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EGAD
Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Runway 21
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight882 kg
Fuel68 kg
Wind259° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

87.05 %
EGAD
Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Runway 21
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight881 kg
Fuel66 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross
17 Dec 2024 0:04 3 nm PA28 Archer II 1 kg
Departure Score
96.67 %
Pattern Score
66.00 %
Arrival Score
98.48 %

What went well

Touched down at -81 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 30 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 0.15 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Pattern Downwind — Heading -54.2 ° at 0 %, Average altitude 165.8 m agl at 10 %, −6.33 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -36.5 ° at 0 %, −5.00 points
Departure Climb 2 — bounce on liftoff, −1.11 points

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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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Start to finish · 12 stages, 10 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 21 at EGAD Newtownards Airport, Average speed was 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °3.5 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.71 g0.29 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.29 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 21 at EGAD Newtownards Airport. Takeoff distance 291 m 41 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 63 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 4 kn at 259 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 291 m41 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 63 knTarget 62 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.86 m0.00 m left to 1.86 m right -1.25 -0.53 m
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 2.0 °0.7 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.8 4.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 21 EGAD Newtownards Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 67 kn63 kn min to max 70 kn 63 70 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.8 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.92 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 2.7 m/s1.7 m/s min to max 3.3 m/s 1.7 3.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 6.0 m agl0.2 m agl min to max 15.3 m agl 0.2 15.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.9 °4.7 ° min to max 10.7 ° 4.7 9.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 48 ft agl · 70 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 21 EGAD Newtownards Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 74 kn70 kn min to max 82 kn 70 79 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 0.1 4.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.09 g 0.92 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 3.7 m/s2.0 m/s min to max 8.1 m/s 3.3 8.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 41.9 m agl15.4 m agl min to max 158.6 m agl 15.4 158.6 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °6.3 ° min to max 17.1 ° 9.7 15.7 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 158 ft agl · 75 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 21 EGAD Newtownards Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kn70 kn min to max 86 kn 77 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 18.0 °5.1 ° min to max 25.4 ° 5.1 23.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.79 g min to max 1.16 g 1.00 1.16 g
Info Average VSI 3.5 m/s-3.1 m/s min to max 8.7 m/s 8.5 -3.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 196.7 m agl166.9 m agl min to max 208.6 m agl 166.9 197.6 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 16.8 ° 16.3 0.8 °
Pattern Crosswind 55.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 21 EGAD Newtownards Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -36.5 °-79.0 ° min to max 11.8 ° 11.8 -79.0 °
100 % Average speed 92 kn90 kn min to max 94 kn 90 92 kn
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.98 g min to max 1.22 g 1.19 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1.1 m/s-1.7 m/s min to max 2.0 m/s -1.7 1.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 208.2 m agl193.8 m agl min to max 223.3 m agl 194.0 223.3 m agl
Info Average bank angle 20.5 °8.9 ° min to max 28.9 ° 21.7 8.9 °
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °2.8 ° min to max 5.8 ° 2.8 3.1 °
Pattern Downwind 43.00Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 1 nm in 104 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -54.2 °-176.5 ° min to max 8.2 ° 8.2 -176.5 °
10 % Average altitude 165.8 m agl26.2 m agl min to max 259.5 m agl 224.0 26.2 m agl
100 % Average speed 75 kn69 kn min to max 91 kn 91 72 kn
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.89 g min to max 1.13 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1.9 m/s-5.7 m/s min to max 3.2 m/s 0.8 -3.3 m/s
Info Average bank angle 6.6 °0.1 ° min to max 18.8 ° 4.2 4.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-5.6 ° min to max 6.7 ° 3.0 -0.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 798 ft agl · 85 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 856 ft agl · 73 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 626 ft agl · 75 kt
Arrival Final 1 99.50Approaching runway 21 at EGAD Newtownards Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 25.8 m agl to 1.2 m agl. A decrease of 24.5 m in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.0 °0.4 ° min to max 2.0 °Target 3.0 ° 2.0 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn56 kn min to max 72 kn 72 56 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° 4.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -1.9 m/s-3.3 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -3.3 -0.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 9.0 m agl1.2 m agl min to max 25.8 m agl 25.8 1.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °-1.0 ° min to max 8.0 ° -0.8 8.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 94.43Landing on runway 21 at EGAD Newtownards Airport, runway length 714 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
78 % Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g1.03 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average speed 55 kn54 kn min to max 56 kn 56 54 kn
Info Average VSI -0.5 m/s-0.7 m/s min to max -0.4 m/s -0.7 -0.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 0.8 m agl0.7 m agl min to max 1.0 m agl 1.0 0.7 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °8.0 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.0 8.6 °
07.91624324009.2919283746Runway Distance mLanding Height ft07.916243240-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 27 m. Touchdown speed at 54 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.4 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 27 mTarget 390 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 54 knTarget 61 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.15 m0.09 m right -0.05 -0.15 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g1.03 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 54 kn54 kn min to max 54 kn 54 54 kn
Info Average pitch angle 8.6 °8.4 ° min to max 8.7 ° 8.6 8.4 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 280 m, 39 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 280 m39 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.92 m0.40 m left to 1.52 m right -0.17 0.40 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 1.01 g
Info Average speed 50 kn31 kn min to max 53 kn 53 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °2.0 ° min to max 8.4 ° 8.4 2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.9 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 23 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 23 kn0 kn min to max 50 kn 25 50 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.6 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.8 4.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.6 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.99 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 1 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 62 kt with 4.1° 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.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.1° off10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 8 kt 2.5° 0 s
Liftoff272 m 62 kt 4.1° 14.7 s
35 ft443 m · 5.0 s after liftoff 69 kt 9.8° 19.8 s
End of the climb1,646 m · 520 ft 79 kt 15.7° 51.8 s

Takeoff from EGAD 21

Takeoff roll100.00
291m41 %
Liftoff speed100.00
62kt
Runway alignment100.00
1.86m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
540fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 520 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 320 m of runway left; then climbing at 840 fpm on average to 520 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.

750 ft375 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 62 ktSCALE CHANGES0.9 km past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 714 m runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 1.8 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 31 % 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.

100200300400500600700THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 1.85 m RAirborne 224 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 224 m of 714 m · 31 %
Takeoff roll, 224 m Left ahead, 490 m

The circuit to EGAD 21

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, 0.7 nm out at 72 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 thresholdTHRLANDING1crosswinddownwind90+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 500 ft25°1distance flown →
HeightBankA turnCircuit height ±50 ft30° of bank
1Crosswind turn
Turned at
678 ft
Bank
25°
Speed
78 kt

Lost marks: scored 55.

2Downwind
Height
544 ft on 1,000 ft
Speed
75 kt
Out
0.7 nm 0.7 suits 72 kt

Low on downwind: 544 ft against 1,000 ft, 456 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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Entry100Crosswind55Downwind43

The approach to EGAD 21

The final from 4 nm.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 0.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 80 ft below 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° BAND223
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 180 m left of the centreline at 0.6 nm, then inside the band from 0.3 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND102 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on EGAD 21

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
3ft
Threshold speed77.74
55kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.00m R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
30m
Centreline100.00
0.15m R
Speed100.00
54kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-81fpm
Impact100.00
1.06G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 270° at 2 kt · 1 kt head · 1 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.

The stop

From 54 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 12 s, an average deceleration of 0.12 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.

020406030 kt · 269 mtouchdown280 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 714 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 3 ft, 47 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 30 m in, 275 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 714 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.

3 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −80 fpm · 8.6° nose up · 54 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 3 ft, down at 30 m

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

The sink went from 110 fpm at 1 ft to 80 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.6° 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°touchdown−80 fpm at touchdown8.6° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 714 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 1.3 m of it down 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 30 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 30 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 267 m of 714 m · 37 %
In the air over the runway, 30 mRollout, 237 m Left over, 448 m
Rollout distance100.00
237m37 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
1.52m R

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 21 at EGAD Newtownards Airport, where the aircraft, a PA28 Archer II, successfully took off in 291 meters, covering 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 63 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 259°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.

As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern from runway 21, it demonstrated impressive agility, completing the maneuver in less than 1 nautical mile in just 12 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind was also executed efficiently, taking 22 seconds to complete. The downwind leg of the pattern was a bit longer, covering 1 nautical mile in 104 seconds.

The final approach to runway 21 was made from the north-east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 211.0° at an altitude of 25.8 meters above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 54 knots and a distance of 27 meters, which was well within the target parameters.

The touchdown speed and rate were both excellent, with a rate of -0.4 meters per second, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The total landing distance was 280 meters, covering 39% of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions during the landing were similar to those during takeoff, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.

The flight was a testament to the aircraft's performance and the pilot's skill, with a total flight distance of 3 nautical miles and a flight time of 4 minutes. The fuel consumption was minimal, with the aircraft using only 1 kilogram of fuel throughout the flight. Overall, the flight was a success, with the aircraft and pilot demonstrating exceptional performance and control throughout the entire flight.

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