The flight in the Douglas DC-3 from EGPL Benbecula to EGPO Stornoway was smooth and efficient. The taxi from the parking to the runway took 12 minutes to cover 2 nm. The departure roll on runway 17 at EGPL Benbecula was quick, with a takeoff distance of 521 ft, representing 13% of the runway, and a liftoff speed of 58 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was favorable, with a temperature of 58°F and a wind speed of 20 kn at 180°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 kn and a headwind of 20 kn.
The enroute climb from EGPL Benbecula to an altitude of 3,007 ft asl was accomplished in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nm. The enroute level cruise phase began 4 miles east of the Isle of North Uist and lasted 10 minutes, covering 26 nm.
The landing on runway 18 at EGPO Stornoway was successful, with a runway length of 6,859 ft. The aircraft was at a height of 23 ft agl at the threshold, with a speed of 76 kn. The touchdown occurred 774 ft from the threshold at a speed of 75 kn, with a Vertical Speed Indicator reading of -234 ft/min. The local weather at the time of landing was a temperature of 56°F and a wind speed of 15 kn at 170°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 kn and a headwind of 15 kn. The total landing distance was 3,763 ft, which represented 55% of the runway length.
After landing, the taxi from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 66 nm, with a duration of 44 minutes and a fuel consumption of 342 lbs. Overall, the flight in the Douglas DC-3 was efficient and successful, with all phases of the flight being completed safely and within the expected parameters.
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Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 12 minutes and covered 2 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 11 kn 0 kn min to max 20 kn |
0 | 14 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 5 kn max 7 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.00 g |
0.98 | 0.99 g | |
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Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 11.2 ° min to max 12.6 ° |
11.8 | 11.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
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Battery Master On at 05:24:14 |
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Engine 2 Started at 05:24:14 |
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Landing Gear Down at 05:24:14 |
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Parking Brake On at 05:24:14 |
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Engine 1 Started at 05:25:13 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 05:25:33 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 05:25:33 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 05:25:35 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 05:27:42 |
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Parking Brake Off at 05:27:44 |
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Parking Brake On at 05:34:18 |
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Parking Brake Off at 05:34:48 |
Entering runway 17 at EGPL Benbecula, Average speed was 7 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 9 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn |
13 | 22 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 11.5 ° min to max 12.2 ° |
11.9 | 11.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.0 | 0.1 ° | |
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Average g force 0.98 g 0.96 g min to max 1.00 g |
0.98 | 0.97 g | |
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Parking Brake On at 05:38:40 |
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Pitot Heat Switched On at 05:38:54 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 05:39:00 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 05:39:01 |
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Parking Brake Off at 05:39:32 |
Departure roll runway 17 at EGPL Benbecula. Takeoff distance 159 m 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 58 kn. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 20 kn at 180 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 20 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 159 m 13 % of runway |
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| 59.35 % |
Liftoff speed was 58 kn Target 80 kn |
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| 100 % |
Runway alignment max 2.52 m 0.00 m left to 2.52 m right |
-2.12 | -1.03 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.95 g 0.94 g min to max 0.99 g |
0.97 | 0.99 g | |
| 100 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle 12.4 ° 10.9 ° min to max 12.8 ° |
11.8 | 12.7 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
0.1 | 2.2 ° | |
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Stall Warning Activated at 05:39:52 |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 EGPL Benbecula.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 93.78 % |
Heading variation -0.7 ° -1.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | -1.6 ° | |
| 0 % |
Average speed 75 kn 58 kn min to max 85 kn |
58 | 85 kn | |
| 96.63 % |
Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.3 ° |
2.3 | 2.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.87 g min to max 1.12 g |
0.99 | 1.12 g | |
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Average VSI 267 ft/m 175 ft/m min to max 646 ft/m |
204 | 646 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 19 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl |
0 | 46 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 9.6 ° 7.4 ° min to max 12.6 ° |
12.6 | 11.8 ° | |
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Stall Warning Deactivated at 05:39:57 |
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Landing Gear Up at 05:40:01 |
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 EGPL Benbecula.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 74.5 % |
Heading variation -2.5 ° -4.0 ° min to max -1.6 ° |
-1.6 | -4.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 86 kn 81 kn min to max 96 kn |
85 | 94 kn | |
| 92.24 % |
Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° |
2.8 | 0.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.76 g min to max 1.12 g |
1.12 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI 812 ft/m 118 ft/m min to max 1,090 ft/m |
662 | 491 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 144 ft agl 47 ft agl min to max 386 ft agl |
47 | 386 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 11.6 ° 6.8 ° min to max 13.4 ° |
11.8 | 8.7 ° |
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17 EGPL Benbecula.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 28.33 % |
Heading variation -6.0 ° -8.3 ° min to max -4.4 ° |
-4.4 | -8.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 96 kn 91 kn min to max 101 kn |
95 | 100 kn | |
| 80.42 % |
Average bank angle 4.1 ° 1.2 ° min to max 9.4 ° |
1.2 | 9.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.71 g min to max 1.16 g |
1.03 | 1.05 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 998 ft/m 404 ft/m min to max 1,625 ft/m |
625 | 856 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 584 ft agl 406 ft agl min to max 744 ft agl |
406 | 744 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 10.7 ° 7.4 ° min to max 13.4 ° |
9.2 | 8.8 ° |
Enroute climb started overhead EGPL Benbecula Benbecula (Eilean Siar, Scotland). Climbing from 788 ft asl to 3,007 ft asl, an increase of 2,219 ft in 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 121 kn 100 kn min to max 157 kn |
101 | 124 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 7.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.0 ° |
11.3 | 0.9 ° | |
| 91.71 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.76 g min to max 1.79 g |
1.04 | 0.97 g | |
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Average VSI 625 ft/m -2,649 ft/m min to max 2,046 ft/m |
958 | 33 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 1,598 ft asl 788 ft asl min to max 3,007 ft asl |
788 | 3,007 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 5.5 ° -8.5 ° min to max 10.2 ° |
8.6 | 2.5 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Autopilot Master Switched On at 05:43:16 |
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Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 05:43:16 |
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Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 05:43:17 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 05:43:17 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 05:43:21 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 05:43:24 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 05:43:24 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 05:44:10 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 05:44:10 |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 05:44:29 |
Enroute level cruise started 4 miles east of Isle of North Uist (Eilean Siar, Scotland) and lasted 10 minutes, covering 26 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 3,455 ft asl 3,011 ft asl min to max 3,560 ft asl |
3,011 | 3,556 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 142 kn 127 kn min to max 162 kn |
132 | 143 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.3 ° |
0.6 | 0.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.99 g 0.61 g min to max 1.23 g |
0.98 | 0.73 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 2.1 ° -2.2 ° min to max 5.6 ° |
2.5 | -2.2 ° | |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 05:44:57 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 05:44:57 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 05:45:34 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 05:45:34 |
Arrival started 4 miles east of Isle of North Uist (Eilean Siar, Scotland).
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 98 kn 73 kn min to max 150 kn |
142 | 96 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 2.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 18.8 ° |
1.3 | 0.7 ° | |
| 94.86 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.59 g min to max 1.68 g |
0.59 | 0.93 g | |
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Average VSI -92 ft/m -1,613 ft/m min to max 562 ft/m |
-821 | 106 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 1,533 ft asl 1,065 ft asl min to max 3,543 ft asl |
3,543 | 1,299 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.2 ° -7.4 ° min to max 9.9 ° |
-1.5 | 4.6 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 05:55:48 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 05:55:48 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 05:57:48 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 05:57:48 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 06:00:05 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 06:00:06 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 06:00:16 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 06:03:29 |
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Autopilot Master Switched Off at 06:03:42 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 06:03:42 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 06:03:42 |
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Landing Gear Down at 06:04:36 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 06:06:13 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 06:06:50 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 06:06:54 |
Approaching runway 18 at EGPO Stornoway from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,283 ft agl to 1,053 ft agl. A decrease of 230 ft in 54 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.1 | 3.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 95 kn 92 kn min to max 102 kn |
96 | 97 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.5 ° | |
| 96.76 % |
Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° |
0.4 | 0.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.99 g 0.81 g min to max 1.10 g |
0.96 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -232 ft/m -1,036 ft/m min to max 246 ft/m |
-4 | -708 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 1,222 ft agl 1,053 ft agl min to max 1,283 ft agl |
1,283 | 1,053 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.0 ° -0.7 ° min to max 5.2 ° |
4.4 | 1.8 ° |
Approaching runway 18 at EGPO Stornoway from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,041 ft agl to 626 ft agl. A decrease of 415 ft in 52 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.3 | 3.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 93 kn 86 kn min to max 99 kn |
97 | 86 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.6 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.5 | -0.0 ° | |
| 93.43 % |
Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.4 ° |
0.5 | 3.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.84 g min to max 1.10 g |
0.99 | 0.90 g | |
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Average VSI -474 ft/m -776 ft/m min to max -75 ft/m |
-711 | -461 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 811 ft agl 626 ft agl min to max 1,041 ft agl |
1,041 | 626 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.5 ° -0.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° |
1.1 | 1.7 ° |
Approaching runway 18 at EGPO Stornoway from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 616 ft agl to 382 ft agl. A decrease of 234 ft in 45 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.2 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.9 | 3.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 96 kn 88 kn min to max 102 kn |
91 | 100 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
-0.1 | 0.3 ° | |
| 82.89 % |
Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.3 ° |
7.9 | 0.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.15 g |
1.00 | 0.86 g | |
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Average VSI -314 ft/m -587 ft/m min to max -68 ft/m |
-573 | -152 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 502 ft agl 382 ft agl min to max 616 ft agl |
616 | 382 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 1.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° |
1.8 | 1.1 ° |
Approaching runway 18 at EGPO Stornoway from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 375 ft agl to 32 ft agl. A decrease of 342 ft in 38 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.6 | 2.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 84 kn 75 kn min to max 104 kn |
101 | 76 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.2 | 0.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° |
0.4 | 0.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.86 g min to max 1.16 g |
0.86 | 1.04 g | |
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Average VSI -455 ft/m -981 ft/m min to max -66 ft/m |
-428 | -528 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 92 ft agl 32 ft agl min to max 375 ft agl |
375 | 32 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -1.4 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
0.2 | 3.0 ° | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 06:10:24 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 06:10:32 |
Landing on runway 18 at EGPO Stornoway, runway length 2,091 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 76 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 76 kn. Target 80 kn |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 88 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.4 | 0.3 ° | |
| 86.92 % |
Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.1 ° |
0.8 | 4.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.82 g min to max 1.17 g |
1.05 | 1.01 g | |
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Average speed 77 kn 75 kn min to max 80 kn |
76 | 75 kn | |
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Average VSI -175 ft/m -524 ft/m min to max 230 ft/m |
-524 | -234 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 16 ft agl 3 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl |
23 | 3 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 5.0 ° 1.9 ° min to max 7.8 ° |
3.1 | 6.0 ° | |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 06:10:55 |
Touchdown distance was good at 236 m. Touchdown speed at 75 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -234 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 15 kn at 170 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 15 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 95.39 % |
Touchdown VSI was -234 ft/m. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 236 m Target 457 m |
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| 100 % |
Speed at touchdown 75 kn Target 75 kn |
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| 80.21 % |
Runway alignment max 8.48 m 8.10 m left |
8.48 | 7.74 m | |
| 74.54 % |
Average bank angle 3.6 ° 3.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° |
4.1 | 3.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.13 g 1.01 g min to max 1.18 g |
1.01 | 1.09 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 74 kn 73 kn min to max 75 kn |
75 | 73 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 6.6 ° 6.0 ° min to max 7.3 ° |
6.0 | 7.3 ° |
Total landing distance 1,147 m, 55 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.6 m from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,147 m 55 % of runway. |
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| 61.51 % |
Runway alignment max 13.61 m 13.61 m left to 0.00 m left |
7.69 | 13.19 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.09 g |
1.09 | 0.98 g | |
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Average speed 52 kn 31 kn min to max 58 kn |
58 | 31 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 5.0 ° min to max 12.4 ° |
7.3 | 12.0 ° | |
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Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 ° |
3.2 | 0.3 ° | |
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Stall Warning Activated at 06:11:22 |
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Stall Warning Deactivated at 06:11:34 |
Exiting runway, average speed 28 kn
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 15 kn 8 kn min to max 29 kn |
29 | 12 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 11.9 ° 11.5 ° min to max 12.2 ° |
11.8 | 11.7 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.5 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 0.98 g | |
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Pitot Heat Switched Off at 06:12:02 |
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 13 kn 2 kn min to max 17 kn |
13 | 2 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.97 | 0.98 g | |
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Average pitch angle 11.9 ° 11.7 ° min to max 12.0 ° |
11.7 | 11.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° | |
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Parking Brake On at 06:15:00 |
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Engine 1 Stopped at 06:15:07 |
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Engine 2 Stopped at 06:15:07 |
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Navigation Lights Switched Off at 06:15:15 |
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Strobe Lights Switched Off at 06:15:15 |
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Beacon Lights Switched Off at 06:15:16 |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 06:15:16 |
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| 100 % |
Landing Lights at 06:13:09 |
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| 100 % |
Taxi Lights at 06:13:27 |
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