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TNCM
Saint Martin, Saint Martin
Runway 10
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight1,794 kg
Fuel121 kg
Wind180° · 6 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

93.46 %
TNCM
Saint Martin, Saint Martin
Runway 10
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight1,780 kg
Fuel107 kg
Wind60° · 15 kn · 5 kn cross
2 Feb 2025 0:11 4 nm DHC-2 Beaver 14 kg
Departure Score
91.72 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
88.65 %

What went well

Touched down at -148 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 451 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.23 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 94 kn at 31 %, −2.12 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 1 %, −1.64 points
Arrival Rollout — bounce at touchdown; Runway alignment max 11.88 m at 68 %, −0.80 points

Next time

Know your rotation speed

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 · 12 stages, 10 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, 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
Departure Roll 80.92Departure roll runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport. Takeoff distance 549 m 24 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 94 kn. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 15 kn at 179 °. Crosswind: 15 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 549 m24 % of runway
31 % Liftoff speed was 94 knTarget 68 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 6.17 m3.50 m left to 2.67 m right -1.59 -2.67 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.20 g 1.00 1.20 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.0 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 10.7 ° 0.0 2.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Up 8 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Departure Climb 1 94.25Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 93 kn89 kn min to max 94 kn 94 89 kn
77 % Average bank angle 6.2 °2.4 ° min to max 10.7 ° 2.4 10.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.03 g min to max 1.20 g 1.20 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 587 fpm230 fpm min to max 875 fpm 230 875 fpm
Info Average altitude 26 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 53 ft agl 4 53 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °3.2 ° min to max 6.7 ° 3.2 6.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -2.2 °-6.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -2.8 °
100 % Average speed 90 kn81 kn min to max 99 kn 89 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.8 °1.0 ° min to max 16.8 ° 10.9 16.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.87 g min to max 1.19 g 1.02 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 740 fpm-243 fpm min to max 1,635 fpm 881 1,551 fpm
Info Average altitude 110 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 315 ft agl 54 315 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °-1.1 ° min to max 10.2 ° 6.7 8.1 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 153 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 101 ft agl · 92 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport Saint Martin (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 426 ft asl171 ft asl min to max 721 ft asl 355 252 ft asl
100 % Average speed 87 kn64 kn min to max 102 kn 87 65 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.2 °0.0 ° min to max 33.5 ° 14.4 6.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.53 g min to max 1.47 g 0.86 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-10.8 ° min to max 12.0 ° 6.4 -1.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 12 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 12 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 12 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 12 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 12 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 12 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 12 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 12 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 12 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 411 ft agl · 87 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 561 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 715 ft agl · 88 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 708 ft agl · 89 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 700 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 457 ft agl · 74 kt
Arrival Final 2 97.32Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 237 ft agl to 218 ft agl. A decrease of 18 ft in 3 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.1 °2.0 ° min to max 2.1 °Target 3.0 ° 2.1 2.0 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn66 kn min to max 75 kn 66 75 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.8 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -0.8 °
87 % Average bank angle 4.8 °2.1 ° min to max 8.0 ° 8.0 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.15 g 0.96 1.15 g
Info Average VSI -332 fpm-379 fpm min to max -272 fpm -272 -334 fpm
Info Average altitude 227 ft agl218 ft agl min to max 237 ft agl 237 218 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-2.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° -2.0 0.2 °
11.251.51.752150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 91.94Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 219 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 148 ft in 53 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
71 % Approach angle 3.5 °2.1 ° min to max 4.4 °Target 3.0 ° 2.1 4.0 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn60 kn min to max 75 kn 75 63 kn
93 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.6 -0.0 °
96 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.0 ° min to max 5.2 ° 1.8 4.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.83 g min to max 1.19 g 1.19 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -230 fpm-769 fpm min to max 642 fpm -100 -166 fpm
Info Average altitude 126 ft agl71 ft agl min to max 286 ft agl 219 71 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-5.2 ° min to max 7.3 ° 3.1 -0.3 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 70.47Landing on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, runway length 2,295 m. Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kn. Target 70 kn
1 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
91 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 5.8 ° 4.6 1.2 °
99 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.52 g 0.92 0.94 g
Info Average speed 63 kn53 kn min to max 67 kn 63 58 kn
Info Average VSI -214 fpm-623 fpm min to max 27 fpm -170 -144 fpm
Info Average altitude 25 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 62 ft agl 62 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-2.8 ° min to max 6.9 ° -0.5 2.2 °
07515022530037545052501224354759Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 96.62Touchdown distance was good at 449 m. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -144 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 14 kn at 60 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -144 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 449 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 58 knTarget below 66 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.81 m0.20 m left -0.12 0.69 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.2 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g0.94 g min to max 1.23 g 0.94 1.12 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 58 kn57 kn min to max 58 kn 58 57 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.2 ° min to max 4.4 ° 2.2 4.4 °
Arrival Rollout 85.52Total landing distance 645 m, 28 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 645 m28 % of runway.
68 % Runway alignment max 11.88 m11.88 m left to 0.00 m left 0.80 11.88 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.84 g min to max 1.20 g 1.11 1.00 g
Info Average speed 45 kn32 kn min to max 48 kn 48 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °0.1 ° min to max 7.2 ° 5.0 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° 1.9 0.2 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 8 ft agl · 51 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 28 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kn13 kn min to max 28 kn 28 13 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.3 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 8 ft agl · 28 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 26 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 22 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 22 kt
Arrival Taxi 90.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kn3 kn min to max 12 kn 12 5 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 knmax 9 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Taxi Lights

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 94 kt with 0.9° 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°LIFTOFF0.9° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 7 kt 0.4° 0 s
Liftoff495 m · target 68 94 kt 0.9° 20.9 s
35 ft659 m · 3.8 s after liftoff 94 kt 6.1° 24.7 s
End of the climb1,959 m · 315 ft 86 kt 8.1° 57.9 s

Takeoff from TNCM 10

Takeoff roll100.00
549m24 %
Liftoff speed31.25
94kttarget 68, 26 fast
Runway alignment98.36
3.50m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb94.25
587fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 315 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,540 m of runway left; then climbing at 510 fpm on average to 315 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 END304050607080KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 94 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 2,295 m runway.

Rolled from 95 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 3.5 m at the widest, and lifted off 1.8 m right, in 5 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 25 % 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,5002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS5 kn75 %widest 3.47 m LROLL 95 M INAirborne 590 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 590 m of 2,295 m · 26 %
Behind the start of the roll, 95 mTakeoff roll, 495 m Left ahead, 1,705 m

The approach to TNCM 10

The final from 4 nm.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 1.2 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 160 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND239226
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 9× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band from 1.2 nm, where the final began, to 0.9 nm, then drifted 43 m right between 0.9 and 0.6 nm, then inside the band from 0.6 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 nmTHR110 m L0110 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND2 m L5 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Slow from 1.2 nm, where the final began, to 0.5 nm (up to −9 kt), then inside the band to the threshold.

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.

6080100120140160 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 70−4 kt−6 kt−7 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on TNCM 10

Over the threshold

Threshold height84.33
62ft
Threshold speed100.00
63kttarget 70, 7 slow
Centreline offset100.00
0.02m R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
451m
Centreline100.00
0.69m L
Speed100.00
58kttarget 66 or less
Touchdown rate98.47
-148fpm
Impact100.00
1.23G
Bounces80.00
1
The crosswind

5 kt across from the left, which takes about 5° of crab to hold the centreline at 58 kt. Touched down with 4° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 060° at 15 kt · 13 kt head · 5 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.

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

Crossed the threshold at 62 ft, 12 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 451 m in, 146 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.

62 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −144 fpm · 2.2° nose up · 58 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 62 ft, down at 451 m

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

From 59 ft the descent stopped and turned into a climb of 170 fpm before coming down at 140 fpm to touch. The nose came up 2.6° 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 UP0−500−1,000−3°4°10°touchdown−144 fpm at touchdown2.2° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,295 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline and drifted to 9.7 m left on 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 5 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 451 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 451 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.23 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 633 m of 2,295 m · 28 %
In the air over the runway, 451 mRollout, 182 m Left over, 1,662 m
Rollout distance100.00
182m27 % used
Rollout alignment67.82
11.88m L

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The flight began with a departure roll from runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport. The aircraft, a DHC-2 Beaver, accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 549 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 94 knots, marking the start of the aircraft's ascent into the sky.

As the aircraft climbed, it reached a level cruise altitude, where it remained for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. This brief period of steady flight allowed the aircraft to stabilize and prepare for its descent back to the airport. The local weather conditions during this time were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 179 degrees.

The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with the aircraft heading towards the airport at a bearing of 85.0 degrees. At an altitude of 237 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway, the aircraft began its descent. The landing was executed on runway 10, which had a length of 2,295 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 63 knots.

The touchdown distance was good, covering a distance of 449 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway's length. The touchdown speed was also within acceptable limits at 58 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -144 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating a well-executed landing. The local weather conditions during the landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 60 degrees.

Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 1 minute. The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 11 minutes. The aircraft used 14 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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