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EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 30
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight1,104 kg
Fuel209 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

91.11 %
EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 12
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight934 kg
Fuel105 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
3 Sep 2025 0:06 5 nm PA28 Arrow III 104 kg
Departure Score
93.21 %
Pattern Score
83.68 %
Arrival Score
96.43 %

What went well

Touched down at -78 fpm — a soft arrival
Rollout controlled — 39 % of the runway used
Airborne in 721 m — 26 % of the runway

What held you back

Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 6.3 ° at 0 %, −2.50 points
Pattern Downwind — Average altitude 705 ft agl at 46 %, Heading 10.6 ° at 63 %, −2.29 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 86 kt at 73 %, −1.15 points

Next time

Departure

Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 70 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.

What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 86 kt, 16 kt above the target liftoff speed.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 70 kt at liftoff

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 · 13 stages, 12 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 Roll 89.64Departure roll runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Takeoff distance 170 m 6 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 86 kt. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 170 m6 % of runway
73 % Liftoff speed was 86 ktTarget 70 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.96 m right0.00 m left to 1.96 m right -1.96 -0.52 m
100 % Average g force 0.81 g0.75 g min to max 0.86 g 0.75 0.86 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.5 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.8 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 83 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 90 kt86 kt min to max 92 kt 86 92 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.79 g0.74 g min to max 0.89 g 0.86 0.78 g
Info Average VSI 287 fpm187 fpm min to max 548 fpm 189 548 fpm
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.8 ° min to max 5.7 ° 1.8 5.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 17 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 22 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 22 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 26 ft agl · 92 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 31 ft agl · 93 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 38 ft agl · 93 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 48 ft agl · 93 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 93 kt92 kt min to max 94 kt 92 94 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 0.3 4.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.81 g0.78 g min to max 0.91 g 0.78 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 759 fpm556 fpm min to max 1,014 fpm 556 982 fpm
Info Average altitude 80 ft agl43 ft agl min to max 249 ft agl 43 249 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.7 °5.8 ° min to max 7.7 ° 5.8 7.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 59 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 72 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 84 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 99 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 115 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 132 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 148 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 163 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 180 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 180 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 216 ft agl · 96 kt
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 150 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kt79 kt min to max 109 kt 94 79 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.7 °0.0 ° min to max 20.6 ° 5.1 12.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.59 g min to max 1.25 g 0.91 0.59 g
Info Average VSI 221 fpm-559 fpm min to max 951 fpm 951 -83 fpm
Info Average altitude 761 ft agl276 ft agl min to max 920 ft agl 276 821 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °-2.1 ° min to max 7.2 ° 6.9 2.0 °

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched On 313 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 313 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 326 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 338 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 349 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 359 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 368 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 378 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 388 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 422 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 463 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 463 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 463 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 477 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 477 ft agl · 99 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 491 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 491 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 505 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 532 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 561 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 576 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 576 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 592 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 623 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 623 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 655 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 655 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 670 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 699 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 712 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 726 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 739 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 751 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 751 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 762 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 762 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 771 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 780 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 780 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 789 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 789 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 800 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 811 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 814 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 814 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 816 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 816 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 817 ft agl · 100 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 818 ft agl · 100 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 818 ft agl · 100 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 816 ft agl · 101 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 810 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 820 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 810 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 810 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 809 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 809 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 810 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 810 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 822 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 822 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 824 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 821 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 819 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 817 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 817 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 817 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 817 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 817 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 819 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 825 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 832 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 838 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 850 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 865 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 870 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 880 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 877 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 877 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 874 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 874 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 872 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 873 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 873 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 869 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 873 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 875 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 866 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 876 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 856 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 871 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 866 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 875 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 875 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 878 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 881 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 881 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 876 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 886 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 886 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 903 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 903 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 911 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 911 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 919 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 919 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 913 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 894 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 894 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 886 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 889 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 872 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 875 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 869 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 852 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 827 ft agl · 104 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 840 ft agl · 101 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 851 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 854 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 855 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 854 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 856 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 869 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 868 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 866 ft agl · 90 kt
Pattern Crosswind 92.19Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Heading -7.3 °-31.7 ° min to max 14.6 ° 14.6 -31.7 °
100 % Average speed 81 kt79 kt min to max 82 kt 79 80 kt
91 % Average g force 0.61 g0.59 g min to max 0.64 g 0.59 0.60 g
Info Average VSI -172 fpm-456 fpm min to max 6 fpm -167 -12 fpm
Info Average altitude 766 ft agl747 ft agl min to max 818 ft agl 818 747 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 10.2 °5.4 ° min to max 12.2 ° 12.1 5.4 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.4 2.8 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 3 nm. Angle to the runway's far end 6.3 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 6.3 °.
100 % Average speed 79 kt77 kt min to max 80 kt 80 77 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.5 °0.0 ° min to max 15.1 ° 3.3 8.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.59 g0.50 g min to max 0.70 g 0.59 0.50 g
Info Average VSI 35 fpm-148 fpm min to max 163 fpm 10 -7 fpm
Info Average altitude 762 ft agl747 ft agl min to max 776 ft agl 747 766 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.4 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.8 2.8 °
Pattern Downwind 72.52Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Heading 10.6 °7.9 ° min to max 12.1 ° 12.1 7.9 °
46 % Average altitude 705 ft agl641 ft agl min to max 763 ft agl 763 641 ft agl
100 % Average speed 78 kt76 kt min to max 80 kt 76 80 kt
99 % Average g force 0.51 g0.48 g min to max 0.55 g 0.49 0.55 g
Info Average VSI -456 fpm-560 fpm min to max -104 fpm -104 -497 fpm
Info Average bank angle 2.1 °0.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° 5.0 5.3 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 -0.4 °
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 633 ft agl to 323 ft agl. A decrease of 309 ft in 40 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °3.0 ° min to max 3.1 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 82 kt80 kt min to max 82 kt 80 82 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.4 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.60 g0.55 g min to max 0.65 g 0.56 0.58 g
Info Average VSI -435 fpm-554 fpm min to max -320 fpm -480 -455 fpm
Info Average altitude 474 ft agl323 ft agl min to max 633 ft agl 633 323 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.3 -0.9 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 308 ft agl to 41 ft agl. A decrease of 267 ft in 32 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.1 °3.0 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 82 kt82 kt min to max 82 kt 82 82 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.58 g0.56 g min to max 0.61 g 0.59 0.56 g
Info Average VSI -464 fpm-477 fpm min to max -419 fpm -458 -476 fpm
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl41 ft agl min to max 308 ft agl 308 41 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.9 -0.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 93.24Landing on runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, runway length 2,737 m. Threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 82 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was well above target at 82 kt. Target 71 kt
97 % Threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target.Target 50 ft agl
77 % Good landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.05 m left0.05 m left to 0.03 m left 0.03 0.05 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.5 0.9 °
93 % Average g force 0.43 g0.27 g min to max 0.56 g 0.56 0.27 g
Info Average speed 71 kt57 kt min to max 82 kt 82 57 kt
Info Average VSI -170 fpm-475 fpm min to max 48 fpm -475 -49 fpm
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 56 ft agl 56 9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °-0.8 ° min to max 7.8 ° -0.8 7.2 °
07515022530037545052560067575001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.06Touchdown point was 214 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 57 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -49 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kt at 225 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -49 fpm.
79 % Touchdown distance was 651 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 57 ktTarget below 66 kt
90 % Runway alignment max 5.66 m left5.64 m left 5.59 5.66 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.2 °
93 % Average g force 0.27 g0.27 g min to max 0.27 g 0.27 0.27 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 56 kt56 kt min to max 57 kt 57 56 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °6.8 ° min to max 7.2 ° 7.2 6.9 °
Arrival Rollout 93.87Total landing distance 1,091 m, 40 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,091 m40 % of runway.
89 % Runway alignment max 6.09 m left6.09 m left to 0.00 m left 5.67 2.85 m
89 % Average g force 0.22 g0.10 g min to max 0.27 g 0.27 0.10 g
Info Average speed 50 kt35 kt min to max 56 kt 56 35 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °1.9 ° min to max 7.9 ° 6.9 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kt5 kt min to max 28 kt 28 5 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.6 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.28 g1.16 g min to max 1.33 g 1.33 1.16 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 85 kt with 1.0° of pitch.

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.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF1.0° off5° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 77 kt 0.8° 0 s
Liftoff132 m · target 70 85 kt 1.0° 3.1 s
35 ft542 m · 8.7 s after liftoff 92 kt 5.3° 11.8 s
End of the climb1,199 m · 248 ft 94 kt 7.2° 26.1 s

Takeoff from EGPK 30

Takeoff roll100.00
721m26 %
Liftoff speed73.21
85kttarget 70, 15 fast
Runway alignment100.00
1.96m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
287fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 248 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,643 m of runway left; then climbing at 650 fpm on average to 248 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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END3040506070KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 85 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 2,737 m runway.

Rolled from 552 m in, drifted 1.7 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 24 % 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.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 1.73 m RROLL 552 M INAirborne 684 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 684 m of 2,737 m · 25 %
Behind the start of the roll, 552 mTakeoff roll, 132 m Left ahead, 2,053 m

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

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 2.1 nm, about 730 ft above the runway, to the threshold, before the 500 ft gate.

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.

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

The approach to EGPK 12

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 2.4 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 60 ft below 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, 305 m 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° BAND686386221500 ft gate7 of 7558 ft · 81 kt
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 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 298 m left of the centreline at 2.4 nm, then inside the band from 2.1 nm to the threshold.

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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND23 m L1 m R5 m R44 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 40 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 24 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −3 kt and +4 kt on the approach speed of 79 kt.

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.

80100120140 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 79−0 kt+3 kt+3 kt+3 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on EGPK 12

Over the threshold

Threshold height97.38
54ft
Threshold speed100.00
82kttarget 79, 3 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.05m L

Touchdown

Past threshold78.75
651m
Centreline90.48
5.66m L
Speed100.00
56kttarget 73 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-78fpm
Impact93.43
0.27G
BouncesOk
None
The flare76.89

Good landing flare

The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 270° at 1 kt · 1 kt tail · 0 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 56 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 19 s, an average deceleration of 0.08 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.

02040608030 kt · 460 mtouchdown479 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 54 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 651 m in, 347 m past the ideal 305 m.

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 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

54 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −78 fpm · 7.2° nose up · 57 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 54 ft, down at 651 m

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

The sink went from 570 fpm at 53 ft to 80 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 8.1° 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 UP0−500−1,000−1°4°10°touchdown−78 fpm at touchdown7.2° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 5.7 m left of the centreline, and steered back to 2.6 m left by the end of 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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 651 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 651 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,074 m of 2,737 m · 39 %
In the air over the runway, 651 mRollout, 423 m Left over, 1,663 m
Rollout distance100.00
423m39 % used
Rollout alignment88.91
6.09m L

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Flight narrative

The flight, operated by a PA28 Arrow III aircraft, began with a departure roll on Runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, covering a takeoff distance of 170 meters, which corresponds to 6% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 86 knots.

Upon lifting off, the pilot executed a left-hand pattern entry, making a turn that covered less than one nautical mile in 150 seconds. This was followed by a crosswind turn from the same direction, completing the maneuver in less than one nautical mile in just 26 seconds. Subsequently, the pilot flew downwind, making a turn that covered approximately 3 nautical miles with an angle of 45 degrees relative to the runway, and an altitude loss of 6.3 degrees.

In the downwind leg, the pilot flew approximately one nautical mile close to the runway threshold, covering the distance in 14 seconds. Upon completing this leg, the pilot turned towards the runway, initiating the final approach from the north-west, at a heading of 121.0 degrees and an altitude of 633 feet above ground. As the aircraft flew towards the runway, the threshold height was slightly above target, but the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 82 knots.

Upon touch down on Runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which has a length of 2737 meters, the touch-down point was found to be 212 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 57 knots, which was considered to be good, and the touch-down rate was -49 feet per minute, which was perfect.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 225 degrees, which resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. On landing, the runway was found to be misaligned by 5.7 meters from the centerline.

The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1091 meters, which corresponds to 40% of the runway length. The roll-out alignment of the aircraft on the runway was found to be very good. The entire flight, including takeoff, flight pattern, and landing, covered a distance of 5 nautical miles and lasted for 6 minutes, during which time the aircraft used 104 kilograms of fuel.

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