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KLDM
Ludington, United States
Runway 26
Elevation640 ft asl
Weight2,893 lbs
Fuel329 lbs
Wind270° · 13 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

97.70 %
MI71
Mears, United States
Runway 27
Elevation771 ft asl
Weight2,875 lbs
Fuel310 lbs
Wind278° · 20 kn · 3 kn cross
5 Sep 2025 0:13 21 nm Beechcraft A36 Bonanza 19 lbs
Departure Score
96.66 %
Enroute Score
99.50 %
Arrival Score
96.95 %

What went well

Touched down at -131 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 976 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Flare on profile — 92 %

What held you back

Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, −0.67 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was too high at 92 kt. at 87 %, −0.59 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 14.1 ° at 68 %, −0.42 points

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Departure Taxi

Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.

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Start to finish · 10 stages, 9 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 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 0 11 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 13 ktmax 14 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-2.3 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.8 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 26 at KLDM Mason County Airport, Average speed was 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 24 kt 11 24 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-2.5 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.4 -1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 13 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 26 at KLDM Mason County Airport. Takeoff distance 1,093 ft 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 92 kt. Local weather - Temperature 58 °F. Wind 13 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 12 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,093 ft22 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 92 ktTarget 84 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 10.6 ft7.5 ft left to 3.1 ft right -3.1 7.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.18 g 1.00 1.18 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° -1.1 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.5 0.7 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 77 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 77 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.78Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 KLDM Mason County Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 97 kt92 kt min to max 101 kt 92 101 kt
99 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.8 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.87 g min to max 1.31 g 1.20 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 562 fpm465 fpm min to max 627 fpm 465 627 fpm
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °5.2 ° min to max 7.6 ° 5.2 6.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 43 ft agl · 101 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.90Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 KLDM Mason County Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 108 kt101 kt min to max 132 kt 101 132 kt
99.6 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.08 g 1.01 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 757 fpm581 fpm min to max 1,250 fpm 632 900 fpm
Info Average altitude 111 ft agl47 ft agl min to max 387 ft agl 47 387 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °4.9 ° min to max 7.6 ° 6.5 4.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 157 ft agl · 114 kt
Departure Climb 3 93.64Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 KLDM Mason County Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-2.5 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 -2.5 °
100 % Average speed 150 kt133 kt min to max 160 kt 133 160 kt
68 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 14.1 ° 0.2 14.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 0.95 1.06 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 599 fpm388 fpm min to max 839 fpm 839 738 fpm
Info Average altitude 573 ft agl401 ft agl min to max 726 ft agl 401 726 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °2.5 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 3.5 °
Enroute Level 99.50Enroute level cruise started overhead Ludington (Michigan, United States) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 18 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Average altitude 1,486 ft asl842 ft asl min to max 1,801 ft asl 1,403 842 ft asl
100 % Average speed 150 kt84 kt min to max 176 kt 160 97 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 19.7 ° 14.6 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.18 g 1.06 1.02 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-5.4 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.0 -2.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 686 ft agl · 152 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 613 ft agl · 144 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 502 ft agl · 108 kt
Arrival Final 1 99.28Approaching runway 27 at MI71 Silver Lake Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 70 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 46 ft in 4 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.8 °1.4 ° min to max 2.4 °Target 3.0 ° 2.4 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 95 kt92 kt min to max 97 kt 97 92 kt
96 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.02 g min to max 1.09 g 1.02 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -661 fpm-821 fpm min to max -403 fpm -821 -403 fpm
Info Average altitude 43 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 70 ft agl 70 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-2.3 ° min to max 1.8 ° -2.3 1.8 °
00.250.50.751050Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 94.66Landing on runway 27 at MI71 Silver Lake Airport, runway length 3,863 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 92 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
87 % Threshold speed was too high at 92 kt. Target 75 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
92 % Great landing flare
99 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.5 °
99.9 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.15 g 1.07 1.01 g
Info Average speed 83 kt74 kt min to max 92 kt 92 74 kt
Info Average VSI -159 fpm-386 fpm min to max -27 fpm -386 -130 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl 23 4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °1.3 ° min to max 4.8 ° 1.8 3.1 °
02505007501,00001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,000-70-56-42-28-1401428425670Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 96.90Touchdown distance was good at 976 ft. Touchdown speed at 74 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -130 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 27 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 20 kt at 278 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 19 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Touchdown VSI was -130 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 976 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 74 ktTarget below 71 kt
81 % Runway alignment max 27.0 ft26.8 ft left 26.7 26.6 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g1.01 g min to max 1.25 g 1.01 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 73 kt73 kt min to max 74 kt 74 73 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °1.3 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 1.4 °

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll2,856 ft · 57 %
100.00Liftoff speed92 kt · target 84, 8 fast
100.00Runway alignment7.5 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.78Rate of climb562 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height23 ft
87.16Threshold speed91 kt · target 75, 16 fast
98.80Centreline offset0.5 ft L
Flare 92.00Great landing flare

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
THR 22 ft 22.3 ft L +17 kt

Touchdown on MI71 27

Past threshold100.00
976ft
Centreline81.16
26.6ft L
Speed100.00
74kttarget 66, 8 fast
Touchdown rate98.92
-131fpm
Impact100.00
1.25G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 3,863 ft of the approach.

23 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 23 ft, down at 976 ft

Plan view — the full 3,863 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 3 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 976 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 976 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 976 ft of 3,863 ft · 25 %

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Flight narrative

A flight, undertaken in a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, began with taxiing from the airport parking area to the runway. This process took approximately seven minutes and covered a distance of less than one nautical mile. The aircraft then proceeded onto runway 26 at the KLDM Mason County Airport for departure, taking off after traveling 1,093 feet, which represented 22% of the runway's length. The plane lifted off at a speed of 92 knots. Weather conditions at the time included a temperature of 58 degrees Fahrenheit and winds blowing at 13 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 12 knots.

As the aircraft continued its journey, it transitioned into an enroute level cruise at an altitude that allowed it to travel over the city of Ludington, located in Michigan, United States. This phase of the flight lasted for eight minutes and covered a distance of 18 nautical miles.

The final approach to landing took place at the MI71 Silver Lake Airport, with the aircraft descending towards runway 27 from the east. The initial altitude at the start of the descent was 70 feet above ground level, and the heading was 271.0 degrees. Following the approach, the Beechcraft A36 Bonanza landed on runway 27, a runway measuring 3,863 feet in length. Although the threshold height was good, the threshold speed was slightly higher than desirable at 92 knots. The landing was successful with a touchdown distance of 976 feet and a touchdown speed of 74 knots, which was slightly faster than ideal. However, the rate of descent was smooth at -130 feet per minute. One aspect of the landing was not optimal: the runway touchdown position was offset by 27 feet from the centerline.

Local weather conditions at the time of the landing included a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and winds blowing at 20 knots from a direction of 278 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 19 knots. The aircraft used a total fuel of 19 pounds throughout the 13-minute flight that covered a distance of 21 nautical miles.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 26 at KLDM Mason County Airport in the Beechcraft Bonanza A36
96.66 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 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
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
1 -0.5 -2
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 26 at KLDM Mason County Airport. Takeoff distance 1,093 ft 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 92 kt. Local weather - Temperature 58 °F. Wind 13 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 12 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,093 ft using 21.9 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 92 kn - Target 84 kn
Alignment
100 %
7.5 ft left to 3.1 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
100 70 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 2.5 -1
01,0002,0003,0004,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
99.78 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 KLDM Mason County Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Bank °
99.13 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
99.9 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 KLDM Mason County Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
140 120 100
Bank °
99.61 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 850 400
93.64 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 KLDM Mason County Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
160 145 130
Bank °
68.18 %
15 7.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 550 200
01,0002,0003,0004,0000295887116145 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7520100200300400500600700 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.7511.251.51.752-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 27 at MI71 Silver Lake Airport in the Beechcraft Bonanza A36
Landing Score 96.95 %
Landing Summary

The incident involved a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza that successfully landed at MI71 Silver Lake Airport from a final approach to runway 27. The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated and scored 97.0%.

The aircraft's altitude at the commencement of the final approach was 0 nm and 70 ft above ground level (agl) east of the runway, heading 271.0°. The pilot executed a successful landing on the available runway length, which measured 3,863 ft.

Upon further evaluation, it was noted that the threshold height observed appeared to be within the acceptable limits. However, the threshold speed was higher than anticipated at 92 kt. This could potentially be an area for improvement in the pilot's touchdown technique or aircraft setup.

In terms of the aircraft's performance during the landing, the touchdown distance was reported to be within acceptable limits at 976 ft. Nevertheless, the touchdown speed was slightly elevated at 74 kt, suggesting that the pilot could fine-tune their approach to aim for a more optimal speed at touchdown.

Another area that showcased the aircraft's performance was the touchdown rate, which was recorded as smooth at -130 fpm. Despite this satisfactory performance, the runway touchdown position was misaligned from the centreline by as much as 27 ft on one side.

The aircraft operation was conducted under local weather conditions of a moderate temperature (60 °F) and relatively strong headwind of 19 kt from 278°. The crosswind component, on the other hand, was a relatively minor 3 kt, likely contributing to the stable runway touchdown.

99.28 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 27 at MI71 Silver Lake Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 70 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 46 ft in 4 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
96.4 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
97 93 90
Alignment
96.4 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
4 2.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-403 -651 -900
00.250.50.751050 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
94.66 %
Landing
Landing on runway 27 at MI71 Silver Lake Airport, runway length 3,863 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 92 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
87.16 %
Threshold speed was too high at 92 kt. Target 75 kt
Flare
92 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
98.8 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.89 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
92 81 70
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-27 -213 -400
02505007501,00001223354658 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,000-70-56-42-28-1401428425670 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
96.9 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 976 ft. Touchdown speed at 74 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -130 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 27 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 20 kt at 278 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 19 kt.
Touchdown
98.92 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -131 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 74 kt was a little fast. Target below 71 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 976 ft.
Alignment
81.16 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 27 ft from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
100 %
G 1.12 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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