KCDW to KCDW Flight Report - Cessna C182

Flight from KCDW to KCDW

Saturday, 19 July 2025 14:42

Minutes 8

8 nm

Fuel 3 kg

Cessna C182

Departure

Runway 22 at KCDW

Essex County Airport

Caldwell, New Jersey, United States

Altitude

171 ft asl

Weight

1,096 kg

Fuel

114 kg

Temperature

25 °C

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

200.0 °

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 22 at KCDW

Essex County Airport

Caldwell New Jersey, United States

171 ft asl

Altitude

1,094 kg

Weight

111 kg

Fuel

25 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

200.0 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.98%

Pattern Score 93.82%

Departure Score 92.1%

Arrival Score 99.03%

The flight began with the aircraft, a Cessna C182, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KCDW Essex County Airport. This process took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 22, with a takeoff distance of 285 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 64 knots.

As the aircraft entered the local airspace, it encountered a temperature of 26 °C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 200 degrees. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 5 knots. The pilot then initiated a right-hand pattern entry from runway 22, completing the maneuver in less than 1 nautical mile in 18 seconds.

The aircraft continued with the right-hand pattern, with the crosswind leg taking 28 seconds to complete. The downwind turn was executed at an angle of 83.9 degrees to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The downwind leg itself was 2 nautical miles long and took 58 seconds to complete. The base leg turn was made at an angle of 41.4 degrees to the runway, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.

The base leg was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 38 seconds, followed by the final turn, which took 30 seconds to complete. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22 from the north-east, heading 209.0 degrees at an altitude of 417 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway.

The landing was executed smoothly, with a threshold speed of 59 knots and a touchdown distance of 98 meters. The touchdown speed was 55 knots, and the touchdown rate was -122 feet per minute, indicating a smooth descent. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 25 °C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 200 degrees.

The total flight distance was 8 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 8 minutes. The aircraft used approximately 3 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

90 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kt 0 kt min to max 20 kt	0		12 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kt max 12 kt	0		12 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.8		2.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 14:42:18
Info	Engine 1 Started at 14:42:18
Info	Landing Gear Down at 14:42:18
Info	Parking Brake On at 14:42:18
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:43:41
Info	Parking Brake Off at 14:45:58
0 %	Taxi Lights at 14:46:23

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport, Average speed was 20 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 25 kt 0 kt min to max 31 kt	10		11 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° -0.0 ° min to max 3.3 °	2.0		3.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.3		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

90 %

Departure roll runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport. Takeoff distance 285 m 23 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 64 kt. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 6 kt at 200 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 285 m 23 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 64 kt Target 61 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.98 m 0.00 m left to 0.98 m right	-0.24		-0.21 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g	0.99		1.07 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 1.5 ° min to max 4.9 °	2.9		4.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.1		1.6 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 14:49:12
0 %	Strobe Lights at 14:49:20

Departure Climb 1

98.4 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.0		0.8 °
100 %	Average speed 70 kt 64 kt min to max 74 kt	64		74 kt
93.61 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.8		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.10 g	1.07		1.10 g
Info	Average VSI 429 fpm 307 fpm min to max 556 fpm	307		556 fpm
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl	1		47 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 5.0 ° min to max 8.6 °	5.0		8.6 °

Departure Climb 2

90 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 76 kt 74 kt min to max 86 kt	75		86 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.4		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.89 g min to max 1.10 g	1.10		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 854 fpm 544 fpm min to max 1,283 fpm	566		946 fpm
Info	Average altitude 127 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 396 ft agl	48		396 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.1 ° 6.9 ° min to max 12.7 °	8.6		8.9 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 14:49:42

Pattern Entry

100 %

Right hand pattern entry from runway 22 KCDW Essex County Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 75 kt 68 kt min to max 86 kt	86		76 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 16.0 ° 1.8 ° min to max 25.0 °	6.0		8.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.18 g	1.01		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 1,280 fpm 352 fpm min to max 2,155 fpm	1,161		352 fpm
Info	Average altitude 676 ft agl 443 ft agl min to max 822 ft agl	443		822 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.9 ° 6.9 ° min to max 20.3 °	9.5		6.9 °

Pattern Crosswind

100 %

Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 22 KCDW Essex County Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 28 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading 4.3 ° -9.0 ° min to max 23.6 °	-9.0		23.6 °
100 %	Average speed 89 kt 76 kt min to max 100 kt	76		99 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	1.06		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 450 fpm 54 fpm min to max 774 fpm	384		267 fpm
Info	Average altitude 956 ft agl 828 ft agl min to max 1,046 ft agl	828		1,046 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 6.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.3 °	3.0		12.6 °
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 1.0 ° min to max 7.3 °	6.9		2.8 °

Pattern Downwind Turn

70 %

Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 83.9 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 83.9 °.
100 %	Average speed 99 kt 98 kt min to max 101 kt	99		101 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 16.6 ° 10.9 ° min to max 20.1 °	10.9		20.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.99 g min to max 1.11 g	1.06		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI 222 fpm -37 fpm min to max 431 fpm	321		1 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,091 ft agl 1,052 ft agl min to max 1,108 ft agl	1,052		1,106 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 1.3 ° min to max 3.6 °	2.7		1.3 °

Pattern Downwind

93.16 %

Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 58 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading 2.1 ° -15.2 ° min to max 16.2 °	-15.2		16.2 °
77.2 %	Average altitude 1,152 ft agl 917 ft agl min to max 1,280 ft agl	1,107		917 ft agl
100 %	Average speed 97 kt 93 kt min to max 102 kt	101		94 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.79 g min to max 1.20 g	1.09		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -186 fpm -1,118 fpm min to max 923 fpm	31		-460 fpm
Info	Average bank angle 5.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 21.1 °	20.0		20.3 °
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -4.8 ° min to max 6.3 °	1.6		-0.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:51:57

Pattern Base Leg Turn

100 %

Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 41.4 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 41.4 °.
100 %	Average speed 92 kt 89 kt min to max 93 kt	93		89 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 20.8 ° 20.2 ° min to max 21.7 °	20.9		20.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 1.00 g min to max 1.25 g	1.03		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -607 fpm -982 fpm min to max -208 fpm	-484		-208 fpm
Info	Average altitude 850 ft agl 807 ft agl min to max 909 ft agl	909		807 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -3.9 ° min to max 1.8 °	-1.1		0.1 °

Pattern Base Leg

93.57 %

Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 38 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
85.72 %	Heading -7.1 ° -20.4 ° min to max 11.5 °	-20.4		11.5 °
100 %	Average speed 77 kt 69 kt min to max 88 kt	88		74 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.82 g min to max 1.24 g	1.01		1.04 g
0 %		0		0 fpm
Info	Average altitude 759 ft agl 669 ft agl min to max 813 ft agl	803		669 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 5.7 ° 0.4 ° min to max 19.6 °	19.6		14.5 °
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -3.2 ° min to max 10.4 °	0.1		0.3 °

Pattern Final Turn

100 %

Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 30 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 76 kt 71 kt min to max 79 kt	75		71 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.6 °	14.4		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.19 g	1.08		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI -451 fpm -763 fpm min to max -122 fpm	-537		-594 fpm
Info	Average altitude 552 ft agl 428 ft agl min to max 660 ft agl	660		428 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -2.8 ° min to max 3.1 °	0.7		-1.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:53:16

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 417 ft agl to 323 ft agl. A decrease of 94 ft in 11 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 70 kt 69 kt min to max 71 kt	71		69 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.7		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.05		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -528 fpm -640 fpm min to max -415 fpm	-623		-415 fpm
Info	Average altitude 370 ft agl 323 ft agl min to max 417 ft agl	417		323 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -1.9 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.1		1.7 °

Arrival Final 1

98.87 %

Approaching runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 318 ft agl to 16 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 49 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.0 ° 0.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		0.8 °
100 %	Average speed 63 kt 59 kt min to max 68 kt	68		59 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.1 °
94.35 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.2 °	0.1		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.87 g min to max 1.08 g	1.03		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -372 fpm -470 fpm min to max -233 fpm	-331		-390 fpm
Info	Average altitude 80 ft agl 16 ft agl min to max 318 ft agl	318		16 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -0.5 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.2		4.2 °

Arrival Landing

98.78 %

Landing on runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport, runway length 1,234 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 59 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 59 kt. Target 60 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
97.33 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
94.46 %	Average bank angle 2.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.3		4.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.93 g min to max 1.12 g	1.03		0.93 g
Info	Average speed 57 kt 55 kt min to max 59 kt	59		55 kt
Info	Average VSI -197 fpm -389 fpm min to max -75 fpm	-389		-122 fpm
Info	Average altitude 3 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 8 ft agl	8		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.1 ° 4.4 ° min to max 7.6 °	4.4		4.5 °

Arrival Touchdown

98.48 %

Touchdown distance was good at 98 m. Touchdown speed at 55 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -122 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 6 kt at 200 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.21 %	Touchdown VSI was -122 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 98 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 55 kt Target below 57 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.28 m 2.24 m left	2.28		2.24 m
73.46 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.93 g min to max 1.14 g	0.93		1.05 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 55 kt 54 kt min to max 55 kt	55		54 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 3.0 ° min to max 4.5 °	4.5		3.3 °

Takeoff on runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport in the Cessna C182

92.1 %

90 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

90 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 285 m using 23.08 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 64 kn - Target 61 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.00 m left to 0.98 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.4 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

93.61 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

90 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Heading

0 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport in the Cessna C182

Landing Score 98.71 %

Landing Summary

The Cessna C182 aircraft successfully landed on runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport, achieving a high score of 98.7%. The final approach was conducted from the north east, aligning with a heading of 209.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 417 feet above ground level (agl).

The aircraft demonstrated excellent control and precision during the landing, with a good threshold height and speed. The threshold speed of 59 knots was well within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown distance of 98 meters was also satisfactory, suggesting that the pilot had a good understanding of the aircraft's performance and was able to bring it in for a gentle landing.

The touchdown speed of 55 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -122 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled and stable descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had a good understanding of the aircraft's orientation and was able to bring it in for a precise landing.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.

Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating excellent control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases. The high score of 98.7% reflects the pilot's skill and experience, as well as the aircraft's performance and handling characteristics.

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 417 ft agl to 323 ft agl. A decrease of 94 ft in 11 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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