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EGCJ
Selby, England
Elevation21 ft asl
Weight558 kg
Fuel60 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

87.35 %
EGCM
Church Fenton, England
Elevation29 ft asl
Weight555 kg
Fuel56 kg
Wind269° · 2 kn
5 Oct 2026 0:06 4 nm Guimbal Cabri G2 4 kg
Departure Score
93.48 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
68.58 %

What went well

No sideways movement at touchdown
No sink accelerating out of the hover

What held you back

Arrival Approach — 70 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 0 %, Fastest descent 1,222 fpm at 65 %, −5.63 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 490 fpm at 27 %, −4.84 points
Departure Transition — Lowest rotor RPM 88 % at 22 %, −2.18 points

Next time

Departure

Raise the collective more gradually so the engine can keep up, and ease it down a little the moment the RPM starts to droop.

What happened: Rotor RPM fell to 88% while accelerating away; it should stay at or above 97%.

Watch for: Rotor RPM gauge: at or above 97%.

See Departure Transition

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 70% of the approach the helicopter was slow and descending fast together, and it met the ground at 490 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 · 7 stages, 7 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.4 ° min to max -0.7 ° -0.7 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.0 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Transition 86.95Accelerated away from 1 kt to 2 kt, reaching 326 ft above the spot in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 8 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 2 °Full marks up to 15 °
22 % Lowest rotor RPM 88 %Full marks down to 97 %
Info Average height above the spot 157 ft3 ft min to max 326 ft 3 326 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt1 kt min to max 3 kt 1 2 kt
Info Average airspeed 1 kt1 kt min to max 2 kt 2 2 kt
Info Average VSI 1,691 fpm144 fpm min to max 2,154 fpm 144 1,955 fpm
Info Average collective 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-2.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.5 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 5.4 °1.9 ° min to max 8.3 ° 1.9 3.8 °
Info Average g force 1.09 g0.96 g min to max 1.47 g 1.47 0.96 g
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield Selby (North Yorkshire, England) and lasted 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±518 ft of 642 ft asl351 ft asl min to max 930 ft asl 351 930 ft asl
100 % Average speed 4 kt0 kt min to max 33 kt 2 33 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.5 °0.3 ° min to max 22.9 ° 4.0 5.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.76 g min to max 1.28 g 0.96 0.98 g
Info Turn coordination 756 min to max 97 90 85
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-10.7 ° min to max 19.4 ° 0.7 -2.6 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield Selby (North Yorkshire, England). Climbing from 944 ft asl to 2,060 ft asl, an increase of 1,116 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 44 kt34 kt min to max 56 kt 34 48 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.2 ° min to max 19.4 ° 6.0 5.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.24 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 747 fpm-34 fpm min to max 1,440 fpm 831 897 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,427 ft asl944 ft asl min to max 2,060 ft asl 944 2,060 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-11.3 ° min to max 11.9 ° -2.2 -2.6 °
Info Turn coordination 8050 min to max 108 84 72
Enroute Descent 99.99Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Hambleton (North Yorkshire, England). Descent from 2,143 ft asl to 572 ft asl, a decrease of 1,571 ft in 3 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 45 kt13 kt min to max 81 kt 49 38 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 11.9 ° 6.7 5.7 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.00 g0.63 g min to max 1.20 g 1.03 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -709 fpm-2,002 fpm min to max 1,274 fpm 1,146 -1,194 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,257 ft asl572 ft asl min to max 2,458 ft asl 2,143 572 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-12.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° 1.5 -0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 15-15 min to max 77 77 -15
Arrival Approach 66.20The approach began 498 ft above the landing spot at 39 kt and slowed to 1 kt in 55 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 7 °Full marks up to 20 °
65 % Fastest descent 1,222 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
0 % 70 % 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 8 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 100 %Full marks down to 97 %
Info Average height above the spot 241 ft14 ft min to max 498 ft 498 14 ft
Info Average ground speed 14 kt1 kt min to max 39 kt 39 1 kt
Info Average airspeed 13 kt0 kt min to max 38 kt 38 0 kt
Info Average VSI -540 fpm-1,222 fpm min to max -133 fpm -1,222 -492 fpm
Info Average collective 48 %28 % min to max 57 % 28 52 %
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-4.6 ° min to max 7.7 ° -0.2 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 3.2 °0.2 ° min to max 6.7 ° 5.0 2.8 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.17 g 1.01 1.00 g
020040060005001,000Steepest, 1,222 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 70.96Touched down at 490 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
27 % Touched down at 490 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 3 ft0 ft min to max 6 ft 6 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 1 kt 1 0 kt
Info Average VSI -245 fpm-490 fpm min to max 0 fpm -490 0 fpm
Info Average collective 27 %3 % min to max 51 % 51 3 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 100 % 100 100 %
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 1.9 °1.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 1.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Lift-off & hover

100.00Sink moving off0 fpm
100.00Nose down2°

Approach

64.80Steepest descent1,222 fpm
0.00Slow and sinking70 %
100.00Bank7°
100.00Nose up8°

Touchdown

27.40Rate at contact490 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.0 kt
100.00Forward speed0.0 kt

From the flight's own track

Hover, approach and touchdown

Approach66.20

020040060005001,000Steepest, 1,222 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.

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Flight narrative

The aircraft taxied from the parking area to the runway, a movement that required 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

During takeoff the pilot lifted the Cabri G2 into a hover, holding it for 2 seconds at an average altitude of 24 ft while drifting 5 ft over the ground. Acceleration then proceeded from 3 kt to 2 kt, reaching 326 ft above the spot in 7 seconds.

Climb commenced overhead EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield Selby (North Yorkshire, England), rising from 944 ft asl to 2,060 ft asl - an increase of 1,116 ft - in 1 minutes while covering 1 nm.

Level cruise began again over the same airfield, persisting for 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.

Descent started 1 mile north of Hambleton (North Yorkshire, England), descending from 2,143 ft asl to 572 ft asl - a loss of 1,571 ft - in 3 minutes and spanning 2 nm.

The approach was initiated 498 ft above the intended landing spot at 39 kt and decelerated to 1 kt over 50 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.

Before touchdown the aircraft hovered for 4 seconds at an average height of 30 ft, moving 4 ft across the ground, then touched down with a vertical speed of 490 fpm and a ground speed of 0 kt.

Total flight distance was 4nm taking 6 and used 4 kg of fuel.

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