The Taylorcraft BC-12D taxied to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport and commenced the departure roll, achieving a take-off distance of 180 m (20 % of the runway) and lifting off at 41 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 252°, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind component.

Entering the right-hand pattern from runway 22, the aircraft covered less than 1 nm in 17 seconds before joining the cross-wind leg.

The right-hand cross-wind leg was completed in less than 1 nm over a period of 14 seconds.

During the downwind turn the aircraft flew 1 nm while turning to an angle of 52.8° relative to the runway heading.

The downwind leg extended 1 nm and was flown in 55 seconds.

On the base turn the aircraft again covered 1 nm, this time aligning to an angle of 53.2° to the runway.

The base leg was less than 1 nm long and was completed in 19 seconds.

The final turn to the runway was executed in less than 1 nm, taking 25 seconds to line up for approach.

On final approach to runway 22 the aircraft descended from 384 ft AGL to 32 ft AGL in 27 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.

Touchdown occurred on runway 22, whose length is 906 m; the threshold speed was noted as excessively high at 58 kt. The aircraft touched down 275 m from the threshold at 42 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 78 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 6.8 m from the centreline, and the same weather conditions of 15 °C, wind 4 kt from 252°, 2 kt cross-wind and 4 kt head-wind applied.

The rollout covered a total landing distance of 544 m (60 % of the runway) and the aircraft’s path was slightly misaligned by 14.0 m from the centreline during the rollout.

In total the flight covered 5 nm, required 4 (units as given) and consumed 0 kg of fuel.