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MMTJ
Ciudad de Tijuana, Mexico
Elevation461 ft asl
Weight2,472 kg
Fuel363 kg
Wind40° · 5 kn

Flight Score

76.98 %
KNRS
Imperial Beach, United States
Elevation54 ft asl
Weight2,365 kg
Fuel255 kg
Wind200° · 3 kn
29 Jun 2026 0:30 12 nm Airbus H145 108 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
80.99 %
Arrival Score
49.96 %

What went well

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

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — bounce at touchdown; Touched down at 815 fpm at 0 %, Forward at touchdown 12.5 kt at 50 %, −8.75 points
Arrival Approach — Fastest descent 2,113 fpm at 0 %, Nose up by up to 21 ° at 60 %, −7.93 points
Enroute Level — overspeed warning; bank angle up to 159.5 ° at 0 %, Altitude held within ±539 ft of 929 ft asl at 74 %, −4.04 points

Next time

Arrival

Hold the descent to 800 fpm or less on the approach, so the landing starts from a rate that is already under control.

What happened: The approach reached 2,113 fpm of descent and the helicopter met the ground at 815 fpm. A steep approach leaves a lot of descent to stop in little height, and a firm touchdown is what usually follows.

Watch for: Vertical speed: no more than 800 fpm on the approach.

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 · 8 stages, 8 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 -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 5 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 5 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 5 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl
Departure Transition 100.00Accelerated away from 32 kt to 60 kt, reaching 91 ft above the spot in 9 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 5 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 10 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 74 ft53 ft min to max 91 ft 53 91 ft
Info Average ground speed 47 kt32 kt min to max 60 kt 32 60 kt
Info Average airspeed 37 kt23 kt min to max 50 kt 23 50 kt
Info Average VSI 210 fpm33 fpm min to max 313 fpm 167 33 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -8.8 °-9.6 ° min to max -6.1 ° -9.3 -9.4 °
Info Average bank angle 1.6 °0.7 ° min to max 4.8 ° 0.9 0.9 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.08 g 1.01 0.98 g
Enroute Level 99.50Enroute level cruise started overhead MMTJ Aeropuerto Internacional Gral. Abelardo Rodriguez Ciudad de Tijuana (Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico) and lasted 21 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Altitude held within ±528 ft of 760 ft asl536 ft asl min to max 1,363 ft asl 562 1,363 ft asl
100 % Average speed 42 kt0 kt min to max 78 kt 50 0 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 22.7 ° 0.9 1.8 °
99.98 % Average g force 1.04 g0.85 g min to max 1.44 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-15.6 ° min to max 17.9 ° -9.3 0.4 °
Enroute Descent 99.10Enroute descent started overhead MMTJ Aeropuerto Internacional Gral. Abelardo Rodriguez Ciudad de Tijuana (Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico). Descent from 1,373 ft asl to 801 ft asl, a decrease of 572 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 25 kt0 kt min to max 105 kt 0 54 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.0 ° min to max 34.8 ° 1.9 17.9 °
91 % Average g force 1.07 g0.14 g min to max 2.96 g 1.00 1.52 g
Info Average VSI -770 fpm-8,497 fpm min to max 859 fpm 20 -1,305 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,421 ft asl801 ft asl min to max 1,642 ft asl 1,373 801 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -7.7 °-53.0 ° min to max 46.4 ° 0.3 -28.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 51.54Enroute level cruise started overhead MMTJ Aeropuerto Internacional Gral. Abelardo Rodriguez Ciudad de Tijuana (Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Altitude held within ±539 ft of 929 ft asl609 ft asl min to max 2,607 ft asl 786 1,134 ft asl
100 % Average speed 104 kt38 kt min to max 153 kt 52 54 kt
0 % Average bank angle 8.1 °0.0 ° min to max 159.5 ° 12.2 52.8 °
92 % Average g force 1.16 g-0.16 g min to max 2.72 g 0.92 1.12 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -4.1 °-72.0 ° min to max 85.1 ° -29.0 -27.6 °

Events

Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 2,177 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 1,874 ft agl · 158 kt
Enroute Descent 2 73.80Enroute descent started 2 miles east of KNRS Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field) Imperial Beach (California, United States). Descent from 1,102 ft asl to 606 ft asl, a decrease of 496 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 86 kt53 kt min to max 126 kt 60 55 kt
36 % Average bank angle 7.8 °0.0 ° min to max 72.0 ° 72.0 3.6 °
94 % Average g force 1.07 g0.37 g min to max 2.83 g 1.39 1.41 g
Info Average VSI -379 fpm-2,982 fpm min to max 2,929 fpm -2,240 -2,674 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,101 ft asl606 ft asl min to max 1,440 ft asl 1,102 606 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-21.8 ° min to max 13.9 ° -5.6 -3.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Approach 52.43The approach began 472 ft above the landing spot at 56 kt and slowed to 13 kt in 81 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.6 % Steepest bank 20 °Full marks up to 20 °
0 % Fastest descent 2,113 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
69 % 19 % 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 %
60 % Nose up by up to 21 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 79 ft10 ft min to max 472 ft 472 10 ft
Info Average ground speed 32 kt4 kt min to max 71 kt 56 13 kt
Info Average airspeed 30 kt10 kt min to max 73 kt 56 16 kt
Info Average VSI -210 fpm-2,113 fpm min to max 435 fpm -2,113 -740 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-10.7 ° min to max 21.1 ° -8.0 11.0 °
Info Average bank angle 6.8 °0.0 ° min to max 20.1 ° 0.8 6.0 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.76 g min to max 1.29 g 1.29 0.96 g
020040060002,0004,000Steepest, 2,113 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 47.50Touched down at 815 fpm with 12 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touched down at 815 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
50 % Forward at touchdown 12.5 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 2 ft0 ft min to max 9 ft 9 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 10 kt2 kt min to max 13 kt 13 2 kt
Info Average VSI -589 fpm-807 fpm min to max -273 fpm -750 -273 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-6.9 ° min to max 10.7 ° 10.7 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 3.8 °0.1 ° min to max 6.3 ° 5.6 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.22 g0.87 g min to max 2.17 g 0.96 1.24 g

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 5 ft agl · 2 kt
050100150-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 420 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 815 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 12.5 kt, 11.3 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

Lift-off & hover

100.00Sink moving off0 fpm
100.00Nose down10°

Approach

0.00Steepest descent2,113 fpm
68.70Slow and sinking19 %
99.60Bank20°
59.50Nose up21°

Touchdown

0.00Rate at contact815 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.0 kt
50.00Forward speed12.5 kt

From the flight's own track

Hover, approach and touchdown

Approach52.43

020040060002,0004,000Steepest, 2,113 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.

Touchdown47.50

050100150-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 420 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 815 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 12.5 kt, 11.3 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

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Flight narrative

Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at the Aeropuerto Internacional Gral. Abelardo Rodriguez Ciudad de Tijuana (Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico) was a swift process, taking less than 1 minute to cover the short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus H145 then transitioned to the runway, ready to begin its journey.

As the aircraft lifted off, it initiated a climb from an initial altitude of 538 feet above sea level, gradually increasing to 577 feet above sea level, a gain of 39 feet, within a minute. This brief climb phase was followed by a prolonged level cruise, lasting 20 minutes, during which the aircraft maintained a consistent altitude of approximately 577 feet above sea level, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing its altitude from 1,373 feet above sea level to 786 feet above sea level, a decrease of 588 feet, within 2 minutes. This descent phase was followed by a second level cruise, lasting 5 minutes, during which the aircraft flew at an altitude of approximately 786 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.

The Airbus H145 completed its flight, covering a total distance of 10 nautical miles, within a total flight time of 30 minutes. The aircraft utilized 108 kilograms of fuel during this journey, demonstrating its efficiency in short-range operations. The flight's various phases, including taxiing, climbing, level cruising, and descending, were executed smoothly, showcasing the aircraft's capabilities in navigating the skies.

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