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VNLK
Lukla, Nepal
Runway 24
Elevation9,337 ft asl
Weight2,854 lbs
Fuel285 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn

Flight Score

95.93 %
VNLK
Lukla, Nepal
Runway 06
Elevation9,337 ft asl
Weight2,752 lbs
Fuel187 lbs
Wind316° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross
4 Aug 2024 0:19 20 nm Beechcraft A36 Bonanza 98 lbs
Departure Score
93.15 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
93.29 %

What went well

Touched down at 753 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 490 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 0.6 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — stall warning; speed limits at 0 %, −1.67 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −1.11 points
Departure Climb 2 — bounce on liftoff; bank angle up to 15.6 ° at 64 %, −1.10 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach speed

Arrival Final 1

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 13 stages, 11 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 24 at VNLK Lukla, Average speed was 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 3 kn 0 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.3 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 90.00Departure roll runway 24 at VNLK Lukla. Takeoff distance 198 ft 11 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 80 kn. Local weather - Temperature 55 °F. Wind 1 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 198 ft11 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 80 knTarget 84 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 9.3 ft5.3 ft left to 4.0 ft right 5.3 -4.0 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.73 g min to max 1.13 g 1.01 1.13 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -8.0 °-10.0 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -4.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.2 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.34Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 VNLK Lukla.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 84 kn80 kn min to max 86 kn 80 86 kn
97 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.3 2.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.08 g min to max 1.21 g 1.13 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -662 ft/m-881 ft/m min to max -466 ft/m -881 -466 ft/m
Info Average altitude -21 ft agl-33 ft agl min to max 0 ft agl 0 -33 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-3.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° -3.8 2.0 °
Departure Climb 2 90.10Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 VNLK Lukla.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.8 ° min to max 2.3 ° -0.0 2.3 °
100 % Average speed 90 kn86 kn min to max 98 kn 86 98 kn
64 % Average bank angle 5.6 °0.3 ° min to max 15.6 ° 2.3 15.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.00 g min to max 1.10 g 1.07 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 133 ft/m-444 ft/m min to max 1,372 ft/m -444 1,372 ft/m
Info Average altitude -4 ft agl-36 ft agl min to max 134 ft agl -33 134 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °2.0 ° min to max 10.6 ° 2.0 10.6 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 738 ft agl · 114 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 154 ft agl · 103 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 400 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,166 ft agl · 116 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 9,452 ft asl9,429 ft asl min to max 9,474 ft asl 9,429 9,474 ft asl
100 % Average speed 98 kn98 kn min to max 99 kn 98 99 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.3 °16.8 ° min to max 17.7 ° 16.8 17.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.96 g min to max 0.97 g 0.97 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °9.3 ° min to max 10.4 ° 10.4 9.3 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal). Climbing from 9,495 ft asl to 22,678 ft asl, an increase of 13,182 ft in 9 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 115 kn77 kn min to max 136 kn 100 98 kn
100 % Average bank angle 14.8 °0.2 ° min to max 33.2 ° 18.4 33.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.67 g min to max 1.22 g 1.07 1.16 g
Info Average VSI 1,426 ft/m-914 ft/m min to max 4,423 ft/m 1,284 1,125 ft/m
Info Average altitude 15,876 ft asl9,495 ft asl min to max 22,678 ft asl 9,495 22,678 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °-0.0 ° min to max 22.2 ° 9.9 8.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 5 miles south west of VNSB Syangboche Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 22,696 ft asl to 11,145 ft asl, a decrease of 11,551 ft in 5 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 135 kn89 kn min to max 156 kn 98 96 kn
100 % Average bank angle 19.5 °0.3 ° min to max 38.1 ° 30.4 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.88 g min to max 1.41 g 1.38 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -2,142 ft/m-4,029 ft/m min to max 2,305 ft/m 1,144 -1,328 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16,302 ft asl11,145 ft asl min to max 23,043 ft asl 22,696 11,145 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.0 °-11.1 ° min to max 14.2 ° 10.2 -4.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 5,315 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,595 ft agl · 146 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4,064 ft agl · 133 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 5 miles south west of VNSB Syangboche Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 79 kn71 kn min to max 92 kn 92 71 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.1 ° min to max 6.0 ° 3.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.08 g 1.02 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -1,054 ft/m-1,589 ft/m min to max -541 ft/m -1,487 -563 ft/m
Info Average altitude 10,011 ft asl9,261 ft asl min to max 10,998 ft asl 10,998 9,261 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-5.5 ° min to max 2.2 ° -4.5 1.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 80.00Approaching runway 06 at VNLK Lukla from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to -144 ft agl. A decrease of 47 ft in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle -2.4 °-3.0 ° min to max -0.1 °Target 3.0 ° -0.1 -3.0 °
0 % Average speed 63 kn61 kn min to max 70 kn 70 61 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.2 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.00 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.10 g
Info Average VSI -138 ft/m-627 ft/m min to max 80 ft/m -626 80 ft/m
Info Average altitude -140 ft agl-147 ft agl min to max -97 ft agl -97 -144 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.0 °2.2 ° min to max 11.3 ° 2.2 11.3 °

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 66 ft agl · 73 kt
00.250.50.751050100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 93.18Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 1,785 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
81 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn. Target 75 kn
100 % Target 29 ft agl
92 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.0 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.89 g min to max 1.35 g 1.10 0.96 g
Info Average speed 57 kn52 kn min to max 61 kn 61 52 kn
Info Average VSI 624 ft/m90 ft/m min to max 874 ft/m 90 760 ft/m
Info Average altitude 39 ft agl12 ft agl min to max 69 ft agl 12 69 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.3 °11.4 ° min to max 16.5 ° 11.4 16.1 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 5 ft agl · 68 kt
025050007.3415222937Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 486 ft. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at 760 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 57 °F. Wind 2 kn at 316 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was 760 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 486 ftTarget 1,095 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 52 knTarget 65 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.9 ft1.4 ft right -1.9 -0.6 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.96 g min to max 1.17 g 0.96 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 51 kn50 kn min to max 52 kn 52 50 kn
Info Average pitch angle 15.2 °13.9 ° min to max 16.1 ° 16.1 13.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,062 ft, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,062 ft59 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 9.2 ft8.8 ft left to 0.5 ft right -0.5 7.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.00 g
Info Average speed 52 kn34 kn min to max 58 kn 58 34 kn
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °8.3 ° min to max 13.7 ° 13.7 8.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.5 0.3 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 13 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kn6 kn min to max 30 kn 30 17 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 8.3 ° 8.3 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.4 0.9 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 3 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 16 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,152 ft · 65 %
100.00Liftoff speed79 kt
100.00Runway alignment5.3 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height12 ft
81.04Threshold speed60 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.2 ft R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on VNLK 06

Past threshold100.00
490ft
Centreline100.00
0.6ft R
Speed100.00
51kt
Touchdown rate100.00
753fpm
Impact100.00
1.17G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,785 ft of the approach.

12 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 12 ft, down at 490 ft

Plan view — the full 1,785 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 490 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 490 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,001 ft of 1,785 ft · 56 %
Rollout distance100.00
511ft56 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
8.8ft L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 24 at VNLK Lukla in the Beechcraft Bonanza A36
93.15 %
90 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 24 at VNLK Lukla. Takeoff distance 198 ft 11 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 80 kn. Local weather - Temperature 55 °F. Wind 1 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 198 ft using 11.09 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 80 kn - Target 84 kn
Alignment
100 %
5.3 ft left to 4.0 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
0 -4.5 -9
01,000-40-30-20-10010203040 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
99.34 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 VNLK Lukla.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
97.34 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
2 -0.5 -3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
-300 -800 -1,300
90.1 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 VNLK Lukla.
Alignment
96.25 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
64.16 %
16 8 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 6.5 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 450 -500
01,00000.20.40.60.81 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.503.366.72101317 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla in the Beechcraft Bonanza A36
Landing Score 93.29 %
Landing Summary
This flight was recorded using the free subscription and the AI landing analysis report is not available.
80 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 06 at VNLK Lukla from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to -144 ft agl. A decrease of 47 ft in 10 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
0 %
70 65 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
81 -310 -700
00.250.50.751050100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
93.18 %
Landing
Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 1,785 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
81.04 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 61 kt. Target 75 kt
Flare
91.67 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
61 55 50
Pitch °
Info
17 14 11
Descent Rate fpm
Info
874 387 -100
025050007.3415222937 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250500-40-32-24-16-80816243240 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
100 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 486 ft. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at 760 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 57 °F. Wind 2 kn at 316 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at 753 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good. Target below 65 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 486 ft.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
100 %
G 1.09 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,062 ft, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,062 ft using 59.5 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
50 35 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
14 11 8
05001,000 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
Metrics
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