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KBUF
Buffalo, United States
Runway 23
Elevation679 ft asl
Weight2,244 kg
Fuel516 kg
Wind160° · 7 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

96.80 %
KDPA
Chicago, United States
Runway 02R
Elevation748 ft asl
Weight1,913 kg
Fuel162 kg
Wind238° · 19 kn · 13 kn cross
6 Nov 2023 3:02 440 nm M500 354 kg
Departure Score
97.27 %
Enroute Score
99.70 %
Arrival Score
92.61 %

What went well

Touchdown 428 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 49 % of the runway used
Airborne in 724 m — 31 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Speed at touchdown 99 kn at 34 %, Touchdown VSI was -452 ft/m. at 58 %, −1.28 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 26.5 ° at 36 %, −0.88 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 11.76 m at 65 %, −0.66 points
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 3,932 m at 0 %, −0.02 points

Top opportunity

Maintain the centreline

Departure Roll

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 36 stages, 35 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 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kn0 kn min to max 21 kn 0 10 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 knmax 9 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 0.98 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-5.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° -1.7 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 99.65Departure roll runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl. Takeoff distance 3,932 m 170 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 96 kn. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 7 kn at 160 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 3,932 m170 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 96 knTarget 90 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 2.03 m2.03 m left to 0.00 m left 2.03 0.87 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.96 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.7 ° min to max 1.8 ° -1.2 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 119 kn96 kn min to max 136 kn 96 136 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 0.96 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 165 ft/m78 ft/m min to max 252 ft/m 78 252 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl 0 41 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °1.7 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.8 1.7 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 36 ft agl · 134 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.94Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 139 kn136 kn min to max 148 kn 136 148 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.5 0.6 °
99 % Average g force 1.07 g0.74 g min to max 1.25 g 1.02 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 539 ft/m254 ft/m min to max 1,496 ft/m 254 819 ft/m
Info Average altitude 124 ft agl76 ft agl min to max 396 ft agl 76 396 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.7 ° min to max 6.8 ° 1.7 4.7 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 201 ft agl · 143 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 347 ft agl · 143 kt
Departure Climb 3 86.78Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.2 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 160 kn150 kn min to max 166 kn 150 164 kn
36 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 26.5 ° 0.2 26.5 °
97 % Average g force 1.05 g0.97 g min to max 1.31 g 1.00 1.10 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,488 ft/m833 ft/m min to max 2,710 ft/m 833 2,677 ft/m
Info Average altitude 587 ft agl375 ft agl min to max 957 ft agl 375 957 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °3.8 ° min to max 10.3 ° 4.5 10.0 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 606 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 606 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 606 ft agl · 169 kt
Enroute Climb 98.68Enroute climb started overhead Cheektowaga (Erie County, New York, United States). Climbing from 1,715 ft asl to 21,910 ft asl, an increase of 20,195 ft in 16 minutes and covering 24 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Climb speed 142 kn122 kn min to max 172 knTarget 135 kn 164 172 kn
100 % Average bank angle 18.3 °0.0 ° min to max 28.6 ° 27.4 0.5 °
91 % Average g force 1.06 g0.68 g min to max 1.40 g 1.11 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,728 ft/m26 ft/m min to max 3,040 ft/m 2,670 26 ft/m
Info Average altitude 10,689 ft asl1,715 ft asl min to max 21,910 ft asl 1,715 21,910 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °0.9 ° min to max 13.2 ° 9.9 0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 1,818 ft agl · 160 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,178 ft agl · 153 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Farnham (Erie County, New York, United States) and lasted 110 minutes, covering 335 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 22,000 ft asl21,915 ft asl min to max 22,143 ft asl 21,915 22,002 ft asl
100 % Average speed 175 kn172 kn min to max 181 kn 173 176 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 27.0 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.4 °

Events

Info Overspeed Warning Activated 21,153 ft agl · 288 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 21,166 ft agl · 286 kt
Enroute Descent 99.54Enroute descent started overhead Three Oaks (Berrien County, Michigan, United States). Descent from 22,002 ft asl to 16,112 ft asl, a decrease of 5,890 ft in 4 minutes and covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 178 kn169 kn min to max 186 kn 176 169 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.0 °
95 % Average g force 0.99 g0.67 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,397 ft/m-1,811 ft/m min to max -1 ft/m -1 -29 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18,851 ft asl16,112 ft asl min to max 22,002 ft asl 22,002 16,112 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-3.7 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles west of New Buffalo (Berrien County, Michigan, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 16,055 ft asl16,003 ft asl min to max 16,107 ft asl 16,107 16,003 ft asl
100 % Average speed 174 kn170 kn min to max 176 kn 170 175 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °0.4 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.5 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 10 miles north west of Michigan City (LaPorte County, Indiana, United States). Descent from 16,001 ft asl to 9,159 ft asl, a decrease of 6,843 ft in 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 172 kn127 kn min to max 186 kn 175 127 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 6.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,919 ft/m-2,831 ft/m min to max -3 ft/m -3 -271 ft/m
Info Average altitude 11,883 ft asl9,159 ft asl min to max 16,001 ft asl 16,001 9,159 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.3 °-6.7 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.5 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 98.43Enroute level cruise started 10 miles north east of Indiana Shoals (Lake County, Indiana, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Average altitude 8,620 ft asl8,123 ft asl min to max 9,118 ft asl 9,118 8,123 ft asl
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °1.2 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.7 1.3 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,520 ft agl · 145 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 7 miles east of Kenwood (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 8,081 ft asl to 7,926 ft asl, a decrease of 156 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -235 ft/m-260 ft/m min to max -217 ft/m -260 -217 ft/m
Info Average altitude 8,002 ft asl7,926 ft asl min to max 8,081 ft asl 8,081 7,926 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °1.5 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.5 1.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 4 97.05Enroute level cruise started 6 miles east of Kenwood (Cook County, Illinois, United States) and lasted 6 minutes, covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Average altitude 7,184 ft asl6,466 ft asl min to max 7,890 ft asl 7,890 6,466 ft asl
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 123 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °1.4 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 1.4 °
Enroute Descent 4 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Brighton Park (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 6,430 ft asl to 6,092 ft asl, a decrease of 338 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 123 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -223 ft/m-241 ft/m min to max -189 ft/m -213 -230 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6,261 ft asl6,092 ft asl min to max 6,430 ft asl 6,430 6,092 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °1.2 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.4 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 5 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of KMDW Chicago Midway Intl Chicago (Illinois, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,982 ft asl5,917 ft asl min to max 6,051 ft asl 6,051 5,917 ft asl
100 % Average speed 124 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °1.2 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.5 1.2 °
Enroute Descent 5 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Lyons (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 5,881 ft asl to 5,723 ft asl, a decrease of 158 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 124 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 124 123 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -225 ft/m-248 ft/m min to max -203 ft/m -220 -203 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5,801 ft asl5,723 ft asl min to max 5,881 ft asl 5,881 5,723 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °1.2 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.2 1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 6 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Lyons (Cook County, Illinois, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,610 ft asl5,539 ft asl min to max 5,686 ft asl 5,686 5,539 ft asl
100 % Average speed 124 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 124 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °1.3 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.4 1.3 °
Enroute Descent 6 100.00Enroute descent started overhead La Grange (Cook County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 5,505 ft asl to 5,345 ft asl, a decrease of 160 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 123 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -234 ft/m-247 ft/m min to max -213 ft/m -213 -230 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5,425 ft asl5,345 ft asl min to max 5,505 ft asl 5,505 5,345 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °1.3 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.3 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 7 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Western Springs (Cook County, Illinois, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,234 ft asl5,161 ft asl min to max 5,303 ft asl 5,303 5,161 ft asl
100 % Average speed 124 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °1.2 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.5 1.4 °
Enroute Descent 7 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Hinsdale (DuPage County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 5,118 ft asl to 4,961 ft asl, a decrease of 157 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -233 ft/m-253 ft/m min to max -205 ft/m -253 -231 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5,039 ft asl4,961 ft asl min to max 5,118 ft asl 5,118 4,961 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °1.4 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.5 1.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 8 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Westmont (DuPage County, Illinois, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,765 ft asl4,602 ft asl min to max 4,925 ft asl 4,925 4,602 ft asl
100 % Average speed 124 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 124 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °1.2 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.5 1.3 °
Enroute Descent 8 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Downers Grove (DuPage County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 4,564 ft asl to 4,413 ft asl, a decrease of 151 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 124 123 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -217 ft/m-248 ft/m min to max -196 ft/m -248 -196 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,488 ft asl4,413 ft asl min to max 4,564 ft asl 4,564 4,413 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °1.3 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 9 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Lisle (DuPage County, Illinois, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,211 ft asl4,041 ft asl min to max 4,379 ft asl 4,379 4,041 ft asl
100 % Average speed 124 kn122 kn min to max 124 kn 124 124 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °1.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.2 1.3 °
Enroute Descent 9 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of Naperville (DuPage County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 3,994 ft asl to 3,828 ft asl, a decrease of 166 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 123 kn123 kn min to max 124 kn 123 123 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -255 ft/m-284 ft/m min to max -235 ft/m -236 -260 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,911 ft asl3,828 ft asl min to max 3,994 ft asl 3,994 3,828 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °1.3 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.3 1.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 10 99.97Enroute level cruise started overhead Naperville (DuPage County, Illinois, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.9 % Average altitude 3,531 ft asl3,277 ft asl min to max 3,786 ft asl 3,786 3,277 ft asl
100 % Average speed 124 kn123 kn min to max 125 kn 124 125 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °0.6 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.6 °
Enroute Descent 10 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles east of North Aurora (Kane County, Illinois, United States). Descent from 3,234 ft asl to 2,546 ft asl, a decrease of 688 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 110 kn101 kn min to max 124 kn 124 102 kn
100 % Average bank angle 14.6 °0.0 ° min to max 27.3 ° 0.3 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.93 g min to max 1.18 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -679 ft/m-834 ft/m min to max -240 ft/m -268 -788 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,862 ft asl2,546 ft asl min to max 3,234 ft asl 3,234 2,546 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-2.9 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.6 -2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 2,362 ft agl · 132 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,362 ft agl · 132 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 3 miles east of North Aurora (Kane County, Illinois, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 103 kn99 kn min to max 107 kn 101 106 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.9 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -706 ft/m-876 ft/m min to max -579 ft/m -804 -865 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,154 ft asl1,794 ft asl min to max 2,532 ft asl 2,532 1,794 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.4 °-2.7 ° min to max -2.0 ° -2.4 -2.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,031 ft agl to 933 ft agl. A decrease of 98 ft in 7 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.9 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 105 kn103 kn min to max 106 kn 106 106 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 1.6 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -859 ft/m-903 ft/m min to max -750 ft/m -876 -750 ft/m
Info Average altitude 981 ft agl933 ft agl min to max 1,031 ft agl 1,031 933 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-2.6 ° min to max -2.1 ° -2.6 -2.1 °
33.253.53.7548509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-90-68-45-23023456890Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 99.66Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 921 ft agl to 650 ft agl. A decrease of 271 ft in 28 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.8 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 102 kn98 kn min to max 107 kn 105 106 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.2 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.4 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -566 ft/m-864 ft/m min to max -402 ft/m -708 -460 ft/m
Info Average altitude 766 ft agl650 ft agl min to max 921 ft agl 921 650 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-2.4 ° min to max -1.1 ° -2.2 -1.9 °
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-90-68-45-23023456890Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 98.99Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 643 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 313 ft in 28 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.0 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 103 kn98 kn min to max 107 kn 106 104 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 0.6 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° 1.7 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.85 g min to max 1.14 g 1.02 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -642 ft/m-1,002 ft/m min to max -421 ft/m -452 -851 ft/m
Info Average altitude 505 ft agl330 ft agl min to max 643 ft agl 643 330 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-2.6 ° min to max -1.6 ° -1.9 -2.1 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 95.43Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 316 ft agl to 63 ft agl. A decrease of 253 ft in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.7 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 101 kn98 kn min to max 105 kn 104 100 kn
86 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.5 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.5 °
91 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 3.4 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.77 g min to max 1.15 g 0.97 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -537 ft/m-839 ft/m min to max -425 ft/m -839 -425 ft/m
Info Average altitude 107 ft agl63 ft agl min to max 316 ft agl 316 63 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-2.6 ° min to max -0.9 ° -1.9 -1.0 °

Events

Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 94 ft agl · 108 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 93.56Landing on runway 02R at KDPA Dupage, runway length 1,963 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 99 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Threshold speed was well above target at 99 kn. Target 90 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
91 % Landing and flare profile
88 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.5 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.5 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.7 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.03 g
Info Average speed 99 kn95 kn min to max 103 kn 99 99 kn
Info Average VSI -430 ft/m-483 ft/m min to max -369 ft/m -422 -452 ft/m
Info Average altitude 25 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl 51 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-2.0 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.1 -1.6 °
07515022530037545001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 69.18Touchdown distance was good at 427 m. Touchdown speed at 99 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -452 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 19 kn at 237 °. Crosswind: 13 kn Tailwind: 14 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
58 % Touchdown VSI was -452 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 427 mTarget 457 m
34 % Speed at touchdown 99 knTarget 74 kn
60 % Runway alignment max 13.23 m12.63 m left 13.23 11.98 m
89 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.2 °
91 % Average g force 1.22 g1.03 g min to max 1.41 g 1.03 1.10 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 96 kn93 kn min to max 99 kn 99 93 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.6 ° min to max -0.6 ° -1.6 -0.6 °
Arrival Rollout 84.09Total landing distance 995 m, 51 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.8 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 995 m51 % of runway.
65 % Runway alignment max 11.76 m11.76 m left to 0.00 m left 11.76 2.31 m
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 0.99 g
Info Average speed 108 kn63 kn min to max 116 kn 116 63 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.5 -1.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 54 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 8 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kn8 kn min to max 58 kn 58 15 kn
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.6 ° -1.7 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kn0 kn min to max 21 kn 15 1 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 knmax 9 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-2.8 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.5 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights ON should be OFF
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 29 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 31 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 36 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl · 38 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Battery Master Off 3 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Engine 1 Stopped 3 ft agl · 19 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll724 m · 31 %
100.00Liftoff speed95 kt
98.25Runway alignment2.03 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb164 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height50 ft
87.90Threshold speed99 kt
87.50Centreline offset0.17 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KDPA 02R

Past threshold100.00
428m
Centreline59.58
11.98m L
Speed34.22
99kt
Touchdown rate57.64
-452fpm
Impact90.86
1.41G
BouncesOk
None

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

50 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 50 ft, down at 428 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,963 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 11 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 428 m past threshold CLEARED

The 428 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 955 m of 1,963 m · 49 %
Rollout distance100.00
527m49 % used
Rollout alignment64.64
11.76m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl in the Piper PA-46
97.27 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 10 minutes and covered 2 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 -1.5 -5
99.65 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl. Takeoff distance 3,932 m 170 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 96 kn. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 7 kn at 160 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 3,932 m using 170.4 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 96 kn - Target 95 kn
Alignment
98.25 %
2.03 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
100 55 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 0.5 -1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
140 115 90
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
3 2 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
300 100 -100
99.94 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
150 140 130
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
99.43 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
7 4 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 800 100
86.78 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 155 140
Bank °
35.61 %
27 14 0
G
96.57 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 7 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,800 1,750 700
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250024487296120 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 02R at KDPA Dupage in the Piper PA-46
Landing Score 85.57 %
100 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,031 ft agl to 933 ft agl. A decrease of 98 ft in 7 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
106 103 100
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-750 -875 -1,000
33.253.53.7548509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-90-68-45-23023456890 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.66 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 921 ft agl to 650 ft agl. A decrease of 271 ft in 28 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
107 98 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.3 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-402 -651 -900
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-90-68-45-23023456890 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
98.99 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 643 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 313 ft in 28 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
107 98 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
94.95 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-421 -761 -1,100
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
95.43 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 02R at KDPA Dupage from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 316 ft agl to 63 ft agl. A decrease of 253 ft in 23 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
86.43 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
105 97 90
Alignment
86.43 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
90.7 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-425 -663 -900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
93.56 %
Landing
Landing on runway 02R at KDPA Dupage, runway length 1,963 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 99 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
87.9 %
Threshold speed was well above target at 99 kt. Target 90 kt
Flare
91.34 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
87.5 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
103 96 90
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-369 -434 -500
07515022530037545001223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
69.18 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 427 m. Touchdown speed at 99 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -452 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 19 kn at 237 °. Crosswind: 13 kn Tailwind: 14 kn.
Warning: Landed with a 14 kt tailwind
Touchdown
57.64 %
Touchdown rate was hard at -452 fpm.
Speed
34.22 %
Touchdown speed at 99 kt was excessively fast. Target below 74 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 427 m.
Alignment
59.58 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline.
Bank
89 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
90.86 %
G 1.22 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
84.09 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 995 m, 51 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.8 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 995 m using 50.69 % of runway
Alignment
64.64 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.8 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
93 67 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
0200400600800 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
Switched On
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
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
0 -1 -2
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