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EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 30
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight1,081 kg
Fuel179 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

90.28 %
EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 30
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight1,077 kg
Fuel175 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
19 Sep 2024 0:07 11 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 4 kg
Departure Score
94.49 %
Pattern Score
82.00 %
Arrival Score
94.34 %

What went well

Touched down at -65 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 501 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 1.26 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 93.7 °. at 0 %, −2.00 points
Pattern Downwind — Heading -25.1 ° at 0 %, −2.00 points
Pattern Base Leg Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 12.2 °. at 0 %, −2.00 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, g force 0.01 to 1.10 g at 86 %, −0.71 points

Top opportunity

Maintain a smooth pitch

Departure Roll

When Vr arrives, an abrupt near-full-scale pull, pitch overshoots, a push, and an oscillation through the first 200 ft. It feels like “this aircraft is twitchy” but the actual fault happened before liftoff. The pitch trace needs to show a clean ramp during liftoff.

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Start to finish · 15 stages, 14 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 93.60Departure roll runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick. Takeoff distance 458 m 17 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 72 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 458 m17 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 72 knTarget 70 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.62 m0.97 m left to 1.65 m right -1.65 0.20 m
86 % Average g force 0.45 g0.01 g min to max 1.10 g 0.92 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °1.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 1.0 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 1.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.86Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 79 kn72 kn min to max 83 kn 72 83 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.5 °1.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.1 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.76 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 2.6 m/s1.6 m/s min to max 3.4 m/s 1.6 3.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 6.3 m agl0.3 m agl min to max 15.0 m agl 0.3 15.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °5.1 ° min to max 7.8 ° 5.1 7.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 22 ft agl · 84 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGPK Prestwick.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 87 kn83 kn min to max 94 kn 83 87 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 0.9 4.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.85 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 0.85 g
Info Average VSI 4.6 m/s3.4 m/s min to max 9.1 m/s 3.4 8.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 36.5 m agl15.3 m agl min to max 151.7 m agl 15.3 151.7 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °7.2 ° min to max 13.0 ° 7.8 12.2 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick. Distance was less than 1 nm in 38 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 97 kn85 kn min to max 125 kn 86 125 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.0 °0.1 ° min to max 24.3 ° 5.1 20.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.84 g min to max 1.06 g 0.85 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 3.4 m/s-1.9 m/s min to max 8.2 m/s 8.2 -1.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 253.8 m agl164.0 m agl min to max 304.4 m agl 164.0 290.4 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °-1.2 ° min to max 11.5 ° 11.5 -0.1 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick. Distance was less than 1 nm in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -3.0 °-20.9 ° min to max 16.7 ° 16.7 -20.9 °
100 % Average speed 135 kn126 kn min to max 139 kn 126 139 kn
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.86 g min to max 1.08 g 1.07 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 0.5 m/s-0.6 m/s min to max 1.7 m/s -0.6 0.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 294.7 m agl290.2 m agl min to max 301.3 m agl 290.2 301.3 m agl
Info Average bank angle 15.2 °9.5 ° min to max 19.3 ° 19.3 9.5 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.4 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.8 0.2 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 93.7 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 93.7 °.
100 % Average speed 143 kn137 kn min to max 150 kn 140 146 kn
100 % Average bank angle 16.3 °3.0 ° min to max 28.4 ° 9.2 6.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.74 g min to max 1.15 g 0.95 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 0.0 m/s-4.5 m/s min to max 4.0 m/s 0.4 4.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 307.8 m agl289.8 m agl min to max 327.0 m agl 301.6 300.7 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-3.7 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.4 3.0 °
Pattern Downwind 70.00Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -25.1 °-28.8 ° min to max -19.7 ° -19.7 -28.8 °
100 % Average altitude 307.1 m agl291.7 m agl min to max 324.3 m agl 304.9 321.4 m agl
100 % Average speed 139 kn127 kn min to max 149 kn 145 127 kn
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.69 g min to max 1.00 g 0.71 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 0.5 m/s-2.6 m/s min to max 4.0 m/s 4.0 -1.0 m/s
Info Average bank angle 3.3 °0.1 ° min to max 5.4 ° 4.7 3.3 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-2.6 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 -1.1 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 70.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 3 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 12.2 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 12.2 °.
100 % Average speed 109 kn78 kn min to max 131 kn 127 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.7 °0.2 ° min to max 25.3 ° 3.5 5.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.85 g min to max 1.04 g 0.91 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -0.7 m/s-2.4 m/s min to max 1.9 m/s -1.3 -0.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 291.1 m agl253.9 m agl min to max 320.0 m agl 320.0 253.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.9 ° min to max 1.5 ° -1.3 0.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 986 ft agl · 120 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 797 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 750 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 669 ft agl · 96 kt
Arrival Final 3 98.40Approaching runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 253.8 m agl to 230.3 m agl. A decrease of 23.4 m in 32 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °2.9 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.5 ° 2.9 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 76 kn75 kn min to max 77 kn 77 77 kn
86 % Heading variation -2.2 °-3.8 ° min to max -0.8 ° -3.8 -0.8 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.3 ° min to max 3.4 ° 2.6 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.91 g min to max 0.95 g 0.94 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -0.7 m/s-1.5 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -0.2 -1.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 245.2 m agl230.3 m agl min to max 253.8 m agl 253.8 230.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.6 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 -1.5 °
Arrival Final 2 90.36Approaching runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 253.8 m agl to 139.6 m agl. A decrease of 114.2 m in 76 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
73 % Approach angle 3.6 °2.9 ° min to max 4.2 °Target 3.5 ° 2.9 4.2 °
100 % Average speed 76 kn75 kn min to max 78 kn 77 78 kn
86 % Heading variation -1.0 °-3.8 ° min to max 0.2 ° -3.8 0.1 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.4 ° 2.6 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.89 g min to max 0.95 g 0.94 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -1.4 m/s-3.2 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -0.2 -3.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 214.7 m agl139.6 m agl min to max 253.8 m agl 253.8 139.6 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-3.7 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 -3.5 °
11.251.51.752350400450500550600650700750800850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 85.36Approaching runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 136.4 m agl to 22.8 m agl. A decrease of 113.6 m in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
27 % Approach angle 4.1 °3.9 ° min to max 4.4 °Target 3.5 ° 4.2 3.9 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn70 kn min to max 78 kn 78 70 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
99.8 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.90 g min to max 0.98 g 0.93 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -3.2 m/s-3.4 m/s min to max -2.5 m/s -3.2 -3.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 51.6 m agl22.8 m agl min to max 136.4 m agl 136.4 22.8 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.9 °-3.8 ° min to max -2.2 ° -3.5 -2.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 93.44Landing on runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick, runway length 2,737 m. Threshold height at 19.4 m agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 70 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 70 kn. Target 70 kn
81 % Target 15.2 m agl
93 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.90 g min to max 1.10 g 0.91 0.93 g
Info Average speed 59 kn43 kn min to max 70 kn 70 43 kn
Info Average VSI -1.4 m/s-3.2 m/s min to max -0.2 m/s -3.2 -0.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 5.8 m agl0.9 m agl min to max 19.4 m agl 19.4 0.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-2.5 ° min to max 7.8 ° -2.4 7.8 °
07515022530037545052560001225374962Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.64Touchdown point was 60 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 43 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.3 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.3 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 501 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 43 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.26 m1.11 m right -0.92 -1.26 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.2 °
93 % Average g force 0.52 g0.25 g min to max 0.93 g 0.93 0.25 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 43 kn42 kn min to max 43 kn 43 42 kn
Info Average pitch angle 7.8 °7.7 ° min to max 8.0 ° 7.8 8.0 °
Arrival Rollout 98.86Total landing distance 802 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 802 m29 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.50 m0.00 m left to 2.50 m right -1.30 -1.53 m
89 % Average g force 0.27 g0.10 g min to max 0.80 g 0.22 0.80 g
Info Average speed 45 kn31 kn min to max 50 kn 50 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 6.7 °3.9 ° min to max 8.5 ° 8.1 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl · 33 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 32 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 23 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 33 kn27 kn min to max 45 kn 30 45 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °3.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.9 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.72 g0.58 g min to max 0.82 g 0.76 0.58 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll458 m · 17 %
100.00Liftoff speed72 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.65 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.86Rate of climb508 fpm

Landing

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

81.04Threshold height63 ft
100.00Threshold speed70 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.01 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 EGPK 30

Past threshold100.00
501m
Centreline100.00
1.26m R
Speed100.00
43kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-65fpm
Impact92.86
0.93G
BouncesOk
None

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

63 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 63 ft, down at 501 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 501 m past threshold CLEARED

The 501 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 787 m of 2,737 m · 29 %
Rollout distance100.00
285m29 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.50m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
94.49 %
93.6 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick. Takeoff distance 458 m 17 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 72 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 458 m using 16.75 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 72 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.97 m left to 1.65 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
02505007501,0001,2501,500-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.86 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGPK Prestwick.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
99.42 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGPK Prestwick.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 10 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,800 1,150 500
02505007501,0001,2501,500093186279372465 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.040.080.110.150.190100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.040.080.110.150.19-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 94.33 %
98.4 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 253.8 m agl to 230.3 m agl. A decrease of 23.4 m in 32 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Heading
86.23 %
Glideslope °
100 %
IAS kt
100 %
Alignment
86.23 %
Bank °
98.89 %
G
100 %
Descent Rate fpm
Info
90.36 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 253.8 m agl to 139.6 m agl. A decrease of 114.2 m in 76 seconds.
Glideslope
73.19 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
86.23 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
73.19 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
78 74 70
Alignment
86.23 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.89 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-21 -360 -700
11.251.51.752350400450500550600650700750800850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
85.36 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 136.4 m agl to 22.8 m agl. A decrease of 113.6 m in 36 seconds.
Glideslope
26.98 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
26.98 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
78 74 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.85 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-497 -598 -700
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
93.44 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30 at EGPK Prestwick, runway length 2,737 m. Threshold height at 19.4 m agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 70 kn.
Height
81.04 %
Threshold height at 64 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 70 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
92.72 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 55 40
Pitch °
Info
8 3 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-45 -372 -700
07515022530037545052560001225374962 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
99.64 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 60 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 43 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.3 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -65 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 43 kt was good. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown point was 60 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
92.86 %
G 0.52 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
98.86 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 802 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 802 m using 29.31 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
88.57 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
42 31 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 6 3
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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