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FAMG
Margate, South Africa
Runway 23
Elevation479 ft asl
Weight1,178 kg
Fuel88 kg
Wind218° · 11 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

90.56 %
FAUT
Umtata, South Africa
Runway 32
Elevation2,398 ft asl
Weight1,151 kg
Fuel61 kg
30 Jul 2023 0:54 99 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 28 kg
Departure Score
98.98 %
Enroute Score
99.70 %
Arrival Score
73.01 %

What went well

Touched down at -46 ft/m — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 0.28 m off the centreline, no bounce
Airborne in 346 m — 26 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Landing — at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −4.53 points
Arrival Rollout — g force 0.06 to 0.80 g at 61 %, Runway alignment max 8.28 m at 81 %, −1.58 points
Arrival Taxi — landing lights on should be off, then taxi light off should be on; peak taxi speed 32 kt at 54 %, −1.53 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 1,421 m at 0 %, g force 0.31 to 0.95 g at 75 %, −1.35 points

Top opportunity

Shorten the long landing

Arrival Touchdown

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 · 15 stages, 14 scored

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 22 kn 0 6 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 knmax 14 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.83 g min to max 1.12 g 1.08 0.93 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °3.3 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.9 4.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.2 °

Events

Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Roll 95.83Departure roll runway 23 at FAMG Margate. Takeoff distance 1,944 m 145 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 72 kn. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 11 kn at 217 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 1,944 m145 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 72 knTarget 70 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.59 m0.38 m left to 1.21 m right -1.21 0.38 m
58 % Average g force 0.34 g0.02 g min to max 1.06 g 0.96 0.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.4 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.2 4.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.3 1.9 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light ON should OFF
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl · 12 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.61Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 FAMG Margate.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn72 kn min to max 92 kn 72 92 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.8 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 240 ft/m161 ft/m min to max 439 ft/m 203 439 ft/m
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 0 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.6 ° min to max 5.1 ° 4.3 5.0 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 17 ft agl · 87 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.82Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 FAMG Margate.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.3 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 93 kn90 kn min to max 95 kn 92 90 kn
99 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.9 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.88 g min to max 1.24 g 1.07 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 802 ft/m446 ft/m min to max 1,460 ft/m 446 1,246 ft/m
Info Average altitude 108 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 388 ft agl 51 388 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °5.0 ° min to max 10.4 ° 5.0 8.6 °
Departure Climb 3 99.64Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 FAMG Margate.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.9 ° -0.1 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 94 kn89 kn min to max 97 kn 90 97 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.4 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.90 g min to max 0.96 g 0.93 0.96 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,127 ft/m993 ft/m min to max 1,291 ft/m 1,273 1,157 ft/m
Info Average altitude 702 ft agl403 ft agl min to max 981 ft agl 403 981 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °6.6 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.6 7.1 °
Enroute Climb 98.49Enroute climb started 1 mile south of FAMG Margate Margate (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa). Climbing from 1,486 ft asl to 3,548 ft asl, an increase of 2,063 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Climb speed 96 kn93 kn min to max 107 knTarget 90 kn 97 106 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.1 °0.0 ° min to max 14.7 ° 1.3 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.91 g min to max 0.99 g 0.96 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 912 ft/m716 ft/m min to max 1,213 ft/m 1,185 976 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,081 ft asl1,486 ft asl min to max 3,548 ft asl 1,486 3,548 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °4.3 ° min to max 7.5 ° 7.3 5.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,969 ft agl · 101 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south west of FAMG Margate Margate (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) and lasted 36 minutes, covering 85 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,874 ft asl3,659 ft asl min to max 3,931 ft asl 3,659 3,861 ft asl
100 % Average speed 154 kn116 kn min to max 166 kn 121 116 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 22.6 ° 3.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.88 g min to max 1.06 g 0.96 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-3.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 -1.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,487 ft agl · 120 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles north of Mthatha (OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa). Descent from 3,856 ft asl to 3,310 ft asl, a decrease of 546 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 117 kn116 kn min to max 119 kn 116 119 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.91 g min to max 0.98 g 0.93 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -337 ft/m-619 ft/m min to max -172 ft/m -303 -526 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,610 ft asl3,310 ft asl min to max 3,856 ft asl 3,856 3,310 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-3.5 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -2.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of FAUT K.D. Matanzima Umtata (Eastern Cape, South Africa) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,119 ft asl3,014 ft asl min to max 3,302 ft asl 3,302 3,044 ft asl
100 % Average speed 96 kn72 kn min to max 119 kn 119 72 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.3 °0.0 ° min to max 20.7 ° 0.0 20.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.89 g min to max 1.05 g 0.96 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-3.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° -2.6 2.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 588 ft agl · 85 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 620 ft agl · 83 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 595 ft agl · 76 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of FAUT K.D. Matanzima Umtata (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Descent from 3,041 ft asl to 2,540 ft asl, a decrease of 501 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 79 kn72 kn min to max 83 kn 72 75 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.6 °0.1 ° min to max 28.3 ° 21.6 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.83 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -476 ft/m-705 ft/m min to max 86 ft/m -198 -573 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,818 ft asl2,540 ft asl min to max 3,041 ft asl 3,041 2,540 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-3.7 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.2 -1.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Landing 45.69Landing on runway 32 at FAUT K.D. Matanzima, runway length 2,589 m. Threshold height at 133 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was a little below target at 67 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 67 kn. Target 70 kn
0 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.2 -0.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.7 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 0.94 0.95 g
Info Average speed 54 kn44 kn min to max 67 kn 67 44 kn
Info Average VSI -175 ft/m-570 ft/m min to max -14 ft/m -570 -47 ft/m
Info Average altitude 32 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 133 ft agl 133 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °-1.1 ° min to max 6.6 ° -1.1 6.0 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,4251,5001,5751,6501,7251,8001,8750275380107133Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,4251,5001,5751,6501,7251,8001,875-20-16-12-8-4048121620Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 83.74Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 44 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -47 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 9 kn at 209 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -47 ft/m.
0 % Touchdown distance was 1,421 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 44 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.68 m0.51 m right -0.68 -0.28 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.2 °
75 % Average g force 0.55 g0.31 g min to max 0.95 g 0.95 0.31 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 44 kn44 kn min to max 44 kn 44 44 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °5.6 ° min to max 6.0 ° 6.0 5.9 °
Arrival Rollout 81.01Total landing distance 1,862 m, 72 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,862 m72 % of runway.
81 % Runway alignment max 8.28 m6.89 m left to 1.39 m right -0.23 -1.39 m
61 % Average g force 0.29 g0.06 g min to max 0.80 g 0.29 0.78 g
Info Average speed 47 kn31 kn min to max 52 kn 52 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °3.4 ° min to max 7.2 ° 6.1 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.3 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 8 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kn7 kn min to max 30 kn 30 8 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.3 ° min to max 5.2 ° 3.7 4.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.91 g0.74 g min to max 1.08 g 0.79 0.99 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl · 27 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 27 kt
Arrival Taxi 81.60Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Average speed 17 kn0 kn min to max 32 kn 8 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 knmax 6 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.78 g min to max 1.08 g 0.96 0.98 g
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °3.2 ° min to max 5.7 ° 4.9 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights ON should be OFF
Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll346 m · 26 %
100.00Liftoff speed71 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.21 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.61Rate of climb239 ft/m

Landing

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

0.00Threshold height133 ft
83.63Threshold speed66 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.05 m R

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 FAUT 32

Past threshold0.00
1,595m
Centreline100.00
0.28m R
Speed100.00
44kt
Sink rate100.00
-46ft/m
Impact74.86
0.95G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 2,141 m of the approach.

133 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 133 ft, down at 1,595 m

Plan view — the first 2,141 m of the 2,589 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,5002,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 1,595 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 1,595 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 0.95 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 2,019 m of 2,589 m · 78 %
Rollout distance100.00
424m71 % used
Rollout alignment81.45
6.89m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 23 at FAMG Margate in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
98.98 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 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
5 4 3
95.83 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 23 at FAMG Margate. Takeoff distance 1,944 m 145 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 72 kn. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 11 kn at 217 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,944 m using 145.27 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 72 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.38 m left to 1.21 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
58.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
02505007501,0001,250-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.61 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 FAMG Margate.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 85 70
Bank °
98.45 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
6 4.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
99.82 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 FAMG Margate.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
99.29 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 8 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 900 300
99.64 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 FAMG Margate.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
98.21 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7.5 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 1,050 800
02505007501,0001,250060120180240300 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800900 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 32 at FAUT K.D. Matanzima in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
Landing Score 70.15 %
45.69 %
Landing
Landing on runway 32 at FAUT K.D. Matanzima, runway length 2,589 m. Threshold height at 133 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was a little below target at 67 kn.
Height
0 %
Threshold height at 133 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
83.63 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 67 kt. Target 76 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.87 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
67 53 40
Pitch °
Info
7 3 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-15 -307 -600
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,4251,5001,5751,6501,7251,8001,8750275380107133 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,4251,5001,5751,6501,7251,8001,875-20-16-12-8-4048121620 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
83.74 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 44 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -47 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 9 kn at 209 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at -49 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 44 kt was good. Target below 51 kn
Distance
0 %
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
74.86 %
G 0.55 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
81.01 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,862 m, 72 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,862 m using 71.91 % of runway
Alignment
81.45 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
60.57 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
44 27 10
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
81.6 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
Switched On
Taxi Lights
Switched Off
Ground Speed kt
54 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 4.5 3
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