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KSCH
Schenectady, United States
Runway 28
Elevation325 ft asl
Weight2,942 lbs
Fuel464 lbs
Wind220° · 6 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

89.17 %
KALB
Albany, United States
Runway 01
Elevation282 ft asl
Weight2,927 lbs
Fuel449 lbs
31 Jul 2023 0:12 13 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 15 lbs
Departure Score
86.07 %
Enroute Score
91.51 %
Arrival Score
87.92 %

What went well

Touched down at -110 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 7.4 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 44 % of the runway used

What held you back

Departure Roll — landing lights off should be on; Liftoff speed was 52 kn at 44 %, Runway alignment max 53.8 ft at 49 %, −2.85 points
Enroute Climb — speed limits at 58 %, −2.81 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 62.3 ft at 47 %, g force 0.05 to 0.83 g at 60 %, −1.85 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 4.9 ° at 0 %, −1.37 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 · 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 Roll 74.38Departure roll runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 52 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 6 kn at 220 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
44 % Liftoff speed was 52 knTarget 70 kn
49 % Runway alignment max 53.8 ft53.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left 44.0 53.8 ft
59 % Average g force 0.19 g0.03 g min to max 0.31 g 0.31 0.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °5.6 ° min to max 7.0 ° 5.6 6.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.3 2.0 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 60 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 60 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 60 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 60 kt
Departure Climb 1 95.15Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.4 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.0 -1.4 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn53 kn min to max 72 kn 53 72 kn
85 % Average bank angle 3.0 °0.0 ° min to max 7.6 ° 2.2 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.83 g min to max 1.01 g 0.88 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 263 ft/m187 ft/m min to max 462 ft/m 187 462 ft/m
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °6.2 ° min to max 9.5 ° 6.4 9.5 °
Departure Climb 2 88.67Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Heading variation -1.9 °-4.1 ° min to max -1.4 ° -1.4 -4.1 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn63 kn min to max 72 kn 72 69 kn
81 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 9.3 ° 0.2 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.82 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.85 g
Info Average VSI 671 ft/m358 ft/m min to max 982 ft/m 470 515 ft/m
Info Average altitude 105 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 290 ft agl 50 290 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.1 °9.5 ° min to max 13.0 ° 9.5 10.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 218 ft agl · 71 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 253 ft agl · 71 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 261 ft agl · 73 kt
Enroute Climb 83.17Enroute climb started overhead KSCH Schenectady County Schenectady (New York, United States). Climbing from 625 ft asl to 1,098 ft asl, an increase of 473 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
58 % Climb speed 68 kn64 kn min to max 77 knTarget 90 kn 68 74 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.2 ° min to max 20.9 ° 6.6 20.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.86 g min to max 1.00 g 0.94 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 483 ft/m-300 ft/m min to max 1,027 ft/m 599 421 ft/m
Info Average altitude 931 ft asl625 ft asl min to max 1,098 ft asl 625 1,098 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.5 °3.9 ° min to max 13.1 ° 10.7 7.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 99.86Enroute level cruise started overhead Scotia (Schenectady County, New York, United States) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.5 % Average altitude 1,210 ft asl938 ft asl min to max 1,322 ft asl 1,102 938 ft asl
100 % Average speed 80 kn74 kn min to max 85 kn 81 82 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 30.2 ° 17.1 27.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.86 g min to max 1.04 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °0.5 ° min to max 10.5 ° 6.9 0.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 787 ft agl · 80 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 736 ft agl · 80 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started overhead Scotia (Schenectady County, New York, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 71 kn66 kn min to max 77 kn 75 73 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.0 ° min to max 20.2 ° 20.2 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.83 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -355 ft/m-686 ft/m min to max 201 ft/m -438 -327 ft/m
Info Average altitude 879 ft asl785 ft asl min to max 933 ft asl 930 785 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-2.3 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.0 0.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 607 ft agl · 84 kt
Arrival Final 1 79.50Approaching runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 499 ft agl to 69 ft agl. A decrease of 430 ft in 33 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.9 °3.9 ° min to max 5.9 °Target 3.0 ° 4.8 3.9 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn70 kn min to max 77 kn 73 76 kn
98 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 2.9 ° 1.8 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.85 g min to max 1.00 g 0.92 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -814 ft/m-1,240 ft/m min to max -264 ft/m -271 -988 ft/m
Info Average altitude 246 ft agl69 ft agl min to max 499 ft agl 499 69 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.9 °-6.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 -3.3 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-160-120-80-4004080120160Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 94.79Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl, runway length 8,508 ft. Threshold height at 60 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 74 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 74 kn. Target 70 kn
89 % Target 50 ft agl
92 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.1 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.5 0.3 °
99 % Average g force 0.94 g0.73 g min to max 1.16 g 0.91 0.90 g
Info Average speed 62 kn44 kn min to max 76 kn 74 45 kn
Info Average VSI -260 ft/m-968 ft/m min to max 131 ft/m -968 -105 ft/m
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 60 ft agl 60 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °-3.3 ° min to max 8.3 ° -3.3 7.7 °
025050075001224364860Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500750-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 93.00Touchdown point was 852 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 45 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -105 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 8 kn at 210 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Tailwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -105 ft/m.
74 % Touchdown distance was 2,290 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 45 knTarget 55 kn
97 % Runway alignment max 7.6 ft7.5 ft right -7.4 -7.4 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.7 °
77 % Average g force 0.66 g0.35 g min to max 0.93 g 0.90 0.35 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 44 kn43 kn min to max 45 kn 45 43 kn
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °7.0 ° min to max 8.2 ° 7.7 8.2 °
Arrival Rollout 72.32Total landing distance 3,833 ft, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 55 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 3,833 ft45 % of runway.
47 % Runway alignment max 62.3 ft55.0 ft left to 7.4 ft right -7.4 36.3 ft
60 % Average g force 0.31 g0.05 g min to max 0.83 g 0.30 0.78 g
Info Average speed 55 kn32 kn min to max 60 kn 60 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °2.2 ° min to max 10.4 ° 8.7 3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.7 0.7 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 11 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 23 kn18 kn min to max 30 kn 30 18 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °3.1 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.1 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.1 °0.4 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.2 0.4 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.89 g min to max 1.09 g 0.89 1.09 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kn0 kn min to max 16 kn 16 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.86 g min to max 0.90 g 0.86 0.89 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.4 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.9 4.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll3,237 ft · 70 %
43.85Liftoff speed52 kt
48.61Runway alignment53.8 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
95.15Rate of climb263 fpm

Landing

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

88.89Threshold height60 ft
100.00Threshold speed74 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.2 ft L

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

Touchdown on KALB 01

Past threshold73.23
2,303ft
Centreline97.32
7.4ft R
Speed100.00
45kt
Touchdown rate94.25
-110fpm
Impact77.14
0.93G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

60 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 60 ft, down at 2,303 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,508 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 2,303 ft past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 2,303 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 3,784 ft of 8,508 ft · 44 %
Rollout distance100.00
1,481ft44 % used
Rollout alignment47.38
55.0ft L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
86.07 %
74.38 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 52 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 6 kn at 220 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
43.85 %
Liftoff speed was 52 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
48.61 %
53.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
58.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 50 40
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
8 6.5 5
01,0002,0003,0004,000-70-60-50-40-30-20-10010203040506070 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
95.15 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
Alignment
95.44 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 65 50
Bank °
85.16 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 8 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
88.67 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
Alignment
73.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
80.82 %
10 5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 600 200
01,0002,0003,0004,0000918273645 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 84.9 %
79.5 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 499 ft agl to 69 ft agl. A decrease of 430 ft in 33 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
97.5 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
77 68 60
Alignment
97.5 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-264 -782 -1,300
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-160-120-80-4004080120160 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
94.79 %
Landing
Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl, runway length 8,508 ft. Threshold height at 60 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 74 kn.
Height
88.89 %
Threshold height at 60 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 74 kt. Target 76 kt
Flare
91.73 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
96.95 %
4 2 0
G
98.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
76 58 40
Pitch °
Info
9 3 -3
Descent Rate fpm
Info
131 -434 -1,000
025050075001224364860 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250500750-90-72-54-36-1801836547290 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
93 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 852 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 45 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -105 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 8 kn at 210 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Tailwind: 7 kn.
Warning: Landed with a 7 kt tailwind
Touchdown
94.25 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -110 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 45 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
73.67 %
Touchdown point was 852 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
97.32 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.7 °
G
77.14 %
G 0.66 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
72.32 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 3,833 ft, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 55 ft from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 3,833 ft using 45.05 % of runway
Alignment
47.38 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 55 ft from centreline.
G
60 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
43 26 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
11 6.5 2
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
Switched Off
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
5 3.5 2
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