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EGFF
Cardiff, Wales
Runway 30
Elevation207 ft asl
Weight905 kg
Fuel37 kg
Wind280° · 12 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

98.36 %
EGTE
Exeter, England
Runway 26
Elevation98 ft asl
Weight889 kg
Fuel20 kg
8 Aug 2023 0:30 17 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 17 kg
Departure Score
97.93 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
97.43 %

What went well

Touched down at -116 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 316 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 0.90 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Departure Roll — taxi light on should off; g force 0.01 to 1.02 g at 58 %, −0.43 points
Arrival Rollout — g force 0.28 to 0.57 g at 73 %, Runway alignment max 15.4 ft at 89 %, −0.42 points
Arrival Touchdown — g force 0.19 to 1.01 g at 68 %, −0.21 points

Top opportunity

Maintain a smooth pitch

Departure Roll

When Vr arrives, an abrupt near-full-scale pull, pitch overshoots, a push, and an oscillation through the first 200 ft. It feels like “this aircraft is twitchy” but the actual fault happened before liftoff. The pitch trace needs to show a clean ramp during liftoff.

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Start to finish · 15 stages, 14 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 94.81Departure roll runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kn. Local weather - Temperature 63 °F. Wind 12 kn at 280 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
98 % Liftoff speed was 71 knTarget 70 kn
97 % Runway alignment max 14.2 ft6.2 ft left to 8.0 ft right 2.5 4.6 ft
58 % Average g force 0.35 g0.01 g min to max 1.02 g 0.90 0.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °1.7 ° min to max 3.7 ° 3.6 1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.2 1.9 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light ON should OFF
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 22 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.65Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.3 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn71 kn min to max 89 kn 71 88 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 2.5 ° 1.9 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.87 g min to max 1.12 g 0.89 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 506 ft/m291 ft/m min to max 751 ft/m 291 751 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 0 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °1.7 ° min to max 7.2 ° 1.7 7.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 40 ft agl · 92 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north west of Culmstock (Devon, England). Descent from 4,979 ft asl to 3,510 ft asl, a decrease of 1,469 ft in 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 165 kn145 kn min to max 175 kn 162 145 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.84 g min to max 0.96 g 0.87 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -564 ft/m-1,709 ft/m min to max 45 ft/m -3 37 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,216 ft asl3,475 ft asl min to max 4,979 ft asl 4,979 3,510 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.9 °-6.8 ° min to max -0.7 ° -0.9 -0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Honiton (Devon, England) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,508 ft asl3,506 ft asl min to max 3,509 ft asl 3,509 3,506 ft asl
100 % Average speed 139 kn137 kn min to max 142 kn 142 137 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.78 g min to max 0.92 g 0.91 0.78 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.8 -1.3 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Ottery St Mary (Devon, England). Descent from 3,328 ft asl to 2,382 ft asl, a decrease of 946 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 151 kn147 kn min to max 154 kn 148 147 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.1 °0.0 ° min to max 18.9 ° 0.1 18.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.88 g min to max 1.07 g 0.95 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -940 ft/m-1,364 ft/m min to max -489 ft/m -1,142 -489 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,626 ft asl2,382 ft asl min to max 3,328 ft asl 3,328 2,382 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-5.3 ° min to max -2.0 ° -4.6 -2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 95.54Arrival started 1 mile north of Ottery St Mary (Devon, England).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 121 kn87 kn min to max 143 kn 143 88 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.8 °0.0 ° min to max 24.4 ° 19.0 0.4 °
78 % Average g force 0.91 g0.36 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -250 ft/m-1,310 ft/m min to max 524 ft/m -406 -321 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,863 ft asl783 ft asl min to max 2,376 ft asl 2,376 783 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-8.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° -1.6 -1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,739 ft agl · 126 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,348 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 853 ft agl · 114 kt
Arrival Final 2 99.63Approaching runway 26 at EGTE Exeter from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 682 ft agl to 395 ft agl. A decrease of 288 ft in 37 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.7 °3.5 ° min to max 3.9 °Target 3.5 ° 3.5 3.7 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn81 kn min to max 90 kn 90 85 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.5 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.5 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.85 g min to max 0.97 g 0.96 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -447 ft/m-732 ft/m min to max -171 ft/m -234 -701 ft/m
Info Average altitude 565 ft agl395 ft agl min to max 682 ft agl 682 395 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.4 °-5.4 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -3.9 °
11.251.51.752300350400450500550600650700750800Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 97.26Approaching runway 26 at EGTE Exeter from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 65 ft agl. A decrease of 318 ft in 39 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.6 °3.3 ° min to max 3.8 °Target 3.5 ° 3.6 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 75 kn70 kn min to max 90 kn 87 72 kn
91 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.2 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.9 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.78 g min to max 1.07 g 0.91 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -468 ft/m-865 ft/m min to max -237 ft/m -722 -496 ft/m
Info Average altitude 131 ft agl65 ft agl min to max 383 ft agl 383 65 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-5.0 ° min to max -1.0 ° -4.2 -2.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Departure Climb 2 99.32Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn86 kn min to max 96 kn 88 93 kn
97 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.6 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.77 g min to max 1.13 g 1.05 0.87 g
Info Average VSI 1,045 ft/m763 ft/m min to max 1,751 ft/m 763 1,625 ft/m
Info Average altitude 114 ft agl56 ft agl min to max 389 ft agl 56 389 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °7.2 ° min to max 12.0 ° 7.2 9.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 91 ft agl · 94 kt
Departure Climb 3 97.92Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 -1.1 °
100 % Average speed 102 kn96 kn min to max 110 kn 96 109 kn
90 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.6 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.77 g min to max 1.00 g 0.85 0.80 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,389 ft/m948 ft/m min to max 1,757 ft/m 1,553 1,525 ft/m
Info Average altitude 716 ft agl403 ft agl min to max 982 ft agl 403 982 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °5.4 ° min to max 11.2 ° 9.4 7.9 °
Arrival Landing 99.17Landing on runway 26 at EGTE Exeter, runway length 6,659 ft. Threshold height at 55 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 72 kn. Target 70 kn
99.6 % Target 50 ft agl
98 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.8 0.1 °
99 % Average g force 0.94 g0.83 g min to max 1.26 g 0.90 0.98 g
Info Average speed 63 kn50 kn min to max 74 kn 72 50 kn
Info Average VSI -352 ft/m-530 ft/m min to max -99 ft/m -500 -116 ft/m
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 55 ft agl 55 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-2.3 ° min to max 5.7 ° -2.3 5.7 °
07515022530037501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 96.19Touchdown distance was good at 1,032 ft. Touchdown speed at 50 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -116 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 63 °F. Wind 14 kn at 279 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Touchdown VSI was -116 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,032 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 50 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 5.1 ft0.4 ft right 2.1 -2.9 ft
91 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.1 1.1 °
68 % Average g force 0.72 g0.19 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 0.60 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 48 kn46 kn min to max 50 kn 50 46 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °2.2 ° min to max 7.2 ° 5.7 3.2 °
Arrival Rollout 92.36Total landing distance 1,556 ft, 23 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,556 ft23 % of runway.
89 % Runway alignment max 15.4 ft0.0 ft left to 15.4 ft right -3.1 -15.4 ft
73 % Average g force 0.39 g0.28 g min to max 0.57 g 0.57 0.55 g
Info Average speed 39 kn31 kn min to max 42 kn 42 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °1.7 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.3 2.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 17 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kn10 kn min to max 29 kn 29 14 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.7 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.7 3.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.83 g0.53 g min to max 1.00 g 0.53 0.93 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 38 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kn4 kn min to max 16 kn 13 4 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 4 knmax 4 kn 0 4 kn
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.78 g min to max 1.05 g 0.93 1.05 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.6 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.3 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights ON should be OFF
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 3 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll281 m · 14 %
98.37Liftoff speed70 kt
96.82Runway alignment2.44 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.65Rate of climb505 fpm

Landing

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

99.56Threshold height55 ft
100.00Threshold speed72 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.05 m 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 EGTE 26

Past threshold100.00
316m
Centreline100.00
0.90m R
Speed100.00
50kt
Touchdown rate93.04
-116fpm
Impact68.00
1.01G
BouncesOk
None

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

55 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 55 ft, down at 316 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,030 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 316 m past threshold CLEARED

The 316 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.01 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 419 m of 2,030 m · 21 %
Rollout distance100.00
103m21 % used
Rollout alignment89.00
4.71m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
97.93 %
94.81 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kn. Local weather - Temperature 63 °F. Wind 12 kn at 280 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
98.37 %
Liftoff speed was 71 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
96.82 %
1.89 m left to 2.44 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
57.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2.5 1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.65 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
98.61 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 4.5 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
99.32 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
97.29 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 10 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,800 1,200 600
97.92 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Bank °
89.61 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 8.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,800 1,300 800
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7500166332498664830 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 26 at EGTE Exeter in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 96.24 %
99.63 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 26 at EGTE Exeter from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 682 ft agl to 395 ft agl. A decrease of 288 ft in 37 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
91 85 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.14 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-171 -485 -800
11.251.51.752300350400450500550600650700750800 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.26 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 26 at EGTE Exeter from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 65 ft agl. A decrease of 318 ft in 39 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
90.71 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Alignment
90.71 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.57 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-237 -568 -900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.17 %
Landing
Landing on runway 26 at EGTE Exeter, runway length 6,659 ft. Threshold height at 55 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
Height
99.56 %
Threshold height at 55 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 72 kt. Target 76 kt
Flare
98.01 %
Excellent landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
98.05 %
3 1.5 0
G
99.43 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
74 62 50
Pitch °
Info
6 2 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-100 -350 -600
07515022530037501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
96.19 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 1,032 ft. Touchdown speed at 50 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -116 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 63 °F. Wind 14 kn at 279 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
Touchdown
93.04 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -116 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 315 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
90.5 %
Bank angle 0.9 °
G
68 %
G 0.72 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
92.36 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,556 ft, 23 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 474 m using 23.37 % of runway
Alignment
89 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
73.14 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
46 38 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
Switched On
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
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 3 2
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