Pilot : Sir HabakukVind  : 111 knotsVtru  : 110 knotsAGL   : 32 ftPos   : Latitude 58.84   Longitude 6.31

Maximum Altitude : 1,800ft AGLDrop Altitude    :     32ft AGL

Comments:
Excellent descend profile by Sir Hak. A very steep descend from well over 1,000ft to 200ft that looks like the profile of an assault landing. A profile sometimes used for LAPES approaches into a hot LZ (a landing zone under enemy fire or within the range of enemy fire).

The final LAPES approach started at 12.8nm at 200ft AGL. He descended to just under a 100ft AGL, keeping a consistent and small descend rate to drop the cargo under 32ft AGL.

This was then followed by a steep climb to clear the hills at the back of the SOAS base.

Maximum Speed : 200 knots (indicated)Drop Speed    : 111 knots (indicated)

Comments:
The approach was flown at 140 knots. This was reduced to just under 120 knots on finals for the LAPES drop..

The unusual/unexpected occurance is the small drop in indicated speed after the load was dropped (look at the drop just after 16nm). Sir Vilk's data set and graph show then same drop in airspeed. Interesting...

Maximum Climb Rate  :   2,000 ft/minMaximum Descend Rate:  -4,300 ft/min

Comments:
This profile will make an interesting ink blot for one of those psychological tests according to Sir Vilk who is adament that he can see a women face and some more.. er.. personal parts of the body in this graph. Sir Mike and Sir Troll were also noticed to have lewd looking expressions on their faces when caught staring very intently at this graph.

Sir Hak is rumoured to be adding a qualified psychologist post to the dESPair HQ later this year for treating the numerous and varied "problems" many of dESPair's pilots seem to share.