A flight originating from the vicinity of YMES RAAF Base East Sale, East Sale, in the State of Victoria, Australia, commenced its enroute climb phase overhead the base. The aircraft, a Pilatus PC21, rapidly ascended from an initial altitude of -168 feet above sea level to 1,466 feet above sea level, achieving a vertical gain of 1,635 feet in just 2 minutes. This climb phase covered a horizontal distance of 6 nautical miles, demonstrating the aircraft's impressive rate of ascent.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft began its enroute descent phase, initiated 1 mile southwest of YMES RAAF Base East Sale. The descent from 1,474 feet above sea level to 12 feet above sea level resulted in a decrease of 1,462 feet in altitude over the same 2-minute period, with a horizontal distance of 3 nautical miles covered. The aircraft then initiated a second enroute climb phase, commencing 1 mile west of YMES RAAF Base East Sale, and climbed from 12 feet above sea level to 1,739 feet above sea level, achieving a vertical gain of 1,727 feet in 2 minutes. This climb phase covered a horizontal distance of 4 nautical miles.
The flight concluded with a brief enroute level cruise phase, initiated 1 mile south of YMES RAAF Base East Sale, lasting 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 15 nautical miles, completed in 6 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 17 kilograms of fuel. The flight's performance demonstrated the Pilatus PC21's capabilities in terms of rate of climb, rate of descent, and fuel efficiency.
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Enroute climb started overhead YMES RAAF Base East Sale East Sale (State of Victoria, Australia). Climbing from -168 ft asl to 1,466 ft asl, an increase of 1,635 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 187 kt 139 kt min to max 264 kt |
139 | 153 kt | |
| 62.44 % |
Average bank angle 9.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 58.8 ° |
2.1 | 4.1 ° | |
| 94.57 % |
Average g force 1.09 g 0.66 g min to max 1.69 g |
1.24 | 0.93 g | |
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Average VSI 869 fpm -248 fpm min to max 3,397 fpm |
357 | 438 fpm | |
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Average altitude 399 ft asl -168 ft asl min to max 1,525 ft asl |
-168 | 1,466 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.8 ° -0.5 ° min to max 8.1 ° |
4.7 | 3.8 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Battery Master On at 10:03:02 |
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Engine 1 Started at 10:03:02 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 10:03:02 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 10:03:02 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 10:03:02 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 10:03:02 |
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Autopilot Master Switched On at 10:03:02 |
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Landing Gear Down at 10:03:02 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 10:03:02 |
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Landing Gear Up at 10:03:03 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 10:03:03 |
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Overspeed Warning Activated at 10:03:08 |
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Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 10:03:12 |
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Engine 1 Stopped at 10:04:22 |
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Engine 1 Started at 10:04:31 |
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Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 10:03:41 |
Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of YMES RAAF Base East Sale East Sale (State of Victoria, Australia). Descent from 1,474 ft asl to 12 ft asl, a decrease of 1,462 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 112 kt 98 kt min to max 150 kt |
150 | 112 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 11.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.5 ° |
2.9 | 3.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.80 g min to max 1.34 g |
0.97 | 1.02 g | |
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Average VSI -960 fpm -1,555 fpm min to max 795 fpm |
335 | -951 fpm | |
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Average altitude 878 ft asl 12 ft asl min to max 1,483 ft asl |
1,474 | 12 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.6 ° -5.9 ° min to max 5.5 ° |
3.4 | -2.5 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Landing Gear Down at 10:04:41 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 10:04:42 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 10:04:43 |
Enroute climb started 1 mile west of YMES RAAF Base East Sale East Sale (State of Victoria, Australia). Climbing from 12 ft asl to 1,739 ft asl, an increase of 1,727 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 113 kt 89 kt min to max 276 kt |
112 | 269 kt | |
| 77.54 % |
Average bank angle 4.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 51.2 ° |
3.0 | 48.5 ° | |
| 96 % |
Average g force 1.06 g 0.77 g min to max 1.64 g |
1.02 | 1.32 g | |
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Average VSI 155 fpm -951 fpm min to max 4,302 fpm |
-951 | -531 fpm | |
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Average altitude 10 ft asl -169 ft asl min to max 1,786 ft asl |
12 | 1,739 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.6 ° -2.5 ° min to max 12.4 ° |
-2.5 | -1.8 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Landing Gear Up at 10:06:37 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 10:06:47 |
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Overspeed Warning Activated at 10:06:48 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 10:06:48 |
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Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 10:06:53 |
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Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 10:07:27 |
Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of YMES RAAF Base East Sale East Sale (State of Victoria, Australia) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 1,585 ft asl 1,405 ft asl min to max 1,802 ft asl |
1,728 | 1,405 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 187 kt 121 kt min to max 262 kt |
262 | 121 kt | |
| 81.72 % |
Average bank angle 9.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 49.1 ° |
49.1 | 17.2 ° | |
| 98.86 % |
Average g force 1.04 g 0.49 g min to max 1.54 g |
1.22 | 0.95 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -7.8 ° min to max 7.4 ° |
-2.5 | -7.8 ° | |
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Landing Gear Down at 10:08:34 |
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Safe Gear speed Exceeded at 10:08:34 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 10:08:35 |
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Overspeed Warning Activated at 10:08:40 |
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Safe Gear speed Exceeded at 10:08:41 |
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Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 10:08:57 |
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Overspeed Warning Activated at 10:08:58 |
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Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 10:09:02 |
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Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 10:07:37 |
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