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7A8
Spruce Pine, United States
Runway 17
Elevation2,720 ft asl
Weight2,027 lbs
Fuel131 lbs
Wind176° · 7 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

91.96 %
NC06
Banner Elk, United States
Runway 30
Elevation3,468 ft asl
Weight2,010 lbs
Fuel114 lbs
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 -98 fpm — 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

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Hold the approach angle

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 · 13 stages, 11 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 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 99.31Not counted in the flight scoreArrival 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
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

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 74 kt with −0.6° 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.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF-0.6° off5° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0102030 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 15 kt -0.3° 0 s
Liftoff788 ft 74 kt -0.6° 11.9 s
35 ft1,404 ft · 4.5 s after liftoff 87 kt 5.0° 16.4 s
End of the climb4,050 ft · 382 ft 116 kt 6.6° 32.5 s

Takeoff from 7A8 17

Takeoff roll100.00
699ft23 %
Liftoff speed100.00
74kt
Runway alignment99.00
6.0ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
598fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 382 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,665 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,110 fpm on average to 382 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 END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 74 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 2,987 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted right of the centreline, 6 ft at the widest, and lifted off 4 ft right. Airborne 23 % 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 6.0 ft RAirborne 706 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 706 ft of 2,987 ft · 24 %
Takeoff roll, 706 ft Left ahead, 2,281 ft

The approach to NC06 30

The final from 4 nm.

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

High from 2.1 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to 740 ft over).

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° BAND1,4191,166955627
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 2,180 ft left of the centreline at 2.1 nm, then inside the band from 1.5 nm to the threshold.

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° BAND1753 ft L100 ft L97 ft R18 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on NC06 30

Over the threshold

Threshold height31.27
85ft
Threshold speed94.81
80kt
Centreline offset88.57
0.5ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold92.79
1,716ft
Centreline77.76
26.1ft R
Speed100.00
67kt
Touchdown rate95.00
-98fpm
Impact100.00
1.23G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 7° left of the track, wings level.

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 77 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 13 s, an average deceleration of 0.20 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 · 762 ft30 kt · 1,224 fttouchdown1,273 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 85 ft, 35 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,716 ft in, 716 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 4,550 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.

85 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −97 fpm · −0.8° nose down · 68 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 85 ft, down at 1,716 ft

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

The sink went from 1,240 fpm at 87 ft to 100 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 7.4° 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 UP0−1,500−3,000−9°0°10°touchdown−97 fpm at touchdown−0.8° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

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

Touched down 25 ft right of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 26 ft right at the widest.

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.

1,0002,0003,0004,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,716 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

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 %
In the air over the runway, 1,716 ftRollout, 962 ft Left over, 1,872 ft
Rollout distance100.00
962ft57 % used
Rollout alignment76.73
27.1ft L

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