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C53
Challis, United States
Runway 34

Flight Score

83.71 %
KCHI
Challis, United States
Runway 29
9 Sep 2023 0:08 8 nm Kitfox Speedster (Bushwheel) 5 lbs
Departure Score
88.90 %
Enroute Score
98.90 %
Arrival Score
55.86 %

What went well

Touchdown 833 ft in — inside the full-score zone
1.13 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 529 ft — 43 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — stall warning; Approach angle 3.6 ° at 0 %, speed limits at 0 %, −5.07 points
Arrival Rollout — Landing distance 1,181 ft at 0 %, Runway alignment max 26.5 ft at 77 %, −4.60 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. at 0 %, Heading variation 4.5 ° at 0 %, −4.28 points

Top opportunity

Keep the approach speed on target

Arrival Landing

Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.

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Start to finish · 14 stages, 13 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Departure Roll 98.61Departure roll runway 34 at C53 Lower Loon Creek. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 49 kn. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 8 kn at 337 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 8 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 49 knTarget 60 kn
93 % Runway alignment max 23.1 ft11.6 ft left to 11.5 ft right -5.7 -11.5 ft
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.92 g min to max 0.98 g 0.98 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °8.9 ° min to max 12.0 ° 12.0 8.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.0 1.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Stall Warning Activated 4 ft agl · 45 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Departure Climb 1 85.95Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 C53 Lower Loon Creek.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
53 % Heading variation 3.3 °1.3 ° min to max 5.2 ° 1.3 5.2 °
100 % Average speed 54 kn49 kn min to max 57 kn 49 57 kn
90 % Average bank angle 3.9 °1.4 ° min to max 5.7 ° 1.4 5.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 0.97 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 593 ft/m309 ft/m min to max 854 ft/m 309 854 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl 0 40 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.0 °9.0 ° min to max 17.9 ° 9.0 17.3 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 37 ft agl · 62 kt
Departure Climb 2 71.05Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 C53 Lower Loon Creek.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
6 % Heading variation 6.5 °5.3 ° min to max 9.5 ° 5.3 9.5 °
100 % Average speed 58 kn57 kn min to max 65 kn 57 65 kn
78 % Average bank angle 5.1 °4.0 ° min to max 10.2 ° 5.2 10.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.89 g min to max 1.04 g 1.02 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 903 ft/m794 ft/m min to max 950 ft/m 872 929 ft/m
Info Average altitude 80 ft agl52 ft agl min to max 146 ft agl 52 146 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.3 °12.0 ° min to max 16.9 ° 16.9 12.9 °
Enroute Climb 95.59Enroute climb started overhead C53 Lower Loon Creek Challis (Idaho, United States). Climbing from 4,266 ft asl to 5,823 ft asl, an increase of 1,556 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 78 kn64 kn min to max 96 kn 67 82 kn
91 % Average bank angle 18.0 °1.4 ° min to max 44.4 ° 15.8 4.6 °
91 % Average g force 1.06 g0.70 g min to max 1.40 g 1.09 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 1,293 ft/m34 ft/m min to max 3,472 ft/m 1,227 34 ft/m
Info Average altitude 5,159 ft asl4,266 ft asl min to max 5,823 ft asl 4,266 5,823 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °-0.0 ° min to max 21.1 ° 14.4 2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 242 ft agl · 74 kt
Info Engine 1 Stopped 1,376 ft agl · 88 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 1,376 ft agl · 88 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead C53 Lower Loon Creek Challis (Idaho, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,868 ft asl5,810 ft asl min to max 6,007 ft asl 5,821 6,007 ft asl
100 % Average speed 83 kn75 kn min to max 92 kn 83 82 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.0 ° min to max 5.9 ° 4.1 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.16 g 0.97 0.95 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °-1.5 ° min to max 9.7 ° 2.0 9.4 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles south of C53 Lower Loon Creek Challis (Idaho, United States). Climbing from 6,039 ft asl to 6,771 ft asl, an increase of 731 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 84 kn78 kn min to max 89 kn 79 81 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.1 ° min to max 8.0 ° 2.3 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.17 g 0.90 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 671 ft/m-36 ft/m min to max 1,674 ft/m 964 870 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6,301 ft asl6,039 ft asl min to max 6,771 ft asl 6,039 6,771 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °-1.6 ° min to max 9.9 ° 7.4 2.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north west of KCHI Challis Airport Challis (Idaho, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 6,752 ft asl6,731 ft asl min to max 6,787 ft asl 6,780 6,737 ft asl
100 % Average speed 87 kn80 kn min to max 91 kn 81 85 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.0 °0.7 ° min to max 8.0 ° 1.4 4.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.86 g min to max 1.10 g 0.86 0.98 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-3.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 -2.8 °
Arrival 93.24Arrival started 3 miles north west of KCHI Challis Airport Challis (Idaho, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kn62 kn min to max 96 kn 86 63 kn
83 % Average bank angle 8.9 °0.0 ° min to max 35.0 ° 4.2 2.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.91 g min to max 1.24 g 0.95 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -663 ft/m-1,825 ft/m min to max 400 ft/m -358 -704 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6,103 ft asl5,212 ft asl min to max 6,731 ft asl 6,731 5,212 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.6 °-9.1 ° min to max 4.5 ° -3.6 -2.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 646 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 634 ft agl · 83 kt
Arrival Final 1 39.22Approaching runway 29 at KCHI Challis Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 409 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 366 ft in 38 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 3.6 °2.5 ° min to max 5.1 °Target 3.0 ° 5.1 2.5 °
0 % Average speed 59 kn53 kn min to max 62 kn 62 56 kn
0 % Heading variation 2.5 °2.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 2.9 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.1 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 1.02 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -561 ft/m-744 ft/m min to max -466 ft/m -744 -626 ft/m
Info Average altitude 119 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 409 ft agl 409 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °-1.3 ° min to max 4.5 ° -1.3 4.5 °

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 317 ft agl · 60 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 275 ft agl · 61 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-390-293-195-98098195293390Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 48.59Landing on runway 29 at KCHI Challis Airport, runway length 975 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 63 kn
67 % Target 16 ft agl
67 % Landing and flare profile
0 % Heading variation 4.5 °2.9 ° min to max 9.3 ° 2.9 9.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.3 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.13 g 1.08 0.99 g
Info Average speed 52 kn48 kn min to max 56 kn 56 48 kn
Info Average VSI -238 ft/m-619 ft/m min to max -131 ft/m -619 -221 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 36 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °5.1 ° min to max 8.4 ° 5.1 7.8 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 15 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 13 ft agl · 59 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 10 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 7 ft agl · 57 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 7 ft agl · 55 kt
02505007501,00007.1414212936Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,000-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 90.82Touchdown point was excessively long using more than 75% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -221 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 11 kn at 301 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Touchdown VSI was -221 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 826 ftTarget 825 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 48 knTarget 55 kn
81 % Runway alignment max 23.1 ft20.4 ft left 23.1 18.1 ft
64 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.3 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.13 g 0.99 1.00 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 47 kn46 kn min to max 48 kn 48 46 kn
Info Average pitch angle 9.2 °7.8 ° min to max 10.0 ° 7.8 9.1 °
Arrival Rollout 44.82Total landing distance 1,181 ft, 121 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Landing distance 1,181 ft121 % of runway.
77 % Runway alignment max 26.5 ft26.5 ft left to 0.0 ft left 18.0 26.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.89 g min to max 1.10 g 1.01 0.89 g
Info Average speed 38 kn32 kn min to max 41 kn 41 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °9.2 ° min to max 13.2 ° 9.2 12.8 °
Info Average bank angle 1.6 °0.7 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.9 0.7 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 45 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 17 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kn3 kn min to max 29 kn 29 6 kn
Info Average pitch angle 13.3 °10.8 ° min to max 15.9 ° 12.8 15.4 °
Info Average bank angle 2.9 °0.5 ° min to max 7.5 ° 1.5 3.0 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.94 g min to max 1.08 g 1.02 1.00 g

Takeoff

98.61 %
100.00Takeoff roll529 ft · 43 %
100.00Liftoff speed48 kt
93.03Runway alignment11.5 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
85.95Rate of climb592 ft/m
Takeoff weight1,261 lbs
Airfield elevation4,081 ft asl
Wind338° · 8 kn · 2 kn cross

Approach

39.22 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
67.29Threshold height35 ft
0.00Threshold speed56 kt
0.00Centreline offset9.3 ft L

Touchdown

90.82 %
100.00Touchdown point833 ft
80.93Centreline at touchdown18.1 ft L
82.01Sink rate-220 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.13 G
FailBounces1
44.82Rollout distance232 ft · 109 % used
Landing weight1,258 lbs
Airfield elevation4,803 ft asl
Wind301° · 11 kn · 2 kn cross

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KCHI 29

Past threshold
833 ft
Off centreline
18.1 ftL
Sink rate
-220 ft/m
Impact
1.13G

Side view — the last 975 ft of the approach.

35 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 35 ft, down at 833 ft

Plan view — the full 975 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 833 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 833 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,065 ft of 975 ft · 109 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 34 at C53 Lower Loon Creek in the Kitfox
88.9 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
98.61 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 34 at C53 Lower Loon Creek. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 49 kn. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 8 kn at 337 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 8 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 49 kn - Target 59 kn
Alignment
93.03 %
11.6 ft left to 11.5 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
50 25 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
12 10 8
01,000-20-1001020 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
85.95 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 C53 Lower Loon Creek.
Alignment
53.44 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 50 40
Bank °
90.37 %
6 3.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
18 13 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 400 -100
71.05 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 C53 Lower Loon Creek.
Alignment
5.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
78.34 %
11 7.5 4
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 14 11
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 800 600
01,00001734516885 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.030.060.090.120.150100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.030.060.090.120.15-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 29 at KCHI Challis Airport in the Kitfox
Landing Score 55.86 %
39.22 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 29 at KCHI Challis Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 409 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 366 ft in 38 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
0 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
0 %
62 56 50
Alignment
0 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.08 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-467 -633 -800
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-390-293-195-98098195293390 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
48.59 %
Landing
Landing on runway 29 at KCHI Challis Airport, runway length 975 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
67.29 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
0 %
Threshold speed at 56 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 71 kt
Flare
67.13 %
Fair landing flare
Centreline ft
0 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.82 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
56 48 40
Pitch °
Info
9 7 5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-131 -415 -700
02505007501,00007.1414212936 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,000-40-32-24-16-80816243240 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
90.82 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was excessively long using more than 75% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -221 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 11 kn at 301 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
Touchdown
82.01 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -221 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 48 kt was good. Target below 56 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown point was excessively long using more than 75% of available runway.
Alignment
80.93 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 ft from centreline.
Bank
63.5 %
Bank angle 0.8 °
G
100 %
G 1.04 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
44.82 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,181 ft, 121 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
Distance
0 %
Landing distance 1,181 ft using 121.13 % of runway
Alignment
77.38 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
46 38 30
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
14 12 9
0500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
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