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KGSO
Greensboro, United States
Runway 23L
Elevation899 ft asl
Weight4,402 kg
Fuel977 kg
Wind270° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

94.53 %
KGSO
Greensboro, United States
Runway 23L
Elevation899 ft asl
Weight4,387 kg
Fuel952 kg
22 Feb 2026 0:13 30 nm Honda HA420 25 kg
Departure Score
89.28 %
Enroute Score
96.41 %
Arrival Score
97.90 %

What went well

Touched down at -265 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 284 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 17 ft and 115 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Climb 2 — GPWS warning; Heading variation 1.9 ° at 20 %, bank angle up to 13.1 ° at 71 %, −1.83 points
Departure Climb 3 — Heading variation 9.2 ° at 4 %, −1.37 points
Enroute Level — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; bank angle up to 51.4 ° at 77 %, −0.82 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, −0.38 points

Next time

Departure

Use small, coordinated rudder and aileron inputs to hold your assigned climb heading as soon as drift begins.

What happened: During the second climb segment, you let the aircraft drift off the assigned heading.

Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the assigned climb heading

See Departure Climb 2

Arrival

Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.

What happened: The flare began late at 0.2 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.

Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 13 stages, 13 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 0 3 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 ktmax 15 kt 0 3 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.6 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Landing Gear Activated 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Departure Roll 94.30Departure roll runway 23L at KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,836 m 60 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 129 kt. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 3 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,836 m60 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 129 ktTarget 135 kt
96 % Runway alignment max 4.01 m right0.31 m left to 4.01 m right -2.35 -3.11 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.08 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 4.2 ° 0.5 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23L KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 126 kt124 kt min to max 129 kt 129 124 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.6 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.9 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g1.00 g min to max 1.22 g 1.09 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 660 fpm311 fpm min to max 905 fpm 311 905 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl -1 27 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.9 °4.4 ° min to max 8.9 ° 4.4 8.7 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 6 ft agl · 131 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 15 ft agl · 129 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 48 ft agl · 126 kt
Departure Climb 2 72.58Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23L KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
20 % Heading variation 1.9 °-0.1 ° min to max 8.4 ° 0.1 8.4 °
100 % Average speed 136 kt115 kt min to max 222 kt 123 222 kt
71 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 13.1 ° 0.6 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.82 g min to max 1.32 g 1.00 1.32 g
Info Average VSI 429 fpm-300 fpm min to max 1,206 fpm 909 1,206 fpm
Info Average altitude 134 ft agl27 ft agl min to max 353 ft agl 27 353 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °0.1 ° min to max 8.7 ° 8.7 7.4 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 158 ft agl · 119 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 133 ft agl · 121 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 338 ft agl · 214 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 131 ft agl · 119 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 118 ft agl · 125 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 98 ft agl · 131 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 347 ft agl · 188 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 340 ft agl · 223 kt
Departure Climb 3 79.51Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23L KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
4 % Heading variation 9.2 °8.7 ° min to max 9.8 ° 8.7 9.8 °
100 % Average speed 227 kt223 kt min to max 229 kt 223 229 kt
93 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.3 ° min to max 4.5 ° 0.3 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.93 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.00 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 3,060 fpm1,754 fpm min to max 3,827 fpm 1,754 3,827 fpm
Info Average altitude 635 ft agl377 ft agl min to max 942 ft agl 377 942 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °8.2 ° min to max 11.4 ° 8.2 11.4 °
Enroute Climb 95.46Enroute climb started 4 miles south east of Kernersville (North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,922 ft asl to 3,439 ft asl, an increase of 1,517 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 237 kt226 kt min to max 249 kt 229 249 kt
89 % Average bank angle 19.3 °1.5 ° min to max 45.5 ° 2.2 39.5 °
99 % Average g force 1.13 g0.73 g min to max 1.55 g 1.04 1.43 g
Info Average VSI 2,545 fpm406 fpm min to max 4,620 fpm 3,904 1,521 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,849 ft asl1,922 ft asl min to max 3,439 ft asl 1,922 3,439 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.9 °2.5 ° min to max 12.6 ° 11.6 6.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 90.18Enroute level cruise started 4 miles east of Wallburg (North Carolina, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±673 ft of 3,673 ft asl3,457 ft asl min to max 4,051 ft asl 3,466 3,696 ft asl
100 % Average speed 273 kt245 kt min to max 300 kt 248 257 kt
77 % Average bank angle 25.3 °1.4 ° min to max 51.4 ° 36.6 4.1 °
93 % Average g force 1.19 g0.56 g min to max 1.74 g 1.54 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-4.0 ° min to max 8.6 ° 7.0 -1.8 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 3,888 ft agl
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 2,586 ft agl · 316 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3,240 ft agl · 284 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 3,240 ft agl · 284 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3,240 ft agl · 284 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 3,240 ft agl · 284 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 3,240 ft agl · 284 kt
Info 49 Activated 3,240 ft agl · 284 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 3,240 ft agl · 284 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Jamestown (North Carolina, United States). Descent from 3,408 ft asl to 1,659 ft asl, a decrease of 1,749 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 228 kt202 kt min to max 252 kt 252 202 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° 2.3 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.81 g min to max 1.32 g 1.27 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -1,112 fpm-1,982 fpm min to max 328 fpm -1,401 -355 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,179 ft asl1,645 ft asl min to max 3,408 ft asl 3,408 1,659 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-2.6 ° min to max 4.2 ° -0.4 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 759 ft agl · 222 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 774 ft agl · 222 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north west of Greensboro (North Carolina, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±583 ft of 1,508 ft asl1,295 ft asl min to max 1,680 ft asl 1,652 1,295 ft asl
100 % Average speed 156 kt135 kt min to max 201 kt 201 136 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.4 °0.0 ° min to max 39.6 ° 1.4 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.82 g min to max 1.35 g 1.06 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-0.9 ° min to max 4.3 ° 2.8 0.8 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 727 ft agl · 175 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 656 ft agl · 158 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 684 ft agl · 145 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 695 ft agl · 154 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 506 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 680 ft agl · 203 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 647 ft agl · 163 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 636 ft agl · 152 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 591 ft agl · 154 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 714 ft agl · 156 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 670 ft agl · 152 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 505 ft agl · 144 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 454 ft agl · 139 kt
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 23L at KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 388 ft agl to 191 ft agl. A decrease of 197 ft in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.6 °1.4 ° min to max 1.7 °Target 3.0 ° 1.7 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 126 kt118 kt min to max 135 kt 135 118 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.8 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.10 g 1.03 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -439 fpm-603 fpm min to max -240 fpm -513 -433 fpm
Info Average altitude 297 ft agl191 ft agl min to max 388 ft agl 388 191 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 1.0 3.0 °
11.251.51.75250100150200250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 99.24Approaching runway 23L at KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 184 ft agl to 66 ft agl. A decrease of 118 ft in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.3 °1.1 ° min to max 1.4 °Target 3.0 ° 1.4 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 116 kt115 kt min to max 118 kt 118 116 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -222 fpm-419 fpm min to max -92 fpm -414 -239 fpm
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl66 ft agl min to max 184 ft agl 184 66 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.2 ° min to max 4.6 ° 3.3 3.9 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 195 ft agl · 118 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 77 ft agl · 118 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 79 ft agl · 118 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.51Landing on runway 23L at KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport, runway length 3,046 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 116 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was well above target at 116 kt. Target 104 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
98 % Excellent landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.02 m right0.02 m right to 0.02 m right -0.02 -0.02 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average speed 116 kt116 kt min to max 117 kt 116 117 kt
Info Average VSI -260 fpm-273 fpm min to max -239 fpm -239 -265 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 18 ft agl 18 -2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °3.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.9 3.7 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 1 77 ft agl · 118 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 19 ft agl · 118 kt
07515022530001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 92.84Touchdown distance was good at 283 m. Touchdown speed at 117 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -265 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 3 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown rate was -265 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 284 mTarget 457 m
71 % Speed at touchdown 117 ktTarget below 96 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.57 m right2.41 m right -2.31 -2.57 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.1 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g1.02 g min to max 1.25 g 1.02 1.05 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 117 kt117 kt min to max 117 kt 117 117 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °3.3 ° min to max 3.7 ° 3.7 3.3 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 1 77 ft agl · 118 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 129 kt with 3.3° 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.

240 kt16080020°10°0°LIFTOFF3.3° off9° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0306090120150180210 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 8 kt 0.5° 0 s
80 kt462 m 80 kt 0.5° 89 s
Liftoff1,766 m · target 135 129 kt 3.3° 112 s
35 ft2,080 m · 4.8 s after liftoff 123 kt 8.5° 117 s
End of Climb 39,665 m · 942 ft 229 kt 11.4° 215 s

Takeoff from KGSO 23L

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,836m60 %
Liftoff speed100.00
129kttarget 135, 6 slow
Runway alignment96.49
4.01m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
660fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 942 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 921 m of runway left; then climbing at 550 fpm on average to 942 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.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 129 ktSCALE CHANGES6.7 km past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,046 m runway.

Rolled from 45 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 3.8 m at the widest, and lifted off 3.1 m right. Airborne 59 % 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.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 3.82 m RROLL 45 M INAirborne 1,811 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,811 m of 3,046 m · 59 %
Behind the start of the roll, 45 mTakeoff roll, 1,766 m Left ahead, 1,235 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 2.1 nm, about 410 ft above the runway, to the threshold, before the 500 ft gate.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KGSO 23L

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 3.8 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 780 ft below 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. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND56438217573500 ft gate7 of 7303 ft · 132 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 2,064 m left of the centreline at 3.8 nm, then inside the band from 2.3 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND843 m L10 m R10 m L5 m R15 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 60 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 36 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −5 kt and +36 kt on the approach speed of 120 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.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 120+31 kt+16 kt−0 kt−5 kt−4 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KGSO 23L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
17ft
Threshold speed100.00
115kttarget 120, 5 slow
Centreline offset100.00
0.02m R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
284m
Centreline100.00
2.57m R
Speed71.32
116kttarget 117 or less
Touchdown rate94.32
-265fpmfirst contact -197 fpm
Impact100.00
1.25G
BouncesOk
None
The flare98.05

Excellent landing flare

The crosswind

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

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.

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

Crossed the threshold at 17 ft, 33 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 284 m in, close to 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.

17 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −197 fpm · 3.7° nose up · 117 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 17 ft, down at 284 m

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

The sink stayed between 200 fpm and 250 fpm from 17 ft to the runway. The pitch barely changed.

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−197 fpm at touchdown3.7° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,046 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 2.6 m right of the centreline.

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 284 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 284 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 284 m of 3,046 m · 9 %
In the air over the runway, 284 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 2,762 m

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Flight narrative

The flight began with the Honda HA420 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Piedmont Triad International Airport, which took approximately 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 23L, with a takeoff distance of 1,836 meters, which is 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 129 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 4 miles southeast of Kernersville, North Carolina. The climb was from an altitude of 1,922 feet above sea level to 3,439 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,517 feet, in just 1 minute and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.

Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles east of Wallburg, North Carolina, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile north of Jamestown, North Carolina, and descended from an altitude of 3,408 feet above sea level to 1,659 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,749 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23L at Piedmont Triad International Airport was made from the northeast, heading 226.0 degrees, at an altitude of 388 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway.

The landing on runway 23L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 285 meters and a touchdown speed of 117 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was fair at -265 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as at the time of takeoff, with a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 269 degrees.

The total flight distance was 30 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 13 minutes. The aircraft used 25 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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