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KSGU
St George, United States
Elevation2,831 ft asl
Weight916 kg
Fuel104 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn

Flight Score

94.38 %
KSGU
St George, United States
Elevation2,875 ft asl
Weight902 kg
Fuel104 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn
31 Aug 2026 0:06 5 nm R66 Turbine Passenger
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
99.88 %
Arrival Score
83.27 %

What went well

Touched down at 49 fpm — a soft arrival
No sink accelerating out of the hover

What held you back

Arrival Hover — Height held within 13 ft at 23 %, bank angle up to 9.7 ° at 74 %, −4.70 points
Arrival Touchdown — Sideways at touchdown 1.5 kt at 88 %, −0.48 points
Arrival Approach — 8 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 93 %, −0.40 points

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Arrival

Stop all movement over the ground in the hover before lowering the collective, and hold the spot with cyclic all the way down.

What happened: The helicopter was moving sideways at 1.5 kt when it touched down; full marks allow 1 kt.

Watch for: A fixed point on the ground beside you, not moving as you descend.

See Arrival Touchdown

A slow, steep descent with power applied can lead to vortex ring state, where the helicopter descends into its own downwash. Keep some forward speed until you're close to the ground. That condition and its recovery are worth studying on their own.

Read more in Basics of helicopter flight

Start to finish · 8 stages, 8 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.7 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Transition 100.00Accelerated away from 10 kt to 60 kt, reaching 178 ft above the spot in 40 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 7 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % Sank at up to 3 fpm while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 6 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 80 ft28 ft min to max 178 ft 28 178 ft
Info Average ground speed 40 kt10 kt min to max 60 kt 10 60 kt
Info Average airspeed 33 kt6 kt min to max 53 kt 6 53 kt
Info Average VSI 195 fpm-3 fpm min to max 638 fpm 318 315 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-5.9 ° min to max 1.9 ° -1.2 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 7.2 ° 6.3 2.1 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.03 1.04 g
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States). Climbing from 3,033 ft asl to 3,490 ft asl, an increase of 457 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 67 kt54 kt min to max 74 kt 54 70 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.5 °0.2 ° min to max 29.6 ° 3.9 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.87 g min to max 1.18 g 1.09 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 309 fpm36 fpm min to max 591 fpm 418 354 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,287 ft asl3,033 ft asl min to max 3,490 ft asl 3,033 3,490 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-3.2 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.1 -0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 99.63Enroute level cruise started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±675 ft of 3,640 ft asl3,496 ft asl min to max 3,749 ft asl 3,496 3,544 ft asl
100 % Average speed 79 kt70 kt min to max 89 kt 70 85 kt
99 % Average bank angle 10.1 °0.0 ° min to max 40.4 ° 2.8 9.7 °
99.6 % Average g force 1.05 g0.80 g min to max 1.40 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-10.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° -0.2 -6.6 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead KSGU St George Regional Airport St George (Utah, United States). Descent from 3,528 ft asl to 3,365 ft asl, a decrease of 163 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 85 kt79 kt min to max 90 kt 86 79 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.1 ° min to max 14.6 ° 12.0 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.80 g min to max 1.18 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -503 fpm-1,019 fpm min to max 104 fpm -1,003 -353 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,435 ft asl3,365 ft asl min to max 3,528 ft asl 3,528 3,365 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-6.6 ° min to max 2.6 ° -6.6 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Approach 96.41The approach began 497 ft above the landing spot at 81 kt and slowed to 5 kt in 52 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Steepest bank 21 °Full marks up to 20 °
98 % Fastest descent 824 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
93 % 8 % 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 8 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 268 ft50 ft min to max 497 ft 497 50 ft
Info Average ground speed 50 kt5 kt min to max 81 kt 81 5 kt
Info Average airspeed 50 kt9 kt min to max 78 kt 78 9 kt
Info Average VSI -489 fpm-824 fpm min to max -256 fpm -360 -256 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 8.5 ° 1.3 1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 4.5 °0.2 ° min to max 21.2 ° 2.1 2.0 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.18 g 0.99 1.05 g
020040060001,0002,0003,0004,000Steepest, 824 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 57.74Hovered before the landing for 23 seconds, on average 28 ft above the spot, moving 273 ft over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Moved over the ground at 7.1 kt on averageFull marks up to 5.0 kt
23 % Height held within 13 ftFull marks within 4 ft
74 % Steepest bank 10 °Full marks up to 6 °
Info Average height above the spot 28 ft6 ft min to max 48 ft 48 6 ft
Info Average ground speed 7 kt4 kt min to max 12 kt 6 6 kt
Info Average VSI -105 fpm-224 fpm min to max 83 fpm -163 -67 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-4.5 ° min to max 9.6 ° -1.7 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 4.5 °0.6 ° min to max 9.7 ° 3.9 0.6 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.11 g 1.07 1.05 g
100 ft200 ft300 ftNArriveSet down
Seen from above, north up. Rings are distance from where it set down.
02040600 s5 s10 s15 s20 s
Height above the ground, ft. The band is 4 ft either side of the average, 28.2 ft: a hover that stays inside it is steady.
Arrival Touchdown 95.66Touched down at 49 fpm with 3 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touched down at 49 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
88 % Sideways at touchdown 1.5 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
100 % Forward at touchdown 3.3 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 2 ft0 ft min to max 6 ft 6 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 3 kt1 kt min to max 3 kt 1 3 kt
Info Average VSI -37 fpm-73 fpm min to max 12 fpm 12 -40 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °1.1 ° min to max 7.8 ° 7.8 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 4.3 °0.4 ° min to max 6.9 ° 0.4 3.0 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
02468-15 s-10 s-5 scontact
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 49 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 3.3 kt, 1.5 kt of it to the left. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

Lift-off & hover

100.00Sink moving off3 fpm
100.00Nose down6°

Approach

98.00Steepest descent824 fpm
93.30Slow and sinking8 %
95.10Bank21°
100.00Nose up8°
22.80Hover before landingsteady within 13 ft

Touchdown

100.00Rate at contact49 fpm
87.60Sideways drift1.5 kt
100.00Forward speed3.3 kt

From the flight's own track

Hover, approach and touchdown

Approach96.41

020040060001,0002,0003,0004,000Steepest, 824 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.

Touchdown95.66

02468-15 s-10 s-5 scontact
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 49 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 3.3 kt, 1.5 kt of it to the left. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

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Flight narrative

The R66 Turbine Passenger departed KSGU St George Regional Airport on runway 01, executing a take-off roll of 37 m, which represented 1 % of the runway length. Liftoff was achieved at a speed of 0 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, providing a cross-wind component of 1 kt and no head-wind.

The aircraft entered a left-hand pattern for runway 01, covering a distance of less than 1 nm in 86 seconds.

Subsequently, the left-hand pattern cross-wind leg was flown from runway 01, again covering less than 1 nm, this time in 28 seconds.

During the downwind segment of the pattern, the aircraft traveled 2 nm in 66 seconds.

The base-leg turn was completed over a distance of 1 nm, with the aircraft aligning to the runway at an angle of 45 degrees and a heading of 180.0°.

Touchdown occurred before the runway threshold at a speed of 2 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 49 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 200.5 m from the centreline. Weather at the time remained 15 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, cross-wind 1 kt and head-wind 0 kt.

Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 4nm taking 6 and used 0 kg of fuel.

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