MY FS FLIGHTS
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The DA42-TDI taxied to runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport and commenced its departure roll, accelerating over a measured takeoff distance of 526 m which represented 24 % of the runway. Liftoff was achieved at 80 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 240°, giving a cross-wind component of 8 kt and a head-wind component of 5 kt.
During the climb the aircraft passed overhead Rhoose, rising from 801 ft asl to 3 502 ft asl - a gain of 2 701 ft - in 3 minutes while covering 6 nm.
The first cruise segment began over Wenvoe and was maintained for 11 minutes, during which 24 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent commenced 1 mile south-east of Rhoose, with the aircraft descending from 3 196 ft asl to 1 917 ft asl - a loss of 1 279 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
A second level cruise started 4 miles south of Barry, lasting 4 minutes and encompassing 9 nm of flight.
The final approach to runway 30 was executed from the south-east on a heading of 294.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1 188 ft agl.
A go-around was initiated on runway 30 at EGFF when the aircraft reached 249 ft agl, after which the missed approach procedure was flown before a subsequent approach.
Landing on runway 30 occurred with a runway length of 2 203 m and a good threshold height. Touchdown speed was recorded at 60 kt, touchdown distance at 481 m, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 104 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 7.4 m from the centreline.
Rollout proceeded smoothly; the threshold speed was noted as 75 kt and the aircraft remained aligned for the remainder of the landing roll.
In total the flight covered 69 nm, required 36 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 16 kg of fuel.
Replay this flight in 3D — the full flight path over the terrain with every stage, event and score along the route.
Entering runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport, Average speed was 18 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 17 kt 0 kt min to max 38 kt |
0 | 38 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 1.7 ° min to max 2.4 ° |
2.0 | 1.8 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.0 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Battery Master On at 14:49:07 |
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Engine 1 Started at 14:49:07 |
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Engine 2 Started at 14:49:07 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 14:49:07 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 14:49:07 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 14:49:07 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 14:49:07 |
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Autopilot Master Switched On at 14:49:07 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 14:49:07 |
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Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 14:49:07 |
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Landing Gear Activated at 14:49:07 |
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Landing Gear Down at 14:49:07 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 14:51:59 |
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Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 14:51:59 |
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Parking Brake On at 14:52:03 |
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Pitot Heat Switched On at 15:00:00 |
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Parking Brake Off at 15:00:01 |
Departure roll runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport. Takeoff distance 526 m 24 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 80 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 10 kt at 240 °. Crosswind: 8 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 526 m 24 % of runway |
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| 93.21 % |
Liftoff speed was 80 kt Target 70 kt |
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| 83.3 % |
Runway alignment max 9.53 m 7.63 m left to 1.90 m right |
7.52 | -1.54 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.06 g |
1.00 | 1.06 g | |
| 100 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 0.9 ° min to max 5.8 ° |
1.8 | 5.8 ° | |
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Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
0.2 | 2.2 ° |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EGFF Cardiff International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.1 | 0.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 85 kt 80 kt min to max 88 kt |
80 | 88 kt | |
| 95.53 % |
Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° |
2.2 | 1.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.08 g |
1.06 | 1.05 g | |
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Average VSI 427 fpm 285 fpm min to max 606 fpm |
285 | 606 fpm | |
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Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl |
0 | 36 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 7.2 ° 5.8 ° min to max 8.7 ° |
5.8 | 8.7 ° |
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 85.25 % |
Heading variation 1.2 ° 0.7 ° min to max 3.2 ° |
0.7 | 3.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 89 kt 88 kt min to max 92 kt |
88 | 92 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° |
1.1 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.05 | 0.94 g | |
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Average VSI 827 fpm 611 fpm min to max 1,306 fpm |
611 | 1,113 fpm | |
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Average altitude 91 ft agl 37 ft agl min to max 374 ft agl |
37 | 374 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 9.2 ° 8.6 ° min to max 11.6 ° |
8.7 | 9.4 ° | |
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Landing Gear Up at 15:00:38 |
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 EGFF Cardiff International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 67.67 % |
Heading variation 4.4 ° 3.7 ° min to max 5.9 ° |
3.7 | 5.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 94 kt 93 kt min to max 95 kt |
93 | 95 kt | |
| 57.66 % |
Average bank angle 10.7 ° 1.2 ° min to max 18.1 ° |
1.2 | 18.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g |
0.98 | 1.03 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 1,145 fpm 1,030 fpm min to max 1,250 fpm |
1,036 | 1,250 fpm | |
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Average altitude 469 ft agl 392 ft agl min to max 563 ft agl |
392 | 563 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 10.0 ° 9.5 ° min to max 10.3 ° |
9.5 | 10.0 ° |
Enroute climb started overhead Rhoose (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales). Climbing from 801 ft asl to 3,502 ft asl, an increase of 2,701 ft in 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 100 kt 90 kt min to max 141 kt |
95 | 140 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 9.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.1 ° |
18.0 | 17.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.79 g min to max 1.33 g |
1.03 | 1.20 g | |
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Average VSI 1,089 fpm -998 fpm min to max 2,084 fpm |
1,242 | -178 fpm | |
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Average altitude 2,120 ft asl 801 ft asl min to max 3,631 ft asl |
801 | 3,502 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 8.7 ° -3.5 ° min to max 13.2 ° |
9.7 | 1.8 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 |
Enroute level cruise started overhead Wenvoe (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales) and lasted 11 minutes, covering 24 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 3,511 ft asl 3,299 ft asl min to max 3,629 ft asl |
3,501 | 3,322 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 129 kt 119 kt min to max 143 kt |
140 | 125 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 17.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.0 ° |
17.2 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.06 g 0.84 g min to max 1.28 g |
1.16 | 0.99 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -3.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
2.6 | -3.0 ° |
Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Rhoose (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales). Descent from 3,196 ft asl to 1,917 ft asl, a decrease of 1,279 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 138 kt 128 kt min to max 146 kt |
129 | 141 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.3 ° min to max 5.9 ° |
5.9 | 4.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.09 g |
1.03 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -851 fpm -1,318 fpm min to max -497 fpm |
-497 | -882 fpm | |
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Average altitude 2,564 ft asl 1,917 ft asl min to max 3,196 ft asl |
3,196 | 1,917 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.8 ° -4.6 ° min to max -0.8 ° |
-0.8 | -3.1 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 |
Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south of Barry (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 9 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 1,599 ft asl 1,405 ft asl min to max 1,902 ft asl |
1,902 | 1,405 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 128 kt 102 kt min to max 141 kt |
141 | 102 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 6.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.8 ° |
2.9 | 3.8 ° | |
| 97.14 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.86 g min to max 1.60 g |
1.02 | 1.01 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -8.7 ° min to max 4.0 ° |
-2.9 | -2.7 ° | |
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Landing Gear Down at 15:20:00 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 15:20:09 |
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,188 ft agl to 939 ft agl. A decrease of 249 ft in 38 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.8 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.8 | 2.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 99 kt 98 kt min to max 102 kt |
102 | 98 kt | |
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Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
-0.5 | 0.2 ° | |
| 93.86 % |
Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.3 ° |
0.6 | 5.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g |
1.00 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -386 fpm -619 fpm min to max -200 fpm |
-484 | -200 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,051 ft agl 939 ft agl min to max 1,188 ft agl |
1,188 | 939 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -3.7 ° min to max -0.8 ° |
-2.7 | -1.0 ° |
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 936 ft agl to 642 ft agl. A decrease of 294 ft in 37 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.9 | 3.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 101 kt 98 kt min to max 103 kt |
98 | 103 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | -0.5 ° | |
| 92.86 % |
Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° |
4.5 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.01 | 1.04 g | |
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Average VSI -461 fpm -547 fpm min to max -191 fpm |
-191 | -466 fpm | |
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Average altitude 793 ft agl 642 ft agl min to max 936 ft agl |
936 | 642 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.8 ° -3.2 ° min to max -1.0 ° |
-1.0 | -2.4 ° |
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 635 ft agl to 253 ft agl. A decrease of 382 ft in 47 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.0 | 3.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 101 kt 100 kt min to max 103 kt |
102 | 102 kt | |
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Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
-0.5 | -0.1 ° | |
| 95.65 % |
Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° |
0.6 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.14 g |
0.95 | 1.14 g | |
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Average VSI -476 fpm -656 fpm min to max -306 fpm |
-412 | -333 fpm | |
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Average altitude 445 ft agl 253 ft agl min to max 635 ft agl |
635 | 253 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.5 ° -3.6 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
-3.1 | 0.0 ° |
Go-Around runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport at 249 ft agl.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 101 kt 74 kt min to max 144 kt |
102 | 126 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 8.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.7 ° |
0.6 | 1.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.80 g min to max 1.37 g |
1.19 | 0.93 g | |
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Average altitude 1,846 ft agl 249 ft agl min to max 3,540 ft agl |
249 | 1,342 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.4 ° -6.8 ° min to max 12.8 ° |
2.1 | -4.3 ° | |
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Landing Gear Up at 15:22:39 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:22:40 |
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Engine 1 Stopped at 15:23:52 |
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Landing Gear Down at 15:33:20 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 15:33:22 |
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,330 ft agl to 940 ft agl. A decrease of 390 ft in 35 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.1 | 2.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 108 kt 98 kt min to max 125 kt |
125 | 98 kt | |
| 99.23 % |
Heading variation 1.4 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.1 ° |
2.1 | 0.6 ° | |
| 71.46 % |
Average bank angle 4.0 ° 0.2 ° min to max 13.6 ° |
13.6 | 6.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.84 g min to max 1.22 g |
0.99 | 0.97 g | |
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Average VSI -680 fpm -1,376 fpm min to max -389 fpm |
-764 | -717 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,122 ft agl 940 ft agl min to max 1,330 ft agl |
1,330 | 940 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -4.0 ° -8.2 ° min to max -2.3 ° |
-5.1 | -4.5 ° |
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 925 ft agl to 616 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 40 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.8 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.9 | 2.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 95 kt 92 kt min to max 99 kt |
98 | 92 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.5 | 0.3 ° | |
| 94.46 % |
Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° |
0.0 | 4.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.15 g |
0.97 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -456 fpm -829 fpm min to max -241 fpm |
-785 | -418 fpm | |
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Average altitude 753 ft agl 616 ft agl min to max 925 ft agl |
925 | 616 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -4.8 ° min to max -0.7 ° |
-4.8 | -2.1 ° |
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 609 ft agl to 249 ft agl. A decrease of 360 ft in 53 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.9 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.8 | 3.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 93 kt 87 kt min to max 95 kt |
93 | 87 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.8 ° |
0.3 | 1.8 ° | |
| 87.03 % |
Average bank angle 2.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.8 ° |
1.0 | 6.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.12 g |
0.99 | 0.98 g | |
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Average VSI -398 fpm -517 fpm min to max -154 fpm |
-449 | -154 fpm | |
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Average altitude 422 ft agl 249 ft agl min to max 609 ft agl |
609 | 249 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.7 ° -2.5 ° min to max -0.7 ° |
-2.3 | -2.2 ° | |
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Flaps Position 2 at 15:35:32 |
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 246 ft agl to 35 ft agl. A decrease of 211 ft in 24 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.2 ° 1.5 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.3 | 1.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 77 kt 74 kt min to max 86 kt |
86 | 75 kt | |
| 93.27 % |
Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.1 ° |
1.1 | 0.2 ° | |
| 95.14 % |
Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.1 ° |
0.3 | 2.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g |
0.94 | 0.97 g | |
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Average VSI -454 fpm -705 fpm min to max -246 fpm |
-246 | -522 fpm | |
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Average altitude 78 ft agl 35 ft agl min to max 246 ft agl |
246 | 35 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -3.9 ° min to max -0.8 ° |
-2.6 | -2.1 ° |
Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport, runway length 2,203 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 75 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was good at 75 kt. Target 75 kt |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 66 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.2 | 0.2 ° | |
| 92.09 % |
Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.8 ° |
2.4 | 1.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.85 g min to max 1.30 g |
0.98 | 0.95 g | |
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Average speed 68 kt 60 kt min to max 75 kt |
75 | 60 kt | |
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Average VSI -94 fpm -534 fpm min to max 76 fpm |
-524 | -104 fpm | |
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Average altitude 0 ft agl -5 ft agl min to max 17 ft agl |
17 | -5 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.3 ° -2.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° |
-2.0 | 4.8 ° |
Touchdown distance was good at 481 m. Touchdown speed at 60 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -104 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 17 kt at 237 °. Crosswind: 14 kt Headwind: 9 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 98.08 % |
Touchdown VSI was -104 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 481 m Target 457 m |
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| 100 % |
Speed at touchdown 60 kt Target below 72 kt |
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| 84.29 % |
Runway alignment max 7.36 m 6.98 m left |
7.36 | 6.72 m | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.5 ° 1.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° |
1.8 | 1.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.12 g 0.95 g min to max 1.21 g |
0.95 | 1.10 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 60 kt 59 kt min to max 60 kt |
60 | 59 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 4.7 ° 4.2 ° min to max 5.2 ° |
4.8 | 4.2 ° |
The final approach to runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport was flown from the south-east on a heading of 294.0° at 4 nm and 1,188 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as stabilised, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the aircraft was aligned with the runway centreline in the prevailing wind of 17 kt from 237° (crosswind component 14 kt, headwind component 9 kt).
Threshold height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 75 kt. Touchdown distance was good at 481 m, touchdown speed was good at 60 kt and the touchdown rate was smooth at minus 104 fpm.
The aircraft landed on runway 30, whose length is 2,203 m, with the touchdown point slightly misaligned by 7.4 m from the centreline.
Maintain the current high standards while refining centreline tracking to reduce the 7.4 m offset at touchdown; a tighter alignment will further improve the already strong score of 95.2 %.
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