KSCH to KALB Flight Report - Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Flight from KSCH to KALB

Tuesday, 01 August 2023 10:53

Minutes 15

13 nm

Fuel 14 lbs

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 28 at KSCH

Schenectady County

Schenectady, New York, United States

Altitude

335 ft asl

Weight

2,569 lbs

Fuel

299 lbs

Temperature

67 °F

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

317.2 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 01 at KALB

Albany Intl

Albany New York, United States

230 ft asl

Altitude

2,555 lbs

Weight

285 lbs

Fuel

70 °F

Temperature

5 kt

Wind Speed

330.0 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.01%

Departure Score 89.75%

Enroute Score 97.82%

Arrival Score 89.74%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

99.96 %

Touchdown

93.43 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 72 kt.

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

89.48 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -150 ft/m.

Impact

73.71 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 52 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 1,315 ft.

Centreline

86.15 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Departure Roll

78.81 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway
62.22 %	Liftoff speed was 58 kn Target 70 kn
96.09 %	Runway alignment max 8.7 ft 8.7 ft left to 0.0 ft left	8.7		5.3 ft
58.29 %	Average g force 0.10 g 0.02 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 °
Info	Battery Master On at 10:53:23
Info	Engine 1 Started at 10:53:23
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:53:23
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:53:23
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 10:53:23

Departure Climb 1

99.66 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 67 kn 59 kn min to max 70 kn	59		70 kn
98.66 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.3		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.94 g 0.91 g min to max 0.98 g	0.92		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 481 ft/m 318 ft/m min to max 654 ft/m	318		654 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17 ft agl 0 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

90.77 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -1.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-1.3 °
100 %	Average speed 69 kn 62 kn min to max 70 kn	70		69 kn
63.08 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.0 °	0.7		16.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.83 g min to max 1.05 g	0.95		0.88 g
Info	Average VSI 859 ft/m 305 ft/m min to max 1,271 ft/m	662		305 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 125 ft agl 49 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

86.89 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
67.23 %	Climb speed 72 kn 64 kn min to max 85 kn Target 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 g 0.84 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 asl 678 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 10:53:55

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead 94D Wells Schenectady (New York, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,962 ft asl 1,903 ft asl min to max 1,998 ft asl	1,998		1,922 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 85 kn 82 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 g 0.92 g min to max 1.04 g	0.92		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 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 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 72 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 g 0.83 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 asl 1,938 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of 94D Wells Schenectady (New York, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,226 ft asl 2,182 ft asl min to max 2,336 ft asl	2,182		2,336 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 87 kn 80 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 g 0.85 g min to max 1.01 g	0.86		0.92 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 0.7 ° min to max 5.2 °	5.2		2.3 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 10:58:26
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 10:58:27
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 10:58:31
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 10:58:32
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:58:35

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 85 kn 74 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 g 0.79 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 asl 980 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead KALB Albany Intl Albany (New York, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,015 ft asl 919 ft asl min to max 1,130 ft asl	974		1,006 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 74 kn 66 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 g 0.80 g min to max 1.12 g	0.92		0.93 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° -6.2 ° min to max 12.0 °	1.7		-2.7 °
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 11:02:56
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 11:03:05

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started overhead KALB Albany Intl Albany (New York, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 67 kn 64 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 g 0.86 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 asl 897 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1

77.27 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 4.9 ° 3.5 ° min to max 6.0 ° Target 3.0 °	5.8		3.5 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 67 kn min to max 77 kn	69		72 kn
87.5 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.0 °
98.84 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.4		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.83 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 agl 57 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 °

Arrival Landing

99.96 %

Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl, runway length 8,508 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
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 °
99.61 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.5		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.94 g 0.84 g min to max 1.11 g	1.09		1.04 g
Info	Average speed 63 kn 52 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 agl 0 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 °

Arrival Touchdown

93.43 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.48 %	Touchdown VSI was -150 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 1,315 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 52 kn Target 55 kn
86.15 %	Runway alignment max 18.2 ft 16.8 ft left	15.4		18.2 ft
89 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.9		1.2 °
73.71 %	Average g force 0.58 g 0.29 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		0.29 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 50 kn 49 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

78.06 %

Total landing distance 2,504 ft, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 ft from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 2,504 ft 29 % of runway.
60 %	Runway alignment max 43.0 ft 43.0 ft left to 0.0 ft left	18.7		22.0 ft
60.57 %	Average g force 0.29 g 0.06 g min to max 0.75 g	0.23		0.75 g
Info	Average speed 48 kn 30 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 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 11:05:04
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 11:05:05

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 11 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 19 kn 9 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 g 0.74 g min to max 0.98 g	0.74		0.95 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 16 kn	9		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kn max 13 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.81 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 °
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 11:05:48
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 11:05:48
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:08:38
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 11:10:00
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 11:10:02
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 11:10:27
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 11:06:30

Takeoff on runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

89.75 %

78.81 %

Takeoff Roll

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

58.29 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.66 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.66 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

90.77 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KSCH Schenectady County.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

63.08 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24-250 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 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

87.5 %

Bank °

98.84 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

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 %

Bank °

99.61 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

93.43 %

Touchdown

89.48 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -150 ft/m.

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 °

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.

60.57 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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

-2 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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