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KAVX
Avalon, United States
Runway 22
Elevation1,598 ft asl
Weight2,412 lbs
Fuel177 lbs
Wind250° · 8 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

96.61 %
KLGB
Long Beach, United States
Runway 30
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight2,376 lbs
Fuel139 lbs
27 Apr 2023 0:26 13 nm PA28 Turbo Arrow III 38 lbs
Departure Score
96.20 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
92.82 %

What went well

Rollout controlled — 27 % of the runway used
Airborne in 696 ft — 23 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — at 0 %, −0.95 points
Departure Roll — landing lights off should be on, then strobe light off should be on; Takeoff distance 7,898 ft at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 62 kn at 72 %, −0.58 points
Arrival Final 4 — at 0 %, −0.44 points
Arrival Touchdown — at 0 %, −0.25 points

Top opportunity

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Arrival Touchdown

There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.

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Start to finish · 17 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
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Huntington Beach (Orange County, California, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0 0 ft asl
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Sunset Beach (Orange County, California, United States). Descent from 0 ft asl to 0 ft asl, a decrease of 0 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
0 % 0 0 ft asl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,518 ft agl · 138 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 1 mile east of Sunset Beach (Orange County, California, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
0 % 0 0 ft asl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0 0
Arrival Final 4 89.41Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 32 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
0 % 0 0 ft agl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
33.253.53.7541,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,550Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-340-255-170-85085170255340Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 3 98.35Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
0 % 0 0 ft agl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 953 ft agl · 105 kt
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-280-210-140-70070140210280Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 2 98.57Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
0 % 0 0 ft agl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
11.251.51.752300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-210-158-105-53053105158210Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 77.15Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 35 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0 ft/m
0 % 0 0 ft agl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 286 ft agl · 95 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-140-105-70-3503570105140Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 89.82Landing on runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/, runway length 6,648 ft.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0 0 ft/m
0 % 0 0 ft agl
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
02505007501,00001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,000-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 93.99
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % 0.0 0.0 ft
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
0 % 0.00 0.00 g
0 %
0 % 0 0 kn
0 % 0.0 0.0 °
Arrival Rollout 95.30Total landing distance 1,861 ft, 28 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,861 ft28 % of runway.
90 % Runway alignment max 14.9 ft14.9 ft left to 0.0 ft left 14.9 9.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average speed 54 kn33 kn min to max 59 kn 59 33 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 21 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kn9 kn min to max 27 kn 27 9 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.4 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.4 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.5 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 30 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kn0 kn min to max 9 kn 9 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.6 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kn0 kn min to max 24 kn 0 2 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 knmax 14 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Roll 91.24Departure roll runway 22 at KAVX Catalina. Takeoff distance 7,898 ft 265 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 62 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 8 kn at 250 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 7,898 ft265 % of runway
72 % Liftoff speed was 62 knTarget 75 kn
84 % Runway alignment max 20.5 ft0.7 ft left to 19.7 ft right -1.0 -19.7 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °1.9 ° min to max 5.4 ° 1.9 5.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Departure Climb 1 95.81Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KAVX Catalina.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Heading variation 0.8 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn62 kn min to max 79 kn 62 79 kn
90 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 5.8 ° 0.3 5.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.11 g 0.97 1.10 g
Info Average VSI 489 ft/m431 ft/m min to max 527 ft/m 481 508 ft/m
Info Average altitude 32 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 67 ft agl 0 67 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °5.2 ° min to max 8.4 ° 5.3 7.7 °
Departure Climb 2 97.86Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KAVX Catalina.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° -0.2 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 79 kn76 kn min to max 82 kn 79 81 kn
91 % Average bank angle 4.0 °0.1 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.2 4.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.92 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 833 ft/m521 ft/m min to max 1,122 ft/m 521 918 ft/m
Info Average altitude 105 ft agl36 ft agl min to max 391 ft agl 36 391 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.0 °5.4 ° min to max 10.6 ° 7.8 5.4 °
Departure Climb 3 96.07Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 KAVX Catalina.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 2.0 °1.7 ° min to max 2.8 ° 1.7 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn81 kn min to max 87 kn 82 87 kn
80 % Average bank angle 5.7 °1.1 ° min to max 9.5 ° 2.9 9.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.96 g min to max 1.07 g 0.97 1.07 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 786 ft/m710 ft/m min to max 865 ft/m 865 809 ft/m
Info Average altitude 495 ft agl437 ft agl min to max 553 ft agl 437 553 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °5.6 ° min to max 7.3 ° 5.7 6.3 °

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll696 ft · 23 %
71.70Liftoff speed61 kt
84.48Runway alignment19.7 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
95.81Rate of climb489 fpm

Landing

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

Threshold height40 ft
Threshold speed77 kt

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

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 22 at KAVX Catalina in the Piper PA-28 Arrow III
96.2 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 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
1 0 -1
91.24 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 22 at KAVX Catalina. Takeoff distance 7,898 ft 265 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 62 kn. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 8 kn at 250 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 7,898 ft using 264.68 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
71.7 %
Liftoff speed was 62 kn - Target 75 kn
Alignment
84.48 %
0.7 ft left to 19.7 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 40 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3.5 1
01,0002,000-40-30-20-10010203040 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
95.81 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 KAVX Catalina.
Alignment
93.11 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
90.13 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 300 0
97.86 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 KAVX Catalina.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
91.45 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 8 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 800 400
96.07 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 KAVX Catalina.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
80.37 %
10 5.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 750 600
01,0002,00004692138184230 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.750100200300400500 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.75-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ in the Piper PA-28 Arrow III
Landing Score 89.07 %
89.41 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 32 seconds.
Glideslope
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
115 108 100
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
3 1.5 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
-651 -876 -1,100
33.253.53.7541,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,550 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-340-255-170-85085170255340 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
98.35 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 36 seconds.
Glideslope
Excellent glideslope alignment
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
109 100 90
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
6 3 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
-410 -755 -1,100
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-280-210-140-70070140210280 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
98.57 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 41 seconds.
Glideslope
Excellent glideslope alignment
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 90 80
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
5 2.5 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
-93 -446 -800
11.251.51.752300350400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-210-158-105-53053105158210 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
77.15 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 0 ft in 35 seconds.
Glideslope
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
94 82 70
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
2 1 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
-76 -588 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-140-105-70-3503570105140 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
89.82 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/, runway length 6,648 ft.
Centreline ft
100 0 -100
Bank °
2 1 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
77 69 60
Pitch °
Info
6 2.5 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-59 -230 -400
02505007501,00001123344657 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,000-110-88-66-44-22022446688110 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
93.99 %
Touchdown
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 933 ft.
95.3 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,861 ft, 28 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,861 ft using 27.99 % of runway
Alignment
89.56 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
67 54 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
05001,0001,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
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
Switched Off
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
1 0.5 0
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