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EGFF
Cardiff, Wales
Runway 30
Elevation207 ft asl
Weight1,102 kg
Fuel207 kg
Wind270° · 6 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

86.01 %
EGFF
Cardiff, Wales
Runway 30
Elevation207 ft asl
Weight1,101 kg
Fuel206 kg
Wind270° · 6 kn · 3 kn cross
16 Mar 2024 0:04 5 nm PA28 Arrow III 1 kg
Departure Score
96.64 %
Pattern Score
83.86 %
Arrival Score
77.54 %

What went well

Touched down at -37 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 271 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 1.08 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 13 %, −4.09 points
Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation -0.2 ° at 34 %, Approach angle 2.1 ° at 51 %, −3.40 points
Pattern Base Leg — Heading -27.0 ° at 0 %, −2.50 points

Top opportunity

Work on the flare

Arrival Landing

Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 12 stages, 12 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 Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 65 kn. Local weather - Temperature 30 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 65 knTarget 70 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.49 m0.49 m left to 0.00 m left 0.35 0.30 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.8 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.8 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 65 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.93Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn65 kn min to max 82 kn 65 82 kn
99.7 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 0.98 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 1.3 m/s1.1 m/s min to max 1.5 m/s 1.1 1.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 5.6 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 13.9 m agl 0.0 13.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °3.5 ° min to max 5.7 ° 3.7 5.7 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 22 ft agl · 78 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 37 ft agl · 81 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 84 kn80 kn min to max 85 kn 82 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.1 3.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 3.6 m/s1.5 m/s min to max 7.1 m/s 1.5 5.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 38.0 m agl13.9 m agl min to max 156.6 m agl 13.9 156.6 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °5.7 ° min to max 11.7 ° 5.7 9.4 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff. Distance was less than 1 nm in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kn80 kn min to max 86 kn 80 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.4 °6.1 ° min to max 21.3 ° 6.1 20.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 0.97 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 3.8 m/s0.3 m/s min to max 5.4 m/s 5.4 0.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 207.5 m agl165.4 m agl min to max 236.4 m agl 165.4 236.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °3.6 ° min to max 9.2 ° 9.2 3.6 °
Pattern Crosswind 99.31Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff. Distance was less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Heading -5.2 °-34.0 ° min to max 8.0 ° 8.0 -34.0 °
100 % Average speed 94 kn88 kn min to max 101 kn 88 101 kn
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.10 g 1.03 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 0.4 m/s-0.9 m/s min to max 1.9 m/s -0.7 -0.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 240.1 m agl232.4 m agl min to max 246.4 m agl 234.9 245.6 m agl
Info Average bank angle 13.0 °0.6 ° min to max 29.2 ° 17.0 29.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.2 ° min to max 3.1 ° 2.7 0.2 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.73Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 74.4 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
2 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 74.4 °.
100 % Average speed 103 kn101 kn min to max 104 kn 101 102 kn
100 % Average bank angle 20.1 °7.5 ° min to max 29.1 ° 29.1 7.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.01 g min to max 1.12 g 1.07 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -0.4 m/s-1.6 m/s min to max 0.9 m/s -1.0 0.9 m/s
Info Average altitude 238.9 m agl236.5 m agl min to max 244.4 m agl 244.4 240.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.9 ° min to max 2.2 ° -0.5 1.9 °
Pattern Downwind 85.42Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 63 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -3.2 °-20.4 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 -20.4 °
51 % Average altitude 222.6 m agl195.2 m agl min to max 242.7 m agl 241.0 195.2 m agl
100 % Average speed 88 kn80 kn min to max 101 kn 101 82 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -0.7 m/s-2.4 m/s min to max 0.9 m/s 0.9 -1.7 m/s
Info Average bank angle 3.0 °0.0 ° min to max 12.4 ° 4.9 12.4 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-1.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.8 1.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 891 ft agl · 104 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 980 ft agl · 98 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 92.68Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 33.9 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 33.9 °.
100 % Average speed 78 kn76 kn min to max 82 kn 82 76 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.1 °5.1 ° min to max 14.8 ° 12.7 5.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.09 g 1.05 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1.6 m/s-2.4 m/s min to max 0.0 m/s -1.4 -1.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 176.9 m agl152.4 m agl min to max 193.9 m agl 193.9 152.4 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.6 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.0 0.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 836 ft agl · 84 kt
Pattern Base Leg 55.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -27.0 °-81.2 ° min to max 7.4 ° 7.4 -81.2 °
100 % Average speed 76 kn74 kn min to max 78 kn 76 74 kn
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.97 g min to max 1.11 g 0.99 1.01 g
0 % 0.0 0.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 119.4 m agl99.7 m agl min to max 150.7 m agl 150.7 99.7 m agl
Info Average bank angle 16.3 °5.0 ° min to max 21.3 ° 5.0 20.6 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-2.2 ° min to max 3.9 ° 0.4 2.0 °
Arrival Final 1 69.42Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 95.7 m agl to 9.5 m agl. A decrease of 86.1 m in 44 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
51 % Approach angle 2.1 °1.2 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 1.2 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn72 kn min to max 75 kn 74 72 kn
34 % Heading variation -0.2 °-2.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -2.2 0.0 °
63 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 17.1 ° 17.1 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -1.9 m/s-3.1 m/s min to max -0.7 m/s -2.0 -2.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 28.0 m agl9.5 m agl min to max 95.7 m agl 95.7 9.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.2 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.4 1.2 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-170-128-85-4304385128170Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 63.20Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff, runway length 1,986 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 72 kn. Target 71 kn
40 % Target 15.2 m agl
13 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.9 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 1.04 0.99 g
Info Average speed 66 kn60 kn min to max 72 kn 72 60 kn
Info Average VSI -0.9 m/s-2.4 m/s min to max -0.2 m/s -2.4 -0.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 1.6 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 5.4 m agl 5.4 0.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °1.3 ° min to max 6.4 ° 1.3 6.4 °
07515022530001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 269 m. Touchdown speed at 60 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -0.2 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.2 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 269 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 60 knTarget 61 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.16 m1.13 m left 1.16 1.08 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.04 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 59 kn59 kn min to max 60 kn 60 59 kn
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °6.4 ° min to max 6.5 ° 6.4 6.5 °

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll803 m · 40 %
100.00Liftoff speed64 kt
100.00Runway alignment0.49 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.93Rate of climb252 fpm

Landing

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

39.60Threshold height17 ft
100.00Threshold speed71 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.01 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

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

Touchdown on EGFF 30

Past threshold100.00
271m
Centreline100.00
1.08m L
Speed100.00
59kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-37fpm
Impact100.00
1.06G
BouncesOk
None

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

17 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 17 ft, down at 271 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 271 m past threshold CLEARED

The 271 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 271 m of 1,986 m · 14 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff in the Piper PA-28 Arrow III
96.64 %
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 65 kn. Local weather - Temperature 30 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 65 kn - Target 67 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.49 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
70 65 60
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 3 2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.93 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Bank °
99.74 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
6 4.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
300 100 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 8.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 800 200
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750073146219292365 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.090.140.190.230100200300400500 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.050.090.140.190.23-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff in the Piper PA-28 Arrow III
Landing Score 77.54 %
69.42 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 95.7 m agl to 9.5 m agl. A decrease of 86.1 m in 44 seconds.
Glideslope
50.52 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
34 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
50.52 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
75 73 70
Alignment
34 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
62.57 %
18 9 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-129 -414 -700
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-170-128-85-4304385128170 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
63.2 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff, runway length 1,986 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.
Height
39.6 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 72 kt. Target 71 kt
Flare
13.21 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
72 66 60
Pitch °
Info
7 4 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-30 -265 -500
07515022530001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 269 m. Touchdown speed at 60 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -0.2 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at -37 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 60 kt was good. Target below 61 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 269 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.04 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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