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EGCJ
Selby, England
Elevation24 ft asl
Weight1,399 kg
Fuel197 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

91.23 %
EGCM
Church Fenton, England
Elevation33 ft asl
Weight1,565 kg
Fuel181 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
5 Oct 2026 0:05 3 nm Bell 407 16 kg
Departure Score
99.72 %
Enroute Score
99.84 %
Arrival Score
74.12 %

What went well

No sideways movement at touchdown
Hover height held within 4 ft
No sink accelerating out of the hover

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 503 fpm at 24 %, −5.05 points
Arrival Approach — 100 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 0 %, −3.57 points
Departure Transition — scored 99.53 %, −0.08 points

Next time

Arrival

Keep forward airspeed until the descent is nearly stopped: reduce the rate of descent first, then let the speed come off.

What happened: For 100% of the approach the helicopter was slow and descending fast together, and it met the ground at 503 fpm. A slow, fast descent is hard to stop with collective, and a firm touchdown usually follows.

Watch for: Airspeed and vertical speed together: never low airspeed with a fast descent.

See Arrival ApproachArrival Touchdown

As you slow through about 20 knots near the end, add collective to offset the loss of translational lift, together with the matching pedal. Keep some forward speed until you're close to the ground.

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Start to finish · 6 stages, 6 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 99.90Lifted into the hover and held it for 9 seconds, on average 6 ft above the spot, moving 23 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Moved over the ground at 1.5 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
99.6 % Height held within 4 ftFull marks within 4 ft
100 % Steepest bank 4 °Full marks up to 6 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 99 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 57 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 6 ft0 ft min to max 15 ft 0 15 ft
Info Average ground speed 1 kt0 kt min to max 2 kt 1 0 kt
Info Average VSI 78 fpm8 fpm min to max 276 fpm 8 276 fpm
Info Average collective 53 %48 % min to max 63 % 48 63 %
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.2 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 2.6 °0.3 ° min to max 3.9 ° 0.5 2.6 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.08 g 1.04 1.01 g
10 ft20 ft30 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
051015200 s2 s4 s6 s8 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 5.6 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 99.53Accelerated away from 2 kt to 15 kt, reaching 327 ft above the spot in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 5 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 4 °Full marks up to 15 °
97 % Lowest rotor RPM 97 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 60 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 152 ft22 ft min to max 327 ft 22 327 ft
Info Average ground speed 5 kt2 kt min to max 15 kt 2 15 kt
Info Average airspeed 2 kt2 kt min to max 4 kt 2 4 kt
Info Average VSI 748 fpm332 fpm min to max 1,623 fpm 332 1,623 fpm
Info Average collective 63 %57 % min to max 79 % 63 79 %
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-3.9 ° min to max 3.0 ° -1.6 -3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 2.3 °0.1 ° min to max 5.3 ° 1.9 4.3 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.97 g min to max 1.26 g 1.02 1.01 g
Enroute Climb 99.71Enroute climb started overhead EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield Selby (North Yorkshire, England). Climbing from 353 ft asl to 2,009 ft asl, an increase of 1,656 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 59 kt4 kt min to max 82 kt 4 82 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.1 °0.3 ° min to max 25.6 ° 12.5 8.9 °
97 % Average g force 1.01 g0.43 g min to max 1.54 g 0.95 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 1,209 fpm-1,855 fpm min to max 3,229 fpm 1,638 -1,855 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,123 ft asl353 ft asl min to max 2,055 ft asl 353 2,009 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.9 °-37.0 ° min to max 16.2 ° -4.4 -13.7 °
Info Turn coordination -70-127 min to max 42 -43 -25
Enroute Descent 99.97Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Church Fenton (North Yorkshire, England). Descent from 1,977 ft asl to 553 ft asl, a decrease of 1,424 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 66 kt3 kt min to max 117 kt 84 5 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.1 °0.1 ° min to max 12.7 ° 8.4 1.8 °
99.7 % Average g force 1.01 g0.75 g min to max 1.42 g 0.89 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,062 fpm-3,482 fpm min to max 497 fpm -2,122 -586 fpm
Info Average altitude 896 ft asl553 ft asl min to max 1,977 ft asl 1,977 553 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.6 °-21.4 ° min to max 19.1 ° -14.6 -4.0 °
Info Turn coordination -6-59 min to max 50 -3 -27
Arrival Approach 78.57The approach began 494 ft above the landing spot at 7 kt and slowed to 2 kt in 52 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 7 °Full marks up to 20 °
100 % Fastest descent 609 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
0 % 100 % 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 9 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 100 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 55 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 255 ft23 ft min to max 494 ft 494 23 ft
Info Average ground speed 6 kt2 kt min to max 10 kt 7 2 kt
Info Average airspeed 6 kt2 kt min to max 9 kt 6 2 kt
Info Average VSI -547 fpm-609 fpm min to max -456 fpm -579 -486 fpm
Info Average collective 43 %38 % min to max 47 % 44 40 %
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-5.9 ° min to max 9.2 ° -1.5 1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 2.6 °0.2 ° min to max 7.4 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.00 g
02004006000200400Steepest, 609 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. is where it was below 30 kt and descending faster than 300 fpm - slow and sinking, which is what the settling mark counts.

Arrival Touchdown 69.68Touched down at 503 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
24 % Touched down at 503 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.1 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.5 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 2 ft0 ft min to max 6 ft 6 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt0 kt min to max 3 kt 3 2 kt
Info Average VSI -329 fpm-503 fpm min to max -125 fpm -503 -125 fpm
Info Average collective 40 %40 % min to max 42 % 42 40 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average torque 52 %51 % min to max 55 % 55 51 %
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °1.6 ° min to max 5.0 ° 1.6 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.2 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.14 g1.00 g min to max 1.41 g 1.00 1.01 g
050100150200-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 540 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 503 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 0.5 kt, backwards. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

Lift-off & hover

99.60Hover heightsteady within 4 ft
100.00Hover drift1.5 kt
100.00Hover bank4°
100.00Sink moving off0 fpm
100.00Nose down4°

Approach

100.00Steepest descent609 fpm
0.00Slow and sinking100 %
100.00Bank7°
100.00Nose up9°

Touchdown

24.20Rate at contact503 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.1 kt
100.00Forward speed0.5 kt

From the flight's own track

Hover, approach and touchdown

Hover99.90

10 ft20 ft30 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
051015200 s2 s4 s6 s8 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 5.6 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.

Approach78.57

02004006000200400Steepest, 609 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. is where it was below 30 kt and descending faster than 300 fpm - slow and sinking, which is what the settling mark counts.

Touchdown69.68

050100150200-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 540 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 503 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 0.5 kt, backwards. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

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Flight narrative

The Bell 407 lifted into a hover and remained there for 13 seconds, maintaining an average altitude of 14 ft above the spot while drifting 35 ft over the ground. It then accelerated from 2 kt to 15 kt, climbing to 327 ft above the spot within the next 18 seconds.

Enroute climb commenced overhead EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield Selby, North Yorkshire, England. The aircraft rose from 353 ft asl to 2,009 ft asl, an increase of 1,656 ft achieved in 1 minute while covering 2 nm.

Descent began 1 mile south-east of Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England. The helicopter descended from 1,977 ft asl to 553 ft asl, a loss of 1,424 ft in 1 minute and traversed 1 nm.

The approach started at 494 ft above the landing spot with a ground speed of 7 kt and decelerated to 5 kt over 48 seconds, covering less than 1 nm. A brief hover of 3 seconds occurred just before touchdown, averaging 35 ft altitude and moving only 9 ft over the ground.

Touchdown was recorded at a vertical speed of 503 fpm with zero ground speed.

In total, the flight covered 3 nm, took 5 minutes, and consumed 16 kg of fuel.

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