KSCH to KALB Flight Report - Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Flight from KSCH to KALB

Monday, 31 July 2023 10:10

Minutes 12

13 nm

Fuel 15 lbs

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 28 at KSCH

Schenectady County

Schenectady, New York, United States

Altitude

335 ft asl

Weight

2,942 lbs

Fuel

464 lbs

Temperature

66 °F

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

220.0 °

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

4 kt

Arrival

Runway 01 at KALB

Albany Intl

Albany New York, United States

230 ft asl

Altitude

2,927 lbs

Weight

449 lbs

Fuel

71 °F

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

210.0 °

Wind Direction

-7 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 89.17%

Departure Score 86.07%

Enroute Score 91.51%

Arrival Score 87.92%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

94.79 %

Touchdown

93 %

Warning: Landed with a 7 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

88.89 %

Threshold height at 60 ft agl was slightly above target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 74 kt.

Flare

91.73 %

Great landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

94.25 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -110 ft/m.

Impact

77.14 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 45 kt was good.

Aim point

73.67 %

Touchdown point was 852 ft beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

97.32 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KSCH to KALB

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Departure Roll

74.38 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway
43.85 %	Liftoff speed was 52 kn Target 70 kn
48.61 %	Runway alignment max 53.8 ft 53.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left	44.0		53.8 ft
58.86 %	Average g force 0.19 g 0.03 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 °
Info	Battery Master On at 10:10:32
Info	Engine 1 Started at 10:10:32
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:10:32
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:10:32
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 10:10:32

Departure Climb 1

95.15 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.44 %	Heading variation -1.0 ° -1.4 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.0		-1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 65 kn 53 kn min to max 72 kn	53		72 kn
85.16 %	Average bank angle 3.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.6 °	2.2		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.94 g 0.83 g min to max 1.01 g	0.88		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 263 ft/m 187 ft/m min to max 462 ft/m	187		462 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17 ft agl 0 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

88.67 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
73.88 %	Heading variation -1.9 ° -4.1 ° min to max -1.4 °	-1.4		-4.1 °
100 %	Average speed 69 kn 63 kn min to max 72 kn	72		69 kn
80.82 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.3 °	0.2		2.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.95 g 0.82 g min to max 0.99 g	0.99		0.85 g
Info	Average VSI 671 ft/m 358 ft/m min to max 982 ft/m	470		515 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 105 ft agl 50 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 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 10:10:56
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 10:11:00
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 10:11:01

Enroute Climb

83.17 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
57.91 %	Climb speed 68 kn 64 kn min to max 77 kn Target 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 g 0.86 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 asl 625 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

99.86 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Scotia (Schenectady County, New York, United States) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.53 %	Average altitude 1,210 ft asl 938 ft asl min to max 1,322 ft asl	1,102		938 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 80 kn 74 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 g 0.86 g min to max 1.04 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° 0.5 ° min to max 10.5 °	6.9		0.5 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:17:45
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 10:19:43

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started overhead Scotia (Schenectady County, New York, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 66 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 g 0.83 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 asl 785 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 10:20:31

Arrival Final 1

79.5 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 4.9 ° 3.9 ° min to max 5.9 ° Target 3.0 °	4.8		3.9 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kn 70 kn min to max 77 kn	73		76 kn
97.5 %	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 g 0.85 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 agl 69 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 °

Arrival Landing

94.79 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 74 kn. Target 70 kn
88.89 %	Target 50 ft agl
91.73 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.1 °
96.95 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.5		0.3 °
98.86 %	Average g force 0.94 g 0.73 g min to max 1.16 g	0.91		0.90 g
Info	Average speed 62 kn 44 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 °

Arrival Touchdown

93 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.25 %	Touchdown VSI was -105 ft/m.
73.67 %	Touchdown distance was 2,290 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 45 kn Target 55 kn
97.32 %	Runway alignment max 7.6 ft 7.5 ft right	-7.4		-7.4 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.3		0.7 °
77.14 %	Average g force 0.66 g 0.35 g min to max 0.93 g	0.90		0.35 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 44 kn 43 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

72.32 %

Total landing distance 3,833 ft, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 55 ft from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 3,833 ft 45 % of runway.
47.38 %	Runway alignment max 62.3 ft 55.0 ft left to 7.4 ft right	-7.4		36.3 ft
60 %	Average g force 0.31 g 0.05 g min to max 0.83 g	0.30		0.78 g
Info	Average speed 55 kn 32 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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 23 kn 18 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 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g	0.89		1.09 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 8 kn 0 kn min to max 16 kn	16		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.88 g 0.86 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 °
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 10:23:21
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 10:22:17

Takeoff on runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

86.07 %

74.38 %

Takeoff Roll

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

58.86 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

95.15 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Alignment

95.44 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

85.16 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

88.67 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Alignment

73.88 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

80.82 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24-250 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 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

97.5 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

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 %

Bank °