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KSGU
St George, United States
Runway 19
Elevation2,831 ft asl
Weight1,228 kg
Fuel70 kg
Wind310° · 6 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

98.43 %
KAZC
Colorado City, United States
Runway 11
Elevation4,846 ft asl
Weight1,222 kg
Fuel63 kg
27 Oct 2026 0:23 27 nm Diamond DA40 7 kg
Departure Score
98.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
97.28 %

What went well

Touched down at -54 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 0.04 m off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 96 %

What held you back

Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, −0.67 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 813 m at 61 %, −0.65 points
Arrival Landing — scored 97.68 %, −0.26 points

Next time

Arrival

Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.

What happened: Touchdown point came 356 m past the target, landing at 813 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.

Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.

See Arrival Touchdown

Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.

Read more in How to Taxi Anywhere

Start to finish · 11 stages, 10 in the score

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 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 0 8 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 ktmax 8 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °2.9 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.5 2.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 2 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Activated 2 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated 2 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated 2 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 19 at KSGU St George Regional Airport, Average speed was 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 19 kt 8 19 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.5 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.0 2.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 19 at KSGU St George Regional Airport. Takeoff distance 626 m 22 % of runway. Rotation speed was 69 kt. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 7 kt at 309 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 626 m22 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 69 ktTarget 69 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.50 m left1.50 m left to 0.21 m right -0.21 0.82 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.12 g 0.98 1.12 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.6 ° min to max 4.9 ° 2.8 4.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.0 1.3 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 19 KSGU St George Regional Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 72 kt71 kt min to max 73 kt 71 72 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.96 g min to max 1.19 g 1.13 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 186 fpm99 fpm min to max 270 fpm 99 270 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 34 ft agl 0 34 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °5.0 ° min to max 9.3 ° 5.0 8.4 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 19 KSGU St George Regional Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.7 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 74 kt72 kt min to max 81 kt 72 81 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.92 g min to max 1.04 g 0.96 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 420 fpm274 fpm min to max 615 fpm 274 522 fpm
Info Average altitude 112 ft agl35 ft agl min to max 378 ft agl 35 378 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °4.9 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.4 6.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 374 ft agl · 85 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 19 KSGU St George Regional Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 87 kt82 kt min to max 90 ktTarget 89 kt, 2 kt slow 82 90 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.0 ° min to max 18.3 ° 0.8 17.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Landing gear fixed
Info Heading variation -0.5 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.5 -1.2 °
Info Average VSI 638 fpm491 fpm min to max 776 fpm 507 776 fpm
Info Average altitude 519 ft agl385 ft agl min to max 678 ft agl 385 678 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °6.3 ° min to max 7.9 ° 6.3 7.9 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States). Climbing from 3,571 ft asl to 5,605 ft asl, an increase of 2,034 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 89 kt86 kt min to max 98 kt 90 96 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.1 °0.0 ° min to max 16.0 ° 16.0 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 901 fpm561 fpm min to max 1,070 fpm 797 754 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,323 ft asl3,571 ft asl min to max 5,605 ft asl 3,571 5,605 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °5.0 ° min to max 9.9 ° 8.3 5.3 °
Info Turn coordination -1-11 min to max 5 -5 -2
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south east of KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 18 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±786 ft of 6,445 ft asl5,728 ft asl min to max 6,506 ft asl 5,728 6,451 ft asl
100 % Average speed 115 kt96 kt min to max 122 kt 96 118 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 10.8 ° 0.7 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination -11-23 min to max 6 3 -13
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-3.4 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.7 -0.2 °

Events

Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 2,933 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Activated 2,933 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 2,845 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated 2,845 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,808 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 2,808 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,667 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 1,426 ft agl · 131 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,426 ft agl · 131 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated 1,426 ft agl · 131 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 11 at KAZC Colorado City Municipal Airport. Descent from 711 ft agl to -1 ft agl in 79 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
100 % Sink ratepassed
100 % On glideslopepassed
100 % On speedpassed
Arrival Landing 97.68Landing on runway 11 at KAZC Colorado City Municipal Airport, runway length 1,916 m. Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 78 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 78 kt. Target 72 kt
95 % Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target.Target 50 ft agl
96 % The flare tracked the target profile closely. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 813 m past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.83 m left1.83 m left to 0.08 m right 1.83 -0.08 m
98 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.7 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.08 g 0.99 1.04 g
Info Average speed 74 kt68 kt min to max 78 kt 78 68 kt
Info Average VSI -287 fpm-431 fpm min to max -122 fpm -426 -122 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl-7 ft agl min to max 57 ft agl 57 -7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-3.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° -2.9 2.2 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,05001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,050-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 94.16Touchdown point was 423 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 68 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -54 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 4 kt at 140 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -54 fpm.
61 % Touchdown distance was 813 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 68 ktTarget below 71 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 0.09 m right0.06 m right -0.08 -0.04 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.87 g min to max 1.14 g 1.04 1.14 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 68 kt68 kt min to max 68 kt 68 68 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-0.4 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.2 2.6 °

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 69 kt, on the 69 kt target, and lifted off at 71 kt 0.8 s later, the nose coming up at 1.7° a second. Climb 3 held close to its 89 kt target, at 87 kt on average.

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 dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 8990 kt6030020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 693.2° off · 1.7°/s8° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 19 kt 2.9° 0 s
Rotate467 m · target 69 69 kt 1.9° 17.1 s
Liftoff497 m · +2 kt from rotation 71 kt 3.2° 17.8 s
35 ft683 m · 4.6 s after liftoff 72 kt 8.5° 22.5 s
Climb 32,103 m · 385 ft to 678 ft · target 89 87 kt avg 6.3° 56.7 s
End of Climb 33,210 m · 678 ft 90 kt 7.9° 80 s

Takeoff from KSGU 19

Taxi lightsFail
Off
Takeoff roll100.00
626m22 %
Rotation speed100.00
69kton target
Liftoff speed
71kt
Runway alignment100.00
1.50m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Climb 3 speed100.00
87kttarget 89
Rate of climb100.00
186fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 678 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,042 m of runway left; then climbing at 660 fpm on average to 678 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.

750 ft375 ft0CLIMB 387 kt avgtarget 89THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 69 kttarget 69Liftoff 71 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,836 m runway.

Rolled from 111 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 1.5 m at the widest, and lifted off 0.8 m left, in 6 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 21 % 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.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS6 kn75 %widest 1.54 m LROLL 111 M INAirborne 607 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 607 m of 2,836 m · 21 %
Behind the start of the roll, 111 mTakeoff roll, 497 m Left ahead, 2,229 m

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. These checks are the approach's score.

Five checks, one gate500 ft 100.005 of 5
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate380 fpm
On glideslope4.0°
On speed+7.8 kt

Still turning onto final at the lower gate, so the centreline and wings level are not asked there - the aeroplane was not lined up yet, and was banked because it was turning. The other checks are marked as usual.

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 1.4 nm, about 660 ft above the runway, to the threshold, after the 500 ft gate.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Landing flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KAZC 11

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

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

Inside the glideslope band from 1.8 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 190 ft above the slope.

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, 305 m 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. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND446194500 ft gate5 of 5734 ft · 81 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 341 m left of the centreline at 1.8 nm, then inside the band from 1.5 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND4 m R11 m L108 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 36 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 22 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −4 kt and +15 kt on the approach speed of 72 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

6080100120 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 72+2 kt+0 kt+6 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KAZC 11

Over the threshold

Threshold height95.42
57ft
Threshold speed100.00
77kttarget 72, 5 fast
Centreline offset100.00
1.83m L

Touchdown

Past threshold61.09
813m
Centreline100.00
0.09m R
Speed100.00
68kttarget 71 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-54fpm
Impact100.00
1.14G
BouncesOk
None
The flare96.00

The flare tracked the target profile closely. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 813 m past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.

The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 1° 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.

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

Crossed the threshold at 57 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 25 ft. Touched down 813 m in, 508 m past the ideal 305 m.

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 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

57 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 25 ft · −292 fpm · −1° · 77 ktdescent slowed at 2 ft · −107 fpm · 0.9°−53 fpm · 2.2° nose up · 68 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 57 ft, down at 813 m

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

The sink went from 290 fpm at the flare to 50 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.2° 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 UP0−500−1,000−3°4°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−53 fpm at touchdown2.2° at touchdown, +3.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,916 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline.

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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 813 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 813 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 813 m of 1,916 m · 42 %
In the air over the runway, 813 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 1,103 m

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Flight narrative

The Diamond DA40 taxied from the parking area to runway 19 at KSGU St George Regional Airport, a taxi of 10 minutes covering 2 nm.

Takeoff was performed on runway 19 with a takeoff roll of 626 m, which was 22 % of the runway length. Rotation occurred at 69 kt. Local weather at departure was temperature 17 °C, wind 7 kt from 309°, giving a 7 kt crosswind and a 2 kt tailwind.

The initial climb to 1 000 ft agl took 60 seconds, averaging 488 fpm and reaching 90 kt at the top of the climb.

Climb continued from 3 571 ft asl to 5 605 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 4 nm, beginning 1 mile south of KSGU.

The aircraft then level-flew at 6 400 ft asl for 9 minutes, covering 18 nm, starting 3 miles southeast of KSGU.

Descent for the final approach to runway 11 at KAZC Colorado City Municipal Airport began at 711 ft agl and reached -1 ft agl in 79 seconds.

Stabilisation checks at 500 ft above the runway were met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, on glideslope, on speed. The configuration on final was flap position 2 at 647 ft agl with a speed of 96 kt.

Landing was on runway 11, whose length is 1 916 m. The threshold height of 57 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed of 78 kt was slightly above target. The flare was described as excellent; the aircraft floated before touchdown.

Touchdown occurred 423 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 68 kt, with a descent rate of minus 54 fpm. Runway alignment was perfect and there was no bounce. Local weather at KAZC was temperature 18 °C, wind 4 kt from 140°, giving a 1 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.

The total flight covered 27 nm in 23 minutes and used 7 kg of fuel.

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