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This flight was conducted in a Cessna C172 aircraft, starting with an enroute climb from a location 15 miles east of Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The aircraft began its ascent from an altitude of 3,499 feet above sea level, reaching a height of 2,061 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This rapid climb demonstrates the aircraft's ability to efficiently gain altitude.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 46 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. This cruise phase allowed the pilot to maintain a steady altitude and speed, conserving fuel and minimizing the risk of fatigue.
As the aircraft approached Sumburgh Airport, it began its final approach to runway 27 from the east, heading at 264.0 degrees. At a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway, the aircraft was at an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level. The pilot successfully landed the aircraft on the runway, which had a length of 4,280 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 60 knots.
The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 1,001 feet, and the touchdown speed was good at 51 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -125 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 21 feet. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 6 knots from 270 degrees.
The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,629 feet, which accounted for 38% of the runway length. During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 26 feet.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 15 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 14 minutes. The aircraft used 10 pounds of fuel during the flight.
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Enroute climb started 15 miles east of EGPB Sumburgh Airport Lerwick (Shetland Islands, Scotland). Climbing from 3,499 ft asl to 2,061 ft asl, an increase of 1,438 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 107 kn 86 kn min to max 118 kn |
86 | 118 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 5.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.4 ° |
0.0 | 1.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.84 g min to max 1.23 g |
0.84 | 1.23 g | |
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Average VSI -781 fpm -1,252 fpm min to max -64 fpm |
-72 | -803 fpm | |
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Average altitude 2,740 ft asl 2,061 ft asl min to max 3,499 ft asl |
3,499 | 2,061 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.9 ° -5.3 ° min to max 1.3 ° |
1.3 | -1.4 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Battery Master On at 21:13:05 |
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Engine 1 Started at 21:13:05 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 21:13:05 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 21:13:05 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 21:13:05 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 21:13:05 |
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Engine 1 Stopped at 21:13:16 |
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Landing Gear Down at 21:13:16 |
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Engine 1 Started at 21:13:33 |
Enroute level cruise started 12 miles east of EGPB Sumburgh Airport Lerwick (Shetland Islands, Scotland) and lasted 46 minutes, covering 9 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 98.44 % |
Average altitude 1,850 ft asl 1,279 ft asl min to max 2,072 ft asl |
2,026 | 1,279 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 95 kn 79 kn min to max 111 kn |
107 | 79 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.2 ° |
1.6 | 0.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.05 g 0.85 g min to max 1.13 g |
0.85 | 0.98 g | |
| Info |
Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 1.0 ° -2.3 ° min to max 4.5 ° |
-0.2 | -1.9 ° | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 22:01:12 |
Approaching runway 27 at EGPB Sumburgh Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,257 ft agl to 895 ft agl. A decrease of 363 ft in 52 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.7 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.9 | 2.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 73 kn 66 kn min to max 79 kn |
79 | 67 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.0 | -0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° |
0.4 | 0.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.06 g |
1.03 | 1.02 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -416 fpm -585 fpm min to max -246 fpm |
-543 | -399 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,067 ft agl 895 ft agl min to max 1,257 ft agl |
1,257 | 895 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -2.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
-1.4 | 0.0 ° | |
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Flaps Position 2 at 22:01:55 |
Approaching runway 27 at EGPB Sumburgh Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 888 ft agl to 586 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 61 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 2.8 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.7 | 2.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 61 kn 58 kn min to max 68 kn |
68 | 60 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
-0.0 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° |
0.7 | 1.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.12 g |
1.01 | 0.96 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -294 fpm -418 fpm min to max -38 fpm |
-373 | -304 fpm | |
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Average altitude 746 ft agl 586 ft agl min to max 888 ft agl |
888 | 586 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -1.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° |
0.3 | -0.4 ° | |
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Flaps Position 3 at 22:02:36 |
Approaching runway 27 at EGPB Sumburgh Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 580 ft agl to 297 ft agl. A decrease of 282 ft in 58 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.6 ° 2.5 ° min to max 2.6 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.6 | 2.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 62 kn 60 kn min to max 64 kn |
60 | 62 kn | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° |
0.9 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.10 g |
0.97 | 0.97 g | |
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Average VSI -291 fpm -402 fpm min to max -173 fpm |
-367 | -194 fpm | |
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Average altitude 436 ft agl 297 ft agl min to max 580 ft agl |
580 | 297 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -1.4 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
-0.8 | 0.4 ° |
Approaching runway 27 at EGPB Sumburgh Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 293 ft agl to 59 ft agl. A decrease of 234 ft in 48 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.4 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.6 | 2.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 61 kn 60 kn min to max 63 kn |
62 | 61 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° |
-0.0 | -0.2 ° | |
| 98.07 % |
Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° |
1.5 | 1.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.12 g |
1.00 | 1.04 g | |
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Average VSI -343 fpm -449 fpm min to max -182 fpm |
-234 | -324 fpm | |
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Average altitude 118 ft agl 59 ft agl min to max 293 ft agl |
293 | 59 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -1.9 ° min to max 1.3 ° |
0.4 | 0.9 ° |
Landing on runway 27 at EGPB Sumburgh Airport, runway length 4,280 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 60 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 96.23 % |
Threshold speed was a little below target at 60 kn. Target 70 kn |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 100 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° |
-0.2 | -0.3 ° | |
| 96.96 % |
Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° |
1.5 | 0.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.11 g |
1.04 | 1.01 g | |
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Average speed 58 kn 51 kn min to max 60 kn |
60 | 51 kn | |
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Average VSI -203 fpm -314 fpm min to max -125 fpm |
-314 | -125 fpm | |
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Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl |
31 | 0 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.6 ° 0.9 ° min to max 3.5 ° |
1.0 | 3.4 ° |
Touchdown distance was good at 1,001 ft. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -125 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 6 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 6 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 99.13 % |
Touchdown VSI was -125 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 1,001 ft Target 1,500 ft |
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| 100 % |
Speed at touchdown 51 kn Target 55 kn |
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| 87.48 % |
Runway alignment max 21.3 ft 19.9 ft right |
-18.2 | -21.3 ft | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° |
0.5 | 0.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.94 g min to max 1.10 g |
1.01 | 1.04 g | |
| 80 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 49 kn 46 kn min to max 51 kn |
51 | 46 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 4.0 ° 3.4 ° min to max 4.7 ° |
3.4 | 3.9 ° |
Total landing distance 1,629 ft, 38 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,629 ft 38 % of runway. |
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| 82.5 % |
Runway alignment max 25.8 ft 0.0 ft left to 25.8 ft right |
-21.3 | -19.5 ft | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 1.00 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.02 | 1.01 g | |
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Average speed 45 kn 30 kn min to max 48 kn |
48 | 30 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 1.2 ° min to max 4.9 ° |
4.1 | 1.2 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° |
0.6 | 0.3 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 9 kn 7 kn min to max 26 kn |
26 | 7 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 1.4 ° -0.4 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
0.9 | 1.7 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.99 | 1.00 g | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 22:06:03 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:06:04 |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 22:06:07 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:06:07 |
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 6 kn 0 kn min to max 7 kn |
7 | 0 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 1.2 ° min to max 2.1 ° |
1.8 | 1.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.2 | 0.0 ° |
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at EGPB Sumburgh Airport, achieving a score of 96.3%. The final approach to runway 27 was conducted from the east, with the aircraft heading 264.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 60 knots, which was slightly below the target threshold speed. However, the touchdown distance of 1,001 feet was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 51 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -125 feet per minute.
The landing was conducted in good weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots. The runway length at EGPB Sumburgh Airport is 4,280 feet, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to land safely.
Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 feet from the centreline, the overall landing distance of 1,629 feet was only 38% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently, with a good balance between speed and control. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline, which may require further attention to ensure that the aircraft is properly aligned during the rollout phase.
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