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T38
Lake Tahoe, United States
Runway XX
Elevation0 ft asl
Fuel151 lbs

Flight Score

83.09 %
T38
Lake Tahoe, United States
Runway XX
Elevation6,223 ft asl
Weight1,818 lbs
Fuel148 lbs
Wind226° · 12 kn · 10 kn cross
9 Jan 2024 0:06 3 nm PA28 Warrior II 3 lbs
Departure Score
70.04 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
75.09 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,237 ft in — inside the full-score zone
1.21 G at touchdown — inside band
Rollout controlled — 37 % of the runway used

What held you back

Departure Climb 1 — Heading variation 124.2 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 10.6 ° at 77 %, −5.16 points
Departure Climb 2 — Heading variation 2.2 ° at 28 %, bank angle up to 18.5 ° at 57 %, −4.82 points
Arrival Rollout — Alignment max 305.0 ft at 0 %, −3.00 points
Arrival Touchdown — Alignment max 210.0 ft at 0 %, bank angle up to 6.6 ° at 49 %, −1.38 points

Next time

Shorten the long landing

See Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 10 stages, 9 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 Climb 1 69.02Departure climb to 50 ft agl from Homewood.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading variation 124.2 °-179.6 ° min to max 179.2 ° -148.6 -1.1 °
100 % Average speed 47 kn4 kn min to max 71 kn 10 70 kn
77 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 10.6 ° 0.7 8.0 °
97 % Average g force 1.02 g0.98 g min to max 1.31 g 1.00 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 417 ft/m288 ft/m min to max 815 ft/m 288 815 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4 ft agl-3 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl -3 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °-0.9 ° min to max 13.2 ° 0.8 13.2 °
Departure Climb 2 71.06Departure climb to 400 ft agl from Homewood.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
28 % Heading variation 2.2 °-0.9 ° min to max 7.8 ° -0.9 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn67 kn min to max 76 kn 70 76 kn
57 % Average bank angle 6.0 °0.0 ° min to max 18.5 ° 7.9 17.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.85 g min to max 1.14 g 1.13 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 845 ft/m219 ft/m min to max 1,095 ft/m 839 281 ft/m
Info Average altitude 105 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 231 ft agl 48 231 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °4.8 ° min to max 13.6 ° 13.4 4.8 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead T38 Homewood Lake Tahoe (California, United States). Climbing from 6,461 ft asl to 7,039 ft asl, an increase of 578 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 80 kn73 kn min to max 84 kn 77 81 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.0 °0.1 ° min to max 19.3 ° 15.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.84 g min to max 1.11 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 521 ft/m-265 ft/m min to max 1,093 ft/m 260 579 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6,759 ft asl6,461 ft asl min to max 7,039 ft asl 6,461 7,039 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °0.6 ° min to max 9.2 ° 4.6 5.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead T38 Homewood Lake Tahoe (California, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 7,161 ft asl7,049 ft asl min to max 7,215 ft asl 7,049 7,171 ft asl
100 % Average speed 83 kn82 kn min to max 86 kn 82 84 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.3 °0.1 ° min to max 20.0 ° 0.2 9.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-2.8 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.0 -2.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 975 ft agl · 96 kt
Arrival 100.00Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started overhead T38 Homewood Lake Tahoe (California, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 84 kn80 kn min to max 89 kn 86 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.4 °5.6 ° min to max 16.5 ° 10.4 16.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -1,139 ft/m-1,864 ft/m min to max -512 ft/m -519 -1,793 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6,888 ft asl6,439 ft asl min to max 7,162 ft asl 7,162 6,439 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -7.0 °-11.4 ° min to max -2.4 ° -2.8 -10.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 755 ft agl · 94 kt
Arrival Final 1 90.84Approaching landing ground Homewood from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 187 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 142 ft in 4 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Approach angle 3.1 °2.2 ° min to max 5.5 °Target 3.0 ° 5.5 2.2 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn81 kn min to max 83 kn 83 81 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.4 -0.0 °
69 % Average bank angle 7.7 °6.3 ° min to max 15.2 ° 15.2 6.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.01 g min to max 1.10 g 1.03 1.10 g
Info Average VSI -1,630 ft/m-1,768 ft/m min to max -1,540 ft/m -1,768 -1,540 ft/m
Info Average altitude 79 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 187 ft agl 187 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -9.0 °-10.5 ° min to max -7.2 ° -10.5 -7.2 °
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 64.94Approaching touchdown Homewood. Descent from 39 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 39 ft in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
68 % Threshold speed was too high at 81 kn. Target 65 kn
52 % Landing and flare profile
0 % Heading variation 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.0 3.1 °
87 % Average bank angle 4.3 °0.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° 6.3 6.6 °
95 % Average g force 1.07 g0.85 g min to max 1.34 g 1.12 0.90 g
Info Average speed 72 kn63 kn min to max 81 kn 81 63 kn
Info Average VSI -375 ft/m-1,525 ft/m min to max -34 ft/m -1,525 -168 ft/m
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl 39 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-6.8 ° min to max 1.5 ° -6.8 1.4 °
02505007501,0001,25001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 79.34Touchdown Homewood. Touchdown speed at 63 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was good at -168 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 1,237 ft. Local weather - Temperature 33 °F. Wind 12 kn at 226 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 7 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Touchdown VSI was -168 ft/m.
100 % Speed at touchdown 63 knTarget 56 kn
0 % Alignment max 210.0 ft207.0 ft left 204.1 210.0 ft
49 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.5 ° min to max 6.6 ° 6.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.15 g0.90 g min to max 1.21 g 0.90 1.11 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 62 kn62 kn min to max 63 kn 63 62 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.4 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.4 1.8 °
Arrival Rollout 55.00Landing rollout Homewood. Altitude6,223 ft asl. Distance was 636 ft.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Alignment max 305.0 ft305.0 ft left to 0.0 ft left 210.7 305.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 1.00 g
Info Average speed 57 kn33 kn min to max 61 kn 61 33 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.3 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.2 °
Arrival Taxi 85.33Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Average speed 20 kn10 kn min to max 30 kn 30 10 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.4 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.4 °

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 2 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 8 kt

Takeoff

69.02Rate of climb417 fpm

Landing and touchdown on T38 XX

Over the threshold

Threshold height86.69
39ft
Threshold speed67.63
81kt
Centreline offset0.00
3.1ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,237ft
Centreline0.00
210.0ft L
Speed100.00
62kt
Touchdown rate87.57
-173fpm
Impact100.00
1.21G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

10 kt across from the right, which takes about 9° of crab to hold the centreline at 63 kt. Touched down with the nose 3° left of the track, away from the wind, 6° of bank.

Wind 226° at 12 kt · 7 kt head · 10 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 62 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 11 s, an average deceleration of 0.18 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.

02040608060 kt · 110 ft30 kt · 804 fttouchdown836 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 39 ft, 11 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,237 ft in, 237 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 5,000 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.

39 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −168 fpm · 1.4° nose up · 63 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 39 ft, down at 1,237 ft

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

The sink went from 1,780 fpm at 38 ft to 170 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 8.2° 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 UP0−1,000−2,000−7°2°10°touchdown−168 fpm at touchdown1.4° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 210 ft left of the centreline, and steered back to 25 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 10 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,237 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,237 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,873 ft of 5,000 ft · 37 %
In the air over the runway, 1,237 ftRollout, 636 ft Left over, 3,127 ft
Rollout distance100.00
636ft37 % used
Rollout alignment0.00
305.0ft L

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