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KHXD
Hilton Head I, United States
Runway 03
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight1,043 kg
Fuel179 kg
Wind40° · 12 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

89.45 %
KHXD
Hilton Head I, United States
Runway 03
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight1,040 kg
Fuel175 kg
Wind71° · 7 kn · 5 kn cross
8 Jun 2024 0:11 5 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 5 kg
Departure Score
89.58 %
Pattern Score
81.00 %
Arrival Score
97.77 %

What went well

Touched down at -79 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 285 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 18 ft and 71 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Pattern Crosswind — Heading -26.6 ° at 0 %, −3.00 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, g force 0.03 to 1.05 g at 59 %, −1.83 points
Pattern Base Leg Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 24.6 °. at 38 %, −1.23 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.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 12 stages, 11 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 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 4 kn 0 4 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °3.2 ° min to max 3.7 ° 3.3 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head, Average speed was 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kn0 kn min to max 29 kn 6 7 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °1.7 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.8 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.76 g min to max 1.16 g 1.00 1.03 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 83.55Departure roll runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head. Takeoff distance 746 m 57 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 79 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 12 kn at 40 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 12 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 746 m57 % of runway
98 % Liftoff speed was 79 knTarget 70 kn
65 % Runway alignment max 15.66 m3.06 m left to 12.60 m right 2.53 -12.60 m
59 % Average g force 0.32 g0.03 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °1.2 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.5 2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.1 1.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 95.19Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 03 KHXD Hilton Head.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Heading variation 1.6 °1.1 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.6 1.1 °
100 % Average speed 90 kn79 kn min to max 99 kn 79 99 kn
89 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 6.2 ° 1.8 6.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.17 g 1.07 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 209 ft/m86 ft/m min to max 519 ft/m 274 519 ft/m
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.2 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.2 3.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 18 ft agl · 94 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 03 KHXD Hilton Head. Distance was less than 1 nm in 39 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 105 kn99 kn min to max 115 kn 99 111 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 25.1 ° 6.4 25.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.80 g min to max 1.12 g 0.92 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 711 ft/m523 ft/m min to max 1,247 ft/m 524 953 ft/m
Info Average altitude 179 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 686 ft agl 51 686 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °3.4 ° min to max 7.2 ° 3.4 5.4 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 86 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 54 ft agl · 107 kt
Pattern Crosswind 55.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 03 KHXD Hilton Head. Distance was less than 1 nm in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -26.6 °-71.6 ° min to max 15.6 ° 15.6 -71.6 °
100 % Average speed 112 kn109 kn min to max 116 kn 110 113 kn
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.90 g min to max 1.15 g 0.96 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 782 ft/m519 ft/m min to max 1,098 ft/m 904 687 ft/m
Info Average altitude 821 ft agl701 ft agl min to max 945 ft agl 701 945 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 27.4 °19.8 ° min to max 33.9 ° 26.2 26.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °3.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 4.4 3.0 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 83.65Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 63.6 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
45 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 63.6 °.
100 % Average speed 111 kn110 kn min to max 111 kn 111 110 kn
100 % Average bank angle 19.0 °10.7 ° min to max 23.3 ° 23.3 10.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.95 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 733 ft/m712 ft/m min to max 780 ft/m 712 780 ft/m
Info Average altitude 975 ft agl957 ft agl min to max 994 ft agl 957 994 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.8 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.4 3.2 °
Pattern Downwind 84.87Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 47 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
78 % Heading 8.3 °-4.8 ° min to max 154.1 ° -0.9 21.0 °
72 % Average altitude 1,173 ft agl1,010 ft agl min to max 1,240 ft agl 1,010 1,156 ft agl
100 % Average speed 116 kn107 kn min to max 123 kn 111 107 kn
98 % Average g force 0.89 g0.72 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 211 ft/m-523 ft/m min to max 1,115 ft/m 915 -4 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 5.3 °0.0 ° min to max 19.5 ° 4.1 0.5 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-2.6 ° min to max 4.5 ° 3.9 1.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,155 ft agl · 119 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 81.48Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 24.6 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
38 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 24.6 °.
100 % Average speed 81 kn69 kn min to max 106 kn 106 76 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.0 °0.1 ° min to max 22.5 ° 3.8 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.79 g min to max 1.09 g 0.90 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -325 ft/m-997 ft/m min to max 820 ft/m 72 -456 ft/m
Info Average altitude 804 ft agl350 ft agl min to max 1,242 ft agl 1,158 350 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-6.2 ° min to max 3.6 ° 2.0 -2.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,141 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,197 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 569 ft agl · 83 kt
Arrival Final 1 99.14Approaching runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 343 ft agl to 23 ft agl. A decrease of 320 ft in 40 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.2 °1.3 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.3 ° 3.1 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 75 kn71 kn min to max 81 kn 76 72 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.1 °
96 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.1 ° min to max 5.2 ° 2.7 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.84 g min to max 1.18 g 0.88 1.16 g
Info Average VSI -492 ft/m-673 ft/m min to max -224 ft/m -455 -416 ft/m
Info Average altitude 91 ft agl23 ft agl min to max 343 ft agl 343 23 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.4 °-4.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° -2.1 0.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 98.96Landing on runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head, runway length 1,313 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 72 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
96 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
99.6 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.6 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 0.85 g
Info Average speed 65 kn55 kn min to max 72 kn 72 55 kn
Info Average VSI -169 ft/m-405 ft/m min to max -34 ft/m -405 -70 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 18 ft agl 18 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.5 ° 0.5 0.7 °
07515022530001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.20Touchdown distance was good at 283 m. Touchdown speed at 55 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -70 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 7 kn at 70 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -70 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 283 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 55 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.88 m2.45 m left 2.88 1.85 m
97 % Average bank angle 1.9 °1.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.0 2.7 °
77 % Average g force 0.63 g0.35 g min to max 0.85 g 0.85 0.35 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 55 kn54 kn min to max 56 kn 55 54 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °0.6 ° min to max 4.3 ° 0.7 4.3 °

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll398 m · 30 %
98.11Liftoff speed79 kt
65.19Runway alignment12.60 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
95.19Rate of climb209 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
100.00Threshold speed71 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.07 m L

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 KHXD 03

Past threshold100.00
285m
Centreline100.00
1.85m L
Speed100.00
55kt
Touchdown rate97.89
-79fpm
Impact77.14
0.85G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 1,313 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 285 m

Plan view — the full 1,313 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 285 m past threshold CLEARED

The 285 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 285 m of 1,313 m · 22 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
89.58 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
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
4 3.5 3
83.55 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head. Takeoff distance 746 m 57 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 79 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 12 kn at 40 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 12 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 746 m using 56.76 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
98.11 %
Liftoff speed was 79 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
65.19 %
3.06 m left to 12.60 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
58.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2.5 1
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
95.19 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 03 KHXD Hilton Head.
Alignment
91.78 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 85 70
Bank °
89 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
4 2.5 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
02505007500816243240 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.030.050.070.0809.9720304050 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.030.050.070.08-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 97.77 %
99.14 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 343 ft agl to 23 ft agl. A decrease of 320 ft in 40 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.71 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-226 -463 -700
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
98.96 %
Landing
Landing on runway 03 at KHXD Hilton Head, runway length 1,313 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 72 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
96 %
Excellent landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.58 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
72 61 50
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-34 -267 -500
07515022530001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
95.2 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 283 m. Touchdown speed at 55 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -70 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 7 kn at 70 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Touchdown
97.89 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -79 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 55 kt was a little fast. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 283 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
97.35 %
Bank angle 1.9 °
G
77.14 %
G 0.63 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
Metrics
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