Departing from Cotswold Airport, Kemble, Gloucestershire, England, the Boeing C17 began its takeoff roll on runway 26. The aircraft accelerated down the 1,618-meter runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 58 knots in a distance of 316 meters, which accounted for 20% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a negligible wind of 1 knot from 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight headwind.
As the aircraft transitioned to the enroute climb phase, it began to ascend from an initial altitude of 1,051 feet above sea level to 1,066 feet, a gain of 15 feet in less than 1 minute, while covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The climb was followed by a brief level cruise phase, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach phase commenced as the aircraft began its descent from an altitude of 240 feet above ground level, heading towards runway 26 from the east.
The Boeing C17 touched down on runway 26 at a speed of 44 knots, with a touchdown distance of 110 meters, which was well within the available runway length. The touchdown rate was a perfect -34 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was spot on. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20°C, with a wind of 3 knots from 225°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 253 meters, accounting for 16% of the available runway length. The aircraft came to a stop with perfect runway rollout alignment, having completed a total flight distance of 6 nautical miles while consuming 0 kilograms of fuel.
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Departure roll runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport. Takeoff distance 316 m 20 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 58 kt. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Takeoff distance 316 m 20 % of runway |
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Liftoff speed was 58 kt Target 135 kt |
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Runway alignment max 1.83 m 0.68 m left to 1.15 m right |
0.61 | -1.15 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.97 g 0.93 g min to max 1.03 g |
0.98 | 1.03 g | |
| 100 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle 6.9 ° 4.8 ° min to max 11.6 ° |
11.0 | 6.2 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° |
0.1 | 2.0 ° | |
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Battery Master On at 23:25:50 |
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Engine 1 Started at 23:25:50 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 23:25:50 |
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Autopilot Master Switched On at 23:25:50 |
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Landing Gear Down at 23:25:50 |
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Parking Brake On at 23:25:50 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 23:25:50 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 23:26:10 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 23:26:10 |
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Parking Brake Off at 23:26:10 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:26:10 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 23:26:11 |
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Navigation Lights Switched Off at 23:26:12 |
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Pitot Heat Switched On at 23:26:12 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 23:26:12 |
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Landing Lights at 23:26:22 |
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Strobe Lights at 23:28:15 |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | -0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 62 kt 58 kt min to max 63 kt |
58 | 63 kt | |
| 98.58 % |
Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
2.0 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.08 g |
1.03 | 0.98 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI 588 fpm 433 fpm min to max 696 fpm |
433 | 696 fpm | |
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Average altitude 19 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl |
1 | 48 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 8.8 ° 6.2 ° min to max 10.1 ° |
6.2 | 9.7 ° |
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
-0.0 | 0.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 65 kt 63 kt min to max 70 kt |
63 | 64 kt | |
| 98.39 % |
Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° |
0.1 | 2.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.97 g 0.95 g min to max 1.03 g |
0.97 | 0.96 g | |
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Average VSI 635 fpm 466 fpm min to max 997 fpm |
695 | 834 fpm | |
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Average altitude 113 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 377 ft agl |
49 | 377 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 8.7 ° 7.1 ° min to max 11.4 ° |
9.7 | 10.4 ° |
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.4 | -0.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 64 kt 63 kt min to max 64 kt |
64 | 64 kt | |
| 76.21 % |
Average bank angle 3.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 11.0 ° |
0.9 | 10.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.96 g min to max 1.02 g |
0.96 | 1.00 g | |
| 0 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 678 fpm 474 fpm min to max 792 fpm |
736 | 474 fpm | |
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Average altitude 512 ft agl 404 ft agl min to max 620 ft agl |
404 | 620 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 9.3 ° 7.6 ° min to max 10.6 ° |
9.6 | 7.6 ° | |
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Gear Not Retracted at 23:29:00 |
Enroute climb started overhead EGBP Cotswold Airport Kemble (Gloucestershire, England). Climbing from 1,051 ft asl to 1,066 ft asl, an increase of 15 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 63 kt 62 kt min to max 63 kt |
63 | 62 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 11.0 ° 10.7 ° min to max 11.3 ° |
10.7 | 11.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.01 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI 424 fpm 401 fpm min to max 437 fpm |
437 | 401 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,058 ft asl 1,051 ft asl min to max 1,066 ft asl |
1,051 | 1,066 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 7.4 ° min to max 7.8 ° |
7.8 | 7.4 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 |
Enroute level cruise started overhead EGBP Cotswold Airport Kemble (Gloucestershire, England) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 5 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 1,017 ft asl 667 ft asl min to max 1,148 ft asl |
1,072 | 667 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 69 kt 50 kt min to max 83 kt |
62 | 61 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 4.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.3 ° |
11.6 | 0.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.10 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 2.5 ° -6.1 ° min to max 6.9 ° |
6.9 | 0.2 ° | |
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Flaps Position 2 at 23:32:23 |
Approaching runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 240 ft agl to 1 ft agl. A decrease of 239 ft in 30 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 1.1 ° 0.3 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.3 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 60 kt 53 kt min to max 64 kt |
61 | 53 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
-0.1 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° |
0.8 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.06 g |
0.96 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -313 fpm -602 fpm min to max -32 fpm |
-445 | -77 fpm | |
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Average altitude 37 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 240 ft agl |
240 | 1 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -1.8 ° min to max 4.5 ° |
-0.6 | 4.5 ° | |
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Flaps Position 3 at 23:33:56 |
Landing on runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport, runway length 1,618 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 53 kt was well below target, take care not to stall.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 34.49 % |
Threshold speed at 53 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 86 kt |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 100 % |
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 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° |
0.0 | 0.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g |
0.99 | 1.03 g | |
| Info |
Average speed 48 kt 44 kt min to max 53 kt |
53 | 44 kt | |
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Average VSI -51 fpm -86 fpm min to max -26 fpm |
-80 | -34 fpm | |
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Average altitude 8 ft agl 6 ft agl min to max 10 ft agl |
9 | 7 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.9 ° 4.6 ° min to max 9.9 ° |
4.6 | 9.9 ° | |
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Stall Warning Activated at 23:34:14 |
Touchdown distance was good at 110 m. Touchdown speed at 44 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -34 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kt at 225 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Touchdown VSI was -34 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 110 m Target 457 m |
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Speed at touchdown 44 kt Target below 84 kt |
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| 100 % |
Runway alignment max 0.86 m 0.74 m left |
0.78 | 0.86 m | |
| 93.82 % |
Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
0.6 | 1.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.94 g min to max 1.15 g |
1.03 | 1.06 g | |
| 40 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 40 kt 36 kt min to max 44 kt |
44 | 36 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 9.9 ° min to max 13.2 ° |
9.9 | 11.5 ° | |
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Stall Warning Deactivated at 23:34:17 |
Total landing distance 253 m, 16 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 253 m 16 % of runway. |
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Runway alignment max 2.18 m 0.85 m left to 1.33 m right |
0.85 | -1.00 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.05 | 1.00 g | |
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Average speed 37 kt 31 kt min to max 39 kt |
39 | 31 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 11.3 ° 11.1 ° min to max 11.6 ° |
11.6 | 11.1 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° |
1.3 | 0.1 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 1 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 2 kt 0 kt min to max 28 kt |
28 | 0 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 11.1 ° 10.7 ° min to max 11.1 ° |
11.1 | 11.1 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.2 | 0.6 ° | |
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Average g force 0.99 g 0.98 g min to max 1.07 g |
1.02 | 0.98 g |
The Boeing C17 touched down on runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport with a high degree of precision, showcasing excellent approach quality. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 240 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold, aligning itself with the runway heading of 260.0°. The approach was characterized by a stable and controlled descent, culminating in a good threshold height.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a commendable performance, with a touchdown speed of 44 knots and a touchdown distance of 110 meters. The touchdown rate of -34 feet per minute was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, with the aircraft remaining centered on the runway. The threshold speed of 53 knots was well below the target, necessitating caution to avoid stalling.
The Boeing C17 continued to demonstrate its capabilities during the rollout phase, maintaining perfect alignment with the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 253 meters, accounting for 16% of the runway length, was a testament to the aircraft's efficient deceleration. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle headwind of 2 knots, contributed to a smooth and controlled landing. Overall, the landing was scored at 93.6%, reflecting the high level of proficiency displayed by the crew.
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