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PAAQ
Palmer, United States
Runway 16
Elevation246 ft asl
Weight4,662 lbs
Fuel522 lbs
Wind313° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

96.75 %
PAMR
Anchorage, United States
Runway 25
Elevation121 ft asl
Weight4,335 lbs
Fuel234 lbs
Wind313° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross
22 Apr 2026 2:12 98 nm Pilatus PC-6 288 lbs
Departure Score
95.60 %
Enroute Score
99.52 %
Arrival Score
95.14 %

What went well

Touchdown 946 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 1.7 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 100 %

What held you back

Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 83 kt at 59 %, −1.38 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold height at 92 ft agl was significantly above target at 18 %, −1.36 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown rate was -179 fpm at 81 %, −0.26 points

Next time

Know your rotation speed

See Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 24 stages, 22 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 16 at PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport, Average speed was 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kt0 kt min to max 12 kt 0 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 9 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Battery Master On 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,500 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl
Departure Roll 83.41Departure roll runway 16 at PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 2,007 ft 36 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 83 kt. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 2 kt at 312 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,007 ft36 % of runway
59 % Liftoff speed was 83 ktTarget 65 kt
83 % Runway alignment max 25.2 ft right11.2 ft left to 25.2 ft right -21.8 -9.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.3 ° min to max 3.5 ° 0.6 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.2 3.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16 PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 86 kt84 kt min to max 88 kt 84 88 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.8 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.94 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 405 fpm207 fpm min to max 504 fpm 207 299 fpm
Info Average altitude 28 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 4 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °3.7 ° min to max 6.1 ° 5.0 3.7 °
Departure Climb 2 98.98Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16 PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.7 °
100 % Average speed 90 kt86 kt min to max 95 kt 88 95 kt
96 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 1.5 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.06 g 0.97 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 352 fpm224 fpm min to max 797 fpm 295 722 fpm
Info Average altitude 92 ft agl47 ft agl min to max 369 ft agl 47 369 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °3.4 ° min to max 8.2 ° 3.6 6.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 189 ft agl · 95 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16 PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 96 kt94 kt min to max 111 ktTarget 95 kt, 1 kt fast 97 111 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.7 3.0 °
99.97 % Average g force 0.99 g0.72 g min to max 1.11 g 0.98 1.03 g
100 % Landing gear up at 3,491 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.5 °0.5 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.5 °
Info Average VSI 1,109 fpm115 fpm min to max 1,405 fpm 644 732 fpm
Info Average altitude 738 ft agl391 ft agl min to max 866 ft agl 391 866 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °2.0 ° min to max 10.3 ° 6.1 4.7 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of Butte (Alaska, United States). Climbing from 1,126 ft asl to 2,183 ft asl, an increase of 1,058 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 115 kt107 kt min to max 120 kt 110 114 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.3 °0.0 ° min to max 18.3 ° 8.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.80 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 674 fpm25 fpm min to max 1,139 fpm 788 344 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,531 ft asl1,126 ft asl min to max 2,183 ft asl 1,126 2,183 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °1.4 ° min to max 8.0 ° 5.2 2.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,754 ft agl · 125 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 1,754 ft agl · 125 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 1,754 ft agl · 125 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 1,754 ft agl · 125 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead AK1 Butte Municipal Airport Palmer (Alaska, United States) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 16 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±613 ft of 2,007 ft asl1,973 ft asl min to max 2,258 ft asl 2,258 1,999 ft asl
100 % Average speed 142 kt88 kt min to max 148 kt 120 144 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.0 0.5 °
100.00 % Average g force 1.00 g0.82 g min to max 1.31 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-3.7 ° min to max 4.1 ° -0.5 -0.8 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,153 ft agl · 134 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 2,153 ft agl · 134 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,027 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 2,027 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 1,968 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 1,297 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,277 ft agl · 151 kt
Enroute Climb 2 95.07Enroute climb started 9 miles south east of AK66 Hunter Creek Airport Palmer (Alaska, United States). Climbing from 1,999 ft asl to 2,650 ft asl, an increase of 651 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 131 kt113 kt min to max 144 kt 144 113 kt
88 % Average bank angle 8.0 °0.0 ° min to max 46.1 ° 0.6 3.7 °
99.7 % Average g force 1.04 g0.87 g min to max 1.39 g 0.98 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 343 fpm-496 fpm min to max 1,145 fpm -8 -171 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,144 ft asl1,947 ft asl min to max 2,650 ft asl 1,999 2,650 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-1.1 ° min to max 5.4 ° -0.8 -1.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 1,028 ft agl · 137 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 1,028 ft agl · 137 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 1,034 ft agl · 137 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,865 ft agl · 138 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 1,865 ft agl · 138 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 11 miles south east of AK66 Hunter Creek Airport Palmer (Alaska, United States). Descent from 2,397 ft asl to 1,047 ft asl, a decrease of 1,350 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 115 kt103 kt min to max 129 kt 122 116 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.3 °0.2 ° min to max 21.1 ° 1.6 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.93 g min to max 1.23 g 0.96 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -831 fpm-2,150 fpm min to max 96 fpm -2,150 -808 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,658 ft asl1,047 ft asl min to max 2,397 ft asl 2,397 1,047 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.0 °-9.9 ° min to max 1.0 ° -9.9 -1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,979 ft agl · 134 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 1,979 ft agl · 134 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 11 miles south east of AK66 Hunter Creek Airport Palmer (Alaska, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±552 ft of 1,257 ft asl989 ft asl min to max 1,665 ft asl 1,036 1,665 ft asl
100 % Average speed 74 kt61 kt min to max 115 kt 115 78 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.0 ° min to max 21.4 ° 0.2 5.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.15 g 1.04 1.08 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °-1.4 ° min to max 13.5 ° -1.4 12.6 °

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,052 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,154 ft agl · 80 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 1,154 ft agl · 80 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 1,151 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,141 ft agl · 82 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 1,002 ft agl · 74 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 1,009 ft agl · 74 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 1,021 ft agl · 72 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 1,017 ft agl · 76 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 975 ft agl · 81 kt
Enroute Climb 3 99.89Enroute climb started 12 miles south east of A13 Bold Airport Anchorage (Alaska, United States). Climbing from 1,691 ft asl to 8,015 ft asl, an increase of 6,324 ft in 7 minutes and covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 102 kt69 kt min to max 137 kt 79 93 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.8 °0.2 ° min to max 27.3 ° 6.2 3.7 °
99 % Average g force 1.02 g0.58 g min to max 1.80 g 1.13 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 1,021 fpm-1,675 fpm min to max 3,441 fpm 1,433 1,268 fpm
Info Average altitude 5,582 ft asl1,691 ft asl min to max 8,015 ft asl 1,691 8,015 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °-6.9 ° min to max 23.6 ° 14.5 8.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,734 ft agl · 87 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 1,734 ft agl · 87 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 4,364 ft agl · 104 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 4,364 ft agl · 104 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 4,316 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 4,329 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 4,329 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 4,329 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 4,862 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 4,862 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 4,862 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 4,909 ft agl · 132 kt
Enroute Level 3 98.86Enroute level cruise started 13 miles east of AQY Girdwood-Alyeska Airport Girdwood (Alaska, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±907 ft of 8,430 ft asl8,148 ft asl min to max 8,472 ft asl 8,148 8,456 ft asl
100 % Average speed 119 kt102 kt min to max 121 kt 102 121 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.1 2.8 °
89 % Average g force 0.67 g0.58 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 0.66 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -2.6 °-4.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 4.5 -4.0 °
Enroute Descent 2 99.99Enroute descent started 12 miles east of AQY Girdwood-Alyeska Airport Girdwood (Alaska, United States). Descent from 8,456 ft asl to 2,484 ft asl, a decrease of 5,972 ft in 7 minutes and covering 12 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 106 kt92 kt min to max 121 kt 121 96 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.2 °0.0 ° min to max 24.5 ° 2.8 1.0 °
99.9 % Average g force 0.99 g0.68 g min to max 1.35 g 0.68 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -992 fpm-1,974 fpm min to max -6 fpm -965 -6 fpm
Info Average altitude 5,587 ft asl2,484 ft asl min to max 8,456 ft asl 8,456 2,484 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.1 °-7.1 ° min to max 2.8 ° -4.0 2.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 3,149 ft agl · 129 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 3,149 ft agl · 129 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 3,149 ft agl · 129 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 3,149 ft agl · 129 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 3,149 ft agl · 129 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,616 ft agl · 124 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 2,616 ft agl · 124 kt
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 7 miles south east of Girdwood (Alaska, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±624 ft of 2,486 ft asl2,466 ft asl min to max 2,512 ft asl 2,485 2,492 ft asl
100 % Average speed 89 kt81 kt min to max 94 kt 92 81 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.5 °0.2 ° min to max 26.5 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.96 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °-0.5 ° min to max 5.9 ° 3.4 4.6 °
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 6 miles south east of Girdwood (Alaska, United States). Descent from 2,492 ft asl to 1,613 ft asl, a decrease of 880 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 105 kt80 kt min to max 112 kt 81 112 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.1 ° min to max 7.7 ° 0.5 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -787 fpm-941 fpm min to max 72 fpm 18 -926 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,952 ft asl1,613 ft asl min to max 2,492 ft asl 2,492 1,613 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-3.0 ° min to max 5.3 ° 4.9 -2.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,490 ft agl · 92 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 2,490 ft agl · 92 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,628 ft agl · 120 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 1,628 ft agl · 120 kt
Enroute Level 5 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south east of Girdwood (Alaska, United States) and lasted 15 minutes, covering 28 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±580 ft of 1,505 ft asl1,471 ft asl min to max 1,627 ft asl 1,598 1,499 ft asl
100 % Average speed 106 kt86 kt min to max 149 kt 112 145 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 25.4 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.74 g min to max 1.22 g 1.01 1.14 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °-3.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° -2.8 -0.9 °
Enroute Descent 4 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of CSR Campbell Airstrip Anchorage (Alaska, United States). Descent from 1,499 ft asl to 865 ft asl, a decrease of 635 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 122 kt87 kt min to max 147 kt 145 87 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.3 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.79 g min to max 1.21 g 1.09 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -410 fpm-992 fpm min to max 125 fpm -26 -851 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,289 ft asl865 ft asl min to max 1,506 ft asl 1,499 865 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-3.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.9 -2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,317 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 1,317 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 954 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 954 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 814 ft agl · 102 kt
Enroute Level 6 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead PAMR Merrill Field Anchorage (Alaska, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±542 ft of 594 ft asl393 ft asl min to max 847 ft asl 847 393 ft asl
100 % Average speed 71 kt58 kt min to max 90 kt 88 63 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.5 °0.1 ° min to max 29.6 ° 0.9 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.89 g min to max 1.21 g 0.97 1.04 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °-4.5 ° min to max 10.8 ° -2.8 2.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 447 ft agl · 78 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 350 ft agl · 78 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 344 ft agl · 78 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 25 at PAMR Merrill Field. Descent from 401 ft agl to 124 ft agl in 38 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
100 % Sink ratepassed
100 % On glideslopepassed
100 % On centrelinepassed
100 % On speedpassed
100 % Wings levelpassed

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 350 ft agl · 78 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 344 ft agl · 78 kt
Arrival Landing 79.56Landing on runway 25 at PAMR Merrill Field, runway length 3,991 ft. Threshold height at 92 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 61 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was well above target at 61 kt. Target 52 kt
18 % Threshold height at 92 ft agl was significantly above target.Target 50 ft agl
100 % The flare tracked the target profile exactly. The flare was flown from 92 ft agl over the threshold, well above the target height, so the aircraft was above the profile for most of the landing. Touchdown was 946 ft past the threshold. The flare cannot recover height that was never lost - fly the approach down to the aim point and the flare has somewhere to start from.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.4 ft right0.4 ft left to 1.4 ft right 0.2 -1.4 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.82 g min to max 1.11 g 0.82 1.08 g
Info Average speed 57 kt53 kt min to max 61 kt 61 53 kt
Info Average VSI -683 fpm-862 fpm min to max -362 fpm -410 -362 fpm
Info Average altitude 37 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 92 ft agl 92 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °-1.3 ° min to max 7.2 ° -1.3 7.2 °
02505007501,00001836547290Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,000-60-48-36-24-1201224364860Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 96.15Touchdown distance was good at 879 ft. Touchdown speed at 53 kt was good. Touchdown rate was good at -179 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 2 kt at 313 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
81 % Touchdown rate was -179 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 879 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 53 ktTarget below 54 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.7 ft right1.6 ft right -1.4 -1.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g1.07 g min to max 1.23 g 1.08 1.09 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 52 kt52 kt min to max 53 kt 53 52 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °6.9 ° min to max 7.3 ° 7.2 7.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,684 ft, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,684 ft42 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.4 ft right0.0 ft left to 6.4 ft right -1.7 -4.4 ft
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 1.00 g
Info Average speed 57 kt36 kt min to max 61 kt 61 36 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °-0.3 ° min to max 9.3 ° 7.0 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.8 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 5 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt11 kt min to max 31 kt 31 13 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.4 ° -0.2 0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 21 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 142 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 1 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 14 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.8 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Battery Master Off 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Battery Master On 9 ft agl · 1 kt

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 83 kt with 3.2° of pitch. Climb 3 held close to its 95 kt target, at 96 kt on average.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 95120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF3.2° off4° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0306090120150180210 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 0 kt 0.7° 0 s
Liftoff2,142 ft · target 65 83 kt 3.2° 19.3 s
35 ft2,919 ft · 4.9 s after liftoff 86 kt 4.5° 24.2 s
Climb 39,052 ft · 391 ft to 867 ft · target 95 96 kt avg 6.1° 61 s
End of Climb 315,073 ft · 867 ft 111 kt 4.7° 217 s

Takeoff from PAAQ 16

Takeoff roll100.00
2,007ft36 %
Liftoff speed58.97
83kttarget 65, 18 fast
Runway alignment83.08
25.2ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Climb 3 speed100.00
96kttarget 95
Rate of climb100.00
405fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 867 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 2,739 ft of runway left; then climbing at 260 fpm on average to 867 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 396 kt avgtarget 95THRESHOLDRUNWAY END3040506070KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 83 ktSCALE CHANGES1.5 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 5,507 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 25 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 36 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 25.2 ft RAirborne 1,991 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,991 ft of 5,507 ft · 36 %
Takeoff roll, 1,991 ft Left ahead, 3,516 ft

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate180 fpm
On glideslope4.4°
On centreline0.8° off
On speed+12 kt
Wings level5° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 0.4 nm, about 240 ft above the runway, to the threshold, after the 300 ft gate. The last to settle was the speed.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Landing flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to PAMR 25

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 0.8 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 100 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND284300 ft gate7 of 7
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 8× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 0.8 nm, never more than 160 ft off the centreline.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR410 ft L0410 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND28 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 26 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 16 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 0.8 nm, where the final began, to 0.4 nm (up to +19 kt), then inside the band to the threshold.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

406080100 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 52+19 kt+10 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on PAMR 25

Over the threshold

Threshold height18.22
91ft
Threshold speed100.00
60kttarget 52, 8 fast
Centreline offset100.00
1.4ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
946ft
Centreline100.00
1.7ft R
Speed100.00
52kttarget 54 or less
Touchdown rate80.73
-179fpm
Impact100.00
1.23G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

The flare tracked the target profile exactly. The flare was flown from 92 ft agl over the threshold, well above the target height, so the aircraft was above the profile for most of the landing. Touchdown was 946 ft past the threshold. The flare cannot recover height that was never lost - fly the approach down to the aim point and the flare has somewhere to start from.

The crosswind

Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 313° at 2 kt · 1 kt head · 1 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 63 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 12 s, an average deceleration of 0.16 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

02040608060 kt · 125 ft30 kt · 910 fttouchdown946 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 3,991 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 91 ft, 41 ft above the 50 ft target; began the flare at 28 ft. Touched down 946 ft in, close to the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 3,991 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

91 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 28 ft · −862 fpm · 2° · 58 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −182 fpm · 7.2°−179 fpm · 7.2° nose up · 53 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 91 ft, down at 946 ft

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 860 fpm at the flare to 180 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 5.2° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−1,000−2,000−2°4°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−179 fpm at touchdown7.2° at touchdown, +5.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 3,991 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 6 ft of it down the rollout.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 946 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 946 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,693 ft of 3,991 ft · 42 %
In the air over the runway, 946 ftRollout, 747 ft Left over, 2,298 ft
Rollout distance100.00
747ft41 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
6.4ft R

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Departing from PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport, the Pilatus PC-6 began its journey with a smooth taxiing phase, taking just 2 minutes to reach the runway. With a takeoff distance of 1,995 feet, which accounted for 36% of the available runway length, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 83 knots. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 60°F and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 312°.

As the aircraft climbed to 2,183 feet above sea level, it began its enroute level cruise phase, maintaining a steady altitude for 7 minutes while covering 16 nautical miles. The climb and cruise phases were punctuated by several changes in altitude, with the aircraft ascending to 8,015 feet above sea level in a 7-minute period, covering 11 nautical miles. The descent phases were equally smooth, with the aircraft descending from 8,456 feet to 2,484 feet in 7 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25 at PAMR Merrill Field was executed flawlessly, with a touchdown distance of 879 feet and a touchdown speed of 53 knots.

The total flight distance of 97 nautical miles was completed in 132 minutes, with the aircraft using 288 pounds of fuel. The landing was characterized by a perfect runway touchdown alignment, and the runway rollout alignment was equally impressive. The taxiing phase to the parking area took 142 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. Overall, the flight was marked by a series of smooth and efficient phases, with the aircraft performing well in a variety of conditions.

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