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3V5
Ft Collins, United States
Runway 12

Flight Score

85.12 %
3V5
Ft Collins, United States
Runway 30
17 Dec 2023 0:14 3 nm DA40-NG 7 lbs
Departure Score
96.32 %
Pattern Score
65.70 %
Arrival Score
93.34 %

What went well

Touched down at -26 ft/m — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 6.9 ft off the centreline, no bounce
1.08 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Pattern Crosswind — Heading -61.0 ° at 0 %, −3.75 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 108.0 °. at 0 %, bank angle up to 36.9 ° at 73 %, −3.19 points
Pattern Downwind — Average altitude 356 ft agl at 0 %, −2.50 points

Top opportunity

Improve the pattern crosswind leg

Pattern Crosswind

Each lap slightly wider and higher than the last, because you're unconsciously using the previous lap as your reference instead of the runway and the numbers. Invisible lap to lap, unmistakable across ten. This is the failure that only measurement catches, because your memory of lap three is gone by lap eight.

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Start to finish · 11 stages, 10 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 95.43Departure roll runway 12 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 59 kn. Local weather - Temperature 40 °F. Wind 1 kn at 174 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
77 % Liftoff speed was 59 knTarget 70 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 8.6 ft4.9 ft left to 3.8 ft right 2.2 -2.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.7 ° min to max 8.7 ° -0.7 8.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.5 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 97.22Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 12 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °
100 % Average speed 64 kn60 kn min to max 67 kn 60 67 kn
89 % Average bank angle 4.5 °0.6 ° min to max 6.2 ° 0.6 6.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.10 g 1.05 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 459 ft/m319 ft/m min to max 540 ft/m 319 540 ft/m
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 0 47 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °9.2 ° min to max 12.0 ° 9.2 11.8 °
Pattern Entry 76.14Left hand pattern entry from runway 12 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown. Distance was less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
47 % Climb speed 68 kn65 kn min to max 73 knTarget 95 kn 67 73 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.0 ° min to max 21.0 ° 5.9 21.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.04 g 0.99 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 651 ft/m113 ft/m min to max 1,045 ft/m 542 113 ft/m
Info Average altitude 97 ft agl46 ft agl min to max 286 ft agl 46 286 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.5 °7.0 ° min to max 15.3 ° 11.8 7.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 271 ft agl · 71 kt
Pattern Crosswind 55.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 12 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown. Distance was less than 1 nm in 29 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -61.0 °-120.2 ° min to max 16.6 ° 16.6 -120.2 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn76 kn min to max 90 kn 76 90 kn
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.00 g min to max 1.18 g 1.11 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 691 ft/m115 ft/m min to max 1,087 ft/m 115 1,011 ft/m
Info Average altitude 464 ft agl289 ft agl min to max 637 ft agl 289 637 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 20.0 °1.5 ° min to max 28.5 ° 21.5 1.5 °
Info Average pitch angle 9.4 °6.4 ° min to max 12.9 ° 7.6 9.1 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 61.66Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 6 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 108.0 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 108.0 °.
100 % Average speed 116 kn79 kn min to max 134 kn 90 80 kn
73 % Average bank angle 9.6 °0.0 ° min to max 36.9 ° 1.4 5.2 °
98 % Average g force 1.02 g0.78 g min to max 1.28 g 0.98 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -54 ft/m-1,799 ft/m min to max 1,939 ft/m 1,043 -550 ft/m
Info Average altitude 962 ft agl385 ft agl min to max 1,429 ft agl 654 385 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-7.6 ° min to max 9.4 ° 9.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 917 ft agl · 114 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 730 ft agl · 97 kt
Pattern Downwind 70.00Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 5 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 2.5 °1.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 1.3 °
0 % Average altitude 356 ft agl336 ft agl min to max 376 ft agl 376 336 ft agl
100 % Average speed 80 kn80 kn min to max 80 kn 80 80 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -495 ft/m-514 ft/m min to max -460 ft/m -514 -460 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 2.7 °1.6 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.9 1.8 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.4 -0.0 °
Arrival Final 1 98.34Approaching runway 30 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 328 ft agl to 30 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 34 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.3 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 2.3 °
100 % Average speed 81 kn80 kn min to max 83 kn 80 80 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.6 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -471 ft/m-598 ft/m min to max -409 ft/m -449 -493 ft/m
Info Average altitude 90 ft agl30 ft agl min to max 328 ft agl 328 30 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 -0.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 82.81Landing on runway 30 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown, runway length 5,181 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn. Target 75 kn
73 % Target 50 ft agl
63 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.09 g 0.98 0.96 g
Info Average speed 74 kn66 kn min to max 80 kn 80 66 kn
Info Average VSI -200 ft/m-532 ft/m min to max 10 ft/m -501 -26 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl 33 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °-0.5 ° min to max 4.7 ° -0.4 4.0 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001122334455Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 94.68Touchdown point was 189 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 66 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at -26 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 40 °F. Wind 1 kn at 179 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -26 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,612 ftTarget 1,500 ft
79 % Speed at touchdown 66 knTarget 57 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 6.9 ft6.8 ft left 6.8 6.9 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.08 g 0.96 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 65 kn65 kn min to max 66 kn 66 65 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °3.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° 4.0 3.0 °
Arrival Rollout 97.55Total landing distance 2,637 ft, 51 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,637 ft51 % of runway.
95 % Runway alignment max 10.2 ft10.2 ft left to 0.0 ft left 7.0 8.9 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average speed 65 kn38 kn min to max 70 kn 70 38 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °-0.8 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.1 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.3 0.3 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 13 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 34 kn 34 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.7 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.98 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt

Takeoff

95.43 %
100.00Takeoff roll1,246 ft · 24 %
77.14Liftoff speed59 kt
100.00Runway alignment2.3 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
97.22Rate of climb459 ft/m
Takeoff weight2,407 lbs
Airfield elevation4,938 ft asl
Wind174° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Approach

98.34 %
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
72.69Threshold height32 ft
95.41Threshold speed80 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.1 ft L

Touchdown

94.68 %
94.76Touchdown point1,657 ft
97.96Centreline at touchdown6.9 ft L
100.00Sink rate-26 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.08 G
OkBouncesNone
97.55Rollout distance948 ft · 49 % used
Landing weight2,400 lbs
Airfield elevation4,928 ft asl
Wind180° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Six checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on 3V5 30

Past threshold
1,657 ft
Off centreline
6.9 ftL
Sink rate
-26 ft/m
Impact
1.08G

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

32 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 32 ft, down at 1,657 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,181 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,657 ft past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 1,657 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,605 ft of 5,181 ft · 50 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 12 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown in the DA40-NG
96.32 %
95.43 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 12 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 59 kn. Local weather - Temperature 40 °F. Wind 1 kn at 174 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
77.14 %
Liftoff speed was 59 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
100 %
4.9 ft left to 3.8 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 30 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 4.5 0
01,0002,000-30-20-100102030 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
97.22 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 12 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
88.87 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 11 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
01,0002,0000918273645 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.050.070.10.1208.818263544 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.050.070.10.12-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 30 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown in the DA40-NG
Landing Score 93.34 %
98.34 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 30 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 328 ft agl to 30 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 34 seconds.
Glideslope
91.69 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
91.69 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
83 81 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-409 -505 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
82.81 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30 at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown, runway length 5,181 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn.
Height
72.69 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
95.41 %
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kt. Target 75 kt
Flare
63.13 %
Fair landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 70 60
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
9.6 -295 -600
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001122334455 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-30-24-18-12-60612182430 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
94.68 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 189 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 66 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at -26 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 40 °F. Wind 1 kn at 179 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at -30 ft/m.
Speed
78.87 %
Touchdown speed at 66 kt was fast. Target below 57 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown point was 189 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
97.96 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.2 °
G
100 %
G 1.03 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
97.55 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,637 ft, 51 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 2,637 ft using 50.9 % of runway
Alignment
94.55 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
65 47 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
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