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KCDW
Caldwell, United States
Runway 28
Elevation167 ft asl
Weight975 kg
Fuel76 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

93.99 %
KCDW
Caldwell, United States
Runway 28
Elevation167 ft asl
Weight914 kg
Fuel15 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
13 Sep 2024 0:06 6 nm Cessna Skyhawk 62 kg
Departure Score
93.33 %
Pattern Score
89.30 %
Arrival Score
99.33 %

What went well

Touched down at -214 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 78 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 2.35 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Pattern Base Leg — Heading -20.5 ° at 0 %, −2.14 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −1.11 points
Departure Climb 2 — scored 90.00 %, −1.11 points

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Departure Roll

The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.

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Start to finish · 16 stages, 14 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 28 at KCDW Essex County, Average speed was 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kn10 kn min to max 10 kn 10 10 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °0.3 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 90.00Departure roll runway 28 at KCDW Essex County. Takeoff distance 308 m 37 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 57 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 308 m37 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 57 knTarget 62 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.93 m0.15 m left to 2.78 m right -1.21 -2.78 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.0 3.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KCDW Essex County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 63 kn57 kn min to max 67 kn 57 67 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 511 ft/m357 ft/m min to max 625 ft/m 357 373 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 0 47 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °3.3 ° min to max 8.0 ° 3.5 3.3 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KCDW Essex County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 73 kn67 kn min to max 85 kn 67 85 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° 0.0 4.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.77 g min to max 1.11 g 0.94 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 538 ft/m282 ft/m min to max 1,350 ft/m 364 610 ft/m
Info Average altitude 104 ft agl47 ft agl min to max 413 ft agl 47 413 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °1.9 ° min to max 9.2 ° 3.3 5.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 278 ft agl · 84 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 28 KCDW Essex County. Distance was less than 1 nm in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 85 kn79 kn min to max 92 kn 86 92 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.4 °8.7 ° min to max 19.6 ° 8.7 18.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.14 g 1.10 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 876 ft/m303 ft/m min to max 1,573 ft/m 791 303 ft/m
Info Average altitude 603 ft agl438 ft agl min to max 706 ft agl 438 706 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °2.2 ° min to max 12.1 ° 7.2 2.5 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 28 KCDW Essex County. Distance was less than 1 nm in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 3.0 °-12.2 ° min to max 12.4 ° 12.4 -12.2 °
100 % Average speed 100 kn93 kn min to max 106 kn 93 99 kn
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.90 g min to max 1.20 g 1.08 1.17 g
Info Average VSI 463 ft/m25 ft/m min to max 1,428 ft/m 329 1,428 ft/m
Info Average altitude 794 ft agl711 ft agl min to max 945 ft agl 711 945 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 7.4 °0.2 ° min to max 27.8 ° 17.9 27.8 °
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °0.1 ° min to max 9.3 ° 2.6 9.3 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 84.79Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 62.6 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
50 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 62.6 °.
100 % Average speed 98 kn93 kn min to max 108 kn 97 108 kn
99.8 % Average bank angle 24.5 °5.4 ° min to max 32.0 ° 30.0 5.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.99 g min to max 1.15 g 1.15 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 439 ft/m-402 ft/m min to max 1,539 ft/m 1,517 -227 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,046 ft agl970 ft agl min to max 1,075 ft agl 970 1,041 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-2.4 ° min to max 9.5 ° 9.5 -0.2 °
Pattern Downwind 85.34Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 54 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.7 % Heading -5.1 °-31.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 -31.0 °
51 % Average altitude 1,267 ft agl1,042 ft agl min to max 1,391 ft agl 1,042 1,333 ft agl
100 % Average speed 94 kn82 kn min to max 109 kn 109 82 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.78 g min to max 1.26 g 1.14 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 301 ft/m-585 ft/m min to max 1,214 ft/m -26 -500 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 4.2 °0.0 ° min to max 15.2 ° 4.9 10.4 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-3.8 ° min to max 8.0 ° 1.1 -2.1 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 100.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 43.2 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 43.2 °.
100 % Average speed 80 kn76 kn min to max 84 kn 81 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.0 °7.4 ° min to max 11.8 ° 9.9 7.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.83 g min to max 1.18 g 1.05 1.14 g
Info Average VSI -702 ft/m-1,128 ft/m min to max -240 ft/m -430 -828 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,205 ft agl1,045 ft agl min to max 1,326 ft agl 1,326 1,045 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.3 °-6.4 ° min to max 0.3 ° -1.5 -2.8 °
Pattern Base Leg 55.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -20.5 °-52.9 ° min to max 2.5 ° 2.5 -52.9 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn82 kn min to max 98 kn 83 98 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.83 g min to max 1.15 g 1.02 1.07 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
Info Average altitude 829 ft agl562 ft agl min to max 1,036 ft agl 1,036 562 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 12.3 °0.1 ° min to max 18.0 ° 2.4 12.5 °
Info Average pitch angle -6.6 °-9.1 ° min to max -2.7 ° -2.8 -7.0 °
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 92 kn78 kn min to max 100 kn 98 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.1 °0.6 ° min to max 16.9 ° 14.4 6.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.52 g min to max 1.21 g 1.06 1.20 g
Info Average VSI -1,139 ft/m-1,631 ft/m min to max -584 ft/m -1,451 -1,061 ft/m
Info Average altitude 344 ft agl170 ft agl min to max 539 ft agl 539 170 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -6.1 °-9.8 ° min to max -2.6 ° -6.6 -4.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 245 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 251 ft agl · 101 kt
Arrival Final 1 98.59Approaching runway 28 at KCDW Essex County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 160 ft agl to 20 ft agl. A decrease of 140 ft in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.6 °0.9 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 63 kn55 kn min to max 76 kn 76 55 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
93 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 5.6 ° 4.5 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.58 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -537 ft/m-1,050 ft/m min to max -226 ft/m -762 -226 ft/m
Info Average altitude 50 ft agl20 ft agl min to max 160 ft agl 160 20 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-7.8 ° min to max 1.5 ° -2.6 1.2 °
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.72Landing on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County, runway length 827 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 55 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 55 kn. Target 63 kn
100 % Target 45 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
99.9 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 2.1 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.04 g
Info Average speed 53 kn51 kn min to max 55 kn 55 51 kn
Info Average VSI -225 ft/m-234 ft/m min to max -214 ft/m -224 -214 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 12 ft agl 12 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °0.7 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.2 1.7 °
07501121324253Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075-15-12-9-6-303691215Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.02Touchdown distance was good at 77 m. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -214 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Touchdown VSI was -214 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 77 mTarget 428 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 51 knTarget 53 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.59 m2.48 m left 2.59 2.35 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g1.04 g min to max 1.28 g 1.04 1.07 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 50 kn50 kn min to max 51 kn 51 50 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.6 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.7 1.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 241 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 241 m29 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.32 m2.32 m left to 0.00 m left 2.32 0.16 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.09 g 1.06 1.00 g
Info Average speed 51 kn34 kn min to max 56 kn 56 34 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °0.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.9 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kn11 kn min to max 28 kn 28 11 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll308 m · 37 %
100.00Liftoff speed56 kt
100.00Runway alignment2.78 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb511 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height11 ft
98.93Threshold speed54 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.07 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KCDW 28

Past threshold100.00
78m
Centreline100.00
2.35m L
Speed100.00
50kt
Touchdown rate96.07
-214fpm
Impact100.00
1.28G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 827 m of the approach.

11 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 11 ft, down at 78 m

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

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 78 m past threshold CLEARED

The 78 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 224 m of 827 m · 27 %
Rollout distance100.00
146m27 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.32m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County in the Cessna Skyhawk
93.33 %
90 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 28 at KCDW Essex County. Takeoff distance 308 m 37 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 57 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 308 m using 37.28 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 57 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.15 m left to 2.78 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 30 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KCDW Essex County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KCDW Essex County.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 5.5 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 750 100
02505007500336699132165 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.090.140.180.230100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.050.090.140.180.23-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County in the Cessna Skyhawk
Landing Score 99.33 %
Landing Summary
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98.59 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 28 at KCDW Essex County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 160 ft agl to 20 ft agl. A decrease of 140 ft in 14 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
76 63 50
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
92.97 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-230 -665 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.72 %
Landing
Landing on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County, runway length 827 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 55 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
98.93 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 55 kt. Target 63 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.85 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
55 52 50
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-216 -258 -300
07501121324253 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075-15-12-9-6-303691215 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
99.02 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 77 m. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -214 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Touchdown
96.07 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -214 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 51 kt was good. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 77 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
100 %
G 1.13 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 241 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 241 m using 29.13 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
50 35 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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