My FS Flights logo MY FS FLIGHTS
EGFH
Swansea, Wales
Runway 22
Elevation266 ft asl
Weight1,777 kg
Fuel131 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

89.96 %
EGFH
Swansea, Wales
Runway 28
Elevation266 ft asl
Weight1,774 kg
Fuel128 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn
30 Jun 2024 0:03 3 nm DA42-VI 3 kg
Departure Score
94.77 %
Pattern Score
76.86 %
Arrival Score
98.26 %

What went well

Touched down at -133 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 125 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 8 ft and 78 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Pattern Downwind — Heading -44.6 ° at 0 %, Average altitude 207.3 m agl at 40 %, −3.99 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -15.3 ° at 31 %, −2.57 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 61.5 °. at 54 %, −1.15 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, −0.56 points

Top opportunity

Improve the takeoff

Departure Roll

The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 12 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 Roll 95.00Departure roll runway 22 at EGFH Swansea. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 75 knTarget 70 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.23 m1.65 m left to 0.58 m right 0.91 -0.58 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.8 ° min to max 5.7 ° 1.6 5.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.3 0.5 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.30Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 22 EGFH Swansea.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 78 kn76 kn min to max 79 kn 76 79 kn
97 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.6 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.6 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.08 g min to max 1.22 g 1.08 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 3.6 m/s1.9 m/s min to max 5.2 m/s 1.9 5.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 4.6 m agl-0.0 m agl min to max 13.0 m agl 0.0 13.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.9 °6.3 ° min to max 16.1 ° 6.3 16.1 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 22 EGFH Swansea.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 87 kn79 kn min to max 109 kn 79 109 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.2 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.6 4.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.84 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 6.0 m/s-0.6 m/s min to max 9.8 m/s 5.3 -0.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 87.9 m agl13.4 m agl min to max 246.2 m agl 13.4 245.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.3 °0.5 ° min to max 16.4 ° 16.1 0.5 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 22 EGFH Swansea. Distance was less than 1 nm in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 124 kn111 kn min to max 132 kn 111 132 kn
100 % Average bank angle 18.2 °7.0 ° min to max 26.1 ° 7.0 26.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 0.97 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 1.2 m/s-1.4 m/s min to max 3.1 m/s -1.2 -0.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 257.1 m agl243.2 m agl min to max 272.9 m agl 247.0 272.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °0.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° 0.3 0.2 °
Pattern Crosswind 69.14Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 22 EGFH Swansea. Distance was less than 1 nm in 15 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
31 % Heading -15.3 °-126.2 ° min to max 15.2 ° 15.2 -126.2 °
100 % Average speed 140 kn134 kn min to max 142 kn 134 139 kn
100 % Average g force 1.15 g1.08 g min to max 1.20 g 1.10 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 1.9 m/s-0.9 m/s min to max 4.9 m/s -0.7 4.8 m/s
Info Average altitude 280.0 m agl268.8 m agl min to max 305.8 m agl 271.3 305.8 m agl
Info Average bank angle 26.2 °25.0 ° min to max 28.1 ° 25.7 28.1 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 4.6 ° -0.3 4.2 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 86.26Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 61.5 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 61.5 °.
100 % Average speed 139 kn138 kn min to max 140 kn 139 140 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.4 °5.6 ° min to max 27.6 ° 27.6 8.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.91 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -0.4 m/s-5.5 m/s min to max 3.9 m/s 3.9 -5.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 318.1 m agl298.1 m agl min to max 325.5 m agl 313.7 298.1 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-5.5 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 -5.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,221 ft agl · 142 kt
Pattern Downwind 52.07Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 1 nm in 56 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -44.6 °-125.8 ° min to max 19.1 ° 19.1 -124.7 °
40 % Average altitude 207.3 m agl105.4 m agl min to max 292.0 m agl 292.0 105.4 m agl
100 % Average speed 124 kn106 kn min to max 143 kn 141 106 kn
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.94 g min to max 1.26 g 0.97 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -3.4 m/s-6.7 m/s min to max 0.5 m/s -6.0 -3.0 m/s
Info Average bank angle 15.5 °1.0 ° min to max 29.7 ° 5.0 2.1 °
Info Average pitch angle -3.9 °-7.7 ° min to max 0.2 ° -5.8 -4.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 825 ft agl · 139 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 710 ft agl · 129 kt
Arrival Final 1 94.35Approaching runway 28 at EGFH Swansea from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 102.0 m agl to 1.6 m agl. A decrease of 100.4 m in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Approach angle 1.6 °0.7 ° min to max 3.9 °Target 3.0 ° 3.9 0.7 °
100 % Average speed 90 kn79 kn min to max 105 kn 105 79 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.2 °
90 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 6.7 ° 3.9 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 0.97 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -3.5 m/s-5.1 m/s min to max -1.0 m/s -3.3 -1.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 17.1 m agl1.6 m agl min to max 102.0 m agl 102.0 1.6 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-6.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° -4.6 2.7 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 28 at EGFH Swansea, runway length 797 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 79 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 79 kn. Target 82 kn
100 % Target 13.1 m agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 1.03 g
Info Average speed 74 kn70 kn min to max 79 kn 79 70 kn
Info Average VSI -0.7 m/s-1.0 m/s min to max -0.6 m/s -1.0 -0.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 1.6 m agl0.5 m agl min to max 2.4 m agl 2.4 0.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.7 ° min to max 4.1 ° 2.7 3.8 °
07515001020304051Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.71Touchdown distance was good at 123 m. Touchdown speed at 70 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -0.7 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Touchdown VSI was -0.7 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 123 mTarget 418 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 70 knTarget 74 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.70 m2.64 m left 2.70 2.47 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.7 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.7 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.02 g min to max 1.16 g 1.03 1.07 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 69 kn67 kn min to max 70 kn 70 67 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 0.6 °
Arrival Rollout 98.99Total landing distance 432 m, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 432 m54 % of runway.
98 % Runway alignment max 3.66 m3.66 m left to 0.00 m left 2.42 0.18 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 1.00 g
Info Average speed 61 kn36 kn min to max 66 kn 66 36 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-1.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.9 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.6 0.3 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 30 kn 30 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° -0.9 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.5 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.6 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll351 m · 28 %
100.00Liftoff speed75 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.65 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.30Rate of climb713 ft/m

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height8 ft
100.00Threshold speed78 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.07 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

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

Touchdown on EGFH 28

Past threshold100.00
125m
Centreline100.00
2.47m L
Speed100.00
69kt
Sink rate98.86
-133ft/m
Impact100.00
1.16G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 797 m of the approach.

8 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 8 ft, down at 125 m

Plan view — the full 797 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 125 m past threshold CLEARED

The 125 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 410 m of 797 m · 52 %
Rollout distance100.00
285m51 % used
Rollout alignment97.76
3.66m L

The rest of the report

Explore in detail

Flight map
Replay this flight in 3D The full flight path over the terrain with every stage, event and score along the route.
Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 22 at EGFH Swansea in the DA42-VI
94.77 %
95 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 22 at EGFH Swansea. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 75 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
100 %
1.65 m left to 0.58 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
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
6 3 0
02505007501,000-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.3 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 22 EGFH Swansea.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
97.21 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 12 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 450 -200
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 22 EGFH Swansea.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 90 70
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 8.5 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,000 900 -200
02505007501,000066132198264330 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 28 at EGFH Swansea in the DA42-VI
Landing Score 98.26 %
94.35 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 28 at EGFH Swansea from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 102.0 m agl to 1.6 m agl. A decrease of 100.4 m in 23 seconds.
Glideslope
81.61 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
81.61 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
105 87 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
90.12 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-198 -649 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150200250300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Landing
Landing on runway 28 at EGFH Swansea, runway length 797 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 79 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 79 kt. Target 82 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
79 74 70
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-111 -156 -200
07515001020304051 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
99.71 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 123 m. Touchdown speed at 70 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -0.7 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
98.86 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -133 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 70 kt was good. Target below 74 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 123 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 1.1 °
G
100 %
G 1.09 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
98.99 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 432 m, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 432 m using 54.25 % of runway
Alignment
97.76 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
67 49 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
2 0.5 -1
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
Metrics
Metrics

Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values