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This flight took off from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT), located in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. The journey began with a 7-minute taxiing process from the parking spot to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft rolled onto runways 06, it was equipped with an optimal takeoff configuration given the local weather conditions, which featured a temperature of 24 °C, and winds blowing from the west at a speed of 4 kt. The takeoff distance measured 1,378 meters, representing 65% of the available runway length. At an airspeed of 144 kt, the aircraft lifted off successfully from the ground.
As the airplane ascended above the runway, it began climbing from an initial height of 1,236 feet above sea level to a final cruise altitude of 13,900 feet above sea level, an overall increase of 12,664 feet in just 5 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 9 nautical miles and marked the beginning of the flight's enroute climb phase. The aircraft transitioned to a level cruise, maintaining this altitude as it proceeded towards its destination.
After a period of cruising, a descent phase was initiated north of Gardner, Massachusetts, with the aircraft losing a total height of 10,964 feet in 12 minutes, as it touched down at an altitude of 2,999 feet above sea level and a distance of 59 nautical miles from the previous position. Following this descent, the aircraft levelled off once more as it crossed 3 miles south of Greene, Rhode Island, cruising at the same altitude for an additional 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
Upon reaching the vicinity of Exeter Airport, situated in Exeter, Rhode Island, the aircraft entered into its final descent, dropping from a height of 2,354 feet to 1,266 feet in just 2 minutes, as it covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to a final descent towards runway 05 of the Theodore Francis Green State Airport (KPVD) in the southwest direction. The airplane touched down safely on the designated strip with a touchdown speed of 116 kt, a threshold speed of 127 kt, and the runway remained well-aligned during the entire approach. The aircraft's touchdown rate was quite steep, however, registering -525 fpm.
Following a safe touchdown within the designated landing distance, the aircraft rolled to a complete stop in good alignment on the runway. After the landing process, the aircraft then proceeded to its designated parking spot, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 3 minutes.
With regards to the flight's performance, it successfully covered a distance of 115 nautical miles within a total flight time of 36 minutes. The aircraft used 1,614 kg of fuel for this journey.
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Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 12 kt 0 kt min to max 22 kt |
1 | 8 kt | |
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Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.8 ° min to max 1.4 ° |
1.3 | 0.3 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
0.0 | 0.2 ° | |
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Battery Master On at 20:14:05 |
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Engine 2 Started at 20:14:05 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:14:05 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:14:05 |
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Landing Gear Down at 20:14:05 |
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Engine 1 Started at 20:14:57 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 20:15:40 |
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Parking Brake On at 20:15:50 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 20:17:14 |
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Parking Brake Off at 20:17:18 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 20:20:25 |
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| 87 % |
Taxi Lights at 20:19:22 |
Entering runway 06 at KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Average speed was 9 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 12 kt 8 kt min to max 20 kt |
8 | 20 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.3 | 0.4 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.2 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g |
Departure roll runway 06 at KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Takeoff distance 1,378 m 65 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 144 kt. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 4 kt at 190 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 1,378 m 65 % of runway |
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| 100 % |
Liftoff speed was 144 kt Target 141 kt |
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Runway alignment max 2.42 m 2.42 m left to 0.00 m left |
1.42 | 0.27 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g |
1.00 | 0.97 g | |
| 100 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -0.1 ° min to max 7.6 ° |
0.4 | 7.6 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.0 ° | |
| 0 % |
Strobe Lights at 20:21:21 |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 06 KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 149 kt 145 kt min to max 152 kt |
145 | 152 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.14 g 0.98 g min to max 1.19 g |
0.98 | 1.19 g | |
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Average VSI 684 fpm 210 fpm min to max 1,246 fpm |
210 | 1,246 fpm | |
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Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 55 ft agl |
0 | 55 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 11.6 ° 7.8 ° min to max 15.1 ° |
7.8 | 15.1 ° | |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 20:21:44 |
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 06 KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.2 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 152 kt 151 kt min to max 153 kt |
152 | 151 kt | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.2 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.15 g 0.95 g min to max 1.19 g |
1.19 | 0.95 g | |
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Average VSI 1,759 fpm 1,261 fpm min to max 2,758 fpm |
1,261 | 2,758 fpm | |
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Average altitude 108 ft agl 56 ft agl min to max 374 ft agl |
56 | 374 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 16.3 ° 15.2 ° min to max 17.0 ° |
15.2 | 16.8 ° | |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 20:21:51 |
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Landing Gear Up at 20:21:51 |
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 06 KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.3 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 149 kt 147 kt min to max 151 kt |
151 | 147 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.9 ° |
0.7 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.95 g 0.95 g min to max 0.96 g |
0.95 | 0.95 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 2,715 fpm 2,702 fpm min to max 2,746 fpm |
2,746 | 2,702 fpm | |
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Average altitude 691 ft agl 420 ft agl min to max 962 ft agl |
420 | 962 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 17.2 ° 16.9 ° min to max 17.4 ° |
16.9 | 17.1 ° |
Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Manchester (New Hampshire, United States). Climbing from 1,236 ft asl to 13,900 ft asl, an increase of 12,664 ft in 5 minutes and covering 9 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 94.67 % |
Average speed 235 kt 147 kt min to max 307 kt |
147 | 306 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 14.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.9 ° |
1.7 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.81 g min to max 1.25 g |
0.93 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI 2,649 fpm 311 fpm min to max 4,442 fpm |
2,678 | 311 fpm | |
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Average altitude 5,474 ft asl 1,236 ft asl min to max 13,900 ft asl |
1,236 | 13,900 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 8.6 ° 1.5 ° min to max 16.7 ° |
16.7 | 1.5 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 20:22:41 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:22:50 |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 20:25:50 |
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Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 20:23:56 |
Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Mont Vernon (New Hampshire, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 24 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 13,952 ft asl 13,934 ft asl min to max 13,969 ft asl |
13,934 | 13,963 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 338 kt 317 kt min to max 340 kt |
317 | 340 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.98 | 1.00 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 0.6 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.0 ° |
1.0 | 0.6 ° |
Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Gardner (Massachusetts, United States). Descent from 13,963 ft asl to 2,999 ft asl, a decrease of 10,964 ft in 12 minutes and covering 59 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 90.75 % |
Average speed 276 kt 201 kt min to max 340 kt |
340 | 201 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 12.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.6 ° |
7.3 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.80 g min to max 1.29 g |
1.00 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -610 fpm -4,201 fpm min to max 934 fpm |
-4 | 34 fpm | |
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Average altitude 10,047 ft asl 2,999 ft asl min to max 13,970 ft asl |
13,963 | 2,999 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -4.9 ° min to max 4.9 ° |
0.5 | 4.9 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 20:36:22 |
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Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 20:37:05 |
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Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 20:37:25 |
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Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 20:37:41 |
Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Greene (Rhode Island, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 9 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 2,712 ft asl 2,390 ft asl min to max 3,003 ft asl |
3,000 | 2,390 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 201 kt 195 kt min to max 204 kt |
201 | 195 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 16.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 23.8 ° |
8.4 | 6.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.05 g 0.89 g min to max 1.20 g |
0.99 | 1.02 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 4.5 ° 1.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° |
4.7 | 4.4 ° | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 20:46:34 |
Enroute descent started 1 mile north west of KEXE Exeter Airport Exeter (Rhode Island, United States). Descent from 2,354 ft asl to 1,266 ft asl, a decrease of 1,088 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 171 kt 142 kt min to max 188 kt |
188 | 142 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.4 | 0.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.04 g |
1.00 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -614 fpm -1,168 fpm min to max 19 fpm |
-204 | -771 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,879 ft asl 1,266 ft asl min to max 2,354 ft asl |
2,354 | 1,266 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -1.5 ° min to max 6.3 ° |
4.9 | 0.8 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Flaps Position 2 at 20:47:49 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 20:47:57 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 20:48:19 |
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Landing Gear Down at 20:48:25 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 20:48:36 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 20:48:46 |
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| 100 % |
Landing Lights at 20:48:54 |
Approaching runway 05 at KPVD Theodore Francis Green State Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,204 ft agl to 876 ft agl. A decrease of 328 ft in 23 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.8 ° min to max 2.8 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.8 | 2.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 134 kt 131 kt min to max 141 kt |
141 | 131 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
-0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 98.24 % |
Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
0.2 | 2.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g |
1.00 | 0.97 g | |
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Average VSI -787 fpm -846 fpm min to max -668 fpm |
-754 | -717 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,035 ft agl 876 ft agl min to max 1,204 ft agl |
1,204 | 876 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 3.4 ° |
0.8 | 2.8 ° |
Approaching runway 05 at KPVD Theodore Francis Green State Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 864 ft agl to 548 ft agl. A decrease of 316 ft in 25 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 2.8 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.8 | 2.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 129 kt 128 kt min to max 131 kt |
131 | 129 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° |
-0.0 | -0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.6 ° |
0.6 | 1.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.99 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI -756 fpm -846 fpm min to max -705 fpm |
-757 | -846 fpm | |
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Average altitude 705 ft agl 548 ft agl min to max 864 ft agl |
864 | 548 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 2.9 ° min to max 4.0 ° |
2.9 | 3.5 ° |
Approaching runway 05 at KPVD Theodore Francis Green State Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 534 ft agl to 258 ft agl. A decrease of 276 ft in 25 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.5 ° 2.4 ° min to max 2.6 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.6 | 2.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 128 kt 128 kt min to max 129 kt |
129 | 128 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° |
-0.1 | -0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° |
0.8 | 0.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.01 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI -673 fpm -844 fpm min to max -500 fpm |
-844 | -688 fpm | |
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Average altitude 395 ft agl 258 ft agl min to max 534 ft agl |
534 | 258 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.0 ° 3.2 ° min to max 5.2 ° |
3.4 | 3.9 ° |
Approaching runway 05 at KPVD Theodore Francis Green State Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 247 ft agl to 26 ft agl. A decrease of 221 ft in 21 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 1.6 ° 1.3 ° min to max 2.3 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.3 | 1.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 129 kt 127 kt min to max 129 kt |
128 | 127 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
-0.0 | -0.0 ° | |
| 99.99 % |
Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° |
0.6 | 0.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.04 g 0.95 g min to max 1.11 g |
1.00 | 1.11 g | |
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Average VSI -619 fpm -769 fpm min to max -271 fpm |
-682 | -271 fpm | |
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Average altitude 66 ft agl 26 ft agl min to max 247 ft agl |
247 | 26 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 3.0 ° min to max 8.1 ° |
4.0 | 8.1 ° |
Landing on runway 05 at KPVD Theodore Francis Green State Airport, runway length 2,184 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 127 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was good at 127 kt. Target 126 kt |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 52.47 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
-0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° |
0.6 | 2.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.96 g 0.82 g min to max 1.12 g |
1.11 | 0.92 g | |
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Average speed 122 kt 116 kt min to max 127 kt |
127 | 116 kt | |
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Average VSI -62 fpm -525 fpm min to max 208 fpm |
-255 | -525 fpm | |
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Average altitude 9 ft agl -4 ft agl min to max 15 ft agl |
7 | -4 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.5 ° 4.5 ° min to max 9.2 ° |
8.2 | 6.0 ° |
Touchdown distance was good at 384 m. Touchdown speed at 116 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very hard at -525 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 6 kt at 150 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 84.38 % |
Touchdown VSI was -525 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 384 m Target 457 m |
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| 100 % |
Speed at touchdown 116 kt Target below 123 kt |
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| 100 % |
Runway alignment max 0.72 m 0.62 m left |
0.71 | 0.41 m | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
2.1 | 0.3 ° | |
| 94.86 % |
Average g force 1.37 g 0.92 g min to max 1.68 g |
0.92 | 1.54 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 116 kt 116 kt min to max 116 kt |
116 | 116 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 6.2 ° 5.9 ° min to max 6.4 ° |
6.0 | 5.9 ° |
Total landing distance 1,553 m, 71 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,553 m 71 % of runway. |
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| 96.46 % |
Runway alignment max 4.93 m 0.91 m left to 4.02 m right |
0.38 | -0.21 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.87 g min to max 1.47 g |
1.47 | 1.01 g | |
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Average speed 110 kt 62 kt min to max 120 kt |
120 | 62 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 3.7 ° -1.1 ° min to max 5.8 ° |
5.8 | -0.5 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
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Strobe Lights Switched Off at 20:50:40 |
Exiting runway, average speed 18 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 21 kt 13 kt min to max 56 kt |
56 | 13 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.9 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
-0.7 | 0.6 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° |
0.4 | 0.5 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.99 | 1.00 g | |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 20:51:30 |
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 13 kt 4 kt min to max 18 kt |
12 | 4 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 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 0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.6 | -0.1 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.4 | 0.1 ° | |
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Flaps Position 4 at 20:51:46 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 20:51:49 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 20:51:57 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 20:51:59 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:52:08 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 20:53:47 |
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Theodore Francis Green State Airport (KPVD) on runway 05, achieving a respectable score of 95.6%. The airplane approached the runway from the southwest, heading at 32.0 degrees, which indicates a moderate crosswind component.
During the final approach, the aircraft was at an altitude of 1,204 feet above ground level (agl) and had covered 4 nautical miles (nm). This positioning allows for a suitable rate of descent to touchdown, taking into account the required distance to decelerate safely to the target touchdown speed.
Upon landing, the threshold speed was maintained at 127 knots (kt), indicating a suitable airspeed for a gentle touchdown. The aircraft successfully covered the touchdown distance of 384 meters, further confirming its controlled flight regime. Moreover, the touchdown speed of 116 kt was within expected limits, signifying that the pilots successfully transitioned from airborne to ground operations with minimal energy loss.
However, the touchdown rate was unusually high at -525 feet per minute (fpm), suggesting that the aircraft descended rapidly towards the runway surface. This rate of descent may indicate an aggressive approach or inadequate control over airspeed and descent rate.
Notwithstanding the touchdown rate, the runway touchdown alignment was impeccable, showing the pilots' proficiency in positioning the aircraft in relation to the runway centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with an ambient temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 6 knots at 150 degrees, providing favorable conditions for takeoff and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,553 meters is within the runway length of 2,184 meters, but represents 71% of the runway. Although the aircraft could be fully stopped within the remaining distance, it is essential to ensure that there is sufficient runway available for deceleration to avoid any possible overrun.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, showcasing the pilots' ability to smoothly transition from landing to taxiing operations. Overall, the landing performance highlights the A319's capabilities and the professionalism of the flight crew.
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