EGPE to BUSH Flight Report - DA40-XLS

Flight from EGPE to BUSH

Tuesday, 13 May 2025 22:11

Minutes 20

18 nm

Fuel 40 kg

DA40-XLS

Departure

Runway 23 at EGPE

Inverness Airport

Inverness, Highland, Scotland

Altitude

26 ft asl

Weight

1,093 kg

Fuel

108 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Finished 1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland)

1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland)

0 ft asl

Altitude

1,053 kg

Weight

68 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

2 kt

Wind Speed

275.7 °

Wind Direction

2 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 88.75%

Departure Score 97.37%

Enroute Score 99.76%

Arrival Score 69.13%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA40-XLS, then departed from runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. The takeoff distance was 354 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 62 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 394 feet above sea level to 1,662 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,268 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile east of Ardersier, lasting for 8 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its enroute descent, which began 1 mile west of NHMS Newhall Mains Hotel Airfield. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,625 feet above sea level to 432 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,193 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then continued its descent, approaching touchdown 1 mile north west of Fortrose. The final descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 35 feet above ground level to 0 feet above ground level, a decrease of 35 feet, in just 6 seconds.

The aircraft touched down 1 mile north west of Fortrose, with a touchdown speed of 50 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -329 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 201 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at departure, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 275 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.

Following touchdown, the aircraft began its landing rollout, which took place 1 mile north west of Fortrose. The aircraft's altitude at this point was 403 feet above sea level, and the distance covered during the rollout was 87 meters. The total flight distance was 18 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 20 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 40 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kt 0 kt min to max 16 kt	0		14 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° 2.0 ° min to max 3.8 °	2.0		2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 22:11:41
Info	Engine 1 Started at 22:11:41
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 22:11:41
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 22:11:41
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 22:11:41
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:11:41
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:11:41
Info	Parking Brake On at 22:11:41
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:11:41
Info	Parking Brake Off at 22:11:46
Info	Parking Brake On at 22:11:47
Info	Parking Brake Off at 22:12:05

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, Average speed was 6 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 18 kt 0 kt min to max 23 kt	14		22 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 0.9 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.1		2.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.2		0.5 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 22:16:58
Info	Parking Brake Off at 22:17:25
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:17:36
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:17:45

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. Takeoff distance 354 m 20 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 62 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 354 m 20 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 62 kt Target 70 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.69 m 2.62 m left to 0.07 m right	1.48		-0.07 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.96 g min to max 1.03 g	0.99		1.02 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 1.7 ° min to max 5.8 °	2.0		5.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.5		0.5 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:17:47

Departure Climb 1

99.91 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 67 kt 63 kt min to max 68 kt	63		68 kt
99.66 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.4 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.6		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 1.02 g min to max 1.15 g	1.02		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 691 fpm 393 fpm min to max 964 fpm	393		964 fpm
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 52 ft agl	1		52 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.5 ° 5.8 ° min to max 14.0 °	5.8		14.0 °

Departure Climb 2

89.58 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.12 %	Heading variation -0.6 ° -2.2 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-2.2 °
100 %	Average speed 65 kt 60 kt min to max 68 kt	68		62 kt
61.21 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.7 °	0.4		16.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.07 g	1.06		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 1,079 fpm 560 fpm min to max 1,291 fpm	975		827 fpm
Info	Average altitude 128 ft agl 54 ft agl min to max 342 ft agl	54		342 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.2 ° 10.1 ° min to max 15.6 °	14.1		12.5 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland). Climbing from 394 ft asl to 1,662 ft asl, an increase of 1,268 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 62 kt 54 kt min to max 73 kt	62		62 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 35.1 °	19.0		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.86 g min to max 1.25 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 537 fpm 123 fpm min to max 1,629 fpm	771		170 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,163 ft asl 394 ft asl min to max 1,662 ft asl	394		1,662 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.8 ° 6.0 ° min to max 19.1 °	11.2		6.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

99.27 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Ardersier (Highland, Scotland) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.55 %	Average altitude 2,252 ft asl 1,665 ft asl min to max 2,944 ft asl	1,665		2,665 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 79 kt 62 kt min to max 109 kt	62		109 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 19.8 °	1.0		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.0 ° -3.3 ° min to max 9.8 °	7.1		-1.6 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile west of NHMS Newhall Mains Hotel Airfield (Highland, Scotland). Descent from 2,625 ft asl to 432 ft asl, a decrease of 2,193 ft in 4 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 69 kt 52 kt min to max 126 kt	110		55 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 9.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.4 °	3.0		12.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.86 g min to max 1.21 g	0.91		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI -581 fpm -1,352 fpm min to max 292 fpm	-205		-223 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,141 ft asl 432 ft asl min to max 2,625 ft asl	2,625		432 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -7.1 ° min to max 5.8 °	-1.7		5.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:32:31
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:32:35
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 22:33:07
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 22:33:08

Arrival Landing

84.89 %

Approaching touchdown 1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland). Descent from 35 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 35 ft in 6 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.35 %	Threshold speed at 56 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kt
68.72 %	Landing and flare profile
65.6 %	Heading variation -1.1 ° -1.4 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-1.4 °
73.12 %	Average bank angle 4.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.3 °	12.3		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.86 g min to max 1.18 g	1.18		1.15 g
Info	Average speed 54 kt 50 kt min to max 56 kt	56		50 kt
Info	Average VSI -177 fpm -457 fpm min to max 46 fpm	-207		-329 fpm
Info	Average altitude 31 ft agl 12 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl	35		12 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° -0.8 ° min to max 6.2 °	5.8		6.1 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 22:33:14

Arrival Touchdown

64.41 %

Touchdown 1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland). Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -329 fpm. Touchdown distance was good at 201 m. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 275 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
92.11 %	Touchdown VSI was -329 fpm.
100 %	Speed at touchdown 50 kt Target below 66 kt
1.24 %	Alignment max 30.14 m 29.77 m right	-29.55		-28.65 m
31.7 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.5 °	1.6		2.0 °
92.29 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.64 g min to max 1.77 g	1.15		1.40 g
0 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 43 kt 37 kt min to max 50 kt	50		37 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 12.9 °	6.1		7.5 °
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 22:33:15
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 22:33:16
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 22:33:17

Arrival Rollout

58.08 %

Landing rollout 1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland). Altitude403 ft asl. Distance was 87 m.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
6.86 %	Alignment max 28.60 m 0.00 m left to 28.60 m right	-28.60		-17.93 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.66 g min to max 1.43 g	1.24		1.23 g
Info	Average speed 36 kt 30 kt min to max 43 kt	43		30 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 8.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 13.9 °	8.2		6.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.9 °	2.2		0.4 °

Runway Exit

Exiting rollout 1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland), Average speed was 19 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 26 kt 25 kt min to max 30 kt	30		25 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 8.2 ° 4.4 ° min to max 10.2 °	6.9		8.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 3.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.9 °	0.3		4.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.07 g 0.75 g min to max 1.15 g	1.15		1.10 g

Takeoff on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the DA40-XLS

97.37 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 354 m using 19.51 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 62 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

2.62 m left to 0.07 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.91 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.66 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

89.58 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Heading

97.12 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

61.21 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway XX at 1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland) in the DA40-XLS

Landing Score 69.13 %

Landing Summary

The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at a location 1 mile north west of Fortrose in the Highland region of Scotland. The landing was evaluated at 69.1%, indicating a satisfactory performance. The aircraft's descent from 35 feet above ground level (agl) to 0 ft agl was completed in 6 seconds, resulting in a significant decrease in altitude.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 50 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate, however, was firm at -329 feet per minute (fpm), suggesting a slightly steeper descent than ideal. Nevertheless, the touchdown distance of 201 meters was deemed good, indicating a controlled and stable approach.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 275°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 2 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control and execute a safe landing.

Following the touchdown, the aircraft's landing rollout was observed at an altitude of 403 feet above sea level (asl) and a distance of 87 meters. This suggests a relatively short rollout, which is a desirable outcome in terms of safety and control. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some minor areas for improvement.

84.89 %

Landing

Approaching touchdown 1 mile north west of Fortrose (Highland, Scotland). Descent from 35 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 35 ft in 6 seconds.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

95.35 %

Threshold speed at 56 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 70 kt

Flare

68.72 %

Fair landing flare