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KSGU
St George, United States
Elevation2,871 ft asl
Weight855 kg
Fuel127 kg
Wind200° · 13 kn

Flight Score

86.91 %
1L8
Hurricane, United States
Elevation3,415 ft asl
Weight757 kg
Fuel23 kg
Wind240° · 15 kn
12 Sep 2026 0:43 44 nm R66 Turbine Passenger 104 kg
Departure Score
80.65 %
Enroute Score
99.16 %
Arrival Score
80.93 %

What went well

Touched down at 24 fpm — a soft arrival
No sideways movement at touchdown
Hover height held within 2 ft

What held you back

Departure Hover — bank angle up to 14.5 ° at 40 %, Height held within 9 ft at 57 %, −2.64 points
Arrival Approach — 60 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 0 %, Fastest descent 1,643 fpm at 30 %, −1.89 points
Departure Hover — Height held within 9 ft at 61 %, Moved over the ground at 8.5 kt on average at 65 %, −1.72 points

Next time

Departure

Hold the hover height with small, early collective movements, and add pedal as you change power so the nose stays put.

What happened: The hover after lift-off wandered 8.7 ft around its height, against 4 ft for a steady one.

Watch for: Height above the ground, steady within 4 ft.

See Departure Hover

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

The ground restricts the rotor's downwash, reducing the power needed to hover. The effect is strongest within about half a rotor diameter of the surface and mostly gone by one full diameter. This is why a collective setting that holds a hover at 3 feet won't hold it at 30 feet.

Read more in Basics of helicopter flight

Start to finish · 24 stages, 24 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 Hover 52.48Lifted into the hover and held it for 5 minutes, on average 26 ft above the spot, moving 4,109 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
59 % Moved over the ground at 9.1 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
57 % Height held within 9 ftFull marks within 4 ft
40 % Steepest bank 14 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 26 ft1 ft min to max 53 ft 1 29 ft
Info Average ground speed 9 kt3 kt min to max 19 kt 3 15 kt
Info Average VSI 0 fpm-300 fpm min to max 365 fpm 29 -99 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °-13.2 ° min to max 14.5 ° 2.4 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 14.4 ° 7.0 6.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.20 g 1.02 0.98 g
2000 ft4000 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
02040600 s100 s200 s300 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 26.4 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 99.24Accelerated away from 16 kt to 60 kt, reaching 44 ft above the spot in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 11 °Full marks up to 15 °
98 % Sank at up to 110 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 7 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 37 ft24 ft min to max 44 ft 28 44 ft
Info Average ground speed 45 kt16 kt min to max 60 kt 16 60 kt
Info Average airspeed 39 kt22 kt min to max 51 kt 22 51 kt
Info Average VSI 37 fpm-110 fpm min to max 176 fpm -97 97 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -4.8 °-7.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 -3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 3.4 °0.9 ° min to max 11.1 ° 10.9 2.6 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.15 g 1.09 1.02 g
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States). Climbing from 2,940 ft asl to 3,620 ft asl, an increase of 680 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 66 kt52 kt min to max 89 kt 52 89 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.0 ° min to max 30.8 ° 2.5 20.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.85 g min to max 1.21 g 1.03 1.19 g
Info Average VSI 369 fpm27 fpm min to max 811 fpm 100 670 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,080 ft asl2,940 ft asl min to max 3,620 ft asl 2,940 3,620 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-4.2 ° min to max 2.6 ° -3.0 1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±682 ft of 3,975 ft asl3,633 ft asl min to max 4,118 ft asl 3,633 3,912 ft asl
100 % Average speed 88 kt73 kt min to max 98 kt 89 73 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.8 °0.1 ° min to max 33.3 ° 16.9 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.80 g min to max 1.28 g 1.16 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-7.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.4 -3.2 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States). Descent from 3,905 ft asl to 3,149 ft asl, a decrease of 756 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 58 kt30 kt min to max 76 kt 73 30 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.1 ° min to max 8.0 ° 0.5 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.19 g 1.00 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -487 fpm-1,068 fpm min to max 128 fpm -530 -294 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,540 ft asl3,149 ft asl min to max 3,905 ft asl 3,905 3,149 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-5.3 ° min to max 9.7 ° -3.3 1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±657 ft of 3,043 ft asl2,932 ft asl min to max 3,143 ft asl 3,143 2,932 ft asl
100 % Average speed 32 kt20 kt min to max 38 kt 30 20 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.1 ° min to max 5.2 ° 3.4 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °0.1 ° min to max 5.8 ° 1.0 4.9 °
Arrival Approach 79.11The approach began 54 ft above the landing spot at 15 kt and slowed to 7 kt in 4.6 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
55 % Steepest bank 31 °Full marks up to 20 °
87 % Fastest descent 954 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
100 % 5 % 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 %
60 % Nose up by up to 21 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 40 ft4 ft min to max 84 ft 54 22 ft
Info Average ground speed 15 kt1 kt min to max 29 kt 15 7 kt
Info Average airspeed 9 kt0 kt min to max 28 kt 19 5 kt
Info Average VSI -20 fpm-954 fpm min to max 878 fpm -128 -383 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-19.6 ° min to max 21.0 ° 4.1 7.0 °
Info Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 31.3 ° 2.2 10.7 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.59 g min to max 1.87 g 1.01 1.11 g
05010002,0004,0006,000Steepest, 954 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 Hover 76.06Hovered before the landing for 12 seconds, on average 17 ft above the spot, moving 136 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Moved over the ground at 6.2 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
100 % Height held within 3 ftFull marks within 4 ft
34 % Steepest bank 15 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 17 ft12 ft min to max 20 ft 19 12 ft
Info Average ground speed 6 kt4 kt min to max 9 kt 5 6 kt
Info Average VSI -48 fpm-210 fpm min to max 20 fpm -210 -111 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °-1.4 ° min to max 6.8 ° 0.1 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 7.2 °0.0 ° min to max 15.2 ° 15.2 3.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 0.93 g
50 ft100 ft150 ftNArriveSet down
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from where it set down.
051015200 s5 s10 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 16.7 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touched down at 42 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 42 fpmFull 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 3 ft0 ft min to max 7 ft 7 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 2 kt0 kt min to max 4 kt 4 0 kt
Info Average VSI -125 fpm-231 fpm min to max 0 fpm -231 0 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °-0.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° 2.9 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 8.2 °0.3 ° min to max 11.6 ° 11.0 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g0.95 g min to max 1.19 g 0.95 1.00 g
Departure Hover 75.76Lifted into the hover and held it for 17 seconds, on average 28 ft above the spot, moving 270 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Moved over the ground at 9.6 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
100 % Height held within 3 ftFull marks within 4 ft
72 % Steepest bank 10 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 28 ft22 ft min to max 32 ft 28 29 ft
Info Average ground speed 10 kt6 kt min to max 13 kt 12 11 kt
Info Average VSI -4 fpm-102 fpm min to max 82 fpm -48 -102 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-3.2 ° min to max 10.4 ° 5.0 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 3.9 °0.1 ° min to max 9.9 ° 6.2 6.8 °
Info Average g force 0.94 g0.82 g min to max 1.10 g 0.84 0.91 g
200 ft400 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
0102030400 s5 s10 s15 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 27.6 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 99.72Accelerated away from 17 kt to 60 kt, reaching 45 ft above the spot in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 11 °Full marks up to 15 °
99 % Sank at up to 104 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 7 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 32 ft24 ft min to max 45 ft 28 45 ft
Info Average ground speed 36 kt17 kt min to max 60 kt 17 60 kt
Info Average airspeed 34 kt16 kt min to max 58 kt 16 58 kt
Info Average VSI 3 fpm-104 fpm min to max 162 fpm -82 95 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -2.6 °-7.2 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.3 -2.9 °
Info Average bank angle 5.0 °1.1 ° min to max 11.3 ° 11.3 1.9 °
Info Average g force 1.10 g0.88 g min to max 1.43 g 1.01 1.43 g
Enroute Climb 2 93.24Enroute climb started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States). Climbing from 2,942 ft asl to 3,841 ft asl, an increase of 898 ft in 1 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 75 kt59 kt min to max 111 kt 59 111 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 29.0 ° 0.4 1.5 °
32 % Average g force 1.78 g1.44 g min to max 2.17 g 1.44 2.17 g
Info Average VSI 336 fpm18 fpm min to max 753 fpm 130 148 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,139 ft asl2,942 ft asl min to max 3,841 ft asl 2,942 3,841 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-3.9 ° min to max 2.3 ° -2.6 -1.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Approach 72.95The approach began 247 ft above the landing spot at 30 kt and slowed to 15 kt in 4 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
55 % Steepest bank 31 °Full marks up to 20 °
89 % Fastest descent 931 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
86 % 12 % 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 %
48 % Nose up by up to 23 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 74 ft3 ft min to max 253 ft 247 19 ft
Info Average ground speed 21 kt6 kt min to max 38 kt 30 15 kt
Info Average airspeed 16 kt-12 kt min to max 36 kt 26 5 kt
Info Average VSI -63 fpm-931 fpm min to max 873 fpm -262 4 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-20.5 ° min to max 22.8 ° 0.0 5.1 °
Info Average bank angle 5.8 °0.0 ° min to max 31.3 ° 0.7 6.2 °
Info Average g force 0.96 g0.68 g min to max 1.57 g 1.11 0.89 g
0500100005,00010,00015,000Steepest, 931 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 Hover 66.84Hovered before the landing for 8 seconds, on average 16 ft above the spot, moving 91 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
52 % Moved over the ground at 9.8 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
100 % Height held within 2 ftFull marks within 4 ft
46 % Steepest bank 14 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 16 ft12 ft min to max 20 ft 20 12 ft
Info Average ground speed 10 kt8 kt min to max 15 kt 9 12 kt
Info Average VSI -41 fpm-99 fpm min to max 19 fpm 14 -99 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °3.0 ° min to max 6.6 ° 4.0 3.3 °
Info Average bank angle 6.4 °0.5 ° min to max 13.6 ° 8.0 2.4 °
Info Average g force 0.89 g0.85 g min to max 0.92 g 0.92 0.85 g
50 ft100 ftNArriveSet down
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from where it set down.
051015200 s2 s4 s6 s8 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 15.5 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Arrival Touchdown 84.50Touched down at 37 fpm with 4 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 37 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
56 % Sideways at touchdown 2.8 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 3.9 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 3 ft0 ft min to max 7 ft 7 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 7 kt4 kt min to max 10 kt 10 4 kt
Info Average VSI -75 fpm-224 fpm min to max 0 fpm -224 0 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °-1.2 ° min to max 6.4 ° 2.9 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 6.1 °0.3 ° min to max 11.8 ° 11.0 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.91 g0.81 g min to max 1.10 g 0.87 0.81 g
02468-15 s-10 s-5 scontact
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 37 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 3.9 kt, 2.8 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touched down at 67 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 67 fpmFull 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 96 ft0 ft min to max 192 ft 192 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 12 kt0 kt min to max 25 kt 25 0 kt
Info Average VSI -34 fpm-67 fpm min to max 0 fpm -67 0 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -9.9 °-19.6 ° min to max -0.1 ° -19.6 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 14.5 °0.3 ° min to max 28.7 ° 28.7 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.00 g
Departure Hover 69.06Lifted into the hover and held it for 42 seconds, on average 20 ft above the spot, moving 620 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
65 % Moved over the ground at 8.5 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
61 % Height held within 9 ftFull marks within 4 ft
83 % Steepest bank 8 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 20 ft4 ft min to max 32 ft 4 32 ft
Info Average ground speed 9 kt4 kt min to max 12 kt 4 12 kt
Info Average VSI 39 fpm-102 fpm min to max 151 fpm 62 48 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-5.8 ° min to max 5.8 ° -4.1 -5.8 °
Info Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 8.3 ° 6.3 6.9 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 0.99 0.99 g
500 ft1000 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
0102030400 s10 s20 s30 s40 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 19.6 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Departure Transition 87.64Accelerated away from 15 kt to 12 kt, reaching 28 ft above the spot in 59 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 15 °Full marks up to 15 °
69 % Sank at up to 254 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 8 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 26 ft17 ft min to max 39 ft 31 28 ft
Info Average ground speed 15 kt11 kt min to max 19 kt 15 12 kt
Info Average airspeed 9 kt2 kt min to max 14 kt 12 8 kt
Info Average VSI 2 fpm-254 fpm min to max 351 fpm -1 -60 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-8.5 ° min to max 8.4 ° -5.2 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 3.5 °0.0 ° min to max 14.9 ° 5.4 3.5 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.16 g 1.00 1.00 g
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±646 ft of 2,932 ft asl2,925 ft asl min to max 2,947 ft asl 2,928 2,932 ft asl
100 % Average speed 8 kt4 kt min to max 14 kt 8 14 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.2 °0.1 ° min to max 11.6 ° 3.5 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.86 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °-3.0 ° min to max 7.1 ° 3.4 -1.8 °
Enroute Climb 3 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States). Climbing from 2,932 ft asl to 4,403 ft asl, an increase of 1,470 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 81 kt14 kt min to max 96 kt 14 96 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.5 °0.0 ° min to max 36.5 ° 2.6 4.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.82 g min to max 1.28 g 1.02 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 495 fpm-243 fpm min to max 1,372 fpm -7 391 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,536 ft asl2,922 ft asl min to max 4,403 ft asl 2,932 4,403 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-7.3 ° min to max 3.1 ° -1.8 -0.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 4 99.21Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 19 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±720 ft of 4,723 ft asl4,346 ft asl min to max 5,052 ft asl 4,408 4,624 ft asl
100 % Average speed 102 kt75 kt min to max 118 kt 97 75 kt
98 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.0 ° min to max 41.0 ° 5.5 7.4 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.02 g0.73 g min to max 1.44 g 0.93 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-8.3 ° min to max 8.3 ° -1.4 -3.5 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Hurricane (Utah, United States). Descent from 4,611 ft asl to 3,984 ft asl, a decrease of 627 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 59 kt35 kt min to max 77 kt 75 35 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.2 ° min to max 7.0 ° 7.0 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.21 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -606 fpm-962 fpm min to max 214 fpm -946 -694 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,348 ft asl3,984 ft asl min to max 4,611 ft asl 4,611 3,984 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-3.6 ° min to max 7.6 ° -3.6 7.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Approach 48.91The approach began 499 ft above the landing spot at 23 kt and slowed to 3 kt in 50 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 5 °Full marks up to 20 °
30 % Fastest descent 1,643 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 10 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 181 ft56 ft min to max 499 ft 499 56 ft
Info Average ground speed 11 kt3 kt min to max 28 kt 23 3 kt
Info Average airspeed 16 kt8 kt min to max 33 kt 33 12 kt
Info Average VSI -531 fpm-1,643 fpm min to max -1 fpm -667 -2 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °-8.8 ° min to max 10.3 ° 8.2 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 0.6 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.16 g 1.00 1.00 g
020040060005001,000Steepest, 1,643 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 at 24 fpm with 0 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 24 fpmFull 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 3 ft0 ft min to max 6 ft 6 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 1 kt0 kt min to max 2 kt 2 0 kt
Info Average VSI -12 fpm-24 fpm min to max 0 fpm -24 0 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

4 landings

Every landing in this flight

The flight is kept as it was recorded: it ends when the engine is shut down, so a landing with the rotors turning is a stop along the way, not a new flight.

# Where Into flight Touchdown Ground speed Sideways On the ground
1 KSGU · St George Regional Airport 22:36 42 ft/min 0.0 kt 0.0 kt 0:16
2 KSGU · St George Regional Airport 29:00 37 ft/min 3.9 kt 2.8 kt 0:07
3 KSGU · St George Regional Airport 29:24 67 ft/min 0.0 kt 0.0 kt 0:52
4 1L8 · General Dick Stout Field 48:56 24 ft/min 0.0 kt 0.0 kt End of flight

Lift-off & hover

The last lift-off of 3 - each has its own stage above.

61.10Hover heightsteady within 9 ft
64.80Hover drift8.5 kt
83.30Hover bank8°
69.10Sink moving off254 fpm
100.00Nose down8°

Approach

The last approach of 4 - each has its own stage above.

29.70Steepest descent1,643 fpm
0.00Slow and sinking60 %
100.00Bank5°
100.00Nose up10°
100.00Hover before landingsteady within 2 ft

Touchdown

The last landing of 4 - each has its own stage above.

100.00Rate at contact24 fpm
100.00Sideways drift0.0 kt
100.00Forward speed0.0 kt

Landing 4 of 4

Hover, approach and touchdown

The last lift-off and the last landing. The other landings have the same drawings in their own stages above.

Hover69.06

500 ft1000 ftNLift-offClimb away
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from the lift-off point.
0102030400 s10 s20 s30 s40 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 19.6 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.

Approach48.91

020040060005001,000Steepest, 1,643 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 R66 Turbine departed KSGU St George Regional Airport on runway 19, executing a take-off roll of 932 m which represented 33 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 24 kt. Ambient conditions at departure were a temperature of 36 °C, wind from 201° at 19 kt with a head-wind component of 19 kt and no cross-wind.

Climb commenced approximately one mile south of KSGU, where the aircraft rose from 3,518 ft asl to 3,689 ft asl, a gain of 171 ft in less than one minute while covering less than one nautical mile.

The first level-cruise segment began one mile south of KSGU and continued for three minutes, during which the aircraft traversed five nautical miles.

Descent was initiated one mile north of KSGU, with the aircraft descending from 3,858 ft asl to 3,110 ft asl, a loss of 749 ft over two minutes and a distance of one nautical mile.

A subsequent level-cruise phase started directly overhead KSGU, lasting six minutes and covering two nautical miles.

Landing was made at General Dick Stout Field, with touchdown occurring before the runway threshold at a speed of 8 kt and a vertical rate of minus 42 fpm. Weather at the destination was a temperature of 37 °C, wind from 270° at 23 kt, a cross-wind component of 17 kt and a tail-wind component of 16 kt.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to parking, a taxi-in of 21 minutes that covered 25 nm.

In total, the flight covered 46 nm, required 43 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 104 kg of fuel.

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