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NZWR
Whangarei, New Zealand
Runway 24
Elevation128 ft asl
Weight1,036 kg
Fuel169 kg
Wind301° · 14 kn · 9 kn cross

Flight Score

70.12 %
NZWR
Whangarei, New Zealand
Runway 24
Elevation128 ft asl
Weight1,034 kg
Fuel168 kg
Wind301° · 13 kn · 8 kn cross
1 Nov 2024 0:02 2 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 1 kg
Departure Score
95.08 %
Pattern Score
52.36 %
Arrival Score
62.92 %

What went well

Touchdown 254 m in — inside the full-score zone
Airborne in 289 m — 25 % of the runway
Held the centreline on the roll — 4.83 m off at liftoff

What held you back

Pattern Crosswind — Heading -59.6 ° at 0 %, speed limits at 0 %, −7.50 points
Arrival Landing — at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −5.62 points
Pattern Entry — speed limits at 0 %, −3.75 points
Arrival Touchdown — Speed at touchdown 94 kn at 0 %, bank angle up to 179.9 ° at 0 %, −3.74 points

Top opportunity

Shorten the long landing

Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 12 stages, 11 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 Roll 97.23Departure roll runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport. Takeoff distance 289 m 25 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 74 kn. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 16 kn at 300 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 12 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 289 m25 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 74 knTarget 70 kn
93 % Runway alignment max 8.63 m3.66 m left to 4.97 m right 0.42 -4.83 m
86 % Average g force 0.42 g0.02 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °0.9 ° min to max 3.9 ° 0.9 3.3 °
Info Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 6.6 ° 0.0 3.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Departure Climb 1 98.01Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 NZWR Whangarei Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn74 kn min to max 86 kn 74 86 kn
92 % Average bank angle 3.0 °0.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° 2.5 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g1.00 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 426 ft/m234 ft/m min to max 649 ft/m 234 649 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 1 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °3.3 ° min to max 7.9 ° 3.3 7.9 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 NZWR Whangarei Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 89 kn86 kn min to max 90 kn 86 88 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.1 °0.1 ° min to max 4.9 ° 0.1 4.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g1.03 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 769 ft/m659 ft/m min to max 868 ft/m 659 868 ft/m
Info Average altitude 65 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 82 ft agl 50 82 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.4 °8.0 ° min to max 8.9 ° 8.0 8.9 °
Pattern Entry 55.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 24 NZWR Whangarei Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 10 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 82 kn61 kn min to max 88 kn 88 61 kn
100 % Average bank angle 13.5 °5.0 ° min to max 36.6 ° 5.0 36.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.96 g min to max 1.16 g 1.03 1.10 g
Info Average VSI 935 ft/m873 ft/m min to max 1,053 ft/m 873 998 ft/m
Info Average altitude 124 ft agl81 ft agl min to max 251 ft agl 81 251 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °8.9 ° min to max 12.5 ° 8.9 12.5 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 219 ft agl · 74 kt
Pattern Crosswind 10.00Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 24 NZWR Whangarei Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -59.6 °-83.9 ° min to max 5.0 ° 5.0 -83.6 °
0 % Average speed 69 kn51 kn min to max 84 kn 58 82 kn
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.80 g min to max 1.09 g 1.08 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 596 ft/m178 ft/m min to max 965 ft/m 965 877 ft/m
Info Average altitude 378 ft agl267 ft agl min to max 488 ft agl 267 488 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 15.2 °0.6 ° min to max 36.8 ° 36.0 6.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °1.3 ° min to max 12.2 ° 12.2 7.6 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 387 ft agl · 67 kt
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 148.4 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 148.4 °.
100 % Average speed 83 kn83 kn min to max 83 kn 83 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.9 °8.2 ° min to max 11.4 ° 8.2 10.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.88 g min to max 0.90 g 0.90 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 780 ft/m718 ft/m min to max 836 ft/m 836 718 ft/m
Info Average altitude 514 ft agl502 ft agl min to max 526 ft agl 502 526 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °5.8 ° min to max 7.2 ° 7.2 5.8 °
Pattern Downwind 74.45Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 56 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Heading -10.1 °-179.3 ° min to max 173.2 ° -2.8 157.4 °
49 % Average altitude 720 ft agl536 ft agl min to max 821 ft agl 536 608 ft agl
100 % Average speed 84 kn79 kn min to max 89 kn 85 89 kn
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.78 g min to max 1.13 g 0.90 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 92 ft/m-1,358 ft/m min to max 938 ft/m 614 -1,112 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 13.6 °0.1 ° min to max 36.4 ° 4.7 24.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-10.6 ° min to max 8.4 ° 5.7 -6.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 876 ft agl · 88 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 875 ft agl · 88 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 912 ft agl · 86 kt
Arrival Final 2 76.46Approaching runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 589 ft agl to 327 ft agl. A decrease of 262 ft in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
51 % Approach angle 7.9 °7.8 ° min to max 8.1 °Target 3.1 ° 8.1 7.9 °
100 % Average speed 96 kn91 kn min to max 99 kn 91 95 kn
100 % Heading variation 1.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 1.8 ° -0.3 1.6 °
56 % Average bank angle 10.8 °5.1 ° min to max 19.4 ° 19.4 5.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.86 g min to max 0.96 g 0.91 0.86 g
Info Average VSI -1,297 ft/m-1,479 ft/m min to max -1,077 ft/m -1,137 -1,077 ft/m
Info Average altitude 453 ft agl327 ft agl min to max 589 ft agl 589 327 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -8.9 °-10.6 ° min to max -7.7 ° -7.7 -8.3 °
Arrival Final 1 87.49Approaching runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 309 ft agl to 132 ft agl. A decrease of 177 ft in 7 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
71 % Approach angle 7.8 °7.3 ° min to max 8.0 °Target 3.1 ° 8.0 7.3 °
100 % Average speed 94 kn91 kn min to max 95 kn 94 94 kn
92 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.4 °
75 % Average bank angle 4.6 °0.1 ° min to max 12.8 ° 3.5 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.85 g min to max 0.92 g 0.85 0.90 g
Info Average VSI -1,289 ft/m-1,429 ft/m min to max -1,078 ft/m -1,078 -1,429 ft/m
Info Average altitude 217 ft agl132 ft agl min to max 309 ft agl 309 132 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -10.3 °-10.8 ° min to max -8.8 ° -8.8 -10.6 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 32.57Landing on runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport, runway length 1,137 m. Threshold height at 108 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
31 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kn. Target 70 kn
0 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
98 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 3.3 ° 1.6 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g0.92 g min to max 1.34 g 0.92 1.34 g
Info Average speed 93 kn92 kn min to max 97 kn 97 94 kn
Info Average VSI -1,320 ft/m-1,507 ft/m min to max -897 ft/m -1,492 -897 ft/m
Info Average altitude 38 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 108 ft agl 108 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -7.8 °-10.4 ° min to max -3.0 ° -10.4 -3.0 °
075150225300021426485106Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 55.16Touchdown distance was good at 233 m. Touchdown speed at 94 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -897 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 13 kn at 300 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
73 % Touchdown VSI was -897 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 233 mTarget 457 m
0 % Speed at touchdown 94 knTarget 55 kn
73 % Runway alignment max 10.34 m7.49 m left 3.68 5.87 m
0 % Average bank angle 126.3 °1.6 ° min to max 179.9 ° 1.6 178.8 °
41 % Average g force 0.67 g-1.58 g min to max 3.49 g 1.34 -0.06 g
60 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 30 kn2 kn min to max 94 kn 94 2 kn
Info Average pitch angle -31.4 °-78.2 ° min to max -2.3 ° -3.0 -11.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 0 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn0 kn min to max 21 kn 21 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle -11.1 °-11.2 ° min to max -11.0 ° -11.2 -11.2 °
Info Average bank angle 172.2 °171.5 ° min to max 177.6 ° 177.6 171.5 °
Info Average g force -0.88 g-1.03 g min to max -0.31 g -0.31 -0.98 g

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 2 ft agl

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll289 m · 25 %
100.00Liftoff speed73 kt
92.99Runway alignment4.97 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.01Rate of climb426 ft/m

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

0.00Threshold height108 ft
30.94Threshold speed96 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.12 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on NZWR 24

Past threshold100.00
254m
Centreline73.40
5.87m L
Speed0.00
93kt
Sink rate72.50
-897ft/m
Impact40.57
3.49G
Bounces60.00
2

Side view — the last 1,137 m of the approach.

108 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 108 ft, down at 254 m

Plan view — the full 1,137 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 8 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 254 m past threshold CLEARED

The 254 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 3.49 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 254 m of 1,137 m · 22 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
95.08 %
97.23 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport. Takeoff distance 289 m 25 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 74 kn. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 16 kn at 300 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 12 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 289 m using 25.41 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 74 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
92.99 %
3.66 m left to 4.97 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
86.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
7 3.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.01 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 NZWR Whangarei Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
92.05 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 NZWR Whangarei Airport.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 8 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 700 500
025050075001632486480 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.010.030.040.050.0701632476379 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.010.030.040.050.07-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport in the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
Landing Score 58.41 %
76.46 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 589 ft agl to 327 ft agl. A decrease of 262 ft in 12 seconds.
Glideslope
51.11 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
51.11 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
99 94 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
55.65 %
20 13 5
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-1,077 -1,289 -1,500
87.49 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 309 ft agl to 132 ft agl. A decrease of 177 ft in 7 seconds.
Glideslope
71.18 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
91.6 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
71.18 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
95 92 90
Alignment
91.6 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
74.66 %
13 6.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-1,078 -1,289 -1,500
00.250.50.751050100150200250300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
32.57 %
Landing
Landing on runway 24 at NZWR Whangarei Airport, runway length 1,137 m. Threshold height at 108 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kn.
Height
0 %
Threshold height at 108 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
30.94 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
98.39 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
97 93 90
Pitch °
Info
-2 -6 -10
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-922 -1,261 -1,600
075150225300021426485106 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
55.16 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 233 m. Touchdown speed at 94 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -897 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 13 kn at 300 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
Touchdown
72.5 %
Touchdown rate was very heavy at -897 ft/m.
Speed
0 %
Touchdown speed at 94 kt was excessively fast. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 233 m.
Alignment
73.4 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 m from centreline.
Bank
0 %
Bank angle 126.3 °
G
40.57 %
G 0.67 g
Bounce
60 %
Bounce Detected
Metrics
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