EGPH to EGPH Flight Report - DC Designs F4J VF-84

Flight from EGPH to EGPH

Friday, 13 March 2026 21:45

Minutes 7

41 nm

Fuel 933 lbs

DC Designs F4J VF-84

Departure

Runway 24 at EGPH

Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Altitude

105 ft asl

Weight

41,970 lbs

Fuel

11,068 lbs

Temperature

72 °F

Wind Speed

5 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 24 at EGPH

Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh City of Edinburgh, Scotland

105 ft asl

Altitude

41,037 lbs

Weight

10,135 lbs

Fuel

73 °F

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

270.4 °

Wind Direction

7 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 83.69%

Departure Score 99.21%

Enroute Score 69.41%

Arrival Score 82.45%

Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) took less than a minute, covering a short distance of less than one nautical mile. The F4J Phantom II, operated by VF-84, then began its departure roll on runway 24, utilizing 3,614 feet of the available 6,996 feet to achieve liftoff at a speed of 209 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 77°F, with a gentle headwind of 4 knots and a crosswind of 3 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from Edinburgh Airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb phase, reaching an altitude of 1,505 feet above sea level (asl) after ascending 442 feet in less than a minute. The climb phase was followed by a brief enroute level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude for 3 minutes while covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The descent phase then commenced, with the aircraft losing 693 feet of altitude in 2 minutes while covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24 at Edinburgh Airport was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft touching down 1,023 feet beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 216 knots. The touchdown rate was a perfect -15 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was spot on.

The F4J Phantom II utilized 97% of the available runway length, covering a total distance of 6,759 feet. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft used 933 pounds of fuel for the entire flight, which covered a total distance of 41 nautical miles. The flight duration was approximately 7 minutes.

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Departure Taxi

99.31 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 0 kt 0 kt min to max 0 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
93.14 %	Average g force 0.44 g 0.26 g min to max 1.00 g	0.26		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -3.0 ° -3.8 ° min to max -0.5 °	-3.8		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 21:45:26
Info	Engine 1 Started at 21:45:26
Info	Engine 2 Started at 21:45:26
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 21:45:26
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 21:45:26
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 21:45:26
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 21:45:26
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 21:45:26
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:45:26
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:45:26
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:45:26
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 21:45:39
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 21:45:45
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:45:52

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, Average speed was 20 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 17 kt 11 kt min to max 22 kt	11		22 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.6 °	-0.7		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport. Takeoff distance 3,614 ft 52 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 209 kt. Local weather - Temperature 77 °F. Wind 5 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 4 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 3,614 ft 52 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 209 kt Target 211 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 8.8 ft 0.0 ft left to 8.8 ft right	-4.5		-8.8 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.82 g min to max 1.18 g	1.00		1.07 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.6 ° min to max 5.8 °	-0.6		5.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.1		1.0 °

Departure Climb 1

97.43 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 218 kt 210 kt min to max 227 kt	210		227 kt
89.74 %	Average bank angle 3.8 ° 0.3 ° min to max 5.9 °	1.4		3.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.34 g 1.09 g min to max 1.41 g	1.09		1.35 g
Info	Average VSI 904 fpm 320 fpm min to max 1,573 fpm	320		1,573 fpm
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl	0		26 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.3 ° 6.2 ° min to max 12.1 °	6.2		12.0 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 21:46:32

Departure Climb 2

99.32 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 233 kt 227 kt min to max 254 kt	227		254 kt
97.26 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	3.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.21 g 0.98 g min to max 1.34 g	1.34		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 2,253 fpm 1,621 fpm min to max 3,639 fpm	1,621		3,639 fpm
Info	Average altitude 67 ft agl 28 ft agl min to max 247 ft agl	28		247 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.6 ° 11.3 ° min to max 12.0 °	12.0		11.9 °
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 21:46:34
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:46:38

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 290 kt 273 kt min to max 299 kt	273		299 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.91 g min to max 1.04 g	0.91		0.94 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 4,327 fpm 3,928 fpm min to max 4,785 fpm	3,928		4,785 fpm
Info	Average altitude 618 ft agl 372 ft agl min to max 877 ft agl	372		877 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.2 ° 11.8 ° min to max 12.9 °	11.9		12.0 °
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 21:46:40

Enroute Climb

95.41 %

Enroute climb started overhead Newbridge (City of Edinburgh, Scotland). Climbing from 1,062 ft asl to 1,505 ft asl, an increase of 442 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 305 kt 301 kt min to max 309 kt	301		309 kt
88.52 %	Average bank angle 22.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 45.7 °	0.3		45.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.75 g min to max 1.48 g	0.79		1.48 g
Info	Average VSI 3,826 fpm 3,182 fpm min to max 4,750 fpm	4,750		3,274 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,300 ft asl 1,062 ft asl min to max 1,505 ft asl	1,062		1,505 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.9 ° 9.1 ° min to max 10.8 °	10.8		10.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 21:46:49

Enroute Descent

58.54 %

Enroute descent started overhead Newbridge (City of Edinburgh, Scotland). Descent from 1,620 ft asl to 927 ft asl, a decrease of 693 ft in 2 minutes and covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 437 kt 312 kt min to max 461 kt	312		437 kt
3.28 %	Average bank angle 19.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 88.4 °	47.8		4.2 °
72.29 %	Average g force 1.27 g 0.67 g min to max 2.47 g	1.33		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -292 fpm -7,356 fpm min to max 6,204 fpm	3,402		1,524 fpm
Info	Average altitude 496 ft asl 54 ft asl min to max 2,140 ft asl	1,620		927 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -7.9 ° min to max 9.9 °	9.3		3.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:47:39
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:48:06
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:48:20
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:48:22
100 %	Landing Lights at 21:48:28
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 21:46:57

Enroute Level

54.29 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Dalgety Bay (Fife, Scotland) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 21 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.04 %	Average altitude 1,112 ft asl 433 ft asl min to max 1,692 ft asl	953		433 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 370 kt 284 kt min to max 456 kt	437		289 kt
7.1 %	Average bank angle 37.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 86.4 °	11.8		43.6 °
23.43 %	Average g force 1.79 g 0.47 g min to max 4.18 g	1.03		3.24 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° -1.4 ° min to max 19.7 °	3.8		19.7 °
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:48:34
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:48:48
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:49:30
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:49:41
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:49:49
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:49:54
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:50:38
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:50:43
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:50:57
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:50:59
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:51:05
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:51:14
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:51:20
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:51:32
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:51:33
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 21:51:40
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 21:48:29

Go-around

40.63 %

Go-Around runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport at 323 ft agl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.95 %	Average speed 297 kt 213 kt min to max 499 kt	213		225 kt
0 %	Average bank angle 35.8 ° 0.7 ° min to max 177.5 °	43.5		41.5 °
24 %	Average g force 1.18 g -2.16 g min to max 3.02 g	3.02		1.46 g
Info	Average altitude 554 ft agl 55 ft agl min to max 1,572 ft agl	323		55 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° -11.2 ° min to max 27.6 °	19.8		5.3 °
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:51:40
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 21:51:40
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:52:10
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:52:19
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:52:23
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 21:52:24
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 21:52:25
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:52:26
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:52:31
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:52:33
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:52:34
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:52:36
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:52:43
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:52:49
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 21:51:42

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 54 ft agl to 15 ft agl. A decrease of 39 ft in 2 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.7 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° Target 3.0 °	2.0		1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 225 kt 223 kt min to max 225 kt	225		223 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.34 g 1.29 g min to max 1.45 g	1.45		1.29 g
Info	Average VSI -1,094 fpm -1,268 fpm min to max -851 fpm	-1,268		-851 fpm
Info	Average altitude 33 ft agl 15 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl	54		15 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.1 ° 5.2 ° min to max 9.4 °	5.3		9.4 °

Arrival Landing

83.21 %

Landing on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, runway length 6,996 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 223 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
62.62 %	Threshold speed was too high at 223 kt. Target 178 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
76.61 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		0.0 °
84.03 %	Average bank angle 3.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.3 °	1.6		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.89 g min to max 1.35 g	1.30		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 220 kt 216 kt min to max 223 kt	223		216 kt
Info	Average VSI -200 fpm -829 fpm min to max -15 fpm	-829		-15 fpm
Info	Average altitude -5 ft agl -9 ft agl min to max 7 ft agl	7		-9 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.0 ° 6.7 ° min to max 9.5 °	9.4		7.9 °
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:53:06
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 21:53:07
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:53:08

Arrival Touchdown

88.63 %

Touchdown point was 1,023 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 216 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at -15 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 73 °F. Wind 8 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 7 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -15 fpm.
86.73 %	Touchdown distance was 1,898 ft Target 1,500 ft
82.79 %	Speed at touchdown 216 kt Target below 191 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.9 ft 0.8 ft left	-0.4		1.4 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.78 g min to max 1.39 g	1.01		1.04 g
60 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 215 kt 213 kt min to max 216 kt	216		213 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 2.8 ° min to max 8.0 °	7.9		2.8 °

Arrival Rollout

57.98 %

Total landing distance 6,759 ft, 97 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
13.55 %	Landing distance 6,759 ft 97 % of runway.
94.1 %	Runway alignment max 18.5 ft 3.2 ft left to 15.3 ft right	1.5		-3.3 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.83 g min to max 1.20 g	1.05		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 185 kt 110 kt min to max 210 kt	210		110 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -1.2 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.9		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.4		0.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:53:15
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:53:16
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:53:17
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:53:22

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 85 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 81 kt 79 kt min to max 106 kt	106		79 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.4		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		0.99 g

Takeoff on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport in the DC Designs F4J VF-84

99.21 %

99.31 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

93.14 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 3,614 ft using 51.66 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 209 kn - Target 211 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.0 ft left to 8.8 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.43 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

89.74 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.32 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.26 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 24 EGPH Edinburgh Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport in the DC Designs F4J VF-84

Landing Score 82.45 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft touched down on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, a 6,996-foot-long runway, after a final approach from the north east, heading 240.0°. The approach quality was good, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. However, the threshold speed was slightly too high at 223 kt, indicating a need for adjustment in the approach configuration.

The touchdown point was 1,023 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 216 kt was faster than recommended. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate was perfect at -15 fpm, demonstrating good control and precision. The runway touchdown alignment was spot on, with the aircraft perfectly centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 73°F and a gentle headwind of 7 kt, contributed to a smooth and stable approach.

The total landing distance of 6,759 feet was 97% of the runway length, indicating a relatively long rollout. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance scored 82.5%, reflecting a good but not outstanding performance.

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 54 ft agl to 15 ft agl. A decrease of 39 ft in 2 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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