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EGPE
Inverness, Scotland
Runway 23
Elevation26 ft asl
Weight1,088 kg
Fuel113 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

97.27 %
EG73
Tain, Scotland
Runway 21
Elevation30 ft asl
Weight1,088 kg
Fuel103 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
12 Feb 2025 0:21 18 nm DA40-XLS 10 kg
Departure Score
96.56 %
Enroute Score
97.53 %
Arrival Score
97.71 %

What went well

Touched down at -74 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 204 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 12 ft and 70 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Climb 3 — gear not retracted; Landing gear up at 0 %, bank angle up to 7.5 ° at 86 %, −1.09 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 2.1 ° at 86 %, Heading variation -0.1 ° at 89 %, −0.60 points
Enroute Level — Average altitude 416 m asl at 84 %, g force 0.07 to 1.23 g at 88 %, −0.49 points

Top opportunity

Avoid steep turns at low altitude

Departure Climb 3

Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.

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Start to finish · 12 stages, 11 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, Average speed was 54 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 55 kn55 kn min to max 55 kn 55 55 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.8 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.7 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.7 °
Info Average g force 0.46 g0.46 g min to max 0.46 g 0.46 0.46 g
Departure Roll 99.89Departure roll runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. Takeoff distance 143 m 8 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 143 m8 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 68 knTarget 70 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.82 m0.00 m left to 0.82 m right -0.46 -0.80 m
99 % Average g force 0.56 g0.46 g min to max 0.62 g 0.46 0.62 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.8 ° min to max 5.0 ° 1.8 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.6 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 56 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn68 kn min to max 71 kn 68 70 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.64 g0.62 g min to max 0.65 g 0.62 0.64 g
Info Average VSI 3.7 m/s2.0 m/s min to max 5.3 m/s 2.0 5.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 6.4 m agl0.3 m agl min to max 16.0 m agl 0.3 16.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.5 °5.1 ° min to max 13.8 ° 5.1 13.8 °
Departure Climb 2 99.46Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -1.2 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn64 kn min to max 74 kn 70 74 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.6 0.5 °
95 % Average g force 0.56 g0.31 g min to max 0.63 g 0.63 0.47 g
Info Average VSI 5.7 m/s2.7 m/s min to max 7.3 m/s 5.4 5.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 45.4 m agl16.4 m agl min to max 121.9 m agl 16.4 121.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.6 °8.4 ° min to max 16.1 ° 13.9 12.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 239 ft agl · 69 kt
Departure Climb 3 86.91Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.2 °-1.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -1.3 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn69 kn min to max 73 kn 73 69 kn
86 % Average bank angle 4.2 °0.0 ° min to max 7.5 ° 0.2 7.5 °
98 % Average g force 0.44 g0.43 g min to max 0.46 g 0.46 0.43 g
0 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4.9 m/s4.6 m/s min to max 5.3 m/s 5.3 4.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 182.9 m agl127.2 m agl min to max 233.9 m agl 127.2 233.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.7 °11.0 ° min to max 12.2 ° 11.8 11.4 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Enroute Climb 99.43Enroute climb started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland). Climbing from 245 m asl to 460 m asl, an increase of 215.5 m in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 72 kn68 kn min to max 91 kn 70 91 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° 7.6 0.1 °
94 % Average g force 0.43 g0.30 g min to max 0.71 g 0.43 0.71 g
Info Average VSI 3.5 m/s-0.1 m/s min to max 5.2 m/s 4.4 0.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 370 m asl245 m asl min to max 461 m asl 245 460 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.6 °1.6 ° min to max 13.0 ° 11.0 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 97.23Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of EGPE Inverness Airport Inverness (Highland, Scotland) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Average altitude 432 m asl174 m asl min to max 628 m asl 461 489 m asl
100 % Average speed 108 kn93 kn min to max 122 kn 93 103 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.1 °0.0 ° min to max 33.3 ° 0.5 0.5 °
95 % Average g force 0.68 g0.34 g min to max 1.61 g 0.76 0.72 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-8.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° 1.8 -1.6 °
Enroute Climb 2 99.37Enroute climb started 1 mile north of Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland). Climbing from 487 m asl to 732 m asl, an increase of 245.3 m in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 92 kn80 kn min to max 108 kn 104 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.2 0.1 °
94 % Average g force 0.52 g0.28 g min to max 0.82 g 0.74 0.28 g
Info Average VSI 2.7 m/s-2.6 m/s min to max 8.2 m/s -2.0 -0.3 m/s
Info Average altitude 551 m asl444 m asl min to max 760 m asl 487 732 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °-1.8 ° min to max 13.1 ° -1.4 2.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 94.08Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Cromarty (Highland, Scotland) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Average altitude 416 m asl78 m asl min to max 783 m asl 740 78 m asl
100 % Average speed 87 kn74 kn min to max 103 kn 79 74 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.9 °0.0 ° min to max 31.4 ° 0.1 0.8 °
88 % Average g force 0.62 g0.07 g min to max 1.23 g 0.31 0.91 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-7.1 ° min to max 12.7 ° 7.2 -2.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,451 ft agl · 82 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 771 ft agl · 83 kt
Arrival Final 1 94.58Approaching runway 21 at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 66.4 m agl to 3.7 m agl. A decrease of 62.7 m in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
86 % Approach angle 2.1 °0.9 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.6 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn71 kn min to max 75 kn 74 71 kn
89 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.8 0.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.8 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.84 g min to max 0.92 g 0.90 0.84 g
Info Average VSI -3.4 m/s-3.8 m/s min to max -2.1 m/s -2.6 -2.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 18.2 m agl3.7 m agl min to max 66.4 m agl 66.4 3.7 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.8 °-5.0 ° min to max -0.8 ° -2.2 -0.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 98.58Landing on runway 21 at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base, runway length 1,113 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 70 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 70 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 15.2 m agl
94 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.73 g0.60 g min to max 0.84 g 0.84 0.60 g
Info Average speed 64 kn58 kn min to max 70 kn 70 58 kn
Info Average VSI -0.7 m/s-2.4 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -2.4 -0.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 2.0 m agl1.0 m agl min to max 3.9 m agl 3.9 1.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-0.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° -0.8 4.9 °
07515022501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.98Touchdown distance was good at 202 m. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.4 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 202 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 58 knTarget below 66 kn
99.8 % Runway alignment max 3.09 m3.04 m left 3.09 2.98 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.57 g0.54 g min to max 0.60 g 0.60 0.54 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 56 kn54 kn min to max 58 kn 58 54 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °4.9 ° min to max 6.3 ° 4.9 6.2 °

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll143 m · 8 %
100.00Liftoff speed68 kt
100.00Runway alignment0.82 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb726 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height12 ft
100.00Threshold speed70 kt · on target
100.00Centreline offset0.06 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five 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.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on EG73 21

Past threshold100.00
204m
Centreline99.83
2.98m L
Speed100.00
57kttarget 66 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-74fpm
Impact100.00
0.60G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,113 m of the approach.

12 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 12 ft, down at 204 m

Plan view — the full 1,113 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 204 m past threshold CLEARED

The 204 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 204 m of 1,113 m · 18 %

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. The aircraft, a DA40-XLS, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 68 knots. The takeoff distance was 143 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead EGPE Inverness Airport. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 245 meters above sea level to 460 meters, an increase of 215.5 meters, in just 1 minute. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. Following this initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.

The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from an altitude of 487 meters above sea level to 732 meters, an increase of 245.3 meters, in 2 minutes. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered another level cruise, which lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 21 at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base. The aircraft was heading towards the runway from the east, at an altitude of 66.4 meters above ground level. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.

The aircraft landed safely on runway 21, with a touchdown distance of 202 meters. The touchdown speed was 58 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was excellent, at -0.4 meters per second. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 3.1 meters.

In total, the flight covered a distance of 18 nautical miles and lasted for 21 minutes. The aircraft used 10 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport in the Diamond DA40
96.56 %
99.89 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport. Takeoff distance 143 m 8 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 143 m using 7.88 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 68 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.00 m left to 0.82 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
98.86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 60 50
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 9.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 500 -100
99.46 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
94.57 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 13 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 950 400
86.91 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 23 EGPE Inverness Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
85.53 %
8 4 0
G
98 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 12 11
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 950 800
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7500114228342456570 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 21 at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base in the Diamond DA40
Landing Score 97.71 %
Landing Summary

The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base, achieving a high score of 97.7%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 278.0° at an altitude of 66.4 meters above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing safely on runway 21.

The runway at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base has a length of 1,113 meters, providing a suitable surface for the DA40-XLS to touch down. The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude when approaching the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 70 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the approach.

The touchdown distance of 202 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down and touch down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold. The touchdown speed of 58 knots was also within the acceptable range, further demonstrating the pilot's control and precision during the approach. The touchdown rate of -0.4 meters per second was excellent, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and safely.

However, there was a slight deviation from the centerline, with the runway touchdown position being 3.1 meters off-center. This minor deviation may be attributed to factors such as wind or pilot error, but it did not significantly impact the overall safety of the landing.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slight deviation from the centerline. Overall, the DA40-XLS aircraft demonstrated good performance and control during the landing, achieving a high score of 97.7%.

94.58 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 21 at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 66.4 m agl to 3.7 m agl. A decrease of 62.7 m in 19 seconds.
Glideslope
85.85 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
88.8 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
85.85 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
75 72 70
Alignment
88.8 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.24 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-406 -603 -800
00.250.50.751050100150200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
98.58 %
Landing
Landing on runway 21 at EG73 RNAS Fearn Air Base, runway length 1,113 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 70 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 70 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
94.33 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 60 50
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-29 -265 -500
07515022501223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
99.98 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 202 m. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -74 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 58 kt was good. Target below 66 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 202 m.
Alignment
99.83 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.2 °
G
100 %
G 0.57 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
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