EDQC to EDEN Flight Report - Cessna Grand Caravan

Flight from EDQC to EDEN

Thursday, 18 April 2024 13:04

Minutes 17

61 nm

Fuel 84 kg

Cessna Grand Caravan

Departure

Runway 30 at EDQC

Brandensteinsebene

Coburg, Bavaria, Germany

Altitude

1,467 ft asl

Weight

2,991 kg

Fuel

501 kg

Temperature

6 °C

Wind Speed

10 kt

Wind Direction

24.7 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

10 kt

Arrival

Runway 36 at EDEN

Bad Hersfeld

Hessen, Germany

968 ft asl

Altitude

2,907 kg

Weight

417 kg

Fuel

8 °C

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

354.3 °

Wind Direction

8 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 92.75%

Departure Score 95.82%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 78.04%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

75.07 %

Touchdown

90.11 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

63.69 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

84.17 %

Threshold speed was a little below target at 62 kt.

Flare

67.61 %

Fair landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

83.23 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -209 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 57 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 118 m.

Centreline

62.03 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.5 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages EDQC to EDEN

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kn 1 kn min to max 9 kn	6		8 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 9 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		0.99 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° -1.2 ° min to max 5.1 °	-1.2		4.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.8 °	4.8		0.2 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 13:05:12
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 13:05:13
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 13:05:13
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 13:05:13
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:05:13
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:05:13
Info	Parking Brake Off at 13:05:13
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 13:05:43
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 13:05:43
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:05:43
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:05:43
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 13:05:44

Departure Roll

87.28 %

Departure roll runway 30 at EDQC Brandensteinsebene. Takeoff distance 86 m 14 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 80 kn. Local weather - Temperature 6 °C. Wind 10 kn at 24 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 86 m 14 % of runway
95.85 %	Liftoff speed was 80 kn Target 83 kn
90.57 %	Runway alignment max 5.89 m 0.25 m left to 5.64 m right	-0.22		-5.64 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	0.97		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.7		2.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.5		3.4 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 13:07:11
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 13:07:16

Departure Climb 1

97.73 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EDQC Brandensteinsebene.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 87 kn 80 kn min to max 91 kn	80		91 kn
90.92 %	Average bank angle 4.3 ° 2.5 ° min to max 5.4 °	3.7		3.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.14 g 1.06 g min to max 1.18 g	1.06		1.12 g
Info	Average VSI 699 ft/m 366 ft/m min to max 1,032 ft/m	366		1,032 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl	0		48 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 2.6 ° min to max 8.8 °	2.6		8.8 °

Departure Climb 2

96.99 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EDQC Brandensteinsebene.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.75 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -2.4 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		-2.4 °
100 %	Average speed 94 kn 91 kn min to max 111 kn	91		111 kn
93.21 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.6 °	3.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.81 g min to max 1.13 g	1.12		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 1,326 ft/m 892 ft/m min to max 1,665 ft/m	1,049		892 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 119 ft agl 50 ft agl min to max 363 ft agl	50		363 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.4 ° 5.2 ° min to max 10.5 °	8.9		5.6 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:07:36

Departure Climb 3

97.12 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 EDQC Brandensteinsebene.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.6 ° -2.7 ° min to max -0.8 °	-2.6		-0.8 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 113 kn min to max 147 kn	113		147 kn
85.61 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.5 °	1.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.88 g min to max 1.06 g	1.02		0.89 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,021 ft/m 812 ft/m min to max 1,250 ft/m	969		1,187 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 686 ft agl 380 ft agl min to max 977 ft agl	380		977 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 3.0 ° min to max 5.7 °	5.5		4.0 °
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 13:08:03
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 13:08:04

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of Coburg (Bavaria, Germany). Climbing from 2,482 ft asl to 3,038 ft asl, an increase of 556 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 145 kn 144 kn min to max 148 kn	147		148 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	0.7		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.77 g min to max 1.17 g	1.17		0.84 g
Info	Average VSI 1,227 ft/m 563 ft/m min to max 1,769 ft/m	1,070		563 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,743 ft asl 2,482 ft asl min to max 3,038 ft asl	2,482		3,038 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 7.4 °	5.5		0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:08:38
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 13:08:43
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 13:08:44

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Meeder (Bavaria, Germany) and lasted 35 minutes, covering 43 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,971 ft asl 2,872 ft asl min to max 2,998 ft asl	2,991		2,982 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 154 kn 145 kn min to max 167 kn	164		145 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.1 °	1.8		5.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.11 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -2.2 ° min to max 2.1 °	-2.2		1.0 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:10:46
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:10:46
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:10:59
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 13:10:59

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Schleid (Thuringia, Germany). Descent from 2,981 ft asl to 1,783 ft asl, a decrease of 1,197 ft in 1 minutes and covering 8 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 146 kn 138 kn min to max 154 kn	144		149 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.7 °	4.7		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.90 g min to max 1.08 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -309 ft/m -617 ft/m min to max 49 ft/m	-84		49 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,592 ft asl 1,780 ft asl min to max 2,982 ft asl	2,981		1,783 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -2.2 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.2		0.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:44:21
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:44:21
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:45:01
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 13:45:01

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north east of Huenfeld (Hessen, Germany) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,775 ft asl 1,769 ft asl min to max 1,784 ft asl	1,784		1,777 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 139 kn 136 kn min to max 148 kn	148		136 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.6 °	0.4		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.13 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	0.2		0.9 °
Info	Battery Master On at 13:04:50
Info	Engine 1 Started at 13:04:50
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 13:04:50
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 13:04:50
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 13:04:50
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 13:04:50
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:04:50
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:04:50

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead EDEX Plätzer Airfield Burghaun (Hessen, Germany). Climbing from 1,778 ft asl to 1,954 ft asl, an increase of 177 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 132 kn 127 kn min to max 137 kn	136		135 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.1		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 330 ft/m -44 ft/m min to max 617 ft/m	19		2 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,862 ft asl 1,778 ft asl min to max 1,957 ft asl	1,778		1,954 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 4.1 °	0.8		0.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:46:15
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:46:15
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:46:29
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 13:46:29

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Burghaun (Hessen, Germany) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,953 ft asl 1,889 ft asl min to max 1,965 ft asl	1,954		1,889 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 138 kn 136 kn min to max 142 kn	136		140 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.7 °	0.0		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -1.2 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.7		-0.8 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 13:47:26
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 13:47:28

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 2 miles north of Burghaun (Hessen, Germany).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 123 kn 90 kn min to max 143 kn	140		90 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 23.5 °	2.3		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.88 g min to max 1.23 g	1.01		0.88 g
Info	Average VSI -420 ft/m -1,082 ft/m min to max 84 ft/m	-503		-656 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,719 ft asl 1,528 ft asl min to max 1,880 ft asl	1,880		1,528 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.1 ° -5.9 ° min to max 1.0 °	-0.7		-5.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:48:21

Arrival Final 1

62.77 %

Approaching runway 36 at EDEN Bad Hersfeld from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 578 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 553 ft in 35 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 2.8 ° 1.6 ° min to max 5.5 ° Target 3.0 °	5.5		1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 70 kn 62 kn min to max 96 kn	91		62 kn
20.8 %	Heading variation -1.7 ° -2.5 ° min to max -1.4 °	-2.5		-1.4 °
93.06 %	Average bank angle 2.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.7 °	2.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.81 g min to max 1.11 g	0.96		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -641 ft/m -1,567 ft/m min to max -383 ft/m	-808		-400 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 104 ft agl 25 ft agl min to max 578 ft agl	578		25 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.0 ° -10.2 ° min to max 0.5 °	-6.0		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 13:48:51

Arrival Landing

75.07 %

Landing on runway 36 at EDEN Bad Hersfeld, runway length 709 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 62 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.17 %	Threshold speed was a little below target at 62 kn. Target 75 kn
63.69 %	Target 38 ft agl
67.61 %	Landing and flare profile
62 %	Heading variation -1.4 ° -1.4 ° min to max -1.3 °	-1.4		-1.3 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.5		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.96 g min to max 1.10 g	1.03		1.09 g
Info	Average speed 59 kn 57 kn min to max 62 kn	62		57 kn
Info	Average VSI -331 ft/m -396 ft/m min to max -209 ft/m	-396		-209 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 18 ft agl	18		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.4 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.0		3.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

90.11 %

Touchdown distance was good at 118 m. Touchdown speed at 57 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -209 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 8 kn at 354 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 8 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
83.23 %	Touchdown VSI was -209 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 118 m Target 389 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 57 kn Target 64 kn
62.03 %	Runway alignment max 13.46 m 13.13 m right	-13.46		-12.77 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 1.04 g min to max 1.16 g	1.09		1.04 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 56 kn 56 kn min to max 57 kn	57		56 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° 2.2 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.4		2.2 °

Arrival Rollout

84.2 %

Total landing distance 278 m, 39 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.7 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 278 m 39 % of runway.
64.89 %	Runway alignment max 12.68 m 0.00 m left to 12.68 m right	-12.68		-5.27 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.05 g	1.05		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 49 kn 32 kn min to max 58 kn	58		32 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -0.3 ° min to max 2.0 °	2.0		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 5 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 29 kn	29		0 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.9 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.7		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:49:28
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 13:49:39
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:49:47

Takeoff on runway 30 at EDQC Brandensteinsebene in the Cessna 208B

95.82 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

87.28 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 86 m using 13.69 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

95.85 %

Liftoff speed was 80 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

90.57 %

0.25 m left to 5.64 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

97.73 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 EDQC Brandensteinsebene.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

90.92 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

96.99 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 EDQC Brandensteinsebene.

Alignment

94.75 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

93.21 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

97.12 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 EDQC Brandensteinsebene.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

85.61 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 36 at EDEN Bad Hersfeld in the Cessna 208B

Landing Score 78.04 %

Landing Summary

Overall, your aircraft landing score of 78.0% indicates that there were both strengths and areas for improvement in your landing technique.

Starting with the Approach Phase, it is evident that there were issues with unstable glideslope alignment and poor heading alignment. These factors can greatly affect the precision of the landing. Additionally, your speed was slightly below target which can impact the smoothness of the touchdown.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, the threshold height being significantly below target is a cause for concern as it may indicate a lack of proper altitude control. However, it is positive to note that there was a fair landing flare, which shows that you were able to adjust your pitch angle in preparation for touchdown.

In the Touchdown Phase, the fair touchdown rate and on-target speed are commendable. Landing within the touchdown zone is crucial for safety, and the fact that you were able to achieve this is a good sign. However, the runway touchdown position being 13.5 m from the centreline suggests that there is room for improvement in terms of alignment.

Lastly, in the Rollout Phase, the runway alignment being 12.7 m from the centreline indicates that there may have been difficulties in maintaining a straight path after touchdown.

Overall, while there are areas that need improvement, it is important to acknowledge the successes in your landing technique. By focusing on enhancing glideslope and heading alignment, maintaining proper altitude control, and improving runway alignment, you can work towards achieving a higher landing score in future flights. Keep practicing and seeking feedback to continue improving your skills as a pilot. You have the potential to excel with dedication and determination. Keep up the good work!

62.77 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 36 at EDEN Bad Hersfeld from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 578 ft agl to 25 ft agl. A decrease of 553 ft in 35 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

20.8 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope °

0 %

IAS kt