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KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 05
Elevation2,579 ft asl
Weight1,945 lbs
Fuel149 lbs
Wind80° · 8 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

97.68 %
KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 05
Elevation2,579 ft asl
Weight1,939 lbs
Fuel143 lbs
21 Aug 2023 0:09 7 nm PA28 Archer II 6 lbs
Departure Score
97.45 %
Enroute Score
99.24 %
Arrival Score
95.61 %

What went well

Touched down at -127 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,321 ft in — inside the full-score zone
1.11 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Landing — at 68 %, Landing and flare profile at 73 %, −0.98 points
Departure Climb 2 — bank angle up to 10.2 ° at 78 %, −0.36 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 11.3 ° at 75 %, −0.33 points

Next time

Work on the flare

See Arrival Landing

On a 3° glideslope your sink rate in feet per minute is roughly your groundspeed in knots times five (5.3, strictly). A Cessna 172 at 65 kt groundspeed is coming down at about 345 fpm. An A320 at 140 kt groundspeed is coming down at about 740 fpm. the entire job of the flare is to take that 350 to 750 fpm and reduce it to something in the normal band, in roughly the last five seconds of the flight.

Read more in How to Land a Plane Smoothly in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Start to finish · 15 stages, 13 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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 15 kn 0 15 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 knmax 13 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °1.9 ° min to max 4.1 ° 4.0 2.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 0.3 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Departure Roll 98.32Departure roll runway 05 at KPVF Placerville. Takeoff distance 2,369 ft 61 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 59 kn. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 8 kn at 80 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,369 ft61 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 59 knTarget 62 kn
92 % Runway alignment max 15.7 ft2.8 ft left to 13.0 ft right -7.0 2.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °0.4 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.1 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Departure Climb 1 99.27Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn59 kn min to max 68 kn 59 67 kn
97 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.1 3.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 375 ft/m240 ft/m min to max 484 ft/m 240 484 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl 0 41 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °4.3 ° min to max 8.2 ° 4.3 8.2 °
Departure Climb 2 94.58Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn67 kn min to max 79 kn 67 78 kn
78 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 10.2 ° 3.0 10.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 636 ft/m411 ft/m min to max 980 ft/m 488 691 ft/m
Info Average altitude 115 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl 48 390 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °7.3 ° min to max 11.0 ° 8.2 10.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 217 ft agl · 77 kt
Departure Climb 3 95.09Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -1.0 °
100 % Average speed 79 kn77 kn min to max 80 kn 77 80 kn
75 % Average bank angle 10.9 °10.3 ° min to max 11.3 ° 10.8 11.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.99 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.05 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 786 ft/m700 ft/m min to max 926 ft/m 700 926 ft/m
Info Average altitude 422 ft agl396 ft agl min to max 451 ft agl 396 451 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.0 °9.8 ° min to max 10.2 ° 10.1 10.2 °
Enroute Climb 97.71Enroute climb started overhead KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States). Climbing from 3,054 ft asl to 3,839 ft asl, an increase of 785 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Climb speed 91 kn74 kn min to max 100 knTarget 85 kn 79 100 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.0 °0.1 ° min to max 18.9 ° 11.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.14 g 1.05 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 548 ft/m-147 ft/m min to max 1,143 ft/m 1,010 422 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,449 ft asl3,054 ft asl min to max 3,839 ft asl 3,054 3,839 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °2.5 ° min to max 12.0 ° 10.8 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of Placerville (El Dorado County, California, United States). Descent from 3,844 ft asl to 3,462 ft asl, a decrease of 382 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 113 kn101 kn min to max 118 kn 101 107 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 16.7 ° 0.1 13.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.14 g 0.88 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -352 ft/m-761 ft/m min to max 683 ft/m 354 683 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,633 ft asl3,406 ft asl min to max 3,846 ft asl 3,844 3,462 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-3.4 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.9 4.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Placerville (El Dorado County, California, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,492 ft asl3,379 ft asl min to max 3,529 ft asl 3,474 3,379 ft asl
100 % Average speed 96 kn89 kn min to max 105 kn 105 89 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.9 °0.2 ° min to max 17.0 ° 14.1 14.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.87 g min to max 1.14 g 1.03 1.14 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-5.1 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.6 -2.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,639 ft agl · 104 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,682 ft agl · 96 kt
Arrival 100.00Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started overhead Placerville (El Dorado County, California, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 80 kn72 kn min to max 89 kn 89 72 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.8 °0.4 ° min to max 21.2 ° 15.3 2.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.08 g 1.06 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -575 ft/m-780 ft/m min to max -164 ft/m -754 -164 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,122 ft asl2,917 ft asl min to max 3,367 ft asl 3,367 2,917 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-2.5 ° min to max 2.2 ° -2.3 2.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 825 ft agl · 83 kt
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 05 at KPVF Placerville from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 337 ft agl to 299 ft agl. A decrease of 38 ft in 9 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.7 °2.7 ° min to max 2.8 °Target 3.0 ° 2.7 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn70 kn min to max 72 kn 72 71 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.9 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -236 ft/m-359 ft/m min to max -125 ft/m -125 -194 ft/m
Info Average altitude 319 ft agl299 ft agl min to max 337 ft agl 337 299 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.9 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.2 3.2 °
11.251.51.752200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 97.67Approaching runway 05 at KPVF Placerville from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 298 ft agl to 34 ft agl. A decrease of 264 ft in 42 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.1 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 2.1 °
100 % Average speed 67 kn64 kn min to max 72 kn 71 64 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.14 g 1.04 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -424 ft/m-720 ft/m min to max -59 ft/m -103 -342 ft/m
Info Average altitude 107 ft agl34 ft agl min to max 298 ft agl 298 34 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.2 3.7 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 3 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 85.32Landing on runway 05 at KPVF Placerville, runway length 3,893 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 64 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 64 kn. Target 70 kn
73 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 1.03 g
Info Average speed 60 kn54 kn min to max 65 kn 64 54 kn
Info Average VSI -146 ft/m-341 ft/m min to max -24 ft/m -341 -127 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 31 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °3.7 ° min to max 8.1 ° 3.7 7.6 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-50-40-30-20-1001020304050Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 97.69Touchdown distance was good at 1,315 ft. Touchdown speed at 54 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -127 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 3 kn at 59 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Touchdown VSI was -127 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,315 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 54 knTarget 61 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 6.7 ft6.5 ft right -6.4 -6.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.02 g min to max 1.11 g 1.03 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 54 kn53 kn min to max 54 kn 54 53 kn
Info Average pitch angle 7.9 °7.6 ° min to max 8.3 ° 7.6 8.3 °
Arrival Rollout 97.39Total landing distance 2,090 ft, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,090 ft54 % of runway.
94 % Runway alignment max 10.5 ft0.0 ft left to 10.5 ft right -6.8 -10.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 50 kn31 kn min to max 53 kn 53 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °1.1 ° min to max 8.7 ° 8.4 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.5 0.4 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 4 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 4 ft agl · 55 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kn8 kn min to max 26 kn 26 16 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° 1.1 2.9 °
Info Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.3 1.9 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Battery Master Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 59 kt with 4.3° of pitch.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.3° off8° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 21 kt 2.1° 0 s
Liftoff976 ft 59 kt 4.3° 17.0 s
35 ft1,652 ft · 6.4 s after liftoff 68 kt 8.0° 23.4 s
End of Climb 36,013 ft · 451 ft 80 kt 10.2° 60 s

Takeoff from KPVF 05

Takeoff roll100.00
1,152ft30 %
Liftoff speed100.00
59kt
Runway alignment91.60
13.0ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.27
374fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 451 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,060 ft of runway left; then climbing at 630 fpm on average to 451 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

500 ft250 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 59 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,893 ft runway.

Rolled from 181 ft in, drifted 13 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 29 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 13.0 ft RROLL 181 FT INAirborne 1,157 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,157 ft of 3,893 ft · 30 %
Behind the start of the roll, 181 ftTakeoff roll, 976 ft Left ahead, 2,736 ft

The approach to KPVF 05

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 2.0 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 70 ft below the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND728497329220
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 540 ft right of the centreline at 2.0 nm, then inside the band from 1.3 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND33 ft R364 ft R30 ft L16 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KPVF 05

Over the threshold

Threshold height67.84
30ft
Threshold speed100.00
64kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.1ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,321ft
Centreline98.21
6.7ft R
Speed100.00
54kt
Touchdown rate91.85
-127fpm
Impact100.00
1.11G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 53 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 12 s, an average deceleration of 0.12 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

020406030 kt · 829 fttouchdown862 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 3,893 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 30 ft, 20 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,321 ft in, 321 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 3,893 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

30 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −127 fpm · 7.5° nose up · 54 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 30 ft, down at 1,321 ft

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 360 fpm at 24 ft to 130 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.8° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°touchdown−127 fpm at touchdown7.5° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 3,893 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 7 ft right of the centreline and drifted to 38 ft left on the rollout.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,321 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,321 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,040 ft of 3,893 ft · 52 %
In the air over the runway, 1,321 ftRollout, 719 ft Left over, 1,853 ft
Rollout distance100.00
719ft52 % used
Rollout alignment94.20
10.5ft R

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