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KALB
Albany, United States
Runway 01
Elevation282 ft asl
Weight2,583 lbs
Fuel313 lbs

Flight Score

91.72 %
KSCH
Schenectady, United States
Runway 28
Elevation325 ft asl
Weight2,575 lbs
Fuel300 lbs
1 Aug 2023 0:12 8 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 13 lbs
Departure Score
94.39 %
Enroute Score
0.00 %
Arrival Score
86.31 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,620 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 11.4 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 48 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 4.7 ° at 0 %, Heading variation 1.1 ° at 51 %, −3.85 points
Departure Climb 3 — gear not retracted; Landing gear up at 0 %, bank angle up to 10.7 ° at 77 %, −1.82 points
Arrival Landing — at 78 %, bank angle up to 6.3 ° at 89 %, −1.18 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 · 10 stages, 9 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 94.99Departure roll runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kn. Local weather - Temperature 69 °F. Wind 0 kn at 162 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
98 % Liftoff speed was 71 knTarget 70 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 7.1 ft0.0 ft left to 7.1 ft right -7.1 -2.5 ft
58 % Average g force 0.14 g0.01 g min to max 0.33 g 0.33 0.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °3.6 ° min to max 4.1 ° 4.1 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.1 °

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
Departure Climb 1 98.68Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 KALB Albany Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 80 kn71 kn min to max 84 kn 71 84 kn
95 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.1 3.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.89 g min to max 1.11 g 1.04 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 414 ft/m334 ft/m min to max 510 ft/m 334 510 ft/m
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl 0 50 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °3.9 ° min to max 7.0 ° 3.9 7.0 °
Departure Climb 2 98.45Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.4 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 84 kn79 kn min to max 85 kn 84 82 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 0.4 °
94 % Average g force 0.97 g0.65 g min to max 1.06 g 0.91 0.87 g
Info Average VSI 725 ft/m494 ft/m min to max 1,197 ft/m 512 494 ft/m
Info Average altitude 124 ft agl52 ft agl min to max 398 ft agl 52 398 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.4 °6.3 ° min to max 11.3 ° 7.0 6.3 °
Departure Climb 3 85.44Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 2.1 °0.5 ° min to max 2.8 ° 1.9 0.5 °
100 % Average speed 84 kn83 kn min to max 86 kn 84 86 kn
77 % Average bank angle 5.7 °0.1 ° min to max 10.7 ° 0.2 8.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.89 g min to max 0.92 g 0.91 0.92 g
0 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 565 ft/m452 ft/m min to max 650 ft/m 467 571 ft/m
Info Average altitude 532 ft agl412 ft agl min to max 659 ft agl 412 659 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °6.2 ° min to max 7.5 ° 6.3 6.3 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Arrival 100.00Arrival started .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 78 kn70 kn min to max 90 kn 86 73 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 13.8 ° 8.3 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.84 g min to max 0.99 g 0.92 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -23 ft/m-492 ft/m min to max 691 ft/m 615 -206 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,022 ft asl808 ft asl min to max 1,157 ft asl 953 808 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °-1.1 ° min to max 7.3 ° 6.4 -0.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 916 ft agl · 80 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 654 ft agl · 83 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 681 ft agl · 80 kt
Arrival Final 1 69.23Approaching runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 478 ft agl to 69 ft agl. A decrease of 410 ft in 35 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.7 °4.1 ° min to max 5.2 °Target 3.0 ° 4.6 4.1 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn72 kn min to max 76 kn 73 72 kn
51 % Heading variation 1.1 °0.5 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.0 0.5 °
95 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.1 ° min to max 5.0 ° 1.3 5.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.85 g min to max 1.05 g 0.87 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -692 ft/m-867 ft/m min to max -265 ft/m -265 -788 ft/m
Info Average altitude 244 ft agl69 ft agl min to max 478 ft agl 478 69 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.0 °-4.6 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -2.5 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-230-173-115-58058115173230Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 90.59Landing on runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County, runway length 4,635 ft. Threshold height at 65 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 72 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.7 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 72 kn. Target 70 kn
78 % Target 50 ft agl
93 % Landing and flare profile
89 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.3 °
89 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 6.3 ° 5.1 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.83 g min to max 1.08 g 1.07 0.87 g
Info Average speed 60 kn47 kn min to max 72 kn 72 47 kn
Info Average VSI -314 ft/m-785 ft/m min to max -22 ft/m -785 -198 ft/m
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 65 ft agl 65 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °-2.3 ° min to max 6.5 ° -2.3 3.0 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001326395265Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-70-56-42-28-1401428425670Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 93.60Touchdown point was 179 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 47 kn was good. Touchdown rate was good at -198 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 1 kn at 323 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Touchdown VSI was -198 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,614 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 47 knTarget 55 kn
90 % Runway alignment max 14.2 ft12.6 ft left 14.2 11.4 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.3 °
79 % Average g force 0.74 g0.38 g min to max 1.03 g 0.87 0.38 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 46 kn46 kn min to max 47 kn 47 46 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °2.9 ° min to max 6.5 ° 3.0 6.5 °
Arrival Rollout 91.81Total landing distance 2,282 ft, 49 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,282 ft49 % of runway.
90 % Runway alignment max 14.7 ft14.7 ft left to 0.0 ft left 11.2 14.0 ft
64 % Average g force 0.34 g0.12 g min to max 0.75 g 0.35 0.75 g
Info Average speed 51 kn33 kn min to max 54 kn 54 33 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °2.5 ° min to max 6.6 ° 6.6 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.6 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 5 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kn0 kn min to max 50 kn 28 50 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °2.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° 2.8 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.91 g0.44 g min to max 1.08 g 0.68 0.44 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,355 ft · 16 %
98.37Liftoff speed70 kt
97.75Runway alignment7.1 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.68Rate of climb414 fpm

Landing

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

78.16Threshold height64 ft
99.71Threshold speed72 kt
89.29Centreline offset0.5 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 KSCH 28

Past threshold100.00
1,620ft
Centreline90.36
11.4ft L
Speed100.00
46kt
Touchdown rate84.43
-206fpm
Impact78.86
1.03G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 4,635 ft of the approach.

64 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 64 ft, down at 1,620 ft

Plan view — the full 4,635 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,620 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 1,620 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,223 ft of 4,635 ft · 48 %
Rollout distance100.00
603ft48 % used
Rollout alignment89.79
14.7ft L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
94.39 %
94.99 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 01 at KALB Albany Intl. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kn. Local weather - Temperature 69 °F. Wind 0 kn at 162 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
98.37 %
Liftoff speed was 71 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
97.75 %
0.0 ft left to 7.1 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
57.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 65 50
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 4 3
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-100102030405060708090 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
98.68 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 KALB Albany Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
94.71 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
98.45 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
96.11 %
4 2 0
G
94.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 9 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 750 300
85.44 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01 KALB Albany Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
77.21 %
11 5.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 7 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 500 300
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0000111222333444555 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.7511.250100200300400500600 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.7511.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 86.31 %
69.23 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 478 ft agl to 69 ft agl. A decrease of 410 ft in 35 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
51.43 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
76 73 70
Alignment
51.43 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
94.7 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-265 -582 -900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-230-173-115-58058115173230 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
90.59 %
Landing
Landing on runway 28 at KSCH Schenectady County, runway length 4,635 ft. Threshold height at 65 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 72 kn.
Height
78.16 %
Threshold height at 65 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
99.71 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 72 kt. Target 76 kt
Flare
93.29 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
89.29 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
88.74 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
72 56 40
Pitch °
Info
7 2.5 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-22 -411 -800
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001326395265 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-70-56-42-28-1401428425670 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
93.6 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 179 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 47 kn was good. Touchdown rate was good at -198 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 1 kn at 323 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
84.43 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -206 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 47 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown point was 179 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
90.36 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 ft from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.5 °
G
78.86 %
G 0.74 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
91.81 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,282 ft, 49 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 2,282 ft using 49.23 % of runway
Alignment
89.79 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
64 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
46 33 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 4.5 2
05001,0001,5002,000 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
Metrics
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