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KFOH
Fort Thompson, United States
Runway 15
Elevation1,460 ft asl
Weight1,922 kg
Fuel121 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

85.28 %
BUSH
1 mile south of Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States), United States
Runway XX
Elevation1,348 ft asl
Weight1,918 kg
Fuel245 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
23 Aug 2025 0:02 3 nm DHC-2 Beaver
Departure Score
88.77 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
67.06 %

What went well

Touchdown 56 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 11 % of the runway used
Lifted off at 64 kt — on the 68 kt target

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Speed at touchdown 107 kt at 0 %, Touchdown VSI was -2,929 fpm at 2 %, −3.86 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 108 kt at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −3.36 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 10.2 ° at 0 %, Heading variation -49.3 ° at 0 %, −2.78 points

Next time

Shorten the long landing

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Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

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Start to finish · 12 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 15 at KFOH Fort Thompson Airport, Average speed was 30 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 32 kt0 kt min to max 40 kt 0 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Roll 80.00Departure roll runway 15 at KFOH Fort Thompson Airport. Takeoff distance 481 m 35 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 64 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 481 m35 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 64 ktTarget 68 kt
0 % Runway alignment max 38.07 m2.53 m left to 35.53 m right 2.53 -35.53 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-0.5 ° min to max 4.3 ° -0.3 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 7 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 8 ft agl · 56 kt
Departure Climb 1 90.85Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 KFOH Fort Thompson Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
71 % Heading variation 3.6 °3.4 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.4 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 74 kt69 kt min to max 77 kt 69 77 kt
93 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.9 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.77 g min to max 1.27 g 0.79 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 405 fpm114 fpm min to max 654 fpm 255 649 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl 0 40 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °1.1 ° min to max 8.8 ° 2.1 5.6 °
Departure Climb 2 89.82Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 KFOH Fort Thompson Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
81 % Heading variation 3.3 °1.6 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 83 kt77 kt min to max 98 kt 77 95 kt
78 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.2 ° min to max 10.2 ° 1.4 7.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.82 g min to max 1.28 g 0.94 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 597 fpm396 fpm min to max 1,695 fpm 647 1,695 fpm
Info Average altitude 81 ft agl41 ft agl min to max 326 ft agl 41 326 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °2.1 ° min to max 10.5 ° 5.5 10.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 76 ft agl · 83 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 91 ft agl · 86 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 104 ft agl · 87 kt
Departure Climb 3 94.42Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 KFOH Fort Thompson Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 94 kt94 kt min to max 94 kt 94 94 kt
72 % Average bank angle 8.9 °7.0 ° min to max 12.6 ° 7.0 12.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.67 g min to max 1.02 g 0.67 1.02 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,392 fpm1,295 fpm min to max 1,589 fpm 1,589 1,295 fpm
Info Average altitude 382 ft agl351 ft agl min to max 414 ft agl 351 414 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °6.7 ° min to max 8.0 ° 6.7 8.0 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KFOH Fort Thompson Airport Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States). Climbing from 1,925 ft asl to 2,083 ft asl, an increase of 158 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 94 kt93 kt min to max 98 kt 94 98 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.8 °1.1 ° min to max 15.2 ° 15.2 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.82 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 0.83 g
Info Average VSI 1,085 fpm271 fpm min to max 1,314 fpm 1,289 271 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,015 ft asl1,925 ft asl min to max 2,083 ft asl 1,925 2,083 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °-2.5 ° min to max 7.9 ° 7.9 -2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 2 58.27Approaching landing ground 1 mile south of Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States) from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 731 ft agl to 461 ft agl. A decrease of 270 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 10.2 °4.5 ° min to max 17.1 °Target 3.0 ° 4.5 17.1 °
100 % Average speed 108 kt97 kt min to max 124 kt 101 100 kt
0 % Heading variation -49.3 °-49.3 ° min to max -49.2 ° -49.3 -49.2 °
99 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.6 1.8 °
84 % Average g force 1.00 g0.30 g min to max 2.05 g 0.83 2.05 g
Info Average VSI -346 fpm-3,029 fpm min to max 3,144 fpm -40 -2,894 fpm
Info Average altitude 764 ft agl461 ft agl min to max 920 ft agl 731 461 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-19.6 ° min to max 16.4 ° -4.2 -5.0 °
11.251.51.752600650700750800Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-310-233-155-78078155233310Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 94.38Approaching landing ground 1 mile south of Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 429 ft agl to 87 ft agl. A decrease of 342 ft in 6 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Approach angle 17.0 °16.4 ° min to max 17.9 °Target 3.0 ° 17.9 16.4 °
100 % Average speed 105 kt100 kt min to max 107 kt 100 107 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.4 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
92 % Average g force 0.97 g0.22 g min to max 1.11 g 0.22 1.11 g
Info Average VSI -3,381 fpm-3,610 fpm min to max -2,408 fpm -2,408 -3,610 fpm
Info Average altitude 174 ft agl87 ft agl min to max 429 ft agl 429 87 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -18.9 °-21.5 ° min to max -16.5 ° -19.7 -18.9 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 49.57Approaching touchdown 1 mile south of Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States). Descent from 46 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 46 ft in 0 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 108 kt. Target 70 kt
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 2.7 °2.6 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.6 2.8 °
95 % Average g force 1.60 g1.43 g min to max 1.67 g 1.43 1.59 g
Info Average speed 108 kt107 kt min to max 108 kt 108 107 kt
Info Average VSI -3,308 fpm-3,571 fpm min to max -2,929 fpm -3,571 -2,929 fpm
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 46 4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -10.7 °-13.8 ° min to max -8.6 ° -13.8 -8.8 °
0142843577101223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft01428435771-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 42.06Touchdown 1 mile south of Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States). Touchdown speed at 107 kt was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -2,929 fpm. Touchdown distance was good at 56 m. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 1 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
2 % Touchdown VSI was -2,929 fpm.
0 % Speed at touchdown 107 ktTarget below 66 kt
96 % Alignment max 5.15 m0.90 m right 0.97 -4.08 m
91 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 0.1 °
29 % Average g force 1.14 g0.43 g min to max 3.97 g 1.59 1.40 g
40 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 82 kt67 kt min to max 107 kt 107 67 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-8.9 ° min to max 7.5 ° -8.8 1.9 °
Arrival Rollout 91.01Landing rollout 1 mile south of Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States). Altitude1,348 ft asl. Distance was 112 m.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Alignment max 8.53 m0.00 m left to 8.53 m right -4.14 -8.53 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.89 g min to max 1.32 g 1.32 0.93 g
Info Average speed 62 kt57 kt min to max 68 kt 68 57 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-1.2 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.1 1.6 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 6 ft agl · 56 kt
Runway Exit Exiting rollout 1 mile south of Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States), Average speed was 35 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 36 kt20 kt min to max 64 kt 54 64 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.9 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.98 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 64 kt with 2.1° 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.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF2.1° off7° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 38 kt -0.3° 0 s
Liftoff544 m · target 68 64 kt 2.1° 18.6 s
35 ft674 m · 3.4 s after liftoff 76 kt 6.6° 22.0 s
End of Climb 31,934 m · 424 ft 94 kt 8.0° 48.8 s

Takeoff from KFOH 15

Takeoff roll100.00
481m35 %
Liftoff speed100.00
64kttarget 68, 4 slow
Runway alignment0.00
35.53m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb90.85
405fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 424 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 506 m of runway left; then climbing at 820 fpm on average to 424 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.

500 ft250 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 64 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 1,372 m runway.

Rolled from 191 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 36 m at the widest, and lifted off 44 m right. Airborne 53 % 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.

5001,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 35.56 m RROLL 191 M INAirborne 735 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 735 m of 1,372 m · 54 %
Behind the start of the roll, 191 mTakeoff roll, 544 m Left ahead, 637 m

Landing and touchdown on BUSH XX

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
45ft
Threshold speed0.00
107kttarget 70, 37 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.01m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
56m
Centreline96.23
4.08m R
Speed0.00
107kttarget 66, 41 fast
Touchdown rate2.46
-2,929fpm
Impact29.43
3.97G
Bounces40.00
3
The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, 3° of bank.

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.

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

Crossed the threshold at 45 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 56 m in, 249 m short of 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.

45 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −2,928 fpm · −8.8° nose down · 107 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 45 ft, down at 56 m

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

The sink went from 4,190 fpm at 44 ft to 2,040 fpm at 1 ft, then back up to 2,930 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 5.0° 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 UP0−2,500−5,000−14°−2°10°touchdown−2,928 fpm at touchdown−8.8° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 4.1 m right of the centreline, and steered back to 0.2 m left by the end of 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 56 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 56 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 3.97 G arrival bounced 3 times.

Runway used 169 m of 1,524 m · 11 %
In the air over the runway, 56 mRollout, 112 m Left over, 1,355 m
Rollout distance100.00
112m11 % used
Rollout alignment80.01
8.53m R

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 15 at KFOH Fort Thompson Airport. The aircraft, a DHC-2 Beaver, took off with a takeoff distance of 481 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 64 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and no headwind.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 2,083 feet above sea level from an initial altitude of 1,925 feet. This increase of 158 feet was achieved in less than one minute and covered a distance of less than one nautical mile. The climb was initiated overhead KFOH Fort Thompson Airport, located in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, United States.

The final approach to landing was conducted from a distance of one nautical mile to another one nautical mile, at an altitude of 731 feet above ground level. The approach was made to a landing site located one mile south of Fort Thompson. As the aircraft descended towards the landing site, it reduced its altitude from 46 feet above ground level to zero feet in a matter of seconds.

The touchdown occurred one mile south of Fort Thompson, with a touchdown speed of 107 knots, which was excessively fast. The touchdown rate was also very heavy, at -2,929 feet per minute. However, the touchdown distance was good, measuring 56 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at departure, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a tailwind of 1 knot.

Following the touchdown, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout, during which it covered a distance of 112 meters and reached an altitude of 1,348 feet above sea level. The total flight distance was 3 nautical miles, and the flight duration was two minutes. The aircraft used a total of -124 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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