EGPE to EGPE Flight Report - DA40-XLS

Flight from EGPE to EGPE

Tuesday, 22 April 2025 18:51

Minutes 4

5 nm

Fuel 2 kg

DA40-XLS

Departure

Runway 05 at EGPE

Inverness Airport

Inverness, Highland, Scotland

Altitude

26 ft asl

Weight

1,090 kg

Fuel

105 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at EGPE

Inverness Airport

Inverness Highland, Scotland

26 ft asl

Altitude

1,088 kg

Weight

103 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

2 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

-2 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 92.03%

Pattern Score 83.82%

Departure Score 95.00%

Arrival Score 97.28%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport, where the DA40-XLS aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 154 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 67 knots. At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots.

After takeoff, the aircraft entered a left-hand pattern, which it completed in a relatively short distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 12 seconds. The pattern crosswind leg was also flown from the left, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 24 seconds. The aircraft then proceeded to the downwind turn, which involved a turn of 45 degrees to align with the runway. This turn was completed in a distance of 1 nautical mile. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 2 nautical miles in 70 seconds.

As the aircraft approached the base leg, it turned to align with the runway once again, this time at an angle of 28.1 degrees. The base leg was completed in a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 26 seconds. The final turn was then made, which brought the aircraft onto the final approach to runway 05. The aircraft was flying at a heading of 49.0 degrees and was 1 nautical mile from the runway at an altitude of 390 feet above ground level.

The final approach was made from the southwest, and the aircraft touched down on the runway with a touchdown distance of 243 meters. The touchdown speed was 49 knots, which was considered good, and the touchdown rate was an excellent -71 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at takeoff, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees.

The flight was completed with a total distance of 5 nautical miles, which was covered in 4 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2 kilograms of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was characterized by good weather conditions, precise flying, and a smooth landing.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport, Average speed was 50 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 59 kt 57 kt min to max 60 kt	57		60 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 1.9 ° min to max 2.1 °	1.9		2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Battery Master On at 18:51:09
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:51:09
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:51:09
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:51:09
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:51:09
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:51:09

Departure Roll

95 %

Departure roll runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport. Takeoff distance 154 m 8 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 67 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 154 m 8 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 67 kt Target 70 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.55 m 1.55 m left to 0.00 m left	1.55		0.28 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 2.0 ° min to max 5.2 °	2.1		5.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.5 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 18:51:10

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kt 67 kt min to max 79 kt	67		79 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.6		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 1.00 g min to max 1.10 g	1.05		1.10 g
Info	Average VSI 437 fpm 291 fpm min to max 718 fpm	291		718 fpm
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl	1		50 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 5.2 ° min to max 9.9 °	5.2		9.9 °

Departure Climb 2

90 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 76 kt 67 kt min to max 79 kt	79		69 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.9 °	1.1		4.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.90 g min to max 1.09 g	1.09		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI 1,036 fpm 685 fpm min to max 1,561 fpm	733		685 fpm
Info	Average altitude 121 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 369 ft agl	51		369 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.7 ° 8.0 ° min to max 15.2 °	10.0		8.0 °

Pattern Entry

100 %

Left hand pattern entry from runway 05 EGPE Inverness Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 12 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 76 kt 70 kt min to max 78 kt	70		76 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 19.2 ° 8.3 ° min to max 25.9 °	8.3		25.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.97 g min to max 1.12 g	0.97		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 823 fpm 504 fpm min to max 1,206 fpm	572		1,193 fpm
Info	Average altitude 460 ft agl 381 ft agl min to max 567 ft agl	381		567 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.2 ° 7.2 ° min to max 11.6 °	7.4		11.3 °

Pattern Crosswind

76.18 %

Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 05 EGPE Inverness Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
47.07 %	Heading -12.9 ° -20.6 ° min to max 16.0 °	16.0		-19.8 °
100 %	Average speed 75 kt 73 kt min to max 76 kt	75		75 kt
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.84 g min to max 1.07 g	1.03		0.84 g
Info	Average VSI 883 fpm 441 fpm min to max 1,134 fpm	1,134		441 fpm
Info	Average altitude 763 ft agl 586 ft agl min to max 946 ft agl	586		946 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 7.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.3 °	26.3		8.5 °
Info	Average pitch angle 9.0 ° 3.4 ° min to max 11.1 °	10.6		3.4 °

Pattern Downwind Turn

70 %

Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 99.7 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 99.7 °.
100 %	Average speed 85 kt 77 kt min to max 91 kt	77		79 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 10.8 ° 5.3 ° min to max 13.4 °	10.4		5.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.87 g min to max 1.08 g	0.87		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -17 fpm -339 fpm min to max 172 fpm	162		57 fpm
Info	Average altitude 924 ft agl 914 ft agl min to max 947 ft agl	947		933 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max 3.8 °	1.4		3.7 °

Pattern Downwind

99.79 %

Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 70 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.32 %	Heading -5.1 ° -28.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	-6.1		-28.0 °
100 %	Average altitude 992 ft agl 866 ft agl min to max 1,096 ft agl	936		866 ft agl
100 %	Average speed 76 kt 71 kt min to max 81 kt	79		80 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.07 g	1.07		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -61 fpm -706 fpm min to max 606 fpm	126		-233 fpm
Info	Average bank angle 2.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.5 °	3.7		12.5 °
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -4.0 ° min to max 6.0 °	4.8		-0.7 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:53:14

Pattern Base Leg Turn

85.75 %

Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 28.1 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
52.5 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 28.1 °.
100 %	Average speed 79 kt 76 kt min to max 81 kt	79		76 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 13.1 ° 5.9 ° min to max 15.5 °	12.4		5.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.08 g	1.02		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -280 fpm -344 fpm min to max -173 fpm	-230		-248 fpm
Info	Average altitude 812 ft agl 767 ft agl min to max 862 ft agl	862		767 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -3.1 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-3.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:54:13

Pattern Base Leg

55 %

Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading -28.3 ° -85.9 ° min to max -3.1 °	-3.1		-85.9 °
100 %	Average speed 77 kt 74 kt min to max 80 kt	75		77 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.96 g min to max 1.18 g	0.99		1.08 g
0 %		0		0 fpm
Info	Average altitude 599 ft agl 434 ft agl min to max 761 ft agl	761		434 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 14.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 24.9 °	2.5		22.8 °
Info	Average pitch angle -4.8 ° -7.1 ° min to max -1.8 °	-3.1		-2.3 °

Pattern Final Turn

100 %

Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 8 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 74 kt 72 kt min to max 76 kt	76		72 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.6 ° 2.4 ° min to max 17.5 °	17.5		5.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.96 g min to max 1.08 g	1.08		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -239 fpm -380 fpm min to max -119 fpm	-380		-293 fpm
Info	Average altitude 413 ft agl 397 ft agl min to max 428 ft agl	428		397 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -2.9 ° min to max -0.7 °	-2.5		-2.9 °

Arrival Final 1

91.83 %

Approaching runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 390 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 367 ft in 35 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
63.04 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 1.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° Target 3.0 °	3.8		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 69 kt 65 kt min to max 74 kt	72		65 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.2		0.1 °
96.13 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.6 °	4.6		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.08 g	0.96		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -683 fpm -774 fpm min to max -370 fpm	-370		-597 fpm
Info	Average altitude 104 ft agl 24 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl	390		24 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.2 ° -5.3 ° min to max -1.3 °	-3.3		-1.3 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport, runway length 1,814 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 64 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly below target at 64 kt. Target 70 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.98 g min to max 1.11 g	1.08		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 57 kt 49 kt min to max 64 kt	64		49 kt
Info	Average VSI -203 fpm -589 fpm min to max -71 fpm	-589		-71 fpm
Info	Average altitude 10 ft agl 4 ft agl min to max 20 ft agl	20		4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° -1.2 ° min to max 6.2 °	-1.2		6.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 243 m. Touchdown speed at 49 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -71 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -71 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 243 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 49 kt Target below 66 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.37 m 1.19 m left	1.08		1.37 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.14 g	1.02		1.00 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 48 kt 46 kt min to max 49 kt	49		46 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.4 ° 6.2 ° min to max 6.6 °	6.2		6.5 °

Takeoff on runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the DA40-XLS

95 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 154 m using 8.49 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 67 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

1.55 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

90 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 EGPE Inverness Airport.

Heading

0 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the DA40-XLS

Landing Score 97.28 %

Landing Summary

The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at EGPE Inverness Airport, achieving a high score of 97.3%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, aligning with the runway 05 at a heading of 49.0°. At a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 390 feet above ground level (agl), the aircraft was in a stable position for landing.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good control and precision, with a runway touchdown alignment that was perfect. The touchdown distance of 243 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 49 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -71 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, showcasing the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's descent.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 270°. This resulted in a minimal crosswind component of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score and demonstrating the pilot's expertise in handling the DA40-XLS aircraft.

91.83 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at EGPE Inverness Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 390 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 367 ft in 35 seconds.

Glideslope

63.04 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

63.04 %

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