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EGPH
Edinburgh, Scotland
Runway 24
Elevation108 ft asl
Weight1,045 kg
Fuel180 kg
Wind22° · 4 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

94.76 %
EGPH
Edinburgh, Scotland
Runway 24
Elevation108 ft asl
Weight1,041 kg
Fuel176 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross
20 Sep 2025 0:05 7 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 4 kg
Departure Score
93.36 %
Pattern Score
95.06 %
Arrival Score
95.86 %

What went well

Touched down at -60 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 2.02 m off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 42 % of the runway used

What held you back

Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 119.1 ° at 0 %, −1.43 points
Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, −0.83 points
Departure Climb 2 — scored 90.00 %, −0.83 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, g force 0.01 to 0.97 g at 86 %, −0.53 points

Next time

Departure

Ease the yoke smoothly to hold a steady one g through the ground roll instead of letting it sag to 0.4 g.

What happened: During the ground roll the g force averaged 0.4 g, well below the smooth steady load expected while tracking the runway.

Watch for: Watch the g meter and hold it steady near one g through the roll.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 24 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.

What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 24 ft down to touchdown.

Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 24 ft to touchdown.

See Arrival Landing

When Vr arrives, an abrupt near-full-scale pull, pitch overshoots, a push, and an oscillation through the first 200 ft. It feels like “this aircraft is twitchy” but the actual fault happened before liftoff. The pitch trace needs to show a clean ramp during liftoff.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 18 stages, 16 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 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °0.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.9 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, Average speed was 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kt0 kt min to max 28 kt 0 28 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °3.5 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.5 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.92 g0.76 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.76 g
Departure Roll 93.60Departure roll runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport. Takeoff distance 274 m 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kt. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 4 kt at 21 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 274 m13 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 75 ktTarget 70 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.39 m right0.00 m left to 1.39 m right -1.05 -0.19 m
86 % Average g force 0.39 g0.01 g min to max 0.97 g 0.75 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °3.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.7 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.1 1.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.82Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 84 kt75 kt min to max 89 kt 75 89 kt
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.8 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.86 g min to max 1.02 g 0.96 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 447 fpm276 fpm min to max 622 fpm 276 622 fpm
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl 1 50 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °3.8 ° min to max 6.5 ° 3.8 6.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 26 ft agl · 90 kt
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 92 kt89 kt min to max 97 kt 89 97 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 0.4 4.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.88 g min to max 0.96 g 0.89 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 724 fpm627 fpm min to max 942 fpm 627 942 fpm
Info Average altitude 78 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 146 ft agl 50 146 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °6.2 ° min to max 7.4 ° 6.5 7.4 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Right hand pattern entry from runway 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 96 kt94 kt min to max 98 kt 97 98 kt
100 % Average bank angle 14.1 °5.5 ° min to max 18.6 ° 5.5 14.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.89 g min to max 0.97 g 0.92 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 1,158 fpm773 fpm min to max 1,546 fpm 1,005 787 fpm
Info Average altitude 387 ft agl158 ft agl min to max 578 ft agl 158 578 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.9 °5.6 ° min to max 10.2 ° 7.4 6.0 °
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 0.3 °-17.9 ° min to max 18.9 ° -17.9 18.9 °
100 % Average speed 98 kt95 kt min to max 99 kt 99 95 kt
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.86 g min to max 0.99 g 0.98 0.86 g
Info Average VSI 1,066 fpm816 fpm min to max 1,273 fpm 816 1,152 fpm
Info Average altitude 712 ft agl592 ft agl min to max 847 ft agl 592 847 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 14.2 °12.1 ° min to max 16.1 ° 14.8 13.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °6.2 ° min to max 8.9 ° 6.2 7.2 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 119.1 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 119.1 °.
100 % Average speed 112 kt95 kt min to max 122 kt 95 122 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.4 ° min to max 13.6 ° 12.1 13.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.82 g min to max 1.04 g 0.82 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 198 fpm-116 fpm min to max 1,013 fpm 1,013 46 fpm
Info Average altitude 935 ft agl864 ft agl min to max 979 ft agl 864 979 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 6.0 0.6 °
Pattern Downwind 100.00Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 46 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -0.1 °-16.2 ° min to max 17.8 ° -16.2 17.8 °
100 % Average altitude 991 ft agl923 ft agl min to max 1,031 ft agl 980 923 ft agl
100 % Average speed 110 kt94 kt min to max 123 kt 122 94 kt
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.80 g min to max 1.06 g 0.97 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -64 fpm-656 fpm min to max 462 fpm 43 -656 fpm
Info Average bank angle 4.6 °0.2 ° min to max 14.4 ° 14.1 11.1 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-5.1 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.6 -5.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 912 ft agl · 125 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 932 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 952 ft agl · 104 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 95.40Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 36.2 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 36.2 °.
100 % Average speed 93 kt91 kt min to max 96 kt 95 91 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.1 °8.2 ° min to max 14.0 ° 11.1 9.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.91 g min to max 1.01 g 0.96 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -410 fpm-724 fpm min to max -214 fpm -701 -458 fpm
Info Average altitude 837 ft agl778 ft agl min to max 911 ft agl 911 778 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.3 °-5.2 ° min to max -2.2 ° -5.1 -3.9 °
Pattern Base Leg 100.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -4.7 °-20.3 ° min to max 14.9 ° -20.3 14.9 °
100 % Average speed 87 kt81 kt min to max 92 kt 91 81 kt
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.89 g min to max 1.01 g 0.93 0.93 g
0 % 0 0 fpm
Info Average altitude 753 ft agl737 ft agl min to max 770 ft agl 770 762 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 9.5 °8.8 ° min to max 11.3 ° 9.0 9.4 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-4.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° -4.0 -0.2 °
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was 1 nm in 52 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 85 kt81 kt min to max 87 kt 81 85 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.0 °0.3 ° min to max 10.1 ° 9.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.87 g min to max 0.95 g 0.93 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -361 fpm-574 fpm min to max 55 fpm -12 -471 fpm
Info Average altitude 642 ft agl430 ft agl min to max 766 ft agl 762 430 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.9 °-4.7 ° min to max 0.5 ° -0.1 -3.0 °
Arrival Final 2 99.48Approaching runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 423 ft agl to 341 ft agl. A decrease of 82 ft in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.2 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.3 °
100 % Average speed 84 kt83 kt min to max 85 kt 85 84 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 0.0 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° 4.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.89 g min to max 0.93 g 0.93 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -413 fpm-465 fpm min to max -370 fpm -438 -465 fpm
Info Average altitude 384 ft agl341 ft agl min to max 423 ft agl 423 341 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-3.0 ° min to max -2.4 ° -2.7 -3.0 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 97.07Approaching runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 333 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 32 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Approach angle 3.3 °3.1 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 85 kt84 kt min to max 85 kt 84 85 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.1 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.82 g min to max 0.96 g 0.91 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -572 fpm-620 fpm min to max -370 fpm -473 -598 fpm
Info Average altitude 113 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 333 ft agl 333 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.0 °-4.3 ° min to max -2.6 ° -3.1 -4.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 88.42Landing on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, runway length 2,132 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 85 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
81 % Threshold speed was too high at 85 kt. Target 68 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
75 % Good landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.04 m right0.02 m right to 0.04 m right -0.02 -0.02 m
96 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 2.6 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.85 g min to max 1.07 g 0.92 0.87 g
Info Average speed 66 kt42 kt min to max 85 kt 85 42 kt
Info Average VSI -178 fpm-598 fpm min to max -3 fpm -598 -31 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 49 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-4.0 ° min to max 7.6 ° -4.0 7.6 °
07515022530037545052560067575001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 96.06Touchdown point was 238 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 42 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -31 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 4 kt at 21 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -31 fpm.
76 % Touchdown distance was 680 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 42 ktTarget below 62 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.02 m right1.91 m right -1.87 -2.02 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.6 °
94 % Average g force 0.54 g0.30 g min to max 0.87 g 0.87 0.30 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 41 kt41 kt min to max 42 kt 42 41 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °7.6 ° min to max 8.0 ° 7.6 8.0 °
Arrival Rollout 98.28Total landing distance 921 m, 43 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 921 m43 % of runway.
99 % Runway alignment max 3.45 m right0.00 m left to 3.45 m right -2.05 -2.22 m
89 % Average g force 0.31 g0.13 g min to max 0.78 g 0.27 0.78 g
Info Average speed 44 kt31 kt min to max 48 kt 48 31 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °3.3 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.1 3.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.7 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 1 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 1 kt0 kt min to max 27 kt 27 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.5 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.08 g0.91 g min to max 1.09 g 0.91 1.09 g

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll141 m · 7 %
100.00Liftoff speed75 kt · target 70, 5 fast
100.00Runway alignment1.39 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.82Rate of climb446 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height49 ft
80.58Threshold speed85 kt · target 72, 13 fast
100.00Centreline offset0.04 m R
Flare 74.84Good landing flare

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
1.0 nm 396 ft 0.15° R +12 kt
0.5 nm 240 ft 0.29° L +13 kt
THR 50 ft 0.30 m L +13 kt

Touchdown on EGPH 24

Past threshold75.67
680m
Centreline100.00
2.02m R
Speed100.00
42kttarget 69 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-60fpm
Impact94.29
0.87G
BouncesOk
None

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

49 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 49 ft, down at 680 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,132 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 680 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 680 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 907 m of 2,132 m · 43 %
Rollout distance100.00
227m42 % used
Rollout alignment98.52
3.45m R

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Flight narrative

A flight was conducted in a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft. Taxiing from the parking area to the runway took less than one minute, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile.

Departure from runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport began smoothly, with a takeoff distance of 274 meters, accounting for 13% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 75 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 21 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 3-knot tailwind.

After takeoff, the aircraft entered a right-hand pattern from runway 24. It covered a distance of less than one nautical mile in 21 seconds while completing the turn. In the subsequent crosswind leg, the aircraft completed the same distance in just 14 seconds.

The pattern then continued with a downwind turn, which covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The angle between the aircraft and the runway during this turn was 119.1 degrees. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 2 nautical miles in 46 seconds.

Next, the aircraft completed a base leg turn, again with a distance of 2 nautical miles. This time, the angle between the aircraft and the runway was 36.2 degrees. The base leg itself covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 18 seconds.

The pattern concluded with a final turn, which was completed in 52 seconds over a distance of 1 nautical mile. With the runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport now approaching, the aircraft made a final approach from the northeast, heading 238 degrees at an altitude of 423 feet. It maintained a safe distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway.

Landing on runway 24 proved to be a smooth operation, with a good threshold height and a touchdown speed of 85 knots, though this was slightly too high. However, touchdown at 42 knots and with a touchdown rate of -31 feet per minute was perfect, and the runway touchdown alignment was excellent. Despite the tailwind and crosswind, the aircraft maintained very good runway alignment during rollout.

In terms of statistics, the total landing distance was 921 meters, which covered 43% of the available runway length. The actual touchdown point was 236 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, but the runway rollout alignment remained smooth throughout. After successfully landing, the total flight distance was recorded at 7 nautical miles, and the flight lasted 5 minutes, consuming a total of 4 kilograms of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
93.36 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
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
4 2 0
93.6 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport. Takeoff distance 274 m 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kt. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 4 kt at 21 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 274 m using 12.84 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 75 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.00 m left to 1.39 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 50 20
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
4 3.5 3
0250500-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.82 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
99.29 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
7 5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 7 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 750 500
02505000255075100125 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.040.060.080.10100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.040.060.080.1-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 94.96 %
Landing Summary

The aircraft in question is a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, a single-engine aircraft known for its agility and versatility in various flying conditions. In this instance, the pilot successfully navigated the final approach to runway 24 at Edinburgh Airport (EGPH), coming in from the north east with a heading of 238.0 ° at approximately 1 nautical mile and 423 feet above ground level.

The landing, scored at 95.0%, was deemed an overall success with several key performance aspects contributing to the high score. One of the notable observations was the good threshold height, which allowed for a smooth and controlled descent onto the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly too high at 85 knots, requiring the pilot to make necessary adjustments to ensure a safe landing.

Upon touchdown, the Comanche touched down at a point 236 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone on runway 24, which spans 2,132 meters in length. This extension of the touchdown point was not excessively far, with the landing distance totaling 921 meters, translating to approximately 43% of the runway's length. The touchdown speed was recorded at 42 knots, a speed which is typically considered good for a safe landing.

Furthermore, the aircraft's touchdown rate was impressive, with a vertical descent rate of -31 feet per minute (fpm), an indicator of smooth and controlled touchdown. Moreover, the runway touchdown alignment was deemed 'very good', demonstrating the pilot's expertise in aligning the aircraft with the runway during landing.

The prevailing weather conditions at the time of the landing were moderate, with a temperature of 10 °C and gentle winds of 4 knots at a direction of 21 °. Although there was some crosswind, with speeds measuring 3 knots, the pilot effectively managed the situation, ensuring a safe and controlled landing.

In general, the overall landing performance of the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche at EGPH Edinburgh Airport was commendable, with the pilot successfully navigating various aspects of the landing. The high score of 95.0% is a testament to the pilot's skill and expertise in handling the aircraft, particularly under moderate weather conditions.

99.48 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 423 ft agl to 341 ft agl. A decrease of 82 ft in 12 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
85 83 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
97.41 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-370 -435 -500
11.251.51.752250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.07 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 333 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 32 seconds.
Glideslope
85.33 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
85.33 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
85 83 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
-370 -535 -700
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
88.42 %
Landing
Landing on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, runway length 2,132 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 85 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
80.58 %
Threshold speed was too high at 85 kt. Target 68 kt
Flare
74.84 %
Good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
95.61 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
85 63 40
Pitch °
Info
8 2 -4
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-3.2 -302 -600
07515022530037545052560067575001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600675750-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
96.06 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 238 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 42 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -31 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 4 kt at 21 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
Warning: Landed with a 3 kt tailwind
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at -39 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 42 kt was good. Target below 62 kn
Distance
75.9 %
Touchdown point was 236 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
94.29 %
G 0.54 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
98.28 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 921 m, 43 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 921 m using 43.18 % of runway
Alignment
98.52 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
89.43 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
41 30 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 6 3
0200400600800 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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