Departure
Arrival
The YF-23A Black Widow II PAV-2 aircraft began its enroute climb 90 miles southwest of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya in the Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Initially, the aircraft was at an altitude of 475 feet above sea level, and it climbed to 406 feet above sea level, an increase of 69 feet in just one minute. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached the landing ground, it began its final approach from 1 nautical mile away, maintaining a constant altitude of 362 feet above ground level. The aircraft then started its descent, gradually decreasing its altitude from 47 feet above ground level to 0 feet above ground level in just 8 seconds.
The aircraft touched down at a speed of 133 knots, with a fair touchdown rate of -221 feet per minute. However, the touchdown point was quite far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 301 degrees. The crosswind was minimal, at 1 knot, while the tailwind was 6 knots.
Following the touchdown, the aircraft began its landing rollout, which took place at an altitude of 26 feet above sea level. The aircraft covered a distance of 1,936 feet during the rollout. In total, the flight covered a distance of 4 nautical miles and lasted for 2 minutes, consuming 1,274 pounds of fuel.
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Departure Climb 1
68.16 %
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from 90 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica).
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 0 % |
Heading variation 48.0 ° 48.0 ° min to max 48.0 ° |
48.0 | 48.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 99 kt 10 kt min to max 167 kt |
53 | 167 kt | |
| 87.97 % |
Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.6 ° |
4.2 | 0.9 ° | |
| 61.71 % |
Average g force 1.07 g 0.86 g min to max 2.84 g |
1.28 | 2.20 g | |
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Average VSI 1,179 fpm 581 fpm min to max 1,793 fpm |
581 | 1,793 fpm | |
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Average altitude -1 ft agl -6 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl |
-5 | 44 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.1 ° -3.3 ° min to max 29.7 ° |
-2.0 | 29.6 ° | |
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Battery Master On at 17:47:00 |
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Engine 1 Started at 17:47:00 |
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Engine 2 Started at 17:47:00 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:47:00 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:47:00 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:47:00 |
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Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 17:47:00 |
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Landing Gear Down at 17:47:00 |
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GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:47:04 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 17:47:06 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:47:06 |
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Landing Gear Up at 17:47:26 |
Departure Climb 2
48.09 %
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 90 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica).
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 0 % |
Heading variation 48.0 ° 48.0 ° min to max 48.0 ° |
48.0 | 48.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 178 kt 169 kt min to max 206 kt |
169 | 206 kt | |
| 0 % |
Average bank angle 8.2 ° 0.4 ° min to max 52.5 ° |
0.9 | 52.5 ° | |
| 80.86 % |
Average g force 1.87 g 1.35 g min to max 2.17 g |
2.17 | 1.35 g | |
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Average VSI 3,279 fpm 1,974 fpm min to max 6,826 fpm |
1,974 | 6,826 fpm | |
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Average altitude 105 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 327 ft agl |
49 | 327 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 28.5 ° 28.2 ° min to max 29.2 ° |
29.2 | 28.2 ° | |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 17:47:27 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 17:47:27 |
Enroute Climb
13.74 %
Enroute climb started 90 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica). Climbing from 475 ft asl to 406 ft asl, an increase of 69 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 0 % |
Average speed 204 kt 136 kt min to max 277 kt |
204 | 163 kt | |
| 0 % |
Average bank angle 41.7 ° 0.2 ° min to max 99.2 ° |
58.8 | 6.3 ° | |
| 37.43 % |
Average g force 1.61 g 0.40 g min to max 3.69 g |
2.19 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI 104 fpm -8,577 fpm min to max 10,920 fpm |
7,984 | -1,168 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,374 ft asl 406 ft asl min to max 1,829 ft asl |
475 | 406 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.3 ° -23.8 ° min to max 43.4 ° |
36.1 | 4.0 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Stall Warning Activated at 17:47:36 |
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Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:47:39 |
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Landing Gear Down at 17:47:57 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 17:48:04 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:48:04 |
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GPWS Warning Activated at 17:48:14 |
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GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:48:22 |
Arrival Final 1
91.8 %
Approaching landing ground 88 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 362 ft agl to 55 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 17 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.0 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.7 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.7 | 1.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 161 kt 157 kt min to max 165 kt |
160 | 159 kt | |
| 71.2 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
1.2 | 0.0 ° | |
| 87.81 % |
Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.8 ° |
7.7 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.01 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -1,162 fpm -1,307 fpm min to max -806 fpm |
-1,116 | -1,280 fpm | |
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Average altitude 134 ft agl 55 ft agl min to max 362 ft agl |
362 | 55 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 5.0 ° |
4.1 | 3.9 ° | |
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GPWS Warning Activated at 17:48:27 |
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GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:48:28 |
Arrival Landing
92.44 %
Approaching touchdown 88 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica). Descent from 47 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 47 ft in 8 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 145 kt 133 kt min to max 159 kt |
159 | 133 kt | |
| 69.77 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.0 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° |
0.4 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.08 g 0.88 g min to max 1.33 g |
1.00 | 1.03 g | |
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Average speed 145 kt 133 kt min to max 159 kt |
159 | 133 kt | |
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Average VSI -479 fpm -1,279 fpm min to max -9 fpm |
-1,279 | -221 fpm | |
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Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl |
47 | 0 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 8.4 ° 4.0 ° min to max 10.3 ° |
4.0 | 9.3 ° |
Arrival Touchdown
82.86 %
Touchdown 88 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica). Touchdown speed 133 kt. Touchdown rate was fair at -221 fpm. Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Local weather - Temperature 84 °F. Wind 6 kt at 301 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 6 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 95.83 % |
Touchdown VSI was -221 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Average speed 130 kt 124 kt min to max 133 kt |
133 | 124 kt | |
| 94.17 % |
Alignment max 15.2 ft 14.0 ft left |
11.9 | 15.1 ft | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.3 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.05 g 0.91 g min to max 1.23 g |
1.03 | 1.11 g | |
| 20 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 130 kt 124 kt min to max 133 kt |
133 | 124 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 9.7 ° 9.1 ° min to max 10.8 ° |
9.3 | 9.2 ° |
Arrival Rollout
37.13 %
Landing rollout 88 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica). Altitude26 ft asl. Distance was 1,936 ft.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 58.84 % |
Alignment max 47.0 ft 47.0 ft left to 0.0 ft left |
15.0 | 47.0 ft | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.97 g min to max 1.15 g |
1.15 | 1.00 g | |
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Average speed 125 kt 75 kt min to max 133 kt |
133 | 75 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 9.4 ° -0.0 ° min to max 10.6 ° |
9.3 | -0.0 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° |
Runway Exit
Exiting rollout 88 miles south west of MRNS Nosara Airport Nicoya (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica), Average speed was 35 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 39 kt 16 kt min to max 98 kt |
69 | 98 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -1.5 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
-0.1 | -1.0 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.0 | 0.4 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.06 g |
1.00 | 1.06 g |
The YF-23A Black Widow II PAV-2 successfully completed a landing operation 88 miles southwest of MRNS Nosara Airport in Nicoya, Costa Rica. The aircraft began its final approach from a distance of 1 nautical mile, descending from an altitude of 362 feet above ground level (agl) to touch down safely on the ground.
During the descent, the aircraft experienced a significant decrease in altitude, dropping from 47 feet agl to 0 feet agl in just 8 seconds. This rapid descent suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth landing. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was within a safe range, and the touchdown rate of -221 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
However, the landing rollout was notable for being very long, with the aircraft using more than 50% of the available runway. This may indicate that the pilot had to apply the brakes aggressively to bring the aircraft to a stop, or that the aircraft's speed was higher than expected upon touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 84°F and a gentle wind of 6 knots at 301 degrees.
The landing rollout itself was completed at an altitude of 26 feet above sea level (asl), and the distance covered was 1,936 feet. This suggests that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop safely and efficiently, despite the long rollout. Overall, the landing operation was successful, and the YF-23A Black Widow II PAV-2 demonstrated its capabilities in a challenging environment.
Warning: Landed with a 6 kt tailwind
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