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KCDW
Caldwell, United States
Runway 04
Elevation171 ft asl
Weight997 kg
Fuel76 kg

Flight Score

87.88 %
KMGJ
Montgomery, United States
Runway 03
Elevation348 ft asl
Weight1,120 kg
Fuel75 kg
Wind330° · 5 kn · 4 kn cross
15 Jun 2024 0:37 40 nm Cessna Skyhawk 0 kg
Departure Score
90.04 %
Enroute Score
99.96 %
Arrival Score
68.38 %

What went well

Touched down at -117 fpm — a soft arrival
1.24 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 504 m — 41 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Landing — at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −3.77 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 43.38 m at 0 %, −3.00 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 4.0 ° at 0 %, Heading variation 3.8 ° at 0 %, −2.68 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 · 16 stages, 14 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 04 at KCDW Essex County, Average speed was 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
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 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 93.59Departure roll runway 04 at KCDW Essex County. Takeoff distance 116 m 9 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 65 kn. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 0 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 116 m9 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 65 knTarget 62 kn
93 % Runway alignment max 4.98 m0.00 m left to 4.98 m right -0.70 -2.27 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.22 g 1.00 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.3 ° min to max 7.5 ° -0.0 7.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.3 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 3 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 99.40Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04 KCDW Essex County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.7 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn65 kn min to max 68 kn 65 68 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.94 g min to max 1.09 g 1.06 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 621 ft/m384 ft/m min to max 762 ft/m 384 762 ft/m
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 0 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.9 °7.7 ° min to max 13.3 ° 7.7 12.0 °
Departure Climb 2 87.51Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04 KCDW Essex County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Heading variation -1.8 °-5.6 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -5.6 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn64 kn min to max 68 kn 68 65 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.3 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.86 g min to max 1.04 g 0.95 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 717 ft/m545 ft/m min to max 995 ft/m 762 600 ft/m
Info Average altitude 118 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 396 ft agl 50 396 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.0 °10.6 ° min to max 15.0 ° 12.0 11.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 172 ft agl · 73 kt
Departure Climb 3 79.67Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04 KCDW Essex County.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
2 % Heading variation -8.2 °-9.9 ° min to max -6.4 ° -6.4 -9.9 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn66 kn min to max 92 kn 66 92 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.3 ° min to max 2.8 ° 1.0 1.1 °
97 % Average g force 0.96 g0.70 g min to max 1.19 g 0.96 1.19 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 377 ft/m-1,071 ft/m min to max 1,027 ft/m 533 -939 ft/m
Info Average altitude 513 ft agl405 ft agl min to max 609 ft agl 405 543 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °-5.0 ° min to max 12.9 ° 10.7 0.6 °

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 531 ft agl · 77 kt
Enroute Climb 99.89Enroute climb started 1 mile east of Fairfield (New Jersey, United States). Climbing from 707 ft asl to 2,948 ft asl, an increase of 2,241 ft in 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 82 kn73 kn min to max 110 kn 94 74 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.9 °0.1 ° min to max 27.5 ° 2.0 1.2 °
99 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.27 g 1.27 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 678 ft/m-603 ft/m min to max 1,551 ft/m -603 652 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,494 ft asl706 ft asl min to max 2,948 ft asl 707 2,948 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 13.7 ° 3.3 9.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 699 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 633 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Battery Master On 171 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 171 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 171 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 171 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 171 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 171 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 171 ft agl
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 1,566 ft agl · 82 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles west of Lincoln Park (New Jersey, United States) and lasted 18 minutes, covering 25 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,168 ft asl3,052 ft asl min to max 3,180 ft asl 3,052 3,156 ft asl
100 % Average speed 117 kn74 kn min to max 122 kn 74 121 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.0 ° min to max 24.2 ° 1.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.16 g 0.98 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-0.3 ° min to max 9.5 ° 9.5 -0.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,842 ft agl · 84 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,762 ft agl · 127 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Florida (New York, United States). Descent from 3,129 ft asl to 2,647 ft asl, a decrease of 482 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 101 kn71 kn min to max 126 kn 123 71 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.2 ° min to max 7.4 ° 7.4 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -340 ft/m-418 ft/m min to max -257 ft/m -403 -263 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,887 ft asl2,647 ft asl min to max 3,129 ft asl 3,129 2,647 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-0.7 ° min to max 4.3 ° 0.2 4.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,599 ft agl · 130 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,599 ft agl · 130 kt
Enroute Level 2 99.97Enroute level cruise started overhead Goshen (New York, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.9 % Average altitude 2,361 ft asl2,286 ft asl min to max 2,615 ft asl 2,615 2,288 ft asl
100 % Average speed 77 kn68 kn min to max 98 kn 75 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.1 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 0.95 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °0.2 ° min to max 4.5 ° 4.0 2.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,068 ft agl · 104 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started overhead Goshen (New York, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 79 kn64 kn min to max 100 kn 81 69 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.5 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -406 ft/m-547 ft/m min to max -89 ft/m -89 -464 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,498 ft asl728 ft asl min to max 2,286 ft asl 2,286 728 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-1.5 ° min to max 4.6 ° 2.8 -0.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 1,247 ft agl · 93 kt
Arrival Final 1 59.83Approaching runway 03 at KMGJ Orange Co from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 370 ft agl to 115 ft agl. A decrease of 255 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.0 °3.4 ° min to max 5.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.4 5.7 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn64 kn min to max 72 kn 70 64 kn
0 % Heading variation 3.8 °2.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.7 2.2 °
99 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.2 3.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.13 g 1.05 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -379 ft/m-557 ft/m min to max -185 ft/m -557 -358 ft/m
Info Average altitude 240 ft agl115 ft agl min to max 370 ft agl 370 115 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-1.2 ° min to max 3.4 ° 1.0 2.2 °

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 141 ft agl · 73 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-240-180-120-60060120180240Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 43.39Landing on runway 03 at KMGJ Orange Co, runway length 1,435 m. Threshold height at 101 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 65 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 65 kn. Target 63 kn
0 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
39 % Heading variation 0.8 °-0.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 -0.4 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.2 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.14 g 0.99 0.92 g
Info Average speed 60 kn52 kn min to max 65 kn 65 52 kn
Info Average VSI -350 ft/m-515 ft/m min to max -63 ft/m -394 -110 ft/m
Info Average altitude 41 ft agl7 ft agl min to max 101 ft agl 101 7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °1.4 ° min to max 7.2 ° 2.3 4.8 °
075150225300375450525600675020406080100Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 93.62Touchdown point was 118 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -110 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 5 kn at 330 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -110 ft/m.
89 % Touchdown distance was 556 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 52 knTarget 53 kn
81 % Runway alignment max 8.28 m7.49 m right -6.57 -8.28 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.92 g min to max 1.24 g 0.92 1.05 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 52 kn52 kn min to max 52 kn 52 52 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.8 3.6 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 3 ft agl · 60 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 3 ft agl · 60 kt
Arrival Rollout 55.00Total landing distance 910 m, 63 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 43.4 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 910 m63 % of runway.
0 % Runway alignment max 43.38 m0.00 m left to 43.38 m right -8.39 -43.38 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average speed 51 kn31 kn min to max 56 kn 56 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 17 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 26 kn22 kn min to max 30 kn 30 22 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.8 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.0 0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 0.99 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 24 kt
Arrival Taxi 90.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kn4 kn min to max 21 kn 21 4 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.8 0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.0 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Taxi Lights
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 3 ft agl · 1 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll504 m · 41 %
100.00Liftoff speed64 kt
92.94Runway alignment4.98 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.40Rate of climb620 fpm

Landing

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

0.00Threshold height101 ft
100.00Threshold speed64 kt
38.80Centreline offset0.62 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 KMGJ 03

Past threshold87.01
576m
Centreline80.94
8.28m R
Speed100.00
52kt
Touchdown rate93.73
-117fpm
Impact100.00
1.24G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,435 m of the approach.

101 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 101 ft, down at 576 m

Plan view — the full 1,435 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 576 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 576 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 911 m of 1,435 m · 63 %
Rollout distance100.00
335m62 % used
Rollout alignment0.00
43.38m R

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 04 at KCDW Essex County in the Cessna Skyhawk
90.04 %
93.59 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 04 at KCDW Essex County. Takeoff distance 116 m 9 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 65 kn. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 0 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 116 m using 9.44 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 65 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
92.94 %
0.00 m left to 4.98 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 35 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4 0
02505007501,000-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.4 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04 KCDW Essex County.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
97.61 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 11 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
87.51 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04 KCDW Essex County.
Alignment
54.37 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
95.68 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 13 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 700 400
79.67 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04 KCDW Essex County.
Alignment
1.83 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 80 60
Bank °
97.92 %
3 1.5 0
G
97.14 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 4.5 -4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 0 -1,100
02505007501,00004590135180225 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600 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 03 at KMGJ Orange Co in the Cessna Skyhawk
Landing Score 62.96 %
59.83 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 03 at KMGJ Orange Co from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 370 ft agl to 115 ft agl. A decrease of 255 ft in 41 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
0 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
72 66 60
Alignment
0 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.14 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-185 -393 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-240-180-120-60060120180240 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
43.39 %
Landing
Landing on runway 03 at KMGJ Orange Co, runway length 1,435 m. Threshold height at 101 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 65 kn.
Height
0 %
Threshold height at 101 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 65 kt. Target 63 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
38.8 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
95.09 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
65 57 50
Pitch °
Info
8 4.5 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-63 -332 -600
075150225300375450525600675020406080100 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600675-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
93.62 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 118 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -110 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 5 kn at 330 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
Touchdown
93.73 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -117 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good. Target below 53 kn
Distance
89.17 %
Touchdown point was 118 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
80.94 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.3 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.5 °
G
100 %
G 1.08 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
55 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 910 m, 63 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 43.4 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 910 m using 63.46 % of runway
Alignment
0 %
Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 43.4 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
52 36 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
0200400600800 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
90.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
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
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