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EGBB
Birmingham, England
Elevation324 ft asl
Weight1,578 kg
Fuel147 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

86.60 %
EGBB
Birmingham, England
Elevation328 ft asl
Weight1,466 kg
Fuel84 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
7 Oct 2026 0:33 45 nm Bell 407 63 kg
Departure Score
96.45 %
Enroute Score
99.61 %
Arrival Score
63.74 %

What went well

No sideways movement at touchdown
No sink accelerating out of the hover

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 1,039 fpm at 0 %, −3.33 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 1,397 fpm at 0 %, −3.33 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 558 fpm at 10 %, −2.99 points

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Arrival

From a steady low hover, lower the collective slowly, and only as fast as the helicopter settles.

What happened: The helicopter met the ground at 1,039 fpm, against 200 fpm for full marks. Nothing marked down earlier in the approach or the hover is of the kind that usually leads to it.

Watch for: Vertical speed: 200 fpm or less as the skids touch.

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.

Read more in Basics of helicopter flight

Start to finish · 22 stages, 18 scored

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 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 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 -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 4 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Transition 88.41Accelerated away from 1 kt to 46 kt, reaching 324 ft above the spot in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 10 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
66 % Nose down by up to 22 °Full marks up to 15 °
70 % Lowest rotor RPM 93 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 60 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 75 ft2 ft min to max 324 ft 2 324 ft
Info Average ground speed 10 kt1 kt min to max 46 kt 1 46 kt
Info Average airspeed 3 kt1 kt min to max 28 kt 1 28 kt
Info Average VSI 1,382 fpm77 fpm min to max 2,372 fpm 77 1,723 fpm
Info Average collective 100 %93 % min to max 100 % 93 100 %
Info Average pitch angle -6.7 °-21.8 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.5 -9.6 °
Info Average bank angle 3.4 °0.3 ° min to max 9.8 ° 0.3 5.8 °
Info Average g force 1.33 g0.91 g min to max 1.75 g 1.41 1.02 g
Enroute Climb 99.34Enroute climb started overhead EGBB Birmingham International Airport Birmingham (Solihull, England). Climbing from 653 ft asl to 2,861 ft asl, an increase of 2,209 ft in 4 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 106 kt32 kt min to max 120 kt 32 104 kt
98 % Average bank angle 7.9 °0.0 ° min to max 40.8 ° 3.3 40.8 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.00 g0.68 g min to max 1.41 g 0.96 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 505 fpm-761 fpm min to max 1,748 fpm 1,748 386 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,921 ft asl653 ft asl min to max 2,861 ft asl 653 2,861 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -8.3 °-16.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° -10.0 -11.2 °
Info Turn coordination -65-114 min to max -32 -101 -56
Enroute Level 99.97Enroute level cruise started overhead Birmingham (City and Borough of Birmingham, England) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±643 ft of 2,453 ft asl2,228 ft asl min to max 2,866 ft asl 2,866 2,656 ft asl
100 % Average speed 118 kt105 kt min to max 138 kt 105 111 kt
100 % Average bank angle 19.4 °4.9 ° min to max 40.0 ° 40.0 6.7 °
99.7 % Average g force 1.04 g0.83 g min to max 1.41 g 1.02 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination -49-102 min to max 3 -63 -65
Info Average pitch angle -11.2 °-23.4 ° min to max -6.3 ° -13.1 -9.6 °
Enroute Descent 99.97Enroute descent started overhead Hockley (City and Borough of Birmingham, England). Descent from 2,652 ft asl to 1,808 ft asl, a decrease of 844 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 126 kt113 kt min to max 141 kt 113 114 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.9 °0.0 ° min to max 11.3 ° 3.4 2.6 °
99.7 % Average g force 0.99 g0.57 g min to max 1.21 g 0.89 0.57 g
Info Average VSI -596 fpm-2,591 fpm min to max 638 fpm -7 426 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,963 ft asl1,715 ft asl min to max 2,652 ft asl 2,652 1,808 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -10.3 °-17.8 ° min to max -5.3 ° -10.9 -8.4 °
Info Turn coordination -40-72 min to max 2 -69 -58
Enroute Level 2 97.21Enroute level cruise started overhead Oldbury (Sandwell, England) and lasted 11 minutes, covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Altitude held within ±591 ft of 1,625 ft asl984 ft asl min to max 2,615 ft asl 1,811 1,357 ft asl
100 % Average speed 77 kt24 kt min to max 122 kt 114 64 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.9 °0.0 ° min to max 35.6 ° 7.2 16.0 °
99 % Average g force 1.01 g0.60 g min to max 1.90 g 0.77 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination -38-123 min to max 40 -17 -72
Info Average pitch angle -6.2 °-27.7 ° min to max 11.9 ° -11.2 -11.0 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of Barnt Green (Worcestershire, England). Descent from 1,340 ft asl to 544 ft asl, a decrease of 797 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 87 kt67 kt min to max 104 kt 67 82 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.2 °1.5 ° min to max 28.5 ° 10.4 10.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.82 g min to max 1.30 g 1.00 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -328 fpm-1,862 fpm min to max 572 fpm -630 511 fpm
Info Average altitude 733 ft asl524 ft asl min to max 1,340 ft asl 1,340 544 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -8.1 °-18.3 ° min to max -1.5 ° -11.9 -3.3 °
Info Turn coordination -25-71 min to max 11 -70 -44
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Hopwood (Worcestershire, England) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±528 ft of 548 ft asl513 ft asl min to max 619 ft asl 555 619 ft asl
100 % Average speed 79 kt74 kt min to max 81 kt 81 78 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.8 °0.9 ° min to max 31.8 ° 11.6 3.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.84 g min to max 1.26 g 1.07 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination -44-100 min to max -11 -20 -48
Info Average pitch angle -7.3 °-10.8 ° min to max -2.1 ° -2.1 -7.5 °
Enroute Climb 2 99.68Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Hopwood (Worcestershire, England). Climbing from 617 ft asl to 1,380 ft asl, an increase of 763 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kt54 kt min to max 106 kt 78 83 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.3 °0.4 ° min to max 34.2 ° 2.1 3.6 °
97 % Average g force 1.02 g-0.01 g min to max 1.73 g 0.93 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 446 fpm-1,407 fpm min to max 1,801 fpm -139 1,120 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,016 ft asl594 ft asl min to max 1,380 ft asl 617 1,380 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.1 °-12.2 ° min to max 7.1 ° -8.5 0.4 °
Info Turn coordination -46-127 min to max 24 -22 -36
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Earlswood (Warwickshire, England) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±570 ft of 1,425 ft asl1,007 ft asl min to max 1,609 ft asl 1,398 1,007 ft asl
100 % Average speed 54 kt27 kt min to max 80 kt 80 31 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.0 °0.1 ° min to max 11.6 ° 4.7 11.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.86 g min to max 1.14 g 0.92 0.95 g
Info Turn coordination -23-63 min to max 11 -39 -34
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-10.6 ° min to max 6.7 ° -1.3 5.1 °
Arrival Approach The approach began 487 ft above the landing spot at 30 kt and slowed to 26 kt in 8 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average height above the spot 363 ft272 ft min to max 487 ft 487 272 ft
Info Average ground speed 28 kt26 kt min to max 30 kt 30 26 kt
Info Average airspeed 22 kt18 kt min to max 30 kt 30 19 kt
Info Average VSI -1,378 fpm-1,487 fpm min to max -1,189 fpm -1,189 -1,441 fpm
Info Average collective 8 %8 % min to max 8 % 8 8 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average torque 24 %23 % min to max 26 % 24 26 %
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-5.9 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.8 -5.9 °
Info Average bank angle 6.1 °0.6 ° min to max 11.8 ° 11.4 5.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 0.97 1.05 g
02004006000200400600Steepest, 1,487 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 60.00Touched down at 1,397 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touched down at 1,397 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.2 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 83 ft0 ft min to max 249 ft 249 1 ft
Info Average ground speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 25 kt 25 1 kt
Info Average VSI -456 fpm-1,397 fpm min to max 23 fpm -1,397 23 fpm
Info Average collective 20 %8 % min to max 29 % 8 29 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average torque 43 %29 % min to max 51 % 29 51 %
Info Average pitch angle -6.0 °-10.0 ° min to max -3.8 ° -3.8 -10.0 °
Info Average bank angle 4.1 °2.2 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.6 2.6 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.00 g
Departure Hover Lifted into the hover and held it for 4 seconds, on average 8 ft above the spot, moving 61 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average height above the spot 8 ft0 ft min to max 11 ft 0 11 ft
Info Average ground speed 6 kt5 kt min to max 13 kt 13 6 kt
Info Average VSI 110 fpm-96 fpm min to max 290 fpm 16 186 fpm
Info Average collective 44 %37 % min to max 62 % 37 62 %
Info Average rotor RPM 99 %98 % min to max 99 % 98 99 %
Info Average torque 60 %57 % min to max 61 % 57 61 %
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °0.3 ° min to max 16.5 ° 7.9 15.3 °
Info Average bank angle 4.9 °0.1 ° min to max 11.9 ° 2.9 4.4 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.84 g min to max 1.25 g 1.21 1.24 g
Departure Transition 97.39Accelerated away from 6 kt to 92 kt, reaching 1,712 ft above the spot in 59 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 15 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
88 % Nose down by up to 17 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 98 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 63 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 102 ft17 ft min to max 1,712 ft 17 1,712 ft
Info Average ground speed 13 kt2 kt min to max 92 kt 6 92 kt
Info Average airspeed 5 kt1 kt min to max 69 kt 2 69 kt
Info Average VSI 815 fpm195 fpm min to max 1,004 fpm 382 195 fpm
Info Average collective 62 %60 % min to max 100 % 62 100 %
Info Average pitch angle -10.1 °-17.4 ° min to max 9.8 ° 9.8 -14.0 °
Info Average bank angle 11.3 °8.1 ° min to max 14.6 ° 9.1 14.6 °
Info Average g force 1.04 g0.94 g min to max 1.24 g 1.24 1.09 g
Enroute Climb 3 99.98Enroute climb started overhead Dickens Heath (Solihull, England). Climbing from 2,148 ft asl to 3,086 ft asl, an increase of 938 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 97 kt66 kt min to max 123 kt 73 123 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.0 °0.1 ° min to max 17.8 ° 13.0 6.2 °
99.8 % Average g force 1.02 g0.76 g min to max 1.43 g 1.08 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 1,005 fpm-2,199 fpm min to max 3,207 fpm 160 -2,199 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,475 ft asl2,029 ft asl min to max 3,359 ft asl 2,148 3,086 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -6.2 °-17.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° -13.1 -16.9 °
Info Turn coordination -73-122 min to max -13 -80 -22
Enroute Descent 3 99.97Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Solihull (Solihull, England). Descent from 2,971 ft asl to 853 ft asl, a decrease of 2,118 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 99 kt72 kt min to max 136 kt 126 88 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.0 °0.1 ° min to max 13.3 ° 6.9 4.2 °
99.7 % Average g force 0.99 g0.73 g min to max 1.42 g 0.95 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -837 fpm-2,442 fpm min to max 690 fpm -2,315 -1,632 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,835 ft asl853 ft asl min to max 2,971 ft asl 2,971 853 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -8.5 °-16.8 ° min to max 1.8 ° -16.8 -9.3 °
Info Turn coordination -9-72 min to max 22 -11 0
Arrival Approach 70.80The approach began 484 ft above the landing spot at 88 kt and slowed to 4 kt in 2.2 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
17 % Steepest bank 41 °Full marks up to 20 °
36 % Fastest descent 1,572 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
83 % 12 % 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 10 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 99 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 58 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 99 ft11 ft min to max 484 ft 484 11 ft
Info Average ground speed 18 kt3 kt min to max 88 kt 88 4 kt
Info Average airspeed 17 kt0 kt min to max 88 kt 88 0 kt
Info Average VSI -261 fpm-1,572 fpm min to max 632 fpm -1,572 -389 fpm
Info Average collective 39 %18 % min to max 55 % 19 39 %
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-21.1 ° min to max 9.6 ° -7.4 0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 5.1 °0.0 ° min to max 40.7 ° 2.9 3.4 °
Info Average g force 1.04 g0.69 g min to max 1.35 g 1.09 1.00 g
020040060002,0004,0006,000Steepest, 1,572 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 64.16Touched down at 558 fpm with 3 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
10 % Touched down at 558 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 3.0 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 1 ft0 ft min to max 10 ft 10 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 1 kt0 kt min to max 4 kt 4 0 kt
Info Average VSI -221 fpm-493 fpm min to max -31 fpm -399 -34 fpm
Info Average collective 21 %0 % min to max 43 % 39 0 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 101 % 100 101 %
Info Average torque 41 %35 % min to max 45 % 44 35 %
Info Average pitch angle -4.9 °-13.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 -3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 5.5 ° 3.5 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.06 g0.95 g min to max 1.62 g 0.98 0.98 g
0204060-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 150 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 558 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 3.0 kt, backwards. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.
Departure Hover Lifted into the hover and held it for 4 seconds, on average 5 ft above the spot, moving 38 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average height above the spot 5 ft2 ft min to max 5 ft 2 5 ft
Info Average ground speed 4 kt3 kt min to max 6 kt 3 3 kt
Info Average VSI 45 fpm-5 fpm min to max 94 fpm 65 -5 fpm
Info Average collective 42 %42 % min to max 42 % 42 42 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %99 % min to max 100 % 99 100 %
Info Average torque 53 %50 % min to max 54 % 50 53 %
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-6.8 ° min to max 6.0 ° -3.5 6.0 °
Info Average bank angle 5.2 °1.3 ° min to max 7.8 ° 2.4 1.3 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.96 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.98 g
Departure Transition 100.00Accelerated away from 18 kt to 15 kt, reaching 102 ft above the spot in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 11 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Sank at up to 5 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 11 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 100 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 40 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 51 ft31 ft min to max 102 ft 31 102 ft
Info Average ground speed 27 kt15 kt min to max 35 kt 18 15 kt
Info Average airspeed 21 kt10 kt min to max 28 kt 10 16 kt
Info Average VSI 248 fpm-5 fpm min to max 712 fpm 156 91 fpm
Info Average collective 40 %34 % min to max 47 % 47 34 %
Info Average pitch angle -3.0 °-11.1 ° min to max 10.9 ° -8.9 4.1 °
Info Average bank angle 3.5 °0.0 ° min to max 11.4 ° 3.7 2.4 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.17 g 1.04 0.94 g
Arrival Approach The approach began 97 ft above the landing spot at 14 kt and slowed to 3 kt in 4 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average height above the spot 74 ft43 ft min to max 97 ft 97 43 ft
Info Average ground speed 7 kt3 kt min to max 14 kt 14 3 kt
Info Average airspeed 8 kt5 kt min to max 13 kt 13 5 kt
Info Average VSI -515 fpm-1,000 fpm min to max -132 fpm -132 -1,000 fpm
Info Average collective 33 %20 % min to max 34 % 34 20 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average torque 46 %44 % min to max 47 % 44 47 %
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °-1.2 ° min to max 6.2 ° 2.1 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 2.9 °0.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° 1.9 3.5 °
Info Average g force 0.89 g0.76 g min to max 0.98 g 0.98 0.76 g
050100020406080Steepest, 1,000 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 60.00Touched down at 1,039 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touched down at 1,039 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.3 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.3 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 2 ft0 ft min to max 41 ft 41 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 3 kt 3 0 kt
Info Average VSI -303 fpm-1,039 fpm min to max -81 fpm -1,039 -81 fpm
Info Average collective 2 %0 % min to max 24 % 24 0 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %99 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average torque 52 %46 % min to max 56 % 46 47 %
Info Average pitch angle -2.4 °-4.2 ° min to max -1.3 ° -1.3 -1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 5.0 ° 3.1 0.5 °
Info Average g force 1.06 g0.73 g min to max 1.44 g 0.73 1.00 g
050100150-15 s-10 s-5 scontact
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 1,039 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 0.3 kt, backwards. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

3 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 Earlswood (Warwickshire, England) 26:11 1397 ft/min 0.2 kt 0.0 kt 0:06
2 EGBB · Birmingham International Airport 33:23 343 ft/min 0.1 kt 0.0 kt 0:32
3 EGBB · Birmingham International Airport 34:45 1039 ft/min 0.3 kt 0.3 kt End of flight

Lift-off & hover

The last lift-off of 3 - each has its own stage above.

100.00Sink moving off5 fpm
100.00Nose down11°

Touchdown

The last landing of 3 - each has its own stage above.

0.00Rate at contact1,039 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.3 kt
100.00Forward speed0.3 kt

Landing 3 of 3

Hover, approach and touchdown

The last lift-off and the last landing. The other landings have the same drawings in their own stages above.

Approach

050100020406080Steepest, 1,000 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.

Touchdown60.00

050100150-15 s-10 s-5 scontact
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 1,039 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 0.3 kt, backwards. 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 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

During the first takeoff the aircraft accelerated from 1 kt to 46 kt and reached 324 ft above the spot in 10 seconds.

The initial climb began overhead EGBB Birmingham International Airport, rising from 653 ft asl to 2,861 ft asl - an increase of 2,209 ft - in 4 minutes while covering 8 nm.

A level cruise segment over Birmingham lasted 1 minutes and spanned 3 nm.

The first descent started over Hockley, descending from 2,652 ft asl to 1,808 ft asl - a loss of 844 ft - in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.

A subsequent cruise over Oldbury continued for 11 minutes and encompassed 14 nm.

The next descent began 1 mile north-east of Barnt Green, dropping from 1,340 ft asl to 544 ft asl - a decrease of 797 ft - in 1 minutes while covering 2 nm.

A short cruise over Hopwood lasted 1 minutes and covered 2 nm.

The second climb started 1 mile south-east of Hopwood, climbing from 617 ft asl to 1,380 ft asl - an increase of 763 ft - in 1 minutes over 2 nm.

Another level cruise proceeded 1 mile west of Earlswood for 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.

The first approach commenced 487 ft above the landing spot at 30 kt and decelerated to 26 kt in 8 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.

Touchdown occurred at a vertical speed of 1,397 fpm with a ground speed of 0 kt.

For the second takeoff the helicopter accelerated from 6 kt to 92 kt, attaining 1,712 ft above the spot in 59 seconds.

The third climb originated over Dickens Heath, climbing from 2,148 ft asl to 3,086 ft asl - an increase of 938 ft - in 1 minutes across 3 nm.

The following descent began 1 mile south-east of Solihull, descending from 2,971 ft asl to 853 ft asl - a loss of 2,118 ft - in 2 minutes while covering 4 nm.

The second approach started 484 ft above the landing spot at 88 kt and slowed to 4 kt in 2.2 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Landing was achieved at 558 fpm with a ground speed of 3 kt.

The third takeoff saw acceleration from 18 kt to 15 kt, reaching 102 ft above the spot in 19 seconds.

The final approach began 97 ft above the landing spot at 14 kt and reduced to 3 kt in 4 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.

The last touchdown was recorded at 1,039 fpm with a ground speed of 0 kt.

Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 45 nm, lasted 33 minutes, and consumed 63 kg of fuel.

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