EGBP to EGBP Flight Report - RANS S6S bush trike

Flight from EGBP to EGBP

Sunday, 19 April 2026 20:39

Minutes 4

4 nm

Fuel 0 kg

RANS S6S bush trike

Departure

Runway 26 at EGBP

Cotswold Airport

Kemble, Gloucestershire, England

Altitude

423 ft asl

Weight

315 kg

Fuel

23 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 26 at EGBP

Cotswold Airport

Kemble Gloucestershire, England

423 ft asl

Altitude

315 kg

Weight

23 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

1 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

1 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 91.33%

Pattern Score 77.5%

Departure Score 96.55%

Arrival Score 99.94%

Departing from Cotswold Airport (EGBP), the RANS S6S bush trike began its takeoff roll on runway 26. The aircraft accelerated smoothly, reaching liftoff speed of 44 kt in a relatively short distance of 141 m, which accounted for only 9% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15 °C and a gentle headwind of 1 kt from the west.

As the aircraft entered the left-hand traffic pattern, it demonstrated impressive agility, completing the pattern entry in less than 1 nm in just 15 seconds. The subsequent crosswind leg was also executed efficiently, with the aircraft covering the distance in 29 seconds. The downwind turn was made at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, with the aircraft maintaining a steady heading of 262.0 °. The downwind leg itself was 2 nm long and took 114 seconds to complete. With the aircraft now aligned with the runway, it began its final approach from the east, descending to an altitude of 61 ft above ground level (agl) at 0 nm from the threshold.

The landing was executed flawlessly, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 22 kt and a distance of 46 m, which was only 5% of the available runway length. The touchdown rate was an impressive -77 fpm, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from the centreline, the aircraft's rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 81 m, and the aircraft used a minimal amount of fuel, with a total flight distance of 4 nm and a fuel consumption of 0 kg.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport, Average speed was 0 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 0 kt 0 kt min to max 0 kt	0		0 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.2		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.02 g 1.00 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:39:13
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:39:13
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:39:13
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:39:13
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 20:39:13
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:39:13

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport. Takeoff distance 141 m 9 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 44 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 141 m 9 % of runway
100 %	Average speed 30 kt 0 kt min to max 44 kt	0		44 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.68 m 1.68 m left to 0.00 m left	0.61		1.68 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		1.10 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.7 ° min to max 6.0 °	0.8		6.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.0		0.9 °

Departure Climb 1

99.66 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.4		-0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 56 kt 44 kt min to max 65 kt	44		65 kt
98.66 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.1		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.99 g min to max 1.12 g	1.11		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 618 fpm 368 fpm min to max 868 fpm	368		868 fpm
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl	0		41 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.8 ° 5.3 ° min to max 8.3 °	6.0		8.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:39:07
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:39:07
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:39:07
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:39:07
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 20:39:07
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 20:39:07

Departure Climb 2

90 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 66 kt 56 kt min to max 70 kt	65		66 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.0 °	0.6		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.78 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,249 fpm 179 fpm min to max 2,136 fpm	875		179 fpm
Info	Average altitude 191 ft agl 42 ft agl min to max 696 ft agl	42		696 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.0 ° 0.5 ° min to max 18.9 °	8.1		0.5 °

Pattern Entry

100 %

Left hand pattern entry from runway 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 15 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 67 kt 64 kt min to max 69 kt	67		64 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 16.3 ° 5.6 ° min to max 20.7 °	5.6		16.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.80 g min to max 1.14 g	0.80		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -88 fpm -382 fpm min to max 23 fpm	23		-119 fpm
Info	Average altitude 676 ft agl 669 ft agl min to max 695 ft agl	695		669 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -4.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	-2.6		-0.3 °

Pattern Crosswind

100 %

Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 29 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading -3.6 ° -21.3 ° min to max 12.3 °	12.3		-21.3 °
100 %	Average speed 60 kt 57 kt min to max 64 kt	64		58 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	1.04		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -10 fpm -137 fpm min to max 109 fpm	-137		53 fpm
Info	Average altitude 661 ft agl 654 ft agl min to max 667 ft agl	667		663 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 6.1 ° 0.5 ° min to max 15.1 °	15.1		11.1 °
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 2.2 °	-0.2		2.1 °

Pattern Downwind Turn

70 %

Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 102.7 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 102.7 °.
100 %	Average speed 56 kt 54 kt min to max 58 kt	58		54 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.5 ° 5.8 ° min to max 10.4 °	10.4		5.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 133 fpm 82 fpm min to max 181 fpm	82		154 fpm
Info	Average altitude 689 ft agl 664 ft agl min to max 717 ft agl	664		717 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 2.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.0		2.5 °

Pattern Downwind

40 %

Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 114 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading -75.5 ° -171.0 ° min to max 3.1 °	1.3		-171.0 °
0 %	Average altitude 444 ft agl 62 ft agl min to max 756 ft agl	722		62 ft agl
100 %	Average speed 45 kt 38 kt min to max 59 kt	54		38 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.11 g	1.03		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -347 fpm -808 fpm min to max 292 fpm	143		-384 fpm
Info	Average bank angle 4.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 12.9 °	0.5		5.0 °
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -6.6 ° min to max 4.4 °	3.2		-0.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:42:23
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:42:24

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 61 ft agl to -1 ft agl. A decrease of 62 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.7 ° Target 3.0 °	1.7		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 34 kt 26 kt min to max 38 kt	38		26 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.7 °	1.0		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.05 g	1.02		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -201 fpm -381 fpm min to max -60 fpm	-381		-111 fpm
Info	Average altitude 24 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 61 ft agl	61		-1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° -0.6 ° min to max 7.2 °	-0.6		7.2 °

Arrival Landing

99.83 %

Landing on runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport, runway length 1,618 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was 26 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 24 kt 22 kt min to max 26 kt	26		22 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
98.31 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.7 °	1.2		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.01		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 24 kt 22 kt min to max 26 kt	26		22 kt
Info	Average VSI -89 fpm -110 fpm min to max -74 fpm	-110		-77 fpm
Info	Average altitude 3 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 4 ft agl	4		3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.1 ° 7.4 ° min to max 10.0 °	7.4		9.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

99.98 %

Touchdown distance was good at 46 m. Touchdown speed 22 kt. Touchdown rate was excellent at -77 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -77 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 46 m Target 457 m
100 %	Average speed 22 kt 22 kt min to max 22 kt	22		22 kt
99.9 %	Runway alignment max 3.08 m 3.02 m left	2.88		3.07 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 1.2 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.9		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.97 g min to max 1.17 g	0.97		1.03 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 22 kt 22 kt min to max 22 kt	22		22 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 9.7 ° 9.5 ° min to max 10.1 °	9.7		10.1 °

Arrival Rollout

99.96 %

Total landing distance 81 m, 5 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 81 m 5 % of runway.
99.91 %	Runway alignment max 3.07 m 3.07 m left to 0.00 m left	3.07		2.08 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 31 kt 30 kt min to max 32 kt	32		30 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 9.6 ° 6.3 ° min to max 11.0 °	10.2		6.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 1.2 ° min to max 3.0 °	1.2		2.7 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 14 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 24 kt 1 kt min to max 30 kt	30		26 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° -0.4 ° min to max 5.8 °	5.8		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.5		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.88 g min to max 1.03 g	0.97		0.88 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:44:34

Takeoff on runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport in the RANS S6S bush trike

96.55 %

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 141 m using 8.72 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 44 kn

Alignment

100 %

1.68 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.66 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

98.66 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

90 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 EGBP Cotswold Airport.

Heading

0 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport in the RANS S6S bush trike

Landing Score 99.94 %

Landing Summary

The final approach to runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport from the east was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 262.0° at 0 nm and 61 ft above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height allowing for a controlled descent onto the runway. The threshold speed of 26 kt was achieved, indicating a well-executed flare.

As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 46 m, and the touchdown speed of 22 kt was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -77 fpm was particularly impressive, demonstrating exceptional control and precision. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from the centreline, which may require attention in future approaches. Local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a gentle headwind of 1 kt, contributed to a smooth and stable approach.

The total landing distance of 81 m, representing just 5% of the runway length, was outstanding. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. Overall, the landing was highly successful, with a score of 99.9% reflecting the exceptional skill and control demonstrated by the pilot.

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 26 at EGBP Cotswold Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 61 ft agl to -1 ft agl. A decrease of 62 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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