My FS Flights logo MY FS FLIGHTS
LXGB
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Elevation6 ft asl
Weight2,464 kg
Fuel364 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn

Flight Score

79.44 %
LXGB
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Elevation6 ft asl
Weight2,464 kg
Fuel342 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
14 Oct 2026 0:13 13 nm Airbus H145 22 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
95.34 %
Arrival Score
42.98 %

What went well

No sink accelerating out of the hover

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touched down at 1,973 fpm at 0 %, Sideways at touchdown 4.6 kt at 9 %, −6.00 points
Arrival Approach — Fastest descent 2,785 fpm at 0 %, 51 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 0 %, −5.00 points
Arrival Approach — Fastest descent 2,238 fpm at 0 %, 63 % of the approach descending fast with little airspeed at 0 %, −5.00 points

Next time

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 63% of the approach the helicopter was slow and descending fast together, and it met the ground at 1,973 fpm. A slow, fast descent is hard to stop with collective, and a firm touchdown usually follows.

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

See Arrival ApproachArrival Touchdown

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.

Read more in Basics of helicopter flight

Start to finish · 11 stages, 11 in the score

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 100.00Accelerated away from 4 kt to 11 kt, reaching 308 ft above the spot in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 1 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink while accelerating awayFull marks up to 100 fpm
100 % Nose down by up to 0 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 194 ft52 ft min to max 308 ft 52 308 ft
Info Average ground speed 8 kt4 kt min to max 11 kt 4 11 kt
Info Average airspeed 3 kt2 kt min to max 4 kt 2 4 kt
Info Average VSI 1,489 fpm879 fpm min to max 1,700 fpm 879 1,700 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.5 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.5 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.5 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.5 °
Info Average g force 1.03 g1.01 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 1.01 g
Enroute Climb 99.78Enroute climb started overhead Gibraltar (, Gibraltar). Climbing from 349 ft asl to 1,561 ft asl, an increase of 1,212 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 75 kt4 kt min to max 119 kt 4 119 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.4 ° min to max 19.5 ° 0.4 1.8 °
98 % Average g force 1.00 g0.50 g min to max 1.65 g 1.01 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 799 fpm-1,328 fpm min to max 3,122 fpm 1,724 -1 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,281 ft asl349 ft asl min to max 1,641 ft asl 349 1,561 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -7.0 °-26.2 ° min to max 9.3 ° 0.6 -8.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of La Linea de la Concepcion (Andalusia, Spain) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±578 ft of 1,768 ft asl1,504 ft asl min to max 1,992 ft asl 1,560 1,992 ft asl
100 % Average speed 101 kt87 kt min to max 123 kt 119 107 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.75 g min to max 1.15 g 0.95 0.94 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -5.0 °-8.8 ° min to max -0.5 ° -8.8 -7.6 °
Enroute Descent 76.94Enroute descent started 2 miles east of Los Barrios (Andalusia, Spain). Descent from 1,910 ft asl to 638 ft asl, a decrease of 1,272 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 50 kt2 kt min to max 110 kt 110 12 kt
43 % Average bank angle 5.6 °0.4 ° min to max 68.7 ° 0.6 2.2 °
99 % Average g force 1.02 g0.70 g min to max 1.67 g 1.33 0.80 g
Info Average VSI -549 fpm-2,048 fpm min to max 997 fpm -714 -1,605 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,334 ft asl638 ft asl min to max 1,982 ft asl 1,910 638 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -6.1 °-25.0 ° min to max 12.2 ° 0.3 7.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Approach 40.00The approach began 490 ft above the landing spot at 8 kt and slowed to 4 kt in 54 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 8 °Full marks up to 20 °
0 % Fastest descent 2,785 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
0 % 51 % 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 7 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 171 ft13 ft min to max 490 ft 490 24 ft
Info Average ground speed 8 kt3 kt min to max 14 kt 8 4 kt
Info Average airspeed 8 kt0 kt min to max 13 kt 9 0 kt
Info Average VSI -791 fpm-2,785 fpm min to max 434 fpm -1,963 -704 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-9.0 ° min to max 7.3 ° 7.3 -9.0 °
Info Average bank angle 2.2 °0.9 ° min to max 7.9 ° 2.6 2.6 °
Info Average g force 0.94 g0.63 g min to max 1.25 g 0.85 0.86 g
02004006000200400Steepest, 2,785 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 63.96Touched down at 348 fpm with 7 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Touched down at 348 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
49 % Sideways at touchdown 3.1 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
87 % Forward at touchdown 7.0 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 4 ft0 ft min to max 8 ft 8 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 8 kt5 kt min to max 10 kt 5 7 kt
Info Average VSI -511 fpm-846 fpm min to max -317 fpm -846 -317 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -6.9 °-10.0 ° min to max -3.1 ° -10.0 -3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 4.3 °1.8 ° min to max 10.7 ° 1.9 10.7 °
Info Average g force 1.08 g0.71 g min to max 1.29 g 1.24 1.08 g
020406080-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 700 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 348 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 7.0 kt, 3.1 kt of it to the left. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.
Departure Transition 100.00Accelerated away from 2 kt to 7 kt, reaching 320 ft above the spot in 11 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 4 °Full marks up to 15 °
100 % No sink 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 207 ft99 ft min to max 320 ft 99 320 ft
Info Average ground speed 6 kt2 kt min to max 9 kt 2 7 kt
Info Average airspeed 2 kt1 kt min to max 4 kt 2 1 kt
Info Average VSI 1,012 fpm842 fpm min to max 1,114 fpm 842 1,114 fpm
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-6.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 2.5 °0.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.5 0.7 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 1.02 g
Enroute Climb 2 99.98Enroute climb started 1 mile east of Los Barrios (Andalusia, Spain). Climbing from 409 ft asl to 1,205 ft asl, an increase of 796 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 71 kt1 kt min to max 101 kt 1 101 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 18.4 ° 8.5 0.4 °
99.8 % Average g force 0.99 g0.67 g min to max 1.40 g 1.03 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 541 fpm-69 fpm min to max 1,232 fpm 1,154 -65 fpm
Info Average altitude 961 ft asl409 ft asl min to max 1,206 ft asl 409 1,205 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -6.3 °-13.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° -8.2 -5.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north east of Algeciras (Andalusia, Spain) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±560 ft of 980 ft asl545 ft asl min to max 1,269 ft asl 1,202 545 ft asl
100 % Average speed 70 kt29 kt min to max 101 kt 101 29 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 12.5 ° 0.3 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.72 g min to max 1.12 g 0.97 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-6.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° -6.0 0.9 °
Arrival Approach 40.00The approach began 474 ft above the landing spot at 30 kt and slowed to 10 kt in 81 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Steepest bank 17 °Full marks up to 20 °
0 % Fastest descent 2,238 fpmFull marks up to 800 fpm
0 % 63 % 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 14 °Full marks up to 15 °
Info Average height above the spot 303 ft2 ft min to max 485 ft 474 59 ft
Info Average ground speed 22 kt3 kt min to max 30 kt 30 10 kt
Info Average airspeed 18 kt1 kt min to max 29 kt 29 10 kt
Info Average VSI -317 fpm-2,238 fpm min to max 2,113 fpm -571 -1,704 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-20.1 ° min to max 13.5 ° 0.9 4.1 °
Info Average bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 16.8 ° 1.8 3.2 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.64 g min to max 1.73 g 1.00 0.85 g
020040060001,0002,0003,000Steepest, 2,238 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 27.96Touched down at 1,973 fpm with 5 kt over the ground.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touched down at 1,973 fpmFull marks up to 200 fpm
9 % Sideways at touchdown 4.6 ktFull marks up to 1.0 kt
99 % Forward at touchdown 5.2 ktFull marks up to 5.0 kt
Info Average height above the spot 12 ft0 ft min to max 24 ft 24 0 ft
Info Average ground speed 7 kt5 kt min to max 9 kt 9 5 kt
Info Average VSI -1,726 fpm-1,973 fpm min to max -1,478 fpm -1,973 -1,478 fpm
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.6 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 10.4 °3.4 ° min to max 17.4 ° 3.4 17.4 °
Info Average g force 1.51 g0.90 g min to max 2.12 g 0.90 2.12 g
0100200300400-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 960 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 1,973 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 5.2 kt, 4.6 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

2 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 1 mile east of Los Barrios (Andalusia, Spain) 14:26 348 ft/min 7.0 kt 3.1 kt 0:50
2 LXGB · Gibraltar Airport 21:30 1973 ft/min 5.2 kt 4.6 kt End of flight

Lift-off & hover

The last lift-off of 2 - each has its own stage above.

100.00Sink moving off0 fpm
100.00Nose down6°

Approach

The last approach of 2 - each has its own stage above.

0.00Steepest descent2,238 fpm
0.00Slow and sinking63 %
100.00Bank17°
100.00Nose up14°

Touchdown

The last landing of 2 - each has its own stage above.

0.00Rate at contact1,973 fpm
9.40Sideways drift4.6 kt
98.70Forward speed5.2 kt

Landing 2 of 2

Hover, approach and touchdown

The last lift-off and the last landing. The other landing has the same drawings in its own stages above.

Approach40.00

020040060001,0002,0003,000Steepest, 2,238 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.

Touchdown27.96

0100200300400-15 s-10 s-5 scontactAbout 960 fpm down
Height above the ground, ft, against time to contact. It met the ground at 1,973 fpm.
5 kt1 ktNose
Movement over the ground at contact, nose up. 5.2 kt, 4.6 kt of it to the right. Inside the 1 kt ring sideways is full marks.

The rest of the report

Explore in detail

Flight narrative

The Airbus H145 accelerated from 4 kt to 11 kt, reaching 308 ft above the spot in 10 seconds.

Climb commenced overhead Gibraltar, climbing from 349 ft asl to 1,561 ft asl, an increase of 1,212 ft in 1 minutes while covering 2 nm.

Level cruise began 1 mile west of La Linea de la Concepcion (Andalusia, Spain) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Descent started 2 miles east of Los Barrios (Andalusia, Spain), descending from 1,910 ft asl to 638 ft asl, a decrease of 1,272 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

The approach initiated 490 ft above the landing spot at 8 kt and slowed to 4 kt in 54 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.

Touchdown occurred with a vertical speed of 348 fpm and a ground speed of 7 kt.

After landing, the aircraft accelerated from 2 kt to 7 kt, reaching 320 ft above the spot in 11 seconds.

A second climb began 1 mile east of Los Barrios, rising from 409 ft asl to 1,205 ft asl, an increase of 796 ft in 1 minutes while covering 2 nm.

Level cruise then started 2 miles north-east of Algeciras (Andalusia, Spain) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 4 nm.

The next approach began 474 ft above the landing spot at 30 kt and decelerated to 10 kt in 81 seconds, covering less than 1 nm.

Final touchdown was recorded at 1,973 fpm with a ground speed of 5 kt.

Overall the flight covered a total distance of 13 nm, required 13 minutes, and used 22 kg of fuel.

Flight map
Replay this flight in 3D The full flight path over the terrain with every stage, event and score along the route.
Metrics
Metrics

Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values

More Flights Like This
LXGB → LXGB
Gibraltar Airport to Gibraltar Airport
Cessna 172
28 Aug 2026 · 5 nm 80.96%
LXGB → LXGB
Gibraltar Airport to Gibraltar Airport
Beechcraft Bonanza
21 Aug 2026 · 37 nm 92.67%
LXGB → EGCC
Gibraltar Airport to Manchester Airport
Airbus A319
10 Oct 2026 · 1,126 nm 99.06%
LIRF → LXGB
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport to Gibraltar Airport
Boeing 737 MAX 8
03 Oct 2026 · 932 nm 99.05%
EGFL → BUSH
Eshott Airfield to 1 mile west of Hadston (Northumberland, England)
Airbus H145
11 Oct 2026 · 5 nm 81.36%
LEPP → BUSH
Pamplona Airport to overhead Pamplona (Navarra, Spain)
Airbus H145
03 Oct 2026 · 3 nm 95.19%
More flights at LXGB · More flights at LXGB · More Airbus H145 flights · Browse all flights