EGKE to EGMD Flight Report - DA42-VI

Flight from EGKE to EGMD

Sunday, 06 July 2025 17:04

Minutes 14

21 nm

Fuel 9 kg

DA42-VI

Departure

EGKE

Ashford, Kent, England

Altitude

604 ft asl

Weight

1,780 kg

Fuel

124 kg

Arrival

Runway 03 at EGMD

Lydd London Ashford Airport

Romney Marsh Kent, England

10 ft asl

Altitude

1,771 kg

Weight

116 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

14 kt

Wind Speed

88.6 °

Wind Direction

8 kt

Headwind

11 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 81.96%

Enroute Score 99.82%

Arrival Score 64.09%

The flight began with an enroute climb from 1,680 ft above sea level (asl) to 1,927 ft asl, an increase of 247 ft in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm). This initial climb phase started 1 mile northwest of Ashford in Kent, England.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered an enroute level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm. This cruise phase began 1 mile south of EGKE Challock Airfield in Ashford, Kent.

The next enroute climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 2,211 ft asl to 3,240 ft asl, a significant increase of 1,029 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm. This climb phase started 1 mile south of EGKE Challock Airfield in Ashford, Kent.

The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nm. This cruise phase began 1 mile northeast of Kennington in Kent.

As the flight progressed, the aircraft entered an enroute descent phase, descending from 3,214 ft asl to 2,686 ft asl, a decrease of 528 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm. This descent phase started 1 mile east of Brook in Kent.

The next enroute level cruise phase saw the aircraft cruise at a steady altitude, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nm. This cruise phase began 1 mile northeast of Sellindge in Kent.

The aircraft then entered another enroute descent phase, descending from 2,544 ft asl to 556 ft asl, a significant decrease of 1,988 ft in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nm. This descent phase started 1 mile southwest of Lympne in Kent.

Following the descent, the aircraft entered an enroute level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 1 nm. This cruise phase began overhead New Romney in Kent.

The flight concluded with a landing on runway 03 at EGMD Lydd London Ashford Airport, a runway with a length of 1,459 meters. The threshold height at 130 ft agl was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was too high at 89 kt.

The touchdown point was 46 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed at 61 kt was good, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -87 fpm. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 meters from the centreline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 15 °C, wind at 14 kt at 88 °, with a crosswind of 11 kt and a headwind of 8 kt.

The total landing distance was 878 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 45.2 meters from the centreline.

After landing, the aircraft took 4 minutes to taxi to the parking area from the runway, covering a distance of less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 21 nm, and the flight duration was 14 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 9 kg.

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Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of Ashford (Kent, England). Climbing from 1,680 ft asl to 1,927 ft asl, an increase of 247 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 113 kt 108 kt min to max 124 kt	108		124 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 30.0 °	3.7		12.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.89 g min to max 1.42 g	0.95		1.28 g
Info	Average VSI 387 fpm 91 fpm min to max 1,165 fpm	219		638 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,721 ft asl 1,680 ft asl min to max 1,927 ft asl	1,680		1,927 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.9 ° 1.3 ° min to max 8.5 °	3.7		6.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Battery Master On at 17:04:24
Info	Engine 1 Started at 17:04:24
Info	Engine 2 Started at 17:04:24
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:04:24
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:04:24
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 17:04:24
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 17:04:24
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 17:04:24
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 17:05:37
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 17:05:39
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 17:05:39

Enroute Level

98.89 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of EGKE Challock Airfield Ashford (Kent, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,175 ft asl 1,947 ft asl min to max 2,211 ft asl	1,947		2,211 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 116 kt 112 kt min to max 125 kt	122		116 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 24.7 ° 3.1 ° min to max 28.0 °	14.3		28.0 °
88.86 %	Average g force 1.14 g 0.81 g min to max 1.89 g	1.10		1.17 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 9.4 ° -2.3 ° min to max 15.4 °	10.6		10.0 °

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south of EGKE Challock Airfield Ashford (Kent, England). Climbing from 2,211 ft asl to 3,240 ft asl, an increase of 1,029 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 116 kt 108 kt min to max 141 kt	116		141 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 17.4 ° 4.2 ° min to max 33.5 °	28.0		6.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.62 g min to max 1.38 g	1.17		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI 1,084 fpm -351 fpm min to max 1,958 fpm	1,805		-351 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,703 ft asl 2,211 ft asl min to max 3,310 ft asl	2,211		3,240 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.3 ° -1.8 ° min to max 13.1 °	10.0		-0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Kennington (Kent, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,230 ft asl 3,122 ft asl min to max 3,357 ft asl	3,246		3,213 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 142 kt 125 kt min to max 155 kt	140		130 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.6 ° 0.4 ° min to max 17.4 °	0.4		7.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.60 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		0.90 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -5.0 ° min to max 6.9 °	1.6		1.3 °
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 17:09:23
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 17:09:24
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 17:09:25
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 17:09:26
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 17:09:38
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 17:10:19

Enroute Descent

99.66 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Brook (Kent, England). Descent from 3,214 ft asl to 2,686 ft asl, a decrease of 528 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 123 kt 116 kt min to max 132 kt	129		127 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 14.5 ° 1.6 ° min to max 24.6 °	10.4		6.2 °
96.57 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.38 g min to max 1.29 g	0.95		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI -325 fpm -1,668 fpm min to max 1,308 fpm	86		401 fpm
Info	Average altitude 3,143 ft asl 2,686 ft asl min to max 3,280 ft asl	3,214		2,686 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -6.8 ° min to max 8.9 °	0.7		-0.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Sellindge (Kent, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,728 ft asl 2,601 ft asl min to max 2,768 ft asl	2,692		2,601 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 122 kt 108 kt min to max 127 kt	127		108 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 18.3 °	1.5		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.62 g min to max 1.35 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -2.0 ° min to max 5.1 °	-0.0		-1.5 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:13:33

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Lympne (Kent, England). Descent from 2,544 ft asl to 556 ft asl, a decrease of 1,988 ft in 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 100 kt 86 kt min to max 117 kt	104		86 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.1 °	6.2		3.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.78 g min to max 1.49 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -558 fpm -1,866 fpm min to max 591 fpm	-165		-65 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,090 ft asl 473 ft asl min to max 2,544 ft asl	2,544		556 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -9.2 ° min to max 9.3 °	0.4		4.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 17:15:10

Enroute Level 4

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead New Romney (Kent, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 508 ft asl 168 ft asl min to max 589 ft asl	555		168 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 88 kt 84 kt min to max 92 kt	87		89 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 9.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 36.2 °	0.7		10.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.89 g min to max 1.24 g	1.01		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -10.2 ° min to max 6.6 °	4.9		-8.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:18:14
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:18:26

Arrival Landing

40.45 %

Landing on runway 03 at EGMD Lydd London Ashford Airport, runway length 1,459 m. Threshold height at 130 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was too high at 89 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
75.35 %	Threshold speed was too high at 89 kt. Target 70 kt
0 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
91.2 %	Heading variation -0.6 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.7 °
74.95 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.0 °	11.0		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.91 g min to max 1.25 g	0.97		1.08 g
Info	Average speed 76 kt 61 kt min to max 89 kt	89		61 kt
Info	Average VSI -590 fpm -1,497 fpm min to max -87 fpm	-1,426		-87 fpm
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 130 ft agl	130		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -9.0 ° min to max 7.5 °	-9.0		7.4 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:18:55

Arrival Touchdown

87.88 %

Touchdown point was 46 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 61 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -87 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 14 kt at 88 °. Crosswind: 11 kt Headwind: 8 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -87 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 485 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 61 kt Target below 66 kt
85.16 %	Runway alignment max 7.12 m 6.96 m right	-6.85		-7.12 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.9		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 1.04 g min to max 1.09 g	1.08		1.04 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 60 kt 60 kt min to max 61 kt	61		60 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 6.2 ° min to max 7.4 °	7.4		6.3 °
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:18:56

Arrival Rollout

33.02 %

Total landing distance 878 m, 60 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 45.2 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 878 m 60 % of runway.
0 %	Runway alignment max 45.15 m 0.00 m left to 45.15 m right	-7.16		-45.15 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 51 kt 31 kt min to max 58 kt	58		31 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 6.4 °	6.3		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	1.6		1.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 32 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 28 kt 26 kt min to max 30 kt	30		26 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° 1.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.2		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.3 °	1.0		1.1 °
Info	Average g force 0.98 g 0.93 g min to max 1.03 g	0.99		0.93 g

Arrival Taxi

95 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kt 0 kt min to max 25 kt	25		0 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.78 g min to max 1.12 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -0.7 ° min to max 4.9 °	1.8		1.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.4		3.4 °
0 %	Taxi Lights at 17:19:33

Takeoff on runway at in the DA42-VI

Landing on runway 03 at EGMD Lydd London Ashford Airport in the DA42-VI

Landing Score 53.78 %

Landing Summary

The DA42-VI aircraft successfully landed on runway 03 at EGMD Lydd London Ashford Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The threshold height at 130 ft above ground level (agl) was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when approaching the runway. This could be due to a variety of factors, including an incorrect approach path or a failure to maintain the correct descent rate.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was too high at 89 kt, which is above the recommended speed for a safe landing. However, the touchdown speed at 61 kt was good, indicating that the pilot was able to slow the aircraft down quickly and safely. The touchdown rate of -87 fpm was also excellent, suggesting that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and avoid any hard landings.

Despite the challenges, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop, but the touchdown point was 46 m beyond the touchdown zone. This suggests that the pilot may have been slightly off-centerline or may have been unable to slow the aircraft down quickly enough to stay within the designated touchdown zone. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 7.1 m from the centerline, which could have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 14 kt at 88 °. The crosswind component was 11 kt, while the headwind component was 8 kt. These conditions were not particularly challenging, but they may have still required the pilot to make some adjustments to the approach and landing.

The total landing distance of 878 m was 60% of the runway length, which is a relatively long distance. This suggests that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down quickly enough or may have been unable to maintain the correct approach path. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 45.2 m from the centerline, which could have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the centerline and the long landing distance.

Overall, while the DA42-VI aircraft was able to land safely, the landing was not without its challenges. The pilot will need to work on improving their approach and landing skills, particularly in terms of maintaining the correct threshold height and touchdown speed. With some practice and training, the pilot should be able to improve their performance and achieve a higher score.

40.45 %

Landing

Landing on runway 03 at EGMD Lydd London Ashford Airport, runway length 1,459 m. Threshold height at 130 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was too high at 89 kt.

Height

0 %

Threshold height at 130 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

75.35 %

Threshold speed was too high at 89 kt. Target 70 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

91.2 %

Bank