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NZRC
Bluff, New Zealand
Runway XX
Elevation0 ft asl
Fuel51 lbs

Flight Score

81.31 %
NZQE
Queenstown, New Zealand
Runway 03
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight871 lbs
Fuel51 lbs
23 Feb 2023 0:04 165 nm Savage Cub
Departure Score
75.00 %
Enroute Score
97.18 %
Arrival Score
62.35 %

What went well

Touched down at -118 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 103 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 10.5 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Departure Climb 1 — Heading variation -0.3 ° at 0 %, −8.33 points
Arrival Final 1 — speed limits at 0 %, Approach angle 1.3 ° at 9 %, −6.00 points
Arrival Landing — bank angle up to 2.7 ° at 17 %, Threshold speed at 25 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. at 28 %, −4.83 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach speed

Arrival Final 1

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 7 stages, 7 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 Climb 1 75.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading variation -0.3 °-66.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -66.1 °
100 % Average speed 43 kn43 kn min to max 77 kn 43 77 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -2 ft/m-2 ft/m min to max -2 ft/m -2 -2 ft/m
Info Average altitude -718 ft agl-722 ft agl min to max 0 ft agl -722 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.9 °0.1 ° min to max 7.9 ° 7.9 0.1 °
Enroute Climb 99.11Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of NZQE Gorge River Airstrip Queenstown (West Coast, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,000 ft asl to 995 ft asl, an increase of 5 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Climb speed 64 kn56 kn min to max 75 knTarget 60 kn 75 56 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.4 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.87 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.11 g
Info Average VSI -21 ft/m-258 ft/m min to max 198 ft/m 8 -93 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,003 ft asl993 ft asl min to max 1,011 ft asl 1,000 995 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-2.9 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.9 2.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched On 1,001 ft agl · 74 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,001 ft agl · 74 kt
Enroute Level 95.25Enroute level cruise started overhead NZQE Gorge River Airstrip Queenstown (West Coast, New Zealand) and lasted 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Average altitude 968 ft asl900 ft asl min to max 1,002 ft asl 997 900 ft asl
100 % Average speed 46 kn45 kn min to max 55 kn 55 46 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.5 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° 4.1 1.2 °
Arrival 100.00Arrival started overhead NZQE Gorge River Airstrip Queenstown (West Coast, New Zealand).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 44 kn37 kn min to max 49 kn 46 38 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.1 °0.3 ° min to max 16.4 ° 0.4 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -477 ft/m-670 ft/m min to max -222 ft/m -222 -611 ft/m
Info Average altitude 520 ft asl143 ft asl min to max 896 ft asl 896 143 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-5.8 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 -2.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 570 ft agl · 46 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 376 ft agl · 45 kt
Arrival Final 1 45.98Approaching runway 03 at NZQE Gorge River Airstrip from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 118 ft agl to 11 ft agl. A decrease of 108 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
9 % Approach angle 1.3 °0.5 ° min to max 2.8 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 0.6 °
0 % Average speed 32 kn25 kn min to max 38 kn 38 25 kn
77 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.8 °
44 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.1 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -221 ft/m-558 ft/m min to max 1 ft/m -558 -2 ft/m
Info Average altitude 37 ft agl10 ft agl min to max 118 ft agl 118 11 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °-2.7 ° min to max 11.7 ° -2.7 10.2 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 26 ft agl · 29 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 7 ft agl · 26 kt
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 56.52Landing on runway 03 at NZQE Gorge River Airstrip, runway length 1,134 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 25 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
28 % Threshold speed at 25 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 45 kn
47 % Target 18 ft agl
92 % Landing and flare profile
81 % Heading variation -0.7 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.7 -0.6 °
17 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.0 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.91 g min to max 0.99 g 0.94 0.99 g
Info Average speed 25 kn24 kn min to max 25 kn 25 24 kn
Info Average VSI -60 ft/m-116 ft/m min to max -4 ft/m -4 -116 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 3 ft agl 3 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.9 °8.9 ° min to max 12.3 ° 10.0 12.3 °
02449739712204.859.71151924Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft024497397122-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 84.56Touchdown distance was good at 65 ft. Touchdown speed at 24 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -118 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 2 kn at 129 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -118 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 65 ftTarget 878 ft
60 % Speed at touchdown 24 knTarget 33 kn
81 % Runway alignment max 10.9 ft10.6 ft right -10.9 -10.5 ft
8 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.99 g min to max 1.17 g 0.99 1.00 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 24 kn23 kn min to max 24 kn 24 23 kn
Info Average pitch angle 12.4 °11.8 ° min to max 12.6 ° 12.5 11.8 °

Approach

Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
47.15Threshold height3 ft
27.78Threshold speed25 kt
80.71Centreline offset0.7 ft R

Touchdown

100.00Touchdown point103 ft
81.42Centreline at touchdown10.5 ft R
59.85Touchdown speed23 kt
100.00Sink rate-118 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.17 G
OkBouncesNone

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

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

Touchdown on NZQE 03

Past threshold
103 ft
Off centreline
10.5 ftR
Sink rate
-118 ft/m
Impact
1.17G

Side view — the last 1,134 ft of the approach.

3 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 3 ft, down at 103 ft

Plan view — the full 1,134 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 103 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 103 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 103 ft of 1,134 ft · 9 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway XX at NZRC Ryan's Creek Aerodrome in the Savage Cub
75 %
Landing report
Landing on runway 03 at NZQE Gorge River Airstrip in the Savage Cub
Landing Score 62.35 %
45.98 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 03 at NZQE Gorge River Airstrip from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 118 ft agl to 11 ft agl. A decrease of 108 ft in 25 seconds.
Glideslope
9.13 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
76.79 %
Good heading alignment
Glideslope °
9.13 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
0 %
38 29 20
Alignment
76.79 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
44 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
1 -300 -600
00.250.50.751050100150 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
56.52 %
Landing
Landing on runway 03 at NZQE Gorge River Airstrip, runway length 1,134 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 25 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
47.15 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
27.78 %
Threshold speed at 25 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 40 kt
Flare
92.26 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
80.71 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
16.5 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
25 23 20
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-3.8 -102 -200
02449739712204.859.71151924 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
024497397122-30-24-18-12-60612182430 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
84.56 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 65 ft. Touchdown speed at 24 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -118 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 2 kn at 129 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -118 ft/m.
Speed
59.85 %
Touchdown speed at 24 kt was good. Target below 37 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 65 ft.
Alignment
81.42 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline.
Bank
7.5 %
Bank angle 1.2 °
G
100 %
G 1.07 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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