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EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 30
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight1,057 kg
Fuel191 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

97.24 %
EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 12
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight1,055 kg
Fuel190 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
20 Feb 2026 0:04 3 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 2 kg
Departure Score
92.13 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.58 %

What went well

Touched down at -21 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 371 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 8 ft and 72 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 46 kt at 40 %, −1.62 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 16.6 ° at 62 %, −0.64 points
Departure Climb 2 — bank angle up to 4.9 ° at 92 %, −0.24 points

Next time

Departure

Hold the nose down a touch longer and let speed build to 70 kt before liftoff.

What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 46 kt, 24 kt below the 70 kt target.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 70 kt at liftoff

See 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 · 11 stages, 9 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Average speed was 12 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 24 kt0 kt min to max 40 kt 0 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.4 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.4 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.79 g0.49 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 0.49 g
Departure Roll 80.51Departure roll runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Takeoff distance 248 m 9 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 46 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 248 m9 % of runway
40 % Liftoff speed was 46 ktTarget 70 kt
94 % Runway alignment max 4.63 m left4.63 m left to 0.00 m left 1.30 4.63 m
87 % Average g force 0.36 g0.03 g min to max 1.13 g 0.48 1.13 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °4.3 ° min to max 7.5 ° 4.3 7.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.3 1.2 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.56Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Heading variation -0.9 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.7 ° -1.0 -0.7 °
100 % Average speed 51 kt46 kt min to max 53 kt 46 53 kt
95 % Average bank angle 2.7 °1.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.5 3.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.90 g min to max 1.07 g 1.04 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 608 fpm399 fpm min to max 739 fpm 399 739 fpm
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 0 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.1 °7.9 ° min to max 12.0 ° 7.9 11.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 36 ft agl · 60 kt
Departure Climb 2 97.12Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 2.3 ° -0.6 2.3 °
100 % Average speed 54 kt52 kt min to max 57 kt 53 56 kt
92 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° 3.5 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.82 g min to max 0.98 g 0.90 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 778 fpm486 fpm min to max 954 fpm 741 767 fpm
Info Average altitude 114 ft agl42 ft agl min to max 371 ft agl 42 371 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °8.9 ° min to max 12.5 ° 11.9 11.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 312 ft agl · 61 kt
Departure Climb 3 92.32Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 2.8 °2.4 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.4 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 60 kt55 kt min to max 67 kt 56 67 kt
62 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.1 ° min to max 16.6 ° 0.5 16.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.79 g min to max 0.94 g 0.91 0.86 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 601 fpm263 fpm min to max 853 fpm 816 263 fpm
Info Average altitude 483 ft agl386 ft agl min to max 575 ft agl 386 575 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °5.4 ° min to max 13.0 ° 12.2 5.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 423 ft agl · 63 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 452 ft agl · 62 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Monkton (South Ayrshire, Scotland) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±532 ft of 534 ft asl137 ft asl min to max 647 ft asl 641 137 ft asl
100 % Average speed 81 kt68 kt min to max 89 kt 68 86 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.9 °0.2 ° min to max 26.1 ° 16.6 5.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.82 g min to max 1.03 g 0.85 0.94 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-9.4 ° min to max 5.2 ° 3.6 -2.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 550 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 548 ft agl · 84 kt
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 83 ft agl to -1 ft agl. A decrease of 84 ft in 9 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.2 °0.6 ° min to max 2.2 °Target 3.0 ° 2.2 0.6 °
100 % Average speed 80 kt73 kt min to max 86 kt 86 73 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.82 g min to max 1.09 g 0.93 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -512 fpm-899 fpm min to max -106 fpm -899 -128 fpm
Info Average altitude 28 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 83 ft agl 83 -1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-2.8 ° min to max 2.8 ° -2.8 2.5 °
00.250.50.751050100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.85Landing on runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, runway length 2,737 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 73 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 73 kt. Target 68 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.02 m left0.02 m left to 0.02 m left 0.02 0.02 m
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.7 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.82 g min to max 1.02 g 0.93 0.88 g
Info Average speed 61 kt49 kt min to max 73 kt 73 49 kt
Info Average VSI -39 fpm-128 fpm min to max 20 fpm -128 -14 fpm
Info Average altitude 4 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 9 ft agl 9 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °2.5 ° min to max 7.9 ° 2.5 7.4 °
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.60Touchdown distance was good at 371 m. Touchdown speed at 49 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -14 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -14 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 371 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 49 ktTarget below 62 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.19 m left2.17 m left 2.19 2.15 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °1.6 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.6 1.8 °
92 % Average g force 0.49 g0.22 g min to max 0.88 g 0.88 0.22 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 48 kt47 kt min to max 49 kt 49 47 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °7.4 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.4 7.6 °
Arrival Rollout 98.89Total landing distance 620 m, 23 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 620 m23 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.24 m left2.24 m left to 0.00 m left 2.15 1.89 m
89 % Average g force 0.30 g0.11 g min to max 0.80 g 0.19 0.80 g
Info Average speed 52 kt32 kt min to max 56 kt 56 32 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °2.0 ° min to max 7.5 ° 7.5 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 9 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt0 kt min to max 53 kt 25 53 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 2.2 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.86 g0.40 g min to max 1.00 g 0.82 0.40 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 45 kt with 6.4° 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF6.4° off12° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 30 kt 4.3° 0 s
Liftoff59 m · target 71 45 kt 6.4° 2.4 s
35 ft199 m · 4.7 s after liftoff 52 kt 11.9° 7.1 s
End of Climb 31,728 m · 575 ft 67 kt 5.4° 54.0 s

Takeoff from EGPK 30

Takeoff roll100.00
247m9 %
Liftoff speed40.00
45kttarget 71, 26 slow
Runway alignment94.24
4.63m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb98.56
608fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 575 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,359 m of runway left; then climbing at 670 fpm on average to 575 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

750 ft375 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 45 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

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

Rolled from 179 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 4 m at the widest, and lifted off 4.1 m left. Airborne 8 % 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.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 4.00 m LROLL 179 M INAirborne 237 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 237 m of 2,737 m · 9 %
Behind the start of the roll, 179 mTakeoff roll, 59 m Left ahead, 2,500 m

The approach to EGPK 12

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 0.7 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 160 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND348
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 4× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 28 m right of the centreline at 0.7 nm, then inside the band from 0.3 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR265 m L0265 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND21 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 37 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 22 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −1 kt and +15 kt on the approach speed of 74 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

6080100120 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 74+10 kt−1 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on EGPK 12

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
8ft
Threshold speed100.00
72kttarget 74, 2 slow
Centreline offset100.00
0.02m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
371m
Centreline100.00
2.19m L
Speed100.00
48kttarget 73 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-21fpm
Impact92.00
0.88G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 1° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 270° at 1 kt · 1 kt tail · 0 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 58 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 12 s, an average deceleration of 0.14 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.

02040608030 kt · 267 mtouchdown278 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 8 ft, 42 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 371 m in, 67 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.

8 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −21 fpm · 7.3° nose up · 49 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 8 ft, down at 371 m

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

The sink went from 140 fpm at 9 ft to 20 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 4.8° 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°touchdown−21 fpm at touchdown7.3° 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 2.2 m left of the centreline, and stayed within 2.2 m of it down 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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 371 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 371 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 603 m of 2,737 m · 22 %
In the air over the runway, 371 mRollout, 232 m Left over, 2,134 m
Rollout distance100.00
232m22 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.24m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 30 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, where the aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, accelerated down the 248-meter section of the runway that made up 9% of its total length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 46 knots, marking the start of the aircraft's ascent into the sky.

As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 1 knot from the northwest. The pilot navigated the aircraft to an enroute level cruise, which began overhead Monkton in South Ayrshire, Scotland. This brief cruise lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.

After the cruise, the pilot initiated a final approach to runway 12 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, coming in from the northwest at a heading of 121.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 83 feet above ground level and was 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold.

The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 49 knots. The touchdown distance was 370 meters, which was considered good, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -14 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating a precise and controlled landing.

Following the landing, the pilot brought the aircraft to a stop, using a total distance of 620 meters, which was 23% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase.

In total, the flight covered a distance of 3 nautical miles and lasted 4 minutes, consuming 2 kilograms of fuel in the process. The flight was characterized by smooth and controlled operations, with the pilot making precise decisions to navigate the aircraft safely and efficiently through the local weather conditions.

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