LOWS to LOWS Flight Report - Cessna C172

Flight from LOWS to LOWS

Monday, 10 November 2025 19:45

Minutes 12

11 nm

Fuel 5 kg

Cessna C172

Departure

Runway 33 at LOWS

Salzburg Airport

Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Altitude

1,411 ft asl

Weight

977 kg

Fuel

977 kg

Temperature

12 °C

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

0.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 33 at LOWS

Salzburg Airport

Salzburg Salzburg, Austria

1,411 ft asl

Altitude

971 kg

Weight

971 kg

Fuel

12 °C

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

0.0 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 87.14%

Departure Score 93.92%

Enroute Score 99.78%

Arrival Score 67.73%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 62 kt, covering a distance of 141 m, which was 6% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 12 °C.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began to ascend from an initial altitude of 1,796 ft above sea level to 2,700 ft, an increase of 903 ft over a distance of 2 nm in just 2 minutes. This climb phase was followed by a descent from 2,704 ft to 1,874 ft, a decrease of 830 ft over the same distance and time period. The aircraft then leveled off for a short period of 2 minutes, covering 2 nm, before beginning another climb phase from 1,738 ft to 2,341 ft, an increase of 603 ft over 2 nm in 2 minutes.

The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 4 minutes, while flying over Bergheim, a nearby town in Salzburg, Austria. This cruise phase covered a distance of 2 nm. The final approach to runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport was initiated from the south, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 343.0 ° and an altitude of 54 ft above ground level.

The landing on runway 33 was notable for several factors. The threshold height at 79 ft above ground level was well above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt. The touchdown point was 374 m beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was good at 50 kt. The touchdown rate was also good at -187 fpm. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.9 m from the centreline.

The total flight distance was 11 nm, and the flight duration was 12 minutes. The aircraft used 5 kg of fuel during the flight. The local weather conditions remained consistent throughout the flight, with a temperature of 12 °C.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport, Average speed was 19 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kt 0 kt min to max 26 kt	0		26 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -4.5 ° -5.5 ° min to max -3.3 °	-5.5		-3.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.1		0.8 °
Info	Average g force 0.98 g 0.92 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Taxi Lights Off at 19:45:04
Info	Navigation Lights Off at 19:45:04
Info	Beacon Lights On at 19:45:04
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 19:45:04
Info	Landing Lights Off at 19:45:04
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:45:04
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:45:04
Info	Parking Brake Off at 19:45:04

Departure Roll

83.2 %

Departure roll runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport. Takeoff distance 141 m 6 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 62 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. .

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 141 m 6 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 62 kt Target 65 kt
66.02 %	Runway alignment max 12.37 m 0.00 m left to 12.37 m right	-11.52		-12.23 m
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.93 g min to max 1.22 g	0.97		1.22 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -4.6 ° -10.0 ° min to max -2.8 °	-3.4		-10.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.1		0.3 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 19:47:20
0 %	Strobe Lights at 19:47:22

Departure Climb 1

98.47 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 33 LOWS Salzburg Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.89 %	Heading variation 1.1 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.6		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 67 kt 62 kt min to max 71 kt	62		71 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.88 g min to max 1.21 g	1.21		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 398 fpm 285 fpm min to max 561 fpm	406		561 fpm
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl	0		40 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -8.9 ° -10.4 ° min to max -7.0 °	-10.1		-9.7 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 33 LOWS Salzburg Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kt 71 kt min to max 81 kt	71		81 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.4		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.89 g min to max 1.16 g	1.00		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI 577 fpm 478 fpm min to max 859 fpm	565		859 fpm
Info	Average altitude 99 ft agl 40 ft agl min to max 369 ft agl	40		369 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -8.5 ° -10.5 ° min to max -7.2 °	-9.7		-9.2 °

Departure Climb 3

94 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 33 LOWS Salzburg Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.2 ° 0.7 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.7		0.7 °
100 %	Average speed 80 kt 76 kt min to max 81 kt	81		76 kt
70 %	Average bank angle 5.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.4 °	0.2		13.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.94 g min to max 1.09 g	0.94		0.97 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 880 fpm 656 fpm min to max 1,056 fpm	875		845 fpm
Info	Average altitude 542 ft agl 385 ft agl min to max 723 ft agl	385		723 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -9.5 ° -11.0 ° min to max -7.5 °	-8.6		-9.3 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead LOWS Salzburg Airport Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria). Climbing from 1,796 ft asl to 2,700 ft asl, an increase of 903 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 85 kt 74 kt min to max 96 kt	76		86 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.8 ° 0.4 ° min to max 20.3 °	14.0		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.88 g min to max 1.21 g	0.98		0.89 g
Info	Average VSI 441 fpm -332 fpm min to max 1,073 fpm	764		336 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,373 ft asl 1,796 ft asl min to max 2,700 ft asl	1,796		2,700 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -5.8 ° -11.6 ° min to max -0.8 °	-8.7		-3.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of LOWS Salzburg Airport Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria). Descent from 2,704 ft asl to 1,874 ft asl, a decrease of 830 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 99 kt 86 kt min to max 109 kt	86		109 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.7 ° 0.2 ° min to max 25.2 °	0.2		24.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.17 g	0.89		1.10 g
Info	Average VSI -578 fpm -1,216 fpm min to max 510 fpm	193		-1,216 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,409 ft asl 1,874 ft asl min to max 2,748 ft asl	2,704		1,874 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -6.2 ° min to max 4.5 °	-2.2		4.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,733 ft asl 1,687 ft asl min to max 1,854 ft asl	1,854		1,738 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 92 kt 85 kt min to max 108 kt	108		92 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 23.8 °	23.8		2.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.84 g min to max 1.27 g	1.15		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.8 ° -5.3 ° min to max 4.2 °	3.5		-1.8 °

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead LOWS Salzburg Airport Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria). Climbing from 1,738 ft asl to 2,341 ft asl, an increase of 603 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 80 kt 66 kt min to max 93 kt	92		80 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 17.2 °	2.8		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.78 g min to max 1.41 g	0.98		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 401 fpm -610 fpm min to max 1,259 fpm	46		290 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,060 ft asl 1,738 ft asl min to max 2,341 ft asl	1,738		2,341 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -6.5 ° -11.6 ° min to max 1.0 °	-1.8		-5.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

98.92 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Bergheim (Salzburg, Austria) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.41 %	Average altitude 2,263 ft asl 1,488 ft asl min to max 2,721 ft asl	2,346		1,488 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 75 kt 65 kt min to max 92 kt	81		82 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 19.5 °	0.1		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.71 g min to max 1.27 g	0.98		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -2.4 ° -16.7 ° min to max 7.9 °	-4.8		7.9 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:57:39
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:58:13

Arrival Final 1

71.72 %

Approaching runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 54 ft agl to -273 ft agl. A decrease of 327 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
26.21 %	Approach angle 4.7 ° 4.3 ° min to max 6.2 ° Target 3.0 °	6.2		4.6 °
100 %	Average speed 84 kt 82 kt min to max 84 kt	82		82 kt
48 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.8		0.4 °
84.38 %	Average bank angle 5.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.8 °	0.0		3.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.89 g min to max 1.23 g	1.02		1.19 g
Info	Average VSI -803 fpm -1,328 fpm min to max -328 fpm	-1,328		-328 fpm
Info	Average altitude -220 ft agl -273 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl	54		-273 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -1.7 ° min to max 7.8 °	7.8		-1.7 °

Arrival Landing

44.59 %

Landing on runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport, runway length 2,312 m. Threshold height at 79 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
44.71 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt. Target 60 kt
46 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
94 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.6 °
91.39 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.3 °	2.9		0.3 °
67.43 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.84 g min to max 2.64 g	1.20		0.93 g
Info	Average speed 64 kt 50 kt min to max 82 kt	82		50 kt
Info	Average VSI -198 fpm -464 fpm min to max 191 fpm	-321		-187 fpm
Info	Average altitude 46 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 81 ft agl	79		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.4 ° -6.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	-1.8		-5.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:59:21

Arrival Touchdown

86.88 %

Touchdown point was 374 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Touchdown rate was good at -187 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. .

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.99 %	Touchdown VSI was -187 fpm.
60.83 %	Touchdown distance was 815 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 50 kt Target below 57 kt
56.87 %	Runway alignment max 14.88 m 14.78 m left	14.74		14.77 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.92 g min to max 1.22 g	0.93		0.99 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 50 kt 50 kt min to max 50 kt	50		50 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -4.0 ° -5.2 ° min to max -2.9 °	-5.2		-2.9 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 45 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 22 kt 6 kt min to max 26 kt	26		6 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -2.4 ° -3.4 ° min to max -1.6 °	-3.0		-1.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.4		1.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.08 g	1.05		1.01 g

Takeoff on runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport in the Cessna C172

93.92 %

83.2 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport. Takeoff distance 141 m 6 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 62 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. .

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 141 m using 6.08 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 62 kn - Target 65 kn

Alignment

66.02 %

0.00 m left to 12.37 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.47 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 33 LOWS Salzburg Airport.

Heading

93.89 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 33 LOWS Salzburg Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

94 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 33 LOWS Salzburg Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

70 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport in the Cessna C172

Landing Score 67.73 %

Landing Summary

The Cessna C172 aircraft has successfully landed at LOWS Salzburg Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 33 was initiated from the south, with the aircraft heading 343.0° at 0 nm and 54 ft above ground level (agl). This suggests a stable and controlled descent into the airport.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the aircraft's performance during the landing was not entirely satisfactory. The threshold height at 79 ft agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been descending too slowly or not aggressively enough. This could be attributed to a variety of factors, including the pilot's decision to maintain a slower rate of descent or the aircraft's performance characteristics.

Furthermore, the threshold speed of 82 kt was excessively high, suggesting that the pilot may have been experiencing difficulty in slowing the aircraft down to a safe landing speed. This could be due to a range of factors, including the aircraft's airspeed, the pilot's control inputs, or the wind conditions.

Despite these issues, the touchdown point was 374 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. This could be attributed to a combination of factors, including the pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's position, the aircraft's performance characteristics, or the wind conditions.

On a more positive note, the touchdown speed of 50 kt was good, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft down to a safe speed before touching down. Additionally, the touchdown rate of -187 fpm was also good, suggesting that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and avoid a hard landing.

Finally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.9 m from the centreline, which could be attributed to a range of factors, including the pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's position, the aircraft's performance characteristics, or the wind conditions. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are several areas for improvement that the pilot and aircraft should focus on to enhance their performance and safety.

71.72 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 54 ft agl to -273 ft agl. A decrease of 327 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

26.21 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

48 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

26.21 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

48 %

Bank

84.38 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

44.59 %

Landing

Landing on runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport, runway length 2,312 m. Threshold height at 79 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt.

Height

46 %

Threshold height at 79 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

44.71 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt. Target 60 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

94 %

Bank