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YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight2,822 kg
Fuel586 kg
Wind190° · 4 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

93.22 %
YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight2,809 kg
Fuel572 kg
Wind190° · 4 kn · 2 kn cross
10 Jul 2026 0:03 10 nm PC-21 14 kg
Departure Score
96.33 %
Pattern Score
89.09 %
Arrival Score
94.24 %

What went well

Touchdown 496 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 1.14 m off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 91 %

What held you back

Pattern Entry — bank angle up to 55.4 ° at 18 %, g force 0.97 to 1.59 g at 76 %, −1.88 points
Firm touchdown — 242 fpm, −1.57 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 242 fpm−1.18
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.37
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.28 G at contact−0.01
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, Rotation speed was 100 kt at 70 %, −1.22 points

Next time

Departure

Start bringing the nose up as the speed reaches 80 kt, not after it.

What happened: You started the rotation at 100 kt, 20 kt past the 80 kt rotation speed.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 80 kt at rotation

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Add power on final to cross the threshold at 116 kt, correcting the speed before the flare begins.

What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 8 kt below the 116 kt target, and the flare that followed raised the nose only 2.1° with little of the sink taken out. Shallow, underpowered approaches like this usually carry through into a firm touchdown.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 116 kt at the threshold

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 14 stages, 12 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 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley, Average speed was 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 3 kt0 kt min to max 20 kt 0 20 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 4 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 4 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 4 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake On 4 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Roll 88.99Departure roll runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. Takeoff distance 732 m 24 % of runway. Rotation speed was 100 kt. Local weather - Temperature 13 °C. Wind 4 kt at 190 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 732 m24 % of runway
70 % Rotation speed was 100 ktTarget 80 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.58 m right0.64 m left to 1.58 m right -1.35 0.64 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °1.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 1.0 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.8 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 122 kt116 kt min to max 128 kt 116 128 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g1.05 g min to max 1.24 g 1.05 1.23 g
Info Average VSI 755 fpm378 fpm min to max 1,176 fpm 378 1,176 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl 0 28 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °5.1 ° min to max 11.2 ° 5.1 11.2 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 20 ft agl · 125 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 20 ft agl · 125 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 150 kt128 kt min to max 205 kt 128 205 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.6 0.2 °
99.96 % Average g force 1.04 g0.74 g min to max 1.23 g 1.23 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 2,007 fpm469 fpm min to max 3,516 fpm 1,205 469 fpm
Info Average altitude 415 ft agl29 ft agl min to max 1,224 ft agl 29 1,224 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °2.2 ° min to max 15.2 ° 11.3 2.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 67 ft agl · 130 kt
Pattern Entry 60.46Right hand pattern entry from runway 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. Distance was 1 nm in 11 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 219 kt207 kt min to max 229 kt 207 229 kt
18 % Average bank angle 46.8 °20.5 ° min to max 55.4 ° 20.5 52.2 °
76 % Average g force 1.42 g0.97 g min to max 1.59 g 0.97 1.59 g
Info Average VSI -32 fpm-341 fpm min to max 457 fpm 394 -341 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,241 ft agl1,225 ft agl min to max 1,255 ft agl 1,230 1,225 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °0.4 ° min to max 3.0 ° 1.8 0.4 °
Pattern Crosswind 97.27Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. Distance was less than 1 nm in 7 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -0.9 °-14.6 ° min to max 15.8 ° -14.6 15.8 °
100 % Average speed 228 kt226 kt min to max 229 kt 229 226 kt
73 % Average g force 1.50 g1.41 g min to max 1.58 g 1.58 1.41 g
Info Average VSI -404 fpm-488 fpm min to max -242 fpm -392 -242 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,188 ft agl1,166 ft agl min to max 1,213 ft agl 1,213 1,166 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 47.5 °45.3 ° min to max 52.7 ° 52.7 45.4 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.7 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 75.72Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to the runway's far end 59.9 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 221 kt216 kt min to max 226 kt 226 216 kt
24 % Average bank angle 43.1 °38.0 ° min to max 45.8 ° 45.6 38.0 °
87 % Average g force 1.40 g1.36 g min to max 1.44 g 1.44 1.36 g
Info Average VSI -84 fpm-206 fpm min to max 76 fpm -206 76 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,153 ft agl1,147 ft agl min to max 1,162 ft agl 1,162 1,149 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °0.9 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.9 1.7 °
Pattern Downwind 90.16Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 3 nm in 53 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 1.0 °-13.3 ° min to max 16.1 ° -13.3 16.1 °
67 % Average altitude 1,196 ft agl1,156 ft agl min to max 1,215 ft agl 1,156 1,215 ft agl
100 % Average speed 185 kt159 kt min to max 214 kt 214 159 kt
99.9 % Average g force 1.04 g0.92 g min to max 1.35 g 1.32 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 81 fpm-70 fpm min to max 423 fpm 290 317 fpm
Info Average bank angle 7.2 °0.0 ° min to max 37.1 ° 37.1 30.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °0.8 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.4 2.0 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,241 ft agl · 173 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,243 ft agl · 172 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 100.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 46.0 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 46.0 °.
100 % Average speed 134 kt119 kt min to max 155 kt 155 119 kt
100 % Average bank angle 26.4 °23.0 ° min to max 29.6 ° 29.6 23.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.96 g min to max 1.14 g 1.11 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -445 fpm-827 fpm min to max 294 fpm 294 -827 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,189 ft agl1,122 ft agl min to max 1,228 ft agl 1,220 1,122 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.9 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 -1.9 °
Pattern Base Leg 100.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -4.6 °-19.2 ° min to max 10.7 ° -19.2 10.7 °
100 % Average speed 115 kt113 kt min to max 118 kt 118 113 kt
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 1.04 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -838 fpm-960 fpm min to max -757 fpm -938 -781 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,015 ft agl937 ft agl min to max 1,098 ft agl 1,098 937 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 16.7 °14.3 ° min to max 20.4 ° 20.4 15.1 °
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.6 ° min to max -0.3 ° -1.5 -0.3 °
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was 1 nm in 39 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 114 kt112 kt min to max 119 kt 113 113 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.3 °0.2 ° min to max 19.1 ° 15.4 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 1.06 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,102 fpm-1,514 fpm min to max -634 fpm -701 -857 fpm
Info Average altitude 589 ft agl211 ft agl min to max 914 ft agl 914 211 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-4.7 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.6 -1.1 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 563 ft agl · 121 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 511 ft agl · 120 kt
Arrival Approach Final approach to runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. Descent from 632 ft agl to 73 ft agl in 33 seconds. Not scored on a circuit: the stabilisation gate is shown for reference.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
0 % Sink ratefailed
100 % On glideslopepassed
100 % On speedpassed

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 563 ft agl · 121 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 511 ft agl · 120 kt
Arrival Landing 95.65Landing on runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley, runway length 3,056 m. Threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 108 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 108 kt. Target 116 kt
99 % Threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target.Target 50 ft agl
91 % The flare held the target profile well. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 2.1° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 496 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.58 m left2.58 m left to 1.65 m right 2.58 -0.70 m
98 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.4 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.10 g 1.01 0.91 g
Info Average speed 106 kt101 kt min to max 108 kt 108 101 kt
Info Average VSI -382 fpm-543 fpm min to max -129 fpm -542 -191 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl-5 ft agl min to max 56 ft agl 56 -5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.1 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.2 2.9 °
07515022530037545052560001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 92.82Touchdown point was 71 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 101 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -242 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 13 °C. Wind 4 kt at 190 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
65 % Touchdown rate was -242 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 496 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 101 ktTarget below 112 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.14 m right0.89 m right -0.70 -1.14 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.2 °
98 % Average g force 1.05 g0.91 g min to max 1.28 g 0.91 1.05 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 101 kt100 kt min to max 101 kt 101 100 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.7 ° min to max 3.6 ° 2.9 3.2 °

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 100 kt, 20 kt above the 80 kt target, and lifted off at 115 kt 2.7 s later, the nose coming up at 1.1° a second.

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.

210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 804.9° off · 1.1°/s12° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation began

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 29 kt 1.1° 0 s
80 kt209 m 80 kt 1.7° 7.5 s
Rotate363 m · target 80 100 kt 2.0° 10.9 s
Liftoff509 m · +15 kt from rotation 115 kt 4.9° 13.5 s
35 ft767 m · 4.1 s after liftoff 128 kt 12.0° 17.6 s
End of the climb3,367 m · 1,224 ft 205 kt 2.2° 48.8 s

Takeoff from YAMB 15

Takeoff roll100.00
732m24 %
Rotation speed69.93
100kttarget 80, 20 fast
Liftoff speed
115kt
Runway alignment100.00
1.58m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
754fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 1,224 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,087 m of runway left; then climbing at 2,080 fpm on average to 1,224 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.

1,250 ft625 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 100 kttarget 80Liftoff 115 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 3,056 m runway.

Rolled from 202 m in, drifted 1.6 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 23 % 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 ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 1.56 m RROLL 202 M INAirborne 711 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 711 m of 3,056 m · 23 %
Behind the start of the roll, 202 mTakeoff roll, 509 m Left ahead, 2,345 m

The circuit to YAMB 15

Right-hand, 1,000 ft circuit height. The plan shows your circuit over a textbook one for this runway; the profile unrolls the same path from liftoff to the threshold.

Plan landing direction to the left; in pale blue the textbook circuit for your downwind speed, 1.8 nm out at 184 kt

How to read this

The lap from above, with the landing direction to the left: the opposite of the runway drawings. The wide pale-blue line is a textbook circuit for your downwind speed - the downwind a mile out for every 100 kt, every turn at 30° of bank - and your track is drawn over it, each leg in the colour of its mark. The numbers are the four turns, the same as on the profile and the cards below. The 45° line from the threshold is the usual point to turn onto base.

45° to the thresholdTHRLANDING1234crosswinddownwindbase90+75-89under 75not a circuit legtextbook circuit

Around the circuit height and bank; the turns are shaded

How to read this

The same lap straightened out, so the height and the bank can be read together. Each shaded stretch is a turn, numbered as on the plan. The green box is circuit height, 1,000 ft, on the downwind. The amber line is 30° of bank, and a turn's steepest bank shows red above 32°. "Turn crosswind from" is the lowest height to start the first turn at.

05001,0001,5000°30°HEIGHT ftBANKcircuit height 1,000 ftturn crosswind from 500 ft55°146°230°319°4distance flown →
HeightBankA turnCircuit height ±50 ft30° of bank
1Crosswind turn
Turned at
1,227 ft
Bank
55°
Speed
228 kt

Steep: 55° of bank.

Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.

Read more in Pattern Work
2Onto downwind
Bank
46°
Height
1,196 ft on 1,000 ft
Speed
185 kt
Out
1.5 nm 1.8 suits 184 kt

Steep: 46° of bank.

The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.

Read more in Pattern Work
3Base turn
Angle
46° target 45°
Bank
30°
Height
1,212 ft

Good: full marks on the turn and the leg after it.

4Final turn
Bank
19°
Overshoot
9 m none
Speed
114 kt

Good: full marks on the turn.

Entry60Crosswind97Turn onto downwind76Downwind90Base turn100Base100Final turn100

The approach to YAMB 15

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 1.2 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 320 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND591240
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 487 m right of the centreline at 1.2 nm, then inside the band from 0.8 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND192 m R7 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 58 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 35 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band from 1.2 nm, where the final began, to 0.2 nm, then slow to the threshold (up to −9 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 116+3 kt−4 kt−8 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on YAMB 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height98.62
55ft
Threshold speed93.77
107kttarget 116, 9 slow
Centreline offset100.00
2.58m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
496m
Centreline100.00
1.14m R
Speed100.00
101kttarget 112 or less
Touchdown rate64.55
-242fpm
Impact98.29
1.28G
BouncesOk
None
The flare91.02

The flare held the target profile well. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 2.1° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 496 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

The crosswind

Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 1° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 190° at 4 kt · 4 kt head · 2 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.

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

Crossed the threshold at 55 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 20 ft. Touched down 496 m in, 191 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.

55 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 20 ft · −408 fpm · 2.5° · 107 ktdescent slowed at 3 ft · −131 fpm · 2.9°−241 fpm · 2.9° nose up · 101 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 55 ft, down at 496 m

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

The sink went from 410 fpm at the flare to 240 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed.

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−241 fpm at touchdown2.9° at touchdown, +0.3° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,056 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline.

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 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 496 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 496 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 241 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 496 m of 3,056 m · 16 %
In the air over the runway, 496 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 2,560 m

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Flight narrative

Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley took approximately 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 15, utilizing 732 meters, or 24% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 116 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius and a gentle headwind of 4 knots from a direction of 190 degrees.

Following a right-hand pattern entry from runway 15, the aircraft completed a series of turns and legs, demonstrating its agility and responsiveness. The right-hand pattern crosswind turn, in particular, showcased the aircraft's ability to handle crosswind conditions, with a distance of less than 1 nautical mile covered in just 7 seconds. The pattern downwind turn, with an angle to the runway of 59.8 degrees, was followed by a downwind leg of 3 nautical miles, which was completed in 53 seconds. The subsequent base leg turn and final turn were executed with precision, setting the aircraft up for a smooth final approach.

The final approach to runway 15 was initiated from a heading of 159.0 degrees, at an altitude of 214 feet above ground level, and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was executed with a threshold speed that was well above the target, at 108 knots, and a touchdown point that was 63 meters beyond the touchdown zone. Although the touchdown speed of 101 knots was slightly faster than desired, the touchdown rate of -191 feet per minute was good, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 10 nautical miles, covering a distance of 3 minutes, and the aircraft consumed 14 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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RAAF Base East Sale to RAAF Base East Sale
Pilatus PC-21
08 Jul 2026 · 31 nm 88.60%
EDFB → EDFB
Reichelsheim Airfield to Reichelsheim Airfield
Pilatus PC-21
20 Apr 2026 · 16 nm 83.56%
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