My FS Flights logo MY FS FLIGHTS
KBCE
Bryce Canyon, United States
Elevation7,581 ft asl
Weight853 kg
Fuel122 kg
Wind220° · 32 kn

Flight Score

82.56 %
KBCE
Bryce Canyon, United States
Elevation7,601 ft asl
Weight816 kg
Fuel83 kg
Wind220° · 26 kn
2 Sep 2026 0:17 9 nm R66 Turbine Passenger 39 kg
Departure Score
58.44 %
Enroute Score
96.37 %
Arrival Score
92.88 %

What went well

Touched down at 38 fpm — a soft arrival
No sideways movement at touchdown
Hover height held within 5 ft

What held you back

Departure Transition — Sank at up to 782 fpm while accelerating away at 0 %, bank angle up to 23.0 ° at 73 %, −3.42 points
Departure Hover — Height held within 13 ft at 26 %, Moved over the ground at 8.7 kt on average at 63 %, −3.29 points
Departure Transition — Sank at up to 473 fpm while accelerating away at 25 %, bank angle up to 30.7 ° at 48 %, −3.04 points

Next time

Departure

Lower the nose no further than 15° and add a little collective as the speed builds.

What happened: The nose went down by up to 17° to accelerate, and the helicopter sank at up to 782 fpm. A steep nose-down attitude trades height for speed, and sink is what usually follows.

Watch for: Attitude: nose no lower than 15°; vertical speed level or climbing.

See Departure Transition

Arrival

Line up with the landing spot earlier, so the last part of the approach needs only gentle turns.

What happened: The steepest bank on the approach was 34°, against 20° for full marks.

Watch for: Bank angle: within 20° on the approach.

See Arrival Approach

As you push the cyclic forward, the rotor's lift tilts forward and less of it supports the helicopter. Until you reach effective translational lift, the helicopter will tend to sink, so add a little collective as the cyclic goes forward, and accelerate gently.

Read more in Basics of helicopter flight

Start to finish · 14 stages, 14 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 Hover 50.68Lifted into the hover and held it for 69 seconds, on average 31 ft above the spot, moving 750 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Moved over the ground at 8.7 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
26 % Height held within 13 ftFull marks within 4 ft
64 % Steepest bank 11 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 31 ft2 ft min to max 48 ft 2 21 ft
Info Average ground speed 9 kt2 kt min to max 16 kt 3 4 kt
Info Average VSI 4 fpm-333 fpm min to max 289 fpm 75 194 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °-6.1 ° min to max 9.7 ° 0.9 9.7 °
Info Average bank angle 4.3 °0.3 ° min to max 11.0 ° 11.0 2.8 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 1.12 g
200 ft400 ft600 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
02040600 s20 s40 s60 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 31.4 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 54.47Accelerated away from 5 kt to 60 kt, reaching 305 ft above the spot in 40 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
48 % Steepest bank 31 °Full marks up to 15 °
25 % Sank at up to 473 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 14 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 163 ft30 ft min to max 305 ft 30 305 ft
Info Average ground speed 27 kt5 kt min to max 60 kt 5 60 kt
Info Average airspeed 32 kt0 kt min to max 47 kt 0 37 kt
Info Average VSI 411 fpm-473 fpm min to max 971 fpm 431 206 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-14.1 ° min to max 6.7 ° 6.7 -4.6 °
Info Average bank angle 11.5 °0.2 ° min to max 30.7 ° 3.1 21.2 °
Info Average g force 1.04 g0.75 g min to max 1.28 g 1.16 1.04 g
Arrival Approach 90.25The approach began 306 ft above the landing spot at 63 kt and slowed to 11 kt in 62 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Steepest bank 28 °Full marks up to 20 °
88 % Fastest descent 943 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
100 % 0 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeedMore than 300 fpm down below 30 kt is where a helicopter can settle into its own downwash. Full marks up to 5 %
100 % Nose up by up to 6 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 151 ft57 ft min to max 316 ft 306 57 ft
Info Average ground speed 35 kt11 kt min to max 75 kt 63 11 kt
Info Average airspeed 39 kt34 kt min to max 46 kt 37 34 kt
Info Average VSI -233 fpm-943 fpm min to max 180 fpm 139 -239 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-7.3 ° min to max 6.4 ° -5.8 6.0 °
Info Average bank angle 8.4 °0.0 ° min to max 27.7 ° 21.3 2.2 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.17 g 1.12 1.00 g
010020030040001,0002,0003,000Steepest, 943 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. It kept its airspeed on the way down: nowhere was it slow and sinking fast.

Arrival Hover 95.93Hovered before the landing for 34 seconds, on average 42 ft above the spot, moving 182 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Moved over the ground at 5.5 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
100 % Height held within 4 ftFull marks within 4 ft
92 % Steepest bank 7 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 42 ft33 ft min to max 48 ft 48 33 ft
Info Average ground speed 5 kt3 kt min to max 8 kt 8 3 kt
Info Average VSI -64 fpm-229 fpm min to max 10 fpm -229 -50 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °0.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° 4.8 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 2.6 °0.6 ° min to max 7.2 ° 1.8 7.2 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.94 g
100 ft200 ftNArriveSet down
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from where it set down.
02040600 s10 s20 s30 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 42.0 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touched down at 2 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 2 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 12 ft0 ft min to max 24 ft 24 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 1 kt0 kt min to max 2 kt 2 0 kt
Info Average VSI -1 fpm-2 fpm min to max 0 fpm -2 0 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °0.2 ° min to max 7.0 ° 7.0 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Transition 64.28Accelerated away from 10 kt to 61 kt, reaching 174 ft above the spot in 54 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
46 % Steepest bank 31 °Full marks up to 15 °
51 % Sank at up to 346 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 8 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 109 ft56 ft min to max 178 ft 56 174 ft
Info Average ground speed 30 kt7 kt min to max 61 kt 10 61 kt
Info Average airspeed 41 kt20 kt min to max 71 kt 20 71 kt
Info Average VSI 136 fpm-346 fpm min to max 446 fpm 48 340 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-7.7 ° min to max 7.4 ° -3.3 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 9.9 °0.1 ° min to max 31.1 ° 15.8 29.9 °
Info Average g force 1.04 g0.83 g min to max 1.28 g 1.12 1.14 g
Enroute Level 96.37Enroute level cruise started overhead KBCE Bryce Canyon Airport Bryce Canyon (Utah, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±889 ft of 8,002 ft asl7,552 ft asl min to max 8,505 ft asl 7,779 8,274 ft asl
100 % Average speed 82 kt57 kt min to max 104 kt 72 61 kt
91 % Average bank angle 10.1 °0.1 ° min to max 44.4 ° 30.9 20.6 °
99 % Average g force 1.03 g0.68 g min to max 1.56 g 1.18 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-8.9 ° min to max 7.9 ° -0.8 -6.4 °
Arrival Approach 76.23The approach began 484 ft above the landing spot at 95 kt and slowed to 3 kt in 1.5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
46 % Steepest bank 34 °Full marks up to 20 °
57 % Fastest descent 1,317 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
100 % 0 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeedMore than 300 fpm down below 30 kt is where a helicopter can settle into its own downwash. Full marks up to 5 %
100 % Nose up by up to 14 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 213 ft74 ft min to max 484 ft 484 74 ft
Info Average ground speed 36 kt3 kt min to max 99 kt 95 3 kt
Info Average airspeed 43 kt31 kt min to max 62 kt 61 31 kt
Info Average VSI -296 fpm-1,317 fpm min to max 229 fpm -1,298 -48 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-6.0 ° min to max 13.6 ° -6.0 5.2 °
Info Average bank angle 7.5 °0.0 ° min to max 33.6 ° 20.9 3.2 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.90 g min to max 1.35 g 1.07 1.02 g
020040060080002,0004,000Steepest, 1,317 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. It kept its airspeed on the way down: nowhere was it slow and sinking fast.

Arrival Hover 92.86Hovered before the landing for 41 seconds, on average 37 ft above the spot, moving 67 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Moved over the ground at 2.1 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
80 % Height held within 6 ftFull marks within 4 ft
100 % Steepest bank 6 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 37 ft25 ft min to max 41 ft 41 25 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt1 kt min to max 4 kt 4 1 kt
Info Average VSI -20 fpm-41 fpm min to max -4 fpm -41 -7 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °1.5 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.3 1.5 °
Info Average bank angle 1.8 °0.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° 5.6 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.00 g
50 ft100 ftNArriveSet down
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from where it set down.
02040600 s10 s20 s30 s40 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 36.5 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touched down at 11 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 11 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 7 ft0 ft min to max 14 ft 14 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 1 kt 1 0 kt
Info Average VSI -5 fpm-11 fpm min to max 0 fpm -11 0 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Hover 74.02Lifted into the hover and held it for 54 seconds, on average 11 ft above the spot, moving 482 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Moved over the ground at 5.4 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
100 % Height held within 2 ftFull marks within 4 ft
18 % Steepest bank 18 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 11 ft5 ft min to max 14 ft 5 11 ft
Info Average ground speed 5 kt4 kt min to max 11 kt 5 11 kt
Info Average VSI 9 fpm-121 fpm min to max 105 fpm -4 -8 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-3.4 ° min to max 3.5 ° 0.2 -3.4 °
Info Average bank angle 3.6 °0.2 ° min to max 17.5 ° 3.3 17.5 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.17 g 1.01 1.07 g
200 ft400 ft600 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
0510150 s20 s40 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 11.4 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 48.75Accelerated away from 16 kt to 14 kt, reaching 34 ft above the spot in 59 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
73 % Steepest bank 23 °Full marks up to 15 °
0 % Sank at up to 782 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
89 % Nose down by up to 17 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 70 ft12 ft min to max 148 ft 12 34 ft
Info Average ground speed 24 kt10 kt min to max 48 kt 16 14 kt
Info Average airspeed 20 kt2 kt min to max 34 kt 26 33 kt
Info Average VSI 32 fpm-782 fpm min to max 968 fpm 28 -88 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -4.4 °-17.2 ° min to max 4.9 ° -7.7 1.9 °
Info Average bank angle 7.8 °0.1 ° min to max 23.0 ° 14.7 3.1 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.85 g min to max 1.33 g 1.10 1.01 g
Arrival Hover 87.79Hovered before the landing for 57 seconds, on average 25 ft above the spot, moving 519 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Moved over the ground at 6.1 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
94 % Height held within 5 ftFull marks within 4 ft
79 % Steepest bank 9 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 25 ft10 ft min to max 33 ft 33 10 ft
Info Average ground speed 6 kt2 kt min to max 13 kt 13 2 kt
Info Average VSI -25 fpm-128 fpm min to max 43 fpm -74 -65 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °0.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.5 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 9.0 ° 5.2 1.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.05 g
200 ft400 ft600 ftNArriveSet down
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from where it set down.
0102030400 s20 s40 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 24.5 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touched down at 38 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 38 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 1 ft0 ft min to max 4 ft 4 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 4 kt0 kt min to max 6 kt 4 0 kt
Info Average VSI -64 fpm-122 fpm min to max 0 fpm -75 0 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °0.0 ° min to max 5.3 ° 2.5 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 7.9 °0.0 ° min to max 16.7 ° 10.9 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.95 g min to max 1.16 g 0.95 1.00 g

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 2 ft agl · 22 kt

3 landings

Every landing in this flight

The flight is kept as it was recorded: it ends when the engine is shut down, so a landing with the rotors turning is a stop along the way, not a new flight.

# Where Into flight Touchdown Ground speed Sideways On the ground
1 KBCE · Bryce Canyon Airport 6:21 2 ft/min 0.0 kt 0.0 kt 0:47
2 KBCE · Bryce Canyon Airport 16:17 11 ft/min 0.0 kt 0.0 kt 0:21
3 KBCE · Bryce Canyon Airport 20:17 38 ft/min 0.0 kt 0.0 kt End of flight

Lift-off & hover

The last lift-off of 3 - each has its own stage above.

100.00Hover heightsteady within 2 ft
96.40Hover drift5.4 kt
17.60Hover bank18°
0.00Sink moving off782 fpm
89.10Nose down17°

Approach

The last approach of 3 - each has its own stage above.

56.90Steepest descent1,317 fpm
100.00Slow and sinking0 %
45.80Bank34°
100.00Nose up14°
94.00Hover before landingsteady within 5 ft

Touchdown

The last landing of 3 - each has its own stage above.

100.00Rate at contact38 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.0 kt
100.00Forward speed0.0 kt

Landing 3 of 3

Hover, approach and touchdown

The last lift-off and the last landing. The other landings have the same drawings in their own stages above.

Hover74.02

200 ft400 ft600 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
0510150 s20 s40 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 11.4 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.

Approach76.23

020040060080002,0004,000Steepest, 1,317 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. It kept its airspeed on the way down: nowhere was it slow and sinking fast.

The rest of the report

Explore in detail

Flight narrative

The R66 Turbine Passenger entered a left-hand pattern for runway 21 at KBCE Bryce Canyon Airport, covering less than 1 nm in 27 seconds.

Continuing the circuit, the aircraft flew the left-hand crosswind leg from runway 21, again covering less than 1 nm, this time in 48 seconds.

During the final approach the airplane proceeded from 1 nm to 1 nm at an altitude of 55 ft AGL, maintaining the prescribed glide path to the runway.

A descent was then executed from 58 ft AGL to ground level, a loss of 58 ft achieved over 59 seconds, bringing the aircraft onto the landing threshold.

Touchdown occurred at Bryce Canyon Airport with an indicated speed of 28 kt, a vertical rate of minus 2 fpm, and a touchdown point 222 m down the runway. Local conditions were reported as temperature 22 °C, wind 40 kt from 222°, providing a crosswind component of 21 kt and a headwind component of 34 kt.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to parking, a movement that lasted 12 minutes and covered 9 nm of taxiway.

In total, the flight logged 9 nm, required 17 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 39 kg of fuel.

Flight map
Replay this flight in 3D The full flight path over the terrain with every stage, event and score along the route.
Metrics
Metrics

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

More Flights Like This
KBCE → KSGU
Bryce Canyon Airport to St George Regional Airport
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
08 Aug 2026 · 115 nm 91.69%
1L7 → KBCE
Escalante Muni to Bryce Canyon Airport
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
05 Aug 2026 · 50 nm 90.71%
More flights at KBCE · More flights at KBCE · More R66 Turbine Passenger flights · Browse all flights