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KAEL
Albert Lea, United States
Runway 35
Elevation1,260 ft asl
Weight559 kg
Fuel15 kg
Wind330° · 11 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

80.24 %
KAEL
Albert Lea, United States
Runway 35
Elevation1,260 ft asl
Weight559 kg
Fuel13 kg
Wind330° · 11 kn · 4 kn cross
21 Nov 2024 0:08 3 nm Cessna-140 RA 1 kg
Departure Score
90.14 %
Pattern Score
59.79 %
Arrival Score
90.78 %

What went well

Touched down at -236 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 46 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 10 ft and 35 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Pattern Downwind — Heading -95.2 ° at 0 %, speed limits at 0 %, −6.61 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -27.8 ° at 0 %, g force 0.77 to 2.39 g at 35 %, −4.29 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 113.1 °. at 0 %, −2.50 points
Arrival Final 1 — speed limits at 0 %, bank angle up to 13.0 ° at 74 %, −2.10 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach speed

Arrival Final 1

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 13 stages, 11 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport, Average speed was 6 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 4 kn2 kn min to max 13 kn 3 13 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.0 °8.2 ° min to max 11.4 ° 11.4 8.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.97 g0.96 g min to max 0.98 g 0.97 0.97 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 13 kt
Departure Roll 84.35Departure roll runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 98 m 6 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 49 kn. Local weather - Temperature -1 °C. Wind 11 kn at 330 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 98 m6 % of runway
30 % Liftoff speed was 49 knTarget 39 kn
92 % Runway alignment max 5.25 m0.00 m left to 5.25 m right -5.02 -0.52 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.08 g 0.97 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °2.8 ° min to max 6.8 ° 6.8 5.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.0 2.6 °
Departure Climb 1 96.09Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 35 KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 56 kn49 kn min to max 61 kn 49 61 kn
84 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.1 ° min to max 8.0 ° 2.7 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.74 g min to max 1.27 g 1.07 1.22 g
Info Average VSI 366 ft/m124 ft/m min to max 764 ft/m 202 764 ft/m
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 1 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °1.0 ° min to max 13.9 ° 5.2 13.9 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 35 KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 60 kn54 kn min to max 61 kn 61 54 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.3 ° min to max 4.8 ° 2.0 4.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.73 g min to max 1.22 g 1.22 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 933 ft/m781 ft/m min to max 1,106 ft/m 781 1,106 ft/m
Info Average altitude 78 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 137 ft agl 50 137 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.2 °8.7 ° min to max 15.1 ° 14.1 15.1 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 35 KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 50 kn46 kn min to max 53 kn 53 51 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.4 °1.5 ° min to max 15.4 ° 9.9 4.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.89 g min to max 1.12 g 0.98 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 752 ft/m528 ft/m min to max 1,126 ft/m 1,126 719 ft/m
Info Average altitude 308 ft agl153 ft agl min to max 443 ft agl 153 443 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °8.6 ° min to max 15.3 ° 15.3 11.2 °
Pattern Crosswind 48.49Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 35 KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 27 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -27.8 °-53.4 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 -52.0 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn49 kn min to max 93 kn 52 75 kn
35 % Average g force 1.07 g0.77 g min to max 2.39 g 1.02 0.77 g
Info Average VSI 244 ft/m-1,431 ft/m min to max 2,504 ft/m 726 2,504 ft/m
Info Average altitude 518 ft agl437 ft agl min to max 586 ft agl 455 567 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 8.9 °4.1 ° min to max 15.0 ° 7.1 15.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °-9.3 ° min to max 24.5 ° 11.1 17.2 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 69.97Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 113.1 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 113.1 °.
100 % Average speed 72 kn68 kn min to max 75 kn 70 69 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.9 °1.2 ° min to max 21.1 ° 19.1 8.4 °
99.7 % Average g force 0.99 g0.74 g min to max 1.51 g 0.74 1.24 g
Info Average VSI 571 ft/m-155 ft/m min to max 2,140 ft/m 2,140 427 ft/m
Info Average altitude 712 ft agl601 ft agl min to max 835 ft agl 601 835 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °0.0 ° min to max 13.5 ° 13.5 7.7 °
Pattern Downwind 20.72Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 176 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -95.2 °-168.2 ° min to max 171.2 ° 0.6 171.2 °
36 % Average altitude 660 ft agl88 ft agl min to max 911 ft agl 848 88 ft agl
0 % Average speed 59 kn44 kn min to max 73 kn 69 44 kn
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.74 g min to max 1.30 g 0.87 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -403 ft/m-716 ft/m min to max 643 ft/m 643 -228 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 5.3 °0.2 ° min to max 13.5 ° 2.5 5.5 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-2.6 ° min to max 9.8 ° 6.5 4.3 °

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 854 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 220 ft agl · 48 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 208 ft agl · 49 kt
Arrival Final 1 74.75Approaching runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 87 ft agl to 8 ft agl. A decrease of 79 ft in 17 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.9 °0.9 ° min to max 2.8 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 0.9 °
0 % Average speed 41 kn36 kn min to max 48 kn 44 36 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.4 0.0 °
74 % Average bank angle 6.1 °0.0 ° min to max 13.0 ° 5.7 7.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.68 g min to max 1.36 g 1.00 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -274 ft/m-502 ft/m min to max 118 ft/m -227 -176 ft/m
Info Average altitude 44 ft agl8 ft agl min to max 87 ft agl 87 8 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °-2.4 ° min to max 11.5 ° 4.3 9.2 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 80 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 72 ft agl · 47 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 45 ft agl · 51 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 43 ft agl · 48 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 38 ft agl · 42 kt
00.250.50.751050100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 97.61Landing on runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport, runway length 1,514 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 36 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 36 kn. Target 40 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
76 % Average bank angle 6.1 °0.1 ° min to max 11.4 ° 7.3 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.89 g min to max 1.06 g 1.06 0.92 g
Info Average speed 31 kn29 kn min to max 36 kn 36 29 kn
Info Average VSI -119 ft/m-235 ft/m min to max -73 ft/m -163 -235 ft/m
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 11 ft agl 11 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.6 °7.1 ° min to max 11.5 ° 9.3 7.4 °
0122436485901123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft01224364859-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.72Touchdown distance was good at 42 m. Touchdown speed at 29 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -235 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature -1 °C. Wind 11 kn at 330 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown VSI was -235 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 42 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 29 knTarget 35 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.52 m2.11 m right -1.59 -2.52 m
98 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.3 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g0.92 g min to max 1.40 g 0.92 1.05 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 30 kn29 kn min to max 30 kn 29 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °7.4 ° min to max 12.0 ° 7.4 12.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 17 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn0 kn min to max 21 kn 21 10 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.1 °8.3 ° min to max 12.1 ° 12.0 11.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.7 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.03 0.98 g

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 4 ft agl · 29 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4 ft agl · 24 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kn9 kn min to max 12 kn 11 12 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 knmax 9 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.98 g min to max 0.99 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °11.1 ° min to max 11.3 ° 11.1 11.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll98 m · 6 %
29.77Liftoff speed49 kt
91.97Runway alignment5.25 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
96.09Rate of climb365 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height10 ft
100.00Threshold speed35 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.02 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five 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.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KAEL 35

Past threshold100.00
46m
Centreline100.00
2.52m R
Speed100.00
28kt
Touchdown rate95.36
-236fpm
Impact100.00
1.40G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 1,514 m of the approach.

10 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 10 ft, down at 46 m

Plan view — the full 1,514 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 46 m past threshold CLEARED

The 46 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 46 m of 1,514 m · 3 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport in the Cessna-140 RA
90.14 %
84.35 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 98 m 6 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 49 kn. Local weather - Temperature -1 °C. Wind 11 kn at 330 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
Takeoff Distance
70.52 %
Roll distance of 98 m using 6.46 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
29.77 %
Liftoff speed was 49 kn - Target 35 kn
Alignment
91.97 %
0.00 m left to 5.25 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
50 35 20
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 4.5 2
02505007501,0001,2501,500-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
96.09 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 35 KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 55 40
Bank °
84.34 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 7.5 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 35 KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 12 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 900 600
02505007501,0001,2501,50001530456075 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.010.020.030.040.050100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.010.020.030.040.05-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport in the Cessna-140 RA
Landing Score 89.36 %
74.75 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 87 ft agl to 8 ft agl. A decrease of 79 ft in 17 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
0 %
48 39 30
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
73.75 %
13 6.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
117 -242 -600
00.250.50.751050100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.61 %
Landing
Landing on runway 35 at KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport, runway length 1,514 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 36 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 36 kt. Target 41 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
76.07 %
12 6 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
36 28 20
Pitch °
Info
12 9.5 7
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-73 -187 -300
0122436485901123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
01224364859-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
95.72 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 42 m. Touchdown speed at 29 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -235 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature -1 °C. Wind 11 kn at 330 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 11 kn.
Touchdown
95.36 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -236 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 29 kt was good. Target below 36 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 42 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
97.67 %
Bank angle 1.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.17 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
95.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
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
Metrics
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