KBDU to KBDU Flight Report - PA28 Turbo Arrow IV

Flight from KBDU to KBDU

Saturday, 09 September 2023 20:52

Minutes 10

9 nm

Fuel 7 lbs

PA28 Turbo Arrow IV

Departure

Runway 26 at KBDU

Boulder Muni

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Altitude

5,279 ft asl

Weight

2,019 lbs

Fuel

123 lbs

Temperature

75 °F

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

83.5 °

Headwind

-6 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 26 at KBDU

Boulder Muni

Boulder Colorado, United States

5,279 ft asl

Altitude

2,012 lbs

Weight

116 lbs

Fuel

75 °F

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

87.4 °

Wind Direction

-6 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.27%

Departure Score 98.36%

Enroute Score 96.13%

Arrival Score 96.87%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

90.49 %

Touchdown

94.59 %

Warning: Landed with a 6 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

87.87 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

85.33 %

Threshold speed was a little below target at 66 kt.

Flare

89.83 %

Very good landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

84.51 %

Touchdown rate was good at -197 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 63 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown point was 227 ft beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

99.08 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Departure Taxi

98 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 13 kn 0 kn min to max 23 kn	0		23 kn
95 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kn max 17 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -0.2 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.7		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.8		0.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:52:29
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:52:29
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:52:29
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:52:29
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:52:33
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:54:09
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:54:53
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:56:31
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:56:47
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 20:54:32

Departure Roll

99.24 %

Departure roll runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni. Takeoff distance 5,002 ft 129 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 74 kn. Local weather - Temperature 75 °F. Wind 6 kn at 83 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 5,002 ft 129 % of runway
98.73 %	Liftoff speed was 74 kn Target 70 kn
97.48 %	Runway alignment max 13.5 ft 6.1 ft left to 7.4 ft right	-5.0		1.7 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.03 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.2		0.5 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 20:57:07
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 20:57:11

Departure Climb 1

99.66 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 KBDU Boulder Muni.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 74 kn min to max 82 kn	74		82 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.6		0.1 °
96.57 %	Average g force 1.10 g 1.02 g min to max 1.31 g	1.04		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 692 ft/m 449 ft/m min to max 855 ft/m	449		855 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl	0		48 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.6 ° 1.2 ° min to max 6.9 °	1.2		6.9 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:57:25

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 KBDU Boulder Muni.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kn 82 kn min to max 89 kn	82		89 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.1		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.91 g min to max 1.07 g	1.03		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,115 ft/m 861 ft/m min to max 1,790 ft/m	861		1,442 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 107 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 392 ft agl	48		392 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.2 ° 7.0 ° min to max 11.4 °	7.0		8.0 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:57:34

Departure Climb 3

94.9 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 KBDU Boulder Muni.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.6 ° -2.0 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.2		-2.0 °
100 %	Average speed 94 kn 90 kn min to max 97 kn	90		96 kn
74.5 %	Average bank angle 5.8 ° 0.4 ° min to max 11.7 °	0.7		11.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		0.97 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,647 ft/m 1,438 ft/m min to max 1,770 ft/m	1,438		1,747 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 691 ft agl 418 ft agl min to max 970 ft agl	418		970 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.4 ° 8.2 ° min to max 10.3 °	8.2		9.8 °

Enroute Climb

92.25 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of Boulder (Boulder County, Colorado, United States). Climbing from 6,283 ft asl to 7,964 ft asl, an increase of 1,681 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
80.64 %	Climb speed 104 kn 96 kn min to max 111 kn Target 120 kn	96		99 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 28.4 °	11.4		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.92 g min to max 1.12 g	0.97		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI 1,091 ft/m 6 ft/m min to max 2,011 ft/m	1,698		6 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 7,279 ft asl 6,283 ft asl min to max 7,964 ft asl	6,283		7,964 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.6 ° -1.7 ° min to max 9.6 °	9.6		-1.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Boulder (Boulder County, Colorado, United States). Descent from 7,867 ft asl to 7,189 ft asl, a decrease of 677 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 107 kn 106 kn min to max 108 kn	106		107 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.3		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -787 ft/m -1,241 ft/m min to max -370 ft/m	-635		-1,241 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 7,511 ft asl 7,189 ft asl min to max 7,867 ft asl	7,867		7,189 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.5 ° -6.4 ° min to max -2.6 °	-3.5		-6.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile south east of Boulder (Boulder County, Colorado, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 91 kn 76 kn min to max 109 kn	108		76 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 18.0 °	1.6		7.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.20 g	1.01		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI -777 ft/m -1,499 ft/m min to max -147 ft/m	-1,229		-462 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 6,286 ft asl 5,650 ft asl min to max 7,148 ft asl	7,148		5,650 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.8 ° -7.4 ° min to max -0.1 °	-6.3		-2.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:01:08
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:01:57
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:02:15

Arrival Final 2

99.56 %

Approaching runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 350 ft agl to 328 ft agl. A decrease of 22 ft in 11 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.5 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	2.5		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 77 kn 76 kn min to max 78 kn	76		77 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.5 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.7		-0.3 °
97.81 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.8		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.11 g	1.07		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -158 ft/m -421 ft/m min to max 13 ft/m	-421		-176 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 336 ft agl 328 ft agl min to max 350 ft agl	350		328 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -1.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.5		-1.3 °

Arrival Final 1

99.37 %

Approaching runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 323 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 279 ft in 34 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.9 %	Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.5 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		2.5 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kn 65 kn min to max 76 kn	76		66 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.2		0.1 °
99.95 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	2.4		3.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.94 g min to max 1.14 g	0.97		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -432 ft/m -678 ft/m min to max -224 ft/m	-224		-426 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 110 ft agl 44 ft agl min to max 323 ft agl	323		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -3.1 ° min to max 2.1 °	-1.5		-0.8 °

Arrival Landing

90.49 %

Landing on runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni, runway length 3,875 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 66 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
85.33 %	Threshold speed was a little below target at 66 kn. Target 75 kn
87.87 %	Target 50 ft agl
89.83 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
97.32 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	3.0		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.16 g	0.95		1.06 g
Info	Average speed 66 kn 63 kn min to max 68 kn	66		63 kn
Info	Average VSI -232 ft/m -494 ft/m min to max -46 ft/m	-428		-197 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl	40		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° -0.9 ° min to max 3.2 °	-0.8		2.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

94.59 %

Touchdown point was 227 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was good. Touchdown rate was good at -197 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 76 °F. Wind 6 kn at 87 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.51 %	Touchdown VSI was -197 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 1,501 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 63 kn Target 66 kn
99.08 %	Runway alignment max 5.9 ft 5.8 ft left	5.8		5.3 ft
72 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.6		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.85 g min to max 1.24 g	1.06		1.02 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 63 kn 62 kn min to max 63 kn	63		62 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° -1.0 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.4		0.5 °

Arrival Rollout

97.22 %

Total landing distance 2,508 ft, 65 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 2,508 ft 65 % of runway.
93.82 %	Runway alignment max 16.0 ft 5.2 ft left to 10.9 ft right	5.2		-10.9 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.04 g	1.02		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 71 kn 41 kn min to max 76 kn	76		41 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.5 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 17 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 24 kn 12 kn min to max 35 kn	35		12 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.2		0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kn 4 kn min to max 12 kn	12		4 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.0		1.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:04:49
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:04:50

Takeoff on runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni in the Piper PA28 Turbo Arrow IV

98.36 %

98 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

95 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.24 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 5,002 ft using 129.08 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

98.73 %

Liftoff speed was 74 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

97.48 %

6.1 ft left to 7.4 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.66 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 KBDU Boulder Muni.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

96.57 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 KBDU Boulder Muni.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

94.9 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 KBDU Boulder Muni.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

74.5 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni in the Piper PA28 Turbo Arrow IV

Landing Score 95.42 %

99.56 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 350 ft agl to 328 ft agl. A decrease of 22 ft in 11 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

97.81 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

99.37 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 323 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 279 ft in 34 seconds.

Glideslope

96.9 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

96.9 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

99.95 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

90.49 %

Landing

Landing on runway 26 at KBDU Boulder Muni, runway length 3,875 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 66 kn.

Height

87.87 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

85.33 %

Threshold speed was a little below target at 66 kt. Target 75 kt

Flare

89.83 %

Very good landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °

97.32 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

94.59 %

Touchdown

84.51 %

Touchdown rate was good at -197 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 63 kt was good. Target below 64 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown point was 227 ft beyond the touchdown zone.

Alignment

99.08 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bank

72 %

Bank angle 0.6 °

100 %

G 1.05 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

97.22 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 2,508 ft, 65 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 2,508 ft using 64.72 % of runway

Alignment

93.82 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched Off

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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