EDDS to EDDS Flight Report - Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Flight from EDDS to EDDS

Thursday, 19 June 2025 15:40

Minutes 10

11 nm

Fuel 7 kg

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 07 at EDDS

Stuttgart Airport

Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Altitude

1,224 ft asl

Weight

969 kg

Fuel

103 kg

Temperature

27 °C

Wind Speed

12 kt

Wind Direction

0.0 °

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

11 kt

Arrival

Runway 25 at EDDS

Stuttgart Airport

Stuttgart Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

1,224 ft asl

Altitude

962 kg

Weight

96 kg

Fuel

27 °C

Temperature

13 kt

Wind Speed

0.0 °

Wind Direction

-4 kt

Headwind

12 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.3%

Departure Score 94.26%

Enroute Score 99.21%

Arrival Score 89.43%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 07 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport, where the aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, accelerated down the 3,037-meter runway. The takeoff distance was 355 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 70 knots, and the aircraft lifted off the ground with a gentle breeze blowing at 12 knots from the north.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from the north. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,607 feet above sea level to 2,766 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,159 feet in just 2 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.

After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. This phase took place 1 mile northwest of Ostfildern, a town located in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 1 mile southwest of Ostfildern. The descent phase was from 2,752 feet above sea level to 1,661 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,092 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 277.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The aircraft was at an altitude of 434 feet above ground level at this point. The landing was made on runway 25, which was 3,037 meters long. The threshold speed was a little below the target speed at 60 knots, but the touchdown distance was good at 202 meters. The touchdown speed was also good at 52 knots, but the touchdown rate was hard at -474 feet per minute.

The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.7 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by the same distance. The local weather conditions during the landing were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from the north, with a crosswind component of 13 knots and a tailwind component of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 499 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway.

The total flight distance was 11 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 10 minutes. The aircraft used 7 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 07 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport, Average speed was 0 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 0 kt 0 kt min to max 0 kt	0		0 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 0.92 g 0.92 g min to max 0.92 g	0.92		0.92 g
Info	Battery Master On at 15:40:33
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:40:33
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:40:33
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:40:33
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 15:40:33
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:40:33
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:40:51

Departure Roll

90.61 %

Departure roll runway 07 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport. Takeoff distance 355 m 12 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kt. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 12 kt at 0 °. Crosswind: 11 kt Headwind: 3 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 355 m 12 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 70 kt Target 70 kt
84.79 %	Runway alignment max 7.22 m 7.22 m left to 0.00 m left	2.55		6.38 m
86.57 %	Average g force 0.45 g 0.03 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.92 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.7		3.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.1		1.2 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:41:06
0 %	Landing Lights at 15:40:57

Departure Climb 1

99.07 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07 EDDS Stuttgart Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 79 kt 70 kt min to max 84 kt	70		84 kt
96.29 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	1.3		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.83 g min to max 1.11 g	0.90		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 446 fpm 283 fpm min to max 605 fpm	283		605 fpm
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl	1		49 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.7 ° 3.8 ° min to max 7.0 °	3.8		7.0 °

Departure Climb 2

93.08 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07 EDDS Stuttgart Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.7 °
100 %	Average speed 84 kt 78 kt min to max 84 kt	84		79 kt
72.32 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.5 °	0.7		12.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.73 g min to max 1.12 g	1.03		0.79 g
Info	Average VSI 842 fpm 611 fpm min to max 1,397 fpm	611		1,154 fpm
Info	Average altitude 95 ft agl 50 ft agl min to max 311 ft agl	50		311 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.5 ° 7.0 ° min to max 11.7 °	7.0		9.3 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 15:41:45

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead EDDS Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany). Climbing from 1,607 ft asl to 2,766 ft asl, an increase of 1,159 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 116 kt 79 kt min to max 142 kt	79		139 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 4.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.3 °	13.6		2.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.88 g 0.65 g min to max 1.15 g	0.81		1.12 g
Info	Average VSI 644 fpm -171 fpm min to max 1,788 fpm	1,045		35 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,320 ft asl 1,607 ft asl min to max 2,766 ft asl	1,607		2,766 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° -2.1 ° min to max 10.1 °	8.0		-2.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

98.57 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Ostfildern (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,710 ft asl 2,466 ft asl min to max 2,983 ft asl	2,767		2,761 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 145 kt 137 kt min to max 154 kt	143		146 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 38.0 °	0.7		31.2 °
85.71 %	Average g force 0.80 g 0.00 g min to max 1.42 g	0.87		0.74 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -4.6 ° min to max 3.9 °	-1.7		-2.7 °

Enroute Descent

99.06 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Ostfildern (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany). Descent from 2,752 ft asl to 1,661 ft asl, a decrease of 1,092 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 111 kt 76 kt min to max 165 kt	145		76 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.5 °	30.5		7.3 °
90.57 %	Average g force 0.89 g 0.17 g min to max 1.34 g	0.89		0.88 g
Info	Average VSI -456 fpm -1,855 fpm min to max 399 fpm	-391		-197 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,079 ft asl 1,661 ft asl min to max 2,752 ft asl	2,752		1,661 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -8.4 ° min to max 4.8 °	-4.3		4.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:49:47

Arrival Final 2

82.65 %

Approaching runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 434 ft agl to 339 ft agl. A decrease of 96 ft in 45 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.3 ° 1.8 ° min to max 2.7 ° Target 3.0 °	1.8		2.7 °
100 %	Average speed 72 kt 61 kt min to max 78 kt	76		68 kt
50.08 %	Heading variation 3.8 ° -0.6 ° min to max 8.5 °	8.5		0.1 °
38.22 %	Average bank angle 9.0 ° 0.3 ° min to max 25.9 °	9.1		6.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.88 g 0.72 g min to max 1.09 g	0.72		0.85 g
Info	Average VSI -127 fpm -702 fpm min to max 223 fpm	-149		-81 fpm
Info	Average altitude 407 ft agl 339 ft agl min to max 446 ft agl	434		339 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° -0.7 ° min to max 7.8 °	3.6		3.4 °

Arrival Final 1

96.96 %

Approaching runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 339 ft agl to 94 ft agl. A decrease of 245 ft in 35 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	2.8		2.6 °
100 %	Average speed 65 kt 60 kt min to max 80 kt	70		60 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.1 °
84.78 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.4 °	9.4		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.75 g min to max 1.13 g	0.87		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -406 fpm -636 fpm min to max -12 fpm	-12		-483 fpm
Info	Average altitude 144 ft agl 94 ft agl min to max 339 ft agl	339		94 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -1.3 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.9		1.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:51:43

Arrival Landing

92.55 %

Landing on runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport, runway length 3,037 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 60 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was a little below target at 60 kt. Target 68 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
70.19 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.7 °	0.8		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.72 g min to max 1.19 g	1.05		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 55 kt 52 kt min to max 60 kt	60		52 kt
Info	Average VSI -387 fpm -489 fpm min to max -249 fpm	-486		-474 fpm
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl	38		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 1.0 ° min to max 5.2 °	1.6		1.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

91.35 %

Touchdown distance was good at 202 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -474 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 13 kt at 0 °. Crosswind: 13 kt Tailwind: 4 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87.12 %	Touchdown VSI was -474 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 202 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 52 kt Target below 62 kt
64.76 %	Runway alignment max 12.72 m 12.67 m left	12.53		12.65 m
97.07 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.9 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.9		3.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.50 g min to max 1.27 g	0.97		0.50 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 51 kt 51 kt min to max 52 kt	52		51 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 3.3 ° 1.0 ° min to max 5.6 °	1.6		5.6 °

Arrival Rollout

83.64 %

Total landing distance 499 m, 16 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.7 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 499 m 16 % of runway.
64.99 %	Runway alignment max 12.65 m 12.65 m left to 0.00 m left	12.65		6.76 m
94 %	Average g force 0.50 g 0.29 g min to max 0.71 g	0.50		0.68 g
Info	Average speed 59 kt 35 kt min to max 64 kt	64		35 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -0.2 ° min to max 5.7 °	5.6		2.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 3.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 6.0 °	3.4		0.7 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 6 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 19 kt 10 kt min to max 29 kt	29		10 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.0		2.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.04 g 0.94 g min to max 1.14 g	0.94		1.04 g

Takeoff on runway 07 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

94.26 %

90.61 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 355 m using 11.69 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 70 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

84.79 %

7.22 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

86.57 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.07 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07 EDDS Stuttgart Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

96.29 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

93.08 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07 EDDS Stuttgart Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

72.32 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Landing Score 91.12 %

Landing Summary

The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche successfully landed on runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport, achieving a score of 91.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 277.0° at 2 nautical miles and 434 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 60 knots, but this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance. The touchdown distance of 202 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 52 knots was also satisfactory. However, the touchdown rate of -474 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force.

One notable issue with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 12.7 meters. This could potentially lead to issues with directional control during the rollout phase. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.7 meters from the centerline, which may require the pilot to make some adjustments to maintain directional control.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 13 knots at 0°. This meant that there was no significant crosswind or tailwind component to contend with, which made the landing slightly easier. Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, the pilot's performance was satisfactory, and the aircraft landed safely on the runway.

82.65 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 434 ft agl to 339 ft agl. A decrease of 96 ft in 45 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

50.08 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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