EGFI to EGFI Flight Report - DA40-XLS

Flight from EGFI to EGFI

Saturday, 01 February 2025 09:02

Minutes 10

5 nm

Fuel 5 kg

DA40-XLS

Departure

Runway 08 at EGFI

Fishburn Airfield

Fishburn, County Durham, England

Altitude

354 ft asl

Weight

1,098 kg

Fuel

113 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 26 at EGFI

Fishburn Airfield

Fishburn County Durham, England

354 ft asl

Altitude

1,094 kg

Weight

109 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

2 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

2 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 96.37%

Departure Score 95.5%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 93.62%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 08 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield, a small airfield located in County Durham, England. The DA40-XLS aircraft accelerated down the runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 56 knots. The takeoff distance was 91 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it began to ascend to a higher altitude. The enroute climb started overhead Fishburn, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 207 meters above sea level to 428 meters above sea level. This increase in altitude of 221.1 meters was achieved in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile north of Bishop Middleham. The descent from 427 meters above sea level to 236 meters above sea level resulted in a decrease of 191.0 meters in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

The aircraft continued its flight, with another enroute climb starting overhead EG41 Fishburn Fishburn. The climb from 236 meters above sea level to 521 meters above sea level resulted in an increase of 285.0 meters in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent once again, this time from 525 meters above sea level to 261 meters above sea level. This decrease in altitude of 263.9 meters was achieved in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached the airfield, it began its final approach to runway 26. The aircraft was heading in a direction of 262.0 degrees, 1 nautical mile from the runway, and was at an altitude of 149 meters above ground level. The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 51 knots. The touchdown distance was 227 meters, which was 51% of the runway length. The touchdown rate was perfect, at -0.2 meters per second.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 4.9 meters. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as at the time of departure, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees.

The total flight distance was 5 nautical miles, which was completed in 10 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5 kilograms of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was executed smoothly and efficiently, with good control and precision throughout.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 08 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield, Average speed was 44 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 55 kn 55 kn min to max 55 kn	55		55 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° 1.7 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.7		1.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 0.95 g 0.95 g min to max 0.95 g	0.95		0.95 g

Departure Roll

95.85 %

Departure roll runway 08 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield. Takeoff distance 91 m 12 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 91 m 12 % of runway
79.25 %	Liftoff speed was 56 kn Target 70 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.43 m 0.00 m left to 1.43 m right	-0.77		-1.43 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.06 g	0.95		1.06 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 1.7 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.7		4.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.3 °
Info	Battery Master On at 09:02:05
Info	Engine 1 Started at 09:02:05
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 09:02:05
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 09:02:05
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 09:02:05
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 09:02:05
Info	Landing Gear Down at 09:02:05
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:02:05

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 08 EGFI Fishburn Airfield.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 62 kn 56 kn min to max 66 kn	56		66 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.3		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 1.01 g min to max 1.12 g	1.07		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 1.8 m/s 0.7 m/s min to max 2.6 m/s	0.7		2.6 m/s
Info	Average altitude 0.9 m agl -2.2 m agl min to max 7.6 m agl	-1.9		7.6 m agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.5 ° 4.4 ° min to max 7.7 °	4.4		7.7 °

Departure Climb 2

90.66 %

Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 08 EGFI Fishburn Airfield.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° -1.4 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		-1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 67 kn 66 kn min to max 73 kn	66		73 kn
62.66 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.2 °	0.2		16.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 3.3 m/s 2.7 m/s min to max 4.9 m/s	2.7		3.7 m/s
Info	Average altitude 23.4 m agl 7.8 m agl min to max 92.3 m agl	7.8		92.3 m agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.2 ° 7.6 ° min to max 11.0 °	7.7		9.2 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 09:02:20

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Fishburn (County Durham, England). Climbing from 207 m asl to 428 m asl, an increase of 221.1 m in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 88 kn 73 kn min to max 98 kn	73		83 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.8 °	18.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.89 g min to max 1.10 g	1.04		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI 2.5 m/s -0.3 m/s min to max 4.7 m/s	3.8		-0.3 m/s
Info	Average altitude 344 m asl 207 m asl min to max 429 m asl	207		428 m asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° -1.3 ° min to max 9.5 °	9.2		-1.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:03:56

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Bishop Middleham (County Durham, England). Descent from 427 m asl to 236 m asl, a decrease of 191.0 m in 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 69 kn 58 kn min to max 82 kn	82		62 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 19.9 °	0.2		11.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.13 g	0.90		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -1.6 m/s -5.4 m/s min to max 1.8 m/s	-1.2		0.4 m/s
Info	Average altitude 263 m asl 196 m asl min to max 427 m asl	427		236 m asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -7.2 ° min to max 6.2 °	-2.6		4.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 09:04:06

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead EG41 Fishburn Fishburn (County Durham, England). Climbing from 236 m asl to 521 m asl, an increase of 285.0 m in 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 78 kn 62 kn min to max 84 kn	62		80 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 13.2 ° 2.3 ° min to max 22.6 °	13.5		3.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.12 g	1.01		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 2.3 m/s -1.0 m/s min to max 4.5 m/s	0.4		3.8 m/s
Info	Average altitude 370 m asl 233 m asl min to max 521 m asl	236		521 m asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 0.7 ° min to max 7.9 °	4.2		6.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:06:07

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead EG41 Fishburn Fishburn (County Durham, England). Descent from 525 m asl to 261 m asl, a decrease of 263.9 m in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 72 kn 66 kn min to max 81 kn	79		72 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.4 °	2.7		4.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.06 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -1.9 m/s -6.1 m/s min to max 4.2 m/s	4.1		-3.3 m/s
Info	Average altitude 495 m asl 261 m asl min to max 623 m asl	525		261 m asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.4 ° -8.4 ° min to max 6.4 °	6.4		-4.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 09:08:56

Arrival Final 2

94.6 %

Approaching runway 26 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 149.0 m agl to 126.4 m agl. A decrease of 22.6 m in 8 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
83.6 %	Approach angle 4.0 ° 4.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° Target 3.0 °	4.0		4.0 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 70 kn min to max 72 kn	72		70 kn
100 %	Heading variation 1.5 ° 1.2 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.6		1.2 °
97.59 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.9		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.02		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -2.9 m/s -3.2 m/s min to max -2.7 m/s	-3.2		-2.7 m/s
Info	Average altitude 137.6 m agl 126.4 m agl min to max 149.0 m agl	149.0		126.4 m agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.7 ° -4.2 ° min to max -3.2 °	-4.1		-3.2 °

Arrival Final 1

81.02 %

Approaching runway 26 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 123.9 m agl to -4.0 m agl. A decrease of 127.9 m in 39 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
19.9 %	Approach angle 2.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° Target 3.0 °	4.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 72 kn 70 kn min to max 73 kn	70		70 kn
85.2 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	1.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.14 g	1.00		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI -3.6 m/s -4.0 m/s min to max -2.4 m/s	-2.6		-3.3 m/s
Info	Average altitude 24.3 m agl -4.0 m agl min to max 123.9 m agl	123.9		-4.0 m agl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.8 ° -5.7 ° min to max -1.4 °	-3.3		-1.4 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 26 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield, runway length 744 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 69 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 69 kn. Target 70 kn
100 %	Target 12.2 m agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.5 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.90 g min to max 1.24 g	1.14		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 60 kn 51 kn min to max 69 kn	69		51 kn
Info	Average VSI -0.4 m/s -3.2 m/s min to max 0.7 m/s	-3.2		-0.2 m/s
Info	Average altitude 6.4 m agl 4.7 m agl min to max 7.4 m agl	6.0		6.8 m agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° -1.2 ° min to max 5.5 °	-1.2		5.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

95.99 %

Touchdown distance was good at 227 m. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -0.2 m/s. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -0.2 m/s.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 227 m Target 401 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 51 kn Target below 66 kn
93.28 %	Runway alignment max 4.89 m 4.73 m left	4.53		4.89 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.98 g min to max 1.23 g	1.00		1.01 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 50 kn 48 kn min to max 51 kn	51		48 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° 2.9 ° min to max 5.2 °	5.2		2.9 °

Arrival Rollout

96.49 %

Total landing distance 382 m, 51 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 382 m 51 % of runway.
92.2 %	Runway alignment max 5.19 m 5.19 m left to 0.00 m left	4.92		5.05 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 50 kn 36 kn min to max 53 kn	53		36 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.6		3.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 9 kn 4 kn min to max 29 kn	29		5 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 1.6 ° min to max 5.9 °	3.2		1.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.7 °	0.3		0.6 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 09:11:51
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 09:11:57

Takeoff on runway 08 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield in the DA40-XLS

95.5 %

95.85 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 91 m using 12.21 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

79.25 %

Liftoff speed was 56 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.00 m left to 1.43 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 08 EGFI Fishburn Airfield.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

90.66 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 08 EGFI Fishburn Airfield.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

62.66 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 26 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield in the DA40-XLS

Landing Score 93.38 %

Landing Summary

The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at EGFI Fishburn Airfield, achieving a score of 93.4%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 262.0° at 1 nautical mile and 149 meters above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing on runway 26.

The landing was executed with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 69 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 227 meters, and the touchdown speed was well-managed at 51 knots. The touchdown rate was particularly impressive, with a perfect rate of -0.2 meters per second.

However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft landing 4.9 meters off-centerline. This minor misalignment did not appear to have any significant impact on the overall landing performance. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle headwind of 2 knots at 270°.

The total landing distance was 382 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled and the pilot executed the landing smoothly. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the landing roll.

Overall, the DA40-XLS aircraft performed well during the landing at EGFI Fishburn Airfield, with the pilot demonstrating good skills and control. The minor deviation in the touchdown position was the only notable issue, but it did not appear to have any significant impact on the overall landing performance.

94.6 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 26 at EGFI Fishburn Airfield from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 149.0 m agl to 126.4 m agl. A decrease of 22.6 m in 8 seconds.

Glideslope

83.6 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

83.6 %

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