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KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 05
Elevation2,579 ft asl
Weight2,161 lbs
Fuel274 lbs
Wind91° · 8 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

91.35 %
KPVF
Placerville, United States
Runway 05
Elevation2,579 ft asl
Weight2,156 lbs
Fuel269 lbs
21 Aug 2023 0:04 4 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 5 lbs
Departure Score
92.64 %
Enroute Score
93.28 %
Arrival Score
85.16 %

What went well

Touched down at -100 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 558 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 10.7 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 16 %, Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. at 54 %, −3.97 points
Enroute Climb — speed limits at 66 %, −2.24 points
Departure Climb 3 — gear not retracted; Landing gear up at 0 %, bank angle up to 15.3 ° at 65 %, −1.42 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 · 11 stages, 11 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 88.93Departure roll runway 05 at KPVF Placerville. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 8 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
68 % Liftoff speed was 60 knTarget 70 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 11.8 ft7.2 ft left to 4.5 ft right -4.5 7.2 ft
58 % Average g force 0.04 g0.01 g min to max 0.10 g 0.10 0.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °0.8 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.6 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.2 0.7 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl · 70 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl · 70 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 4 ft agl · 70 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 4 ft agl · 70 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.17Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn61 kn min to max 74 kn 61 72 kn
97 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.7 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.98 g min to max 1.20 g 1.02 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 600 ft/m339 ft/m min to max 845 ft/m 339 845 ft/m
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °0.9 ° min to max 11.9 ° 0.9 11.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4 ft agl · 74 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.45Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.6 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn59 kn min to max 73 kn 72 65 kn
98 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.4 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.7 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.79 g min to max 1.09 g 1.07 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 1,067 ft/m643 ft/m min to max 1,492 ft/m 852 782 ft/m
Info Average altitude 131 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl 49 390 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.5 °10.1 ° min to max 17.0 ° 11.9 10.9 °
Departure Climb 3 83.02Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn64 kn min to max 67 kn 64 67 kn
65 % Average bank angle 4.2 °0.2 ° min to max 15.3 ° 0.4 15.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.85 g min to max 0.91 g 0.89 0.91 g
0 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 821 ft/m766 ft/m min to max 882 ft/m 836 782 ft/m
Info Average altitude 490 ft agl402 ft agl min to max 579 ft agl 402 579 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.6 °10.7 ° min to max 12.2 ° 11.4 10.7 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Enroute Climb 86.55Enroute climb started overhead KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States). Climbing from 3,173 ft asl to 3,696 ft asl, an increase of 523 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Climb speed 72 kn60 kn min to max 86 knTarget 90 kn 66 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.6 °0.0 ° min to max 24.9 ° 17.3 23.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.75 g min to max 0.97 g 0.89 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 599 ft/m-56 ft/m min to max 1,381 ft/m 787 422 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,457 ft asl3,173 ft asl min to max 3,696 ft asl 3,173 3,696 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °3.7 ° min to max 15.2 ° 10.4 4.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 797 ft agl · 72 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,825 ft asl3,702 ft asl min to max 3,926 ft asl 3,702 3,804 ft asl
100 % Average speed 77 kn64 kn min to max 88 kn 86 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 22.4 ° 22.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.75 g min to max 1.01 g 0.93 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °-1.5 ° min to max 13.0 ° 3.8 0.3 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,239 ft agl · 98 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 1 mile north of KPVF Placerville Placerville (California, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 80 kn72 kn min to max 84 kn 80 72 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.2 °0.0 ° min to max 23.1 ° 0.1 9.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.77 g min to max 0.97 g 0.88 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -541 ft/m-908 ft/m min to max -1 ft/m -470 -442 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,307 ft asl2,911 ft asl min to max 3,796 ft asl 3,796 2,911 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-4.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.4 -2.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,463 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 610 ft agl · 86 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 608 ft agl · 88 kt
Arrival Final 2 98.32Approaching runway 05 at KPVF Placerville from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 325 ft agl to 314 ft agl. A decrease of 12 ft in 2 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.9 ° min to max 2.9 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn72 kn min to max 72 kn 72 72 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.9 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.9 ° -0.9 -0.9 °
92 % Average bank angle 5.0 °3.6 ° min to max 6.1 ° 6.1 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.90 g min to max 0.91 g 0.91 0.90 g
Info Average VSI -384 ft/m-420 ft/m min to max -349 ft/m -420 -349 ft/m
Info Average altitude 319 ft agl314 ft agl min to max 325 ft agl 325 314 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.4 ° min to max -1.8 ° -2.4 -1.8 °
11.251.51.752250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-160-120-80-4004080120160Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 93.11Approaching runway 05 at KPVF Placerville from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 309 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 283 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Approach angle 2.2 °1.3 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 63 kn57 kn min to max 72 kn 72 57 kn
88 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.5 0.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.75 g min to max 0.96 g 0.90 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -480 ft/m-596 ft/m min to max -271 ft/m -314 -438 ft/m
Info Average altitude 98 ft agl25 ft agl min to max 309 ft agl 309 25 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-2.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° -1.5 1.9 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 52.42Landing on runway 05 at KPVF Placerville, runway length 3,893 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
39 % Target 50 ft agl
16 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.75 g min to max 1.00 g 0.90 0.80 g
Info Average speed 51 kn45 kn min to max 56 kn 56 45 kn
Info Average VSI -241 ft/m-431 ft/m min to max -88 ft/m -431 -95 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 18 ft agl 18 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °1.9 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.9 4.2 °
025050001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500-50-40-30-20-1001020304050Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 96.81Touchdown distance was good at 552 ft. Touchdown speed at 45 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -95 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 6 kn at 97 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown VSI was -95 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 552 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 45 knTarget 55 kn
93 % Runway alignment max 11.2 ft11.0 ft left 11.1 10.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.7 1.0 °
79 % Average g force 0.62 g0.39 g min to max 0.83 g 0.80 0.39 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 44 kn43 kn min to max 45 kn 45 43 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °4.2 ° min to max 5.4 ° 4.2 5.4 °

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll2,059 ft · 53 %
68.15Liftoff speed60 kt
97.65Runway alignment7.2 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.17Rate of climb599 fpm

Landing

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

39.31Threshold height17 ft
54.09Threshold speed56 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.2 ft L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

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

Touchdown on KPVF 05

Past threshold100.00
558ft
Centreline93.43
10.7ft L
Speed100.00
45kt
Touchdown rate95.31
-100fpm
Impact79.43
0.83G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 3,893 ft of the approach.

17 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 17 ft, down at 558 ft

Plan view — the full 3,893 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 558 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 558 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 558 ft of 3,893 ft · 14 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 05 at KPVF Placerville in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
92.64 %
88.93 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 05 at KPVF Placerville. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 8 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
68.15 %
Liftoff speed was 60 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
97.65 %
7.2 ft left to 4.5 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
57.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 60 50
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
01,0002,0003,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
99.17 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 KPVF Placerville.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
96.68 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 6 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 400 -100
99.45 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 65 50
Bank °
97.82 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 14 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 1,000 500
83.02 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 KPVF Placerville.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
65.08 %
16 8 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 12 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 750 600
01,0002,0003,000050100150200250 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200300400500 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 05 at KPVF Placerville in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 80.78 %
98.32 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 05 at KPVF Placerville from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 325 ft agl to 314 ft agl. A decrease of 12 ft in 2 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
72 71 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
91.59 %
7 5 3
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-349 -425 -500
11.251.51.752250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-160-120-80-4004080120160 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
93.11 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 05 at KPVF Placerville from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 309 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 283 ft in 41 seconds.
Glideslope
80.03 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
87.86 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
80.03 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
72 61 50
Alignment
87.86 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
97.65 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-271 -436 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
52.42 %
Landing
Landing on runway 05 at KPVF Placerville, runway length 3,893 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
39.31 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
54.09 %
Threshold speed at 56 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 76 kt
Flare
16.27 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
57 48 40
Pitch °
Info
7 4 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-88 -294 -500
025050001223354658 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250500-50-40-30-20-1001020304050 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
96.81 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 552 ft. Touchdown speed at 45 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -95 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 6 kn at 97 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Touchdown
95.31 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -100 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 45 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 552 ft.
Alignment
93.43 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
79.43 %
G 0.62 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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