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KXTA
Groom Lake, United States
Runway 15L
Elevation4,478 ft asl
Weight5,330 lbs
Fuel1,054 lbs
Wind77° · 10 kn · 10 kn cross

Flight Score

86.49 %
KXTA
Groom Lake, United States
Runway 15L
Elevation4,478 ft asl
Weight5,298 lbs
Fuel1,006 lbs
Wind74° · 11 kn · 11 kn cross
15 Nov 2025 0:10 16 nm Kodiak 100 48 lbs
Departure Score
89.33 %
Pattern Score
89.78 %
Arrival Score
80.37 %

What went well

Held the centreline in a 10 kn crosswind — 8.2 ft off at touchdown
Touched down at -183 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,362 ft in — inside the full-score zone

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 0 %, Threshold speed was excessively high at 94 kt at 39 %, −2.48 points
Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, peak taxi speed 36 kt at 72 %, −1.77 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 4.1 ° at 0 %, −1.47 points

Next time

Departure

Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.

What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 17 ft off the runway centreline.

Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 15 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.

What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 15 ft down to touchdown.

Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 15 ft to touchdown.

See 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 · 20 stages, 18 in the score

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 78.80Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
72 % Average speed 28 kt0 kt min to max 36 kt 0 15 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 14 ktmax 16 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °0.7 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.6 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.3 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 11 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport, Average speed was 20 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt0 kt min to max 40 kt 13 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.1 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.1 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 5 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 8 kt
Departure Roll 88.50Departure roll runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport. Takeoff distance 738 ft 6 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 73 kt. Local weather - Temperature 53 °F. Wind 10 kt at 77 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 738 ft6 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 73 ktTarget 75 kt
93 % Runway alignment max 16.7 ft left16.7 ft left to 0.0 ft left 15.0 3.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.14 g 0.99 1.14 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.6 ° min to max 8.0 ° 1.7 8.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15L KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 77 kt73 kt min to max 80 kt 73 80 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.3 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g0.86 g min to max 1.34 g 1.17 0.86 g
Info Average VSI 865 fpm462 fpm min to max 1,049 fpm 462 1,047 fpm
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl 1 50 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °8.5 ° min to max 12.2 ° 8.5 9.5 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15L KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kt81 kt min to max 145 kt 81 145 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.3 4.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.86 g min to max 1.05 g 0.86 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 888 fpm411 fpm min to max 1,047 fpm 1,045 814 fpm
Info Average altitude 169 ft agl52 ft agl min to max 478 ft agl 52 478 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °3.5 ° min to max 9.8 ° 9.4 3.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 205 ft agl · 111 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Right hand pattern entry from runway 15L KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport. Distance was 1 nm in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 148 kt146 kt min to max 149 kt 146 147 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.8 °5.0 ° min to max 19.8 ° 5.0 19.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.99 g min to max 1.13 g 1.02 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 842 fpm763 fpm min to max 922 fpm 841 768 fpm
Info Average altitude 614 ft agl466 ft agl min to max 761 ft agl 466 761 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.7 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.6 2.7 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 15L KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 8 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -4.2 °-16.3 ° min to max 10.7 ° -16.3 10.7 °
100 % Average speed 146 kt144 kt min to max 147 kt 147 144 kt
100 % Average g force 1.16 g1.08 g min to max 1.21 g 1.19 1.14 g
Info Average VSI 1,099 fpm793 fpm min to max 1,289 fpm 793 1,148 fpm
Info Average altitude 850 ft agl774 ft agl min to max 929 ft agl 774 929 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 21.5 °20.3 ° min to max 22.5 ° 20.3 22.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.2 ° min to max 4.5 ° 3.2 3.5 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to the runway's far end 79.7 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 79.7 °.
100 % Average speed 145 kt142 kt min to max 149 kt 144 149 kt
100 % Average bank angle 22.7 °20.7 ° min to max 23.8 ° 22.1 20.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.03 g min to max 1.15 g 1.15 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 492 fpm-164 fpm min to max 1,111 fpm 1,111 -164 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,014 ft agl948 ft agl min to max 1,040 ft agl 948 1,034 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-1.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 -1.0 °
Pattern Downwind 89.42Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 5 nm in 98 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 0.5 °-19.7 ° min to max 9.5 ° -19.7 9.5 °
65 % Average altitude 790 ft agl652 ft agl min to max 1,024 ft agl 1,024 714 ft agl
100 % Average speed 162 kt151 kt min to max 166 kt 151 157 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.17 g 1.08 1.12 g
Info Average VSI -193 fpm-639 fpm min to max 732 fpm -294 684 fpm
Info Average bank angle 8.0 °0.1 ° min to max 19.9 ° 18.2 12.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-1.9 ° min to max 3.2 ° -1.3 2.8 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 78.18Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 4 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 21.8 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
27 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 21.8 °.
100 % Average speed 145 kt136 kt min to max 156 kt 156 136 kt
100 % Average bank angle 18.0 °13.2 ° min to max 21.5 ° 13.2 21.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g0.97 g min to max 1.24 g 1.21 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 1,585 fpm808 fpm min to max 1,890 fpm 808 1,717 fpm
Info Average altitude 934 ft agl728 ft agl min to max 1,148 ft agl 728 1,148 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °3.8 ° min to max 7.0 ° 3.8 5.7 °
Pattern Base Leg 90.88Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Heading -8.0 °-23.5 ° min to max 11.1 ° -23.5 11.1 °
100 % Average speed 136 kt134 kt min to max 139 kt 135 139 kt
100 % Average g force 1.03 g1.03 g min to max 1.05 g 1.03 1.03 g
0 % 0 0 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,254 ft agl1,174 ft agl min to max 1,297 ft agl 1,174 1,297 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 22.4 °21.2 ° min to max 23.2 ° 21.9 21.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-1.2 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.2 -1.2 °
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was 1 nm in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 150 kt140 kt min to max 156 kt 140 148 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.5 °0.7 ° min to max 20.7 ° 20.7 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.21 g 0.91 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -739 fpm-1,508 fpm min to max 4 fpm -77 -776 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,022 ft agl825 ft agl min to max 1,294 ft agl 1,294 825 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-4.6 ° min to max 0.7 ° -2.6 -1.1 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched On 1,148 ft agl · 167 kt
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 812 ft agl to 729 ft agl. A decrease of 83 ft in 11 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.3 °3.2 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 145 kt141 kt min to max 148 kt 148 141 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 -0.5 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °1.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.2 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -498 fpm-761 fpm min to max -288 fpm -761 -305 fpm
Info Average altitude 763 ft agl729 ft agl min to max 812 ft agl 812 729 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° -1.0 -0.1 °
Arrival Final 2 69.07Approaching runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 812 ft agl to 423 ft agl. A decrease of 389 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.1 °3.2 ° min to max 5.1 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 5.1 °
100 % Average speed 133 kt111 kt min to max 148 kt 148 111 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.0 °
95 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.1 ° min to max 4.7 ° 1.2 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -565 fpm-908 fpm min to max -264 fpm -761 -834 fpm
Info Average altitude 642 ft agl423 ft agl min to max 812 ft agl 812 423 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-4.3 ° min to max 0.7 ° -1.0 -3.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 759 ft agl · 154 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 657 ft agl · 144 kt
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-270-203-135-68068135203270Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 83.17Approaching runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 409 ft agl to 54 ft agl. A decrease of 355 ft in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
17 % Approach angle 5.0 °4.7 ° min to max 5.3 °Target 3.0 ° 5.1 4.7 °
100 % Average speed 99 kt94 kt min to max 110 kt 110 94 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
99 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.9 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.09 g 0.93 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -991 fpm-1,196 fpm min to max -882 fpm -882 -983 fpm
Info Average altitude 178 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 409 ft agl 409 54 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.6 °-4.6 ° min to max -3.2 ° -4.0 -3.2 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-190-143-95-4804895143190Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 47.97Landing on runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport, runway length 12,001 ft. Threshold height at 76 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 94 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
39 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 94 kt. Target 68 kt
53 % Threshold height at 76 ft agl was well above target.Target 50 ft agl
0 % Very poor landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.0 ft right0.0 ft left to 0.0 ft right 0.0 -0.0 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.97 g min to max 1.12 g 1.03 0.97 g
Info Average speed 90 kt85 kt min to max 94 kt 94 85 kt
Info Average VSI -632 fpm-960 fpm min to max -159 fpm -960 -159 fpm
Info Average altitude 32 ft agl7 ft agl min to max 76 ft agl 76 7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-2.9 ° min to max 2.1 ° -2.9 1.5 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50001530456075Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 80.04Touchdown point was 467 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 85 kt was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was good at -159 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 54 °F. Wind 11 kt at 74 °. Crosswind: 11 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown rate was -159 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,362 ftTarget 1,500 ft
48 % Speed at touchdown 85 ktTarget below 64 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 8.2 ft left1.6 ft left -3.2 8.2 ft
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.1 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.85 g min to max 1.42 g 0.97 1.01 g
40 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 81 kt77 kt min to max 85 kt 85 77 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °0.9 ° min to max 3.7 ° 1.5 2.9 °
Arrival Rollout 92.32Total landing distance 2,966 ft, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,966 ft25 % of runway.
83 % Runway alignment max 25.4 ft left25.4 ft left to 0.0 ft left 8.4 14.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average speed 77 kt51 kt min to max 82 kt 82 51 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.8 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.6 0.3 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 5 ft agl · 76 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 20 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 26 kt20 kt min to max 41 kt 41 22 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.3 1.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 90.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 28 kt22 kt min to max 29 kt 22 29 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.4 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.8 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Taxi Lights
Info Engine 1 Stopped 5 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Battery Master Off 5 ft agl · 18 kt

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll1,402 ft · 12 %
100.00Liftoff speed73 kt · target 67, 6 fast
92.52Runway alignment16.7 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb865 fpm

Landing

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

53.04Threshold height76 ft
38.83Threshold speed94 kt · target 70, 24 fast
100.00Centreline offset0.0 ft R
Flare 0.00Very poor landing flare

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: seven 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.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 1,000 ft gate: no landing flap set, off the centreline, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.

At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
2.0 nm 776 ft 0.51° R +73 kt
1.5 nm 706 ft 0.54° R +67 kt
1.0 nm 577 ft 0.35° L +52 kt
0.5 nm 371 ft 0.15° L +36 kt
THR 88 ft 0.1 ft L +24 kt

Touchdown on KXTA 15L

Past threshold100.00
1,362ft
Centreline100.00
8.2ft L
Speed47.71
85kttarget 68, 17 fast
Touchdown rate97.98
-183fpm
Impact100.00
1.42G
Bounces40.00
3

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

76 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 76 ft, down at 1,362 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,001 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 10 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,362 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 1,362 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,432 ft of 12,001 ft · 20 %
Rollout distance100.00
1,070ft20 % used
Rollout alignment82.93
25.4ft L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with the aircraft, a Kodiak 100, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport. This process took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Upon reaching the runway, the aircraft departed from runway 15L, with a takeoff distance of 738 feet, which accounted for 6% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 73 knots.

As the aircraft entered the local airspace, it encountered a temperature of 53°F and a wind speed of 10 knots at 77°. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The aircraft then proceeded to follow a right-hand pattern entry from runway 15L, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile in 20 seconds.

The right-hand pattern crosswind was navigated in 8 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then entered the pattern downwind turn, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile at an angle of 79.7° to the runway. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 5 nautical miles in 98 seconds.

The base leg turn was navigated at an angle of 21.8° to the runway, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The base leg itself was covered in less than 1 nautical mile in 10 seconds. The final turn was completed in 36 seconds, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.

The final approach to runway 15L was made from the north, heading 163.0° at an altitude of 812 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 15L, which had a length of 12,001 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 94 knots.

The touchdown point was 397 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 85 knots, which was also excessively fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -159 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions during landing were a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 11 knots at 74°, with a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.

The total landing distance was 2,966 feet, which accounted for 25% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 3 minutes.

The total flight distance was 16 nautical miles, which was covered in 10 minutes, and the aircraft used 48 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport in the Kodiak 100
89.33 %
78.8 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
72 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
88.5 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport. Takeoff distance 738 ft 6 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 73 kt. Local weather - Temperature 53 °F. Wind 10 kt at 77 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 738 ft using 6.15 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 73 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
92.52 %
16.7 ft left to 0.0 ft left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 55 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 5 1
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-1001020304050607080 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15L KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 500 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15L KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
150 115 80
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 6.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 700 300
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000092184276368460 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.7511.250100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.7511.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport in the Kodiak 100
Landing Score 75.87 %
Landing Summary

The aircraft in question, a Kodiak 100, successfully landed at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 163.0° at 2 nautical miles and 812 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 15L, which has a length of 12,001 feet.

However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 76 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been too high during the approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 94 knots, which could have contributed to the high touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 397 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 85 knots, which is also considered excessively fast.

On a positive note, the touchdown rate was good at -159 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 54°F and a wind of 11 knots at 74°. The crosswind was 11 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot, which may have contributed to the high touchdown speed.

The total landing distance was 2,966 feet, which is 25% of the runway length. While this is not excessively long, it does indicate that the aircraft may have been able to stop more quickly if the touchdown speed had been lower. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the high touchdown speed or other factors.

Overall, while the landing was successful, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and improving the threshold height. With some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the pilot may be able to achieve a more optimal landing performance.

100 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 812 ft agl to 729 ft agl. A decrease of 83 ft in 11 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Heading
100 %
Glideslope °
100 %
IAS kt
100 %
Alignment
100 %
Bank °
100 %
G
100 %
Descent Rate fpm
Info
69.07 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 812 ft agl to 423 ft agl. A decrease of 389 ft in 41 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
148 129 110
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.35 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-264 -632 -1,000
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-270-203-135-68068135203270 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
83.17 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 409 ft agl to 54 ft agl. A decrease of 355 ft in 20 seconds.
Glideslope
16.56 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
16.56 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.3 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-882 -1,041 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-190-143-95-4804895143190 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
47.97 %
Landing
Landing on runway 15L at KXTA Homey (Area 51) Airport, runway length 12,001 ft. Threshold height at 76 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 94 kt.
Height
53.04 %
Threshold height at 76 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
38.83 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 94 kt. Target 68 kt
Flare
0 %
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
94 87 80
Pitch °
Info
3 0.5 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-160 -580 -1,000
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50001530456075 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500-80-64-48-32-1601632486480 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
80.04 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 467 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 85 kt was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was good at -159 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 54 °F. Wind 11 kt at 74 °. Crosswind: 11 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
Landed with a 11 kt crosswind, well done!
Touchdown
97.98 %
Touchdown rate was good at -159 fpm.
Speed
47.71 %
Touchdown speed at 85 kt was excessively fast. Target below 64 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown point was 397 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 1.0 °
G
100 %
G 1.02 g
Bounce
40 %
Bounce Detected
92.32 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,966 ft, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 2,966 ft using 24.71 % of runway
Alignment
82.93 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
77 59 40
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
90.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
0 %
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
3 2 1
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