KUZA to KUZA Flight Report - PA28 Archer II

Flight from KUZA to KUZA

Friday, 27 December 2024 20:47

Minutes 10

7 nm

Fuel 6 lbs

PA28 Archer II

Departure

Runway 02 at KUZA

Rock Hill - York County Airport

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

Altitude

663 ft asl

Weight

1,945 lbs

Fuel

149 lbs

Temperature

43 °F

Wind Speed

4 kt

Wind Direction

74.7 °

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

3 kt

Arrival

Runway 02 at KUZA

Rock Hill - York County Airport

Rock Hill South Carolina, United States

663 ft asl

Altitude

1,939 lbs

Weight

143 lbs

Fuel

43 °F

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

74.8 °

Wind Direction

2 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.94%

Departure Score 95.47%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 98.34%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a PA28 Archer II, then departed from runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport. The takeoff distance was 915 feet, which accounted for 17% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 60 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 74°.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,279 feet above sea level to 1,278 feet above sea level, resulting in a net increase of 0 feet in altitude over a period of 1 minute and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The enroute climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which began 1 mile northeast of Newport, South Carolina, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading at an angle of 14.0° and at an altitude of 373 feet above ground level, 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, a threshold speed of 69 knots, and a touchdown distance of 738 feet, which was 24% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was slightly fast at 63 knots, but the touchdown rate was excellent at -84 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 7 nautical miles, and the total flight time was 10 minutes. The aircraft used 6 pounds of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was characterized by smooth and controlled operations, with good adherence to standard procedures and a safe and efficient execution of the flight plan.

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Departure Taxi

90 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 18 kn	0		10 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kn max 12 kn	0		10 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 2.1 ° min to max 3.3 °	3.1		2.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.0		0.6 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:47:34
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:47:34
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:47:34
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:47:34
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 20:47:34
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:47:34
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:47:34
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:47:52
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 20:47:54
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:50:20
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:51:20
0 %	Taxi Lights at 20:51:34

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport, Average speed was 13 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kn 2 kn min to max 18 kn	8		18 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 2.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.3		2.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

95 %

Departure roll runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport. Takeoff distance 915 ft 17 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 43 °F. Wind 4 kn at 74 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 915 ft 17 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 60 kn Target 62 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 3.3 ft 0.2 ft left to 3.2 ft right	-3.0		0.2 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.09 g	0.99		1.09 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° 0.5 ° min to max 6.0 °	2.4		6.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.3		0.7 °
0 %	Strobe Lights at 20:52:56

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kn 60 kn min to max 74 kn	60		74 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.8		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.99 g min to max 1.10 g	1.10		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 372 fpm 226 fpm min to max 506 fpm	226		506 fpm
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl	1		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.1 ° 5.2 ° min to max 7.2 °	6.0		7.2 °

Departure Climb 2

99.84 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -1.6 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 78 kn 74 kn min to max 84 kn	74		84 kn
99.37 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.3		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g	1.04		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 672 fpm 509 fpm min to max 1,116 fpm	509		927 fpm
Info	Average altitude 106 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 391 ft agl	46		391 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.6 ° 7.2 ° min to max 10.8 °	7.2		8.8 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:53:11

Departure Climb 3

92.51 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.8 ° -3.0 ° min to max -1.6 °	-1.6		-3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 87 kn 84 kn min to max 89 kn	84		89 kn
62.55 %	Average bank angle 6.5 ° 0.3 ° min to max 16.2 °	1.3		16.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.96 g min to max 1.00 g	0.96		0.99 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 747 fpm 506 fpm min to max 877 fpm	877		506 fpm
Info	Average altitude 504 ft agl 406 ft agl min to max 600 ft agl	406		600 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.5 ° 5.0 ° min to max 8.6 °	8.6		5.0 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport Rock Hill (South Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,279 ft asl to 1,278 ft asl, an increase of 0 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 105 kn 90 kn min to max 116 kn	90		114 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 13.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 22.3 °	16.4		22.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g	1.01		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 28 fpm -633 fpm min to max 431 fpm	431		111 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,308 ft asl 1,269 ft asl min to max 1,351 ft asl	1,279		1,278 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -3.1 ° min to max 4.6 °	4.6		1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Newport (South Carolina, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,235 ft asl 1,051 ft asl min to max 1,334 ft asl	1,280		1,051 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 85 kn 69 kn min to max 113 kn	113		75 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.1 °	21.7		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.19 g	1.09		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -2.6 ° min to max 6.2 °	1.6		-0.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:56:06
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:57:20
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:58:19

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 373 ft agl to 353 ft agl. A decrease of 20 ft in 3 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.3		3.3 °
100 %	Average speed 75 kn 75 kn min to max 75 kn	75		75 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 1.2 ° min to max 2.4 °	1.2		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 1.01 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -408 fpm -428 fpm min to max -383 fpm	-428		-383 fpm
Info	Average altitude 363 ft agl 353 ft agl min to max 373 ft agl	373		353 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.4 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 347 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 316 ft in 41 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.4 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.3		1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 69 kn min to max 75 kn	75		69 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 1.6 °	1.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -466 fpm -542 fpm min to max -329 fpm	-374		-406 fpm
Info	Average altitude 96 ft agl 31 ft agl min to max 347 ft agl	347		31 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -0.6 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.1		1.6 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport, runway length 5,502 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 69 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 69 kn. Target 70 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 1.00 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 67 kn 63 kn min to max 69 kn	69		63 kn
Info	Average VSI -244 fpm -406 fpm min to max -84 fpm	-406		-84 fpm
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl	24		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 1.6 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.6		4.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 738 ft. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -84 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 43 °F. Wind 3 kn at 74 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -84 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 738 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 63 kn Target 61 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.4 ft 0.3 ft left	0.3		0.1 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.1		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 1.00 g min to max 1.07 g	1.00		1.03 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 62 kn 62 kn min to max 63 kn	63		62 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.9 ° 3.6 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.2		3.6 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 1,341 ft, 24 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,341 ft 24 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.5 ft 0.0 ft left to 2.5 ft right	-0.0		-0.6 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 1.00 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 56 kn 32 kn min to max 60 kn	60		32 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 1.2 ° min to max 3.7 °	3.6		1.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 9 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kn 7 kn min to max 27 kn	27		12 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 1.1 ° min to max 3.8 °	1.2		3.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

90.05 %

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 8 kn min to max 12 kn	12		9 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kn max 11 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 2.3 ° min to max 3.3 °	2.9		2.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 21:01:02
100 %	Landing Lights at 21:00:25
0 %	Taxi Lights at 21:00:36

Takeoff on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport in the PA28 Archer II

95.47 %

90 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

95 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 915 ft using 16.63 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 60 kn - Target 62 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.2 ft left to 3.2 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.84 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.37 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

92.51 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

62.55 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport in the PA28 Archer II

Landing Score 100 %

Landing Summary

The PA28 Archer II aircraft successfully landed at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport, achieving a perfect score of 100.0%. The final approach to runway 02 was conducted from the south, with a heading of 14.0° at 1 nautical mile and 373 feet above ground level (agl). This indicates a precise and controlled descent into the airport.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 69 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown distance of 738 feet was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 63 knots was slightly faster than ideal, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more controlled descent.

The aircraft's rate of descent during touchdown was an impressive -84 feet per minute, demonstrating excellent control and precision. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 43°F and a gentle wind of 3 knots from 74°. This resulted in a minimal crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance of 1,341 feet was only 24% of the runway length, indicating a smooth and controlled rollout.

During the rollout, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control. Overall, this landing was a textbook example of a well-executed and safe approach and landing.

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 373 ft agl to 353 ft agl. A decrease of 20 ft in 3 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 347 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 316 ft in 41 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %