Departure
Arrival
The Douglas DC-3 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway, a movement that required 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Departure roll was executed on runway 27 at RJSS Sendai Airport; the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,178 m, representing 39 % of the runway, and lifted off at 85 kt. Ambient conditions were 25 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 120°, a crosswind component of 3 kt and a tailwind component of 4 kt.
Climb commenced 1 mile west of RJSS Sendai Airport Natori, with the aircraft ascending from 940 ft asl to 2,994 ft asl, an increase of 2,054 ft achieved in 4 minutes while covering 8 nm.
Level cruise began 4 miles south-east of RJSU JGSDF Kasuminome Airfield and continued for 5 minutes, during which 22 nm were flown.
Descent started 3 miles east of Ishinomaki, descending from 2,890 ft asl to 169 ft asl, a loss of 2,720 ft in 3 minutes and spanning 5 nm.
The final approach to runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base was flown from the north-east, on a heading of 238.0° at 4 nm and 146 ft agl.
A go-around was initiated on runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base when the aircraft was at 6 ft agl.
Landing on runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base was performed on a runway 2,685 m long; the threshold speed was 71 kt, touchdown occurred 287 m down the runway at 68 kt, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 99 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 4.5 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 24 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 133°, a crosswind of 8 kt and a tailwind of 2 kt. Total landing distance measured 871 m, equal to 32 % of the runway.
Runway rollout showed a lateral deviation of 17.6 m from the centreline.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 42 nm, took 23 (units as provided), and consumed 97 kg of fuel.
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Departure Taxi
90 %
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 9 kt 0 kt min to max 14 kt |
0 | 12 kt | |
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Average speed turning corners 10 kt max 11 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average pitch angle 11.7 ° 11.5 ° min to max 12.0 ° |
11.6 | 11.8 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
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Battery Master On at 20:47:23 |
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Engine 1 Started at 20:47:23 |
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Engine 2 Started at 20:47:23 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 20:47:23 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:47:23 |
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Autopilot Master Switched On at 20:47:23 |
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Landing Gear Down at 20:47:23 |
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Parking Brake On at 20:47:23 |
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Pitot Heat Switched On at 20:48:59 |
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Parking Brake Off at 20:50:41 |
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Parking Brake On at 20:52:02 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 20:52:47 |
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Parking Brake Off at 20:53:15 |
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| 0 % |
Taxi Lights at 20:51:55 |
Departure Runway Entry
Entering runway 27 at RJSS Sendai Airport, Average speed was 9 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 13 kt 1 kt min to max 17 kt |
13 | 17 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 11.7 ° min to max 11.9 ° |
11.8 | 11.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 0.97 g 0.94 g min to max 1.03 g |
0.97 | 0.94 g | |
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Parking Brake On at 20:54:14 |
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Parking Brake Off at 20:54:15 |
Departure Roll
92.9 %
Departure roll runway 27 at RJSS Sendai Airport. Takeoff distance 1,178 m 39 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 85 kt. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 5 kt at 120 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Tailwind: 4 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 1,178 m 39 % of runway |
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| 100 % |
Liftoff speed was 85 kt Target 80 kt |
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| 89.48 % |
Runway alignment max 11.33 m 5.39 m left to 5.93 m right |
0.91 | -5.93 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.97 g 0.94 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.94 | 1.00 g | |
| 100 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle 8.2 ° 3.8 ° min to max 12.1 ° |
11.9 | 5.3 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° |
0.2 | 1.1 ° | |
| 0 % |
Strobe Lights at 20:54:35 |
Departure Climb 1
99.61 %
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 RJSS Sendai Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.3 | -0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 91 kt 85 kt min to max 93 kt |
85 | 93 kt | |
| 98.45 % |
Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° |
1.1 | 2.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.83 g min to max 1.10 g |
1.00 | 1.02 g | |
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Average VSI 304 fpm 138 fpm min to max 466 fpm |
163 | 466 fpm | |
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Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl |
0 | 36 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.3 ° 3.9 ° min to max 7.4 ° |
5.4 | 7.4 ° | |
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Landing Gear Up at 20:55:00 |
Departure Climb 2
91.05 %
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 RJSS Sendai Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 89.5 % |
Heading variation -0.5 ° -2.8 ° min to max -0.2 ° |
-0.2 | -2.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 90 kt 74 kt min to max 93 kt |
93 | 74 kt | |
| 74.71 % |
Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 11.6 ° |
2.6 | 3.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.04 g 0.91 g min to max 1.13 g |
1.02 | 0.97 g | |
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Average VSI 724 fpm 470 fpm min to max 1,417 fpm |
470 | 1,095 fpm | |
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Average altitude 90 ft agl 37 ft agl min to max 360 ft agl |
37 | 360 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 10.3 ° 7.4 ° min to max 17.6 ° |
7.4 | 17.6 ° |
Departure Climb 3
94.3 %
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27 RJSS Sendai Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -1.7 ° -3.1 ° min to max -0.6 ° |
-3.0 | -1.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 88 kt 68 kt min to max 110 kt |
73 | 74 kt | |
| 72.63 % |
Average bank angle 7.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.4 ° |
6.0 | 10.1 ° | |
| 97.71 % |
Average g force 1.04 g 0.64 g min to max 1.58 g |
0.98 | 0.64 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 1,023 fpm -1,423 fpm min to max 4,039 fpm |
1,085 | 3,665 fpm | |
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Average altitude 482 ft agl 366 ft agl min to max 813 ft agl |
376 | 813 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 13.5 ° -3.4 ° min to max 34.0 ° |
18.8 | 29.9 ° |
Enroute Climb
99.91 %
Enroute climb started 1 mile west of RJSS Sendai Airport Natori (Miyagi-ken, Japan). Climbing from 940 ft asl to 2,994 ft asl, an increase of 2,054 ft in 4 minutes and covering 8 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 107 kt 68 kt min to max 137 kt |
68 | 137 kt | |
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Average bank angle 9.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 32.1 ° |
13.7 | 0.0 ° | |
| 99.14 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.47 g min to max 1.34 g |
0.52 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI 625 fpm -1,360 fpm min to max 2,120 fpm |
2,085 | 19 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,480 ft asl 940 ft asl min to max 2,994 ft asl |
940 | 2,994 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.6 ° -1.5 ° min to max 22.8 ° |
18.5 | 0.8 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:56:06 |
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49 Activated at 20:56:10 |
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Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 20:56:11 |
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49 Deactivated at 20:56:11 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated at 20:56:14 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 20:58:42 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated at 20:58:42 |
Enroute Level
100 %
Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south east of RJSU JGSDF Kasuminome Airfield Sendai (Miyagi-ken, Japan) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 22 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 2,992 ft asl 2,920 ft asl min to max 3,015 ft asl |
2,996 | 2,920 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 151 kt 112 kt min to max 161 kt |
140 | 112 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 5.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 10.6 ° |
0.3 | 1.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.05 g |
0.99 | 0.94 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -1.8 ° min to max 1.6 ° |
0.6 | -1.8 ° | |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 21:04:47 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated at 21:04:47 |
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Landing Gear Down at 21:04:55 |
Enroute Descent
100 %
Enroute descent started 3 miles east of Ishinomaki (Miyagi-ken, Japan). Descent from 2,890 ft asl to 169 ft asl, a decrease of 2,720 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 102 kt 81 kt min to max 146 kt |
111 | 83 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 8.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.8 ° |
6.2 | 1.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.58 g min to max 1.27 g |
0.91 | 0.76 g | |
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Average VSI -974 fpm -4,021 fpm min to max 377 fpm |
-1,077 | -244 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,061 ft asl 169 ft asl min to max 2,890 ft asl |
2,890 | 169 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -14.6 ° min to max 6.4 ° |
-3.2 | -0.9 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 21:05:18 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated at 21:05:18 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 21:05:29 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated at 21:05:29 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 21:05:31 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated at 21:05:31 |
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Landing Gear Up at 21:05:50 |
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Landing Gear Down at 21:06:03 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 21:06:19 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated at 21:06:19 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 21:06:24 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 21:06:25 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 21:06:32 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 21:06:35 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 21:06:52 |
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Flaps Position 6 at 21:07:05 |
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Flaps Position 7 at 21:07:06 |
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Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 21:07:08 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated at 21:07:08 |
Arrival Final 4 (GA)
95.31 %
Approaching runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 146 ft agl to 6 ft agl. A decrease of 140 ft in 20 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° Target 3.0 ° |
0.4 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 78 kt 72 kt min to max 84 kt |
84 | 72 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -1.3 ° -1.3 ° min to max -1.2 ° |
-1.2 | -1.3 ° | |
| 76.54 % |
Average bank angle 4.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 11.7 ° |
2.4 | 8.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.86 g min to max 1.18 g |
1.00 | 1.06 g | |
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Average VSI -315 fpm -950 fpm min to max 117 fpm |
-950 | -7 fpm | |
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Average altitude 27 ft agl 6 ft agl min to max 146 ft agl |
146 | 6 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.3 ° -1.3 ° min to max 9.6 ° |
-1.3 | 9.6 ° |
Go-around
100 %
Go-Around runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base at 6 ft agl.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 74 kt 69 kt min to max 92 kt |
72 | 92 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 3.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.5 ° |
8.3 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.85 g min to max 1.10 g |
1.07 | 1.00 g | |
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Average altitude 73 ft agl 6 ft agl min to max 254 ft agl |
6 | 254 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 9.8 ° 2.2 ° min to max 12.8 ° |
9.7 | 2.3 ° | |
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Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 21:08:38 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated at 21:08:57 |
Arrival Final 2
100 %
Approaching runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 256 ft agl to 235 ft agl. A decrease of 21 ft in 34 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 1.8 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.4 ° Target 3.0 ° |
1.4 | 2.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 90 kt 82 kt min to max 94 kt |
92 | 82 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.3 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° |
0.9 | 1.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.05 g |
0.97 | 0.96 g | |
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Average VSI -43 fpm -184 fpm min to max 33 fpm |
-7 | -184 fpm | |
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Average altitude 248 ft agl 235 ft agl min to max 256 ft agl |
256 | 235 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.5 ° 1.7 ° min to max 4.1 ° |
1.9 | 2.7 ° | |
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Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 21:09:51 |
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Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated at 21:09:51 |
Arrival Final 1
100 %
Approaching runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 232 ft agl to 13 ft agl. A decrease of 219 ft in 34 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 1.8 ° 1.7 ° min to max 2.4 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.4 | 1.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 75 kt 71 kt min to max 84 kt |
82 | 71 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° |
1.2 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.06 g |
1.00 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -304 fpm -544 fpm min to max -127 fpm |
-231 | -127 fpm | |
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Average altitude 51 ft agl 13 ft agl min to max 232 ft agl |
232 | 13 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.3 ° -0.2 ° min to max 6.8 ° |
2.5 | 6.2 ° |
Arrival Landing
100 %
Landing on runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base, runway length 2,685 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 71 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 71 kt. Target 65 kt |
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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 -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
0.0 | -0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.1 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g |
0.99 | 1.01 g | |
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Average speed 69 kt 68 kt min to max 71 kt |
71 | 68 kt | |
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Average VSI -173 fpm -220 fpm min to max -99 fpm |
-127 | -99 fpm | |
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Average altitude 12 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl |
22 | 1 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.4 ° 5.6 ° min to max 7.4 ° |
6.2 | 7.3 ° |
Arrival Touchdown
99.22 %
Touchdown distance was good at 287 m. Touchdown speed at 68 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -99 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 8 kt at 133 °. Crosswind: 8 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Touchdown VSI was -99 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 287 m Target 457 m |
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Speed at touchdown 68 kt Target below 60 kt |
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| 94.79 % |
Runway alignment max 4.48 m 4.33 m right |
-4.16 | -4.48 m | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.06 g 1.01 g min to max 1.10 g |
1.01 | 1.04 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 67 kt 67 kt min to max 68 kt |
68 | 67 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 7.3 ° min to max 7.8 ° |
7.3 | 7.7 ° |
Arrival Rollout
76.15 %
Total landing distance 871 m, 32 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.6 m from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 871 m 32 % of runway. |
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| 46.99 % |
Runway alignment max 25.75 m 8.16 m left to 17.59 m right |
-4.50 | -17.59 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g |
1.03 | 1.00 g | |
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Average speed 63 kt 40 kt min to max 72 kt |
72 | 40 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 8.2 ° 6.3 ° min to max 12.0 ° |
7.7 | 12.0 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.0 | 0.5 ° |
Runway Exit
Exiting runway, average speed 16 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 15 kt 0 kt min to max 36 kt |
36 | 13 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 11.6 ° min to max 12.1 ° |
12.0 | 11.6 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.7 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g |
1.01 | 0.98 g | |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:13:00 |
Arrival Taxi
90.05 %
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 10 kt 6 kt min to max 13 kt |
13 | 7 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 10 kt max 11 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g |
0.98 | 1.02 g | |
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Average pitch angle 11.7 ° 11.6 ° min to max 11.8 ° |
11.6 | 11.7 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Landing Lights at 21:14:03 |
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Taxi Lights at 21:14:15 |
The Douglas DC-3 entered the final approach to runway 25 at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base from the north-east on a heading of 238.0° at 4 nm and 146 ft AGL, with temperature 24 °C, wind 8 kt from 133°, a crosswind component of 8 kt and a 2 kt tailwind.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height; the threshold speed was slightly above target at 71 kt.
Touchdown occurred 287 m down the runway, a distance described as good, with a touchdown speed of 68 kt that was fast. The vertical rate at touchdown was excellent at -99 fpm, and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.5 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 871 m, representing 32 % of the 2 685 m runway, and the rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.6 m from the centreline.
Refine rollout technique to achieve tighter centreline alignment and moderate touchdown speed to reduce the 68 kt excess, which will further improve the already strong 93.8 % score.
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