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MDST
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Runway 11
Elevation558 ft asl
Weight1,835 kg
Fuel230 kg
WindCalm

Flight Score

91.72 %
MDST
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Runway 11
Elevation558 ft asl
Weight1,826 kg
Fuel221 kg
WindCalm
19 Jul 2025 0:03 4 nm Pilatus PC-6 9 kg
Departure Score
93.78 %
Enroute Score
88.20 %
Arrival Score
93.17 %

What went well

Touched down at -102 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 2.56 m off the centreline, no bounce
1.12 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Enroute Climb — bank angle up to 57.5 ° at 65 %, −2.34 points
Enroute Level — bank angle up to 49.5 ° at 81 %, −1.60 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 37.6 ° at 6 %, −1.56 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.50 points

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Departure

Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.

What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.

Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.

See Departure 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 · 10 stages, 9 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport, Average speed was 12 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 25 kt3 kt min to max 40 kt 3 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.8 °7.7 ° min to max 7.9 ° 7.9 7.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.5 °
Info Average g force 0.95 g0.94 g min to max 0.97 g 0.97 0.94 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl · 9 kt
Departure Roll 94.05Departure roll runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport. Takeoff distance 272 m 10 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kt. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 272 m10 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 70 ktTarget 65 kt
95 % Runway alignment max 4.35 m right2.11 m left to 4.35 m right 2.11 -4.35 m
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.92 g min to max 1.06 g 0.95 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °2.8 ° min to max 7.7 ° 7.7 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.5 0.8 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.81Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 11 MDST Cibao International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Heading variation 1.0 °0.7 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.7 1.0 °
100 % Average speed 80 kt70 kt min to max 87 kt 70 87 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.7 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.8 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.08 g 1.06 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 375 fpm262 fpm min to max 588 fpm 262 588 fpm
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl 0 50 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °3.9 ° min to max 6.3 ° 3.9 6.3 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 11 MDST Cibao International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.8 °0.4 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.5 °
100 % Average speed 87 kt84 kt min to max 87 kt 87 87 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.0 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.94 g min to max 1.08 g 1.07 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 885 fpm597 fpm min to max 1,347 fpm 597 779 fpm
Info Average altitude 121 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 388 ft agl 51 388 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °4.8 ° min to max 9.8 ° 6.4 4.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 386 ft agl · 97 kt
Departure Climb 3 81.26Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 11 MDST Cibao International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.8 °0.6 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.6 0.7 °
100 % Average speed 102 kt88 kt min to max 113 kt 88 91 kt
6 % Average bank angle 6.0 °0.1 ° min to max 37.6 ° 2.3 37.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g0.94 g min to max 1.36 g 0.97 0.99 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,331 fpm-48 fpm min to max 3,748 fpm 715 3,717 fpm
Info Average altitude 515 ft agl400 ft agl min to max 837 ft agl 400 837 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.7 °-0.5 ° min to max 23.8 ° 4.1 23.8 °
Enroute Climb 85.97Enroute climb started overhead MDST Cibao International Airport Santiago (Provincia de Dajabon, Dominican Republic). Climbing from 1,462 ft asl to 1,300 ft asl, an increase of 163 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 105 kt83 kt min to max 126 kt 88 113 kt
65 % Average bank angle 32.5 °0.7 ° min to max 57.5 ° 45.1 4.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g0.77 g min to max 1.43 g 0.97 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -123 fpm-1,956 fpm min to max 3,463 fpm 3,463 2,040 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,306 ft asl1,115 ft asl min to max 1,556 ft asl 1,462 1,300 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °-0.3 ° min to max 20.6 ° 20.6 8.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 90.43Enroute level cruise started overhead MDST Cibao International Airport Santiago (Provincia de Dajabon, Dominican Republic) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Altitude held within ±567 ft of 1,681 ft asl822 ft asl min to max 2,151 ft asl 1,335 822 ft asl
100 % Average speed 96 kt77 kt min to max 120 kt 112 95 kt
81 % Average bank angle 10.3 °0.0 ° min to max 49.5 ° 4.9 4.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.67 g min to max 1.25 g 0.92 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-14.1 ° min to max 9.3 ° 8.1 -2.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,527 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,516 ft agl · 93 kt
Arrival Final 1 91.38Approaching runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 255 ft agl to 20 ft agl. A decrease of 236 ft in 13 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Approach angle 1.8 °0.7 ° min to max 4.6 °Target 2.8 ° 4.5 0.8 °
100 % Average speed 79 kt75 kt min to max 93 kt 93 75 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
88 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g0.89 g min to max 1.44 g 0.98 1.22 g
Info Average VSI -1,170 fpm-1,541 fpm min to max -359 fpm -514 -359 fpm
Info Average altitude 62 ft agl19 ft agl min to max 255 ft agl 255 20 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-7.7 ° min to max 5.1 ° -2.1 4.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 89.00Landing on runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport, runway length 2,606 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 75 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
87 % Threshold speed was too high at 75 kt. Target 60 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
69 % Fair landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.02 m right0.02 m left to 0.02 m right -0.02 0.02 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.19 g 1.19 1.02 g
Info Average speed 61 kt50 kt min to max 75 kt 75 50 kt
Info Average VSI -58 fpm-328 fpm min to max 191 fpm -328 -83 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl 12 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °2.2 ° min to max 8.2 ° 4.1 8.2 °
07515022530037545052560001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 99.13Touchdown point was 71 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -83 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -83 fpm.
94 % Touchdown distance was 510 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 50 ktTarget below 58 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.56 m left2.42 m left 2.27 2.56 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g1.02 g min to max 1.12 g 1.02 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 49 kt49 kt min to max 50 kt 50 49 kt
Info Average pitch angle 8.4 °8.2 ° min to max 8.5 ° 8.2 8.4 °

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 69 kt with 3.9° 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°LIFTOFF3.9° off5° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 25 kt 7.7° 0 s
Liftoff262 m · target 65 69 kt 3.9° 8.1 s
35 ft581 m · 6.9 s after liftoff 85 kt 5.3° 15.0 s
End of Climb 32,643 m · 837 ft 91 kt 23.8° 55.4 s

Takeoff from MDST 11

Takeoff roll100.00
387m15 %
Liftoff speed100.00
69kttarget 65, 4 fast
Runway alignment95.24
4.35m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.81
374fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 837 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,914 m of runway left; then climbing at 1,060 fpm on average to 837 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 END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 69 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

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

Rolled from 112 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 3.7 m at the widest, and lifted off 3.9 m right. Airborne 14 % 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 3.75 m RROLL 112 M INAirborne 374 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 374 m of 2,606 m · 14 %
Behind the start of the roll, 112 mTakeoff roll, 262 m Left ahead, 2,233 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 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 gate300 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 300 ft gate: sink rate more than 600 fpm beyond what the glideslope needed, glideslope more than 2° off the runway's 2.8°, centreline more than 1° off, wings more than 10° from level and speed more than 13 kt above the approach speed of 54 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: fast all the way, high until 0.6 nm, sinking too fast until 0.5 nm and left of the centreline until 0.5 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.

High from 1.1 nm, where the final began, to 0.6 nm (up to 720 ft over), then back on it to the threshold.

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° BAND301300 ft gate2 of 7sink rateon glideslopeon centrelineon speedwings level935 ft · 88 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 371 m left of the centreline at 1.1 nm, then inside the band from 0.5 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° BAND18 m L291 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 1.1 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +41 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+37 kt+21 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on MDST 11

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
11ft
Threshold speed87.06
75kttarget 54, 21 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.02m R

Touchdown

Past threshold94.23
510m
Centreline100.00
2.56m L
Speed100.00
49kttarget 52 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-102fpm
Impact100.00
1.12G
BouncesOk
None
The flare68.96

Fair landing flare

The crosswind

Calm: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

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.

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

Crossed the threshold at 11 ft, 39 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 510 m in, 205 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.

11 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −102 fpm · 8.1° nose up · 50 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 11 ft, down at 510 m

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

From 10 ft the descent stopped and turned into a climb of 320 fpm before coming down at 100 fpm to touch. The nose came up 4.1° 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−102 fpm at touchdown8.1° 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 2.6 m left of the centreline.

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 510 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 510 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 510 m of 2,606 m · 20 %
In the air over the runway, 510 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 2,096 m

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 11 at Cibao International Airport. The Pilatus PC-6 aircraft accelerated down the runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 70 knots. The takeoff distance was 272 meters, which is 10% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius.

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 1,462 feet above sea level to 1,300 feet above sea level, an increase of 163 feet, in less than one minute and covering a distance of less than one nautical mile. This rapid climb demonstrated the aircraft's ability to quickly gain altitude.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for two minutes and covered a distance of one nautical mile. This phase allowed the aircraft to maintain a steady altitude and speed, conserving fuel and minimizing the risk of fatigue.

As the aircraft approached the end of its flight, it began its final approach to runway 11 at Cibao International Airport. The approach was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 103.0 degrees and flying at an altitude of 255 feet above ground level. The aircraft maintained a steady heading and altitude, preparing for landing.

The landing itself was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 50 knots. The touchdown point was 69 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively short distance. The touchdown speed was good, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -83 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.

The flight was completed in a total distance of four nautical miles, taking approximately three minutes to complete. The aircraft used 9 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which is a relatively small amount considering the short distance traveled. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were again characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius.

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