LXGB to LXGB Flight Report - DA40-NG

Flight from LXGB to LXGB

Sunday, 07 September 2025 01:02

Minutes 7

11 nm

Fuel 1 kg

DA40-NG

Departure

Runway 27 at LXGB

Gibraltar Airport

Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

1,113 kg

Fuel

59 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 27 at LXGB

Gibraltar Airport

Gibraltar Gibraltar, Gibraltar

10 ft asl

Altitude

1,111 kg

Weight

57 kg

Fuel

16 °C

Temperature

1 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

1 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 92.31%

Pattern Score 87.17%

Departure Score 94.18%

Arrival Score 95.58%

The DA40-NG took off from runway 27 at Gibraltar Airport with a rolling takeoff distance of 295 meters, which is less than 19% of the runway. This indicates a good takeoff performance. The plane had a liftoff speed of 81 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were favorable with a temperature of 16°C and a light wind of just 1 knot blowing from the west-southwest, at a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind was negligible and the headwind was also light at 1 knot.

After taking off, the pilot successfully entered the left-hand traffic pattern for runway 27 at Gibraltar Airport. As the aircraft flew over the pattern, it was affected by a crosswind from the same direction as the wind, but with a negligible effect of just less than 1 nautical mile in 20 seconds to correct for it.

The pilot then made a standard pattern, flying a downwind leg with a distance of 2 nautical miles, then turning towards the final approach. During this turn, the aircraft covered another 2 nautical miles. The base leg was also 3 nautical miles long, with the pilot turning 60.1 degrees to align the aircraft with the runway for the next turn. After that, the pilot made the final approach, flying a distance of just less than 1 nautical mile in 32 seconds to align the aircraft with the runway.

As the pilot began their final approach to runway 27, they were flying at a heading of 265 degrees, just west of due east, with an altitude of 311 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold. The pilot landed the aircraft on the runway with a touchdown distance that met expectations at 356 meters and a touchdown speed of 57 knots, which was also within the expected range. The impact upon touchdown was particularly smooth with a negative descent rate of -78 fpm. Additionally, the runway alignment during touchdown was perfect, with the pilot maintaining good control throughout the entire landing process.

After landing, it was observed that the pilot had taken a total flight distance of 11 nautical miles, which took 7 minutes to complete, and had burned just 1 kg of fuel.

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Departure Roll

92.89 %

Departure roll runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport. Takeoff distance 295 m 19 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 81 kt. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 295 m 19 % of runway
89.43 %	Liftoff speed was 81 kt Target 70 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 5.11 m 2.97 m left to 2.14 m right	2.97		-2.14 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.2		0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.4		2.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 01:02:19
Info	Engine 1 Started at 01:02:19
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 01:02:19
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 01:02:19
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 01:02:19
Info	Landing Gear Down at 01:02:19
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 01:02:19
0 %	Landing Lights at 01:02:19

Departure Climb 1

99.66 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 LXGB Gibraltar Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 86 kt 82 kt min to max 88 kt	82		88 kt
98.63 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.3		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 1.05 g min to max 1.09 g	1.05		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 548 fpm 293 fpm min to max 807 fpm	293		807 fpm
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl	1		47 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 0.9 ° min to max 7.2 °	0.9		7.2 °

Departure Climb 2

90 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 LXGB Gibraltar Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 88 kt 79 kt min to max 94 kt	88		94 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.8 °	1.4		4.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.91 g min to max 1.16 g	1.08		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 970 fpm 348 fpm min to max 1,467 fpm	819		956 fpm
Info	Average altitude 293 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 841 ft agl	48		841 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.1 ° 4.4 ° min to max 11.2 °	7.3		8.3 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 01:02:52

Pattern Entry

100 %

Left hand pattern entry from runway 27 LXGB Gibraltar Airport. Distance was 1 nm in 12 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 98 kt 93 kt min to max 106 kt	94		106 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 26.7 ° 10.2 ° min to max 30.6 °	10.2		30.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.84 g min to max 1.21 g	1.02		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 191 fpm -645 fpm min to max 1,062 fpm	1,022		-602 fpm
Info	Average altitude 906 ft agl 865 ft agl min to max 937 ft agl	865		876 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° -2.2 ° min to max 8.8 °	8.7		-2.2 °

Pattern Crosswind

53 %

Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 27 LXGB Gibraltar Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading -20.7 ° -32.7 ° min to max 13.4 °	13.4		-32.7 °
100 %	Average speed 95 kt 86 kt min to max 108 kt	107		95 kt
80 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.63 g min to max 1.60 g	1.25		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 447 fpm -716 fpm min to max 1,608 fpm	-601		-716 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,013 ft agl 862 ft agl min to max 1,108 ft agl	866		1,048 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 11.4 ° 1.0 ° min to max 32.5 °	30.2		1.0 °
Info	Average pitch angle 4.8 ° -2.1 ° min to max 12.2 °	-0.6		-1.7 °

Pattern Downwind Turn

70 %

Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 77.7 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 77.7 °.
100 %	Average speed 93 kt 85 kt min to max 104 kt	97		88 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 3.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 27.1 °	0.6		8.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.84 g min to max 1.21 g	1.08		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -80 fpm -1,118 fpm min to max 952 fpm	-595		-445 fpm
Info	Average altitude 954 ft agl 901 ft agl min to max 1,028 ft agl	1,028		901 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -5.8 ° min to max 7.9 °	-0.5		-0.4 °

Pattern Downwind

99.29 %

Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 61 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading -1.4 ° -16.5 ° min to max 3.1 °	2.0		-16.5 °
97.63 %	Average altitude 938 ft agl 883 ft agl min to max 1,007 ft agl	892		960 ft agl
100 %	Average speed 89 kt 81 kt min to max 96 kt	89		96 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.81 g min to max 1.16 g	1.07		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 58 fpm -630 fpm min to max 813 fpm	-482		88 fpm
Info	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 26.6 °	2.5		26.6 °
Info	Average pitch angle 3.3 ° -1.4 ° min to max 8.4 °	0.6		2.6 °

Pattern Base Leg Turn

87.88 %

Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 3 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 60.1 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
59.59 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 60.1 °.
100 %	Average speed 98 kt 96 kt min to max 100 kt	96		100 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 24.4 ° 11.1 ° min to max 28.6 °	28.6		11.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 1.06 g min to max 1.12 g	1.06		1.12 g
Info	Average VSI -391 fpm -601 fpm min to max 20 fpm	20		-495 fpm
Info	Average altitude 927 ft agl 884 ft agl min to max 960 ft agl	960		884 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -1.4 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		0.1 °

Pattern Base Leg

100 %

Pattern Base Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 87 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading 4.3 ° -12.2 ° min to max 14.9 °	13.5		-12.2 °
100 %	Average speed 85 kt 77 kt min to max 99 kt	99		78 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.86 g min to max 1.13 g	1.12		1.05 g
0 %		0		0 fpm
Info	Average altitude 652 ft agl 433 ft agl min to max 887 ft agl	879		433 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 2.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 19.0 °	4.2		19.0 °
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -3.6 ° min to max 3.9 °	1.4		-0.3 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 01:06:56

Pattern Final Turn

100 %

Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 32 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 75 kt 68 kt min to max 85 kt	79		71 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 10.0 ° 1.0 ° min to max 27.7 °	22.8		7.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.89 g min to max 1.33 g	1.07		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -206 fpm -973 fpm min to max 497 fpm	-450		-221 fpm
Info	Average altitude 361 ft agl 311 ft agl min to max 425 ft agl	425		311 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -4.9 ° min to max 6.6 °	-0.5		3.6 °

Arrival Final 2

99.62 %

Approaching runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 311 ft agl to 299 ft agl. A decrease of 11 ft in 11 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.5 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 °	2.5		2.9 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kt 63 kt min to max 71 kt	71		63 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.1		0.3 °
98.08 %	Average bank angle 3.6 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.7 °	3.4		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.13 g	1.07		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -74 fpm -268 fpm min to max 128 fpm	-104		82 fpm
Info	Average altitude 301 ft agl 292 ft agl min to max 311 ft agl	311		299 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.8 ° min to max 5.4 °	4.9		3.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 01:08:56

Arrival Final 1

85.7 %

Approaching runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 298 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 252 ft in 40 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
44.13 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 2.8 ° min to max 4.5 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		2.8 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kt 62 kt min to max 77 kt	62		75 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.1 °
84.36 %	Average bank angle 2.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.8 °	0.9		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.89 g min to max 1.08 g	0.92		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -552 fpm -862 fpm min to max 35 fpm	-19		-692 fpm
Info	Average altitude 129 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 298 ft agl	298		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.4 ° -6.7 ° min to max 4.2 °	2.4		-4.7 °

Arrival Landing

97 %

Landing on runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport, runway length 1,529 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 75 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 75 kt. Target 70 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
89 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
97.54 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.9 °	0.4		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.87 g min to max 1.22 g	0.99		0.96 g
Info	Average speed 66 kt 57 kt min to max 75 kt	75		57 kt
Info	Average VSI -278 fpm -711 fpm min to max 48 fpm	-692		-78 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 3 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl	45		3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -4.8 ° min to max 5.6 °	-4.7		2.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 356 m. Touchdown speed at 57 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -78 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -78 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 356 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 57 kt Target below 66 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.15 m 0.07 m right	0.00		-0.15 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.96 g min to max 1.25 g	0.96		1.04 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 56 kt 56 kt min to max 57 kt	57		56 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.2 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.6		2.8 °

Takeoff on runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport in the DA40-NG

94.18 %

92.89 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 295 m using 19.3 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

89.43 %

Liftoff speed was 81 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

2.97 m left to 2.14 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.66 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 LXGB Gibraltar Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

98.63 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

90 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 LXGB Gibraltar Airport.

Heading

0 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport in the DA40-NG

Landing Score 94.23 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft DA40-NG successfully landed at LXGB Gibraltar Airport, achieving a high score of 94.2%. The pilot followed a standard final approach procedure from the east, heading 265.0° and at a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm) with an altitude of 311 feet above ground level (agl).

Upon reaching the runway, the pilot executed a precise touchdown, aligning perfectly with the runway centerline. This showcased exceptional pilot skills in controlling descent and maintaining orientation during the critical phase of flight. The aircraft's descent speed into the runway was also noteworthy, with a target threshold speed of 75 knots being slightly exceeded, indicating a confident approach to the touchdown.

One of the key indicators of a successful landing is the touchdown distance, which in this instance was 356 meters - an impressive display of precision flying skills. The touchdown speed of 57 knots was also within an acceptable range, further testifying to the pilot's expertise in managing descent rates and maintaining control during the landing phase.

Additionally, the pilot demonstrated excellent control over the aircraft's rate of descent, achieving an impressive rate of -78 feet per minute (fpm). This is a testament to the pilot's understanding of the aircraft's performance capabilities, as well as their skills in fine-tuning the descent to achieve a smooth, controlled touchdown.

The local weather at the time of landing featured a temperature of 16 °C, with a very light and stable wind direction of 1 kilometer per hour (kt) from 270°. This meant that crosswind and headwind components were effectively zero, giving the pilot optimal conditions for a precise touchdown.

Overall, this landing demonstrates the pilot's ability to consistently deliver high-quality flights, even under various conditions. The precise touchdown, controlled descent, and excellent touchdown distance combined with a smooth landing showcase exceptional skills and expertise.

99.62 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 311 ft agl to 299 ft agl. A decrease of 11 ft in 11 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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