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57NC
Bryson City, United States
Runway 11
Elevation1,939 ft asl
Weight2,014 lbs
Fuel118 lbs
Wind179° · 8 kn · 8 kn cross

Flight Score

90.54 %
24A
Sylva, United States
Runway 15
Elevation2,854 ft asl
Weight1,995 lbs
Fuel99 lbs
31 Mar 2023 0:18 13 nm PA28 Turbo Arrow IV 19 lbs
Departure Score
98.36 %
Enroute Score
98.97 %
Arrival Score
69.78 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,575 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 2.5 ft off the centreline, no bounce
1.20 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 33 %, Threshold speed was well above target at 87 kn at 75 %, −2.77 points
Arrival Rollout — Landing distance 2,709 ft at 38 %, Runway alignment max 31.2 ft at 83 %, −2.47 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 5.4 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 8.9 ° at 82 %, −2.24 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 5.8 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 8.4 ° at 83 %, −1.73 points

Next time

Hold the approach angle

See 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 · 14 stages, 12 in the score

The flight story

The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.

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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 1 kn0 kn min to max 8 kn 0 8 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
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.8 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Roll 99.20Departure roll runway 11 at 57NC Sossamon Field. Takeoff distance 617 ft 29 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 73 kn. Local weather - Temperature 64 °F. Wind 8 kn at 178 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 617 ft29 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 73 knTarget 70 kn
96 % Runway alignment max 15.9 ft7.1 ft left to 8.8 ft right -0.1 7.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °0.2 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.7 1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.5 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Departure Climb 1 96.31Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 11 57NC Sossamon Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.5 -1.8 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn74 kn min to max 90 kn 74 90 kn
94 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 0.8 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.03 g min to max 1.15 g 1.03 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 676 ft/m414 ft/m min to max 919 ft/m 414 919 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl 0 51 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °1.9 ° min to max 7.5 ° 2.0 7.5 °
Departure Climb 2 97.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 11 57NC Sossamon Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Heading variation -1.9 °-2.2 ° min to max -0.6 ° -1.8 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 97 kn90 kn min to max 122 kn 90 122 kn
90 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.2 ° min to max 5.7 ° 2.2 3.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.85 g min to max 1.10 g 1.09 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 1,119 ft/m928 ft/m min to max 1,621 ft/m 928 1,287 ft/m
Info Average altitude 118 ft agl52 ft agl min to max 389 ft agl 52 389 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °3.7 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.5 4.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 65 ft agl · 96 kt
Departure Climb 3 99.28Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 11 57NC Sossamon Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.6 -1.3 °
100 % Average speed 135 kn123 kn min to max 144 kn 123 144 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.2 3.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.10 g 1.05 1.10 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,355 ft/m1,217 ft/m min to max 1,522 ft/m 1,391 1,457 ft/m
Info Average altitude 692 ft agl413 ft agl min to max 979 ft agl 413 979 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.3 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.9 3.6 °
Enroute Climb 97.94Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Bryson City (Swain County, North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 2,942 ft asl to 4,516 ft asl, an increase of 1,574 ft in 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 136 kn123 kn min to max 159 kn 144 135 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 14.0 ° 3.8 3.7 °
79 % Average g force 1.00 g0.57 g min to max 1.61 g 0.78 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 606 ft/m-1,898 ft/m min to max 1,462 ft/m 1,454 894 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,827 ft asl2,942 ft asl min to max 4,516 ft asl 2,942 4,516 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-6.4 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.0 0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles west of Sylva (Jackson County, North Carolina, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,572 ft asl4,520 ft asl min to max 4,617 ft asl 4,530 4,533 ft asl
100 % Average speed 149 kn145 kn min to max 155 kn 146 155 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.1 ° min to max 16.1 ° 3.0 4.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.12 g 0.98 1.09 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-5.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 0.1 °
Arrival 96.91Not counted in the flight scoreArrival started 5 miles west of Sylva (Jackson County, North Carolina, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 114 kn85 kn min to max 144 kn 144 90 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.0 °0.0 ° min to max 31.7 ° 3.5 4.5 °
85 % Average g force 1.01 g0.55 g min to max 1.52 g 1.01 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -78 ft/m-1,878 ft/m min to max 1,237 ft/m 474 -467 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,155 ft asl3,661 ft asl min to max 5,005 ft asl 4,542 3,892 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-12.4 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.6 -3.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 829 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,622 ft agl · 118 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,520 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,076 ft agl · 102 kt
Arrival Final 2 66.35Approaching runway 15 at 24A Jackson County from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,033 ft agl to 617 ft agl. A decrease of 417 ft in 45 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 5.4 °4.9 ° min to max 6.0 °Target 3.0 ° 4.9 6.0 °
100 % Average speed 87 kn82 kn min to max 89 kn 89 84 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
82 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 8.9 ° 2.4 4.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.07 g 1.02 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -550 ft/m-780 ft/m min to max -264 ft/m -351 -507 ft/m
Info Average altitude 832 ft agl617 ft agl min to max 1,033 ft agl 1,033 617 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.7 °-6.6 ° min to max -3.3 ° -3.6 -4.2 °
11.251.51.7525506006507007508008509009501,000Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-170-128-85-4304385128170Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 74.05Approaching runway 15 at 24A Jackson County from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 607 ft agl to 61 ft agl. A decrease of 546 ft in 33 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 5.8 °5.1 ° min to max 6.7 °Target 3.0 ° 6.0 5.1 °
100 % Average speed 87 kn82 kn min to max 91 kn 82 87 kn
87 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.2 -0.3 °
83 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.2 ° min to max 8.4 ° 4.4 3.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.06 g 0.96 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,046 ft/m-1,298 ft/m min to max -549 ft/m -549 -1,134 ft/m
Info Average altitude 227 ft agl61 ft agl min to max 607 ft agl 607 61 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -7.4 °-9.2 ° min to max -4.6 ° -4.6 -7.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450500550600Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 58.43Landing on runway 15 at 24A Jackson County, runway length 2,996 ft. Threshold height at 83 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 87 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
75 % Threshold speed was well above target at 87 kn. Target 75 kn
33 % Landing and flare profile
85 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.3 0.3 °
86 % Average bank angle 3.7 °0.1 ° min to max 7.3 ° 3.3 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.94 g min to max 1.20 g 1.03 0.96 g
Info Average speed 84 kn80 kn min to max 88 kn 87 80 kn
Info Average VSI -519 ft/m-1,132 ft/m min to max -186 ft/m -1,132 -266 ft/m
Info Average altitude 32 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 83 ft agl 83 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.5 °-7.2 ° min to max -1.4 ° -7.2 -3.4 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00001733506683Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 87.08Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 80 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -269 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 61 °F. Wind 4 kn at 190 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
77 % Touchdown VSI was -269 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,559 ftTarget 1,499 ft
66 % Speed at touchdown 80 knTarget 66 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 9.2 ft2.4 ft left 6.8 -2.5 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.96 g min to max 1.20 g 1.02 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 78 kn77 kn min to max 80 kn 80 77 kn
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-3.0 ° min to max -1.5 ° -3.0 -2.0 °
Arrival Rollout 63.00Total landing distance 2,709 ft, 90 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
38 % Landing distance 2,709 ft90 % of runway.
83 % Runway alignment max 31.2 ft21.6 ft left to 9.6 ft right -2.9 -6.2 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average speed 71 kn43 kn min to max 77 kn 77 43 kn
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-2.0 ° min to max -0.6 ° -2.0 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 38 kn 38 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.9 ° min to max 1.1 ° -0.9 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 73 kt with 2.0° 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.

150 kt10050020°10°0°LIFTOFF2.0° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 14 kt 0.7° 0 s
Liftoff788 ft 73 kt 2.0° 9.7 s
35 ft1,361 ft · 4.1 s after liftoff 88 kt 6.5° 13.7 s
End of Climb 310,502 ft · 979 ft 144 kt 3.6° 56.6 s

Takeoff from 57NC 11

Takeoff roll100.00
864ft41 %
Liftoff speed100.00
73kt
Runway alignment96.00
8.8ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb96.31
676fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 979 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 672 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,250 fpm on average to 979 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.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 73 ktSCALE CHANGES1.4 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,123 ft runway.

Rolled from 90 ft in, drifted right of the centreline, 9 ft at the widest, and lifted off 7 ft left, in 7 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 41 % 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.

5001,0001,5002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS7 kn75 %widest 8.8 ft RROLL 90 FT INAirborne 877 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 877 ft of 2,123 ft · 41 %
Behind the start of the roll, 90 ftTakeoff roll, 788 ft Left ahead, 1,246 ft

The approach to 24A 15

The final from 4 nm.

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

On the glideslope from 4 nm to 3.1 nm, then high to 2.1 nm (up to 710 ft over), then back on it to 1.8 nm, then high to the threshold (up to 420 ft over).

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, 1,000 ft 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND1,9291,7431,077919703457
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 5× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band from 4 nm to 2.6 nm, then drifted 270 ft left between 2.6 and 2.4 nm, then inside the band from 2.4 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 nmTHR690 ft L0690 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND71 ft R235 ft L16 ft L17 ft L6 ft R20 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on 24A 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height37.67
83ft
Threshold speed74.67
87kt
Centreline offset85.36
0.6ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,575ft
Centreline98.15
6.8ft L
Speed65.66
79kt
Touchdown rate76.91
-269fpm
Impact100.00
1.20G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° right of the track, wings level.

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 80 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 14 s, an average deceleration of 0.20 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.

02040608010060 kt · 813 ft30 kt · 1,337 fttouchdown1,391 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 2,996 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 83 ft, 33 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,575 ft in, 575 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

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 2,996 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft 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.

83 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −269 fpm · −3.4° nose down · 80 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 83 ft, down at 1,575 ft

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

The sink went from 990 fpm at 52 ft to 270 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.9° 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 UP0−500−1,000−8°1°10°touchdown−269 fpm at touchdown−3.4° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 2,996 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 10 ft of it down the rollout.

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.

1,0002,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,575 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,575 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,551 ft of 2,996 ft · 85 %
In the air over the runway, 1,575 ftRollout, 976 ft Left over, 445 ft
Rollout distance61.55
976ft85 % used
Rollout alignment82.55
21.6ft L

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