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KSCH
Schenectady, United States
Runway 28
Elevation325 ft asl
Weight2,569 lbs
Fuel299 lbs
Wind317° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

93.01 %
KALB
Albany, United States
Runway 01
Elevation282 ft asl
Weight2,556 lbs
Fuel285 lbs
1 Aug 2023 0:15 13 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 14 lbs
Departure Score
89.75 %
Enroute Score
97.82 %
Arrival Score
89.74 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,325 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 54 ft and 72 kt — both inside band
Rollout controlled — 29 % of the runway used

What held you back

Departure Roll — landing lights off should be on; g force 0.02 to 0.19 g at 58 %, Liftoff speed was 58 kn at 62 %, −2.35 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 4.9 ° at 0 %, Heading variation 0.2 ° at 88 %, −1.52 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 43.0 ft at 60 %, g force 0.06 to 0.75 g at 61 %, −1.46 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 1

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 16 stages, 15 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 78.81Departure roll runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 58 kn. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 1 kn at 317 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
62 % Liftoff speed was 58 knTarget 70 kn
96 % Runway alignment max 8.7 ft8.7 ft left to 0.0 ft left 8.7 5.3 ft
58 % Average g force 0.10 g0.02 g min to max 0.19 g 0.19 0.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °4.7 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.7 4.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 1.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 64 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.66Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 67 kn59 kn min to max 70 kn 59 70 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 1.3 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.91 g min to max 0.98 g 0.92 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 481 ft/m318 ft/m min to max 654 ft/m 318 654 ft/m
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl 0 45 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °4.9 ° min to max 9.9 ° 4.9 9.9 °
Departure Climb 2 90.77Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -1.3 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn62 kn min to max 70 kn 70 69 kn
63 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 16.0 ° 0.7 16.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.83 g min to max 1.05 g 0.95 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 859 ft/m305 ft/m min to max 1,271 ft/m 662 305 ft/m
Info Average altitude 125 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 350 ft agl 49 350 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °5.6 ° min to max 14.4 ° 9.9 5.6 °
Enroute Climb 86.89Enroute climb started overhead KSCH Schenectady County Schenectady (New York, United States). Climbing from 678 ft asl to 1,998 ft asl, an increase of 1,321 ft in 3 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
67 % Climb speed 72 kn64 kn min to max 85 knTarget 90 kn 70 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.1 ° min to max 22.8 ° 17.1 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.84 g min to max 1.04 g 0.89 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 491 ft/m-60 ft/m min to max 1,088 ft/m 218 68 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,378 ft asl678 ft asl min to max 1,999 ft asl 678 1,998 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °2.1 ° min to max 12.9 ° 4.9 4.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 349 ft agl · 80 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead 94D Wells Schenectady (New York, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,962 ft asl1,903 ft asl min to max 1,998 ft asl 1,998 1,922 ft asl
100 % Average speed 85 kn82 kn min to max 92 kn 84 82 kn
100 % Average bank angle 20.9 °7.2 ° min to max 28.2 ° 7.2 16.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.92 g min to max 1.04 g 0.92 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °2.8 ° min to max 5.4 ° 4.7 5.1 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of 94D Wells Schenectady (New York, United States). Climbing from 1,938 ft asl to 2,169 ft asl, an increase of 231 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 79 kn72 kn min to max 88 kn 79 77 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.2 ° min to max 9.8 ° 9.8 4.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.83 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 477 ft/m-387 ft/m min to max 1,270 ft/m 799 1,042 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,052 ft asl1,938 ft asl min to max 2,169 ft asl 1,938 2,169 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-0.8 ° min to max 8.4 ° 6.4 5.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of 94D Wells Schenectady (New York, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,226 ft asl2,182 ft asl min to max 2,336 ft asl 2,182 2,336 ft asl
100 % Average speed 87 kn80 kn min to max 94 kn 83 82 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 5.3 ° 0.8 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.85 g min to max 1.01 g 0.86 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °0.7 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.2 2.3 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 2,001 ft agl · 82 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 2,026 ft agl · 82 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 2,052 ft agl · 82 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 2,060 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,068 ft agl · 80 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Niskayuna (Schenectady County, New York, United States). Descent from 2,334 ft asl to 980 ft asl, a decrease of 1,354 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 85 kn74 kn min to max 98 kn 79 76 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.6 °0.0 ° min to max 18.8 ° 3.9 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.79 g min to max 1.06 g 0.80 0.90 g
Info Average VSI -650 ft/m-2,083 ft/m min to max 58 ft/m 58 -399 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,517 ft asl980 ft asl min to max 2,334 ft asl 2,334 980 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-9.4 ° min to max 3.8 ° -0.4 1.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead KALB Albany Intl Albany (New York, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,015 ft asl919 ft asl min to max 1,130 ft asl 974 1,006 ft asl
100 % Average speed 74 kn66 kn min to max 85 kn 77 74 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.0 ° min to max 30.9 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.80 g min to max 1.12 g 0.92 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-6.2 ° min to max 12.0 ° 1.7 -2.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 693 ft agl · 85 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 823 ft agl · 67 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started overhead KALB Albany Intl Albany (New York, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 67 kn64 kn min to max 70 kn 69 69 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 1.0 4.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.86 g min to max 0.98 g 0.96 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -301 ft/m-646 ft/m min to max -34 ft/m -646 -571 ft/m
Info Average altitude 957 ft asl897 ft asl min to max 996 ft asl 996 897 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-2.2 ° min to max 2.0 ° -2.1 -1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 77.27Approaching runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 605 ft agl to 57 ft agl. A decrease of 548 ft in 39 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.9 °3.5 ° min to max 6.0 °Target 3.0 ° 5.8 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn67 kn min to max 77 kn 69 72 kn
88 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.0 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.4 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.83 g min to max 1.09 g 0.91 1.09 g
Info Average VSI -903 ft/m-1,159 ft/m min to max -503 ft/m -560 -978 ft/m
Info Average altitude 249 ft agl57 ft agl min to max 605 ft agl 605 57 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.1 °-6.6 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.6 -2.5 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-180-135-90-4504590135180Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 99.96Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl, runway length 8,508 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 72 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
99.6 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.5 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.84 g min to max 1.11 g 1.09 1.04 g
Info Average speed 63 kn52 kn min to max 72 kn 72 52 kn
Info Average VSI -350 ft/m-964 ft/m min to max -89 ft/m -964 -150 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 55 ft agl 55 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-2.2 ° min to max 4.4 ° -2.1 4.4 °
02505007501,0001,2501,50001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,500-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 93.43Touchdown distance was good at 1,315 ft. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -150 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 71 °F. Wind 5 kn at 329 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Touchdown VSI was -150 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,315 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 52 knTarget 55 kn
86 % Runway alignment max 18.2 ft16.8 ft left 15.4 18.2 ft
89 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.9 1.2 °
74 % Average g force 0.58 g0.29 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.29 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 50 kn49 kn min to max 52 kn 52 49 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.4 ° min to max 5.5 ° 4.4 5.5 °
Arrival Rollout 78.06Total landing distance 2,504 ft, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,504 ft29 % of runway.
60 % Runway alignment max 43.0 ft43.0 ft left to 0.0 ft left 18.7 22.0 ft
61 % Average g force 0.29 g0.06 g min to max 0.75 g 0.23 0.75 g
Info Average speed 48 kn30 kn min to max 54 kn 54 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °3.6 ° min to max 6.0 ° 5.8 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 1.4 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 33 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 11 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kn9 kn min to max 29 kn 29 9 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.5 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.7 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.87 g0.74 g min to max 0.98 g 0.74 0.95 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 12 kn0 kn min to max 16 kn 9 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 knmax 13 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.81 g min to max 1.13 g 0.95 1.10 g
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °2.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° 3.6 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl

Takeoff

56.61Takeoff roll3,979 ft · 86 %
62.22Liftoff speed58 kt
96.09Runway alignment8.7 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.66Rate of climb480 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height54 ft
100.00Threshold speed72 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.1 ft L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five 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.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KALB 01

Past threshold100.00
1,325ft
Centreline86.15
18.2ft L
Speed100.00
51kt
Touchdown rate89.48
-150fpm
Impact73.71
1.04G
BouncesOk
None

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

54 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 54 ft, down at 1,325 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,508 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,325 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 1,325 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.04 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 2,454 ft of 8,508 ft · 29 %
Rollout distance100.00
1,129ft29 % used
Rollout alignment60.00
43.0ft L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
89.75 %
78.81 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 58 kn. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 1 kn at 317 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
55.6 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
62.22 %
Liftoff speed was 58 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
96.09 %
8.7 ft left to 0.0 ft left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
58.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 55 50
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 4.5 4
01,0002,0003,0004,000-70-60-50-40-30-20-10010203040506070 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
99.66 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 65 50
Bank °
98.66 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
90.77 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
63.08 %
17 8.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
15 10 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 750 200
01,0002,0003,0004,0000612182430 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 87.18 %
77.27 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 605 ft agl to 57 ft agl. A decrease of 548 ft in 39 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
87.5 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
77 69 60
Alignment
87.5 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.84 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-503 -852 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-180-135-90-4504590135180 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
99.96 %
Landing
Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl, runway length 8,508 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 72 kt. Target 76 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.61 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
73 61 50
Pitch °
Info
5 1.5 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-89 -545 -1,000
02505007501,0001,2501,50001123344657 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,500-90-72-54-36-1801836547290 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
93.43 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 1,315 ft. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -150 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 71 °F. Wind 5 kn at 329 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Touchdown
89.48 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -150 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 52 kt was a little fast. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 1,315 ft.
Alignment
86.15 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from centreline.
Bank
89 %
Bank angle 0.7 °
G
73.71 %
G 0.58 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
78.06 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,504 ft, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 ft from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 2,504 ft using 29.43 % of runway
Alignment
60 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 ft from centreline.
G
60.57 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
49 35 20
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 5 3
05001,0001,5002,000 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
Switched Off
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
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