LSZG to LSZG Flight Report - Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Flight from LSZG to LSZG

Friday, 11 October 2024 15:21

Minutes 21

15 nm

Fuel 10 kg

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 24 at LSZG

Grenchen

Grenchen, Kanton Solothurn, Switzerland

Altitude

1,404 ft asl

Weight

978 kg

Fuel

98 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

200.0 °

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

3 kt

Arrival

Runway 24 at LSZG

Grenchen

Grenchen Kanton Solothurn, Switzerland

1,404 ft asl

Altitude

968 kg

Weight

88 kg

Fuel

13 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

360.0 °

Wind Direction

-2 kt

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.92%

Departure Score 89.87%

Enroute Score 99.99%

Arrival Score 94.89%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

91.14 %

Touchdown

92.6 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

70.57 %

Threshold speed at 54 kt was well below target, take care not to stall.

Flare

98 %

Excellent landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

96.63 %

Touchdown rate was good at -200 ft/m.

Impact

94.86 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 47 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 168 m.

Centreline

77.98 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.1 m from centreline.

Bounce

80 %

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Flight Stages LSZG to LSZG

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kn 0 kn min to max 18 kn	0		14 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 12 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.82 g min to max 1.14 g	1.00		1.08 g
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 0.9 ° min to max 4.1 °	0.9		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 15:21:35
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:21:35
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:21:35
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:21:35
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:21:35
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:21:35
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:21:35

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen, Average speed was 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 11 kn 4 kn min to max 17 kn	14		5 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 2.4 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.4		3.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 0.96 g 0.77 g min to max 1.21 g	0.89		1.05 g

Departure Roll

92.2 %

Departure roll runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen. Takeoff distance 258 m 30 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 6 kn at 200 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 258 m 30 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 68 kn Target 70 kn
92.58 %	Runway alignment max 5.30 m 5.08 m left to 0.22 m right	-0.22		5.08 m
86.86 %	Average g force 0.47 g 0.04 g min to max 1.14 g	1.04		0.92 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 1.6 ° min to max 4.8 °	3.6		4.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.0		1.4 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:25:24
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 15:29:02
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:30:35
0 %	Strobe Lights at 15:30:40

Departure Climb 1

99.22 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 LSZG Grenchen.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.89 %	Heading variation -1.0 ° -1.3 ° min to max -0.9 °	-1.0		-1.3 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 67 kn min to max 74 kn	68		74 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.4		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.86 g 0.80 g min to max 0.93 g	0.89		0.85 g
Info	Average VSI 577 ft/m 359 ft/m min to max 786 ft/m	359		786 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl	1		49 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.5 ° 5.0 ° min to max 9.4 °	5.0		9.4 °

Departure Climb 2

89.82 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 LSZG Grenchen.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
66.75 %	Heading variation -2.0 ° -4.7 ° min to max -1.3 °	-1.3		-4.7 °
100 %	Average speed 75 kn 73 kn min to max 77 kn	74		74 kn
92.53 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.8 °	0.4		4.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.82 g 0.74 g min to max 0.88 g	0.81		0.86 g
Info	Average VSI 1,026 ft/m 824 ft/m min to max 1,465 ft/m	824		1,362 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 117 ft agl 54 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl	54		390 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.4 ° 9.5 ° min to max 13.3 °	9.5		13.3 °

Departure Climb 3

68.12 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 24 LSZG Grenchen.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading variation -8.8 ° -11.0 ° min to max -5.2 °	-5.2		-11.0 °
100 %	Average speed 82 kn 70 kn min to max 91 kn	73		89 kn
90.61 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.6 °	5.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.79 g 0.66 g min to max 0.87 g	0.87		0.80 g
0 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 846 ft/m 398 ft/m min to max 1,742 ft/m	1,506		516 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 720 ft agl 415 ft agl min to max 993 ft agl	415		993 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.4 ° 4.4 ° min to max 15.6 °	14.6		4.4 °
Info	Gear Not Retracted at 15:31:10

Enroute Climb

99.97 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Lengnau (Canton de Berne, Switzerland). Climbing from 2,413 ft asl to 2,733 ft asl, an increase of 320 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 103 kn 88 kn min to max 115 kn	90		107 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.4 °	0.4		0.5 °
99.71 %	Average g force 0.82 g 0.49 g min to max 0.94 g	0.86		0.83 g
Info	Average VSI 196 ft/m -476 ft/m min to max 890 ft/m	476		86 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,694 ft asl 2,413 ft asl min to max 2,790 ft asl	2,413		2,733 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° -2.5 ° min to max 6.8 °	4.3		1.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of Orpund (Canton de Berne, Switzerland) and lasted 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,709 ft asl 2,658 ft asl min to max 2,771 ft asl	2,736		2,726 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 103 kn 98 kn min to max 108 kn	106		98 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.9 °	0.7		1.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.83 g 0.75 g min to max 1.00 g	0.84		0.77 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -3.2 ° min to max 4.3 °	1.7		0.5 °

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile south east of Orpund (Canton de Berne, Switzerland).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 82 kn 58 kn min to max 105 kn	99		74 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.5 °	1.7		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.82 g 0.56 g min to max 1.06 g	0.77		0.79 g
Info	Average VSI -85 ft/m -1,016 ft/m min to max 578 ft/m	-53		-248 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,546 ft asl 2,257 ft asl min to max 2,724 ft asl	2,724		2,257 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -4.6 ° min to max 10.8 °	-0.1		0.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:40:58

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 847 ft agl to 687 ft agl. A decrease of 160 ft in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.2 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 70 kn min to max 73 kn	73		71 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.9 ° -1.1 ° min to max -0.5 °	-1.1		-0.5 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.81 g 0.76 g min to max 0.86 g	0.80		0.84 g
Info	Average VSI -468 ft/m -637 ft/m min to max -287 ft/m	-287		-422 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 770 ft agl 687 ft agl min to max 847 ft agl	847		687 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.8 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.6		-0.2 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 674 ft agl to 374 ft agl. A decrease of 300 ft in 43 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 70 kn 67 kn min to max 73 kn	70		70 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.2 °	-0.4		1.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.8		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.81 g 0.76 g min to max 0.86 g	0.80		0.79 g
Info	Average VSI -423 ft/m -568 ft/m min to max -227 ft/m	-411		-297 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 524 ft agl 374 ft agl min to max 674 ft agl	674		374 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -1.4 ° min to max 1.3 °	-0.9		-0.5 °
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 15:42:05

Arrival Final 1

95.39 %

Approaching runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 369 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 338 ft in 40 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.4 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.5 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 58 kn 54 kn min to max 70 kn	69		54 kn
79.2 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		0.6 °
97.73 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.4 °	2.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.81 g 0.63 g min to max 1.02 g	0.78		0.81 g
Info	Average VSI -480 ft/m -718 ft/m min to max -239 ft/m	-322		-271 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 94 ft agl 31 ft agl min to max 369 ft agl	369		31 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -4.3 ° min to max 3.5 °	-1.1		2.5 °
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 15:42:19

Arrival Landing

91.14 %

Landing on runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen, runway length 868 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
70.57 %	Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
100 %	Target 47 ft agl
98 %	Landing and flare profile
90 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.6		0.8 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.5		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.80 g 0.59 g min to max 1.05 g	0.81		0.80 g
Info	Average speed 51 kn 47 kn min to max 54 kn	54		47 kn
Info	Average VSI -269 ft/m -404 ft/m min to max -122 ft/m	-268		-198 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 4 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl	27		4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 10.7 °	2.2		2.6 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:42:53
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:42:54

Arrival Touchdown

92.6 %

Touchdown distance was good at 168 m. Touchdown speed at 47 kn was good. Touchdown rate was good at -198 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 13 °C. Wind 6 kn at 360 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.63 %	Touchdown VSI was -198 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 168 m Target 442 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 47 kn Target 55 kn
77.98 %	Runway alignment max 9.09 m 8.78 m left	9.09		8.36 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.7		1.9 °
94.86 %	Average g force 0.70 g 0.32 g min to max 1.04 g	0.80		0.32 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 46 kn 46 kn min to max 47 kn	47		46 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° 2.6 ° min to max 7.4 °	2.6		7.4 °

Arrival Rollout

90.2 %

Total landing distance 493 m, 57 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 493 m 57 % of runway.
80.64 %	Runway alignment max 10.14 m 8.36 m left to 1.79 m right	8.36		1.76 m
89.14 %	Average g force 0.53 g 0.12 g min to max 1.09 g	0.32		0.85 g
Info	Average speed 52 kn 30 kn min to max 57 kn	57		30 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.3 ° -0.1 ° min to max 7.7 °	7.4		2.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.9 °	1.9		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 45 kn	29		45 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 2.1 ° min to max 4.6 °	3.1		4.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.1		0.6 °
Info	Average g force 0.96 g 0.54 g min to max 1.17 g	0.86		0.54 g
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:43:22
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:43:23

Takeoff on runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

89.87 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

92.2 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen. Takeoff distance 258 m 30 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 6 kn at 200 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 258 m using 29.71 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 68 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

92.58 %

5.08 m left to 0.22 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

86.86 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.22 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 LSZG Grenchen.

Alignment

96.89 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

89.82 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 LSZG Grenchen.

Alignment

66.75 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

92.53 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

68.12 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 24 LSZG Grenchen.

Alignment

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

90.61 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Landing Score 92.33 %

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 847 ft agl to 687 ft agl. A decrease of 160 ft in 20 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 674 ft agl to 374 ft agl. A decrease of 300 ft in 43 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

95.39 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 369 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 338 ft in 40 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

79.2 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

79.2 %

Bank °

97.73 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

91.14 %

Landing

Landing on runway 24 at LSZG Grenchen, runway length 868 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

70.57 %

Threshold speed at 54 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kt

Flare

98 %

Excellent landing flare

Centreline ft

90 %

Bank °