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7A8
Spruce Pine, United States
Runway 17

Flight Score

91.96 %
NC06
Banner Elk, United States
Runway 30
4 Apr 2023 0:14 15 nm PA28 Turbo Arrow III 17 lbs
Departure Score
96.74 %
Enroute Score
92.39 %
Arrival Score
84.23 %

What went well

Touched down at -97 ft/m — a soft arrival
1.23 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 699 ft — 23 % of the runway

What held you back

Enroute Climb — speed limits at 62 %, −2.54 points
Arrival Landing — at 31 %, Landing and flare profile at 78 %, −1.74 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 8.0 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 9.3 ° at 81 %, −1.74 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

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 · 13 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kn9 kn min to max 16 kn 10 9 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 knmax 15 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 0.9 °-0.4 ° min to max 1.5 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 0.4 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 6 kt
Departure Roll 99.80Departure roll runway 17 at 7A8 Avery Co. Takeoff distance 1,448 ft 48 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kn. Local weather - Temperature 69 °F. Wind 7 kn at 175 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,448 ft48 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 75 knTarget 75 kn
99 % Runway alignment max 7.7 ft1.7 ft left to 6.0 ft right -0.6 -3.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 7A8 Avery Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn75 kn min to max 89 kn 75 89 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.1 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.01 g min to max 1.19 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 599 ft/m346 ft/m min to max 765 ft/m 346 765 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 0 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °-0.6 ° min to max 5.1 ° -0.6 5.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 33 ft agl · 92 kt
Departure Climb 2 87.16Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 7A8 Avery Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-1.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.6 -1.6 °
100 % Average speed 95 kn89 kn min to max 116 kn 89 116 kn
49 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.8 ° min to max 21.5 ° 1.7 21.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.03 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 996 ft/m770 ft/m min to max 1,906 ft/m 770 1,906 ft/m
Info Average altitude 114 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 394 ft agl 54 394 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °4.3 ° min to max 7.2 ° 5.1 6.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 82 ft agl · 99 kt
Enroute Climb 84.79Enroute climb started overhead 7A8 Avery Co Spruce Pine (North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 3,146 ft asl to 5,622 ft asl, an increase of 2,476 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
62 % Climb speed 134 kn117 kn min to max 164 knTarget 110 kn 117 164 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.5 °0.1 ° min to max 25.5 ° 25.5 0.9 °
99 % Average g force 1.01 g0.74 g min to max 1.15 g 1.09 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 1,533 ft/m148 ft/m min to max 2,838 ft/m 1,904 186 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,579 ft asl3,146 ft asl min to max 5,622 ft asl 3,146 5,622 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °-3.0 ° min to max 8.7 ° 6.5 -2.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north east of 7A8 Avery Co Spruce Pine (North Carolina, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,590 ft asl5,534 ft asl min to max 5,766 ft asl 5,632 5,541 ft asl
100 % Average speed 188 kn179 kn min to max 192 kn 179 190 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.6 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.6 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.12 g 0.96 1.04 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-4.6 ° min to max -2.7 ° -2.7 -4.6 °
Arrival 99.31Arrival started 4 miles north east of 7A8 Avery Co Spruce Pine (North Carolina, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 112 kn74 kn min to max 175 kn 173 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.3 °0.0 ° min to max 26.4 ° 1.1 2.9 °
97 % Average g force 1.01 g0.80 g min to max 1.31 g 1.13 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -164 ft/m-1,939 ft/m min to max 999 ft/m 148 -838 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5,338 ft asl4,443 ft asl min to max 5,686 ft asl 5,544 4,443 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-9.8 ° min to max 7.3 ° -3.7 -3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 604 ft agl · 101 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 966 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,080 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 985 ft agl · 90 kt
Arrival Final 2 89.55Approaching runway 30 at NC06 Elk River from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 961 ft agl to 861 ft agl. A decrease of 100 ft in 7 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
71 % Approach angle 7.8 °7.7 ° min to max 8.0 °Target 3.0 ° 7.7 8.0 °
100 % Average speed 75 kn74 kn min to max 77 kn 77 75 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.6 -0.6 °
91 % Average bank angle 3.2 °1.3 ° min to max 5.5 ° 3.8 5.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -857 ft/m-940 ft/m min to max -816 ft/m -822 -816 ft/m
Info Average altitude 911 ft agl861 ft agl min to max 961 ft agl 961 861 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-3.5 ° min to max -1.5 ° -3.0 -1.9 °
11.251.51.752800850900950Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 73.87Approaching runway 30 at NC06 Elk River from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 847 ft agl to 114 ft agl. A decrease of 733 ft in 33 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 8.0 °5.9 ° min to max 8.9 °Target 3.0 ° 8.0 5.9 °
100 % Average speed 78 kn74 kn min to max 81 kn 75 80 kn
89 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.5 0.0 °
81 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.2 ° min to max 9.3 ° 4.4 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.81 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -1,284 ft/m-1,898 ft/m min to max -817 ft/m -847 -1,344 ft/m
Info Average altitude 510 ft agl114 ft agl min to max 847 ft agl 847 114 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -7.2 °-12.3 ° min to max -1.3 ° -1.3 -8.6 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 73.86Landing on runway 30 at NC06 Elk River, runway length 4,550 ft. Threshold height at 86 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn. Target 75 kn
31 % Target 50 ft agl
78 % Landing and flare profile
89 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 -0.5 °
90 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 5.6 ° 2.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.91 g min to max 1.15 g 1.02 0.93 g
Info Average speed 75 kn68 kn min to max 81 kn 80 68 kn
Info Average VSI -561 ft/m-1,318 ft/m min to max -71 ft/m -1,318 -95 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 86 ft agl 86 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-8.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° -8.1 -0.8 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00001734526986Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 94.33Touchdown point was 276 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 68 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -98 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 12 kn at 178 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown VSI was -98 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,634 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 68 knTarget 67 kn
78 % Runway alignment max 26.1 ft26.0 ft right -25.9 -25.5 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.2 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.97 g min to max 1.23 g 0.98 1.01 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 67 kn66 kn min to max 68 kn 68 66 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.5 -0.1 °
Arrival Rollout 89.53Total landing distance 2,738 ft, 60 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,738 ft60 % of runway.
77 % Runway alignment max 52.6 ft27.1 ft left to 25.5 ft right -25.5 12.0 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 69 kn41 kn min to max 75 kn 75 41 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.6 0.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 62 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 57 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 7 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn3 kn min to max 34 kn 34 3 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Takeoff

99.80 %
100.00Takeoff roll699 ft · 23 %
100.00Liftoff speed74 kt
99.00Runway alignment3.8 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb598 ft/m
Takeoff weight2,027 lbs
Airfield elevation2,720 ft asl
Wind176° · 7 kn · 2 kn cross

Approach

81.71 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
31.27Threshold height85 ft
94.81Threshold speed80 kt
88.57Centreline offset0.5 ft R

Touchdown

94.33 %
92.79Touchdown point1,716 ft
77.76Centreline at touchdown25.5 ft R
95.00Sink rate-97 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.23 G
OkBouncesNone
89.53Rollout distance962 ft · 57 % used
Landing weight2,010 lbs
Airfield elevation3,468 ft asl

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on NC06 30

Past threshold
1,716 ft
Off centreline
25.5 ftR
Sink rate
-97 ft/m
Impact
1.23G

Side view — the last 4,550 ft of the approach.

85 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 85 ft, down at 1,716 ft

Plan view — the full 4,550 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,716 ft past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 1,716 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,678 ft of 4,550 ft · 59 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 17 at 7A8 Avery Co in the Turbo Arrow III
96.74 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
99.8 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 17 at 7A8 Avery Co. Takeoff distance 1,448 ft 48 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kn. Local weather - Temperature 69 °F. Wind 7 kn at 175 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,448 ft using 48.48 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 75 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
99 %
1.7 ft left to 6.0 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 45 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
01,0002,000-40-30-20-10010203040 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 7A8 Avery Co.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
87.16 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 7A8 Avery Co.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
120 100 80
Bank °
48.63 %
22 11 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,000 1,300 600
01,0002,00004080120160200 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 30 at NC06 Elk River in the Turbo Arrow III
Landing Score 82.9 %
89.55 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 30 at NC06 Elk River from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 961 ft agl to 861 ft agl. A decrease of 100 ft in 7 seconds.
Glideslope
71.35 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
71.35 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
77 74 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
90.74 %
6 3.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-816 -908 -1,000
11.251.51.752800850900950 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-130-98-65-330336598130 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
73.87 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 30 at NC06 Elk River from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 847 ft agl to 114 ft agl. A decrease of 733 ft in 33 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
88.57 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
81 76 70
Alignment
88.57 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
80.76 %
10 5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-817 -1,359 -1,900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-120-90-60-300306090120 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
73.86 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30 at NC06 Elk River, runway length 4,550 ft. Threshold height at 86 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn.
Height
31.27 %
Threshold height at 86 ft agl was significantly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
94.81 %
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kt. Target 75 kt
Flare
77.76 %
Good landing flare
Centreline ft
88.57 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
90.45 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
81 70 60
Pitch °
Info
2 -3 -8
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-71 -736 -1,400
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00001734526986 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
94.33 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 276 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 68 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -98 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 12 kn at 178 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.
Warning: Landed with a 6 kt tailwind
Touchdown
95 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -98 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 68 kt was a little fast. Target below 67 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown point was 276 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
77.76 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.7 °
G
100 %
G 1.05 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
89.53 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,738 ft, 60 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 ft from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 2,738 ft using 60.18 % of runway
Alignment
76.73 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 ft from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
66 48 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
Metrics
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