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VNSB
Namche Bazar, Nepal
Runway 13
Elevation12,320 ft asl
Weight1,841 kg
Fuel279 kg
Wind308° · 9 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

76.61 %
VNLK
Lukla, Nepal
Runway 06
Elevation9,337 ft asl
Weight1,825 kg
Fuel261 kg
10 Dec 2022 0:08 9 nm Pilatus PC-6 19 kg
Departure Score
74.77 %
Enroute Score
92.33 %
Arrival Score
57.26 %

What went well

Touched down at 1,029 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 290 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.06 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Taxi — taxi light off should be on; Average speed 17 kn at 0 %, peak speed in a turn 53 kt at 0 %, −8.89 points
Departure Roll — landing lights off should be on, strobe light off should be on, then flaps not extended; Liftoff speed was 50 kn at 47 %, Runway alignment max 5.01 m at 86 %, −5.44 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 6.68 m at 61 %, −4.23 points

Top opportunity

Slow down before tight turns

Arrival Taxi

Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.

Read more in How to Taxi Anywhere

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 Roll 51.00Departure roll runway 13 at VNSB Syangboche Airport. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 50 kn. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 9 kn at 308 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 9 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
47 % Liftoff speed was 50 knTarget 65 kn
86 % Runway alignment max 5.01 m2.61 m left to 2.40 m right 0.23 2.03 m
88 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.46 g 1.00 1.15 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °3.9 ° min to max 12.0 ° 6.4 12.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 0.0 3.5 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Fail Flaps not extended
Departure Climb 1 92.17Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.3 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 50 kn49 kn min to max 53 kn 50 51 kn
69 % Average bank angle 3.8 °3.5 ° min to max 4.1 ° 3.7 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.91 g min to max 1.23 g 1.13 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 715 ft/m547 ft/m min to max 816 ft/m 547 816 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl 0 29 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 16.4 °12.5 ° min to max 19.1 ° 12.5 17.6 °
Departure Climb 2 81.13Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
81 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.5 ° -0.1 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 56 kn51 kn min to max 84 kn 51 84 kn
47 % Average bank angle 5.7 °3.1 ° min to max 19.4 ° 3.6 19.4 °
90 % Average g force 0.89 g0.57 g min to max 1.34 g 1.05 1.19 g
Info Average VSI 463 ft/m-1,831 ft/m min to max 912 ft/m 826 -624 ft/m
Info Average altitude -18 ft agl-155 ft agl min to max 11 ft agl -15 -155 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °-8.2 ° min to max 17.3 ° 17.3 0.3 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead VNSB Syangboche Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 12,159 ft asl to 12,056 ft asl, a decrease of 103 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 126 kn113 kn min to max 136 kn 113 136 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.8 °9.5 ° min to max 18.6 ° 18.6 11.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.84 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -573 ft/m-1,044 ft/m min to max -450 ft/m -459 -1,044 ft/m
Info Average altitude 12,116 ft asl12,056 ft asl min to max 12,159 ft asl 12,159 12,056 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-3.9 ° min to max -0.7 ° -1.9 -0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 81.11Enroute level cruise started overhead VNSB Syangboche Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
49 % Average altitude 11,971 ft asl11,866 ft asl min to max 12,089 ft asl 12,037 12,054 ft asl
100 % Average speed 146 kn137 kn min to max 154 kn 137 144 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.6 °0.1 ° min to max 10.3 ° 10.3 7.6 °
65 % Average g force 1.10 g0.93 g min to max 1.86 g 0.93 1.03 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-3.7 ° min to max 15.1 ° -1.6 -1.9 °
Enroute Descent 2 89.14Enroute descent started 2 miles south of VNSB Syangboche Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 12,045 ft asl to 8,830 ft asl, a decrease of 3,214 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 133 kn108 kn min to max 162 kn 145 111 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 9.1 ° 9.1 6.0 °
91 % Average g force 0.99 g0.65 g min to max 1.40 g 1.07 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -1,482 ft/m-3,136 ft/m min to max -26 ft/m -620 -587 ft/m
Info Average altitude 10,180 ft asl8,830 ft asl min to max 12,045 ft asl 12,045 8,830 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.6 °-13.4 ° min to max 2.3 ° -1.8 -0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Climb 99.09Enroute climb started 1 mile west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal). Climbing from 8,822 ft asl to 9,798 ft asl, an increase of 976 ft in 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 75 kn61 kn min to max 88 kn 88 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 16.3 °0.1 ° min to max 35.8 ° 9.2 28.5 °
91 % Average g force 1.05 g0.74 g min to max 1.41 g 0.96 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 611 ft/m-806 ft/m min to max 1,503 ft/m -536 -332 ft/m
Info Average altitude 9,219 ft asl8,691 ft asl min to max 9,809 ft asl 8,822 9,798 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °-0.9 ° min to max 14.2 ° -0.4 1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 88.39Arrival started 1 mile west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 85 kn73 kn min to max 92 kn 81 81 kn
76 % Average bank angle 16.7 °0.3 ° min to max 36.4 ° 28.0 16.3 °
91 % Average g force 1.08 g0.65 g min to max 1.41 g 1.06 1.17 g
Info Average VSI -760 ft/m-2,339 ft/m min to max 497 ft/m -473 -89 ft/m
Info Average altitude 9,525 ft asl9,133 ft asl min to max 9,789 ft asl 9,789 9,133 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-9.3 ° min to max 8.7 ° 2.1 1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 54.93Approaching runway 06 at VNLK Lukla from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to -135 ft agl. A decrease of 68 ft in 16 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle -5.1 °-6.3 ° min to max -2.5 °Target 3.0 ° -2.5 -6.3 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn67 kn min to max 79 kn 79 70 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.8 -0.2 °
25 % Average bank angle 4.0 °0.4 ° min to max 17.2 ° 17.2 4.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.89 g min to max 1.15 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 434 ft/m-160 ft/m min to max 800 ft/m -5 800 ft/m
Info Average altitude -168 ft agl-210 ft agl min to max -135 ft agl -203 -135 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °1.4 ° min to max 9.2 ° 1.4 7.8 °

Events

Fail Flaps not extended
Arrival Landing 61.23Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 541 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 70 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was well above target at 70 kn. Target 60 kn
0 % Target 29 ft agl
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
62 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.1 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.15 g 1.00 0.92 g
Info Average speed 66 kn60 kn min to max 70 kn 70 60 kn
Info Average VSI 935 ft/m804 ft/m min to max 1,009 ft/m 804 923 ft/m
Info Average altitude -59 ft agl-89 ft agl min to max -31 ft agl -89 -31 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.0 °7.7 ° min to max 10.1 ° 7.8 8.3 °
Go-around 99.20Go-Around runway 06 at VNLK Lukla at 0 ft agl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 51 kn44 kn min to max 59 kn 59 44 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.8 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.1 1.7 °
92 % Average g force 1.06 g0.68 g min to max 1.39 g 1.36 1.01 g
Info Average altitude -45 ft agl-74 ft agl min to max -19 ft agl -74 -19 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.2 °7.7 ° min to max 15.3 ° 9.2 12.2 °
Arrival Touchdown 89.85Touchdown distance was good at 164 m. Touchdown speed at 44 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at 1,048 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 10 kn at 312 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Tailwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was 1,048 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 164 mTarget 333 m
80 % Speed at touchdown 44 knTarget 54 kn
62 % Runway alignment max 6.20 m5.99 m left 5.62 6.20 m
92 % Average bank angle 1.7 °1.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.7 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.06 g 1.01 0.96 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 42 kn41 kn min to max 44 kn 44 41 kn
Info Average pitch angle 12.2 °11.7 ° min to max 12.9 ° 12.2 12.9 °
Arrival Rollout 61.93Total landing distance 340 m, 63 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 340 m63 % of runway.
61 % Runway alignment max 6.68 m6.25 m left to 0.42 m right 6.21 5.99 m
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.85 g min to max 1.03 g 0.90 0.85 g
Info Average speed 52 kn30 kn min to max 60 kn 60 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 15.6 °7.7 ° min to max 16.0 ° 13.3 7.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 2.1 0.7 °
Arrival Taxi 20.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 17 kn0 kn min to max 60 kn 24 60 kn
0 % Average speed turning corners 19 knmax 53 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.86 g min to max 1.01 g 0.96 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °-2.6 ° min to max 8.0 ° 7.5 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.9 4.5 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON

Takeoff

0.00Takeoff roll435 m · 117 %
46.67Liftoff speed49 kt
86.31Runway alignment2.61 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
92.17Rate of climb715 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

0.00Threshold height-89 ft
100.00Threshold speed70 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.06 m R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on VNLK 06

Past threshold100.00
290m
Centreline61.79
6.20m L
Speed79.88
44kt
Touchdown rate100.00
1,029fpm
Impact100.00
1.06G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 541 m of the approach.

-89 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — -89 ft, down at 290 m

Plan view — the full 541 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 290 m past threshold CLEARED

The 290 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 450 m of 541 m · 83 %
Rollout distance100.00
161m60 % used
Rollout alignment61.42
6.25m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 13 at VNSB Syangboche Airport in the Pilatus PC-6
74.77 %
51 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 13 at VNSB Syangboche Airport. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 50 kn. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 9 kn at 308 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 9 kn.
Takeoff Distance
2.04 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
46.67 %
Liftoff speed was 50 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
86.31 %
2.61 m left to 2.40 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
88 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
50 25 0
Bank °
Info
4 2 0
Pitch °
Info
13 8 3
0250-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
92.17 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 50 40
Bank °
68.69 %
5 4 3
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
20 16 12
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 450 0
81.13 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.
Alignment
81.25 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 70 50
Bank °
47.4 %
20 12 3
G
89.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
18 5 -8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 -450 -1,900
025000.20.40.60.81 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.040.060.070.0902.24.46.618.8111 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.040.060.070.09-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla in the Pilatus PC-6
Landing Score 75.89 %
89.85 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 164 m. Touchdown speed at 44 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at 1,048 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 10 kn at 312 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Tailwind: 3 kn.
Warning: Landed with a 3 kt tailwind
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was perfect at 1,029 fpm.
Speed
79.88 %
Touchdown speed at 44 kt was good. Target below 57 kn
Distance
0 %
Touchdown distance was good at 164 m.
Alignment
61.79 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 m from centreline.
Bank
92.14 %
Bank angle 1.7 °
G
100 %
G 1.00 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
61.93 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 340 m, 63 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 340 m using 32.55 % of runway
Alignment
61.42 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
40 25 10
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
17 12 7
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
20 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
Switched Off
Ground Speed kt
30 15 0
Turn Speed
0 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
5 2.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 3.5 -2
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