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KMCD
Mackinac Island, United States
Runway 26
Elevation728 ft asl
Weight2,894 lbs
Fuel329 lbs
Wind280° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

99.38 %
83D
St Ignace, United States
Runway 25
Elevation614 ft asl
Weight2,889 lbs
Fuel324 lbs
Wind280° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross
18 Jun 2025 0:04 5 nm Beechcraft A36 Bonanza 5 lbs
Departure Score
98.25 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.89 %

What went well

Touched down at -89 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 893 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 31 ft and 80 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Climb 2 — bounce on liftoff; bank angle up to 11.6 ° at 75 %, −0.58 points

Top opportunity

Smooth the climb

Departure Climb 2

A good takeoff has a defined shape. It also has a defined end. For an airliner that's thrust reduction and acceleration, commonly somewhere around 1,000 to 1,500 ft above the airfield depending on the operator, while for a light aircraft it's established at Vy with the flaps on schedule. Most simmers have no defined end to their takeoff, which is exactly why it never gets judged.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 9 stages, 8 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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 14 kt 0 14 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.6 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.7 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac Island Airport, Average speed was 12 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kt2 kt min to max 20 kt 15 20 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.8 ° min to max 0.1 ° -1.3 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 19 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac Island Airport. Takeoff distance 1,306 ft 37 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 84 kt. Local weather - Temperature 62 °F. Wind 3 kt at 280 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,306 ft37 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 84 ktTarget 84 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 8.4 ft0.0 ft left to 8.4 ft right -7.8 -4.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.17 g 1.00 1.17 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-1.8 ° min to max 6.4 ° -0.6 6.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.2 1.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 KMCD Mackinac Island Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 89 kt84 kt min to max 94 kt 84 94 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.93 g min to max 1.25 g 1.21 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 508 fpm422 fpm min to max 539 fpm 422 518 fpm
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 1 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °6.5 ° min to max 8.0 ° 6.8 6.9 °
Departure Climb 2 92.98Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 KMCD Mackinac Island Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 2.2 ° -0.2 2.2 °
100 % Average speed 99 kt94 kt min to max 120 kt 94 120 kt
75 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 11.6 ° 0.1 11.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.08 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 619 fpm522 fpm min to max 886 fpm 522 748 fpm
Info Average altitude 86 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 233 ft agl 50 233 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °5.5 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.0 5.7 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 173 ft agl · 109 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 57 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 132 ft agl · 106 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KMCD Mackinac Island Airport Mackinac Island (Michigan, United States). Climbing from 987 ft asl to 870 ft asl, an increase of 117 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 128 kt97 kt min to max 152 kt 121 97 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.6 °0.0 ° min to max 17.4 ° 11.7 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.15 g 1.02 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -53 fpm-1,121 fpm min to max 1,325 fpm 753 -685 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,200 ft asl870 ft asl min to max 1,361 ft asl 987 870 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-4.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° 5.7 -1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 741 ft agl · 149 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 701 ft agl · 139 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 548 ft agl · 117 kt
Arrival Final 1 99.67Approaching runway 25 at 83D Mackinac Co from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 245 ft agl to 29 ft agl. A decrease of 216 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.2 °1.8 ° min to max 2.9 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 1.8 °
100 % Average speed 85 kt81 kt min to max 96 kt 96 81 kt
98 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 -0.0 °
99.95 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -443 fpm-668 fpm min to max -392 fpm -668 -392 fpm
Info Average altitude 68 ft agl29 ft agl min to max 245 ft agl 245 29 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-1.3 ° min to max 1.9 ° -1.3 1.9 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 25 at 83D Mackinac Co, runway length 3,754 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 81 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 81 kt. Target 75 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g1.00 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.07 g
Info Average speed 76 kt71 kt min to max 81 kt 81 71 kt
Info Average VSI -257 fpm-392 fpm min to max -89 fpm -392 -89 fpm
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl6 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 31 6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °1.9 ° min to max 5.1 ° 1.9 5.1 °
02505007501,00001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 891 ft. Touchdown speed at 71 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -89 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 61 °F. Wind 3 kt at 279 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -89 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 891 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 71 ktTarget below 70 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.8 ft1.6 ft right -1.8 -1.5 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 1.07 1.01 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 69 kt68 kt min to max 71 kt 71 68 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.6 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.1 4.6 °

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll1,306 ft · 37 %
100.00Liftoff speed84 kt · on target
100.00Runway alignment8.4 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb508 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height31 ft
100.00Threshold speed80 kt · target 75, 5 fast
100.00Centreline offset0.1 ft R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

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

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
0.5 nm 191 ft 1.01° L +18 kt
THR 29 ft 3.3 ft R +6 kt

Touchdown on 83D 25

Past threshold100.00
893ft
Centreline100.00
1.5ft R
Speed100.00
70kttarget 70 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-89fpm
Impact100.00
1.08G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 3,754 ft of the approach.

31 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 31 ft, down at 893 ft

Plan view — the full 3,754 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 893 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 893 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 893 ft of 3,754 ft · 24 %

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Flight narrative

The flight was conducted in a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza aircraft. Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Mackinac Island Airport (KMCD) took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll began on runway 26, and the takeoff distance was 1,306 feet, which accounted for 37% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 84 knots.

As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 280 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from KMCD, the enroute climb began, and the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 987 feet above sea level to 870 feet above sea level, an increase of 117 feet, over a distance of 3 nautical miles in 2 minutes.

The final approach to runway 25 at Mackinac County Airport (83D) was conducted from the east, with a heading of 249.0 degrees at an altitude of 245 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,754 feet, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 81 knots.

The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 891 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 71 knots. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -89 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions during landing were similar to those during takeoff, with a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 279 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots.

The total flight distance was 5 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 4 minutes. The aircraft used 5 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac Island Airport in the Beechcraft Bonanza A36
98.25 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
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
1 0 -1
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac Island Airport. Takeoff distance 1,306 ft 37 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 84 kt. Local weather - Temperature 62 °F. Wind 3 kt at 280 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,306 ft using 37.41 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 84 kn - Target 84 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.0 ft left to 8.4 ft 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
90 55 20
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3 -1
01,0002,0003,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 KMCD Mackinac Island Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7.5 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
92.98 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 KMCD Mackinac Island Airport.
Alignment
97.25 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
120 105 90
Bank °
74.68 %
12 6 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 6.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 650 400
01,0002,0003,000020406080100 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 25 at 83D Mackinac Co in the Beechcraft Bonanza A36
Landing Score 99.89 %
Landing Summary

The Beechcraft A36 Bonanza successfully landed at 83D Mackinac Co, achieving a score of 99.9%. The aircraft's final approach to runway 25 was executed from the east, with a heading of 249.0° at 1 nautical mile and 245 feet above ground level (agl). This precise approach demonstrates the pilot's skill and control over the aircraft.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a distance of 891 feet, which is considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 71 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. Despite this, the touchdown rate of -89 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a controlled and stable descent.

The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to navigate the aircraft to the centerline of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 61°F and a gentle headwind of 3 knots at 279°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, which further contributed to the smooth landing.

Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating excellent control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown. The slight deviation in touchdown speed was the only area for improvement, but it did not significantly impact the overall quality of the landing.

99.67 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 25 at 83D Mackinac Co from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 245 ft agl to 29 ft agl. A decrease of 216 ft in 25 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
98.4 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
96 88 80
Alignment
98.4 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.95 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-392 -546 -700
00.250.50.751050100150200250300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
100 %
Landing
Landing on runway 25 at 83D Mackinac Co, runway length 3,754 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 81 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 81 kt. Target 75 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
81 75 70
Pitch °
Info
6 3.5 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-97 -249 -400
02505007501,00001223354658 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,000-50-40-30-20-1001020304050 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
100 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 891 ft. Touchdown speed at 71 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -89 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 61 °F. Wind 3 kt at 279 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -89 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 71 kt was a little fast. Target below 70 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 891 ft.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.2 °
G
100 %
G 1.03 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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