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BIRK
Reykjavik, Iceland
Runway 13
Elevation8 m asl
Weight1,092 kg
Fuel38 kg
Wind100° · 14 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

91.45 %
BIRK
Reykjavik, Iceland
Runway 19
Elevation8 m asl
Weight1,090 kg
Fuel36 kg
4 May 2023 0:08 9 nm DA40-NG 1 kg
Departure Score
95.44 %
Enroute Score
97.20 %
Arrival Score
78.04 %

What went well

Touched down at -0.4 m/s — a soft arrival
Touchdown 232 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.08 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Landing — at 30 %, Landing and flare profile at 40 %, −2.43 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 1.7 ° at 41 %, Heading variation -1.1 ° at 62 %, −1.51 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 25.15 m at 60 %, −1.20 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 1

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 · 15 stages, 14 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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 17 kn14 kn min to max 20 kn 14 20 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 0.99 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.0 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Departure Roll 97.21Departure roll runway 13 at BIRK Reykjavik. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 14 kn at 100 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 70 knTarget 70 kn
86 % Runway alignment max 5.56 m5.56 m left to 0.00 m left 5.56 4.75 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.0 ° min to max 5.2 ° 0.2 5.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.7 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Info Battery Master On 0.9 m agl · 12 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 0.9 m agl · 12 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 0.9 m agl · 12 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 0.9 m agl · 12 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 0.9 m agl · 12 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 0.9 m agl · 12 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 0.9 m agl · 12 kt
Departure Climb 1 93.86Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 13 BIRK Reykjavik.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.9 ° min to max 1.5 ° -0.9 1.5 °
100 % Average speed 78 kn71 kn min to max 83 kn 71 81 kn
81 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.7 ° min to max 9.3 ° 0.7 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.89 g min to max 1.15 g 1.06 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2.4 m/s1.9 m/s min to max 3.0 m/s 1.9 3.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 6.1 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 15.6 m agl 0.0 15.6 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °3.7 ° min to max 8.3 ° 5.5 8.0 °
Departure Climb 2 88.46Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 13 BIRK Reykjavik.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Heading variation 2.7 °1.5 ° min to max 4.7 ° 1.5 4.0 °
100 % Average speed 84 kn81 kn min to max 86 kn 81 86 kn
88 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.4 ° min to max 6.5 ° 3.0 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 4.0 m/s3.1 m/s min to max 5.9 m/s 3.1 5.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 34.6 m agl16.4 m agl min to max 120.2 m agl 16.4 120.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °7.6 ° min to max 10.2 ° 8.1 9.9 °
Departure Climb 3 97.67Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 13 BIRK Reykjavik.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 2.4 °1.8 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 2.0 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn81 kn min to max 93 kn 84 81 kn
88 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 0.0 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.87 g min to max 1.18 g 0.97 0.99 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 3.2 m/s-0.5 m/s min to max 5.4 m/s 5.4 3.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 207.8 m agl125.3 m agl min to max 301.3 m agl 125.3 301.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.0 °3.3 ° min to max 9.9 ° 9.9 9.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 150.3 m agl · 82 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 161.2 m agl · 91 kt
Enroute Climb 91.59Enroute climb started overhead Kopavogur (Kopavogsbaer, Hoefudborgarsvaedi, Iceland). Climbing from 313 m asl to 719 m asl, an increase of 405.9 m in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Climb speed 81 kn74 kn min to max 88 knTarget 95 kn 80 88 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 25.4 ° 0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 0.97 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 3.1 m/s2.3 m/s min to max 3.7 m/s 3.3 3.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 506 m asl313 m asl min to max 719 m asl 313 719 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.8 °7.2 ° min to max 10.0 ° 9.5 7.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Reykjavik (Reykjavikurborg, Hoefudborgarsvaedi, Iceland) and lasted 12 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 724 m asl719 m asl min to max 759 m asl 719 755 m asl
100 % Average speed 90 kn90 kn min to max 100 kn 90 100 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.4 ° min to max 22.3 ° 0.4 6.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 6.7 °0.9 ° min to max 7.2 ° 7.2 2.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 695.9 m agl · 91 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 695.9 m agl · 91 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of BIMO Mosfellsbaer Airport Mosfellsbaer (Hoefudborgarsvaedi, Iceland). Descent from 754 m asl to 551 m asl, a decrease of 202.7 m in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 100 kn99 kn min to max 102 kn 100 100 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.1 ° min to max 7.8 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -2.5 m/s-3.5 m/s min to max -0.6 m/s -0.6 -2.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 637 m asl551 m asl min to max 754 m asl 754 551 m asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.9 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 -0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 1 mile south west of BIMO Mosfellsbaer Airport Mosfellsbaer (Hoefudborgarsvaedi, Iceland).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 100 kn95 kn min to max 105 kn 99 95 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.5 °0.0 ° min to max 25.6 ° 0.4 7.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -3.3 m/s-7.0 m/s min to max -1.7 m/s -2.6 -4.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 397 m asl210 m asl min to max 548 m asl 548 210 m asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-5.7 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.2 -1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 251.5 m agl · 102 kt
Arrival Final 2 85.20Approaching runway 19 at BIRK Reykjavik from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 197.5 m agl to 115.5 m agl. A decrease of 82.1 m in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
59 % Approach angle 3.9 °3.5 ° min to max 4.1 °Target 3.0 ° 4.1 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 93 kn91 kn min to max 95 kn 95 92 kn
100 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.9 ° -1.0 -1.1 °
87 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 6.9 ° 6.9 6.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.08 g 0.97 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -4.1 m/s-5.1 m/s min to max -3.7 m/s -4.3 -5.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 157.5 m agl115.5 m agl min to max 197.5 m agl 197.5 115.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-3.3 ° min to max -1.2 ° -2.6 -2.3 °
11.251.51.75230405060708090100110120130140150160170180190Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height m11.251.51.752-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 77.38Approaching runway 19 at BIRK Reykjavik from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 110.7 m agl to 6.2 m agl. A decrease of 104.5 m in 35 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
41 % Approach angle 1.7 °1.2 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.0 ° 3.5 1.2 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn76 kn min to max 91 kn 91 76 kn
62 % Heading variation -1.1 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.8 -0.9 °
84 % Average bank angle 3.7 °0.1 ° min to max 8.0 ° 5.0 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.13 g 1.08 1.13 g
Info Average VSI -2.1 m/s-4.7 m/s min to max -0.8 m/s -4.7 -1.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 21.4 m agl6.2 m agl min to max 110.7 m agl 110.7 6.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-2.7 ° min to max 5.6 ° -2.2 5.6 °
00.250.50.7510102030405060708090100110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height m00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 63.54Landing on runway 19 at BIRK Reykjavik, runway length 1,477 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 76 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 76 kn. Target 75 kn
30 % Target 15.2 m agl
40 % Landing and flare profile
75 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.9 -0.6 °
85 % Average bank angle 4.1 °0.0 ° min to max 7.8 ° 1.2 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 1.00 g
Info Average speed 74 kn72 kn min to max 76 kn 76 72 kn
Info Average VSI -0.7 m/s-1.1 m/s min to max -0.5 m/s -1.1 -0.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 2.0 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 4.1 m agl 4.1 0.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °3.3 ° min to max 5.6 ° 5.6 4.3 °
07515022503.517.02111418Runway Distance mLanding Height m075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 82.11Touchdown distance was good at 226 m. Touchdown speed at 72 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 14 kn at 100 °. Crosswind: 13 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Touchdown VSI was -0.4 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 226 mTarget 457 m
53 % Speed at touchdown 72 knTarget 57 kn
60 % Runway alignment max 13.18 m13.15 m right -13.10 -13.14 m
69 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.03 g min to max 1.08 g 1.06 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 72 kn72 kn min to max 72 kn 72 72 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °2.5 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.2 2.5 °
Arrival Rollout 81.98Total landing distance 396 m, 27 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 396 m27 % of runway.
60 % Runway alignment max 25.15 m12.03 m left to 13.12 m right -13.12 12.03 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average speed 59 kn34 kn min to max 66 kn 66 34 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.3 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.4 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 17 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kn7 kn min to max 28 kn 28 7 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.4 0.2 °
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 1.03 g 1.03 1.00 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll290 m · 25 %
100.00Liftoff speed70 kt
86.05Runway alignment5.56 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
93.86Rate of climb2.4 m/s

Landing

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

29.60Threshold height4 m
100.00Threshold speed75 kt
75.36Centreline offset0.27 m R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 152 m above the runway. The 305 m gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate152 m
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on BIRK 19

Past threshold100.00
232m
Centreline59.75
13.14m R
Speed53.22
72kt
Touchdown rate96.20
-0.4m/s
Impact100.00
1.08G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,477 m of the approach.

4 m over the threshold · target 15 m 24 m120 Ideal — 15 m, down at 305 m This flight — 4 m, down at 232 m

Plan view — the full 1,477 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 232 m past threshold CLEARED

The 232 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 384 m of 1,477 m · 26 %
Rollout distance100.00
152m26 % used
Rollout alignment59.96
13.12m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 13 at BIRK Reykjavik in the Diamond DA40
95.44 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
97.21 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 13 at BIRK Reykjavik. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 14 kn at 100 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 70 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
86.05 %
5.56 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 55 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
02505007501,000-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
93.86 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 13 BIRK Reykjavik.
Alignment
94.56 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
80.87 %
10 5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 6 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
88.46 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 13 BIRK Reykjavik.
Alignment
65.75 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
88.11 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 9 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 850 500
97.67 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 13 BIRK Reykjavik.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
88.37 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 6.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 500 -100
02505007501,00001938577695 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway m
00.250.5020406080100120140160180200220240260280 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 305 m
00.250.5-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 19 at BIRK Reykjavik in the Diamond DA40
Landing Score 76.25 %
85.2 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 19 at BIRK Reykjavik from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 197.5 m agl to 115.5 m agl. A decrease of 82.1 m in 20 seconds.
Glideslope
59.22 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
59.22 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
95 93 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
87.16 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-720 -860 -1,000
11.251.51.75230405060708090100110120130140150160170180190 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height m
11.251.51.752-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
77.38 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 19 at BIRK Reykjavik from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 110.7 m agl to 6.2 m agl. A decrease of 104.5 m in 35 seconds.
Glideslope
40.97 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
61.79 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
40.97 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
91 81 70
Alignment
61.79 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
84.16 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-165 -582 -1,000
00.250.50.7510102030405060708090100110 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height m
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
63.54 %
Landing
Landing on runway 19 at BIRK Reykjavik, runway length 1,477 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 76 kn.
Height
29.6 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 76 kt. Target 75 kt
Flare
40.47 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline m
75.36 %
30 0 -30
Bank °
84.84 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
76 73 70
Pitch °
Info
6 4.5 3
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-90 -195 -300
07515022503.517.02111418 Runway Distance m Landing Height m
075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
82.11 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 226 m. Touchdown speed at 72 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 14 kn at 100 °. Crosswind: 13 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
Landed with a 13 kt crosswind, well done!
Touchdown
96.2 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s.
Speed
53.22 %
Touchdown speed at 72 kt was too fast. Target below 57 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 226 m.
Alignment
59.75 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline.
Bank
69 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
100 %
G 1.05 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
81.98 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 396 m, 27 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 396 m using 26.8 % of runway
Alignment
59.96 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
72 56 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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