LTFM to LTAC Flight Report - Douglas DC-3

Flight from LTFM to LTAC

Tuesday, 27 August 2024 04:15

Minutes 103

231 nm

Fuel 480 kg

Douglas DC-3

Departure

Runway 17L at LTFM

Istanbul

Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Altitude

325 ft asl

Weight

9,474 kg

Fuel

1,094 kg

Temperature

27 °C

Wind Speed

17 kt

Wind Direction

90.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

17 kt

Arrival

Runway 21L at LTAC

Esenboga

Ankara Ankara, Turkey

3,110 ft asl

Altitude

8,993 kg

Weight

613 kg

Fuel

28 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

250.2 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 90.58%

Departure Score 77.51%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 93.29%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

97.34 %

Touchdown

98.91 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

89.35 %

Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kt.

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

95.64 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -226 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 63 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 298 m.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages LTFM to LTAC

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Departure Taxi

81.01 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 20 minutes and covered 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 17 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn	0		6 kn
56.25 %	Average speed turning corners 16 kn max 20 kn	0		0 kn
85.14 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.95 g min to max 2.02 g	0.98		0.95 g
Info	Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 11.6 ° min to max 11.9 °	11.8		11.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 04:15:29
Info	Engine 2 Started at 04:15:29
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 04:15:29
Info	Landing Gear Down at 04:15:29
Info	Parking Brake On at 04:15:29
Info	Engine 1 Started at 04:16:22
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 04:16:34
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 04:16:35
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 04:17:53
Info	Parking Brake Off at 04:23:27
Info	Parking Brake On at 04:24:21
Info	Parking Brake Off at 04:24:33
Info	Parking Brake On at 04:34:58
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 04:35:32
Info	Parking Brake Off at 04:35:43
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 04:35:46
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 04:35:46

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 17L at LTFM Istanbul, Average speed was 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 17 kn 8 kn min to max 21 kn	8		21 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 11.8 ° min to max 11.9 °	11.8		11.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 0.97 g 0.96 g min to max 0.98 g	0.96		0.98 g

Departure Roll

73.23 %

Departure roll runway 17L at LTFM Istanbul. Takeoff distance 372 m 9 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 17 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 17 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 372 m 9 % of runway
66.13 %	Liftoff speed was 60 kn Target 80 kn
0 %	Runway alignment max 68.58 m 65.99 m left to 2.59 m right	-2.59		65.99 m
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.94 g min to max 1.02 g	0.98		1.02 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 11.1 ° 9.1 ° min to max 12.1 °	11.9		11.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.3 °	0.2		7.3 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 04:36:22

Departure Climb 1

68.28 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17L LTFM Istanbul.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading variation -9.9 ° -10.3 ° min to max -8.9 °	-8.9		-10.2 °
100 %	Average speed 63 kn 61 kn min to max 64 kn	61		63 kn
73.13 %	Average bank angle 10.6 ° 7.5 ° min to max 12.2 °	7.5		12.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 1.02 g min to max 1.14 g	1.03		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI 506 ft/m 186 ft/m min to max 957 ft/m	186		957 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl	0		38 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.0 ° 11.2 ° min to max 20.4 °	11.4		20.4 °

Departure Climb 2

68.43 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17L LTFM Istanbul.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading variation -5.8 ° -10.1 ° min to max 0.9 °	-10.1		-0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 73 kn 62 kn min to max 100 kn	63		100 kn
73.74 %	Average bank angle 7.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 12.0 °	12.0		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.76 g min to max 1.13 g	1.08		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 691 ft/m -302 ft/m min to max 1,107 ft/m	972		710 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 100 ft agl 39 ft agl min to max 252 ft agl	39		252 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.3 ° 3.9 ° min to max 21.0 °	20.5		8.3 °
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 04:36:31
Info	Landing Gear Up at 04:36:51

Departure Climb 3

96.59 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17L LTFM Istanbul.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -2.3 ° -3.1 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-2.5 °
100 %	Average speed 97 kn 92 kn min to max 101 kn	100		95 kn
82.95 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.5 °	1.0		8.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.92 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		1.03 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 950 ft/m 446 ft/m min to max 1,315 ft/m	733		464 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 579 ft agl 264 ft agl min to max 856 ft agl	264		856 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.5 ° 7.4 ° min to max 11.1 °	8.6		8.3 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of LTFM Istanbul Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey). Climbing from 1,202 ft asl to 8,097 ft asl, an increase of 6,896 ft in 10 minutes and covering 18 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 111 kn 95 kn min to max 134 kn	95		109 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.7 °	8.4		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.79 g min to max 1.35 g	1.04		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 713 ft/m -701 ft/m min to max 1,584 ft/m	539		336 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,113 ft asl 1,202 ft asl min to max 8,097 ft asl	1,202		8,097 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° -0.5 ° min to max 11.4 °	8.9		5.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 04:39:21
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 04:39:21
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 04:39:21
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 04:39:22
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 04:39:22
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 04:39:25
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 04:39:25
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 04:39:26
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 04:39:26
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 04:39:31
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 04:39:31
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 04:39:34
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 04:39:34
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 04:45:43
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 04:48:02
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 04:48:02

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 6 miles north east of Sisli (Istanbul, Turkey) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 15 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 8,202 ft asl 8,165 ft asl min to max 8,286 ft asl	8,165		8,286 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 151 kn 110 kn min to max 161 kn	110		154 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.4 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.2		4.2 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 04:53:17
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 04:53:17

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started 8 miles north east of Sultanbeyli (Istanbul, Turkey). Climbing from 8,445 ft asl to 10,072 ft asl, an increase of 1,627 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 127 kn 115 kn min to max 146 kn	146		115 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.1		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.96 g min to max 1.01 g	0.97		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 680 ft/m 370 ft/m min to max 914 ft/m	914		598 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,292 ft asl 8,445 ft asl min to max 10,072 ft asl	8,445		10,072 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 2.9 ° min to max 5.2 °	4.0		5.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 04:55:57
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 04:55:57

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 10 miles south of Sile (Istanbul, Turkey) and lasted 26 minutes, covering 80 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 10,166 ft asl 10,053 ft asl min to max 10,184 ft asl	10,141		10,053 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 145 kn 115 kn min to max 155 kn	115		155 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.9		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.10 g	0.96		1.08 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° -0.8 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.8		-0.8 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 05:22:17
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 05:22:17

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles north of Mudurnu (Bolu, Turkey). Descent from 9,981 ft asl to 8,152 ft asl, a decrease of 1,830 ft in 4 minutes and covering 13 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 159 kn 149 kn min to max 167 kn	158		160 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	1.4		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.77 g min to max 1.09 g	0.97		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -421 ft/m -772 ft/m min to max 10 ft/m	-437		10 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,089 ft asl 8,148 ft asl min to max 9,981 ft asl	9,981		8,152 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -1.5 ° min to max 1.0 °	-0.8		-0.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 05:26:17
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 05:26:17

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 5 miles west of Seben (Bolu, Turkey) and lasted 23 minutes, covering 71 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 8,128 ft asl 8,105 ft asl min to max 8,155 ft asl	8,152		8,125 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 161 kn 152 kn min to max 167 kn	162		152 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.9 °	1.8		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.86 g min to max 1.24 g	0.87		0.93 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -1.4 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.1		0.9 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 05:49:23
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 05:49:23

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles north of Cankaya (Ankara, Turkey). Descent from 7,961 ft asl to 4,996 ft asl, a decrease of 2,965 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 176 kn 159 kn min to max 186 kn	159		165 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 17.4 ° 0.8 ° min to max 25.0 °	1.3		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.89 g min to max 1.29 g	1.04		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -1,345 ft/m -1,846 ft/m min to max -60 ft/m	-1,846		-60 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 6,210 ft asl 4,996 ft asl min to max 7,961 ft asl	7,961		4,996 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.2 ° -4.5 ° min to max 0.6 °	-4.5		0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 05:51:31
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 05:51:31

Enroute Level 4

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 6 miles south of LTAC Esenboga Ankara (Ankara, Turkey) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,934 ft asl 4,824 ft asl min to max 4,996 ft asl	4,996		4,932 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 111 kn min to max 163 kn	163		111 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.8 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.80 g min to max 1.41 g	0.98		0.91 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -2.9 ° min to max 5.4 °	0.4		3.1 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 05:52:47
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 05:52:47
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 05:52:47

Enroute Climb 3

100 %

Enroute climb started 4 miles south of LTAC Esenboga Ankara (Ankara, Turkey). Climbing from 4,939 ft asl to 5,176 ft asl, an increase of 236 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 96 kn 82 kn min to max 110 kn	109		82 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.3 ° 1.4 ° min to max 9.9 °	2.4		3.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.19 g	0.99		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 459 ft/m 46 ft/m min to max 974 ft/m	447		410 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,057 ft asl 4,939 ft asl min to max 5,176 ft asl	4,939		5,176 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.7 ° 2.9 ° min to max 7.6 °	3.2		5.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 05:53:11
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 05:53:12

Enroute Descent 3

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles south of LTAC Esenboga Ankara (Ankara, Turkey). Descent from 5,182 ft asl to 4,950 ft asl, a decrease of 233 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 84 kn 78 kn min to max 92 kn	82		92 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.6 °	4.4		6.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.84 g min to max 1.19 g	1.06		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -453 ft/m -1,311 ft/m min to max 578 ft/m	422		-508 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,121 ft asl 4,950 ft asl min to max 5,222 ft asl	5,182		4,950 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -1.8 ° min to max 6.1 °	6.1		1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 5

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of LTAC Esenboga Ankara (Ankara, Turkey) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,851 ft asl 4,765 ft asl min to max 4,973 ft asl	4,946		4,773 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 83 kn 70 kn min to max 92 kn	92		83 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 12.9 °	4.0		4.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.76 g min to max 1.38 g	1.23		1.06 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° -2.3 ° min to max 13.4 °	3.6		3.3 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 05:55:31
Info	Landing Gear Down at 05:55:32

Enroute Descent 4

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead Akyurt (Ankara, Turkey). Descent from 4,771 ft asl to 4,223 ft asl, a decrease of 548 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 81 kn 78 kn min to max 85 kn	82		78 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 1.6 ° min to max 8.4 °	3.1		6.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.10 g	1.09		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -511 ft/m -878 ft/m min to max 22 ft/m	-114		-263 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,497 ft asl 4,223 ft asl min to max 4,772 ft asl	4,771		4,223 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -1.5 ° min to max 4.0 °	4.0		3.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 6

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Akyurt (Ankara, Turkey) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,170 ft asl 4,129 ft asl min to max 4,219 ft asl	4,219		4,129 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 76 kn 73 kn min to max 78 kn	78		73 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.8 ° 4.2 ° min to max 6.0 °	6.0		4.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.06 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 3.1 ° min to max 5.6 °	3.1		5.6 °

Enroute Descent 5

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north west of Akyurt (Ankara, Turkey). Descent from 4,128 ft asl to 3,875 ft asl, a decrease of 253 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 75 kn 71 kn min to max 83 kn	73		83 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.6 ° 3.6 ° min to max 5.6 °	4.8		5.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.92 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -483 ft/m -1,183 ft/m min to max -45 ft/m	-45		-713 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,051 ft asl 3,875 ft asl min to max 4,128 ft asl	4,128		3,875 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -2.7 ° min to max 5.6 °	5.6		0.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 05:58:08

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 2 miles north west of Akyurt (Ankara, Turkey).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 74 kn 69 kn min to max 83 kn	83		71 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.9 ° 0.3 ° min to max 12.4 °	6.0		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.13 g	1.07		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -257 ft/m -603 ft/m min to max 203 ft/m	-603		-601 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,808 ft asl 3,740 ft asl min to max 3,865 ft asl	3,865		3,740 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° -0.1 ° min to max 7.3 °	1.0		-0.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 2

89.72 %

Approaching runway 21L at LTAC Esenboga from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 618 ft agl to 451 ft agl. A decrease of 167 ft in 13 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
69.35 %	Approach angle 4.1 ° 4.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° Target 3.0 °	4.3		4.1 °
100 %	Average speed 76 kn 72 kn min to max 78 kn	72		77 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.6 °
94.59 %	Average bank angle 3.1 ° 1.1 ° min to max 5.0 °	1.5		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.89 g min to max 1.13 g	0.95		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -736 ft/m -1,090 ft/m min to max -312 ft/m	-721		-493 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 527 ft agl 451 ft agl min to max 618 ft agl	618		451 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -2.7 ° min to max 1.8 °	-0.6		-0.3 °

Arrival Final 1

85.6 %

Approaching runway 21L at LTAC Esenboga from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 443 ft agl to 74 ft agl. A decrease of 369 ft in 38 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
34 %	Approach angle 3.8 ° 3.6 ° min to max 4.2 ° Target 3.0 °	4.1		3.6 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 68 kn min to max 79 kn	77		68 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.1 °
94.02 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.2 °	2.0		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.08 g	1.02		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -556 ft/m -770 ft/m min to max -324 ft/m	-500		-511 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 157 ft agl 74 ft agl min to max 443 ft agl	443		74 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° -0.4 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.1		3.2 °

Arrival Landing

97.34 %

Landing on runway 21L at LTAC Esenboga, runway length 3,389 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.35 %	Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kn. Target 80 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.98 g min to max 1.07 g	0.98		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 66 kn 63 kn min to max 69 kn	68		63 kn
Info	Average VSI -375 ft/m -526 ft/m min to max -226 ft/m	-513		-226 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl	49		-2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° 3.1 ° min to max 6.8 °	3.2		6.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

98.91 %

Touchdown distance was good at 298 m. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -226 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 6 kn at 250 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.64 %	Touchdown VSI was -226 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 298 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 63 kn Target 75 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.09 m 2.07 m left	2.06		2.03 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 1.01 g min to max 1.23 g	1.01		1.08 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 63 kn 62 kn min to max 63 kn	63		62 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 7.7 ° 6.8 ° min to max 8.8 °	6.8		8.8 °

Arrival Rollout

88.14 %

Total landing distance 1,346 m, 40 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.3 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,346 m 40 % of runway.
73.63 %	Runway alignment max 12.30 m 2.02 m left to 10.28 m right	2.02		-1.76 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.13 g	1.08		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 56 kn 33 kn min to max 64 kn	64		33 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 8.8 ° 6.1 ° min to max 12.1 °	9.0		12.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.3		0.2 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 05:59:50
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 06:00:00
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 06:00:04

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 26 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 25 kn 19 kn min to max 32 kn	32		19 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 11.9 ° 11.5 ° min to max 12.1 °	12.0		11.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 06:00:45
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 06:01:02
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 06:01:03

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 14 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn	19		3 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 14 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.96 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 11.6 ° min to max 12.0 °	11.6		11.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Pitot Heat Switched Off at 06:03:18
Info	Parking Brake On at 06:06:31
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 06:06:34
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 06:06:34

Takeoff on runway 17L at LTFM Istanbul in the Douglas DC-3

77.51 %

81.01 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 20 minutes and covered 6 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

56.25 %

85.14 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

73.23 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 17L at LTFM Istanbul. Takeoff distance 372 m 9 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 17 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 17 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 372 m using 9.15 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

66.13 %

Liftoff speed was 60 kn - Target 80 kn

Alignment

0 %

65.99 m left to 2.59 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

68.28 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17L LTFM Istanbul.

Alignment

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

73.13 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

68.43 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17L LTFM Istanbul.

Alignment

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

73.74 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

96.59 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17L LTFM Istanbul.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

82.95 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 21L at LTAC Esenboga in the Douglas DC-3

Landing Score 92.5 %

Landing Summary

Overall, your aircraft landing score of 92.5% is impressive, but there are still areas that could use some improvement to reach a near-perfect score.

During the Approach Phase, it was noted that the descent path was slightly above the glideslope limit and the speed was slightly below target. To enhance your approach, focus on maintaining precise descent paths and ensuring that your speed aligns with the designated target speed. Consistency in these aspects will significantly enhance your approach phase.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, it is commendable that you had a good threshold height and executed a perfect landing flare. However, there is room for improvement in the touchdown rate. Try to aim for smoother touchdowns to further refine this phase. Despite this, your touchdown speed was on target, and you managed to land within the touchdown zone, which is a positive accomplishment. Keep up the good work in this area.

In the Touchdown Phase, although your touchdown distance was comfortably inside the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was close to the centerline at 2.1m, there is still room for improvement in achieving a more consistent and precise touchdown. Focus on fine-tuning your touchdown technique to enhance this phase further.

Lastly, during the Rollout Phase, it was noted that the runway alignment was slightly off, with a distance of 10.3m from the centerline. Work on maintaining better alignment during the rollout phase to ensure a smooth and controlled landing.

Overall, your aircraft landing performance shows great potential, and with a few adjustments and continued practice, you can strive for perfection. Keep up the hard work and dedication in refining each phase of the landing process, and you will undoubtedly see further improvements in your overall landing score. Well done on your current achievements, and keep pushing yourself towards excellence.

89.72 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 21L at LTAC Esenboga from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 618 ft agl to 451 ft agl. A decrease of 167 ft in 13 seconds.

Glideslope

69.35 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

69.35 %

IAS kt