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EGFF
Cardiff, Wales
Runway 30
Elevation207 ft asl
Weight1,101 kg
Fuel206 kg
Wind270° · 6 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

91.96 %
EGFF
Cardiff, Wales
Runway 30
Elevation207 ft asl
Weight1,100 kg
Fuel205 kg
Wind270° · 6 kn · 3 kn cross
16 Mar 2024 0:04 4 nm PA28 Arrow III 1 kg
Departure Score
96.67 %
Pattern Score
83.57 %
Arrival Score
95.63 %

What went well

Touched down at -48 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 51 ft and 70 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 0.36 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 76.2 °. at 0 %, −2.00 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -11.9 ° at 54 %, −1.37 points
Pattern Base Leg Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 24.3 °. at 37 %, −1.25 points

Top opportunity

Improve the pattern downwind leg

Pattern Downwind Turn

The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.

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Start to finish · 12 stages, 12 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 Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 67 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 67 knTarget 70 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.59 m1.59 m left to 0.00 m left 1.59 0.33 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °2.6 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.6 4.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.3 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn67 kn min to max 78 kn 67 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 1.9 m/s1.5 m/s min to max 2.5 m/s 1.5 2.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 5.2 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 13.9 m agl 0.0 13.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °4.0 ° min to max 8.4 ° 4.0 8.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 26 ft agl · 78 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 79 kn77 kn min to max 80 kn 79 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.9 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.94 g min to max 1.08 g 1.07 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 4.4 m/s2.6 m/s min to max 6.1 m/s 2.6 5.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 51.0 m agl14.5 m agl min to max 184.7 m agl 14.5 184.7 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °8.6 ° min to max 12.0 ° 8.6 9.4 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff. Distance was less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 84 kn80 kn min to max 87 kn 80 87 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.5 °5.7 ° min to max 18.5 ° 5.7 16.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 0.97 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 2.1 m/s-0.3 m/s min to max 5.6 m/s 5.6 0.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 227.3 m agl193.6 m agl min to max 236.7 m agl 193.6 236.4 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °3.0 ° min to max 9.3 ° 9.3 4.7 °
Pattern Crosswind 79.40Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff. Distance was less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Heading -11.9 °-36.4 ° min to max 6.6 ° 6.6 -36.4 °
100 % Average speed 87 kn86 kn min to max 88 kn 87 88 kn
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 1.04 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 0.2 m/s-0.8 m/s min to max 0.9 m/s 0.3 -0.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 240.8 m agl236.7 m agl min to max 244.7 m agl 236.7 240.2 m agl
Info Average bank angle 11.7 °2.2 ° min to max 21.8 ° 17.3 21.8 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °1.2 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.6 1.7 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 76.2 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 76.2 °.
100 % Average speed 89 kn88 kn min to max 90 kn 88 89 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.7 °5.0 ° min to max 22.8 ° 22.5 5.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.99 g min to max 1.14 g 1.05 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -0.3 m/s-1.1 m/s min to max 0.3 m/s -0.9 -0.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 237.1 m agl235.4 m agl min to max 239.3 m agl 239.3 235.4 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.2 1.0 °
Pattern Downwind 87.28Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 59 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -2.7 °-34.2 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.6 -34.2 °
58 % Average altitude 231.1 m agl201.2 m agl min to max 242.6 m agl 234.8 201.2 m agl
100 % Average speed 81 kn72 kn min to max 90 kn 89 72 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -0.5 m/s-2.6 m/s min to max 1.1 m/s -0.7 -2.5 m/s
Info Average bank angle 3.8 °0.0 ° min to max 11.1 ° 3.7 9.3 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 0.9 1.0 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 877 ft agl · 93 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 984 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 905 ft agl · 79 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 81.18Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 24.3 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
37 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 24.3 °.
100 % Average speed 73 kn72 kn min to max 74 kn 72 73 kn
100 % Average bank angle 12.3 °6.2 ° min to max 21.3 ° 9.4 20.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -2.7 m/s-3.3 m/s min to max -1.8 m/s -2.5 -1.8 m/s
Info Average altitude 135.6 m agl73.7 m agl min to max 198.6 m agl 198.6 73.7 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.2 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.9 2.7 °
Arrival Final 1 85.06Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 71.9 m agl to 19.5 m agl. A decrease of 52.4 m in 32 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.5 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 3.3 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn69 kn min to max 73 kn 73 71 kn
78 % Heading variation -0.0 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -1.0 0.0 °
56 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 19.4 ° 19.4 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 1.06 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1.2 m/s-2.8 m/s min to max -0.3 m/s -1.8 -1.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 29.2 m agl19.5 m agl min to max 71.9 m agl 71.9 19.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °1.1 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.4 2.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.89Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff, runway length 1,986 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 71 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 71 kn. Target 71 kn
100 % Target 15.2 m agl
99.5 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.3 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average speed 68 kn62 kn min to max 71 kn 71 62 kn
Info Average VSI -0.9 m/s-1.5 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -1.3 -0.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 5.2 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 15.7 m agl 15.7 0.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °1.9 ° min to max 4.8 ° 2.1 4.8 °
07515022530037545052560067501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.57Touchdown point was 164 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 62 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at -0.2 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.2 m/s.
84 % Touchdown distance was 603 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 62 knTarget 61 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.36 m0.28 m left 0.20 0.36 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 61 kn61 kn min to max 62 kn 62 61 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °4.7 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.8 4.7 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 960 m, 48 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 960 m48 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.03 m0.94 m left to 0.09 m right 0.38 -0.09 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average speed 54 kn35 kn min to max 57 kn 57 35 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °0.4 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.7 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll732 m · 37 %
100.00Liftoff speed66 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.59 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb381 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height51 ft
100.00Threshold speed70 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.03 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 EGFF 30

Past threshold83.79
605m
Centreline100.00
0.36m L
Speed100.00
61kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-48fpm
Impact100.00
1.02G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

51 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 51 ft, down at 605 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 605 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 605 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 944 m of 1,986 m · 48 %
Rollout distance100.00
338m47 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
0.94m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff in the Piper PA-28 Arrow III
96.67 %
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 67 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 67 kn - Target 67 kn
Alignment
100 %
1.59 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 65 60
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 3 2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 6.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 850 400
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750091182273364455 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.10.150.190.240100200300400500 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.050.10.150.190.24-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff in the Piper PA-28 Arrow III
Landing Score 95.63 %
85.06 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 71.9 m agl to 19.5 m agl. A decrease of 52.4 m in 32 seconds.
Glideslope
90.54 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
78.4 %
Good heading alignment
Glideslope °
90.54 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
73 67 60
Alignment
78.4 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
56.33 %
20 10 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-72 -336 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-80-60-40-20020406080 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.89 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff, runway length 1,986 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 71 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 71 kt. Target 71 kt
Flare
99.55 %
Excellent landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
71 65 60
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-20 -160 -300
07515022530037545052560067501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600675-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
97.57 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 164 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 62 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at -0.2 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at -48 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 62 kt was a little fast. Target below 61 kn
Distance
84.03 %
Touchdown point was 164 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
100 %
G 1.01 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 960 m, 48 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 960 m using 48.33 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
61 51 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
0200400600800 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
Metrics
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