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KCDW
Caldwell, United States
Runway 28
Elevation167 ft asl
Weight1,087 kg
Fuel98 kg
Wind360° · 0 kn

Flight Score

95.08 %
KCDW
Caldwell, United States
Runway 28
Elevation167 ft asl
Weight1,084 kg
Fuel90 kg
19 Oct 2025 0:13 9 nm microsoft-aircraft-pa28-236-dakota [FRNGS] 7 kg
Departure Score
93.94 %
Pattern Score
97.70 %
Arrival Score
93.59 %

What went well

Touched down at -143 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 218 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 23 ft and 82 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 3.6 ° at 16 %, −1.15 points
Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, −0.83 points
Departure Climb 2 — scored 90.00 %, −0.83 points

Next time

Departure

Ease back pressure in smoothly as you approach 67 kt, holding a steady rotation rate rather than snatching the controls.

What happened: On the takeoff roll the aircraft bounced before becoming fully airborne.

Watch for: Attitude indicator: a smooth, continuous pitch-up through liftoff with no secondary bounce.

See Departure Roll

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 · 21 stages, 16 in the score

The flight story

The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.

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 Taxi 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 5 kt0 kt min to max 17 kt 0 9 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 2.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, Average speed was 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt0 kt min to max 40 kt 7 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.6 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.9 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g
Departure Roll 96.00Departure roll runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport. Takeoff distance 251 m 30 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 0 kt at 360 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 251 m30 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 71 ktTarget 67 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.60 m right0.00 m left to 2.60 m right -0.19 -2.47 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.83 g min to max 1.16 g 0.99 1.03 g
80 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-1.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.6 2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.8 °
Departure Climb 1 99.75Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 80 kt71 kt min to max 87 kt 71 87 kt
99 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.87 g min to max 1.22 g 0.99 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 451 fpm352 fpm min to max 539 fpm 371 363 fpm
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 2 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °0.1 ° min to max 6.1 ° 1.7 3.8 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 92 kt87 kt min to max 105 kt 87 98 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.4 3.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.89 g min to max 1.13 g 1.05 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 698 fpm365 fpm min to max 1,888 fpm 365 1,799 fpm
Info Average altitude 117 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 517 ft agl 49 517 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °3.8 ° min to max 12.0 ° 3.8 10.9 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 148 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 122 ft agl · 93 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Right hand pattern entry from runway 28 KCDW Essex County Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 108 kt97 kt min to max 116 kt 98 110 kt
100 % Average bank angle 17.5 °6.3 ° min to max 22.9 ° 6.3 14.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.87 g min to max 1.22 g 0.91 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 901 fpm226 fpm min to max 1,853 fpm 1,671 1,853 fpm
Info Average altitude 693 ft agl554 ft agl min to max 887 ft agl 554 887 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °1.9 ° min to max 10.7 ° 9.7 10.7 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 28 KCDW Essex County Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -2.2 °-14.0 ° min to max 17.3 ° 6.9 17.3 °
100 % Average speed 98 kt93 kt min to max 107 kt 107 100 kt
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.78 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 977 fpm-544 fpm min to max 2,051 fpm 2,018 -544 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,208 ft agl954 ft agl min to max 1,339 ft agl 954 1,308 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 9.3 °1.6 ° min to max 17.5 ° 14.2 16.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °-1.4 ° min to max 11.9 ° 11.9 -1.3 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 98.32Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to the runway's far end 51.4 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 51.4 °.
100 % Average speed 110 kt101 kt min to max 121 kt 101 121 kt
100 % Average bank angle 19.7 °16.6 ° min to max 22.1 ° 16.6 20.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.24 g 1.06 1.24 g
Info Average VSI -1,213 fpm-1,847 fpm min to max -547 fpm -547 -1,749 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,172 ft agl1,005 ft agl min to max 1,289 ft agl 1,289 1,005 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -5.3 °-8.1 ° min to max -1.2 ° -1.2 -5.9 °
Pattern Downwind 99.26Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 59 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Heading 5.4 °-83.1 ° min to max 16.6 ° -18.2 16.6 °
100 % Average altitude 1,008 ft agl921 ft agl min to max 1,081 ft agl 982 936 ft agl
100 % Average speed 104 kt94 kt min to max 122 kt 121 105 kt
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.24 g 1.24 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -83 fpm-1,514 fpm min to max 731 fpm -1,514 -332 fpm
Info Average bank angle 4.0 °0.0 ° min to max 21.2 ° 21.1 1.6 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-4.5 ° min to max 4.6 ° -4.5 0.1 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 86.31Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 61.4 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 61.4 °.
100 % Average speed 99 kt94 kt min to max 104 kt 104 94 kt
100 % Average bank angle 17.0 °0.3 ° min to max 22.7 ° 0.3 17.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -394 fpm-637 fpm min to max -26 fpm -201 -637 fpm
Info Average altitude 896 ft agl834 ft agl min to max 935 ft agl 934 834 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-2.8 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.4 -2.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 909 ft agl · 104 kt
Pattern Base Leg 100.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 2.9 °-19.2 ° min to max 18.9 ° -19.2 18.9 °
100 % Average speed 86 kt78 kt min to max 93 kt 93 78 kt
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.13 g 1.01 0.91 g
0 % 0 0 fpm
Info Average altitude 630 ft agl503 ft agl min to max 822 ft agl 822 503 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 5.5 °0.2 ° min to max 16.8 ° 16.6 12.0 °
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-4.3 ° min to max 2.2 ° -3.2 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 492 ft agl · 82 kt
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kt78 kt min to max 85 kt 78 84 kt
100 % Average bank angle 14.2 °2.2 ° min to max 20.0 ° 12.7 8.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.83 g min to max 1.18 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -951 fpm-1,379 fpm min to max -285 fpm -285 -793 fpm
Info Average altitude 306 ft agl105 ft agl min to max 497 ft agl 497 105 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-7.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -2.9 °
Arrival Final 1 (GA) 100.00Not counted in the flight scoreApproaching runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 105 ft agl to 9 ft agl. A decrease of 96 ft in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 2.3 °Target 3.0 ° 2.3 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 81 kt75 kt min to max 84 kt 84 75 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.97 g min to max 1.23 g 0.97 1.14 g
Info Average VSI -593 fpm-881 fpm min to max -193 fpm -793 -193 fpm
Info Average altitude 44 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 105 ft agl 105 9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-3.8 ° min to max 2.4 ° -2.9 2.4 °
Arrival Landing (GA) 100.00Not counted in the flight scoreLanding on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, runway length 827 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 75 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 75 kt. Target 73 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 45 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.05 m left0.05 m left to 0.04 m left 0.04 0.05 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.94 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 0.94 g
Info Average speed 75 kt74 kt min to max 75 kt 75 74 kt
Info Average VSI -151 fpm-179 fpm min to max -131 fpm -179 -131 fpm
Info Average altitude 1 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 1 ft agl 1 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.4 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 0.4 °
Go-around Go-Around runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport at 9 ft agl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 91 kt61 kt min to max 118 kt 74 80 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.0 ° min to max 26.2 ° 0.4 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.72 g min to max 1.24 g 1.06 0.99 g
Info Average altitude 683 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 1,415 ft agl 9 506 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-8.2 ° min to max 11.6 ° 0.3 1.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl · 62 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 60 ft agl · 86 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 445 ft agl · 86 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,218 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 608 ft agl · 79 kt
Arrival Final 2 94.49Approaching runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 503 ft agl to 444 ft agl. A decrease of 60 ft in 9 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Approach angle 3.9 °3.8 ° min to max 4.1 °Target 3.0 ° 3.8 4.1 °
100 % Average speed 81 kt80 kt min to max 82 kt 80 80 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.6 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.7 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.04 g 0.98 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -326 fpm-506 fpm min to max -136 fpm -136 -213 fpm
Info Average altitude 474 ft agl444 ft agl min to max 503 ft agl 503 444 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-1.8 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.0 1.2 °
11.251.51.752350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 82.81Approaching runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 441 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 417 ft in 34 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
16 % Approach angle 3.6 °1.0 ° min to max 4.6 °Target 3.0 ° 4.2 1.0 °
100 % Average speed 82 kt79 kt min to max 87 kt 80 82 kt
98 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.17 g 1.00 1.10 g
Info Average VSI -693 fpm-1,146 fpm min to max -185 fpm -185 -330 fpm
Info Average altitude 259 ft agl25 ft agl min to max 441 ft agl 441 25 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-5.8 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.2 1.8 °
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 100.00Landing on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, runway length 827 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kt. Target 73 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 45 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.13 m left0.13 m left to 0.08 m left 0.08 0.13 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.06 0.93 g
Info Average speed 76 kt72 kt min to max 80 kt 80 72 kt
Info Average VSI -126 fpm-199 fpm min to max -63 fpm -149 -63 fpm
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl7 ft agl min to max 16 ft agl 16 7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °0.4 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.4 1.5 °
07515022530037545009.8620303949Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-15-12-9-6-303691215Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 98.59Touchdown distance was good at 218 m. Touchdown speed at 72 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -63 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 0 kt at 360 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Touchdown rate was -63 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 218 mTarget 428 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 72 ktTarget below 71 kt
93 % Runway alignment max 4.95 m left4.75 m left 4.67 4.95 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.5 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.05 g 0.93 1.05 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 71 kt70 kt min to max 72 kt 72 70 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.3 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.5 2.7 °
Arrival Rollout 92.06Total landing distance 526 m, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.9 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 526 m64 % of runway.
82 % Runway alignment max 7.89 m left7.89 m left to 0.00 m left 5.28 7.89 m
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.74 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 1.01 g
Info Average speed 55 kt37 kt min to max 69 kt 69 37 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-1.2 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.6 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 9 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 32 kt 32 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.8 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.8 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll246 m · 30 %
100.00Liftoff speed70 kt · target 67, 3 fast
100.00Runway alignment2.60 m R
80.00Bounce on takeoffYes
99.75Rate of climb451 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height23 ft
100.00Threshold speed82 kt · target 75, 7 fast
100.00Centreline offset0.13 m L
Flare 100.00Perfect landing flare

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
1.0 nm 492 ft 0.68° L +5 kt
0.5 nm 343 ft 0.22° L +5 kt

Touchdown on KCDW 28

Past threshold100.00
218m
Centreline93.06
4.95m L
Speed100.00
72kttarget 73 or less
Touchdown rate98.52
-143fpmfirst contact -63 fpm
Impact100.00
1.05G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 827 m of the approach.

23 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 23 ft, down at 218 m

Plan view — the full 827 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 218 m past threshold CLEARED

The 218 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 474 m of 827 m · 57 %
Rollout distance100.00
256m65 % used
Rollout alignment82.34
7.89m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with the aircraft, a Microsoft PA28-236 Dakota, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KCDW Essex County Airport. This process took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 28, with a takeoff distance of 251 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 71 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 360 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind present. The aircraft then entered a right-hand pattern from runway 28, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 22 seconds. The subsequent right-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in 24 seconds, also covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

The aircraft then proceeded to the downwind turn, which covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The angle to the runway was 45 degrees, with a turn angle of 51.4 degrees. The downwind leg itself took 59 seconds to complete, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The base leg turn was then executed, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile and having an angle to the runway of 45 degrees, with a turn angle of 61.4 degrees.

The base leg was completed in 36 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The final turn was then executed, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 23 seconds. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 28 from the east, heading 263.0 degrees at an altitude of 0 nautical miles and 105 feet above ground level.

However, the pilot decided to execute a go-around, climbing to an altitude of 9 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 28, which had a length of 827 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 80 knots. The touchdown distance was good, at 196 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 72 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent, at -63 feet per minute.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 5.0 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at the time of departure. The total landing distance was 526 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, by 7.9 meters from the centreline.

The total flight distance was 9 nautical miles, and the flight took 13 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 7 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport in the Piper PA28-236 Dakota
93.94 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
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
4 3 2
96 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport. Takeoff distance 251 m 30 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 0 kt at 360 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 251 m using 30.35 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 71 kn - Target 67 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.00 m left to 2.60 m right
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 55 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 1.5 -1
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.75 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
99 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 95 80
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 7.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,900 1,050 200
02505007500265278104130 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport in the Piper PA28-236 Dakota
Landing Score 93.36 %
Landing Summary

The aircraft, a Microsoft-simulated PA-28-236 Dakota, successfully landed on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport with a score of 95.6%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 263.0° at 0 nm and 105 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.

Upon touchdown, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 80 kt, but still within a safe range. The landing distance was good at 196 m, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the descent. However, the touchdown speed of 72 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to a slightly longer landing distance.

The touchdown rate was excellent at -63 fpm, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and maintain a stable approach. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.

The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 18 °C and a wind speed of 0 kt at 360°. This meant that there was no crosswind or headwind to contend with, making the landing even more challenging. The total landing distance was 526 m, which is 64% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the rollout, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.9 m from the centreline.

Overall, the pilot demonstrated good skills and control during the landing, but there were a few minor deviations that prevented the score from being higher. With some adjustments to the approach and touchdown speed, the pilot could potentially achieve an even higher score.

94.49 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 503 ft agl to 444 ft agl. A decrease of 60 ft in 9 seconds.
Glideslope
81.64 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
81.64 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
82 81 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-137 -368 -600
11.251.51.752350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
82.81 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 441 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 417 ft in 34 seconds.
Glideslope
16.03 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
98 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
16.03 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
87 78 70
Alignment
98 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-185 -692 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Landing
Landing on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, runway length 827 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kt. Target 73 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 75 70
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-92 -146 -200
07515022530037545009.8620303949 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450-15-12-9-6-303691215 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
98.59 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 218 m. Touchdown speed at 72 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -63 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 0 kt at 360 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
Touchdown
98.52 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -143 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 72 kt was a little fast. Target below 71 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 218 m.
Alignment
93.06 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
100 %
G 1.00 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
92.06 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 526 m, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.9 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 526 m using 63.61 % of runway
Alignment
82.34 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.9 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
68 49 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
4 1.5 -1
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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