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7A8
Spruce Pine, United States
Runway 35
Elevation2,720 ft asl
Weight2,058 lbs
Fuel163 lbs
Wind172° · 7 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

86.89 %
NC06
Banner Elk, United States
Runway 30
Elevation3,468 ft asl
Weight2,043 lbs
Fuel147 lbs
4 Apr 2023 0:18 15 nm PA28 Turbo Arrow III 16 lbs
Departure Score
96.27 %
Enroute Score
97.54 %
Arrival Score
64.66 %

What went well

Landed straight in a 10 kn crosswind — 3.7 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Airborne in 1,170 ft — 39 % of the runway
Held the centreline on the roll — 0.6 ft off at liftoff

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 121 kn at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 72 %, −5.50 points
Arrival Touchdown — Speed at touchdown 106 kn at 0 %, bank angle up to 2.9 ° at 6 %, −3.44 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 7.7 ° at 26 %, bank angle up to 12.2 ° at 73 %, −2.84 points

Next time

Shorten the long landing

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Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

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Start to finish · 13 stages, 12 in the score

The flight story

The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.

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 93.33Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
83 % Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 28 kn 0 13 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 knmax 11 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.2 1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.4 0.4 °

Events

Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 26 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 27 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 27 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 27 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl
Departure Roll 98.40Departure roll runway 35 at 7A8 Avery Co. Takeoff distance 7,372 ft 247 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kn. Local weather - Temperature 71 °F. Wind 7 kn at 171 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 7,372 ft247 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 75 knTarget 75 kn
92 % Runway alignment max 12.7 ft12.6 ft left to 0.1 ft right -0.1 0.6 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.2 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 35 7A8 Avery Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.0 0.6 °
100 % Average speed 84 kn75 kn min to max 90 kn 75 90 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.00 g min to max 1.15 g 1.03 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 683 ft/m523 ft/m min to max 804 ft/m 523 804 ft/m
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 55 ft agl 0 55 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °2.3 ° min to max 5.9 ° 2.3 5.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 32 ft agl · 92 kt
Departure Climb 2 97.29Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 35 7A8 Avery Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.9 °0.7 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.7 1.5 °
100 % Average speed 95 kn90 kn min to max 108 kn 90 108 kn
89 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 6.1 ° 0.4 6.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.84 g min to max 1.10 g 1.04 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 1,115 ft/m811 ft/m min to max 1,856 ft/m 811 1,124 ft/m
Info Average altitude 115 ft agl57 ft agl min to max 381 ft agl 57 381 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °4.4 ° min to max 9.7 ° 6.0 4.7 °
Departure Climb 3 92.34Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 35 7A8 Avery Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Heading variation 3.8 °1.8 ° min to max 5.6 ° 1.8 5.6 °
100 % Average speed 121 kn110 kn min to max 130 kn 110 130 kn
88 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 6.6 ° 6.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.17 g 1.06 1.13 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,614 ft/m1,151 ft/m min to max 2,390 ft/m 1,151 1,667 ft/m
Info Average altitude 706 ft agl400 ft agl min to max 977 ft agl 400 977 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °3.5 ° min to max 8.6 ° 4.8 5.0 °
Enroute Climb 90.16Enroute climb started 1 mile north of 7A8 Avery Co Spruce Pine (North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 3,730 ft asl to 5,894 ft asl, an increase of 2,165 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Climb speed 128 kn122 kn min to max 138 knTarget 110 kn 127 125 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.0 ° min to max 10.0 ° 0.8 2.1 °
99 % Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.26 g 1.07 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 1,302 ft/m18 ft/m min to max 2,365 ft/m 1,866 609 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,806 ft asl3,730 ft asl min to max 5,894 ft asl 3,730 5,894 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-0.8 ° min to max 8.6 ° 5.2 -0.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south west of Newland (Avery County, North Carolina, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,984 ft asl5,973 ft asl min to max 6,031 ft asl 5,973 6,031 ft asl
100 % Average speed 141 kn140 kn min to max 141 kn 141 140 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.3 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.01 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.6 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles south west of Newland (Avery County, North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 6,139 ft asl to 6,420 ft asl, an increase of 280 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 126 kn122 kn min to max 128 kn 126 122 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.4 ° min to max 3.5 ° 0.7 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.94 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 454 ft/m39 ft/m min to max 717 ft/m 717 690 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6,274 ft asl6,139 ft asl min to max 6,420 ft asl 6,139 6,420 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-2.2 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Newland (Avery County, North Carolina, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 6,548 ft asl6,423 ft asl min to max 6,609 ft asl 6,458 6,483 ft asl
100 % Average speed 141 kn138 kn min to max 144 kn 138 142 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.6 ° min to max 10.8 ° 3.3 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 0.98 1.06 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-4.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° -1.8 -3.8 °
Arrival 73.44Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started overhead Newland (Avery County, North Carolina, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 102 kn86 kn min to max 128 kn 128 113 kn
42 % Average bank angle 6.6 °0.0 ° min to max 42.4 ° 3.1 7.9 °
83 % Average g force 1.03 g0.75 g min to max 1.55 g 1.03 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -209 ft/m-2,108 ft/m min to max 2,432 ft/m -396 -736 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,494 ft asl3,514 ft asl min to max 6,477 ft asl 6,477 4,164 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-12.4 ° min to max 9.8 ° -3.5 -2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 2,268 ft agl · 133 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,683 ft agl · 118 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,045 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,108 ft agl · 101 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 885 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 66 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 645 ft agl · 119 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 365 ft agl · 113 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 321 ft agl · 117 kt
Arrival Final 1 74.43Approaching runway 30 at NC06 Elk River from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 685 ft agl to 121 ft agl. A decrease of 564 ft in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
26 % Approach angle 7.7 °5.9 ° min to max 8.8 °Target 3.0 ° 7.5 5.9 °
100 % Average speed 115 kn110 kn min to max 120 kn 113 120 kn
76 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.0 °
73 % Average bank angle 6.5 °2.3 ° min to max 12.2 ° 6.2 8.9 °
94 % Average g force 0.95 g0.65 g min to max 1.15 g 0.95 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,781 ft/m-2,904 ft/m min to max -530 ft/m -670 -1,955 ft/m
Info Average altitude 446 ft agl121 ft agl min to max 685 ft agl 685 121 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -9.4 °-13.8 ° min to max -3.0 ° -3.0 -10.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 431 ft agl · 121 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 256 ft agl · 120 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600650Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-200-150-100-50050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 50.50Landing on runway 30 at NC06 Elk River, runway length 4,550 ft. Threshold height at 84 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 121 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 121 kn. Target 75 kn
72 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
89 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 6.2 ° 6.0 0.7 °
93 % Average g force 1.10 g0.95 g min to max 1.37 g 1.12 0.99 g
Info Average speed 115 kn106 kn min to max 121 kn 121 106 kn
Info Average VSI -825 ft/m-1,931 ft/m min to max -164 ft/m -1,931 -202 ft/m
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 84 ft agl 84 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.8 °-8.9 ° min to max -1.7 ° -8.9 -2.5 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75001734506784Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,750-50-40-30-20-1001020304050Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 69.06Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 106 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -203 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 12 kn at 176 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Tailwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Touchdown VSI was -203 ft/m.
91 % Touchdown distance was 1,771 ftTarget 1,500 ft
0 % Speed at touchdown 106 knTarget 67 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 6.3 ft0.2 ft right -2.4 3.7 ft
6 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.6 2.8 °
91 % Average g force 1.01 g0.83 g min to max 1.41 g 1.04 0.99 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 102 kn99 kn min to max 106 kn 106 99 kn
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-2.8 ° min to max -0.5 ° -2.4 -2.1 °

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 74 kt with 2.3° 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

150 kt10050020°10°0°LIFTOFF2.3° off5° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 11 kt 1.2° 0 s
Liftoff1,145 ft 74 kt 2.3° 11.2 s
35 ft1,739 ft · 3.7 s after liftoff 87 kt 5.4° 14.9 s
End of Climb 39,728 ft · 977 ft 130 kt 5.0° 52.5 s

Takeoff from 7A8 35

Takeoff roll100.00
1,170ft39 %
Liftoff speed100.00
74kt
Runway alignment92.00
12.6ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
682fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 977 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 1,209 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,420 fpm on average to 977 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 74 ktSCALE CHANGES1.1 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,987 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 13 ft left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 39 % 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 12.6 ft LAirborne 1,184 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,184 ft of 2,987 ft · 40 %
Behind the start of the roll, 39 ftTakeoff roll, 1,145 ft Left ahead, 1,803 ft

The approach to NC06 30

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

High from 1.2 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to 550 ft over).

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, 1,000 ft 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND878622
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

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 1,190 ft left of the centreline at 1.2 nm, then inside the band from 0.5 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 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND631 ft L42 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on NC06 30

Over the threshold

Threshold height35.76
83ft
Threshold speed0.00
120kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.1ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold88.49
1,845ft
Centreline100.00
3.7ft L
Speed0.00
105kt
Touchdown rate83.88
-204fpm
Impact90.86
1.41G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 6° left of the track, wings level.

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.

Side view — the last 4,550 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 83 ft, 33 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,845 ft in, 845 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

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 4,550 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft 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.

83 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −203 fpm · −2.5° nose down · 106 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 83 ft, down at 1,845 ft

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

The sink went from 3,080 fpm at 83 ft to 200 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 6.4° 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 UP0−1,750−3,500−9°0°10°touchdown−203 fpm at touchdown−2.5° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 4,550 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline.

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.

1,0002,0003,0004,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,845 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 1,845 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,845 ft of 4,550 ft · 41 %
In the air over the runway, 1,845 ftRollout, 0 ft Left over, 2,705 ft

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