
Speed100.00
50kt
Touchdown rate99.81
-110fpm
Impact100.00
1.29G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 827 m of the approach.

30 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 30 ft, down at 225 m

Plan view — the full 827 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 225 m past threshold CLEARED

The 225 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 511 m of 827 m · 62 %
Rollout distance100.00
286m62 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.88m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 10 at KCDW Essex County in the Cessna Skyhawk
81.46 %
46.53 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
91.33 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
0 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
89.68 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 10 at KCDW Essex County. Takeoff distance 417 m 50 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 417 m using 50.48 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 60 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
98.4 %
3.49 m left to 2.78 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 30 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.63 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 KCDW Essex County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
98.53 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 KCDW Essex County.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 450 200
025050075001530456075 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.010.030.040.060.0701938567594 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.010.030.040.060.07-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 10 at KCDW Essex County in the Cessna Skyhawk
Landing Score 99.49 %
Landing Summary
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98.76 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 10 at KCDW Essex County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 219 ft agl to 36 ft agl. A decrease of 183 ft in 15 seconds.
Glideslope
93.8 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
93.8 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
73 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
-374 -687 -1,000
00.250.50.751050100150200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.25 %
Landing
Landing on runway 10 at KCDW Essex County, runway length 827 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 60 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 60 kt. Target 63 kt
Flare
97 %
Excellent landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
61 55 50
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-18 -259 -500
07515022501121324253 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-15-12-9-6-303691215 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
99.95 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 223 m. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -106 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
Touchdown
99.81 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -110 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 51 kt was good. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 223 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.13 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 525 m, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 525 m using 63.57 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
50 30 10
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 1.5 -2
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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