CN66 to 89CA Flight Report - DA 62

Flight from CN66 to 89CA

Friday, 21 June 2024 15:52

Minutes 11

20 nm

Fuel 17 lbs

DA 62

Departure

Runway 33 at CN66

Hearst San Simeon Airstrip

San Simeon, California, United States

Altitude

194 ft asl

Weight

4,144 lbs

Fuel

298 lbs

Temperature

65 °F

Wind Speed

7 kt

Wind Direction

278.7 °

Headwind

6 kt

Crosswind

4 kt

Arrival

Runway 22 at 89CA

Swanson Ranch Nr 2

Riverdale California, United States

1,486 ft asl

Altitude

4,127 lbs

Weight

281 lbs

Fuel

78 °F

Temperature

1 kt

Wind Speed

230.3 °

Wind Direction

1 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.71%

Departure Score 95.04%

Enroute Score 99.89%

Arrival Score 89.58%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

90.14 %

Touchdown

87.41 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 89 kt.

Flare

61.36 %

Fair landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

52.27 %

Touchdown rate was very hard at -503 ft/m.

Impact

86.86 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 77 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 747 ft.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages CN66 to 89CA

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Departure Roll

95 %

Departure roll runway 33 at CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 86 kn. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 7 kn at 278 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 86 kn Target 84 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 5.5 ft 5.1 ft left to 0.4 ft right	1.8		0.2 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 2.4 °	2.1		2.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.3		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 15:52:19
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:52:19
Info	Engine 2 Started at 15:52:19
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:52:19
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:52:19
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:52:19
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 15:52:19
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:52:19
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:52:19
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:52:19
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:52:19
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 15:52:40
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 15:52:40
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:52:57
0 %	Landing Lights at 15:52:19

Departure Climb 1

99.22 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 33 CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 92 kn 86 kn min to max 95 kn	86		94 kn
96.89 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.2		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 1.00 g min to max 1.13 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 697 ft/m 429 ft/m min to max 906 ft/m	429		906 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl	0		51 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.7 ° 2.5 ° min to max 7.8 °	2.5		7.8 °

Departure Climb 2

98.06 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 33 CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.2		1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 98 kn 93 kn min to max 117 kn	93		116 kn
93.61 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.2		3.7 °
96.57 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.70 g min to max 1.31 g	1.00		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 918 ft/m -171 ft/m min to max 1,424 ft/m	913		1,424 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 135 ft agl 52 ft agl min to max 391 ft agl	52		391 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.7 ° 2.4 ° min to max 10.9 °	7.8		10.8 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 15:53:25
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:53:33
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 15:53:42

Departure Climb 3

87.86 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 33 CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 2.3 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.2 °	1.6		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 112 kn 108 kn min to max 117 kn	117		114 kn
39.32 %	Average bank angle 6.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 25.1 °	3.1		25.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.87 g min to max 1.20 g	0.99		1.20 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,423 ft/m 1,197 ft/m min to max 1,755 ft/m	1,507		1,337 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 647 ft agl 417 ft agl min to max 844 ft agl	417		844 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.5 ° 8.3 ° min to max 11.2 °	10.5		9.3 °
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 15:54:02
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 15:54:02

Enroute Climb

99.77 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip San Simeon (California, United States). Climbing from 1,062 ft asl to 4,536 ft asl, an increase of 3,474 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 113 kn 110 kn min to max 125 kn	114		121 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.0 °	25.0		0.2 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.83 g min to max 1.29 g	1.21		0.84 g
Info	Average VSI 1,384 ft/m 26 ft/m min to max 1,843 ft/m	1,490		1,241 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,272 ft asl 1,062 ft asl min to max 4,536 ft asl	1,062		4,536 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.4 ° 1.0 ° min to max 10.5 °	9.6		2.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 15:55:19
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 15:55:33
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 15:56:34

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north east of San Simeon (California, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,584 ft asl 4,570 ft asl min to max 4,598 ft asl	4,574		4,580 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 158 kn 136 kn min to max 162 kn	136		162 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.80 g min to max 1.24 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -2.5 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.3		-0.1 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles north east of 66CA Rancho San Simeon Cambria (California, United States). Descent from 4,583 ft asl to 2,673 ft asl, a decrease of 1,910 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 146 kn min to max 165 kn	159		146 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.08 g	0.96		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,077 ft/m -1,225 ft/m min to max -43 ft/m	-43		-1,136 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,260 ft asl 2,673 ft asl min to max 4,583 ft asl	4,583		2,673 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.3 ° -3.5 ° min to max -0.6 °	-0.6		-3.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 15:58:35
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 15:58:35
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 15:59:07
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 16:00:23

Enroute Level 2

99.8 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Q89 MacGillivray Paso Robles (California, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,489 ft asl 2,407 ft asl min to max 2,654 ft asl	2,654		2,418 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 126 kn 107 kn min to max 146 kn	146		110 kn
99.78 %	Average bank angle 10.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 40.1 °	0.0		36.8 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.83 g min to max 1.27 g	1.00		1.26 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -4.7 ° min to max 3.8 °	-3.5		-4.7 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 16:00:34
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 16:02:15
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 16:02:15
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 16:02:16
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 16:02:16
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:02:33

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 3 miles west of Q89 MacGillivray Paso Robles (California, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 102 kn 89 kn min to max 116 kn	111		89 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.7 ° 0.4 ° min to max 30.8 °	30.8		5.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.90 g min to max 1.23 g	1.23		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,071 ft/m -1,276 ft/m min to max -754 ft/m	-1,245		-961 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,149 ft asl 1,908 ft asl min to max 2,397 ft asl	2,397		1,908 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -5.5 ° -7.7 ° min to max -3.5 °	-4.7		-5.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:03:04
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:03:09

Arrival Final 1

91.19 %

Approaching runway 22 at 89CA Swanson Ranch Nr 2 from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 405 ft agl to 15 ft agl. A decrease of 390 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
60.82 %	Approach angle 2.9 ° 2.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° Target 3.0 °	4.7		2.2 °
100 %	Average speed 92 kn 89 kn min to max 94 kn	89		89 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		-0.0 °
95.13 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.8 °	3.8		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.93 g min to max 1.17 g	0.97		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -905 ft/m -1,141 ft/m min to max -356 ft/m	-992		-356 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 85 ft agl 15 ft agl min to max 405 ft agl	405		15 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.7 ° -7.0 ° min to max -0.9 °	-5.8		-1.3 °

Arrival Landing

90.14 %

Landing on runway 22 at 89CA Swanson Ranch Nr 2, runway length 3,220 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 89 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 89 kn. Target 83 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
61.36 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
98.56 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.0		0.4 °
98.86 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.80 g min to max 1.27 g	1.01		1.27 g
Info	Average speed 83 kn 77 kn min to max 89 kn	89		77 kn
Info	Average VSI -357 ft/m -550 ft/m min to max -279 ft/m	-349		-503 ft/m
Info	Average altitude -3 ft agl -22 ft agl min to max 11 ft agl	11		-22 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -3.7 ° min to max 1.8 °	-1.3		1.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

87.41 %

Touchdown distance was good at 747 ft. Touchdown speed at 77 kn was good. Touchdown rate was very hard at -503 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 78 °F. Wind 1 kn at 230 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
52.27 %	Touchdown VSI was -503 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 747 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 77 kn Target 70 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.1 ft 0.8 ft left	0.6		1.1 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.4		1.0 °
86.86 %	Average g force 1.19 g 1.06 g min to max 1.48 g	1.27		1.06 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 76 kn 75 kn min to max 77 kn	77		75 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -0.2 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.8		0.5 °

Takeoff on runway 33 at CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip in the DA62

95.04 %

95 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 86 kn - Target 78 kn

Alignment

100 %

5.1 ft left to 0.4 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.22 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 33 CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

96.89 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

98.06 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 33 CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

93.61 %

96.57 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

87.86 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 33 CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

39.32 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 22 at 89CA Swanson Ranch Nr 2 in the DA62

Landing Score 89.58 %

Landing Summary

Overall, congratulations on achieving an aircraft landing score of 89.6%! Your performance during the Approach Phase showed a bit of room for improvement with unstable glideslope alignment and speed a bit above target.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, you displayed commendable skills with good threshold height and a fair landing flare. It seems like you have a good grasp of the techniques required during this phase.

During the Touchdown Phase, there were definitely some areas of strength and areas for improvement. Your touchdown rate was a bit heavy, but it's great to see that your speed was on target. Additionally, landing within the touchdown zone and having a very good runway touchdown position are major accomplishments.

Overall, your landing performance was very impressive. By continuing to work on maintaining a stable glideslope alignment, working on reducing the touchdown rate, and ensuring smooth touchdown flare, you can further refine your skills and aim for even higher scores in the future. Keep up the great work and continue to practice and strive for excellence in your landings. Well done!

91.19 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 22 at 89CA Swanson Ranch Nr 2 from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 405 ft agl to 15 ft agl. A decrease of 390 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

60.82 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

60.82 %

IAS kt