VNPL to VNLK Flight Report - Cessna 208B

Flight from VNPL to VNLK

Thursday, 19 January 2023 16:11

Minutes 7

12 nm

Fuel 22 kg

Cessna 208B

Departure

Runway 02 at VNPL

Phaplu Airport

Namche Bazar, Province 1, Nepal

Altitude

8,094 ft asl

Weight

2,967 kg

Fuel

477 kg

Temperature

3 °C

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

0.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 06 at VNLK

Lukla

Lukla Province 1, Nepal

9,334 ft asl

Altitude

2,945 kg

Weight

455 kg

Fuel

5 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

290.4 °

Wind Direction

-4 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 80.71%

Departure Score 78.20%

Enroute Score 87.13%

Arrival Score 72.77%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

56.01 %

Touchdown

97.28 %

Warning: Landed with a 4 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

0 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

40 %

Threshold speed at 54 kt was well below target, take care not to stall.

Flare

93.22 %

Great landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

100 %

Touchdown rate was perfect at 543 ft/m.

Impact

93.14 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 27 m.

Centreline

85.5 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages VNPL to VNLK

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Departure Climb 1

84.53 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 VNPL Phaplu Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.9 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.9 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kn 52 kn min to max 78 kn	52		78 kn
38.11 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.6 °	0.3		6.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.99 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI 380 ft/m 70 ft/m min to max 633 ft/m	70		633 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl	14		26 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -1.5 ° min to max 7.4 °	-1.5		7.4 °
Info	Battery Master On at 16:11:48
Info	Engine 1 Started at 16:11:48
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 16:11:48
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 16:11:48
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 16:11:48
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 16:11:48
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:11:48

Departure Climb 2

70.06 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 VNPL Phaplu Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
80.25 %	Heading variation -1.7 ° -3.6 ° min to max -0.9 °	-0.9		-2.8 °
100 %	Average speed 82 kn 78 kn min to max 90 kn	78		90 kn
0 %	Average bank angle 7.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 20.4 °	6.5		20.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.97 g min to max 1.10 g	1.07		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 998 ft/m 646 ft/m min to max 1,941 ft/m	646		1,941 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 133 ft agl 74 ft agl min to max 400 ft agl	74		400 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.8 ° 6.1 ° min to max 10.2 °	7.4		10.2 °

Departure Climb 3

80 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 VNPL Phaplu Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.6 ° -1.8 ° min to max -1.2 °	-1.8		-1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 88 kn 87 kn min to max 90 kn	90		87 kn
0 %	Average bank angle 20.1 ° 19.7 ° min to max 20.5 °	19.7		20.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 1.01 g min to max 1.16 g	1.01		1.16 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,954 ft/m 1,918 ft/m min to max 2,009 ft/m	1,918		2,009 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 417 ft agl 384 ft agl min to max 450 ft agl	384		450 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.7 ° 12.0 ° min to max 13.2 °	12.0		13.2 °

Enroute Climb

85.99 %

Enroute climb started overhead VNPL Phaplu Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal). Climbing from 8,569 ft asl to 10,566 ft asl, an increase of 1,997 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
64.98 %	Climb speed 82 kn 59 kn min to max 86 kn Target 104 kn	86		59 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 16.1 ° 1.6 ° min to max 23.0 °	21.6		15.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.11 g	1.03		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI 2,044 ft/m 1,809 ft/m min to max 2,248 ft/m	2,125		1,855 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,942 ft asl 8,569 ft asl min to max 10,566 ft asl	8,569		10,566 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.7 ° 8.6 ° min to max 12.7 °	11.4		11.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:13:39

Enroute Descent

99.89 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north east of VNPL Phaplu Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 10,840 ft asl to 8,928 ft asl, a decrease of 1,912 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 173 kn 126 kn min to max 192 kn	126		183 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 30.0 °	17.6		1.8 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.87 g min to max 1.27 g	1.12		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -618 ft/m -2,548 ft/m min to max 634 ft/m	-1,529		-261 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,627 ft asl 8,928 ft asl min to max 10,840 ft asl	10,840		8,928 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -6.1 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.6		-1.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Climb 2

63.43 %

Enroute climb started 4 miles south west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal). Climbing from 8,780 ft asl to 9,151 ft asl, an increase of 371 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
9.15 %	Climb speed 152 kn 139 kn min to max 157 kn Target 104 kn	157		139 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.5 ° 1.0 ° min to max 8.8 °	6.5		1.0 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.85 g min to max 1.29 g	1.12		0.87 g
Info	Average VSI 344 ft/m -1,099 ft/m min to max 1,965 ft/m	-1,099		1,696 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,829 ft asl 8,699 ft asl min to max 9,151 ft asl	8,780		9,151 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -4.1 ° min to max 2.3 °	-4.1		-0.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:16:20

Enroute Level

99.2 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 9,181 ft asl 9,138 ft asl min to max 9,215 ft asl	9,171		9,138 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 139 kn 120 kn min to max 160 kn	160		120 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.0 °	9.3		2.6 °
92 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.83 g min to max 1.39 g	1.19		1.14 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -3.1 ° min to max 2.6 °	-2.8		2.2 °

Arrival

96.91 %

Arrival started 2 miles south west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 97 kn 85 kn min to max 103 kn	97		85 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 15.3 ° 1.8 ° min to max 25.5 °	1.8		24.3 °
84.57 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.77 g min to max 1.52 g	1.09		0.83 g
Info	Average VSI -161 ft/m -783 ft/m min to max 789 ft/m	-388		145 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,122 ft asl 9,068 ft asl min to max 9,182 ft asl	9,133		9,087 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -5.0 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.9		-1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:17:19

Arrival Final 1

63.44 %

Approaching runway 06 at VNLK Lukla from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to -140 ft agl. A decrease of 116 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
25.41 %	Approach angle -0.9 ° -1.9 ° min to max 0.3 ° Target 3.0 °	-1.6		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 62 kn 55 kn min to max 79 kn	79		55 kn
91.79 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.4		-0.3 °
0 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.4 ° min to max 12.5 °	12.5		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.83 g min to max 1.18 g	1.18		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 347 ft/m -108 ft/m min to max 599 ft/m	-108		484 ft/m
Info	Average altitude -183 ft agl -256 ft agl min to max -140 ft agl	-256		-140 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.1 ° 1.4 ° min to max 7.4 °	1.4		7.4 °

Arrival Landing

56.01 %

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 541 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
40 %	Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 75 kn
0 %	Target 29 ft agl
93.22 %	Landing and flare profile
96.07 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-0.3 °
81 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.96 g min to max 1.12 g	0.96		1.11 g
Info	Average speed 53 kn 53 kn min to max 54 kn	54		53 kn
Info	Average VSI 503 ft/m 485 ft/m min to max 535 ft/m	485		535 ft/m
Info	Average altitude -3 ft agl -6 ft agl min to max 0 ft agl	-6		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.2 ° 7.8 ° min to max 9.9 °	7.8		9.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

97.28 %

Touchdown distance was good at 27 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at 543 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 6 kn at 290 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Tailwind: 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was 543 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 27 m Target 333 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 52 kn Target 64 kn
85.5 %	Runway alignment max 2.73 m 2.10 m right	-2.73		-1.60 m
95.89 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		0.5 °
93.14 %	Average g force 1.12 g 1.06 g min to max 1.37 g	1.10		1.06 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 51 kn 49 kn min to max 52 kn	52		49 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 6.5 ° min to max 9.6 °	9.6		7.2 °

Arrival Rollout

97.12 %

Total landing distance 371 m, 69 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 371 m 69 % of runway.
93.6 %	Runway alignment max 1.55 m 0.00 m left to 1.55 m right	-1.55		-0.56 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.06 g	1.06		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 61 kn 32 kn min to max 69 kn	69		32 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 6.8 ° min to max 8.3 °	7.3		8.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 28 kn	28		5 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° -0.8 ° min to max 8.3 °	8.2		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.1		0.9 °
Info	Average g force 0.97 g 0.89 g min to max 1.00 g	0.98		0.98 g

Arrival Taxi

50 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 15 kn 0 kn min to max 71 kn	4		71 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 14 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.84 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -8.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		-8.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.6		0.1 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:18:30
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:19:12
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:19:25
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:19:31
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:19:34
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:19:36
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:19:51
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:19:54
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 16:18:41
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 16:19:52

Takeoff on runway 02 at VNPL Phaplu Airport in the Cessna 208B

78.2 %

84.53 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 VNPL Phaplu Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

38.11 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

70.06 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 VNPL Phaplu Airport.

Alignment

80.25 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

0 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

80 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 VNPL Phaplu Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

0 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla in the Cessna 208B

Landing Score 78.46 %

63.44 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 06 at VNLK Lukla from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 0 ft agl to -140 ft agl. A decrease of 116 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

25.41 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

91.79 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope °

25.41 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

91.79 %

Bank °

0 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

56.01 %

Landing

Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla, runway length 541 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.

Height

0 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

40 %

Threshold speed at 54 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 80 kt

Flare

93.22 %

Great landing flare

Centreline ft

96.07 %

Bank °