VNLK to VNPL Flight Report - Cessna 208B

Flight from VNLK to VNPL

Thursday, 19 January 2023 16:01

Minutes 9

14 nm

Fuel 23 kg

Cessna 208B

Departure

Runway 24 at VNLK

Lukla

Lukla, Province 1, Nepal

Altitude

9,334 ft asl

Weight

2,991 kg

Fuel

501 kg

Temperature

4 °C

Wind Speed

8 kt

Wind Direction

282.5 °

Headwind

6 kt

Crosswind

5 kt

Arrival

Runway 20 at VNPL

Phaplu Airport

Namche Bazar Province 1, Nepal

8,094 ft asl

Altitude

2,969 kg

Weight

479 kg

Fuel

3 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

290.6 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 82.09%

Departure Score 80.03%

Enroute Score 96.62%

Arrival Score 63.59%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

47.04 %

Touchdown

95.68 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

0 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

38.61 %

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

Flare

91.41 %

Great landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

100 %

Touchdown rate was perfect at -8 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 32 m.

Centreline

74.06 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages VNLK to VNPL

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Departure Taxi

90 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 16 kn	0		12 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 3 kn max 3 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.98 g
0 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -4.2 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.2		-4.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.1		0.5 °
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 16:01:04
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 16:01:05
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:01:46
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:01:53
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:02:28
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:02:54
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:02:59
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:03:05
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:03:10
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 16:03:14
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 16:03:15
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 16:03:39

Departure Roll

89.85 %

Departure roll runway 24 at VNLK Lukla. Takeoff distance 864 m 160 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 52 kn. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 8 kn at 282 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 864 m 160 % of runway
52.7 %	Liftoff speed was 52 kn Target 83 kn
96.54 %	Runway alignment max 2.10 m 1.12 m left to 0.99 m right	0.91		-0.99 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g	0.97		1.00 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -7.9 ° -8.0 ° min to max -6.2 °	-6.2		-7.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.5		0.8 °

Departure Climb 1

83.69 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 VNLK Lukla.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		-0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 62 kn 52 kn min to max 70 kn	52		70 kn
34.78 %	Average bank angle 4.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 6.9 °	0.8		6.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.14 g 1.00 g min to max 1.25 g	1.00		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -548 ft/m -879 ft/m min to max -243 ft/m	-879		-243 ft/m
Info	Average altitude -27 ft agl -39 ft agl min to max 0 ft agl	0		-39 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.8 ° -7.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	-7.0		0.8 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:04:00

Departure Climb 2

56.56 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 VNLK Lukla.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
26.25 %	Heading variation -2.0 ° -7.9 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-7.9 °
100 %	Average speed 86 kn 71 kn min to max 142 kn	71		142 kn
0 %	Average bank angle 5.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 14.0 °	6.2		13.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.79 g min to max 1.24 g	1.06		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI -348 ft/m -1,712 ft/m min to max 228 ft/m	-231		-1,298 ft/m
Info	Average altitude -89 ft agl -363 ft agl min to max -56 ft agl	-56		-363 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -6.5 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.8		-3.7 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:04:13

Enroute Descent

98.34 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 8,957 ft asl to 7,993 ft asl, a decrease of 964 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 185 kn 168 kn min to max 198 kn	168		177 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.3 °	14.6		8.2 °
83.43 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.46 g min to max 1.50 g	1.15		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI -876 ft/m -2,978 ft/m min to max 53 ft/m	-1,109		-1,988 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,409 ft asl 7,993 ft asl min to max 8,957 ft asl	8,957		7,993 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.9 ° -12.3 ° min to max 0.4 °	-2.8		-4.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

98.86 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 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 7,922 ft asl 7,820 ft asl min to max 8,062 ft asl	7,966		8,062 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 178 kn 173 kn min to max 186 kn	176		174 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 11.5 ° 0.9 ° min to max 22.8 °	8.1		4.5 °
88.57 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.66 g min to max 1.45 g	1.23		1.09 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -8.0 ° min to max 6.0 °	-1.0		6.0 °

Enroute Climb

89.01 %

Enroute climb started 5 miles south west of VNLK Lukla Lukla (Province 1, Nepal). Climbing from 8,087 ft asl to 10,196 ft asl, an increase of 2,108 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
74.39 %	Climb speed 121 kn 106 kn min to max 152 kn Target 104 kn	152		122 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 31.1 °	1.8		1.6 °
92.57 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.62 g min to max 1.24 g	1.08		0.65 g
Info	Average VSI 1,261 ft/m -1,618 ft/m min to max 2,764 ft/m	1,496		-1,618 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,652 ft asl 8,087 ft asl min to max 10,452 ft asl	8,087		10,196 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° -8.1 ° min to max 12.9 °	6.2		-8.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Battery Master On at 16:01:01
Info	Engine 1 Started at 16:01:01
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:01:01

Enroute Descent 2

98.17 %

Enroute descent started 4 miles north of VNPL Phaplu Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 10,156 ft asl to 8,635 ft asl, a decrease of 1,522 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 156 kn 137 kn min to max 164 kn	151		137 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.7 ° 0.5 ° min to max 31.6 °	4.8		12.4 °
81.71 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.54 g min to max 1.57 g	0.67		1.13 g
Info	Average VSI -2,968 ft/m -4,770 ft/m min to max -1,009 ft/m	-2,115		-1,009 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,323 ft asl 8,635 ft asl min to max 10,156 ft asl	10,156		8,635 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -11.2 ° -20.0 ° min to max -4.5 °	-10.2		-4.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:07:44
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:08:06

Enroute Level 2

98.7 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of VNPL Phaplu Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.47 %	Average altitude 8,522 ft asl 8,497 ft asl min to max 8,623 ft asl	8,623		8,539 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 112 kn 104 kn min to max 132 kn	132		109 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 18.7 °	11.3		1.7 °
88.57 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.70 g min to max 1.45 g	0.89		0.88 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -10.5 ° min to max 2.1 °	-5.9		-0.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:08:26

Arrival

99.77 %

Arrival started 3 miles north of VNPL Phaplu Airport Namche Bazar (Province 1, Nepal).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 91 kn 83 kn min to max 98 kn	88		83 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.4 ° 0.7 ° min to max 29.7 °	1.1		11.4 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.74 g min to max 1.27 g	1.02		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI -608 ft/m -1,574 ft/m min to max 651 ft/m	228		638 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,157 ft asl 7,931 ft asl min to max 8,546 ft asl	8,542		8,030 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.9 ° -8.1 ° min to max 6.0 °	0.5		6.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:09:29

Arrival Final 1

43.8 %

Approaching runway 20 at VNPL Phaplu Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 9 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 38 ft in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
18.98 %	Approach angle 0.5 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° Target 3.0 °	-0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 62 kn 54 kn min to max 78 kn	78		54 kn
0 %	Heading variation -1.4 ° -6.4 ° min to max -0.3 °	-6.4		-0.3 °
0 %	Average bank angle 6.7 ° 0.4 ° min to max 27.5 °	8.0		3.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.81 g min to max 1.13 g	1.08		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI -67 ft/m -235 ft/m min to max 868 ft/m	771		-32 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 53 ft agl 9 ft agl min to max 62 ft agl	9		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° -1.0 ° min to max 6.1 °	4.5		5.2 °

Arrival Landing

47.04 %

Landing on runway 20 at VNPL Phaplu Airport, runway length 680 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
38.61 %	Threshold speed at 54 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 75 kn
0 %	Target 37 ft agl
91.41 %	Landing and flare profile
95.36 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-0.3 °
0 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 1.0 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.9		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.05 g	1.05		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 53 kn 52 kn min to max 54 kn	54		52 kn
Info	Average VSI -16 ft/m -27 ft/m min to max -11 ft/m	-27		-11 ft/m
Info	Average altitude -2 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max -2 ft agl	-2		-2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.4 ° 4.6 ° min to max 6.6 °	4.9		6.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

95.68 %

Touchdown distance was good at 32 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -8 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 6 kn at 290 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -8 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 32 m Target 379 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 52 kn Target 64 kn
74.06 %	Runway alignment max 4.40 m 3.46 m right	-3.17		-4.40 m
91.44 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.6		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.91 g min to max 1.24 g	1.08		1.01 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 51 kn 49 kn min to max 52 kn	52		49 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.7 ° min to max 6.9 °	6.8		1.7 °

Arrival Rollout

81.44 %

Total landing distance 395 m, 58 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 395 m 58 % of runway.
58.75 %	Runway alignment max 6.64 m 0.00 m left to 6.64 m right	-4.53		-2.24 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 62 kn 35 kn min to max 67 kn	67		35 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.8		0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 13 kn 6 kn min to max 29 kn	29		10 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.5		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.1		0.9 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:10:11
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:10:12

Arrival Taxi

50 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 15 kn 0 kn min to max 62 kn	10		62 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 11 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -1.4 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.0		-1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.0		0.2 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:10:36
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:10:53
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:11:28
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 16:10:26
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 16:10:34

Takeoff on runway 24 at VNLK Lukla in the Cessna 208B

80.03 %

90 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

89.85 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 24 at VNLK Lukla. Takeoff distance 864 m 160 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 52 kn. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 8 kn at 282 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 6 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 864 m using 159.63 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

52.7 %

Liftoff speed was 52 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

96.54 %

1.12 m left to 0.99 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

83.69 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 VNLK Lukla.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

34.78 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

56.56 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 VNLK Lukla.

Alignment

26.25 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

0 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 20 at VNPL Phaplu Airport in the Cessna 208B

Landing Score 66.99 %

43.8 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 20 at VNPL Phaplu Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 9 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 38 ft in 20 seconds.

Glideslope

18.98 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

0 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope °

18.98 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

0 %

Bank °

0 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

47.04 %

Landing

Landing on runway 20 at VNPL Phaplu Airport, runway length 680 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

38.61 %

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

Flare

91.41 %

Great landing flare

Centreline ft

95.36 %

Bank °