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NC08
Hayesville, United States
Runway 28
Elevation1,998 ft asl
Weight6,596 lbs
Fuel530 lbs
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

86.01 %
NC08
Hayesville, United States
Runway 28
Elevation1,998 ft asl
Weight6,598 lbs
Fuel531 lbs
Wind135° · 6 kn · 4 kn cross
27 Apr 2025 0:06 11 nm Spitfire Mk IX
Departure Score
89.11 %
Pattern Score
82.42 %
Arrival Score
86.49 %

What went well

Touched down at -317 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 644 ft in — inside the full-score zone
1.32 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation -0.4 ° at 0 %, Approach angle 3.2 ° at 47 %, −3.22 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −2.43 points
Pattern Final Turn — bank angle up to 75.5 ° at 0 %, g force 0.80 to 2.48 g at 72 %, −2.28 points

Next time

Track the centreline on final

See 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 · 16 stages, 14 in the score

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 NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport, Average speed was 22 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 23 kt0 kt min to max 37 kt 0 37 kt
Info Average pitch angle 10.9 °10.8 ° min to max 11.1 ° 11.0 10.9 °
Info Average bank angle 1.4 °0.6 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.8 1.7 °
Info Average g force 0.93 g0.91 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.92 g

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Roll 78.17Departure roll runway 28 at NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport. Takeoff distance 1,730 ft 65 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 102 kt. Local weather - Temperature 109 °F. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,730 ft65 % of runway
56 % Liftoff speed was 102 ktTarget 80 kt
84 % Runway alignment max 24.0 ft24.0 ft left to 0.0 ft left 20.4 13.2 ft
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.90 g min to max 1.02 g 0.92 1.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °0.0 ° min to max 10.8 ° 10.8 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° 1.6 3.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.15Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 113 kt103 kt min to max 120 kt 103 120 kt
97 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.7 ° min to max 3.3 ° 3.1 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.01 g min to max 1.13 g 1.01 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 400 fpm98 fpm min to max 678 fpm 98 678 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl-6 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl -4 28 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °3.7 ° min to max 7.8 ° 3.7 7.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 29 ft agl · 125 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 125 kt120 kt min to max 136 kt 120 136 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 1.0 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.90 g min to max 1.09 g 1.08 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 920 fpm687 fpm min to max 1,232 fpm 687 1,200 fpm
Info Average altitude 53 ft agl29 ft agl min to max 129 ft agl 29 129 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °5.7 ° min to max 8.0 ° 7.9 5.7 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 28 NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 92 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 172 kt141 kt min to max 187 kt 141 168 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.4 °0.0 ° min to max 23.7 ° 6.3 23.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.19 g 0.93 1.19 g
Info Average VSI 518 fpm-830 fpm min to max 1,630 fpm 1,057 -744 fpm
Info Average altitude 885 ft agl166 ft agl min to max 1,287 ft agl 166 947 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-2.0 ° min to max 5.7 ° 5.0 -0.2 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 196 ft agl · 156 kt
Pattern Crosswind 99.14Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 28 NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 11 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 1.3 °-16.1 ° min to max 15.9 ° 15.9 -16.1 °
100 % Average speed 167 kt166 kt min to max 172 kt 168 172 kt
91 % Average g force 1.10 g0.96 g min to max 1.40 g 1.27 1.40 g
Info Average VSI -721 fpm-1,622 fpm min to max 12 fpm -552 -1,427 fpm
Info Average altitude 895 ft agl770 ft agl min to max 940 ft agl 940 770 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 29.6 °27.0 ° min to max 31.7 ° 29.2 30.4 °
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-4.3 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.0 -1.4 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 98.63Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 5 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 51.1 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 51.1 °.
100 % Average speed 165 kt161 kt min to max 172 kt 172 161 kt
100 % Average bank angle 24.9 °5.5 ° min to max 31.0 ° 31.0 5.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g0.93 g min to max 1.34 g 1.34 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 31 fpm-1,106 fpm min to max 512 fpm -1,106 10 fpm
Info Average altitude 777 ft agl737 ft agl min to max 815 ft agl 755 794 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.7 ° min to max 2.9 ° -0.7 0.8 °
Pattern Downwind 64.45Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 3 nm in 62 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
26 % Heading -16.0 °-19.1 ° min to max -15.4 ° -16.3 -19.1 °
55 % Average altitude 747 ft agl620 ft agl min to max 914 ft agl 794 914 ft agl
100 % Average speed 165 kt161 kt min to max 168 kt 161 164 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.23 g 0.96 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 112 fpm-613 fpm min to max 618 fpm -6 390 fpm
Info Average bank angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 15.7 ° 3.3 15.7 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-1.5 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.4 2.3 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 70.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 3 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 79.6 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 79.6 °.
100 % Average speed 163 kt159 kt min to max 165 kt 164 159 kt
100 % Average bank angle 25.5 °19.6 ° min to max 29.4 ° 19.6 25.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.96 g min to max 1.32 g 1.06 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 700 fpm292 fpm min to max 1,423 fpm 437 803 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,002 ft agl922 ft agl min to max 1,128 ft agl 922 1,128 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °2.1 ° min to max 6.5 ° 2.6 2.6 °
Pattern Base Leg 92.54Pattern Base Leg. Distance was 3 nm in 55 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Heading 7.4 °-14.2 ° min to max 19.0 ° 18.0 -14.2 °
100 % Average speed 166 kt139 kt min to max 174 kt 159 139 kt
99 % Average g force 1.01 g0.46 g min to max 1.42 g 0.94 1.11 g
Info Average altitude 1,118 ft agl1,028 ft agl min to max 1,221 ft agl 1,136 1,192 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 8.4 °0.0 ° min to max 57.2 ° 3.8 57.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-2.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.7 -1.0 °
Pattern Final Turn 52.20Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 15 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 121 kt106 kt min to max 136 kt 136 106 kt
0 % Average bank angle 29.0 °0.3 ° min to max 75.4 ° 75.4 2.0 °
72 % Average g force 1.44 g0.80 g min to max 2.48 g 1.25 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -2,361 fpm-4,194 fpm min to max -935 fpm -1,397 -1,969 fpm
Info Average altitude 796 ft agl533 ft agl min to max 1,164 ft agl 1,164 533 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -7.6 °-10.7 ° min to max -2.9 ° -4.0 -8.9 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 924 ft agl · 141 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 736 ft agl · 138 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 573 ft agl · 138 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 573 ft agl · 138 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 573 ft agl · 138 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 555 ft agl · 141 kt
Arrival Final 1 61.35Approaching runway 28 at NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 500 ft agl to 34 ft agl. A decrease of 466 ft in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
47 % Approach angle 3.2 °1.6 ° min to max 5.7 °Target 3.0 ° 5.7 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 97 kt92 kt min to max 105 kt 105 92 kt
0 % Heading variation -0.4 °-9.5 ° min to max 0.5 ° -9.5 0.5 °
60 % Average bank angle 5.7 °0.0 ° min to max 17.8 ° 0.3 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.32 g 0.99 1.32 g
Info Average VSI -1,054 fpm-1,966 fpm min to max -784 fpm -1,966 -1,002 fpm
Info Average altitude 123 ft agl34 ft agl min to max 500 ft agl 500 34 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-8.7 ° min to max 4.1 ° -8.7 4.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-1,480-1,110-740-37003707401,1101,480Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 93.37Landing on runway 28 at NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport, runway length 2,667 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 92 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Threshold speed was too high at 92 kt. Target 75 kt
89 % Landing and flare profile
99.6 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.5 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.5 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.2 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.88 g min to max 1.34 g 1.32 1.00 g
Info Average speed 88 kt84 kt min to max 92 kt 92 84 kt
Info Average VSI -428 fpm-978 fpm min to max -268 fpm -978 -317 fpm
Info Average altitude 3 ft agl-7 ft agl min to max 12 ft agl 12 -7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °1.0 ° min to max 5.4 ° 4.3 2.1 °
02505007501,0001,2501,50001021314252Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,500-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 93.82Touchdown distance was good at 646 ft. Touchdown speed at 84 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -317 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 67 °F. Wind 6 kt at 134 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Tailwind: 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Touchdown VSI was -317 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 646 ftTarget 1,389 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 84 ktTarget below 76 kt
91 % Runway alignment max 17.9 ft17.0 ft left 17.8 15.4 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.81 g min to max 1.32 g 1.00 1.01 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 82 kt81 kt min to max 84 kt 84 81 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-1.8 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.1 0.7 °
Arrival Rollout 97.43Total landing distance 1,936 ft, 73 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,936 ft73 % of runway.
94 % Runway alignment max 16.3 ft15.2 ft left to 1.2 ft right 15.2 4.6 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 0.97 1.03 g
Info Average speed 77 kt46 kt min to max 85 kt 85 46 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-5.9 ° min to max 10.5 ° 0.7 10.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.2 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 5 ft agl · 75 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 46 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 12 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kt4 kt min to max 39 kt 39 8 kt
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °10.2 ° min to max 12.3 ° 10.2 12.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.2 1.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 0.93 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 102 kt with 3.1° 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.

150 kt10050020°10°0°LIFTOFF3.1° off8° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 34 kt 10.8° 0 s
80 kt876 ft 80 kt 0.6° 8.2 s
Liftoff1,548 ft · target 80 102 kt 3.1° 12.4 s
35 ft2,934 ft · 6.8 s after liftoff 122 kt 7.9° 19.2 s
End of the climb4,012 ft · 128 ft 136 kt 5.7° 24.8 s

Takeoff from NC08 28

Takeoff roll100.00
1,730ft65 %
Liftoff speed56.45
102kttarget 80, 22 fast
Runway alignment84.40
24.0ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.15
399fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 128 ft.

Reached 35 ft 564 ft past the runway end; then climbing at 620 fpm on average to 128 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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 102 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 2,667 ft runway.

Rolled from 297 ft in, drifted 24 ft left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 69 % 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 24.1 ft LROLL 297 FT INAirborne 1,845 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,845 ft of 2,667 ft · 69 %
Behind the start of the roll, 297 ftTakeoff roll, 1,548 ft Left ahead, 822 ft

The circuit to NC08 28

Left-hand, 1,000 ft circuit height. The plan shows your circuit over a textbook one for this runway; the profile unrolls the same path from liftoff to the threshold.

Plan landing direction to the left; in pale blue the textbook circuit for your downwind speed, 1.7 nm out at 165 kt

How to read this

The lap from above, with the landing direction to the left: the opposite of the runway drawings. The wide pale-blue line is a textbook circuit for your downwind speed - the downwind a mile out for every 100 kt, every turn at 30° of bank - and your track is drawn over it, each leg in the colour of its mark. The numbers are the four turns, the same as on the profile and the cards below. The 45° line from the threshold is the usual point to turn onto base.

45° to the thresholdTHRLANDING1234crosswinddownwindbase90+75-89under 75not a circuit legtextbook circuit

Around the circuit height and bank; the turns are shaded

How to read this

The same lap straightened out, so the height and the bank can be read together. Each shaded stretch is a turn, numbered as on the plan. The green box is circuit height, 1,000 ft, on the downwind. The amber line is 30° of bank, and a turn's steepest bank shows red above 32°. "Turn crosswind from" is the lowest height to start the first turn at.

05001,0001,5000°30°HEIGHT ftBANKcircuit height 1,000 ftturn crosswind from 700 ft31°131°229°375°4distance flown →
HeightBankA turnCircuit height ±50 ft30° of bank
1Crosswind turn
Turned at
1,122 ft
Bank
31°
Speed
184 kt

Good: full marks on the turn and the leg after it.

2Onto downwind
Bank
31°
Height
747 ft on 1,000 ft
Speed
165 kt
Out
3.6 nm 1.7 suits 165 kt

Off heading: 16° from the leg's heading on average.

Spacing cues are relative to your eyepoint, so two simmers with different FOV settings following the same wingtip cue fly patterns half a mile different in width, and a wide FOV compresses depth so the runway on base looks further away than it is, biasing you towards a late turn. Pick a camera position and FOV, save it, and never change it, because every judgement you calibrate is calibrated to that picture.

Read more in Pattern Work
3Base turn
Angle
80° target 45°
Bank
29°
Height
900 ft

Off heading: 7° from the leg's heading on average.

Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.

Read more in Pattern Work
4Final turn
Bank
75°
Overshoot
2,386 ft
Speed
121 kt

Overshot: went 2,386 ft through the centreline turning final.

Overshooting final. A tailwind component on base sweeps you through the extended centreline, the instinctive correction is to steepen the bank and, when that's not enough, to skid the turn with rudder. In a real aircraft this is the base-to-final stall-spin scenario that kills people. The sim under-punishes it, because a spring yoke transmits no lightening of control force, there's no buffet through your hands, and no seat-of-the-pants sensation of the skid. You get the numbers of the skidded turn without the feel of it. The correct response is the same in both worlds and needs practising until it's reflexive. Don't steepen past 30 degrees, and if you've blown through the centreline, go around and reset.

Read more in Pattern Work
Entry100Crosswind99Turn onto downwind99Downwind64Base turn70Base93Final turn52

The approach to NC08 28

The final from 4 nm.

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

High from 1.1 nm, where the final began, to 0.5 nm (up to 690 ft over), then back on it to the threshold.

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° BAND821336
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 2,390 ft right of the centreline at 1.1 nm.

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° BAND2356 ft R661 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 1.1 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +57 kt).

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

80100120140160 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 75+54 kt+27 kt+17 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on NC08 28

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
11ft
Threshold speed85.05
92kttarget 75, 17 fast
Centreline offset99.60
0.5ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
644ft
Centreline91.27
17.9ft L
Speed100.00
83kttarget 75, 8 fast
Touchdown rate92.53
-317fpm
Impact100.00
1.32G
Bounces80.00
1
The crosswind

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

Wind 135° at 6 kt · 5 kt tail · 0 kt across

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 88 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 15 s, an average deceleration of 0.22 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.

02040608010060 kt · 935 ft30 kt · 1,469 fttouchdown1,528 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 2,667 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 11 ft, 39 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 644 ft in, 356 ft short of 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 2,667 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.

11 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −316 fpm · 2.1° nose up · 84 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 11 ft, down at 644 ft

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

The sink went from 450 fpm at 11 ft to 10 fpm at 8 ft, then back up to 320 fpm at touchdown. The nose went down 2.5° 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−316 fpm at touchdown2.1° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 2,667 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 15 ft left of the centreline, and steered back to 1 ft left by the end of 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.

1,0002,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 644 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 644 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.32 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 1,724 ft of 2,667 ft · 65 %
In the air over the runway, 644 ftRollout, 1,080 ft Left over, 943 ft
Rollout distance100.00
1,080ft65 % used
Rollout alignment94.28
15.2ft L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 28 at NC08 Tusquittee Landing Airport, where the aircraft, a Spitfire Mk IX, accelerated down the 1,730-foot runway, covering 65% of its length before lifting off at a speed of 102 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a scorching temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit and a gentle headwind of 2 knots from a direction of 269 degrees.

As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it quickly completed the turn, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 92 seconds. The subsequent crosswind turn was equally swift, taking only 11 seconds to complete. The Spitfire then began its downwind turn, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles at an angle of 51.1 degrees to the runway. The downwind leg itself was 3 nautical miles long and took 62 seconds to complete.

The base leg turn was another 3 nautical miles long, with the aircraft turning at an angle of 79.6 degrees to the runway. The base leg itself was also 3 nautical miles long and took 55 seconds to complete. The final turn was a short one, covering less than 1 nautical mile in just 15 seconds. The Spitfire then began its final approach to runway 28, flying at a heading of 260 degrees and an altitude of 500 feet above ground level, just 1 nautical mile from the runway.

The landing itself was a bit rough, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 84 knots, which was slightly faster than ideal. The touchdown distance was good, however, at 646 feet, and the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned from the centerline by 18 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were much cooler, with a temperature of 67 degrees Fahrenheit and a tailwind of 5 knots from a direction of 134 degrees.

The total landing distance was 1,936 feet, which was 73% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had done an excellent job of controlling the aircraft during the landing. The total flight distance was 11 nautical miles, and the flight used a total of -1 pound of fuel.

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