VNSB to VNLK Flight Report - Pilatus PC-6

Flight from VNSB to VNLK

Saturday, 10 December 2022 15:46

Minutes 8

9 nm

Fuel 19 kg

Pilatus PC-6

Departure

Runway 13 at VNSB

Syangboche Airport

Namche Bazar, Province 1, Nepal

Altitude

12,293 ft asl

Weight

1,841 kg

Fuel

279 kg

Temperature

4 °C

Wind Speed

9 kt

Wind Direction

308.4 °

Headwind

-9 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 06 at VNLK

Lukla

Lukla Province 1, Nepal

9,334 ft asl

Altitude

1,823 kg

Weight

261 kg

Fuel

9 °C

Temperature

10 kt

Wind Speed

312.0 °

Wind Direction

-3 kt

Headwind

9 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 76.61%

Departure Score 74.77%

Enroute Score 92.33%

Arrival Score 57.26%

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Departure Roll

51 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway
46.67 %	Liftoff speed was 50 kn Target 65 kn
86.31 %	Runway alignment max 5.01 m 2.61 m left to 2.40 m right	0.23		2.03 m
88 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 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 °
Info	Battery Master On at 15:46:27
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:46:27
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:46:27
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:46:27
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:46:27
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:46:27
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:46:27
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:46:28
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:46:29
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:46:38
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 15:46:27
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 15:46:55
Info	Flaps not extended at 15:46:59
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:46:48
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:47:04
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:47:05
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:47:11
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:47:16
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:48:47
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:50:12
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:50:43
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:52:11
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:53:06
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:53:07
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:53:24
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:53:36
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:54:27

Departure Climb 1

92.17 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.3		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 50 kn 49 kn min to max 53 kn	50		51 kn
68.69 %	Average bank angle 3.8 ° 3.5 ° min to max 4.1 °	3.7		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.91 g min to max 1.23 g	1.13		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 715 ft/m 547 ft/m min to max 816 ft/m	547		816 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 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

81.13 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
81.25 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° -0.1 ° min to max 3.5 °	-0.1		3.5 °
100 %	Average speed 56 kn 51 kn min to max 84 kn	51		84 kn
47.4 %	Average bank angle 5.7 ° 3.1 ° min to max 19.4 °	3.6		19.4 °
89.71 %	Average g force 0.89 g 0.57 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 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 126 kn 113 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 g 0.84 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 asl 12,056 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

81.11 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead VNSB Syangboche Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
48.65 %	Average altitude 11,971 ft asl 11,866 ft asl min to max 12,089 ft asl	12,037		12,054 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 146 kn 137 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 °
65.14 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.93 g min to max 1.86 g	0.93		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 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

89.14 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 133 kn 108 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 °
91.43 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.65 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 asl 8,830 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 15:50:09

Enroute Climb

99.09 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 75 kn 61 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 °
90.86 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.74 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 asl 8,691 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

88.39 %

Arrival started 1 mile west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 85 kn 73 kn min to max 92 kn	81		81 kn
75.56 %	Average bank angle 16.7 ° 0.3 ° min to max 36.4 °	28.0		16.3 °
90.86 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.65 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 asl 9,133 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1

54.93 %

Approaching 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle -5.1 ° -6.3 ° min to max -2.5 ° Target 3.0 °	-2.5		-6.3 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 67 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 °
24.67 %	Average bank angle 4.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 17.2 °	17.2		4.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.89 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 °
Info	Flaps not extended at 15:52:38

Arrival Landing

61.23 %

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 541 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 70 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
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 °
62.33 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.9 °	4.1		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		0.92 g
Info	Average speed 66 kn 60 kn min to max 70 kn	70		60 kn
Info	Average VSI 935 ft/m 804 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

99.2 %

Go-Around runway 06 at VNLK Lukla at 0 ft agl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 51 kn 44 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 g 0.68 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

89.85 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was 1,048 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 164 m Target 333 m
79.88 %	Speed at touchdown 44 kn Target 54 kn
61.79 %	Runway alignment max 6.20 m 5.99 m left	5.62		6.20 m
92.14 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 1.5 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.7		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.06 g	1.01		0.96 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 42 kn 41 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

61.93 %

Total landing distance 340 m, 63 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 340 m 63 % of runway.
61.42 %	Runway alignment max 6.68 m 6.25 m left to 0.42 m right	6.21		5.99 m
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.85 g min to max 1.03 g	0.90		0.85 g
Info	Average speed 52 kn 30 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 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 17 kn 0 kn min to max 60 kn	24		60 kn
0 %	Average speed turning corners 19 kn max 53 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.86 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 °
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 15:54:02

Takeoff on runway 13 at VNSB Syangboche Airport in the Pilatus PC-6

74.77 %

51 %

Takeoff Roll

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

88 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

92.17 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

68.69 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

81.13 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 13 VNSB Syangboche Airport.

Alignment

81.25 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

47.4 %

89.71 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla in the Pilatus PC-6

Landing Score 75.89 %

89.85 %

Touchdown

100 %

Touchdown rate was perfect at 1,029 ft/m.

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 °

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.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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

-2 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

Turn Speed

0 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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