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EGCJ
Selby, England
Elevation24 ft asl
Weight1,997 kg
Fuel362 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn

Flight Score

93.20 %
EGCM
Church Fenton, England
Elevation31 ft asl
Weight1,986 kg
Fuel349 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
5 Oct 2026 0:04 4 nm Eurocopter EC-135T1 13 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
99.67 %
Arrival Score
79.94 %

What went well

Touched down at 35 fpm — a soft arrival
No sideways movement at touchdown
Hover height held within 2 ft

What held you back

Arrival Approach — Fastest descent 2,250 fpm at 0 %, 40 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 22 %, −6.69 points
Enroute Descent — scored 99.55 %, −0.08 points

Next time

Arrival

Start the descent earlier and hold a steady, moderate rate with collective, so there is no steep drop to stop near the ground.

What happened: The approach reached 2,250 fpm of descent, against 800 fpm for full marks.

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

See Arrival Approach

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 · 6 stages, 6 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 Hover 100.00Lifted into the hover and held it for 6 seconds, on average 4 ft above the spot, moving 22 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Moved over the ground at 2.0 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
100 % Height held within 2 ftFull marks within 4 ft
100 % Steepest bank 5 °Full marks up to 6 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 98 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 60 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 4 ft0 ft min to max 6 ft 0 6 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt1 kt min to max 3 kt 1 1 kt
Info Average VSI 45 fpm5 fpm min to max 104 fpm 5 59 fpm
Info Average collective 35 %31 % min to max 46 % 38 46 %
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-3.8 ° min to max -1.8 ° -3.8 -2.3 °
Info Average bank angle 2.8 °0.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° 0.6 4.5 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.18 g 1.02 1.18 g
10 ft20 ft30 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
02460 s2 s4 s6 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 3.9 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 100.00Accelerated away from 1 kt to 4 kt, reaching 325 ft above the spot in 8 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 6 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 7 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 100 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 52 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 165 ft13 ft min to max 325 ft 13 325 ft
Info Average ground speed 4 kt1 kt min to max 5 kt 1 4 kt
Info Average airspeed 4 kt2 kt min to max 6 kt 2 6 kt
Info Average VSI 1,898 fpm321 fpm min to max 2,506 fpm 321 2,506 fpm
Info Average collective 52 %51 % min to max 55 % 55 51 %
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-7.2 ° min to max 1.1 ° -2.1 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 5.0 °4.5 ° min to max 5.6 ° 4.8 4.5 °
Info Average g force 1.09 g1.01 g min to max 1.29 g 1.29 1.01 g
Enroute Climb 99.79Enroute climb started overhead EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield Selby (North Yorkshire, England). Climbing from 352 ft asl to 3,080 ft asl, an increase of 2,728 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 35 kt0 kt min to max 96 kt 6 81 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.7 °0.0 ° min to max 31.4 ° 4.2 8.5 °
98 % Average g force 1.03 g0.66 g min to max 1.61 g 1.00 1.52 g
Info Average VSI 1,902 fpm-814 fpm min to max 3,399 fpm 2,529 3,399 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,865 ft asl352 ft asl min to max 3,080 ft asl 352 3,080 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-25.0 ° min to max 35.6 ° -1.0 35.6 °
Info Turn coordination -84-122 min to max -39 -89 -39
Enroute Descent 99.55Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Sherburn in Elmet (North Yorkshire, England). Descent from 3,139 ft asl to 572 ft asl, a decrease of 2,567 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kt1 kt min to max 141 kt 74 64 kt
99.6 % Average bank angle 10.3 °0.7 ° min to max 40.2 ° 12.7 13.0 °
97 % Average g force 1.02 g0.49 g min to max 1.96 g 1.39 1.17 g
Info Average VSI -980 fpm-3,004 fpm min to max 3,711 fpm 3,711 -1,654 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,035 ft asl572 ft asl min to max 3,467 ft asl 3,139 572 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.9 °-23.4 ° min to max 48.4 ° 48.4 -6.4 °
Info Turn coordination -27-80 min to max 16 -43 6
Arrival Approach 59.87The approach began 487 ft above the landing spot at 63 kt and slowed to 3 kt in 46 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
86 % Steepest bank 23 °Full marks up to 20 °
0 % Fastest descent 2,250 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
22 % 40 % 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 7 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Lowest rotor RPM 99 %Full marks down to 97 %
100 % Highest torque 35 %Full marks up to 100 %
Info Average height above the spot 231 ft11 ft min to max 487 ft 487 11 ft
Info Average ground speed 28 kt1 kt min to max 63 kt 63 3 kt
Info Average airspeed 30 kt3 kt min to max 63 kt 63 3 kt
Info Average VSI -660 fpm-2,250 fpm min to max -2 fpm -1,380 -482 fpm
Info Average collective 22 %7 % min to max 31 % 11 28 %
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-17.7 ° min to max 7.1 ° -3.5 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 9.7 °1.3 ° min to max 23.4 ° 16.2 2.2 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.75 g min to max 1.43 g 1.19 0.99 g
020040060005001,0001,5002,000Steepest, 2,250 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 100.00Touched down at 35 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 35 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.5 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 1 ft0 ft min to max 2 ft 2 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt0 kt min to max 4 kt 4 0 kt
Info Average VSI -142 fpm-497 fpm min to max -22 fpm -497 -22 fpm
Info Average collective 19 %6 % min to max 30 % 30 6 %
Info Average rotor RPM 100 %100 % min to max 101 % 100 101 %
Info Average torque 32 %26 % min to max 35 % 35 26 %
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-2.7 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.0 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 2.7 °0.5 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.4 0.7 °
Info Average g force 0.97 g0.74 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.00 g
050100150-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 490 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 35 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 0.5 kt, backwards. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

Lift-off & hover

100.00Hover heightsteady within 2 ft
100.00Hover drift2.0 kt
100.00Hover bank5°
100.00Sink moving off0 fpm
100.00Nose down7°

Approach

0.00Steepest descent2,250 fpm
21.80Slow and sinking40 %
86.40Bank23°
100.00Nose up7°

Touchdown

100.00Rate at contact35 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.0 kt
100.00Forward speed0.5 kt

From the flight's own track

Hover, approach and touchdown

Hover100.00

10 ft20 ft30 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
02460 s2 s4 s6 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 3.9 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.

Approach59.87

020040060005001,0001,5002,000Steepest, 2,250 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.

Touchdown100.00

050100150-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 490 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 35 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 0.5 kt, backwards. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

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Flight narrative

The Eurocopter EC-135T1 lifted into a hover and held the position for 7 seconds, averaging 5 ft above the spot while moving 24 ft over the ground, before accelerating away from 4 kt to 4 kt and reaching 325 ft above the spot in 7 seconds as the take-off maneuver was completed.

During the en-route climb the aircraft ascended from 352 ft asl to 3,080 ft asl, an increase of 2,728 ft achieved in 1 minute while covering 1 nm, with the climb commencing overhead EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield Selby (North Yorkshire, England).

The subsequent en-route descent began 1 mile east of Sherburn-in-Elmet (North Yorkshire, England); the helicopter descended from 3,139 ft asl to 572 ft asl, a loss of 2,567 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

The approach started at 487 ft above the landing spot with an airspeed of 63 kt and decelerated to 3 kt over 41 seconds, covering less than 1 nm before the final phase.

Touchdown occurred with a vertical speed of 35 fpm and a ground speed of 0 kt.

In total, the flight covered 4 nm, taking 4, and consumed 13 kg of fuel.

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