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EGFL
Felton, England
Elevation200 ft asl
Weight2,453 kg
Fuel364 kg
Wind271° · 1 kn

Flight Score

81.36 %
Hadston
1 mile west of Hadston, Northumberland, England
Elevation121 ft asl
Weight2,453 kg
Fuel344 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn
11 Oct 2026 0:06 5 nm Airbus H145 20 kg
Departure Score
91.75 %
Enroute Score
78.22 %
Arrival Score
74.11 %

What went well

Set down with no measurable descent — a soft arrival
No sideways movement at touchdown

What held you back

Arrival Approach — 60 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 0 %, Fastest descent 1,672 fpm at 27 %, −8.63 points
Enroute Level — bank angle up to 66.9 ° at 46 %, −7.26 points
Departure Transition — Nose down by up to 18 ° at 85 %, −2.75 points

Next time

Departure

Lower the nose no further than 15° and add a little collective as the speed builds.

What happened: The nose went down by up to 18° to accelerate, and the helicopter sank at up to 147 fpm. A steep nose-down attitude trades height for speed, and sink is what usually follows.

Watch for: Attitude: nose no lower than 15°; vertical speed level or climbing.

See Departure Transition

Arrival

Keep forward airspeed until the descent is nearly stopped: reduce the rate of descent first, then let the speed come off.

What happened: For 60% of the approach the helicopter was slow and descending fast at the same time; full marks allow 5%.

Watch for: Airspeed and vertical speed together: never low airspeed with a fast descent.

See Arrival Approach

As you slow through about 20 knots near the end, add collective to offset the loss of translational lift, together with the matching pedal. Keep some forward speed until you're close to the ground.

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Start to finish · 4 stages, 4 scored

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 Transition 91.75Accelerated away from 18 kt to 65 kt, reaching 154 ft above the spot in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 1 °Full marks up to 15 °
91 % Sank at up to 147 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
85 % Nose down by up to 18 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 140 ft100 ft min to max 158 ft 100 154 ft
Info Average ground speed 39 kt18 kt min to max 65 kt 18 65 kt
Info Average airspeed 24 kt10 kt min to max 43 kt 10 43 kt
Info Average VSI 346 fpm-147 fpm min to max 674 fpm 617 -147 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -13.9 °-18.0 ° min to max -6.2 ° -6.2 -18.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.97 g
Enroute Level 78.22Enroute level cruise started overhead EGFL Eshott Airfield Felton (Northumberland, England) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.5 % Altitude held within ±517 ft of 617 ft asl234 ft asl min to max 1,155 ft asl 348 632 ft asl
100 % Average speed 66 kt0 kt min to max 102 kt 48 56 kt
46 % Average bank angle 18.6 °0.0 ° min to max 66.9 ° 0.8 18.8 °
98 % Average g force 1.08 g0.47 g min to max 2.55 g 0.96 1.07 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -3.9 °-32.0 ° min to max 25.4 ° -18.0 6.5 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 196 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 196 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 196 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 196 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 196 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 196 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 196 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 196 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 196 ft agl
Arrival Approach 48.22The approach began 499 ft above the landing spot at 43 kt and slowed to 5 kt in 43 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 19 °Full marks up to 20 °
27 % Fastest descent 1,672 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
0 % 60 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeedMore than 300 fpm down below 30 kt is where a helicopter can settle into its own downwash. Full marks up to 5 %
100 % Nose up by up to 9 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 204 ft15 ft min to max 499 ft 499 17 ft
Info Average ground speed 13 kt4 kt min to max 43 kt 43 5 kt
Info Average airspeed 13 kt0 kt min to max 53 kt 53 0 kt
Info Average VSI -635 fpm-1,672 fpm min to max 855 fpm -143 -40 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °-5.7 ° min to max 9.2 ° 6.4 1.8 °
Info Average bank angle 5.5 °0.0 ° min to max 18.7 ° 18.7 3.0 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.38 g min to max 1.78 g 1.06 1.07 g
020040060005001,000Steepest, 1,672 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. is where it was below 30 kt and descending faster than 300 fpm - slow and sinking, which is what the settling mark counts.

Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touched down with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down with no measurable descentFull marks up to 200 fpm
100 % Sideways at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 0.0 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 10 ft0 ft min to max 21 ft 21 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt0 kt min to max 4 kt 4 0 kt
Info Average VSI 64 fpm1 fpm min to max 126 fpm 126 1 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-3.8 ° min to max 0.2 ° -3.8 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 1.00 g

Lift-off & hover

90.70Sink moving off147 fpm
84.90Nose down18°

Approach

27.40Steepest descent1,672 fpm
0.00Slow and sinking60 %
100.00Bank19°
100.00Nose up9°

Touchdown

100.00Rate at contact0 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.0 kt
100.00Forward speed0.0 kt

From the flight's own track

Hover, approach and touchdown

Approach48.22

020040060005001,000Steepest, 1,672 fpm down

Height above the landing spot against distance to run, both in ft. is where it was below 30 kt and descending faster than 300 fpm - slow and sinking, which is what the settling mark counts.

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Flight narrative

The Airbus H145 accelerated from 18 kt to 65 kt during the take-off roll and achieved an altitude of 154 ft above the departure point within 10 seconds.

During the en-route segment the aircraft entered a level cruise over EGFL Eshott Airfield, Felton, Northumberland, England, maintaining that altitude for 8 minutes while covering 5 nm.

The approach commenced at 499 ft above the intended landing spot with a speed of 43 kt; the aircraft decelerated to 5 kt over a period of 43 seconds, traversing less than 1 nm before final descent.

Touch-down occurred with a ground speed of 0 kt.

In total the flight covered 5 nm, lasted 6 minutes, and consumed 20 kg of fuel.

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