EDFB to EDFB Flight Report - Antonov An-2

Flight from EDFB to EDFB

Friday, 05 September 2025 11:14

Minutes 11

9 nm

Fuel 34 kg

Antonov An-2

Departure

Runway 36 at EDFB

Reichelsheim Airfield

Reichelsheim, Hessen, Germany

Altitude

397 ft asl

Weight

4,901 kg

Fuel

410 kg

Temperature

17 °C

Wind Speed

9 kt

Wind Direction

276.4 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

8 kt

Arrival

Runway 36 at EDFB

Reichelsheim Airfield

Reichelsheim Hessen, Germany

397 ft asl

Altitude

4,867 kg

Weight

376 kg

Fuel

18 °C

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

269.5 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

8 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 91.13%

Departure Score 90.20%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 83.20%

The Antonov An-2 aircraft departed from runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, covering a takeoff distance of 160 meters, which was 13% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 57 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was characterized by a temperature of 18 °C and a wind direction of 276°, with a speed of 9 knots. This resulted in a negligible headwind of 1 kt and a significant crosswind of 8 kt.

Following a short enroute level cruise, lasting around 1 minute and covering a mere 1 nautical mile, the aircraft initiated an enroute climb. This climb took place 1 mile west of Echzell and spanned an altitude increase of 1,019 feet from 1,570 feet above sea level (asl) to 2,589 feet asl. The climb was completed in a duration of 3 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles.

The enroute descent was initiated once the aircraft reached Florstadt, at an altitude of 2,587 feet asl. It ended at an altitude of 1,503 feet asl, a total decrease of 1,084 feet, achieved within 2 minutes and over a distance of 2 nautical miles. Subsequent to this, another short enroute level cruise was undertaken at Florstadt, lasting 3 minutes but covering only a small distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

For the final approach, the Antonov An-2 descended from an altitude of 370 feet above ground level (agl) while traveling in a southward direction at a bearing of 357.0°. The aircraft then landed on runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, which had a length of 1,230 meters. During landing, the threshold speed was below the target, but at 56 kt, it was slightly lower than optimal. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 11 meters; however, the touchdown speed of 55 kt was a little faster than ideal. The touchdown rate was excessively high at -540 feet per minute, indicating a hard landing. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was 10.3 meters off-center from the centreline.

The aircraft utilized a total of 9 nautical miles and around 11 minutes of flight time, consuming approximately 34 kilograms of fuel in the process. The final landing distance covered 336 meters, accounting for 27% of the runway length, and the runway rollout alignment deviated from being perfectly aligned with the centreline by 23.2 meters.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, Average speed was 30 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 30 kt 0 kt min to max 40 kt	0		40 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 9.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.5 °	0.0		8.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.9 °	0.0		3.9 °
Info	Average g force 0.96 g 0.94 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.95 g
Info	Battery Master On at 11:14:47
Info	Engine 1 Started at 11:14:47
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 11:14:47
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 11:14:47
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 11:14:47
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:14:47
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 11:14:47
Info	Parking Brake Off at 11:15:31
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:15:32
Info	Parking Brake Off at 11:16:25
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:16:31
Info	Parking Brake Off at 11:16:34
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:16:57
Info	Parking Brake Off at 11:17:08

Departure Roll

86.47 %

Departure roll runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield. Takeoff distance 160 m 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 57 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 9 kt at 276 °. Crosswind: 8 kt Headwind: 1 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 160 m 13 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 57 kt Target 60 kt
57.33 %	Runway alignment max 14.75 m 14.75 m left to 0.00 m left	6.21		8.97 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.02 g	0.96		1.02 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 5.0 ° min to max 8.5 °	8.5		5.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 7.1 ° 4.0 ° min to max 9.6 °	4.0		6.8 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 11:17:19

Departure Climb 1

88.51 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
65.89 %	Heading variation 1.9 ° -1.4 ° min to max 4.1 °	-1.4		4.1 °
100 %	Average speed 63 kt 57 kt min to max 68 kt	57		68 kt
88.13 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.5 °	6.5		4.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.02		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 177 fpm 65 fpm min to max 320 fpm	65		320 fpm
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl	0		49 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° 5.4 ° min to max 8.1 °	5.4		8.1 °

Departure Climb 2

91.4 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
72.38 %	Heading variation 3.7 ° 0.4 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 69 kt 66 kt min to max 78 kt	68		78 kt
93.24 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.6 °	4.6		3.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 456 fpm 323 fpm min to max 873 fpm	323		873 fpm
Info	Average altitude 118 ft agl 50 ft agl min to max 384 ft agl	50		384 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.1 ° 6.6 ° min to max 8.6 °	8.2		7.5 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 11:17:47
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 11:17:49
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 11:17:52

Departure Climb 3

94.44 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.9 ° -1.9 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kt 78 kt min to max 87 kt	78		87 kt
72.21 %	Average bank angle 4.7 ° 0.2 ° min to max 12.6 °	3.8		8.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.87 g min to max 1.09 g	1.02		1.03 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 670 fpm -166 fpm min to max 1,225 fpm	949		-166 fpm
Info	Average altitude 779 ft agl 421 ft agl min to max 952 ft agl	421		920 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 9.4 °	7.8		0.7 °

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Reichelsheim (Hessen, Germany) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,430 ft asl 1,296 ft asl min to max 1,572 ft asl	1,318		1,571 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 88 kt 82 kt min to max 92 kt	88		86 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 18.9 °	3.7		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.87 g min to max 1.14 g	1.04		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -0.6 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.7		2.0 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of Echzell (Hessen, Germany). Climbing from 1,570 ft asl to 2,589 ft asl, an increase of 1,019 ft in 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 87 kt 83 kt min to max 93 kt	85		87 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 4.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.5 °	0.2		5.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.18 g	1.00		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI 323 fpm -195 fpm min to max 616 fpm	95		91 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,008 ft asl 1,570 ft asl min to max 2,589 ft asl	1,570		2,589 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° -1.6 ° min to max 4.1 °	1.8		-1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead Florstadt (Hessen, Germany). Descent from 2,587 ft asl to 1,503 ft asl, a decrease of 1,084 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 91 kt 84 kt min to max 100 kt	85		96 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 24.3 °	8.9		17.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.27 g	0.88		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -646 fpm -1,711 fpm min to max 50 fpm	50		-1,038 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,238 ft asl 1,503 ft asl min to max 2,587 ft asl	2,587		1,503 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.9 ° -12.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-1.7		-5.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Florstadt (Hessen, Germany) and lasted 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,322 ft asl 782 ft asl min to max 1,507 ft asl	1,487		782 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 78 kt 64 kt min to max 96 kt	96		80 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 9.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 33.7 °	17.7		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.89 g min to max 1.27 g	1.03		0.96 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -6.8 ° min to max 5.3 °	-5.2		-3.5 °

Arrival Final 1

87.56 %

Approaching runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 370 ft agl to 11 ft agl. A decrease of 360 ft in 30 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
48.6 %	Approach angle 2.1 ° 0.6 ° min to max 4.6 ° Target 3.0 °	4.6		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 61 kt 56 kt min to max 80 kt	80		56 kt
98.4 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.5		0.2 °
90.81 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.1 °	3.4		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	0.94		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -693 fpm -776 fpm min to max -569 fpm	-708		-569 fpm
Info	Average altitude 73 ft agl 11 ft agl min to max 370 ft agl	370		11 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -3.8 ° min to max 3.7 °	-3.8		3.7 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 11:27:38

Arrival Landing

90.32 %

Landing on runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, runway length 1,230 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 56 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly below target at 56 kt. Target 60 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
61.27 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 1.8 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.8		2.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 1.03 g min to max 1.07 g	1.03		1.07 g
Info	Average speed 55 kt 55 kt min to max 56 kt	56		55 kt
Info	Average VSI -553 fpm -565 fpm min to max -540 fpm	-565		-540 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 3 ft agl	3		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 3.8 ° min to max 4.9 °	3.8		4.9 °

Arrival Touchdown

87.99 %

Touchdown distance was good at 11 m. Touchdown speed at 55 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -540 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 8 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 8 kt Headwind: 0 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.81 %	Touchdown VSI was -540 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 11 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 55 kt Target below 54 kt
73.52 %	Runway alignment max 10.31 m 7.89 m left	5.27		10.31 m
75.08 %	Average bank angle 3.7 ° 2.5 ° min to max 4.7 °	2.5		3.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.85 g min to max 1.26 g	1.07		1.04 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 54 kt 52 kt min to max 55 kt	55		52 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 3.6 ° min to max 6.8 °	4.9		5.5 °

Arrival Rollout

66.92 %

Total landing distance 336 m, 27 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.2 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 336 m 27 % of runway.
26.49 %	Runway alignment max 23.21 m 23.21 m left to 0.00 m left	10.60		16.51 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 48 kt 31 kt min to max 51 kt	51		31 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.1 ° 3.3 ° min to max 10.8 °	6.0		10.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 4.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.7 °	3.3		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 20 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 20 kt 6 kt min to max 29 kt	29		6 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 10.4 ° 9.9 ° min to max 10.7 °	10.7		9.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.05 g

Takeoff on runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield in the Antonov An-2

90.2 %

86.47 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 160 m using 13.01 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 57 kn - Target 60 kn

Alignment

57.33 %

14.75 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

88.51 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.

Heading

65.89 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

88.13 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

91.4 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.

Heading

72.38 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

93.24 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

94.44 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

72.21 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield in the Antonov An-2

Landing Score 83.2 %

Landing Summary

The Antonov An-2, a biplane utility aircraft known for its reliability and versatility, successfully completed its landing at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield. The final approach to runway 36 was initiated from the south, with a heading of 357.0°, at a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm) from the airport and an altitude of 370 feet above ground level (agl). This marked the beginning of a controlled descent onto the 1,230-meter (4,035 ft) runway.

Upon touchdown, the pilot achieved a good touchdown distance of 11 meters (36 ft), but touched down with a speed of 55 knots (101 km/h), which is slightly higher than the ideal target speed. This resulted in a rather high touchdown rate of -540 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a hard touchdown. A threshold speed that was slightly below target at 56 knots (104 km/h) is a positive indicator.

Despite the challenging weather conditions, including a temperature of 18°C and a moderate wind blowing at 8 knots (15 km/h) from 269°, the landing was executed without major issues. However, the alignment of the touchdown was slightly off, with the aircraft landing 10.3 meters off the centerline of the runway.

Following the touchdown, the An-2 took off quickly with a total landing distance of 336 meters, which accounts for about 27% of the total runway length. However, the rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.2 meters from the centerline, raising questions about the smoothness and control of the landing. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are opportunities for improvement in terms of speed management, touchdown rate control, and post-landing roll alignment.

It is worth noting that the Antonov An-2 is known for its rugged construction and its ability to operate in a variety of challenging environments, making it a highly suitable aircraft for regional and utility operations. However, to ensure optimal performance and safety, pilots must continue to refine their skills and adapt to changing weather conditions and other factors that can impact the landing process.

87.56 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 370 ft agl to 11 ft agl. A decrease of 360 ft in 30 seconds.

Glideslope

48.6 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

98.4 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

48.6 %

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