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KLAX
Los Angeles, United States
Elevation114 ft asl
Weight1,577 kg
Fuel147 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

81.95 %
KLGB
Long Beach, United States
Elevation57 ft asl
Weight1,477 kg
Fuel96 kg
Wind269° · 2 kn
9 Oct 2026 0:28 45 nm Bell 407 52 kg
Departure Score
92.40 %
Enroute Score
99.65 %
Arrival Score
53.80 %

What went well

No sink accelerating out of the hover

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 897 fpm at 0 %, Sideways at touchdown 14.3 kt at 0 %, −7.65 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 828 fpm at 0 %, Forward at touchdown 12.9 kt at 47 %, −5.07 points
Arrival Approach — 26 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 53 %, Fastest descent 1,274 fpm at 61 %, −1.65 points

Next time

Departure

Hold the hover height with small, early collective movements, and add pedal as you change power so the nose stays put.

What happened: The hover after lift-off wandered 7.9 ft around its height, against 4 ft for a steady one.

Watch for: Height above the ground, steady within 4 ft.

See Departure Hover

Arrival

Stop all movement over the ground in the hover before lowering the collective, and hold the spot with cyclic all the way down.

What happened: The helicopter was moving sideways at 14 kt when it touched down; full marks allow 1 kt.

Watch for: A fixed point on the ground beside you, not moving as you descend.

See Arrival Touchdown

As you slow through about 20 knots near the end, add collective to offset the loss of translational lift, together with the matching pedal. Keep some forward speed until you're close to the ground.

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Start to finish · 23 stages, 22 in the score

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 1 kt0 kt min to max 2 kt 0 1 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.9 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 2.4 °0.1 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.1 3.3 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 4 ft agl
Departure Hover 88.32Lifted into the hover and held it for 10 seconds, on average 8 ft above the spot, moving 122 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Moved over the ground at 6.8 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
94 % Height held within 5 ftFull marks within 4 ft
73 % Steepest bank 10 °Full marks up to 6 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 100 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 50 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 8 ft0 ft min to max 21 ft 0 21 ft
Info Average ground speed 7 kt1 kt min to max 12 kt 1 12 kt
Info Average VSI 92 fpm12 fpm min to max 297 fpm 12 297 fpm
Info Average collective 47 %44 % min to max 54 % 49 54 %
Info Average pitch angle -2.6 °-5.0 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -2.8 °
Info Average bank angle 2.7 °0.2 ° min to max 9.7 ° 3.2 9.7 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.08 g 1.06 1.06 g
50 ft100 ft150 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
01020300 s5 s10 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 7.5 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 84.61Accelerated away from 13 kt to 60 kt, reaching 203 ft above the spot in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
81 % Steepest bank 21 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
47 % Nose down by up to 26 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 98 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 61 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 66 ft22 ft min to max 203 ft 22 203 ft
Info Average ground speed 29 kt13 kt min to max 60 kt 13 60 kt
Info Average airspeed 16 kt9 kt min to max 55 kt 9 55 kt
Info Average VSI 541 fpm30 fpm min to max 1,146 fpm 305 652 fpm
Info Average collective 54 %54 % min to max 54 % 54 54 %
Info Average pitch angle -4.2 °-25.5 ° min to max 4.0 ° -2.8 -6.2 °
Info Average bank angle 11.5 °0.2 ° min to max 20.8 ° 10.2 0.6 °
Info Average g force 1.07 g0.78 g min to max 1.34 g 1.06 0.93 g
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile west of Lennox (California, United States). Climbing from 323 ft asl to 918 ft asl, an increase of 594 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 92 kt56 kt min to max 110 kt 56 110 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.7 °0.1 ° min to max 24.2 ° 1.2 22.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.76 g min to max 1.19 g 0.98 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 403 fpm-665 fpm min to max 1,443 fpm 571 -229 fpm
Info Average altitude 797 ft asl323 ft asl min to max 1,052 ft asl 323 918 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -7.1 °-14.1 ° min to max -1.6 ° -5.3 -8.7 °
Info Turn coordination -55-111 min to max 28 -27 -8
Enroute Level 99.88Enroute level cruise started overhead Inglewood (California, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±546 ft of 890 ft asl675 ft asl min to max 1,098 ft asl 915 675 ft asl
100 % Average speed 64 kt30 kt min to max 109 kt 109 54 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.7 °0.0 ° min to max 38.0 ° 20.3 13.4 °
99 % Average g force 1.02 g0.55 g min to max 1.52 g 1.11 0.88 g
Info Turn coordination -37-127 min to max 43 -21 -85
Info Average pitch angle -3.6 °-14.5 ° min to max 11.1 ° -8.8 -0.1 °
Arrival Approach 87.71The approach began 494 ft above the landing spot at 54 kt and slowed to 4 kt in 80 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Steepest bank 21 °Full marks up to 20 °
80 % Fastest descent 1,041 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
64 % 21 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeedMore than 300 fpm down below 30 kt is where a helicopter can settle into its own downwash. Full marks up to 5 %
100 % Nose up by up to 11 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 100 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 48 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 100 ft11 ft min to max 494 ft 494 11 ft
Info Average ground speed 14 kt0 kt min to max 57 kt 54 4 kt
Info Average airspeed 16 kt4 kt min to max 57 kt 53 4 kt
Info Average VSI -190 fpm-1,041 fpm min to max 113 fpm -578 -315 fpm
Info Average collective 38 %19 % min to max 64 % 25 64 %
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-8.6 ° min to max 11.3 ° -0.9 -2.9 °
Info Average bank angle 4.2 °0.0 ° min to max 20.6 ° 19.0 2.9 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.18 g 0.84 1.16 g
020040060001,0002,0003,000Steepest, 1,041 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. is where it was below 30 kt and descending faster than 300 fpm - slow and sinking, which is what the settling mark counts.

Arrival Hover Hovered before the landing for 3 seconds, on average 13 ft above the spot, moving 41 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average height above the spot 13 ft10 ft min to max 14 ft 11 10 ft
Info Average ground speed 8 kt4 kt min to max 12 kt 4 12 kt
Info Average VSI -49 fpm-290 fpm min to max 56 fpm -290 -159 fpm
Info Average collective 44 %26 % min to max 64 % 64 26 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average torque 42 %36 % min to max 46 % 43 36 %
Info Average pitch angle -7.7 °-10.7 ° min to max -3.0 ° -3.0 -10.7 °
Info Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.0 0.6 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.76 g min to max 1.23 g 1.20 0.77 g
Arrival Touchdown 39.12Touched down at 828 fpm with 13 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touched down at 828 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
78 % Sideways at touchdown 1.9 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
47 % Forward at touchdown 12.9 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 1 ft0 ft min to max 9 ft 9 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 13 kt 12 0 kt
Info Average VSI -249 fpm-498 fpm min to max -72 fpm -194 -72 fpm
Info Average collective 14 %14 % min to max 19 % 19 14 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average torque 34 %31 % min to max 38 % 35 31 %
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-10.7 ° min to max 0.3 ° -10.7 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.8 0.7 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.70 g min to max 1.95 g 0.75 0.98 g
050100-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 190 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 828 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 12.9 kt, 1.9 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.
Departure Hover 89.08Lifted into the hover and held it for 6 seconds, on average 10 ft above the spot, moving 23 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Moved over the ground at 2.1 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
68 % Height held within 8 ftFull marks within 4 ft
87 % Steepest bank 8 °Full marks up to 6 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 99 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 60 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 10 ft0 ft min to max 24 ft 1 24 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt0 kt min to max 4 kt 1 4 kt
Info Average VSI 177 fpm-14 fpm min to max 292 fpm 15 292 fpm
Info Average collective 50 %40 % min to max 55 % 40 55 %
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-9.5 ° min to max 6.3 ° -0.3 -2.8 °
Info Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 7.9 ° 4.4 1.8 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.94 g min to max 1.10 g 0.94 1.07 g
5 ft10 ft15 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
01020300 s2 s4 s6 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 9.8 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 100.00Accelerated away from 5 kt to 12 kt, reaching 309 ft above the spot in 17 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 10 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 12 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 99 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 62 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 73 ft25 ft min to max 309 ft 25 309 ft
Info Average ground speed 5 kt2 kt min to max 12 kt 5 12 kt
Info Average airspeed 2 kt0 kt min to max 2 kt 1 2 kt
Info Average VSI 616 fpm300 fpm min to max 1,463 fpm 300 1,404 fpm
Info Average collective 60 %55 % min to max 80 % 55 80 %
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-11.6 ° min to max 4.3 ° -2.2 -11.6 °
Info Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 9.9 ° 1.3 8.3 °
Info Average g force 1.04 g0.98 g min to max 1.10 g 1.06 1.00 g
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Inglewood (California, United States). Climbing from 437 ft asl to 1,291 ft asl, an increase of 854 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 94 kt3 kt min to max 115 kt 3 113 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.3 ° min to max 8.2 ° 4.8 8.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.82 g min to max 1.27 g 1.27 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 584 fpm-114 fpm min to max 2,281 fpm 1,518 560 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,009 ft asl437 ft asl min to max 1,291 ft asl 437 1,291 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -10.0 °-17.5 ° min to max -6.2 ° -12.6 -7.7 °
Info Turn coordination -70-105 min to max -31 -41 -65
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of View Park-Windsor Hills (California, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±565 ft of 1,497 ft asl1,301 ft asl min to max 1,612 ft asl 1,301 1,376 ft asl
100 % Average speed 116 kt108 kt min to max 125 kt 112 123 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.1 °0.1 ° min to max 12.2 ° 9.5 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.87 g min to max 1.10 g 1.09 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination -60-85 min to max -37 -47 -60
Info Average pitch angle -9.3 °-12.1 ° min to max -5.9 ° -6.4 -10.8 °
Enroute Climb 3 95.95Enroute climb started 2 miles south west of Los Angeles (California, United States). Climbing from 1,367 ft asl to 2,021 ft asl, an increase of 654 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kt59 kt min to max 124 kt 123 74 kt
91 % Average bank angle 10.4 °0.1 ° min to max 44.8 ° 0.1 5.8 °
98 % Average g force 1.04 g0.76 g min to max 1.62 g 1.00 1.29 g
Info Average VSI 439 fpm-631 fpm min to max 2,738 fpm -569 1,131 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,539 ft asl1,297 ft asl min to max 2,021 ft asl 1,367 2,021 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.4 °-15.2 ° min to max 12.5 ° -10.6 2.7 °
Info Turn coordination -56-125 min to max 13 -40 -45
Enroute Level 3 99.89Enroute level cruise started overhead Los Angeles (California, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±602 ft of 1,954 ft asl1,729 ft asl min to max 2,419 ft asl 2,042 1,794 ft asl
100 % Average speed 102 kt46 kt min to max 124 kt 73 116 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.3 °0.0 ° min to max 36.5 ° 0.3 6.6 °
99 % Average g force 1.02 g0.69 g min to max 1.57 g 1.02 1.17 g
Info Turn coordination -64-127 min to max -3 -63 -41
Info Average pitch angle -8.4 °-24.6 ° min to max 14.2 ° 2.4 -5.1 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Boyle Heights (California, United States). Descent from 1,800 ft asl to 1,215 ft asl, a decrease of 585 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 123 kt112 kt min to max 138 kt 116 112 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.3 ° min to max 10.0 ° 5.7 8.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.83 g min to max 1.26 g 1.20 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -402 fpm-2,302 fpm min to max 1,030 fpm 536 836 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,473 ft asl1,018 ft asl min to max 1,872 ft asl 1,800 1,215 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -9.2 °-15.2 ° min to max -3.1 ° -3.1 -8.6 °
Info Turn coordination -47-87 min to max 10 -51 -73
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Maywood (California, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±561 ft of 1,213 ft asl1,110 ft asl min to max 1,273 ft asl 1,229 1,121 ft asl
100 % Average speed 118 kt110 kt min to max 124 kt 111 121 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.6 °0.1 ° min to max 13.7 ° 7.9 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.79 g min to max 1.13 g 0.93 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination -58-101 min to max -23 -76 -83
Info Average pitch angle -9.4 °-12.6 ° min to max -6.6 ° -8.9 -10.1 °
Enroute Climb 4 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of Downey (California, United States). Climbing from 1,119 ft asl to 2,105 ft asl, an increase of 986 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 105 kt95 kt min to max 121 kt 121 116 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.5 °0.2 ° min to max 12.0 ° 5.5 0.9 °
99.96 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.32 g 1.20 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 1,009 fpm-347 fpm min to max 1,836 fpm -54 -131 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,674 ft asl1,119 ft asl min to max 2,105 ft asl 1,119 2,105 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -6.0 °-11.2 ° min to max -0.7 ° -6.8 -8.4 °
Info Turn coordination -70-101 min to max -24 -54 -54
Enroute Level 5 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Paramount (California, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±605 ft of 1,979 ft asl1,903 ft asl min to max 2,111 ft asl 2,110 1,907 ft asl
100 % Average speed 119 kt117 kt min to max 122 kt 117 121 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 9.9 ° 1.9 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.82 g min to max 1.10 g 1.02 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination -54-83 min to max -37 -49 -52
Info Average pitch angle -9.2 °-11.9 ° min to max -7.3 ° -9.0 -7.7 °
Enroute Descent 2 99.98Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Signal Hill (California, United States). Descent from 1,910 ft asl to 213 ft asl, a decrease of 1,697 ft in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 126 kt114 kt min to max 137 kt 121 120 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.1 ° min to max 30.6 ° 2.5 28.9 °
99.8 % Average g force 0.99 g0.61 g min to max 1.39 g 0.95 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -551 fpm-1,563 fpm min to max 721 fpm 160 155 fpm
Info Average altitude 964 ft asl200 ft asl min to max 1,993 ft asl 1,910 213 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -11.0 °-17.7 ° min to max -5.1 ° -8.3 -11.4 °
Info Turn coordination -43-111 min to max -6 -45 -53
Enroute Climb 5 99.90Enroute climb started 1 mile south of SB10 Los Angeles Los Angeles (California, United States). Climbing from 215 ft asl to 1,514 ft asl, an increase of 1,299 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 78 kt15 kt min to max 120 kt 120 68 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.9 °0.1 ° min to max 37.0 ° 28.1 0.1 °
99 % Average g force 1.01 g0.19 g min to max 1.36 g 1.02 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 860 fpm-143 fpm min to max 2,221 fpm 38 432 fpm
Info Average altitude 740 ft asl212 ft asl min to max 1,514 ft asl 215 1,514 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.3 °-18.2 ° min to max 10.4 ° -12.1 -14.9 °
Info Turn coordination -50-123 min to max 26 -60 -71
Enroute Descent 3 99.84Enroute descent started overhead SB10 Los Angeles Los Angeles (California, United States). Descent from 1,520 ft asl to 528 ft asl, a decrease of 993 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 112 kt72 kt min to max 130 kt 72 94 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.3 °0.1 ° min to max 29.0 ° 6.3 1.8 °
98 % Average g force 1.00 g0.74 g min to max 1.73 g 0.96 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -552 fpm-1,769 fpm min to max 1,178 fpm 340 -1,143 fpm
Info Average altitude 933 ft asl528 ft asl min to max 1,528 ft asl 1,520 528 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -10.7 °-18.8 ° min to max 3.3 ° -14.0 -12.3 °
Info Turn coordination -40-110 min to max 36 -67 -17
Arrival Approach 80.17The approach began 440 ft above the landing spot at 97 kt and slowed to 14 kt in 2.2 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Steepest bank 22 °Full marks up to 20 °
61 % Fastest descent 1,274 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
53 % 26 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeedMore than 300 fpm down below 30 kt is where a helicopter can settle into its own downwash. Full marks up to 5 %
100 % Nose up by up to 12 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 99 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 46 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 197 ft11 ft min to max 496 ft 440 11 ft
Info Average ground speed 34 kt12 kt min to max 100 kt 97 14 kt
Info Average airspeed 34 kt1 kt min to max 99 kt 95 14 kt
Info Average VSI -300 fpm-1,274 fpm min to max 735 fpm -1,218 -584 fpm
Info Average collective 29 %14 % min to max 52 % 52 27 %
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-13.0 ° min to max 11.8 ° -13.0 4.9 °
Info Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 22.1 ° 3.1 9.8 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.81 g min to max 1.30 g 0.93 0.93 g
020040060002,0004,0006,0008,000Steepest, 1,274 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. is where it was below 30 kt and descending faster than 300 fpm - slow and sinking, which is what the settling mark counts.

Arrival Touchdown 8.18Touched down at 897 fpm with 15 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touched down at 897 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
0 % Sideways at touchdown 14.3 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
33 % Forward at touchdown 15.1 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 4 ft0 ft min to max 9 ft 9 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 14 kt8 kt min to max 15 kt 14 8 kt
Info Average VSI -658 fpm-730 fpm min to max -517 fpm -606 -517 fpm
Info Average collective 21 %20 % min to max 22 % 22 20 %
Info Average rotor RPM 99 %99 % min to max 100 % 99 100 %
Info Average torque 44 %42 % min to max 47 % 42 44 %
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °-2.4 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.7 -2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 9.3 °6.0 ° min to max 10.1 ° 10.0 6.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.55 g 0.91 1.55 g
050100150200-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 470 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 897 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 15.1 kt, 14.3 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

2 landings

Every landing in this flight

The flight is kept as it was recorded: it ends when the engine is shut down, so a landing with the rotors turning is a stop along the way, not a new flight.

# Where Into flight Touchdown Ground speed Sideways On the ground
1 KHHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport 8:20 828 ft/min 12.9 kt 1.9 kt 0:15
2 KLGB · Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) 31:15 897 ft/min 15.1 kt 14.3 kt End of flight

Lift-off & hover

The last lift-off of 2 - each has its own stage above.

67.90Hover heightsteady within 8 ft
100.00Hover drift2.1 kt
86.50Hover bank8°
100.00Sink moving off0 fpm
100.00Nose down12°

Approach

The last approach of 2 - each has its own stage above.

60.50Steepest descent1,274 fpm
52.50Slow and sinking26 %
91.70Bank22°
100.00Nose up12°

Touchdown

The last landing of 2 - each has its own stage above.

0.00Rate at contact897 fpm
0.00Sideways drift14.3 kt
32.70Forward speed15.1 kt

Landing 2 of 2

Hover, approach and touchdown

The last lift-off and the last landing. The other landing has the same drawings in its own stages above.

Hover89.08

5 ft10 ft15 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
01020300 s2 s4 s6 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 9.8 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.

Approach80.17

020040060002,0004,0006,0008,000Steepest, 1,274 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. is where it was below 30 kt and descending faster than 300 fpm - slow and sinking, which is what the settling mark counts.

Touchdown8.18

050100150200-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 470 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 897 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 15.1 kt, 14.3 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

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Flight narrative

The Bell 407 taxied from the parking area to the runway in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Take-off was a hover-take-off. The aircraft lifted into the hover and held for 10 seconds, averaging 8 ft above the spot while moving 122 ft over the ground. It then accelerated from 13 kt to 60 kt, reaching 203 ft above the spot in 21 seconds.

Climb continued from 323 ft asl to 918 ft asl in 1 minute, covering 2 nm, beginning 1 mile west of Lennox. The aircraft then entered level flight at about 900 ft asl for 3 minutes, covering 3 nm, starting overhead Inglewood.

**First approach and landing**

The approach began 494 ft above the landing spot at 54 kt and decelerated to 4 kt in 80 seconds, covering less than 1 nm. A hover was held for 3 seconds, averaging 13 ft above the spot and moving 41 ft over the ground. Touchdown occurred with a vertical speed of 828 fpm and a ground speed of 13 kt. After touchdown the aircraft lifted into a hover for 6 seconds, averaging 10 ft above the spot and moving 23 ft over the ground. It then accelerated from 5 kt to 12 kt, reaching 309 ft above the spot in 17 seconds.

Climb after the first landing proceeded from 437 ft asl to 2 021 ft asl in 4 minutes, covering 8 nm, starting overhead Inglewood, with a brief level-off at 1 500 ft asl.

A series of eight short climbs, descents and level legs between 200 ft asl and 2 100 ft asl was flown for 15 minutes, covering 29 nm, from overhead Los Angeles to overhead SB10 Los Angeles.

**Second approach and landing**

The second approach began 440 ft above the landing spot at 97 kt and slowed to 14 kt in 2.2 minutes, covering 2 nm. Touchdown was achieved with a vertical speed of 897 fpm and a ground speed of 15 kt.

The total flight covered 45 nm, lasted 28 minutes and used 52 kg of fuel.

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