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EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 12
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight873 kg
Fuel58 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

86.22 %
EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 12
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight871 kg
Fuel57 kg
Wind273° · 4 kn · 2 kn cross
18 Dec 2024 0:03 3 nm PA28 Archer II 1 kg
Departure Score
96.54 %
Pattern Score
77.50 %
Arrival Score
84.61 %

What went well

Touched down at -39 fpm — a soft arrival
1.07 G at touchdown — inside band
Rollout controlled — 30 % of the runway used

What held you back

Pattern Downwind — Heading -46.5 ° at 0 %, Average altitude 131.2 m agl at 0 %, −5.00 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 0 %, bank angle up to 19.5 ° at 54 %, −3.83 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 90.7 ° at 0 %, −2.50 points

Next time

Work on the flare

See Arrival Landing

High on final, the pilot dives to the aim point, converting altitude directly into airspeed, and arrives on-glideslope but 15 knots fast. The vertical profile looks fine; the speed trace does not. It is one of the reasons the stabilised-approach concept - configured, on speed, on path by a gate, commonly 1,000 ft in IMC and 500 ft in VMC - checks speed and path together, and why the tolerances airlines use are asymmetric, typically allowing more on the fast side than the slow, because slow kills faster than fast.

Read more in VRef Explained

Start to finish · 11 stages, 10 in the score

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 100.00Departure roll runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Takeoff distance 45 m 2 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 58 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 45 m2 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 58 knTarget 62 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.83 m1.83 m left to 0.00 m left 1.62 1.83 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °2.7 ° min to max 6.0 ° 2.7 6.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 4 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl · 58 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.63Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 12 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn59 kn min to max 78 kn 59 78 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.2 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.94 g min to max 1.14 g 1.07 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 1.4 m/s0.2 m/s min to max 3.4 m/s 1.4 3.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 6.5 m agl0.3 m agl min to max 16.5 m agl 0.3 16.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °4.8 ° min to max 10.4 ° 6.1 10.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 20 ft agl · 69 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 12 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 78 kn77 kn min to max 83 kn 78 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 1.06 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 4.4 m/s1.5 m/s min to max 5.6 m/s 3.5 4.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 36.3 m agl16.8 m agl min to max 87.1 m agl 16.8 87.1 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °2.4 ° min to max 11.8 ° 10.5 9.6 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 12 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 81 kn79 kn min to max 88 kn 79 88 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.2 °0.0 ° min to max 15.5 ° 5.6 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 4.6 m/s2.2 m/s min to max 5.3 m/s 5.2 2.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 147.8 m agl114.5 m agl min to max 181.0 m agl 114.5 181.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °1.1 ° min to max 10.7 ° 10.7 1.1 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 12 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 17 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -2.6 °-31.4 ° min to max 40.1 ° -31.4 -13.0 °
100 % Average speed 88 kn87 kn min to max 94 kn 89 89 kn
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.17 g 1.07 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 3.1 m/s1.5 m/s min to max 4.3 m/s 1.5 1.9 m/s
Info Average altitude 222.5 m agl181.0 m agl min to max 252.6 m agl 181.0 252.6 m agl
Info Average bank angle 10.8 °0.0 ° min to max 15.2 ° 0.0 14.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °4.1 ° min to max 7.8 ° 5.0 4.2 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 90.7 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 90.7 °.
100 % Average speed 95 kn88 kn min to max 112 kn 90 112 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.5 °6.0 ° min to max 15.5 ° 13.3 6.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.64 g min to max 1.21 g 1.04 1.11 g
Info Average VSI -0.2 m/s-8.1 m/s min to max 3.7 m/s 1.8 -3.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 273.3 m agl240.0 m agl min to max 302.0 m agl 256.2 240.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-9.5 ° min to max 6.4 ° 4.6 -1.0 °
Pattern Downwind 40.00Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 1 nm in 74 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -46.5 °-174.9 ° min to max 58.6 ° 7.1 -174.9 °
0 % Average altitude 131.2 m agl13.2 m agl min to max 238.9 m agl 238.6 13.2 m agl
100 % Average speed 96 kn79 kn min to max 118 kn 113 81 kn
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.82 g min to max 1.28 g 1.14 1.15 g
Info Average VSI -3.6 m/s-6.5 m/s min to max 2.2 m/s -1.9 -6.4 m/s
Info Average bank angle 13.3 °0.1 ° min to max 33.8 ° 3.7 19.7 °
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-5.9 ° min to max 4.1 ° 0.2 -4.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 390 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 388 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 391 ft agl · 92 kt
Arrival Landing 65.54Landing on runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, runway length 2,737 m. Threshold height at 18.3 m agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 81 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Threshold speed was well above target at 81 kn. Target 70 kn
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.4 0.2 °
54 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.0 ° min to max 19.5 ° 19.5 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.96 g min to max 1.21 g 1.15 1.00 g
Info Average speed 66 kn52 kn min to max 81 kn 81 52 kn
Info Average VSI -1.4 m/s-6.4 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -6.4 -0.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 4.5 m agl0.8 m agl min to max 18.3 m agl 18.3 0.8 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °-4.1 ° min to max 9.8 ° -4.1 9.8 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 5 ft agl · 54 kt
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,05001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,050-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 91.25Touchdown point was 158 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -0.2 m/s. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 4 kn at 272 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.2 m/s.
85 % Touchdown distance was 597 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 52 knTarget 61 kn
91 % Runway alignment max 5.39 m5.16 m left 5.39 4.90 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g1.00 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 52 kn52 kn min to max 52 kn 52 52 kn
Info Average pitch angle 10.0 °9.8 ° min to max 10.1 ° 9.8 10.0 °
Arrival Rollout 97.04Total landing distance 831 m, 30 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 831 m30 % of runway.
93 % Runway alignment max 4.98 m4.85 m left to 0.13 m right 4.85 -0.13 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 1.01 g
Info Average speed 51 kn33 kn min to max 54 kn 54 33 kn
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °1.6 ° min to max 10.2 ° 10.1 1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.8 0.0 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 4 ft agl · 49 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 14 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kn3 kn min to max 27 kn 27 3 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °1.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.6 1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.01 g

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 58 kt with 5.2° of pitch.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF5.2° off9° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 54 kt 2.7° 0 s
Liftoff33 m 58 kt 5.2° 0.7 s
35 ft367 m · 7.3 s after liftoff 77 kt 8.9° 8.1 s
End of the climb984 m · 286 ft 83 kt 9.6° 26.3 s

Takeoff from EGPK 12

Takeoff roll100.00
45m2 %
Liftoff speed100.00
58kt
Runway alignment100.00
1.83m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.63
269fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 286 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,365 m of runway left; then climbing at 670 fpm on average to 286 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 58 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 2,737 m runway.

Rolled from 1,005 m in, never more than 1.4 m off the centreline. Airborne 37 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 1.43 m LROLL 1,005 M INAirborne 1,037 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,037 m of 2,737 m · 38 %
Behind the start of the roll, 1,005 mTakeoff roll, 33 m Left ahead, 1,699 m

Landing and touchdown on EGPK 12

Over the threshold

Threshold height89.16
59ft
Threshold speed91.32
80kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.12m R

Touchdown

Past threshold50.22
912m
Centreline91.44
5.39m L
Speed100.00
52kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-39fpm
Impact100.00
1.07G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 273° at 4 kt · 3 kt tail · 1 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 55 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 12 s, an average deceleration of 0.13 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

020406030 kt · 250 mtouchdown260 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 59 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 912 m in, 608 m past the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

59 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −38 fpm · 9.8° nose up · 52 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 59 ft, down at 912 m

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 1,160 fpm at 108 ft to 40 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 15.7° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−1,250−2,500−6°2°10°touchdown−38 fpm at touchdown9.8° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 4.9 m left of the centreline, and steered back to 0.6 m left by the end of the rollout.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 912 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 912 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,129 m of 2,737 m · 41 %
In the air over the runway, 912 mRollout, 217 m Left over, 1,608 m
Rollout distance100.00
217m30 % used
Rollout alignment93.42
4.85m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, where the aircraft, a PA28 Archer II, successfully took off in just 45 meters, which is 2% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 58 knots, and the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 270 degrees.

As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it demonstrated impressive agility, completing the entry in less than 1 nautical mile in just 10 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind turn was also executed efficiently, taking less than 1 nautical mile in 17 seconds. The pattern downwind turn was a bit longer, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile, and the angle to the runway was 90.7 degrees. The downwind leg itself took 74 seconds to complete, covering the same distance.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 12, which is 2,737 meters long, at a speed of 52 knots, which is well within the target range. The touchdown point was 158 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown rate was perfect at -0.2 meters per second. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind of 4 knots at 272 degrees.

The total landing distance was 831 meters, which is 30% of the runway length, indicating a safe and controlled landing. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and expertise. The total flight distance was 3 nautical miles, and the flight took approximately 3 minutes to complete, using just 1 kilogram of fuel. Overall, the flight was a testament to the aircraft's performance and the pilot's exceptional flying skills.

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