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LGTS
Thessaloniki, Greece
Runway 16
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight9,466 kg
Fuel1,094 kg
Wind270° · 6 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

97.55 %
LWSK
Ilinden, Macedonia
Runway 34
Elevation774 ft asl
Weight9,249 kg
Fuel868 kg
Wind57° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
9 Nov 2024 0:57 112 nm Douglas DC-3 226 kg
Departure Score
96.71 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
95.93 %

What went well

Touched down at -225 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 234 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.16 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 16.74 m at 53 %, −0.87 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 17.0 ° at 61 %, −0.53 points
Departure Roll — Runway alignment max 15.70 m at 70 %, −0.42 points

Top opportunity

Improve the rollout

Arrival Rollout

Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.

Read more in How to Taxi Anywhere

Start to finish · 20 stages, 18 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 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kn0 kn min to max 17 kn 0 10 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 knmax 12 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.97 g min to max 1.00 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 11.8 °11.8 ° min to max 11.9 ° 11.9 11.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 5 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 16 at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport, Average speed was 17 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kn0 kn min to max 23 kn 8 23 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.9 °11.8 ° min to max 12.1 ° 11.9 11.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.97 g0.96 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.97 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 9 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl · 8 kt
Departure Roll 93.71Departure roll runway 16 at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport. Takeoff distance 529 m 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 8 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 529 m22 % of runway
99 % Liftoff speed was 71 knTarget 80 kn
70 % Runway alignment max 15.70 m11.41 m left to 4.30 m right 7.49 11.41 m
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.93 g min to max 1.00 g 0.97 1.00 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °7.7 ° min to max 12.1 ° 11.9 8.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.1 1.2 °
Departure Climb 1 98.86Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16 LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.6 -1.1 °
100 % Average speed 76 kn71 kn min to max 79 kn 71 79 kn
97 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.2 2.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.93 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 392 ft/m229 ft/m min to max 507 ft/m 229 386 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl 0 54 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.1 °8.8 ° min to max 11.2 ° 8.8 9.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 27 ft agl · 78 kt
Departure Climb 2 98.87Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16 LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.8 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.3 ° -1.1 -0.9 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn79 kn min to max 85 kn 79 82 kn
95 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.8 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.07 g 0.95 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 487 ft/m288 ft/m min to max 1,055 ft/m 381 1,047 ft/m
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 393 ft agl 54 393 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °9.1 ° min to max 13.8 ° 9.6 12.7 °
Departure Climb 3 92.10Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16 LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.3 °-1.9 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.0 -1.9 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn82 kn min to max 91 kn 82 91 kn
61 % Average bank angle 7.2 °0.1 ° min to max 17.0 ° 1.2 17.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.81 g min to max 1.08 g 0.98 1.08 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 742 ft/m414 ft/m min to max 1,052 ft/m 1,040 696 ft/m
Info Average altitude 475 ft agl410 ft agl min to max 525 ft agl 410 525 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.7 °6.8 ° min to max 12.9 ° 12.8 9.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport Thessaloniki (Central Macedonia, Greece). Climbing from 562 ft asl to 6,375 ft asl, an increase of 5,812 ft in 7 minutes and covering 12 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 114 kn91 kn min to max 131 kn 91 93 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.2 °0.1 ° min to max 28.7 ° 18.8 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.74 g min to max 1.29 g 1.07 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 636 ft/m-354 ft/m min to max 2,170 ft/m 804 880 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,886 ft asl562 ft asl min to max 6,375 ft asl 562 6,375 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °0.2 ° min to max 15.0 ° 8.9 9.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 2,143 ft agl · 117 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 2,143 ft agl · 117 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 2,189 ft agl · 114 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 2,189 ft agl · 114 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,508 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,527 ft agl · 100 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 2,527 ft agl · 100 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,602 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 2,602 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,604 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 2,604 ft agl · 128 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Oraiokastro (Central Macedonia, Greece) and lasted 27 minutes, covering 61 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 6,973 ft asl6,537 ft asl min to max 7,014 ft asl 6,537 6,948 ft asl
100 % Average speed 150 kn87 kn min to max 158 kn 90 156 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.7 °0.0 ° min to max 20.3 ° 0.1 13.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.63 g min to max 1.46 g 0.96 1.05 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-1.3 ° min to max 10.9 ° 10.5 -0.2 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 6,394 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 6,394 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 6,360 ft agl · 167 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 6 miles south west of Kavadarci (Kavadarci, Macedonia). Descent from 6,947 ft asl to 4,067 ft asl, a decrease of 2,880 ft in 4 minutes and covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 158 kn152 kn min to max 169 kn 156 166 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.7 °0.1 ° min to max 16.2 ° 12.0 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.66 g min to max 1.21 g 1.00 1.12 g
Info Average VSI -388 ft/m-1,478 ft/m min to max 436 ft/m -64 -1,163 ft/m
Info Average altitude 6,373 ft asl4,067 ft asl min to max 6,966 ft asl 6,947 4,067 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-4.2 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.0 -2.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 5,708 ft agl · 172 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 5,708 ft agl · 172 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south of Crkvino (Veles, Macedonia) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 17 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,507 ft asl3,014 ft asl min to max 3,911 ft asl 3,911 3,014 ft asl
100 % Average speed 121 kn83 kn min to max 165 kn 164 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 10.4 ° 2.3 3.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.06 g 1.06 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-3.3 ° min to max 4.5 ° -2.7 0.0 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,421 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 2,421 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,354 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,386 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 2,550 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,550 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 2,675 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 2,675 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 2,885 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,885 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 2,812 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 2,812 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,683 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,683 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,707 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,706 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,685 ft agl · 96 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 4 miles south of Crkvino (Veles, Macedonia).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 84 kn82 kn min to max 85 kn 84 85 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.3 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.06 g 0.98 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -517 ft/m-728 ft/m min to max -335 ft/m -678 -728 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,629 ft asl2,255 ft asl min to max 3,002 ft asl 3,002 2,255 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.9 ° min to max 1.6 ° -0.1 -0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 1,008 ft agl · 89 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 1,008 ft agl · 89 kt
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,469 ft agl to 1,085 ft agl. A decrease of 385 ft in 39 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.4 °3.4 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.3 ° 3.5 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn84 kn min to max 88 kn 85 84 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.06 g 1.01 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -579 ft/m-811 ft/m min to max -356 ft/m -685 -444 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,252 ft agl1,085 ft agl min to max 1,469 ft agl 1,469 1,085 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.8 ° min to max 0.5 ° -1.4 -0.6 °
33.253.53.7541,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,650Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,076 ft agl to 621 ft agl. A decrease of 456 ft in 39 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °2.9 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.3 ° 3.4 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 86 kn85 kn min to max 87 kn 85 87 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.5 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.0 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 0.97 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -699 ft/m-899 ft/m min to max -502 ft/m -502 -721 ft/m
Info Average altitude 861 ft agl621 ft agl min to max 1,076 ft agl 1,076 621 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.4 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.9 -0.6 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 1,102 ft agl · 89 kt
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 598 ft agl to 270 ft agl. A decrease of 328 ft in 42 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.5 ° min to max 2.9 °Target 3.3 ° 2.9 2.6 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn78 kn min to max 87 kn 87 78 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.4 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.2 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 1.04 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -469 ft/m-643 ft/m min to max -261 ft/m -639 -316 ft/m
Info Average altitude 414 ft agl270 ft agl min to max 598 ft agl 598 270 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-0.6 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.4 3.1 °
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700750800Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 265 ft agl to 32 ft agl. A decrease of 233 ft in 37 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.4 °2.2 ° min to max 2.8 °Target 3.3 ° 2.6 2.2 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn68 kn min to max 78 kn 78 68 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.1 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -338 ft/m-476 ft/m min to max -217 ft/m -283 -386 ft/m
Info Average altitude 77 ft agl32 ft agl min to max 265 ft agl 265 32 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °2.3 ° min to max 5.2 ° 3.2 4.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 97.09Landing on runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport, runway length 2,964 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kn. Target 80 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.3 3.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 0.98 1.01 g
Info Average speed 66 kn63 kn min to max 68 kn 68 63 kn
Info Average VSI -247 ft/m-394 ft/m min to max -146 ft/m -389 -225 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 30 4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °4.9 ° min to max 7.5 ° 4.9 7.1 °
07515022501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 91.33Touchdown distance was good at 233 m. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -225 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 1 kn at 56 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Touchdown VSI was -225 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 233 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 63 knTarget 75 kn
53 % Runway alignment max 15.86 m15.82 m left 15.71 15.83 m
88 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.9 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g1.01 g min to max 1.16 g 1.01 1.12 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 63 kn63 kn min to max 63 kn 63 63 kn
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °7.1 ° min to max 8.2 ° 7.1 8.2 °
Arrival Rollout 79.06Total landing distance 1,347 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 15.8 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,347 m45 % of runway.
53 % Runway alignment max 16.74 m15.81 m left to 0.93 m right 15.81 -0.93 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 1.02 g
Info Average speed 58 kn36 kn min to max 65 kn 65 36 kn
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °2.6 ° min to max 12.2 ° 8.3 12.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.9 0.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 10 ft agl · 64 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 15 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kn10 kn min to max 32 kn 32 10 kn
Info Average pitch angle 12.0 °11.9 ° min to max 12.1 ° 12.1 11.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 0.98 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 9 ft agl · 11 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kn3 kn min to max 10 kn 9 3 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 knmax 7 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average pitch angle 11.8 °11.8 ° min to max 11.9 ° 11.9 11.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll529 m · 22 %
99.03Liftoff speed70 kt
69.53Runway alignment11.41 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.86Rate of climb391 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height30 ft
89.35Threshold speed67 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.10 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 LWSK 34

Past threshold100.00
234m
Centreline53.29
15.83m L
Speed100.00
63kt
Touchdown rate95.69
-225fpm
Impact100.00
1.16G
BouncesOk
None

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

30 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 30 ft, down at 234 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,964 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 234 m past threshold CLEARED

The 234 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,328 m of 2,964 m · 45 %
Rollout distance100.00
1,094m45 % used
Rollout alignment53.47
15.81m L

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The flight in the Douglas DC-3 began with a 7-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport. The departure roll on runway 16 covered 529 meters, which was 22% of the total runway length. The aircraft reached a liftoff speed of 71 knots, with local weather conditions indicating a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 8 knots coming from 270°, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots during takeoff.

The enroute climb started 1 mile south of the airport, and the aircraft climbed from 562 feet above sea level to 6,375 feet, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles in 7 minutes. The following enroute level cruise phase began 1 mile south of Oraiokastro and lasted 27 minutes, covering a total of 61 nautical miles.

The descent phase commenced 6 miles southwest of Kavadarci, with the aircraft descending from 6,947 feet above sea level to 4,067 feet, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles in 4 minutes. This was followed by another brief enroute level cruise segment, which started 4 miles south of Crkvino and lasted 8 minutes, covering 17 nautical miles.

The landing took place on runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport, which has a runway length of 2,964 meters. The aircraft approached the runway at a height of 30 feet above ground level, with a speed of 68 knots. The touchdown occurred 233 meters from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 63 knots and a vertical speed indicator reading of -225 feet per minute. The local weather at the time of landing showed a temperature of 18°C and a light wind of 1 knot coming from 56°, resulting in minimal crosswind or headwind conditions. The total landing distance required was 1,347 meters, which accounted for 45% of the total runway length.

Following the landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering a minimal distance. The entire flight totaled 112 nautical miles, lasting 64 minutes and consuming 226 kilograms of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 16 at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport in the Douglas DC-3
96.71 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
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
12 12 11
93.71 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 16 at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport. Takeoff distance 529 m 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 8 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 529 m using 21.78 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
99.03 %
Liftoff speed was 71 kn - Target 80 kn
Alignment
69.53 %
11.41 m left to 4.30 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 50 20
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
13 10 7
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-30-25-20-15-10-5051015202530 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.86 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16 LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport.
Alignment
98.44 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
97 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 10 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
98.87 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16 LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
95.47 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 600 100
92.1 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16 LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
60.5 %
18 9 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 9.5 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 700 300
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250065130195260325 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500 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 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport in the Douglas DC-3
Landing Score 91.87 %
Landing Summary

Overall, the aircraft landing score of 91.9% indicates a strong performance throughout the different phases of the landing process. In the Approach Phase, the excellent glideslope alignment demonstrates the pilot's ability to smoothly guide the aircraft onto the correct descent path. Although the speed was slightly below target, this likely had a minimal impact on the overall landing score.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, the good threshold height and perfect landing flare suggest that the pilot had good awareness and control during the final moments before touchdown. This contributed to a successful touchdown within the designated touchdown zone. The slightly fair touchdown rate may indicate room for improvement, but the on-target speed and appropriate touchdown distance from the centreline indicate a solid execution of the landing.

In the Rollout Phase, the runway alignment of 15.8 m from the centreline suggests that the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft during the rollout process. This level of precision is commendable and contributed to the overall high landing score.

Overall, the detailed analysis of the different phases of the landing process highlights areas of strength as well as opportunities for improvement. With continued practice and attention to detail, the pilot can further refine their landing technique and aim for even higher scores in future landings. Keep up the good work and keep striving for excellence in all aspects of aircraft operation. Well done!

100 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,469 ft agl to 1,085 ft agl. A decrease of 385 ft in 39 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
88 84 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-356 -628 -900
33.253.53.7541,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,650 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,076 ft agl to 621 ft agl. A decrease of 456 ft in 39 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
87 84 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-502 -701 -900
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 598 ft agl to 270 ft agl. A decrease of 328 ft in 42 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
87 78 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-261 -481 -700
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700750800 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 265 ft agl to 32 ft agl. A decrease of 233 ft in 37 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
78 69 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-217 -359 -500
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.09 %
Landing
Landing on runway 34 at LWSK Skopje International Airport, runway length 2,964 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
89.35 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kt. Target 80 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.53 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
68 64 60
Pitch °
Info
8 6 4
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-146 -273 -400
07515022501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
91.33 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 233 m. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -225 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 1 kn at 56 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
95.69 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -225 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 63 kt was good. Target below 75 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 233 m.
Alignment
53.29 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.9 m from centreline.
Bank
88.19 %
Bank angle 1.8 °
G
100 %
G 1.13 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
79.06 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,347 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 15.8 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,347 m using 45.45 % of runway
Alignment
53.47 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 15.8 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
63 46 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
13 7.5 2
02004006008001,0001,200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
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
12 12 11
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