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KTVL
South Lake Tahoe, United States
Runway 36
Elevation6,260 ft asl
Weight997 kg
Fuel76 kg
Wind150° · 9 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

83.95 %
KTVL
South Lake Tahoe, United States
Runway 18
Elevation6,260 ft asl
Weight997 kg
Fuel76 kg
Wind150° · 13 kn · 9 kn cross
13 Jul 2024 0:08 4 nm Cessna Skyhawk
Departure Score
90.74 %
Pattern Score
75.00 %
Arrival Score
86.11 %

What went well

Touched down at -144 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 127 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.25 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Pattern Crosswind — Heading -57.6 ° at 0 %, −5.00 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 0.6 °. at 0 %, −3.33 points
Arrival Final 1 — stall warning; speed limits at 0 %, bank angle up to 10.3 ° at 82 %, −1.72 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 · 14 stages, 12 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 Taxi 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kn0 kn min to max 16 kn 0 8 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 11 knmax 11 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe, Average speed was 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kn8 kn min to max 36 kn 8 36 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.3 0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 84.47Departure roll runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe. Takeoff distance 304 m 17 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 55 kn. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 9 kn at 149 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Tailwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 304 m17 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 55 knTarget 62 kn
72 % Runway alignment max 10.79 m0.16 m left to 10.63 m right -9.92 -0.76 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.04 g 1.02 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.0 ° min to max 6.6 ° 0.6 6.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.2 1.4 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.49Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36 KTVL Lake Tahoe.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 57 kn55 kn min to max 61 kn 55 60 kn
94 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.5 3.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.88 g min to max 1.20 g 1.07 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 209 ft/m20 ft/m min to max 488 ft/m 355 488 ft/m
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl 0 39 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °5.2 ° min to max 11.7 ° 7.0 11.7 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36 KTVL Lake Tahoe.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 56 kn54 kn min to max 60 kn 60 56 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.8 °1.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.9 3.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.87 g min to max 1.12 g 1.11 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 719 ft/m506 ft/m min to max 815 ft/m 506 644 ft/m
Info Average altitude 66 ft agl40 ft agl min to max 91 ft agl 40 91 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.8 °10.2 ° min to max 13.3 ° 12.0 10.4 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 36 KTVL Lake Tahoe. Distance was less than 1 nm in 128 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 65 kn52 kn min to max 76 kn 55 72 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.0 ° min to max 25.9 ° 5.1 21.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.79 g min to max 1.24 g 0.94 1.24 g
Info Average VSI 216 ft/m-913 ft/m min to max 1,010 ft/m 588 -124 ft/m
Info Average altitude 380 ft agl105 ft agl min to max 598 ft agl 105 555 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °-0.7 ° min to max 11.6 ° 10.0 5.6 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 112 ft agl · 70 kt
Pattern Crosswind 55.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 36 KTVL Lake Tahoe. Distance was less than 1 nm in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -57.6 °-106.9 ° min to max 9.0 ° 9.0 -106.9 °
100 % Average speed 72 kn64 kn min to max 80 kn 71 80 kn
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.91 g min to max 1.20 g 1.20 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -35 ft/m-831 ft/m min to max 685 ft/m 388 -180 ft/m
Info Average altitude 594 ft agl542 ft agl min to max 644 ft agl 568 542 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 21.1 °11.8 ° min to max 32.5 ° 25.5 12.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °-2.6 ° min to max 9.5 ° 8.5 0.4 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 0.6 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 0.6 °.
100 % Average speed 81 kn71 kn min to max 90 kn 81 71 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.8 °1.4 ° min to max 17.1 ° 7.8 6.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.19 g 0.94 0.90 g
Info Average VSI -253 ft/m-861 ft/m min to max 424 ft/m -266 320 ft/m
Info Average altitude 423 ft agl337 ft agl min to max 533 ft agl 533 368 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-4.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° -0.7 4.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 389 ft agl · 97 kt
Arrival Final 2 94.21Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 370 ft agl to 187 ft agl. A decrease of 183 ft in 37 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.9 °1.7 ° min to max 2.0 °Target 3.0 ° 1.9 1.8 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn58 kn min to max 70 kn 69 63 kn
99 % Heading variation -0.9 °-2.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.5 0.4 °
71 % Average bank angle 6.9 °0.1 ° min to max 13.6 ° 6.4 5.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.82 g min to max 1.19 g 0.96 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -265 ft/m-762 ft/m min to max 288 ft/m 195 -225 ft/m
Info Average altitude 276 ft agl187 ft agl min to max 370 ft agl 370 187 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-3.6 ° min to max 7.8 ° 3.5 1.6 °
11.251.51.752100150200250300350400450500550600650Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-160-120-80-4004080120160Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 74.20Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 181 ft agl to 7 ft agl. A decrease of 174 ft in 45 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.2 °0.4 ° min to max 2.2 °Target 3.0 ° 1.7 0.4 °
0 % Average speed 52 kn44 kn min to max 66 kn 64 45 kn
89 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
82 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 10.3 ° 0.5 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.81 g min to max 1.20 g 0.90 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -286 ft/m-738 ft/m min to max 176 ft/m -336 -211 ft/m
Info Average altitude 47 ft agl7 ft agl min to max 181 ft agl 181 7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °-1.6 ° min to max 8.7 ° -0.1 8.7 °

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 18 ft agl · 61 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 85.72Landing on runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe, runway length 1,740 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 45 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
59 % Threshold speed at 45 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 63 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
91 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.1 0.3 °
84 % Average bank angle 4.8 °1.0 ° min to max 8.6 ° 1.1 6.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.90 g min to max 1.13 g 1.08 0.91 g
Info Average speed 45 kn40 kn min to max 47 kn 45 40 kn
Info Average VSI -30 ft/m-201 ft/m min to max 50 ft/m -201 -133 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl5 ft agl min to max 9 ft agl 6 5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °6.7 ° min to max 9.6 ° 8.8 6.7 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 10 ft agl · 62 kt
07515001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-20-16-12-8-4048121620Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 94.43Touchdown distance was good at 126 m. Touchdown speed at 40 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -133 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 13 kn at 150 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Touchdown VSI was -133 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 126 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 40 knTarget 53 kn
81 % Runway alignment max 8.37 m8.15 m left 7.98 8.37 m
53 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.4 ° min to max 6.3 ° 6.3 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g0.91 g min to max 1.25 g 0.91 1.12 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 41 kn40 kn min to max 43 kn 40 43 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °3.9 ° min to max 6.7 ° 6.7 3.9 °
Arrival Rollout 82.00Total landing distance 263 m, 15 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.0 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 263 m15 % of runway.
60 % Runway alignment max 14.02 m14.02 m left to 0.00 m left 8.41 13.08 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 0.99 g
Info Average speed 47 kn30 kn min to max 50 kn 50 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-1.5 ° min to max 4.0 ° 4.0 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 1.1 °0.4 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.4 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 12 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kn15 kn min to max 26 kn 26 18 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.7 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll757 m · 44 %
100.00Liftoff speed55 kt
72.37Runway alignment10.63 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.49Rate of climb209 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height6 ft
58.67Threshold speed45 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.09 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 KTVL 18

Past threshold100.00
127m
Centreline80.61
8.37m L
Speed100.00
40kt
Touchdown rate98.85
-144fpm
Impact100.00
1.25G
BouncesOk
None

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

6 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 6 ft, down at 127 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,740 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 8 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 127 m past threshold CLEARED

The 127 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 248 m of 1,740 m · 14 %
Rollout distance100.00
121m14 % used
Rollout alignment59.99
14.02m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe in the Cessna Skyhawk
90.74 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
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
1 0.5 0
84.47 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe. Takeoff distance 304 m 17 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 55 kn. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 9 kn at 149 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Tailwind: 7 kn.
Takeoff Distance
50.26 %
Roll distance of 304 m using 17.45 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 55 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
72.37 %
0.16 m left to 10.63 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 35 10
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
02505007501,0001,2501,500-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.49 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36 KTVL Lake Tahoe.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
93.97 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 8.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36 KTVL Lake Tahoe.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 55 50
Bank °
100 %
4 2.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 650 400
02505007501,0001,2501,500048121620 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.040.050.070.0901938577695 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.040.050.070.09-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe in the Cessna Skyhawk
Landing Score 84.09 %
Landing Summary
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94.21 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 370 ft agl to 187 ft agl. A decrease of 183 ft in 37 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
99.38 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Alignment
99.38 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
71.38 %
14 7 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
289 -256 -800
11.251.51.752100150200250300350400450500550600650 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-160-120-80-4004080120160 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
74.2 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 181 ft agl to 7 ft agl. A decrease of 174 ft in 45 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
88.8 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
0 %
66 53 40
Alignment
88.8 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
82.19 %
11 5.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
176 -312 -800
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
85.72 %
Landing
Landing on runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe, runway length 1,740 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 45 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
58.67 %
Threshold speed at 45 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 63 kt
Flare
90.67 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
83.88 %
9 5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
47 44 40
Pitch °
Info
10 8 6
Descent Rate fpm
Info
50 -125 -300
07515001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150-20-16-12-8-4048121620 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
94.43 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 126 m. Touchdown speed at 40 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -133 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 13 kn at 150 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
Touchdown
98.85 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -144 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 40 kt was good. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 126 m.
Alignment
80.61 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.4 m from centreline.
Bank
52.53 %
Bank angle 2.4 °
G
100 %
G 1.12 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
82 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 263 m, 15 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.0 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 263 m using 15.1 % of runway
Alignment
59.99 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.0 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
43 31 20
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 2 -1
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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