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3V5
Ft Collins, United States
Runway 12
Elevation4,938 ft asl
Weight2,407 lbs
Fuel83 lbs
Wind174° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

85.12 %
3V5
Ft Collins, United States
Runway 30
Elevation4,938 ft asl
Weight2,400 lbs
Fuel76 lbs
Wind180° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
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 -30 fpm — 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

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Improve the pattern crosswind leg

See 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.

Read more in Pattern Work

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 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
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

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 59 kt with 9.3° 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.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF9.3° off12° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 6 kt -0.6° 0 s
Liftoff982 ft 59 kt 9.3° 16.2 s
35 ft1,586 ft · 5.2 s after liftoff 66 kt 12.0° 21.5 s
End of the climb1,733 ft · 47 ft 67 kt 11.8° 22.7 s

Takeoff from 3V5 12

Takeoff roll100.00
1,246ft24 %
Liftoff speed77.14
59kt
Runway alignment100.00
4.9ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb97.22
459fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 47 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 3,322 ft of runway left.

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 59 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 5,181 ft runway.

Rolled from 274 ft in, never more than 5 ft off the centreline. Airborne 24 % 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 4.8 ft LROLL 274 FT INAirborne 1,256 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,256 ft of 5,181 ft · 24 %
Behind the start of the roll, 274 ftTakeoff roll, 982 ft Left ahead, 3,925 ft

The approach to 3V5 30

The final from 4 nm.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 1.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 90 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, 1,000 ft 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° BAND613378209
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 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 1,470 ft left of the centreline at 1.6 nm, then inside the band from 1.1 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 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND1074 ft L17 ft L6 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on 3V5 30

Over the threshold

Threshold height72.69
32ft
Threshold speed95.41
80kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.1ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold94.76
1,657ft
Centreline97.96
6.9ft L
Speed78.87
65kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-30fpm
Impact100.00
1.08G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

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

Wind 180° at 1 kt · 1 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 71 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 13 s, an average deceleration of 0.17 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.

02040608060 kt · 614 ft30 kt · 1,133 fttouchdown1,178 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 32 ft, 18 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,657 ft in, 657 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

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 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft 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.

32 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −26 fpm · 4° nose up · 66 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 32 ft, down at 1,657 ft

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

The sink went from 540 fpm at 38 ft to 30 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 4.4° 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 UP0−500−1,000−1°4°10°touchdown−26 fpm at touchdown4° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

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

Touched down 7 ft left of the centreline, and stayed within 10 ft 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,657 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

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 %
In the air over the runway, 1,657 ftRollout, 948 ft Left over, 2,576 ft
Rollout distance100.00
948ft49 % used
Rollout alignment94.55
10.2ft L

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