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EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 30
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight361 kg
Fuel43 kg
Wind228° · 3 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

93.61 %
EGPK
Prestwick, Scotland
Runway 12
Elevation52 ft asl
Weight361 kg
Fuel44 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross
18 Jul 2025 0:04 3 nm FlightDesignCT
Departure Score
91.81 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
89.03 %

What went well

Touched down at -40 fpm — a soft arrival
1.04 G at touchdown — inside band
Rollout controlled — 33 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt at 3 %, Flare profile at 73 %, −2.07 points
Departure Climb 2 — Heading variation -1.7 ° at 64 %, bank angle up to 11.5 ° at 75 %, −1.26 points
Departure Climb 3 — Heading variation 4.2 ° at 71 %, bank angle up to 11.1 ° at 76 %, −0.88 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.42 points

Next time

Departure

Use small, coordinated rudder and aileron inputs to hold your assigned climb heading as soon as drift begins.

What happened: During the second climb segment, you let the aircraft drift off the assigned heading.

Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the assigned climb heading

See Departure Climb 2

The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.

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 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Average speed was 26 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 25 kt0 kt min to max 39 kt 0 39 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.3 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 95.00Departure roll runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Takeoff distance 76 m 3 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 54 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kt at 228 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 76 m3 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 54 ktTarget 50 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 0.64 m left0.64 m left to 0.00 m left 0.09 0.62 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.10 g 1.01 1.10 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °2.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 2.1 4.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.7 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 97.93Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 68 kt55 kt min to max 78 kt 55 78 kt
92 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.0 ° min to max 5.1 ° 0.7 3.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.89 g min to max 1.14 g 1.11 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 268 fpm42 fpm min to max 483 fpm 315 483 fpm
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl 1 51 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °1.8 ° min to max 6.4 ° 4.8 5.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 23 ft agl · 67 kt
Departure Climb 2 84.86Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
64 % Heading variation -1.7 °-4.8 ° min to max 2.7 ° -0.7 2.7 °
100 % Average speed 86 kt78 kt min to max 112 kt 78 98 kt
75 % Average bank angle 4.1 °0.0 ° min to max 11.5 ° 4.0 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.81 g min to max 1.17 g 0.99 0.81 g
Info Average VSI 521 fpm101 fpm min to max 1,077 fpm 483 801 fpm
Info Average altitude 109 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 375 ft agl 51 375 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °0.4 ° min to max 6.7 ° 5.2 3.3 °
Departure Climb 3 89.47Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
71 % Heading variation 4.2 °3.0 ° min to max 5.7 ° 3.0 5.7 °
100 % Average speed 107 kt99 kt min to max 115 kt 99 115 kt
76 % Average bank angle 3.1 °0.1 ° min to max 11.1 ° 1.2 11.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.83 g min to max 1.12 g 0.96 1.03 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 28 fpm-416 fpm min to max 609 fpm 609 6 fpm
Info Average altitude 392 ft agl374 ft agl min to max 410 ft agl 383 375 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-2.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.1 0.4 °
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Monkton (South Ayrshire, Scotland) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±522 ft of 506 ft asl392 ft asl min to max 634 ft asl 441 474 ft asl
100 % Average speed 120 kt112 kt min to max 126 kt 116 119 kt
100 % Average bank angle 17.4 °0.0 ° min to max 29.6 ° 11.5 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.89 g min to max 1.24 g 1.06 0.91 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-3.8 ° min to max 5.7 ° 0.7 -3.8 °
Arrival Final 2 95.84Approaching runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 407 ft agl to 354 ft agl. A decrease of 53 ft in 5 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.4 °3.3 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.4 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 117 kt115 kt min to max 119 kt 119 115 kt
100 % Heading variation -1.2 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.5 ° -1.8 -0.5 °
79 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.6 ° min to max 10.7 ° 0.7 10.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -681 fpm-796 fpm min to max -470 fpm -796 -470 fpm
Info Average altitude 378 ft agl354 ft agl min to max 407 ft agl 407 354 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-4.0 ° min to max -1.8 ° -4.0 -1.8 °
11.251.51.752300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-150-113-75-3803875113150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 93.77Approaching runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 340 ft agl to 9 ft agl. A decrease of 331 ft in 27 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.8 °1.2 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.0 ° 3.5 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 94 kt82 kt min to max 115 kt 114 82 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.1 °
69 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 14.6 ° 14.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.85 g min to max 1.10 g 0.97 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -540 fpm-1,058 fpm min to max -201 fpm -452 -201 fpm
Info Average altitude 57 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 340 ft agl 340 9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-6.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° -2.8 1.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 68.95Landing on runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, runway length 2,737 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
3 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 82 kt. Target 55 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
73 % Good landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.04 m left0.04 m left to 0.02 m left 0.03 0.04 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 1.06 1.01 g
Info Average speed 62 kt49 kt min to max 82 kt 82 49 kt
Info Average VSI -54 fpm-193 fpm min to max 23 fpm -193 -40 fpm
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 25 9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °0.8 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.1 4.6 °
07515022530037545052560067575001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.26Touchdown point was 230 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 49 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at -40 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kt at 228 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -40 fpm.
77 % Touchdown distance was 671 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 49 ktTarget below 48 kt
92 % Runway alignment max 5.29 m left5.27 m left 5.22 5.28 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g1.01 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 49 kt48 kt min to max 49 kt 49 48 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °4.6 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.6 4.7 °
Arrival Rollout 91.35Total landing distance 932 m, 34 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 932 m34 % of runway.
81 % Runway alignment max 8.32 m left8.32 m left to 0.00 m left 5.26 6.01 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 0.98 g
Info Average speed 48 kt34 kt min to max 50 kt 50 34 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.8 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 15 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kt0 kt min to max 28 kt 28 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.7 ° -0.7 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 0.99 g 0.98 0.99 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 54 kt with 3.0° 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF3.0° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 40 kt 2.1° 0 s
Liftoff59 m · target 50 54 kt 3.0° 2.5 s
35 ft350 m · 8.8 s after liftoff 76 kt 5.7° 11.3 s
End of Climb 33,118 m · 375 ft 115 kt 0.4° 67 s

Takeoff from EGPK 30

Takeoff roll100.00
175m6 %
Liftoff speed100.00
54kttarget 50, 4 fast
Runway alignment100.00
0.64m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb97.93
267fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 375 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,287 m of runway left; then climbing at 350 fpm on average to 375 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

500 ft250 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END3040KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 54 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,737 m runway.

Rolled from 100 m in, never more than 0.7 m off the centreline. Airborne 5 % 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.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 0.71 m LROLL 100 M INAirborne 160 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 160 m of 2,737 m · 6 %
Behind the start of the roll, 100 mTakeoff roll, 59 m Left ahead, 2,577 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.

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

At the 500 ft gate: centreline more than 1° off, wings more than 10° from level and speed more than 20 kt above the approach speed of 68 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: fast all the way, banked until 1.2 nm and right of the centreline until 0.5 nm.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Landing flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to EGPK 12

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 1.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 50 ft above 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. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND423238500 ft gate4 of 7on centrelineon speedwings level568 ft · 120 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 237 m right of the centreline at 1.6 nm, then inside the band from 0.5 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND110 m R12 m L98 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 34 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 20 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 1.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +53 kt).

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.

6080100120 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 68+51 kt+32 kt+14 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on EGPK 12

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
24ft
Threshold speed2.71
81kttarget 68, 13 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.04m L

Touchdown

Past threshold76.57
671m
Centreline91.83
5.29m L
Speed100.00
48kttarget 65 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-40fpm
Impact100.00
1.04G
BouncesOk
None
The flare73.09

Good landing flare

The crosswind

Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 3° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 270° at 2 kt · 2 kt tail · 1 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.

The stop

From 51 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 13 s, an average deceleration of 0.09 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

020406030 kt · 278 mtouchdown289 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 24 ft, 26 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 671 m in, 367 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.

24 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −39 fpm · 4.6° nose up · 49 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 24 ft, down at 671 m

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

The sink went from 100 fpm at 22 ft to 40 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.5° 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°touchdown−39 fpm at touchdown4.6° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 5.3 m left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 6.9 m left at the widest.

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 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 671 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 671 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 917 m of 2,737 m · 33 %
In the air over the runway, 671 mRollout, 245 m Left over, 1,820 m
Rollout distance100.00
245m33 % used
Rollout alignment80.78
8.32m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 30 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, where the aircraft, a FlightDesign CT, took off with a takeoff distance of 76 meters, which is just 3% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 54 knots, indicating a smooth and efficient start to the flight.

As the aircraft climbed to a safe altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 20 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 3 knots from a direction of 228 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were favorable for the flight, allowing the aircraft to maintain a stable and controlled trajectory.

The enroute level cruise phase of the flight lasted for just 1 minute, during which the aircraft covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. This brief period of steady flight was followed by a final approach to runway 12 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which was initiated from a heading of 105 degrees and at an altitude of 407 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 12 was notable for its slightly misaligned touchdown point, which was 230 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 49 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -40 feet per minute was perfect. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.3 meters.

The total landing distance was 932 meters, which is 34% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.3 meters. Despite these minor deviations, the landing was successful, and the aircraft came to a stop without incident.

The total flight distance was 3 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 4 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used no fuel during the flight, indicating an extremely efficient and optimized flight profile.

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