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MDST
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Runway 11
Elevation558 ft asl
Weight1,836 kg
Fuel232 kg
Wind103° · 7 kn

Flight Score

91.09 %
MDST
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Runway 11
Elevation558 ft asl
Weight1,816 kg
Fuel211 kg
Wind100° · 5 kn
22 Jul 2025 0:06 9 nm Pilatus PC-6 21 kg
Departure Score
94.43 %
Enroute Score
89.56 %
Arrival Score
89.29 %

What went well

Touched down at -233 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 413 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 38 ft and 70 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Enroute Descent — bank angle up to 62.2 ° at 56 %, −3.02 points
Arrival Rollout — bounce at touchdown; Runway alignment max 22.10 m left at 31 %, −2.08 points
Arrival Touchdown — Runway alignment max 21.30 m left at 33 %, Landing Bounce at 80 %, −0.92 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.52 points

Next time

Departure

Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.

What happened: Bank increased to 2.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 6.9° into the next climb segment.

Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level

See Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

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Start to finish · 11 stages, 11 in the score

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 Roll 93.72Departure roll runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport. Takeoff distance 194 m 7 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 58 kt. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 7 kt at 102 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 194 m7 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 58 ktTarget 65 kt
94 % Runway alignment max 4.80 m right0.02 m left to 4.80 m right -0.12 -4.80 m
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.94 g min to max 1.08 g 0.98 1.08 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °4.0 ° min to max 7.9 ° 7.9 7.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.3 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl · 10 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.31Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 11 MDST Cibao International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Heading variation 1.2 °1.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.1 1.0 °
100 % Average speed 68 kt59 kt min to max 75 kt 59 74 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.3 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.88 g min to max 1.28 g 1.08 1.27 g
Info Average VSI 449 fpm254 fpm min to max 618 fpm 254 618 fpm
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl 1 45 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °6.1 ° min to max 11.6 ° 7.0 10.9 °
Departure Climb 2 94.47Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 11 MDST Cibao International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Heading variation 0.0 °-2.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 -0.9 °
100 % Average speed 83 kt75 kt min to max 109 kt 75 106 kt
81 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.7 ° min to max 9.4 ° 1.6 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.85 g min to max 1.42 g 1.10 1.32 g
Info Average VSI 767 fpm-239 fpm min to max 2,014 fpm 725 2,014 fpm
Info Average altitude 132 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 347 ft agl 51 347 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 16.3 ° 9.2 16.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 216 ft agl · 98 kt
Departure Climb 3 90.23Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 11 MDST Cibao International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.7 °-1.9 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.6 -1.9 °
100 % Average speed 94 kt80 kt min to max 106 kt 104 106 kt
51 % Average bank angle 6.9 °0.5 ° min to max 20.6 ° 1.3 20.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.71 g min to max 1.28 g 1.28 1.21 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,615 fpm-20 fpm min to max 3,424 fpm 2,645 822 fpm
Info Average altitude 772 ft agl397 ft agl min to max 941 ft agl 397 941 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.9 °0.6 ° min to max 21.6 ° 19.2 8.8 °
Enroute Climb 97.26Enroute climb started overhead MDST Cibao International Airport Santiago (Provincia de Dajabon, Dominican Republic). Climbing from 1,528 ft asl to 2,277 ft asl, an increase of 749 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 111 kt96 kt min to max 124 kt 104 111 kt
93 % Average bank angle 16.1 °0.1 ° min to max 43.4 ° 22.8 7.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.63 g min to max 1.41 g 1.16 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 648 fpm-518 fpm min to max 2,303 fpm 1,011 231 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,940 ft asl1,528 ft asl min to max 2,277 ft asl 1,528 2,277 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °-2.6 ° min to max 16.1 ° 10.4 2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 81.86Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Licey al Medio (Provincia de Santiago, Dominican Republic). Descent from 2,280 ft asl to 1,053 ft asl, a decrease of 1,226 ft in 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 110 kt66 kt min to max 148 kt 112 75 kt
56 % Average bank angle 12.5 °0.0 ° min to max 62.2 ° 11.5 2.8 °
96 % Average g force 1.06 g0.37 g min to max 1.45 g 0.98 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -389 fpm-1,769 fpm min to max 1,656 fpm 184 -823 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,749 ft asl1,053 ft asl min to max 2,347 ft asl 2,280 1,053 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-7.7 ° min to max 9.0 ° 1.9 -0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,110 ft agl · 147 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 669 ft agl · 95 kt
Arrival Final 2 99.49Approaching runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 480 ft agl to 367 ft agl. A decrease of 112 ft in 13 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.1 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 2.8 ° 3.4 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 80 kt76 kt min to max 82 kt 76 80 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 -0.1 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.2 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.17 g 0.93 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -547 fpm-1,062 fpm min to max -213 fpm -900 -282 fpm
Info Average altitude 409 ft agl367 ft agl min to max 480 ft agl 480 367 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-3.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° -1.8 2.0 °
11.251.51.752300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 92.69Approaching runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 364 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 318 ft in 35 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Approach angle 2.7 °2.4 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 2.8 ° 3.5 2.5 °
100 % Average speed 75 kt70 kt min to max 80 kt 80 70 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.1 0.2 °
84 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 8.9 ° 3.5 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.12 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -455 fpm-977 fpm min to max -146 fpm -218 -308 fpm
Info Average altitude 104 ft agl46 ft agl min to max 364 ft agl 364 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-3.9 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.5 1.7 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.38Landing on runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport, runway length 2,606 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 70 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was well above target at 70 kt. Target 60 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.15 m left0.15 m left to 0.07 m left 0.07 0.15 m
94 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° 0.3 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 0.92 g
Info Average speed 63 kt52 kt min to max 71 kt 70 52 kt
Info Average VSI -190 fpm-302 fpm min to max -105 fpm -302 -194 fpm
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl 38 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °1.7 ° min to max 5.4 ° 1.7 3.0 °
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 86.17Touchdown distance was good at 412 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good. Touchdown rate was good at -194 fpm. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 5 kt at 100 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Touchdown rate was -194 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 413 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 52 ktTarget below 58 kt
33 % Runway alignment max 21.30 m left19.97 m left 18.80 21.30 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.2 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.79 g min to max 1.23 g 0.92 1.10 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 51 kt47 kt min to max 53 kt 52 47 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °3.0 ° min to max 8.6 ° 3.0 8.3 °
Arrival Rollout 68.74Total landing distance 917 m, 35 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 22.1 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 917 m35 % of runway.
31 % Runway alignment max 22.10 m left22.10 m left to 17.54 m right 21.38 -17.54 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 0.99 g
Info Average speed 49 kt31 kt min to max 55 kt 55 31 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °4.7 ° min to max 8.3 ° 8.3 7.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 4 ft agl · 56 kt

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 58 kt with 7.1° of pitch.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

120 kt8040025°13°0°LIFTOFF7.1° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 1 kt 7.9° 0 s
Liftoff182 m · target 65 58 kt 7.1° 8.8 s
35 ft375 m · 5.3 s after liftoff 72 kt 6.3° 14.0 s
End of Climb 32,977 m · 941 ft 106 kt 8.8° 68 s

Takeoff from MDST 11

Takeoff roll100.00
244m9 %
Liftoff speed100.00
58kttarget 65, 7 slow
Runway alignment93.61
4.80m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.31
448fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 941 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,181 m of runway left; then climbing at 950 fpm on average to 941 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 58 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,606 m runway.

Rolled from 50 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 4.5 m at the widest, and lifted off 4.6 m right. Airborne 8 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 4.51 m RROLL 50 M INAirborne 232 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 232 m of 2,606 m · 9 %
Behind the start of the roll, 50 mTakeoff roll, 182 m Left ahead, 2,374 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 500 ft gate: centreline more than 1° off.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: fast all the way and left of the centreline until 1.1 nm.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Landing flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to MDST 11

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 2.8° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 2.2 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 180 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 2.8° here, which is about 300 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,2409406403502.8° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND724388214500 ft gate6 of 7on centreline734 ft · 76 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 860 m left of the centreline at 2.2 nm, then inside the band from 1.1 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND587 m L10 m L7 m L266 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 27 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 16 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 2.2 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +40 kt).

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

406080100 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 54+38 kt+27 kt+27 kt+16 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on MDST 11

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
38ft
Threshold speed100.00
70kttarget 54, 16 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.15m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
413m
Centreline33.48
21.30m L
Speed100.00
52kttarget 52 or less
Touchdown rate96.58
-233fpm
Impact100.00
1.23G
Bounces80.00
1
The flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 100° at 5 kt · 5 kt head · 0 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 59 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 25 s, an average deceleration of 0.07 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

02040608030 kt · 526 mtouchdown547 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 38 ft, 12 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 413 m in, 108 m past the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

38 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −233 fpm · 3° nose up · 52 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 38 ft, down at 413 m

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 210 fpm at 35 ft to 70 fpm at 9 ft, then back up to 230 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.3° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°touchdown−233 fpm at touchdown3° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 21 m left of the centreline, and steered back to 2.1 m left by the end of the rollout.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 413 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 413 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.23 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 857 m of 2,606 m · 33 %
In the air over the runway, 413 mRollout, 444 m Left over, 1,750 m
Rollout distance100.00
444m33 % used
Rollout alignment30.53
22.10m L

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Flight narrative

The flight was conducted in a Pilatus PC-6 aircraft, departing from runway 11 at Cibao International Airport. The takeoff distance was 194 meters, which accounted for 7% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 58 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 102 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 7 knots and no crosswind.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 1,528 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 2,277 feet, an increase of 749 feet in just 1 minute. This climb covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.

After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile east of Licey al Medio. The descent from 2,280 feet to 1,053 feet, a decrease of 1,226 feet in 3 minutes, covered a distance of 4 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 11 at Cibao International Airport was conducted from the west, with the aircraft heading 107.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 480 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 11, which had a length of 2,606 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 70 knots.

The touchdown distance was good at 411 meters, and the touchdown speed was 52 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was good at -194 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 100 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 5 knots and no crosswind.

The total landing distance was 917 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 22.1 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 9 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 6 minutes. The aircraft used 21 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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