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KLDJ
Linden, United States
Runway 09
Elevation20 ft asl
Weight1,107 kg
Fuel62 kg

Flight Score

89.60 %
KLDJ
Linden, United States
Runway 27
Elevation20 ft asl
Weight1,104 kg
Fuel59 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
6 Jan 2024 0:05 3 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 3 kg
Departure Score
87.68 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
77.34 %

What went well

Touched down at -73 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 126 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 2.45 m 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 61 %, −3.38 points
Departure Roll — landing lights off should be on; Runway alignment max 49.12 m at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 48 kn at 37 %, −3.06 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 1.7 ° at 0 %, Heading variation -0.1 ° at 74 %, −2.06 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 1

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 13 stages, 12 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 63.26Departure roll runway 09 at KLDJ Linden. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 48 kn. Local weather - Temperature -3 °C. Wind 0 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
37 % Liftoff speed was 48 knTarget 70 kn
0 % Runway alignment max 49.12 m6.76 m left to 42.36 m right -42.36 6.76 m
59 % Average g force 0.43 g0.03 g min to max 1.00 g 0.91 0.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °1.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° 1.0 7.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.0 2.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 9 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 91.78Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 09 KLDJ Linden.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Heading variation -3.1 °-3.4 ° min to max -2.2 ° -3.2 -2.2 °
100 % Average speed 56 kn48 kn min to max 60 kn 48 60 kn
93 % Average bank angle 3.1 °1.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 2.6 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.80 g min to max 1.24 g 1.05 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 544 ft/m434 ft/m min to max 642 ft/m 434 642 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 0 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.7 °7.5 ° min to max 12.9 ° 7.5 11.3 °
Departure Climb 2 98.22Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 09 KLDJ Linden.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Heading variation -1.0 °-2.2 ° min to max 2.5 ° -2.2 2.5 °
100 % Average speed 62 kn61 kn min to max 66 kn 61 66 kn
99.5 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.85 g min to max 1.15 g 0.91 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 931 ft/m647 ft/m min to max 1,350 ft/m 647 1,205 ft/m
Info Average altitude 112 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl 50 390 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.7 °11.3 ° min to max 15.5 ° 11.3 14.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 58 ft agl · 66 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 340 ft agl · 68 kt
Departure Climb 3 97.46Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 09 KLDJ Linden.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Heading variation 3.8 °3.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.0 4.7 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn65 kn min to max 71 kn 67 69 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.6 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.85 g min to max 0.95 g 0.92 0.87 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,356 ft/m1,133 ft/m min to max 1,600 ft/m 1,279 1,600 ft/m
Info Average altitude 706 ft agl433 ft agl min to max 980 ft agl 433 980 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.7 °12.5 ° min to max 17.3 ° 15.1 15.7 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Linden (New Jersey, United States). Climbing from 1,033 ft asl to 2,058 ft asl, an increase of 1,025 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 75 kn68 kn min to max 80 kn 69 75 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.1 ° min to max 8.2 ° 1.6 4.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.79 g min to max 0.95 g 0.87 0.79 g
Info Average VSI 1,365 ft/m448 ft/m min to max 1,683 ft/m 1,576 448 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,490 ft asl1,033 ft asl min to max 2,058 ft asl 1,033 2,058 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 12.3 °3.8 ° min to max 15.4 ° 15.4 3.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Chelsea (New York, United States). Descent from 2,053 ft asl to 1,829 ft asl, a decrease of 224 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 67 kn59 kn min to max 74 kn 74 72 kn
100 % Average bank angle 20.5 °7.9 ° min to max 23.3 ° 7.9 21.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.82 g min to max 1.15 g 0.82 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -523 ft/m-1,244 ft/m min to max 206 ft/m -144 -1,055 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,990 ft asl1,829 ft asl min to max 2,054 ft asl 2,053 1,829 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-7.2 ° min to max 8.4 ° 1.2 -5.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 2,033 ft agl · 72 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,037 ft agl · 70 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 2,041 ft agl · 69 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,020 ft agl · 67 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 1 mile north of Chelsea (New York, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kn73 kn min to max 78 kn 73 75 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.3 °0.4 ° min to max 22.8 ° 22.3 9.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.85 g min to max 1.07 g 0.92 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -1,169 ft/m-1,320 ft/m min to max -830 ft/m -1,074 -1,067 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,440 ft asl1,048 ft asl min to max 1,812 ft asl 1,812 1,048 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -6.7 °-9.0 ° min to max -4.4 ° -7.4 -5.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 2 75.65Approaching runway 27 at KLDJ Linden from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,010 ft agl to 715 ft agl. A decrease of 295 ft in 17 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
30 % Approach angle 6.9 °6.7 ° min to max 7.1 °Target 3.2 ° 7.1 6.7 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn68 kn min to max 75 kn 75 70 kn
100 % Heading variation -1.2 °-1.3 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.2 -1.0 °
83 % Average bank angle 5.6 °0.3 ° min to max 9.2 ° 8.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.77 g min to max 1.02 g 0.88 0.79 g
Info Average VSI -1,037 ft/m-1,330 ft/m min to max -752 ft/m -1,099 -1,330 ft/m
Info Average altitude 861 ft agl715 ft agl min to max 1,010 ft agl 1,010 715 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -5.3 °-10.8 ° min to max -1.4 ° -6.2 -10.8 °
11.251.51.7526507007508008509009501,000Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 69.03Approaching runway 27 at KLDJ Linden from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 688 ft agl to 10 ft agl. A decrease of 678 ft in 38 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 1.7 °0.8 ° min to max 6.6 °Target 3.2 ° 6.6 0.8 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn56 kn min to max 87 kn 71 56 kn
74 % Heading variation -0.1 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.9 0.2 °
74 % Average bank angle 3.0 °0.0 ° min to max 12.5 ° 1.4 1.9 °
94 % Average g force 0.97 g0.77 g min to max 1.35 g 0.81 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -492 ft/m-2,244 ft/m min to max -176 ft/m -1,541 -177 ft/m
Info Average altitude 73 ft agl10 ft agl min to max 688 ft agl 688 10 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-14.3 ° min to max 4.2 ° -12.2 3.3 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600650Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 49.32Landing on runway 27 at KLDJ Linden, runway length 953 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
61 % Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kn
20 % Target 50 ft agl
16 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.07 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average speed 52 kn47 kn min to max 56 kn 56 47 kn
Info Average VSI -142 ft/m-185 ft/m min to max -70 ft/m -178 -72 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 9 ft agl 9 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °3.3 ° min to max 6.8 ° 3.3 6.1 °
07515001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.45Touchdown distance was good at 124 m. Touchdown speed at 47 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -72 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature -3 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -72 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 124 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 47 knTarget 55 kn
95 % Runway alignment max 2.88 m2.72 m left 2.88 2.45 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.2 °
75 % Average g force 0.70 g0.31 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.31 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 46 kn45 kn min to max 47 kn 47 45 kn
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °6.1 ° min to max 6.7 ° 6.1 6.7 °
Arrival Rollout 95.25Total landing distance 275 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 275 m29 % of runway.
97 % Runway alignment max 2.41 m2.41 m left to 0.00 m left 2.41 1.86 m
66 % Average g force 0.31 g0.16 g min to max 0.64 g 0.28 0.64 g
Info Average speed 46 kn34 kn min to max 49 kn 49 34 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °2.6 ° min to max 6.9 ° 6.8 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 7 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kn0 kn min to max 44 kn 29 44 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °2.3 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.2 4.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.89 g0.59 g min to max 1.03 g 0.79 0.59 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 3 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll124 m · 13 %
36.87Liftoff speed48 kt
0.00Runway alignment42.36 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
91.78Rate of climb543 fpm

Landing

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

19.76Threshold height8 ft
61.30Threshold speed55 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.08 m 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 KLDJ 27

Past threshold100.00
126m
Centreline95.32
2.45m L
Speed100.00
46kt
Touchdown rate97.63
-73fpm
Impact74.86
1.00G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 953 m of the approach.

8 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 8 ft, down at 126 m

Plan view — the full 953 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 126 m past threshold CLEARED

The 126 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.00 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 261 m of 953 m · 27 %
Rollout distance100.00
135m27 % used
Rollout alignment96.95
2.41m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
87.68 %
63.26 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 09 at KLDJ Linden. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 48 kn. Local weather - Temperature -3 °C. Wind 0 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
36.87 %
Liftoff speed was 48 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
0 %
6.76 m left to 42.36 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
58.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
50 25 0
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4.5 1
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
91.78 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 09 KLDJ Linden.
Alignment
73.67 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 55 40
Bank °
93.45 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 10 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
98.22 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 09 KLDJ Linden.
Alignment
93.38 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
99.5 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 14 11
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 950 500
97.46 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 09 KLDJ Linden.
Alignment
88.83 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
98.47 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
18 15 12
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,600 1,300 1,000
0250500750078156234312390 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 27 at KLDJ Linden in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 77.76 %
75.65 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 27 at KLDJ Linden from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,010 ft agl to 715 ft agl. A decrease of 295 ft in 17 seconds.
Glideslope
30.07 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
30.07 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
75 68 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
83.14 %
10 5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-752 -1,076 -1,400
11.251.51.7526507007508008509009501,000 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
69.03 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 27 at KLDJ Linden from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 688 ft agl to 10 ft agl. A decrease of 678 ft in 38 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
73.6 %
Good heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
87 69 50
Alignment
73.6 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
74.39 %
13 6.5 0
G
94.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-176 -1,238 -2,300
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600650 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
49.32 %
Landing
Landing on runway 27 at KLDJ Linden, runway length 953 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 56 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
19.76 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
61.3 %
Threshold speed at 56 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 76 kt
Flare
16.21 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
56 48 40
Pitch °
Info
7 5 3
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-70 -135 -200
07515001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
97.45 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 124 m. Touchdown speed at 47 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -72 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature -3 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Touchdown
97.63 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -73 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 47 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 124 m.
Alignment
95.32 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.1 °
G
74.86 %
G 0.70 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
95.25 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 275 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 275 m using 28.85 % of runway
Alignment
96.95 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
66.29 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
45 32 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 4.5 2
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
Metrics
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