PAFS to PATK Flight Report - DHC-7 Air Tindi - TDS GTNXi Equipped

Flight from PAFS to PATK

Sunday, 05 November 2023 13:54

Minutes 50

126 nm

Fuel -717 kg

DHC-7 Air Tindi - TDS GTNXi Equipped

Departure

Runway 05 at PAFS

Nikolai

Nikolai, Alaska, United States

Altitude

443 ft asl

Weight

14,064 kg

Fuel

1,504 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 19 at PATK

Talkeetna

Talkeetna Alaska, United States

358 ft asl

Altitude

14,780 kg

Weight

2,220 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

271.2 °

Wind Direction

1 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.77%

Departure Score 98.09%

Enroute Score 99.83%

Arrival Score 87.63%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

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Flight Image — Flight from PAFS to PATK in the DHC-7 Air Tindi - TDS GTNXi Equipped on Sun 05-Nov-23 12:59. Altitude 4,472 ft agl, Heading 108.6 °, Speed 176 kt. Enroute climb overhead Big Salmon Fork (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States).

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Flight Stages PAFS to PATK

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Departure Roll

98.25 %

Departure roll runway 05 at PAFS Nikolai. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 101 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 101 kn Target 95 kn
91.23 %	Runway alignment max 5.16 m 4.06 m left to 1.10 m right	-0.93		4.06 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.08 g	0.99		0.96 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -0.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.5		2.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 13:54:55
Info	Engine 1 Started at 13:54:55
Info	Engine 2 Started at 13:54:55
Info	Engine 3 Started at 13:54:55
Info	Engine 4 Started at 13:54:55
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 13:54:55
Info	Landing Gear Down at 13:54:55
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 13:54:55
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 13:54:55

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 PAFS Nikolai.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 106 kn 101 kn min to max 108 kn	101		108 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.96 g min to max 1.13 g	0.96		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 479 ft/m 171 ft/m min to max 748 ft/m	171		748 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl	0		37 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.7 ° 2.1 ° min to max 7.5 °	2.2		7.5 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 13:55:07

Departure Climb 2

99.86 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 PAFS Nikolai.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.4		-0.7 °
100 %	Average speed 108 kn 106 kn min to max 108 kn	108		108 kn
99.42 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.0		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.92 g min to max 1.05 g	1.04		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 971 ft/m 755 ft/m min to max 1,405 ft/m	755		1,062 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 114 ft agl 52 ft agl min to max 398 ft agl	52		398 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.4 ° 7.5 ° min to max 10.4 °	7.5		9.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:55:23

Departure Climb 3

94.26 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 PAFS Nikolai.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.6 ° -1.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	-0.8		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 118 kn 108 kn min to max 124 kn	108		124 kn
71.32 %	Average bank angle 5.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 12.9 °	0.3		12.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.04 g	0.98		1.01 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,116 ft/m 880 ft/m min to max 1,367 ft/m	1,035		1,367 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 692 ft agl 400 ft agl min to max 984 ft agl	400		984 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.4 ° 6.9 ° min to max 9.9 °	9.5		8.8 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of PAFS Nikolai Nikolai (Alaska, United States). Climbing from 1,464 ft asl to 8,868 ft asl, an increase of 7,404 ft in 8 minutes and covering 24 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 144 kn 123 kn min to max 167 kn	124		165 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.9 °	13.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.06 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 920 ft/m 582 ft/m min to max 1,379 ft/m	1,376		597 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,478 ft asl 1,464 ft asl min to max 8,868 ft asl	1,464		8,868 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 2.8 ° min to max 8.7 °	8.7		2.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 13:56:14
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 13:56:42
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 13:56:49
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 13:56:49
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:57:04
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 13:57:07
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:57:17
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:04:26
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 14:04:26

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles south west of Birch Hills (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States) and lasted 10 minutes, covering 35 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 9,001 ft asl 8,965 ft asl min to max 9,123 ft asl	8,965		9,123 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 181 kn 166 kn min to max 183 kn	166		177 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.82 g min to max 1.03 g	0.82		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.6		1.9 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:14:00
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 14:14:00

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile east of Surprise Glacier (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States). Climbing from 9,222 ft asl to 10,986 ft asl, an increase of 1,764 ft in 3 minutes and covering 11 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 169 kn 166 kn min to max 174 kn	174		174 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 537 ft/m 61 ft/m min to max 642 ft/m	588		66 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 10,168 ft asl 9,222 ft asl min to max 10,986 ft asl	9,222		10,986 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.0		0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:17:20
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 14:17:20

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 6 miles south east of Dall Glacier (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 30 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 10,997 ft asl 10,863 ft asl min to max 11,004 ft asl	10,994		10,863 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 180 kn 176 kn min to max 185 kn	176		185 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.6		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -1.9 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		-1.9 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:25:36
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 14:25:36

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles south east of 33AK Nugget Bench Nugget Bench (Alaska, United States). Descent from 10,747 ft asl to 2,523 ft asl, a decrease of 8,224 ft in 10 minutes and covering 21 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 177 kn 164 kn min to max 184 kn	184		171 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 15.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.4 °	0.7		8.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.99 g min to max 1.12 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -708 ft/m -1,028 ft/m min to max -417 ft/m	-694		-417 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,251 ft asl 2,523 ft asl min to max 10,747 ft asl	10,747		2,523 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -2.8 ° min to max -0.4 °	-1.9		-0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 14:31:51
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 14:31:51
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:36:09
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 14:36:09

Enroute Level 3

98.96 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Talkeetna (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.54 %	Average altitude 2,102 ft asl 1,827 ft asl min to max 2,516 ft asl	2,516		1,827 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 95 kn min to max 170 kn	170		96 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 27.2 °	12.1		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.80 g min to max 1.17 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -0.7 ° min to max 3.6 °	-0.2		0.8 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:37:23
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 14:37:23
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:38:29
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 14:38:29
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:39:37
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:40:05
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 14:40:08
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 14:40:13
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:40:13
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 14:40:13
Info	Landing Gear Down at 14:40:40
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 14:40:44

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile north of Talkeetna (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 97 kn 96 kn min to max 99 kn	96		98 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.5		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -532 ft/m -867 ft/m min to max -200 ft/m	-201		-785 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,657 ft asl 1,385 ft asl min to max 1,824 ft asl	1,824		1,385 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -3.4 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		-2.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 2

70 %

Approaching runway 19 at PATK Talkeetna from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,018 ft agl to 529 ft agl. A decrease of 489 ft in 29 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 5.1 ° 4.8 ° min to max 5.3 ° Target 3.0 °	5.2		4.8 °
100 %	Average speed 97 kn 96 kn min to max 98 kn	98		96 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	1.6		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -967 ft/m -1,065 ft/m min to max -782 ft/m	-782		-984 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 787 ft agl 529 ft agl min to max 1,018 ft agl	1,018		529 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.5 ° -4.1 ° min to max -2.3 °	-2.3		-3.8 °

Arrival Final 1

84.73 %

Approaching runway 19 at PATK Talkeetna from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 512 ft agl to 45 ft agl. A decrease of 468 ft in 31 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
23.64 %	Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.1 ° min to max 4.8 ° Target 3.0 °	4.8		2.1 °
100 %	Average speed 92 kn 88 kn min to max 97 kn	96		88 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.2		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -704 ft/m -1,096 ft/m min to max -458 ft/m	-997		-458 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 119 ft agl 45 ft agl min to max 512 ft agl	512		45 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -4.3 ° min to max 1.0 °	-3.8		1.0 °

Arrival Landing

75.85 %

Landing on runway 19 at PATK Talkeetna, runway length 1,056 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 88 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 88 kn. Target 90 kn
61.09 %	Target 50 ft agl
42.3 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 1.00 g min to max 1.07 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 84 kn 79 kn min to max 88 kn	88		79 kn
Info	Average VSI -310 ft/m -456 ft/m min to max -127 ft/m	-456		-127 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 10 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl	27		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 1.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.0		4.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

97.98 %

Touchdown distance was good at 273 m. Touchdown speed at 79 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -127 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 3 kn at 271 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.93 %	Touchdown VSI was -127 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 273 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 79 kn Target 82 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.46 m 1.16 m right	-0.94		-1.46 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 1.00 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		1.07 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 79 kn 78 kn min to max 79 kn	79		78 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 4.1 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.2		4.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:43:26

Arrival Rollout

97.2 %

Total landing distance 587 m, 56 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 587 m 56 % of runway.
93.78 %	Runway alignment max 3.46 m 0.13 m left to 3.33 m right	-1.53		0.13 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.12 g	1.06		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 73 kn 43 kn min to max 77 kn	77		43 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 0.3 ° min to max 4.5 °	4.3		0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 14 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kn 5 kn min to max 37 kn	37		10 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 14:44:04
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 14:44:05
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 14:44:28

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 8 kn 0 kn min to max 14 kn	9		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 8 kn max 14 kn	0		0 kn
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 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 14:45:35
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 14:46:03
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 14:46:03
Info	Engine 3 Stopped at 14:46:03
Info	Engine 4 Stopped at 14:46:03

Takeoff on runway 05 at PAFS Nikolai in the DHC-7

98.09 %

98.25 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 05 at PAFS Nikolai. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 101 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 101 kn - Target 96 kn

Alignment

91.23 %

4.06 m left to 1.10 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 PAFS Nikolai.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.86 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 PAFS Nikolai.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.42 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

94.26 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 PAFS Nikolai.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

71.32 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 19 at PATK Talkeetna in the DHC-7

Landing Score 88.94 %

70 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 19 at PATK Talkeetna from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,018 ft agl to 529 ft agl. A decrease of 489 ft in 29 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

0 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

84.73 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 19 at PATK Talkeetna from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 512 ft agl to 45 ft agl. A decrease of 468 ft in 31 seconds.

Glideslope

23.64 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

23.64 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

75.85 %

Landing

Landing on runway 19 at PATK Talkeetna, runway length 1,056 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 88 kn.

Height

61.09 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 88 kt. Target 90 kt

Flare

42.3 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

IAS

Info

Pitch

Info

Descent Rate

Info

97.98 %

Touchdown

91.93 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -127 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 79 kt was good. Target below 85 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 273 m.

Alignment

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.5 °

100 %

G 1.07 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

97.2 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 587 m, 56 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

Landing distance 587 m using 55.58 % of runway

Alignment

93.78 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Taxi

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

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched Off

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

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