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

Flight from KSCH to KALB

Wednesday, 16 August 2023 09:59

Minutes 42

31 nm

Fuel 41 lbs

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 22 at KSCH

Schenectady County

Schenectady, New York, United States

Altitude

335 ft asl

Weight

2,472 lbs

Fuel

475 lbs

Temperature

58 °F

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 10 at KALB

Albany Intl

Albany New York, United States

230 ft asl

Altitude

2,431 lbs

Weight

434 lbs

Fuel

60 °F

Temperature

1 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

-1 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 91.65%

Departure Score 94.76%

Enroute Score 98.37%

Arrival Score 77.15%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

58.32 %

Touchdown

94.61 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

43.8 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

63.16 %

Threshold speed at 60 kt was well below target, take care not to stall.

Flare

26.57 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

94.97 %

Touchdown rate was excellent at -98 ft/m.

Impact

69.14 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 46 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 696 ft.

Centreline

99.41 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KSCH to KALB

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 17 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kn 0 kn min to max 15 kn	0		15 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 15 kn	0		15 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.81 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		0.93 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 4.0 ° 1.9 ° min to max 4.6 °	2.3		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.5		0.3 °
Info	Battery Master On at 09:59:31
Info	Engine 1 Started at 09:59:31
Info	Landing Gear Down at 09:59:31
Info	Parking Brake On at 09:59:31
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:06:46
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 10:08:18
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 10:08:21
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 10:08:23
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:11:02
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 10:15:23
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 10:15:24
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 10:15:25
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 10:15:28
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:16:06
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 10:07:05

Departure Roll

85.27 %

Departure roll runway 22 at KSCH Schenectady County. Takeoff distance 15,494 ft 222 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 57 kn. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 15,494 ft 222 % of runway
57.48 %	Liftoff speed was 57 kn Target 70 kn
89.72 %	Runway alignment max 14.8 ft 14.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left	4.5		14.8 ft
58.29 %	Average g force 0.51 g 0.02 g min to max 0.94 g	0.87		0.02 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 3.5 ° min to max 5.5 °	3.5		5.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.0 °

Departure Climb 1

92.27 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KSCH Schenectady County.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.89 %	Heading variation -1.5 ° -1.9 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.0		-1.9 °
100 %	Average speed 67 kn 57 kn min to max 74 kn	57		74 kn
95.87 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.0		3.6 °
58.29 %	Average g force 0.92 g 0.02 g min to max 1.01 g	0.02		0.87 g
Info	Average VSI 293 ft/m 244 ft/m min to max 351 ft/m	244		351 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 11 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl	0		28 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.0 ° 5.5 ° min to max 7.8 °	5.5		6.8 °

Departure Climb 2

98.31 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.6 ° -1.9 ° min to max -0.6 °	-1.9		-0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 81 kn 80 kn min to max 83 kn	80		83 kn
93.24 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.6 °	2.6		2.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.80 g min to max 1.11 g	0.89		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 818 ft/m 631 ft/m min to max 1,350 ft/m	631		1,350 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 196 ft agl 128 ft agl min to max 389 ft agl	128		389 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.0 ° 7.2 ° min to max 12.5 °	8.2		12.5 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 10:17:02

Departure Climb 3

97.94 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -1.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.2		-1.3 °
100 %	Average speed 73 kn 62 kn min to max 82 kn	82		81 kn
89.71 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.9 °	1.5		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.90 g 0.78 g min to max 1.01 g	0.96		1.00 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,278 ft/m 348 ft/m min to max 2,145 ft/m	1,555		1,146 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 717 ft agl 383 ft agl min to max 930 ft agl	383		930 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.8 ° 6.0 ° min to max 19.8 °	13.9		12.2 °

Enroute Climb

87.81 %

Enroute climb started overhead KSCH Schenectady County Schenectady (New York, United States). Climbing from 1,326 ft asl to 5,134 ft asl, an increase of 3,807 ft in 4 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
75.67 %	Climb speed 76 kn 68 kn min to max 82 kn Target 90 kn	80		77 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.0 °	1.7		4.3 °
75.43 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.32 g min to max 1.00 g	0.98		0.89 g
Info	Average VSI 964 ft/m 122 ft/m min to max 1,822 ft/m	1,317		122 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,514 ft asl 1,326 ft asl min to max 5,134 ft asl	1,326		5,134 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.9 ° 3.9 ° min to max 16.5 °	13.4		3.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

99.55 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of NK43 Jerry Phibbs Albany (New York, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.49 %	Average altitude 5,461 ft asl 5,139 ft asl min to max 5,710 ft asl	5,139		5,674 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 76 kn min to max 82 kn	79		82 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.0 °	6.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.89 g min to max 0.97 g	0.92		0.96 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 2.4 ° min to max 6.2 °	3.2		2.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:25:47

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north west of Voorheesville (Albany County, New York, United States). Descent from 5,705 ft asl to 5,249 ft asl, a decrease of 456 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 78 kn 68 kn min to max 82 kn	76		68 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.6 ° 0.4 ° min to max 20.2 °	2.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.88 g min to max 1.03 g	0.92		0.88 g
Info	Average VSI -409 ft/m -983 ft/m min to max 370 ft/m	370		-87 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,425 ft asl 5,218 ft asl min to max 5,705 ft asl	5,705		5,249 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -2.0 ° min to max 7.1 °	7.1		2.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:27:09
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 10:27:11

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Voorheesville (Albany County, New York, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 5,088 ft asl 4,958 ft asl min to max 5,168 ft asl	5,168		4,958 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 59 kn 53 kn min to max 73 kn	73		55 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.2		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.90 g min to max 0.96 g	0.95		0.94 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° -1.0 ° min to max 7.3 °	-1.0		5.0 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead Voorheesville (Albany County, New York, United States). Descent from 4,907 ft asl to 4,547 ft asl, a decrease of 359 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 57 kn 54 kn min to max 61 kn	55		58 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 6.6 °	2.8		2.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.88 g min to max 0.94 g	0.93		0.89 g
Info	Average VSI -235 ft/m -325 ft/m min to max -82 ft/m	-260		-158 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,754 ft asl 4,547 ft asl min to max 4,907 ft asl	4,907		4,547 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.9 ° 2.9 ° min to max 5.5 °	3.6		3.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Westmere (Albany County, New York, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,452 ft asl 4,384 ft asl min to max 4,500 ft asl	4,500		4,384 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 58 kn 56 kn min to max 60 kn	60		58 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.92 g 0.91 g min to max 0.93 g	0.91		0.93 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.6 ° 2.8 ° min to max 4.5 °	3.2		2.8 °
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 10:30:46

Enroute Descent 3

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead McKownville (Albany County, New York, United States). Descent from 4,366 ft asl to 2,715 ft asl, a decrease of 1,650 ft in 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 63 kn 56 kn min to max 71 kn	56		70 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.87 g min to max 0.93 g	0.90		0.87 g
Info	Average VSI -502 ft/m -1,146 ft/m min to max -156 ft/m	-208		-936 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,804 ft asl 2,715 ft asl min to max 4,366 ft asl	4,366		2,715 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -5.9 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.8		-5.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 4

99.57 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead West Albany (Albany County, New York, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.56 %	Average altitude 2,269 ft asl 2,138 ft asl min to max 2,587 ft asl	2,587		2,138 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 59 kn 58 kn min to max 68 kn	68		60 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.5 °	0.3		5.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.89 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.92 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	-0.0		2.6 °

Arrival

95.89 %

Arrival started overhead West Albany (Albany County, New York, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 59 kn 54 kn min to max 67 kn	60		66 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.8 °	6.4		10.6 °
79.43 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.39 g min to max 1.04 g	0.92		0.87 g
Info	Average VSI -126 ft/m -693 ft/m min to max 390 ft/m	-63		-693 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,387 ft asl 668 ft asl min to max 2,137 ft asl	2,137		668 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° -4.4 ° min to max 7.4 °	2.8		-4.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1

78.52 %

Approaching runway 10 at KALB Albany Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 375 ft agl to 22 ft agl. A decrease of 353 ft in 23 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
39.85 %	Approach angle 2.4 ° 1.5 ° min to max 5.4 ° Target 3.0 °	5.4		1.5 °
100 %	Average speed 65 kn 60 kn min to max 72 kn	66		60 kn
60 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.3		0.0 °
92.76 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.7 °	5.7		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.95 g 0.85 g min to max 1.18 g	0.85		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI -716 ft/m -1,301 ft/m min to max -350 ft/m	-884		-350 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 73 ft agl 22 ft agl min to max 375 ft agl	375		22 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -7.2 ° min to max 4.2 °	-5.4		4.2 °

Arrival Landing

58.32 %

Landing on runway 10 at KALB Albany Intl, runway length 5,991 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 60 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
63.16 %	Threshold speed at 60 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
43.8 %	Target 50 ft agl
26.57 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
99.39 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.8		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.89 g min to max 1.15 g	1.15		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 53 kn 46 kn min to max 60 kn	60		46 kn
Info	Average VSI -211 ft/m -340 ft/m min to max -98 ft/m	-340		-98 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 20 ft agl	20		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 7.2 °	4.3		7.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

94.61 %

Touchdown distance was good at 696 ft. Touchdown speed at 46 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -98 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.97 %	Touchdown VSI was -98 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 696 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 46 kn Target 55 kn
99.41 %	Runway alignment max 5.6 ft 5.4 ft left	5.2		5.6 ft
50 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 1.7 ° min to max 2.0 °	2.0		1.7 °
69.14 %	Average g force 0.50 g 0.21 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		0.21 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 46 kn 45 kn min to max 46 kn	46		45 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 7.4 ° 7.2 ° min to max 7.7 °	7.2		7.7 °

Takeoff on runway 22 at KSCH Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

94.76 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 17 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

85.27 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 15,494 ft using 221.56 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

57.48 %

Liftoff speed was 57 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

89.72 %

14.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

58.29 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

92.27 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KSCH Schenectady County.

Alignment

89.89 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

95.87 %

58.29 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

98.31 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

93.24 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

97.94 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

89.71 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 10 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Landing Score 77.15 %

78.52 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 10 at KALB Albany Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 375 ft agl to 22 ft agl. A decrease of 353 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

39.85 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

60 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope °

39.85 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

60 %

Bank °

92.76 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

58.32 %

Landing

Landing on runway 10 at KALB Albany Intl, runway length 5,991 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 60 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.

Height

43.8 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

63.16 %

Threshold speed at 60 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 76 kt

Flare

26.57 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °