KMLB to KXMR Flight Report - Van's RV-14A Gray

Flight from KMLB to KXMR

Monday, 08 May 2023 20:00

Minutes 28

36 nm

Fuel 17 lbs

Van's RV-14A Gray

Departure

Runway 09R at KMLB

Melbourne Intl

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Altitude

26 ft asl

Weight

1,822 lbs

Fuel

152 lbs

Temperature

75 °F

Wind Speed

9 kt

Wind Direction

100.0 °

Headwind

9 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 13 at KXMR

Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip

Cocoa Beach Florida, United States

7 ft asl

Altitude

1,805 lbs

Weight

135 lbs

Fuel

72 °F

Temperature

4 kt

Wind Speed

100.0 °

Wind Direction

4 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.60%

Departure Score 89.95%

Enroute Score 98.73%

Arrival Score 91.06%

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Flight Stages KMLB to KXMR

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Departure Taxi

62.77 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
50.67 %	Average speed 26 kn 0 kn min to max 32 kn	0		8 kn
56.25 %	Average speed turning corners 13 kn max 20 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 3.2 ° min to max 5.3 °	5.0		4.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.1		0.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:00:13
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:00:13
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:00:13
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:00:13
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:00:13
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:02:31
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:06:36
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:06:39
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:06:41
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:06:47
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 20:03:54
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 20:06:06
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 20:07:05

Departure Roll

88.36 %

Departure roll runway 09R at KMLB Melbourne Intl. Takeoff distance 22,117 ft 234 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kn. Local weather - Temperature 75 °F. Wind 9 kn at 100 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 9 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 22,117 ft 234 % of runway
47.68 %	Liftoff speed was 71 kn Target 64 kn
94.15 %	Runway alignment max 11.4 ft 0.8 ft left to 10.6 ft right	0.6		-10.6 ft
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.94 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.98 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 4.7 ° 4.2 ° min to max 6.6 °	4.4		6.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.3		0.4 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 20:08:41
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 20:08:57

Departure Climb 1

99.76 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 09R KMLB Melbourne Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 71 kn min to max 85 kn	71		85 kn
99.95 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.5 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.5		1.2 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.96 g min to max 1.29 g	0.99		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 665 ft/m 441 ft/m min to max 836 ft/m	441		836 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl	0		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.3 ° 7.2 ° min to max 12.8 °	7.2		11.8 °

Departure Climb 2

99.86 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 09R KMLB Melbourne Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		-0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 91 kn 85 kn min to max 106 kn	85		105 kn
99.42 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.2		2.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.94 g min to max 1.08 g	1.04		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 1,046 ft/m 841 ft/m min to max 1,902 ft/m	841		1,902 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 103 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 380 ft agl	51		380 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.7 ° 10.1 ° min to max 14.5 °	11.7		14.5 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:09:18

Departure Climb 3

98.99 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 09R KMLB Melbourne Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 99 kn 95 kn min to max 105 kn	104		96 kn
94.95 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.4 ° min to max 3.9 °	2.7		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.91 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,849 ft/m 1,522 ft/m min to max 2,158 ft/m	1,986		1,585 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 718 ft agl 407 ft agl min to max 987 ft agl	407		987 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.0 ° 12.2 ° min to max 15.7 °	14.8		12.9 °

Enroute Climb

94.92 %

Enroute climb started overhead KMLB Melbourne Intl Melbourne (Florida, United States). Climbing from 1,050 ft asl to 2,380 ft asl, an increase of 1,330 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87.31 %	Climb speed 94 kn 89 kn min to max 98 kn Target 85 kn	97		94 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.8		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.87 g min to max 1.03 g	1.01		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 1,845 ft/m 1,361 ft/m min to max 2,241 ft/m	1,631		1,790 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,580 ft asl 1,050 ft asl min to max 2,380 ft asl	1,050		2,380 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.3 ° 11.6 ° min to max 17.5 °	13.2		13.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Melbourne (Brevard County, Florida, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 9 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,655 ft asl 2,460 ft asl min to max 2,759 ft asl	2,504		2,568 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 118 kn min to max 159 kn	118		153 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 13.9 °	0.8		4.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.84 g min to max 1.07 g	1.03		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° -3.3 ° min to max 5.3 °	3.2		0.3 °
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 20:14:32
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 20:14:33
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 20:14:33
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 20:14:34

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north of KCOF Patrick SFB Cocoa Beach (Florida, United States). Descent from 2,568 ft asl to 1,973 ft asl, a decrease of 594 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 151 kn 148 kn min to max 153 kn	153		151 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.1 °	4.1		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -246 ft/m -614 ft/m min to max 78 ft/m	69		-273 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,280 ft asl 1,973 ft asl min to max 2,588 ft asl	2,568		1,973 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -1.5 ° min to max 1.1 °	1.1		-0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Cape Canaveral (Brevard County, Florida, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,849 ft asl 1,801 ft asl min to max 1,940 ft asl	1,940		1,801 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 149 kn 147 kn min to max 152 kn	150		151 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.8 ° min to max 3.0 °	2.5		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.09 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.3		0.1 °

Arrival

99.43 %

Arrival started 2 miles south east of Cape Canaveral (Brevard County, Florida, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 88 kn min to max 147 kn	146		88 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.8 °	1.4		2.2 °
97.14 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.30 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -182 ft/m -1,390 ft/m min to max 470 ft/m	-76		-708 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,060 ft asl 1,366 ft asl min to max 2,475 ft asl	1,800		1,366 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -3.3 ° min to max 4.4 °	0.3		2.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:25:41

Arrival Final 4

97.51 %

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,344 ft agl to 1,070 ft agl. A decrease of 274 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.69 %	Approach angle 3.4 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.6		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 86 kn 81 kn min to max 90 kn	90		81 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.4 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.2		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -658 ft/m -890 ft/m min to max -309 ft/m	-726		-368 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,188 ft agl 1,070 ft agl min to max 1,344 ft agl	1,344		1,070 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.9 ° 1.9 ° min to max 6.7 °	2.6		6.0 °

Arrival Final 3

99.51 %

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,062 ft agl to 569 ft agl. A decrease of 493 ft in 47 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.7 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		2.7 °
100 %	Average speed 80 kn 78 kn min to max 82 kn	80		78 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.4		0.1 °
97.53 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.2		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.09 g	0.96		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -610 ft/m -854 ft/m min to max -321 ft/m	-434		-426 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 795 ft agl 569 ft agl min to max 1,062 ft agl	1,062		569 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.6 ° 3.3 ° min to max 7.0 °	5.5		6.6 °

Arrival Final 2

99.56 %

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 562 ft agl to 328 ft agl. A decrease of 234 ft in 50 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.9 ° 2.6 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	2.7		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 73 kn 70 kn min to max 77 kn	76		74 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.4 °
97.79 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.4		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.92 g min to max 1.08 g	0.97		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -273 ft/m -532 ft/m min to max -49 ft/m	-425		-274 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 455 ft agl 328 ft agl min to max 562 ft agl	562		328 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.1 ° 4.8 ° min to max 8.7 °	6.5		7.2 °

Arrival Final 1

95.41 %

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 323 ft agl to 70 ft agl. A decrease of 254 ft in 40 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
85.13 %	Approach angle 3.7 ° 3.1 ° min to max 4.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		4.2 °
100 %	Average speed 76 kn 73 kn min to max 78 kn	73		77 kn
97.86 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.3		0.0 °
94.05 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.9		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.90 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -377 ft/m -598 ft/m min to max -201 ft/m	-287		-451 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 134 ft agl 70 ft agl min to max 323 ft agl	323		70 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 3.8 ° min to max 8.7 °	7.5		4.9 °

Arrival Landing

57.6 %

Landing on runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip, runway length 9,998 ft. Threshold height at 67 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 77 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 77 kn. Target 60 kn
73.76 %	Target 50 ft agl
56.64 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 76 kn 69 kn min to max 80 kn	77		69 kn
Info	Average VSI -256 ft/m -491 ft/m min to max -18 ft/m	-451		-86 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 67 ft agl	67		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.3 ° 4.2 ° min to max 8.2 °	4.8		7.9 °

Arrival Touchdown

93.77 %

Touchdown point was 813 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 69 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -83 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 4 kn at 99 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.49 %	Touchdown VSI was -83 ft/m.
78.8 %	Touchdown distance was 2,136 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 69 kn Target 52 kn
86.02 %	Runway alignment max 18.3 ft 18.1 ft right	-18.3		-17.6 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.4		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.18 g	1.15		1.02 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 69 kn 68 kn min to max 70 kn	69		68 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 3.8 ° min to max 7.8 °	7.8		3.9 °

Arrival Rollout

94.1 %

Total landing distance 2,970 ft, 30 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 2,970 ft 30 % of runway.
86.88 %	Runway alignment max 21.6 ft 4.2 ft left to 17.5 ft right	-17.5		3.6 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	0.99		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 59 kn 36 kn min to max 64 kn	64		36 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.0 ° 3.7 ° min to max 4.4 °	4.0		4.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 16 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kn 6 kn min to max 31 kn	31		10 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.5 ° 3.9 ° min to max 5.0 °	4.0		4.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		1.00 g

Takeoff on runway 09R at KMLB Melbourne Intl in the Van's RV-14

89.95 %

62.77 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 4 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

50.67 %

Turn Speed

56.25 %

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

88.36 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 22,117 ft using 233.6 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

47.68 %

Liftoff speed was 71 kn - Target 55 kn

Alignment

94.15 %

0.8 ft left to 10.6 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.76 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 09R KMLB Melbourne Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.95 %

97.71 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.86 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 09R KMLB Melbourne Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.42 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.99 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 09R KMLB Melbourne Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

94.95 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip in the Van's RV-14

Landing Score 85.22 %

97.51 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,344 ft agl to 1,070 ft agl. A decrease of 274 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

91.69 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

91.69 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.51 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,062 ft agl to 569 ft agl. A decrease of 493 ft in 47 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

97.53 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.56 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 562 ft agl to 328 ft agl. A decrease of 234 ft in 50 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

97.79 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

95.41 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 323 ft agl to 70 ft agl. A decrease of 254 ft in 40 seconds.

Glideslope

85.13 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

97.86 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

85.13 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

97.86 %

Bank

94.05 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

57.6 %

Landing

Landing on runway 13 at KXMR Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip, runway length 9,998 ft. Threshold height at 67 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 77 kn.

Height

73.76 %

Threshold height at 67 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

0 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 77 kt. Target 50 kt

Flare

56.64 %

Poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank