KDAB to KDED Flight Report - DA42-VI

Flight from KDAB to KDED

Saturday, 25 April 2026 15:40

Minutes 9

18 nm

Fuel 6 kg

DA42-VI

Departure

Runway 25R at KDAB

Daytona Beach International Airport

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Altitude

30 ft asl

Weight

1,769 kg

Fuel

114 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

19 kt

Wind Direction

261.7 °

Headwind

18 kt

Crosswind

5 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at KDED

Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field

Deland Florida, United States

72 ft asl

Altitude

1,764 kg

Weight

108 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

19 kt

Wind Speed

261.7 °

Wind Direction

-16 kt

Headwind

10 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.85%

Departure Score 96.59%

Enroute Score 99.48%

Arrival Score 97.47%

Departure from Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB) began with a smooth departure roll on runway 25R, with the DA42-VI aircraft accelerating to liftoff speed of 92 kt in a distance of 1,024 m, which accounted for 34% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 15 °C and a wind of 19 kt from 261°, resulting in a 5 kt crosswind and an 18 kt headwind.

As the aircraft transitioned to the enroute phase, it began climbing from 1,013 ft above sea level to 1,995 ft, an increase of 982 ft over a distance of 4 nm in 2 minutes. This climb was followed by a descent from 1,994 ft to 1,480 ft, a decrease of 514 ft over a similar distance and time. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 1,995 ft for 4 minutes while covering 7 nm. The final approach to runway 05 at Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field (KDED) was initiated from the south west, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 45.0° at 1 nm and 322 ft above ground level.

The landing on runway 05 was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 64 kt and a touchdown rate of -120 fpm. The touchdown distance of 155 m was within acceptable limits, accounting for 37% of the available runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the total landing distance of 483 m was well within the expected range. The total flight distance of 18 nm was completed in 9 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 6 kg of fuel.

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Departure Roll

90.04 %

Departure roll runway 25R at KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,024 m 34 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 92 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 19 kt at 261 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 18 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,024 m 34 % of runway
50.19 %	Liftoff speed was 92 kt Target 70 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.85 m 0.00 m left to 0.85 m right	-0.42		-0.85 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.09 g	1.01		1.09 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° 0.3 ° min to max 5.3 °	0.4		5.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 15:40:41
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:40:41
Info	Engine 2 Started at 15:40:41
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:40:41
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:40:41
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 15:40:41
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:40:41
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 15:40:41
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 15:40:41
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 15:40:41
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 15:40:41
Info	Landing Gear Activated at 15:40:41
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:40:41

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25R KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 95 kt 92 kt min to max 98 kt	92		98 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.98 g min to max 1.09 g	1.09		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 593 fpm 391 fpm min to max 725 fpm	391		725 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl	1		41 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.2 ° 5.3 ° min to max 8.0 °	5.3		8.0 °

Departure Climb 2

98.32 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25R KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		-0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 101 kt 98 kt min to max 116 kt	98		116 kt
93.26 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.6 °	0.2		4.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	1.02		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 900 fpm 729 fpm min to max 1,385 fpm	729		1,385 fpm
Info	Average altitude 104 ft agl 41 ft agl min to max 365 ft agl	41		365 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.4 ° 6.5 ° min to max 9.6 °	8.1		8.6 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 15:40:56
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 15:41:00
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 15:41:00
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 15:41:00

Departure Climb 3

98.01 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25R KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 2.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 3.8 °	-0.2		3.8 °
100 %	Average speed 132 kt 116 kt min to max 147 kt	116		146 kt
90.05 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.8 °	5.5		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.81 g min to max 1.09 g	1.05		1.01 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 844 fpm 462 fpm min to max 1,841 fpm	1,494		1,071 fpm
Info	Average altitude 734 ft agl 388 ft agl min to max 965 ft agl	388		965 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.9 ° 1.2 ° min to max 10.4 °	9.0		4.7 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport Daytona Beach (Florida, United States). Climbing from 1,013 ft asl to 1,995 ft asl, an increase of 982 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 149 kt 141 kt min to max 160 kt	146		160 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.0 °	1.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.84 g min to max 1.13 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 642 fpm -203 fpm min to max 1,370 fpm	1,128		2 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,416 ft asl 1,013 ft asl min to max 1,998 ft asl	1,013		1,995 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° -2.0 ° min to max 4.8 °	4.8		0.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 15:41:53
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:42:07
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 15:42:08
Info	49 Activated at 15:42:08
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 15:42:11
Info	49 Deactivated at 15:42:11
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 15:42:27
Info	Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated at 15:42:27
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 15:43:09
Info	Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated at 15:43:09

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles south east of FD90 Lafayette Landings Airport De Leon Springs (Florida, United States). Descent from 1,994 ft asl to 1,480 ft asl, a decrease of 514 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 163 kt 160 kt min to max 165 kt	160		160 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 3.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.6 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.87 g min to max 1.08 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -636 fpm -1,030 fpm min to max 43 fpm	-6		-37 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,732 ft asl 1,480 ft asl min to max 2,006 ft asl	1,994		1,480 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.0 ° -3.3 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		-0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 15:44:47

Enroute Level

98.43 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of 85FA North Exuma Airport DeLand (Florida, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 7 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.76 %	Average altitude 1,217 ft asl 411 ft asl min to max 1,478 ft asl	1,478		411 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 123 kt 80 kt min to max 160 kt	160		82 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.9 °	0.1		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.15 g	0.98		1.04 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -9.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	-0.5		-2.2 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:46:38
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:47:37
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:48:18

Arrival Final 1

90.07 %

Approaching runway 05 at KDED Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 322 ft agl to 23 ft agl. A decrease of 299 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.6		1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 78 kt 74 kt min to max 82 kt	82		74 kt
53.2 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -1.7 ° min to max -0.0 °	-1.7		-0.0 °
97.14 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.2 °	1.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.08 g	0.96		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -671 fpm -1,000 fpm min to max -369 fpm	-907		-605 fpm
Info	Average altitude 82 ft agl 23 ft agl min to max 322 ft agl	322		23 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -4.0 ° min to max -0.5 °	-2.9		-0.5 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 05 at KDED Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field, runway length 1,311 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 74 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 74 kt. Target 70 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.4		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.99 g min to max 1.18 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 69 kt 64 kt min to max 74 kt	74		64 kt
Info	Average VSI -376 fpm -609 fpm min to max -120 fpm	-607		-120 fpm
Info	Average altitude 0 ft agl -9 ft agl min to max 14 ft agl	14		-9 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.9 ° -0.1 ° min to max 5.7 °	-0.1		5.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

99.83 %

Touchdown distance was good at 155 m. Touchdown speed at 64 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -120 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 19 kt at 261 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Tailwind: 16 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.31 %	Touchdown VSI was -120 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 155 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 64 kt Target below 66 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.48 m 0.40 m right	-0.48		-0.32 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.99 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		0.99 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 63 kt 62 kt min to max 64 kt	64		62 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.3 ° 4.5 ° min to max 5.7 °	5.7		4.5 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 483 m, 37 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 483 m 37 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.87 m 1.57 m left to 0.30 m right	-0.30		-0.04 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 67 kt 38 kt min to max 73 kt	73		38 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -1.6 ° min to max 4.4 °	4.4		-1.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:49:38

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 7 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kt 0 kt min to max 32 kt	32		0 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -1.4 ° min to max 1.8 °	-1.4		1.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		1.00 g

Takeoff on runway 25R at KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport in the DA42-VI

96.59 %

90.04 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,024 m using 34.27 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

50.19 %

Liftoff speed was 92 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.00 m left to 0.85 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25R KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.32 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25R KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

93.26 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.01 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25R KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

90.05 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 05 at KDED Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field in the DA42-VI

Landing Score 97.47 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft touched down smoothly on runway 05 at KDED Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. The pilot maintained a good threshold speed of 74 kt, allowing for a controlled descent onto the runway. The touchdown distance of 155 m was also satisfactory, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown speed of 64 kt was within the desired range, and the touchdown rate of -120 fpm was smooth, minimizing the impact on the aircraft's landing gear.

As the aircraft rolled out, it remained perfectly aligned with the centreline, demonstrating excellent control and precision. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind of 19 kt at 261 °, presented a moderate crosswind component of 10 kt and a tailwind component of 16 kt. However, the pilot successfully managed these conditions to achieve a perfect runway rollout alignment. The total landing distance of 483 m, which accounted for 37% of the runway length, was also within acceptable limits.

The overall performance of the landing was impressive, with a score of 97.5%. The approach quality was excellent, and the pilot's ability to navigate the aircraft through the challenging weather conditions was commendable. The touchdown characteristics, centreline alignment, and rollout all contributed to a smooth and controlled landing, making this a successful operation.

90.07 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at KDED Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 322 ft agl to 23 ft agl. A decrease of 299 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

53.2 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

53.2 %