KUZA to KUZA Flight Report - Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Flight from KUZA to KUZA

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 20:35

Minutes 11

11 nm

Fuel 11 lbs

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Departure

Runway 02 at KUZA

Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

Altitude

663 ft asl

Weight

2,306 lbs

Fuel

395 lbs

Temperature

64 °F

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

225.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 02 at KUZA

Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant

Rock Hill South Carolina, United States

663 ft asl

Altitude

2,294 lbs

Weight

384 lbs

Fuel

64 °F

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

312.2 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.40%

Departure Score 96.99%

Enroute Score 99.16%

Arrival Score 95.38%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

94.39 %

Touchdown

92.69 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

93.2 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 79 kt.

Flare

86.32 %

Very good landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

92.13 %

Touchdown rate was good at -169 ft/m.

Impact

77.14 %

Speed

79 %

Touchdown speed at 70 kt was fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown point was 304 ft beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KUZA to KUZA

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kn 0 kn min to max 20 kn	0		19 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 13 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.76 g min to max 1.14 g	1.00		0.86 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 2.9 ° min to max 4.2 °	3.8		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:35:46
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:35:46
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:35:46
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:35:46
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:37:00
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:37:06
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 20:37:07
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:39:44
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:41:06
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:41:14
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 20:39:31

Departure Roll

94.01 %

Departure roll runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant. Takeoff distance 6,683 ft 121 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 67 kn. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 0 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 6,683 ft 121 % of runway
88 %	Liftoff speed was 67 kn Target 70 kn
99.75 %	Runway alignment max 9.4 ft 5.2 ft left to 4.1 ft right	-3.7		-1.7 ft
64.57 %	Average g force 0.50 g 0.13 g min to max 0.91 g	0.82		0.14 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 3.2 ° min to max 4.0 °	3.4		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.5 °
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 20:41:54

Departure Climb 1

99.6 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 75 kn 68 kn min to max 78 kn	68		78 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.6		1.0 °
96 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.68 g min to max 1.26 g	1.00		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 637 ft/m 392 ft/m min to max 867 ft/m	392		867 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl	0		43 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 10.4 °	3.5		10.4 °

Departure Climb 2

99.2 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.8 ° -1.3 ° min to max -0.5 °	-0.5		-1.3 °
100 %	Average speed 80 kn 78 kn min to max 88 kn	78		88 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.1		1.4 °
92 %	Average g force 0.94 g 0.61 g min to max 1.06 g	1.01		0.72 g
Info	Average VSI 1,036 ft/m 876 ft/m min to max 1,475 ft/m	876		1,475 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 117 ft agl 53 ft agl min to max 382 ft agl	53		382 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.4 ° 8.0 ° min to max 10.9 °	10.4		10.6 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:42:04

Departure Climb 3

92.13 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.4 ° -2.1 ° min to max -1.3 °	-1.3		-2.1 °
100 %	Average speed 90 kn 88 kn min to max 92 kn	88		88 kn
66.92 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.6 °	1.5		14.6 °
87.43 %	Average g force 0.77 g 0.53 g min to max 0.85 g	0.53		0.77 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,416 ft/m 1,238 ft/m min to max 1,614 ft/m	1,463		1,358 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 684 ft agl 398 ft agl min to max 986 ft agl	398		986 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.9 ° 8.9 ° min to max 11.1 °	10.5		8.9 °

Enroute Climb

97.09 %

Enroute climb started overhead KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant Rock Hill (South Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,677 ft asl to 2,819 ft asl, an increase of 1,142 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.31 %	Climb speed 97 kn 85 kn min to max 105 kn Target 90 kn	88		94 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.7 ° 1.1 ° min to max 24.2 °	13.6		1.1 °
97.71 %	Average g force 0.85 g 0.71 g min to max 1.03 g	0.74		0.75 g
Info	Average VSI 889 ft/m 11 ft/m min to max 2,168 ft/m	1,259		737 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,230 ft asl 1,677 ft asl min to max 2,819 ft asl	1,677		2,819 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.9 ° 1.3 ° min to max 13.3 °	8.3		4.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Newport (York County, South Carolina, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,902 ft asl 2,839 ft asl min to max 2,943 ft asl	2,839		2,938 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 99 kn 95 kn min to max 101 kn	99		100 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.84 g 0.81 g min to max 0.88 g	0.88		0.82 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -0.8 ° min to max 3.8 °	0.4		2.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:44:28

Enroute Descent

99.83 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south of Newport (York County, South Carolina, United States). Descent from 2,964 ft asl to 1,558 ft asl, a decrease of 1,406 ft in 3 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 89 kn 76 kn min to max 104 kn	96		78 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 14.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.3 °	0.4		3.6 °
98.29 %	Average g force 0.85 g 0.72 g min to max 0.96 g	0.78		0.88 g
Info	Average VSI -544 ft/m -1,360 ft/m min to max -59 ft/m	-236		-379 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,143 ft asl 1,558 ft asl min to max 2,964 ft asl	2,964		1,558 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.9 ° -9.3 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.7		-2.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 20:45:32
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:46:12

Enroute Level 2

99.71 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of 55SC Country Squire Rock Hill (South Carolina, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,483 ft asl 1,431 ft asl min to max 1,552 ft asl	1,552		1,431 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 78 kn 76 kn min to max 81 kn	78		77 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	2.8		0.9 °
97.14 %	Average g force 0.82 g 0.70 g min to max 0.90 g	0.80		0.82 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -3.5 ° min to max 0.1 °	-2.0		-1.4 °

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile north of 55SC Country Squire Rock Hill (South Carolina, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 78 kn 77 kn min to max 78 kn	77		78 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.6		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.81 g 0.77 g min to max 0.86 g	0.79		0.77 g
Info	Average VSI -300 ft/m -353 ft/m min to max -281 ft/m	-282		-353 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,407 ft asl 1,385 ft asl min to max 1,426 ft asl	1,426		1,385 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.7 ° -2.5 ° min to max -1.4 °	-1.4		-2.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 2

99.26 %

Approaching runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 715 ft agl to 368 ft agl. A decrease of 347 ft in 39 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.4 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.3		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kn 78 kn min to max 85 kn	78		85 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.5		0.1 °
92.57 %	Average g force 0.79 g 0.62 g min to max 0.88 g	0.86		0.80 g
Info	Average VSI -514 ft/m -620 ft/m min to max -400 ft/m	-413		-569 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 557 ft agl 368 ft agl min to max 715 ft agl	715		368 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.5 ° -4.4 ° min to max -2.5 °	-2.6		-3.9 °

Arrival Final 1

98.22 %

Approaching runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 358 ft agl to 49 ft agl. A decrease of 309 ft in 33 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.96 %	Approach angle 3.2 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		2.8 °
100 %	Average speed 81 kn 79 kn min to max 85 kn	85		79 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.4		0.3 °
98.29 %	Average g force 0.80 g 0.72 g min to max 0.89 g	0.82		0.87 g
Info	Average VSI -575 ft/m -686 ft/m min to max -440 ft/m	-554		-626 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 121 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 358 ft agl	358		49 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.8 ° -4.6 ° min to max -3.2 °	-3.8		-3.9 °

Arrival Landing

94.39 %

Landing on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant, runway length 5,502 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 79 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 79 kn. Target 70 kn
93.2 %	Target 50 ft agl
86.32 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.2 °
90.29 %	Average g force 0.83 g 0.58 g min to max 0.94 g	0.74		0.82 g
Info	Average speed 76 kn 70 kn min to max 79 kn	79		70 kn
Info	Average VSI -382 ft/m -632 ft/m min to max -82 ft/m	-628		-125 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl	42		2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -3.9 ° min to max 0.8 °	-3.9		-0.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

92.69 %

Touchdown point was 304 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 70 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -125 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 0 kn at 312 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
92.13 %	Touchdown VSI was -125 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 1,038 ft Target 1,500 ft
79 %	Speed at touchdown 70 kn Target 55 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.7 ft 1.0 ft left	0.2		2.7 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.3 °
77.14 %	Average g force 0.85 g 0.35 g min to max 1.28 g	0.82		1.07 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 66 kn 56 kn min to max 70 kn	70		56 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max 5.3 °	-0.6		5.3 °

Arrival Rollout

87.95 %

Total landing distance 2,313 ft, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 2,313 ft 42 % of runway.
79.95 %	Runway alignment max 24.0 ft 24.0 ft left to 0.0 ft left	5.4		24.0 ft
69.71 %	Average g force 0.51 g 0.22 g min to max 0.74 g	0.22		0.74 g
Info	Average speed 51 kn 36 kn min to max 60 kn	60		36 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 1.3 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.1		2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.6		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 11 kn 3 kn min to max 31 kn	31		12 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 2.1 ° min to max 4.1 °	2.1		3.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 0.89 g 0.64 g min to max 1.06 g	0.75		0.84 g

Arrival Taxi

99.77 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kn 6 kn min to max 14 kn	13		6 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
97.71 %	Average g force 0.91 g 0.71 g min to max 1.14 g	0.71		0.90 g
Info	Average pitch angle 3.6 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.6		3.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 20:50:53
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 20:50:37
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:51:00

Takeoff on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

96.99 %

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 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

94.01 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 6,683 ft using 121.46 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

88 %

Liftoff speed was 67 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

99.75 %

5.2 ft left to 4.1 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

64.57 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.6 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

96 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.2 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

92 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

92.13 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

66.92 %

87.43 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Landing Score 93.31 %

99.26 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill\/York Co\/Bryant from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 715 ft agl to 368 ft agl. A decrease of 347 ft in 39 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %