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NZAA
Auckland, New Zealand
Runway 23L
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight166,849 kg
Fuel11,992 kg
Wind220° · 17 kn · 9 kn cross

Flight Score

95.31 %
NZAA
Auckland, New Zealand
Runway 23L
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight165,318 kg
Fuel10,319 kg
Wind220° · 16 kn · 8 kn cross
31 Oct 2026 0:15 25 nm Airbus A350-1000 1,673 kg
Departure Score
99.42 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
86.52 %

What went well

Threshold crossed at 39 ft and 131 kt — both inside band
Flare on profile — 100 %
1.15 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Taxi — peak taxi speed 102 kt at 0 %, Landing Lights at 1 %, −3.00 points
Arrival Touchdown — Runway alignment max 17.32 m right at 55 %, Touchdown distance was 728 m at 70 %, −0.96 points
Arrival Approach — 1,000 ft gate 86 %, 500 ft gate 100 %, −0.48 points

Next time

Departure

Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.

What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 11 m off the runway centreline.

Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Apply small, early rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline from touchdown onward.

What happened: The aircraft drifted 17 m off the centreline during the landing roll, and by touchdown the offset had grown to 17 m. A centreline deviation that appears on landing usually carries through to a larger offset at touchdown.

Watch for: Centreline marker: aircraft tracking straight over the runway centreline, not drifting to either side.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.

Read more in How to Taxi Anywhere

Start to finish · 13 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport, Average speed was 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.67 g0.00 g min to max 1.01 g 0.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 15 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 11 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 11 ft agl
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 15 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 15 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 15 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Parking Brake On 15 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 15 ft agl · 15 kt
Departure Roll 98.37Departure roll runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport. Takeoff distance 887 m 24 % of runway. Rotation speed was 158 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 19 kt at 220 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Headwind: 17 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 887 m24 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 158 ktTarget 150 kt
92 % Runway alignment max 10.52 m left10.52 m left to 1.05 m right 1.63 8.78 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 1.14 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.8 ° -0.1 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.0 1.2 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 15 ft agl · 14 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.95Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23L NZAA Auckland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.5 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 171 kt165 kt min to max 176 kt 165 176 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.3 1.3 °
99 % Average g force 1.32 g1.16 g min to max 1.43 g 1.16 1.43 g
Info Average VSI 596 fpm103 fpm min to max 1,345 fpm 103 1,345 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 20 ft agl 0 20 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °4.0 ° min to max 10.6 ° 4.0 10.6 °
Departure Climb 2 99.46Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23L NZAA Auckland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 179 kt176 kt min to max 186 kt 176 186 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.9 1.2 °
95 % Average g force 1.36 g1.05 g min to max 1.45 g 1.43 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 2,160 fpm1,434 fpm min to max 3,944 fpm 1,434 3,944 fpm
Info Average altitude 70 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 282 ft agl 24 282 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.5 °10.9 ° min to max 15.3 ° 10.9 15.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 69 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 69 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 234 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 234 ft agl · 184 kt
Departure Climb 3 99.90Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23L NZAA Auckland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 188 kt185 kt min to max 190 ktTarget 202 kt, 14 kt slow 190 190 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.4 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.9 0.8 °
99 % Average g force 0.87 g0.70 g min to max 1.17 g 1.17 0.79 g
100 % Landing gear up at 105 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.9 °0.7 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.7 1.0 °
Info Average VSI 4,574 fpm3,865 fpm min to max 5,049 fpm 4,601 3,865 fpm
Info Average altitude 653 ft agl414 ft agl min to max 877 ft agl 414 877 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.4 °11.0 ° min to max 17.0 ° 17.0 11.0 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead NZAA Auckland International Airport Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand). Climbing from 971 ft asl to 1,857 ft asl, an increase of 886 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 183 kt179 kt min to max 192 kt 192 188 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.2 °0.0 ° min to max 25.5 ° 0.8 23.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.79 g min to max 1.17 g 0.79 1.17 g
Info Average VSI 947 fpm-1,896 fpm min to max 3,547 fpm 3,547 -1,896 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,688 ft asl971 ft asl min to max 2,065 ft asl 971 1,857 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °-3.5 ° min to max 9.9 ° 9.9 -2.8 °
Info Turn coordination -6-22 min to max 8 -7 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,352 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 1,352 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 1,375 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 1,950 ft agl · 185 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,848 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 1,848 ft agl · 191 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south west of NZAA Auckland International Airport Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 15 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±591 ft of 1,507 ft asl1,473 ft asl min to max 1,825 ft asl 1,825 1,482 ft asl
100 % Average speed 176 kt152 kt min to max 193 kt 189 152 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.7 °0.0 ° min to max 30.8 ° 22.0 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.81 g min to max 1.25 g 1.25 0.81 g
Info Turn coordination -2-28 min to max 18 7 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °-2.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° -2.0 1.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,395 ft agl · 182 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 1,317 ft agl · 182 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,329 ft agl · 182 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,398 ft agl · 159 kt
Arrival Approach 92.86Final approach to runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport. Descent from 1,461 ft agl to 66 ft agl in 110 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed at both gates
100 % Landing flappassed at both gates
50 % Sink ratefailed at one of the two gates
100 % On glideslopepassed at both gates
100 % On centrelinepassed at both gates
100 % On speedpassed at both gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 581 ft agl · 145 kt
Arrival Landing 99.09Landing on runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport, runway length 3,671 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 132 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 132 kt. Target 130 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
99.7 % The flare tracked the target profile closely. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 728 m past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.
92 % Runway alignment max 17.18 m right4.18 m left to 17.18 m right 4.18 -17.18 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 0.93 g
Info Average speed 130 kt123 kt min to max 133 kt 132 123 kt
Info Average VSI -221 fpm-561 fpm min to max 30 fpm -561 -165 fpm
Info Average altitude 6 ft agl-5 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl 40 -5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °1.8 ° min to max 4.8 ° 1.8 3.5 °
07515022530037545052560067575082501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750825-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 85.58Touchdown point was 302 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 123 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -240 fpm. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 17.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 18 kt at 220 °. Crosswind: 9 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Touchdown rate was -240 fpm.
70 % Touchdown distance was 728 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 123 ktTarget below 127 kt
55 % Runway alignment max 17.32 m right17.27 m right -17.18 -17.22 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.93 g min to max 1.15 g 0.93 1.11 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 123 kt123 kt min to max 123 kt 123 123 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.8 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 2.8 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,042 m, 28 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.1 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,042 m28 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 8.11 m left8.11 m left to 0.00 m left 6.25 8.11 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 1.00 g
Info Average speed 83 kt55 kt min to max 107 kt 107 55 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.3 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.7 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 51 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 38 kt21 kt min to max 54 kt 54 21 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 55.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 19 kt0 kt min to max 102 kt 22 102 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 15 ktmax 25 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Flaps Position 2 15 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 15 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 15 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 15 ft agl

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Rotated at 158 kt, 8 kt above the 150 kt target, and lifted off at 165 kt 1.3 s later, the nose coming up at 3.0° a second. Climb 3 averaged 188 kt, 14 kt under its 202 kt target.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 202210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1504.0° off · 3.0°/s12° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0102030 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 23 kt 0.0° 0 s
80 kt138 m 80 kt 0.0° 7.0 s
Rotate754 m · target 150 158 kt 0.2° 18.4 s
Liftoff850 m · +7 kt from rotation 165 kt 4.0° 19.6 s
35 ft1,083 m · 2.9 s after liftoff 177 kt 12.1° 22.5 s
Gear up1,223 m · 105 ft · full marks to 400 ft 181 kt 13.4° 25.0 s
Climb 31,644 m · 415 ft to 877 ft · target 202 188 kt avg 17.0° 29.3 s
End of Climb 32,164 m · 877 ft 190 kt 11.0° 35.7 s

Takeoff from NZAA 23L

Takeoff roll100.00
887m24 %
Rotation speed100.00
158kttarget 150, 8 fast
Liftoff speed
165kt
Runway alignment91.84
10.52m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
105ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
188kttarget 202
Rate of climb99.95
596fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 877 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,547 m of runway left; gear up at 105 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 3,270 fpm on average to 877 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3188 kt avgtarget 202THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 158 kttarget 150Liftoff 165 ktGear up 105 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,671 m runway.

Rolled from 41 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 10 m at the widest, and lifted off 8.4 m left, in 8 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 24 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS8 kn75 %widest 10.28 m LROLL 41 M INAirborne 892 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 892 m of 3,671 m · 24 %
Behind the start of the roll, 41 mTakeoff roll, 850 m Left ahead, 2,780 m

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.

Seven checks, two gates1,000 ft 85.716 of 7500 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate1,560 fpm500 fpm
On glideslope3.2°3.3°
On centreline0.4° off0.5° off
On speed+20 kt+13 kt
Wings level2° bank1° bank

At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate more than 600 fpm beyond what the glideslope needed.

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to 1.0 nm, then not again: left of the centreline from 1.0 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to NZAA 23L

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 170 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,4367243752091,000 ft gate6 of 7sink rate1,079 ft · 150 kt500 ft gate7 of 7587 ft · 143 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 5× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band from 4 nm to 1.0 nm, then 35 m left of it from 1.0 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR198 m L0198 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND78 m R44 m R33 m L23 m L44 m L25 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 33 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 20 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +2 kt and +26 kt on the approach speed of 130 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 130+23 kt+16 kt+6 kt+10 kt+2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on NZAA 23L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
39ft
Threshold speed100.00
131kttarget 130, 1 fast
Centreline offset91.63
17.18m R

Touchdown

Past threshold70.36
728m
Centreline55.37
17.32m R
Speed100.00
123kttarget 127 or less
Touchdown rate83.62
-240fpm
Impact100.00
1.15G
BouncesOk
None
The flare99.71

The flare tracked the target profile closely. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 728 m past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.

The crosswind

8 kt across from the left, which takes about 4° of crab to hold the centreline at 123 kt. Touched down with the nose 13° into wind, wings level.

Wind 220° at 16 kt · 13 kt head · 8 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 109 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 33 s, an average deceleration of 0.12 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

0408012060 kt · 296 m30 kt · 820 mtouchdown853 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 39 ft, 11 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 21 ft; ballooned 2 ft from 4 ft. Touched down 728 m in, 423 m past the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

39 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT held off 283 m from the lowest point 80 ft400 Flare 21 ft · −364 fpm · 2.2° · 131 ktballooned +2 ft · from 4 ft to 5 ft−240 fpm · 3.5° nose up · 123 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 39 ft, down at 728 m

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 360 fpm at the flare to 60 fpm at 5 ft, then back up to 240 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.3° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−240 fpm at touchdown3.5° at touchdown, +1.2° from the flareclimbing 60 fpm
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,671 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 17 m right of the centreline, and steered back to 7.9 m left by the end of the rollout.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 8 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 728 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 728 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,011 m of 3,671 m · 28 %
In the air over the runway, 728 mRollout, 283 m Left over, 2,660 m
Rollout distance100.00
283m28 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
8.11m L

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The Airbus A350-1000 departed from runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport. Takeoff was performed with a distance of 887 m (24 % of the runway) and rotation at 158 kt. Local weather at departure was 20 °C, wind 19 kt from 220° (crosswind 10 kt, headwind 17 kt).

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 13 seconds, averaging 3,033 fpm and reaching 190 kt at the top. The aircraft then climbed from 971 ft asl to 1,857 ft asl in 1 minute while covering 3 nm, remaining overhead Auckland. Level flight was maintained at 1,500 ft asl for 5 minutes, covering 15 nm, beginning 2 nm south-west of the airport.

During final approach to runway 23L, descent from 1,461 ft agl to 66 ft agl occurred in 110 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, glideslope, centreline, speed and wings level; the sink-rate check was not met at one gate. Configuration on final was flap position 4 at 581 ft agl with a speed of 145 kt.

Landing was on runway 23L (runway length 3,671 m) with a good threshold height. Threshold speed was 132 kt. The flare was described as excellent; the aircraft floated before touchdown. Touchdown occurred 302 m beyond the touchdown zone at 123 kt, with a fair rate of -240 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 17.3 m from the centreline. No bounce was observed. Total landing distance was 1,042 m (28 % of the runway) and rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.1 m from the centreline.

Taxi from the runway to parking took 7 minutes and covered 1 nm. The total flight covered 25 nm in 15 minutes and used 1,673 kg of fuel. Local weather at landing was 19 °C, wind 18 kt from 220° (crosswind 9 kt, headwind 16 kt).

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