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KSCH
Schenectady, United States
Runway 22
Elevation315 ft asl
Weight2,466 lbs
Fuel475 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

91.65 %
KALB
Albany, United States
Runway 10
Elevation276 ft asl
Weight2,431 lbs
Fuel434 lbs
16 Aug 2023 0:42 31 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 41 lbs
Departure Score
94.76 %
Enroute Score
98.37 %
Arrival Score
77.15 %

What went well

Touched down at -98 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 702 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 5.6 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 27 %, Threshold speed at 60 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. at 63 %, −4.63 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 2.4 ° at 40 %, Heading variation 0.2 ° at 60 %, −2.39 points
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 15,494 ft at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 57 kn at 57 %, −0.98 points

Top opportunity

Know your rotation speed

Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 17 stages, 17 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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 17 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 15 kn 0 15 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 knmax 15 kn 0 15 kn
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.81 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 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Roll 85.27Departure 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 15,494 ft222 % of runway
57 % Liftoff speed was 57 knTarget 70 kn
90 % Runway alignment max 14.8 ft14.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left 4.5 14.8 ft
58 % Average g force 0.51 g0.02 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 92.27Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KSCH Schenectady County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Heading variation -1.5 °-1.9 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.0 -1.9 °
100 % Average speed 67 kn57 kn min to max 74 kn 57 74 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.0 3.6 °
58 % Average g force 0.92 g0.02 g min to max 1.01 g 0.02 0.87 g
Info Average VSI 293 ft/m244 ft/m min to max 351 ft/m 244 351 ft/m
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl0 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 98.31Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.6 °-1.9 ° min to max -0.6 ° -1.9 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 81 kn80 kn min to max 83 kn 80 83 kn
93 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.2 ° min to max 4.6 ° 2.6 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.80 g min to max 1.11 g 0.89 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 818 ft/m631 ft/m min to max 1,350 ft/m 631 1,350 ft/m
Info Average altitude 196 ft agl128 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 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 123 ft agl · 87 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 221 ft agl · 88 kt
Departure Climb 3 97.94Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-1.3 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.2 -1.3 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn62 kn min to max 82 kn 82 81 kn
90 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.2 ° min to max 5.9 ° 1.5 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.78 g min to max 1.01 g 0.96 1.00 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,278 ft/m348 ft/m min to max 2,145 ft/m 1,555 1,146 ft/m
Info Average altitude 717 ft agl383 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 87.81Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Climb speed 76 kn68 kn min to max 82 knTarget 90 kn 80 77 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 16.0 ° 1.7 4.3 °
75 % Average g force 0.91 g0.32 g min to max 1.00 g 0.98 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 964 ft/m122 ft/m min to max 1,822 ft/m 1,317 122 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,514 ft asl1,326 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 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 99.55Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of NK43 Jerry Phibbs Albany (New York, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Average altitude 5,461 ft asl5,139 ft asl min to max 5,710 ft asl 5,139 5,674 ft asl
100 % Average speed 79 kn76 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 g0.89 g min to max 0.97 g 0.92 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °2.4 ° min to max 6.2 ° 3.2 2.4 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 78 kn68 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 g0.88 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 asl5,218 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 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 4,885 ft agl · 83 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 4,904 ft agl · 82 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Voorheesville (Albany County, New York, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,088 ft asl4,958 ft asl min to max 5,168 ft asl 5,168 4,958 ft asl
100 % Average speed 59 kn53 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 g0.90 g min to max 0.96 g 0.95 0.94 g
Info Turn coordination 00 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 2 100.00Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 57 kn54 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 g0.88 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 asl4,547 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 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Westmere (Albany County, New York, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,452 ft asl4,384 ft asl min to max 4,500 ft asl 4,500 4,384 ft asl
100 % Average speed 58 kn56 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 g0.91 g min to max 0.93 g 0.91 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.8 ° min to max 4.5 ° 3.2 2.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 4,266 ft agl · 70 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 63 kn56 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 g0.87 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 asl2,715 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 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 4 99.57Enroute level cruise started overhead West Albany (Albany County, New York, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Average altitude 2,269 ft asl2,138 ft asl min to max 2,587 ft asl 2,587 2,138 ft asl
100 % Average speed 59 kn58 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 g0.89 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °-0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° -0.0 2.6 °
Arrival 95.89Arrival started overhead West Albany (Albany County, New York, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 59 kn54 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 % Average g force 0.91 g0.39 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 asl668 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 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 78.52Approaching 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
40 % Approach angle 2.4 °1.5 ° min to max 5.4 °Target 3.0 ° 5.4 1.5 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn60 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 °
93 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 5.7 ° 5.7 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.85 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 agl22 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 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-280-210-140-70070140210280Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 58.32Landing 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Threshold speed at 60 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
44 % Target 50 ft agl
27 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.8 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.15 g 1.15 1.02 g
Info Average speed 53 kn46 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 agl0 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 °
025050075001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500750-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 94.61Touchdown 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown VSI was -98 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 696 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 46 knTarget 55 kn
99 % Runway alignment max 5.6 ft5.4 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 % Average g force 0.50 g0.21 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 0.21 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 46 kn45 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

100.00Takeoff roll918 ft · 13 %
57.48Liftoff speed56 kt
89.72Runway alignment14.8 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
92.27Rate of climb292 fpm

Landing

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

43.80Threshold height19 ft
63.16Threshold speed59 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.1 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 10

Past threshold100.00
702ft
Centreline99.41
5.6ft L
Speed100.00
46kt
Touchdown rate94.97
-98fpm
Impact69.14
1.02G
BouncesOk
None

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

19 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 19 ft, down at 702 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,991 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 702 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 702 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.02 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 702 ft of 5,991 ft · 12 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 22 at KSCH Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24 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 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
85.27 %
Takeoff Roll
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.
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
G
58.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 30 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 4.5 3
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-100102030405060708090 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
92.27 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KSCH Schenectady County.
Alignment
89.89 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 65 50
Bank °
95.87 %
4 2 0
G
58.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
400 150 -100
98.31 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
93.24 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 10 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 950 500
97.94 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 KSCH Schenectady County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Bank °
89.71 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
20 13 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,200 1,200 200
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0000165330495660825 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.7510100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.751-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 10 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24 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 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
72 61 50
Alignment
60 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
92.76 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-350 -875 -1,400
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-280-210-140-70070140210280 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
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 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.39 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 50 40
Pitch °
Info
8 5 2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-104 -252 -400
025050075001123344657 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250500750-80-64-48-32-1601632486480 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
94.61 %
Touchdown
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.
Touchdown
94.97 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -98 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 46 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 696 ft.
Alignment
99.41 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
50 %
Bank angle 1.8 °
G
69.14 %
G 0.50 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
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