VNKT to VNLK Flight Report - DHC-6

Flight from VNKT to VNLK

Monday, 19 August 2024 18:21

Minutes 39

88 nm

Fuel 170 kg

DHC-6

Departure

Runway 02 at VNKT

Tribhuvan Intl

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Altitude

4,357 ft asl

Weight

5,628 kg

Fuel

686 kg

Temperature

27 °C

Wind Speed

9 kt

Wind Direction

250.0 °

Headwind

-6 kt

Crosswind

6 kt

Arrival

Runway 06 at VNLK

Lukla

Lukla Province 1, Nepal

9,334 ft asl

Altitude

5,459 kg

Weight

517 kg

Fuel

13 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

219.9 °

Wind Direction

-6 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 96.72%

Departure Score 99.70%

Enroute Score 92.00%

Arrival Score 98.09%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

99.74 %

Touchdown

98.27 %

Warning: Landed with a 6 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 73 kt.

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

100 %

Touchdown rate was perfect at 116 ft/m.

Impact

91.14 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 70 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 42 m.

Centreline

95.56 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages VNKT to VNLK

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kn 0 kn min to max 17 kn	0		11 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kn max 17 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 0.5 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.9		1.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.7 °	0.4		0.6 °
Info	Battery Master On at 18:21:41
Info	Engine 2 Started at 18:21:41
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:21:41
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:21:41
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:21:41
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:21:47
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:22:57
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:23:44
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:24:08
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:24:10
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:25:39
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:25:41

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan Intl, Average speed was 17 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 15 kn 10 kn min to max 22 kn	11		10 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° 1.2 ° min to max 2.7 °	1.6		2.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.7 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 18:28:07
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 18:28:08
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 18:28:09
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 18:28:09
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:28:17
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:28:20
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:28:44
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:28:45
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:28:46
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:28:48

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan Intl. Takeoff distance 728 m 25 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 80 kn. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 9 kn at 250 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 728 m 25 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 80 kn Target 75 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.90 m 1.08 m left to 1.82 m right	-0.42		1.08 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.04 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 6.1 °	2.7		6.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.5		2.8 °

Departure Climb 1

98.51 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 84 kn 80 kn min to max 86 kn	80		86 kn
94.05 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.6 ° min to max 4.3 °	2.9		1.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.99 g min to max 1.16 g	1.05		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 662 ft/m 401 ft/m min to max 857 ft/m	401		857 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl	0		48 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.6 ° 6.2 ° min to max 10.2 °	6.2		8.7 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:29:31
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 18:29:32

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 91 kn 86 kn min to max 112 kn	86		112 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.8		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	0.98		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 870 ft/m 800 ft/m min to max 1,374 ft/m	862		1,374 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 109 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 374 ft agl	49		374 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.3 ° 8.0 ° min to max 8.8 °	8.7		8.4 °
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 18:29:33
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 18:29:36

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 115 kn 112 kn min to max 117 kn	112		117 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.00 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,895 ft/m 1,469 ft/m min to max 2,052 ft/m	1,469		2,049 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 679 ft agl 399 ft agl min to max 979 ft agl	399		979 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.5 ° 8.4 ° min to max 8.6 °	8.4		8.6 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north of VNKT Tribhuvan Intl Kathmandu (Bagmati Province, Nepal). Climbing from 5,389 ft asl to 11,300 ft asl, an increase of 5,910 ft in 4 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 121 kn 113 kn min to max 135 kn	117		135 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.4 °	0.4		12.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 1,598 ft/m 2 ft/m min to max 2,461 ft/m	2,059		64 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,349 ft asl 5,389 ft asl min to max 11,300 ft asl	5,389		11,300 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 0.5 ° min to max 8.6 °	8.6		0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 18:30:39
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 18:33:24

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Kirtipur (Bagmati Province, Nepal) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 26 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 11,308 ft asl 11,297 ft asl min to max 11,314 ft asl	11,301		11,297 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 135 kn min to max 158 kn	135		155 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.4 °	12.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.09 g	1.03		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -2.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		-1.0 °
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 18:36:11
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 18:36:58
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 18:41:37
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 18:42:13

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started 11 miles east of Dhulikhel (Bagmati Province, Nepal). Climbing from 11,310 ft asl to 12,689 ft asl, an increase of 1,379 ft in 3 minutes and covering 9 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 145 kn 143 kn min to max 154 kn	154		143 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.05 g	1.05		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 426 ft/m 348 ft/m min to max 564 ft/m	348		448 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12,021 ft asl 11,310 ft asl min to max 12,689 ft asl	11,310		12,689 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.4		0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 11 miles north west of VNRC Ramechhap Ramechhap (Bagmati Province, Nepal) and lasted 13 minutes, covering 38 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 12,871 ft asl 12,763 ft asl min to max 12,883 ft asl	12,763		12,869 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 152 kn 142 kn min to max 157 kn	142		152 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.6 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.02 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -2.5 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		-1.1 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 18:45:46
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:52:45
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:52:49

Enroute Descent

60 %

Enroute descent started 6 miles north east of VNPL Phaplu Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 12,867 ft asl to 9,556 ft asl, a decrease of 3,311 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 120 kn 86 kn min to max 169 kn	152		86 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 14.4 °	0.1		8.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.72 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI -1,942 ft/m -2,965 ft/m min to max -23 ft/m	-23		-1,634 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 10,922 ft asl 9,556 ft asl min to max 12,867 ft asl	12,867		9,556 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -9.4 ° -15.1 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-6.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 18:58:58
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 18:58:58
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 18:58:58
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 18:58:58
Info	Overspeed Warning Activated at 18:59:18
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:59:29
Info	Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 18:59:33
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 18:59:36

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 6 miles north east of VNPL Phaplu Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 75 kn min to max 82 kn	82		81 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 8.6 °	0.3		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.82 g min to max 1.24 g	1.11		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -1,089 ft/m -1,436 ft/m min to max -603 ft/m	-1,280		-635 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,322 ft asl 9,232 ft asl min to max 9,441 ft asl	9,441		9,232 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.7 ° -7.7 ° min to max 1.8 °	-5.0		-1.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1

95.7 %

Approaching runway 06 at VNLK Lukla from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to -135 ft agl. A decrease of 20 ft in 7 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° Target 3.0 °	0.6		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 77 kn 73 kn min to max 82 kn	82		73 kn
93.2 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		0.3 °
85.32 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 1.4 ° min to max 8.4 °	3.2		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.92 g min to max 1.20 g	1.04		1.13 g
Info	Average VSI -214 ft/m -610 ft/m min to max -13 ft/m	-610		-169 ft/m
Info	Average altitude -130 ft agl -135 ft agl min to max -115 ft agl	-115		-135 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -2.4 ° min to max 7.4 °	-2.0		7.4 °

Arrival Landing

99.74 %

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 544 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 73 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 73 kn. Target 70 kn
100 %	Target 29 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.5 °
97.37 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.0 °	1.3		3.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.24 g 1.14 g min to max 1.30 g	1.14		1.21 g
Info	Average speed 72 kn 70 kn min to max 73 kn	73		70 kn
Info	Average VSI -38 ft/m -165 ft/m min to max 116 ft/m	-165		116 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 19 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl	19		23 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.9 ° 7.9 ° min to max 10.8 °	7.9		9.9 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 19:00:55

Arrival Touchdown

98.27 %

Touchdown distance was good at 42 m. Touchdown speed at 70 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at 116 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 6 kn at 219 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was 116 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 42 m Target 334 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 70 kn Target 66 kn
95.56 %	Runway alignment max 4.27 m 4.15 m left	4.13		3.93 m
87.5 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.0 °	3.0		2.6 °
91.14 %	Average g force 1.60 g 1.21 g min to max 1.81 g	1.21		1.47 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 69 kn 68 kn min to max 70 kn	70		68 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 12.6 ° 9.9 ° min to max 16.5 °	9.9		16.5 °
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 19:00:56

Arrival Rollout

98.64 %

Total landing distance 319 m, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 319 m 59 % of runway.
96.97 %	Runway alignment max 4.78 m 3.88 m left to 0.90 m right	3.88		-0.53 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.74 g min to max 1.42 g	1.42		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 71 kn 45 kn min to max 81 kn	81		45 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 9.5 ° 8.3 ° min to max 16.9 °	16.9		9.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 4.0 °	2.5		0.5 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:01:04

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kn 3 kn min to max 38 kn	38		3 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 10.4 °	10.2		2.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.2		0.6 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.90 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 19:01:17
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 19:01:25
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:02:27

Takeoff on runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan Intl in the DHC-6

99.7 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 728 m using 24.81 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 80 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

100 %

1.08 m left to 1.82 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

98.51 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

94.05 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla in the DHC-6

Landing Score 98.09 %

Landing Summary

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95.7 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 06 at VNLK Lukla from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to -135 ft agl. A decrease of 20 ft in 7 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

93.2 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

93.2 %

Bank °

85.32 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

99.74 %

Landing

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 544 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 73 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 73 kt. Target 70 kt

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °

97.37 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

98.27 %

Touchdown

100 %

Touchdown rate was perfect at 116 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 70 kt was a little fast. Target below 66 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 42 m.

Alignment

95.56 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 m from centreline.

Bank

87.5 %

Bank angle 2.0 °

91.14 %

G 1.60 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

98.64 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 319 m, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 319 m using 58.54 % of runway

Alignment

96.97 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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