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KHQM
Hoquiam, United States
Runway 24
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight1,165 kg
Fuel45 kg
Wind210° · 5 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

99.89 %
KAST
Astoria, United States
Runway 26
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight1,156 kg
Fuel35 kg
Wind190° · 5 kn · 5 kn cross
14 Sep 2026 0:36 58 nm Diamond DA40 10 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.68 %

What went well

Touched down at -24 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 409 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 29 ft and 67 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 94 %, −0.11 points

Next time

Arrival

Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 5.5 ft.

What happened: The flare began late at 5.5 ft, below the normal band.

Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.

See Arrival Landing

Trim is the hidden variable. In trim, the flare is a small refinement to an aircraft already in equilibrium, a couple of millimetres of stick. Out of trim, you're holding a constant force all the way down final, and the flare becomes a large, badly judged movement stacked on top of a load you're already carrying. A striking proportion of "I can't judge the flare" complaints are trim complaints wearing a disguise. If you're holding pressure at 500 feet, fix that before you practise anything else.

Read more in How to Land a Plane Smoothly in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Start to finish · 16 stages, 14 in the score

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 16 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 5 kt0 kt min to max 8 kt 0 5 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.1 3.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 2 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 2 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 24 at KHQM Bowerman Airport, Average speed was 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kt4 kt min to max 10 kt 4 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.8 ° min to max 3.3 ° 3.0 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 24 at KHQM Bowerman Airport. Takeoff distance 514 m 34 % of runway. Rotation speed was 75 kt. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 6 kt at 210 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 514 m34 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 75 ktTarget 66 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.38 m left1.38 m left to 1.16 m right 1.09 -1.16 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 0.98 1.09 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.1 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 KHQM Bowerman Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 79 kt76 kt min to max 80 kt 76 80 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.2 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.98 g min to max 1.18 g 1.11 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 559 fpm397 fpm min to max 659 fpm 397 659 fpm
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl 1 38 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °3.7 ° min to max 6.4 ° 3.7 6.4 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 KHQM Bowerman Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.4 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 82 kt80 kt min to max 90 kt 80 90 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.88 g min to max 1.05 g 1.03 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 684 fpm566 fpm min to max 987 fpm 663 776 fpm
Info Average altitude 106 ft agl38 ft agl min to max 372 ft agl 38 372 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °5.1 ° min to max 8.6 ° 6.4 8.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 215 ft agl · 82 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 24 KHQM Bowerman Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 90 kt90 kt min to max 91 ktTarget 89 kt, 1 kt fast 90 90 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 0.98 1.00 g
100 % Landing gear fixed
Info Heading variation 1.0 °0.3 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 0.3 °
Info Average VSI 922 fpm809 fpm min to max 1,041 fpm 831 952 fpm
Info Average altitude 677 ft agl387 ft agl min to max 985 ft agl 387 985 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.4 °7.8 ° min to max 9.4 ° 8.3 8.5 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile west of KHQM Bowerman Airport Hoquiam (Washington, United States). Climbing from 1,016 ft asl to 1,993 ft asl, an increase of 977 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 102 kt90 kt min to max 119 kt 90 119 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.4 °0.1 ° min to max 20.8 ° 0.4 15.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 547 fpm-64 fpm min to max 969 fpm 969 -52 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,635 ft asl1,016 ft asl min to max 1,997 ft asl 1,016 1,993 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °0.1 ° min to max 8.5 ° 8.5 0.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 1,681 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Activated 1,681 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 1,752 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,886 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 1,886 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 1,950 ft agl · 115 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated 1,951 ft agl · 117 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of KHQM Bowerman Airport Hoquiam (Washington, United States) and lasted 21 minutes, covering 41 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±600 ft of 1,997 ft asl1,988 ft asl min to max 2,012 ft asl 1,993 1,997 ft asl
100 % Average speed 121 kt115 kt min to max 125 kt 119 120 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 19.6 ° 9.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-1.5 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.7 0.1 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 1,232 ft agl · 125 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 1,232 ft agl · 125 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles north of Astoria (Oregon, United States). Descent from 2,000 ft asl to 974 ft asl, a decrease of 1,027 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 119 kt107 kt min to max 124 kt 120 107 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 12.4 ° 0.2 9.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -756 fpm-1,250 fpm min to max 26 fpm 26 -636 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,547 ft asl974 ft asl min to max 2,001 ft asl 2,000 974 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-5.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -2.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 1,727 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,727 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated 1,727 ft agl · 127 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of Astoria (Oregon, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±548 ft of 880 ft asl440 ft asl min to max 1,037 ft asl 963 440 ft asl
100 % Average speed 86 kt72 kt min to max 107 kt 107 77 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 15.5 ° 8.7 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.78 g min to max 1.21 g 0.99 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-6.8 ° min to max 6.2 ° -2.3 -6.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 660 ft agl · 92 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 875 ft agl · 82 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 26 at KAST Astoria Regional Airport. Descent from 697 ft agl to 34 ft agl in 66 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
100 % Sink ratepassed
100 % On glideslopepassed
100 % On centrelinepassed
100 % On speedpassed
100 % Wings levelpassed
Arrival Landing 98.39Landing on runway 26 at KAST Astoria Regional Airport, runway length 1,548 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 67 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 67 kt. Target 71 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
94 % The flare held the target profile well. The flare began at 6 ft agl above the runway, lower than this aircraft wants. Touchdown was 409 m past the threshold. Begin raising the nose earlier - a late flare leaves no time to arrest the sink.
100 % Runway alignment max 0.87 m right0.08 m left to 0.87 m right -0.01 -0.42 m
99 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.3 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 66 kt63 kt min to max 67 kt 67 63 kt
Info Average VSI -152 fpm-220 fpm min to max -32 fpm -220 -32 fpm
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl 29 -1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.1 ° min to max 3.4 ° 1.8 3.2 °
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 409 m. Touchdown speed at 63 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -24 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 6 kt at 190 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -24 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 409 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 63 ktTarget below 70 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 0.42 m right0.38 m right -0.42 -0.32 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 63 kt63 kt min to max 63 kt 63 63 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.9 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 2.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 660 m, 43 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 660 m43 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 4.70 m left4.70 m left to 0.94 m right 4.70 -0.94 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.99 g
Info Average speed 58 kt33 kt min to max 62 kt 62 33 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °1.5 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.9 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.6 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 19 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt10 kt min to max 31 kt 31 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.2 ° min to max 3.6 ° 2.6 3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 14 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 12 kt 12 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 ktmax 10 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.6 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.0 3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 76 kt with 1.6° of pitch. Climb 3 held close to its 89 kt target, at 90 kt on average.

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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 89120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF1.6° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH020406080 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 17 kt 3.1° 0 s
Liftoff407 m · target 66 76 kt 1.6° 16.9 s
35 ft635 m · 5.9 s after liftoff 80 kt 6.4° 22.9 s
Climb 31,812 m · 387 ft to 985 ft · target 89 90 kt avg 8.3° 51.8 s
End of Climb 33,521 m · 985 ft 90 kt 8.5° 89 s

Takeoff from KHQM 24

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
514m34 %
Rotation speed100.00
75kttarget 66, 9 fast
Liftoff speed
76kt
Runway alignment100.00
1.38m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Climb 3 speed100.00
90kttarget 89
Rate of climb100.00
558fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 985 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 823 m of runway left; then climbing at 820 fpm on average to 985 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 390 kt avgtarget 89THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 76 ktSCALE CHANGES2.1 km past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 1,522 m runway.

Rolled from 65 m in, drifted 2.1 m left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 30 % 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,500THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 2.11 m LROLL 65 M INAirborne 471 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 471 m of 1,522 m · 31 %
Behind the start of the roll, 65 mTakeoff roll, 407 m Left ahead, 1,050 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate880 fpm
On glideslope3.8°
On centreline0.2° off
On speed+6.2 kt
Wings level2° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 1.2 nm, about 580 ft above the runway, to the threshold, before the 300 ft gate. The last to settle was the centreline.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Landing flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KAST 26

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 1.4 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 260 ft above the slope.

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, 305 m 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. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND184300 ft gate7 of 7441 ft · 77 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

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 231 m right of the centreline at 1.4 nm, then inside the band from 1.2 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND6 m R6 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 36 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −5 kt and +7 kt on the approach speed of 71 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

6080100120 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 71−2 kt−4 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KAST 26

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
29ft
Threshold speed100.00
67kttarget 71, 4 slow
Centreline offset100.00
0.87m R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
409m
Centreline100.00
0.42m R
Speed100.00
63kttarget 70 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-24fpm
Impact100.00
1.02G
BouncesOk
None
The flare93.95

The flare held the target profile well. The flare began at 6 ft agl above the runway, lower than this aircraft wants. Touchdown was 409 m past the threshold. Begin raising the nose earlier - a late flare leaves no time to arrest the sink.

The crosswind

5 kt across from the left, which takes about 5° of crab to hold the centreline at 63 kt. Touched down with 5° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 190° at 5 kt · 0 kt head · 5 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 13 s, an average deceleration of 0.13 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 · 57 m30 kt · 287 mtouchdown298 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 29 ft, 21 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare late, at 6 ft. Touched down 409 m in, 104 m past the ideal 305 m.

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 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

29 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 6 ft · −128 fpm · 2.5° · 66 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −24 fpm · 3.3°−23 fpm · 3.3° nose up · 63 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 29 ft, down at 409 m

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

The sink went from 130 fpm at the flare to 20 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.8° 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−23 fpm at touchdown3.3° at touchdown, +0.8° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,548 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 3.5 m left 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 5 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 409 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 409 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 644 m of 1,548 m · 42 %
In the air over the runway, 409 mRollout, 235 m Left over, 904 m
Rollout distance100.00
235m42 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
4.70m L

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Flight narrative

The Diamond DA40 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway, a movement that lasted 16 minutes and covered 1 nm.

The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 24 at KHQM Bowerman Airport, achieving lift-off after a takeoff distance of 514 m, which represented 34 % of the runway, at a speed of 76 kt. Local weather conditions were temperature 16 °C, wind 6 kt from 210 ° with a 4 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind.

Climb began overhead KHQM, with the airplane ascending from 402 ft asl to 1 993 ft asl, a gain of 1 592 ft in 3 minutes while covering 5 nm.

The first level cruise commenced 3 miles south of KHQM and continued for 21 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 41 nm.

Descent started 3 miles north of Astoria, Oregon, with the aircraft descending from 2 000 ft asl to 974 ft asl, a loss of 1 027 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 3 nm.

A subsequent level cruise began 2 miles north-west of Astoria and lasted 3 minutes, covering 5 nm.

The final approach to runway 26 at KAST Astoria Regional Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 277.0 ° at 1 nm and 414 ft agl, then descending from 682 ft agl to 34 ft agl in 65 seconds; the approach was scored on the stabilisation gates.

The aircraft landed on runway 26, whose length is 1 548 m, with a threshold speed of 67 kt. Touchdown occurred 407 m down the runway at a speed of 63 kt and a vertical rate of -32 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather at the time was temperature 17 °C, wind 6 kt from 190 °, a 6 kt crosswind and no headwind. Total landing distance was 660 m, representing 43 % of the runway.

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

After landing, the Diamond DA40 taxied to the parking area, a movement that lasted 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 59 nm, took 36 and used 10 kg of fuel.

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