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YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight17,830 kg
Fuel3,218 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

84.78 %
YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight18,993 kg
Fuel4,259 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
17 Jan 2026 0:37 174 nm Boeing F/A 18E
Departure Score
99.56 %
Enroute Score
76.23 %
Arrival Score
78.56 %

What went well

Touched down at -379 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 285 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 0.77 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Enroute Descent — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; bank angle up to 79.6 ° at 21 %, g force 0.67 to 3.86 g at 33 %, −3.98 points
Arrival Final 4 — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; Approach angle 16.3 ° at 0 %, Heading variation -43.0 ° at 0 %, −2.94 points
Arrival Final 3 — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft, then GPWS warning; Approach angle 5.2 ° at 0 %, Heading variation -26.7 ° at 0 %, −2.86 points

Next time

Departure

Ease the back pressure smoothly as you rotate into the initial climb, letting g build gradually instead of spiking to 1.2 g.

What happened: You pulled 1.2 g through the first climb segment, and abrupt handling like that usually carries straight into the next segment, where this flight showed 1.6 g.

Watch for: G-meter: a smooth, steady build staying within the normal climb band.

See Departure Climb 1Departure Climb 2

Arrival

Reduce power to re-establish a normal three degree glidepath on final.

What happened: On final at the four-mile point, the approach angle was steeper than the target glidepath.

Watch for: VSI against a stable descent rate matching the glidepath angle

See Arrival Final 4

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 · 18 stages, 17 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Departure Roll 99.54Departure roll runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. Takeoff distance 642 m 21 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 167 kt. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 642 m21 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 167 ktTarget 170 kt
98 % Runway alignment max 3.69 m right0.00 m left to 3.69 m right -1.56 -3.69 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.13 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-1.0 ° min to max 5.7 ° -0.4 5.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Departure Climb 1 99.14Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 191 kt168 kt min to max 211 kt 168 211 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.3 °
91 % Average g force 1.22 g0.96 g min to max 1.80 g 1.15 1.80 g
Info Average VSI 662 fpm361 fpm min to max 1,245 fpm 361 1,245 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl 0 23 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °4.8 ° min to max 11.5 ° 5.8 11.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 11 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 11 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 21 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 21 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 21 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 21 ft agl · 194 kt
Info 49 Activated 21 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 21 ft agl · 194 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.11Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 223 kt212 kt min to max 264 kt 212 264 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.2 °
91 % Average g force 1.62 g1.05 g min to max 1.81 g 1.81 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 2,456 fpm1,355 fpm min to max 5,274 fpm 1,355 5,274 fpm
Info Average altitude 70 ft agl25 ft agl min to max 307 ft agl 25 307 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.0 °11.8 ° min to max 13.6 ° 11.8 13.6 °
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.5 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.5 °
100 % Average speed 297 kt276 kt min to max 312 kt 276 312 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 1.01 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 6,480 fpm5,725 fpm min to max 7,020 fpm 5,725 7,020 fpm
Info Average altitude 633 ft agl399 ft agl min to max 824 ft agl 399 824 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.1 °13.8 ° min to max 14.3 ° 13.8 14.3 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 492 ft agl
Enroute Climb 66.97Enroute climb started overhead Amberley (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 1,036 ft asl to 26,055 ft asl, an increase of 25,020 ft in 5 minutes and covering 22 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Average speed 413 kt267 kt min to max 501 kt 319 269 kt
41 % Average bank angle 39.2 °0.0 ° min to max 69.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °
65 % Average g force 1.42 g0.35 g min to max 2.72 g 1.03 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 6,570 fpm-105 fpm min to max 14,144 fpm 7,319 214 fpm
Info Average altitude 12,399 ft asl1,036 ft asl min to max 26,055 ft asl 1,036 26,055 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °0.6 ° min to max 18.1 ° 14.5 2.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,035 ft agl
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Meadowbrook (State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 17 minutes, covering 47 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,805 ft of 26,211 ft asl26,099 ft asl min to max 26,468 ft asl 26,099 26,464 ft asl
100 % Average speed 287 kt270 kt min to max 294 kt 270 290 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.5 °0.1 ° min to max 36.3 ° 0.2 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.90 g min to max 1.22 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.5 ° min to max 2.5 ° 2.4 2.0 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 12 miles east of Kingscliff (State of New South Wales, Australia). Climbing from 26,522 ft asl to 27,106 ft asl, an increase of 585 ft in 2 minutes and covering 12 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 314 kt294 kt min to max 335 kt 294 335 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 341 fpm-79 fpm min to max 829 fpm 479 67 fpm
Info Average altitude 26,815 ft asl26,522 ft asl min to max 27,111 ft asl 26,522 27,106 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °1.3 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.3 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 73.88Enroute level cruise started 16 miles east of Hastings Point (State of New South Wales, Australia) and lasted 21 minutes, covering 43 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,857 ft of 27,766 ft asl27,148 ft asl min to max 28,649 ft asl 27,148 28,623 ft asl
100 % Average speed 316 kt285 kt min to max 357 kt 341 286 kt
42 % Average bank angle 21.0 °0.0 ° min to max 69.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
72 % Average g force 1.28 g0.85 g min to max 2.47 g 0.85 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.9 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.2 1.9 °
Enroute Descent 40.28Enroute descent started 5 miles east of Jacobs Well (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 28,664 ft asl to 1,527 ft asl, a decrease of 27,137 ft in 8 minutes and covering 42 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
47 % Average speed 310 kt236 kt min to max 366 kt 285 306 kt
21 % Average bank angle 19.3 °0.0 ° min to max 79.6 ° 0.0 0.2 °
33 % Average g force 1.25 g0.67 g min to max 3.86 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,841 fpm-6,492 fpm min to max 352 fpm 352 4 fpm
Info Average altitude 9,299 ft asl1,487 ft asl min to max 28,744 ft asl 28,664 1,527 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-8.4 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.2 1.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,317 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,519 ft agl
Arrival Final 4 38.29Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,445 ft agl to 1,206 ft agl. A decrease of 239 ft in 53 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 16.3 °7.9 ° min to max 49.5 °Target 3.0 ° 14.3 8.4 °
100 % Average speed 287 kt269 kt min to max 308 kt 307 278 kt
0 % Heading variation -43.0 °-177.0 ° min to max 173.7 ° 8.6 -58.7 °
0 % Average bank angle 39.7 °0.0 ° min to max 66.2 ° 0.0 1.2 °
83 % Average g force 1.44 g0.94 g min to max 2.10 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -259 fpm-839 fpm min to max 214 fpm -1 3 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,345 ft agl1,205 ft agl min to max 1,445 ft agl 1,445 1,206 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °0.8 ° min to max 3.6 ° 1.0 1.3 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,527 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 1,136 ft agl · 286 kt
Arrival Final 3 40.00Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,206 ft agl to 673 ft agl. A decrease of 532 ft in 43 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 5.2 °3.1 ° min to max 8.3 °Target 3.0 ° 8.3 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 215 kt154 kt min to max 275 kt 275 154 kt
0 % Heading variation -26.7 °-53.9 ° min to max -4.9 ° -53.9 -4.9 °
0 % Average bank angle 32.0 °0.2 ° min to max 51.0 ° 0.4 28.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g0.91 g min to max 1.50 g 0.99 1.20 g
Info Average VSI -731 fpm-1,680 fpm min to max -22 fpm -22 -1,353 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,020 ft agl673 ft agl min to max 1,206 ft agl 1,206 673 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °-1.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 1.4 2.8 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,287 ft agl
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 781 ft agl · 173 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,177 ft agl · 265 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 1,139 ft agl · 243 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 1,139 ft agl · 243 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 649 ft agl · 159 kt
22.252.52.753600650700750800850900950Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-2,240-1,680-1,120-56005601,1201,6802,240Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 86.98Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 653 ft agl to 273 ft agl. A decrease of 380 ft in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.5 °2.2 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 2.3 °
100 % Average speed 148 kt134 kt min to max 168 kt 151 168 kt
88 % Heading variation -0.7 °-3.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -3.6 0.2 °
41 % Average bank angle 7.9 °0.0 ° min to max 24.8 ° 24.8 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.89 g min to max 1.21 g 1.21 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -981 fpm-1,546 fpm min to max -472 fpm -1,212 -585 fpm
Info Average altitude 426 ft agl273 ft agl min to max 653 ft agl 653 273 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °1.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.2 1.8 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 441 ft agl · 136 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 286 ft agl · 163 kt
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-460-345-230-1150115230345460Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 251 ft agl to 53 ft agl. A decrease of 199 ft in 16 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.4 °2.3 ° min to max 2.5 °Target 3.0 ° 2.3 2.4 °
100 % Average speed 167 kt158 kt min to max 183 kt 173 158 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.09 g 0.96 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -729 fpm-823 fpm min to max -632 fpm -632 -696 fpm
Info Average altitude 96 ft agl53 ft agl min to max 251 ft agl 251 53 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °0.8 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.1 1.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 87.07Landing on runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley, runway length 3,056 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 157 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Threshold speed was too high at 157 kt. Target 125 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
83 % Very good landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.02 m left0.02 m left to 0.01 m left 0.02 0.01 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.01 g min to max 1.10 g 1.01 1.04 g
Info Average speed 150 kt144 kt min to max 157 kt 157 144 kt
Info Average VSI -565 fpm-695 fpm min to max -379 fpm -695 -379 fpm
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl-4 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 30 -4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.8 ° min to max 3.3 ° 1.8 3.3 °
07515022530001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.59Touchdown distance was good at 284 m. Touchdown speed at 144 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -379 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Touchdown rate was -379 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 285 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 144 ktTarget below 144 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.14 m left0.97 m left 1.14 0.77 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.4 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.5 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.21 g1.04 g min to max 1.35 g 1.04 1.13 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 143 kt142 kt min to max 144 kt 144 142 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.8 ° min to max 3.3 ° 3.3 2.8 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,597 m, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,597 m52 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.03 m right0.72 m left to 3.03 m right 0.72 -3.03 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 1.00 g
Info Average speed 125 kt72 kt min to max 142 kt 142 72 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.4 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.5 0.3 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 6 ft agl · 141 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 51 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 50 kt29 kt min to max 70 kt 70 29 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.4 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.9 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.99 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 167 kt with 5.9° of pitch.

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 figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

330 kt220110020°10°0°LIFTOFF5.9° off13° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 18 kt -0.4° 0 s
80 kt96 m 80 kt -0.4° 3.5 s
Liftoff428 m · target 170 167 kt 5.9° 8.5 s
35 ft763 m · 3.3 s after liftoff 216 kt 12.8° 11.8 s
End of Climb 32,012 m · 824 ft 312 kt 14.3° 21.0 s

Takeoff from YAMB 15

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
642m21 %
Liftoff speed100.00
167kttarget 170, 3 slow
Runway alignment97.68
3.69m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.14
662fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 824 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,073 m of runway left; then climbing at 3,970 fpm on average to 824 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 shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 167 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

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

Rolled from 220 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 3.6 m at the widest, and lifted off 3.7 m right. Airborne 21 % 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.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 3.64 m RROLL 220 M INAirborne 648 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 648 m of 3,056 m · 21 %
Behind the start of the roll, 220 mTakeoff roll, 428 m Left ahead, 2,408 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 500 ft gate: sink rate more than 600 fpm beyond what the glideslope needed, centreline more than 1° off and wings more than 10° from level.

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 1.4 to 1.1 nm, then not again: fast from 1.1 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 YAMB 15

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 1.8 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 140 ft below 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° BAND269162500 ft gate4 of 7sink rateon centrelinewings level491 ft · 136 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 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 304 m right of the centreline at 1.8 nm, then inside the band from 1.6 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° BAND9 m L7 m L69 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 35 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band from 1.8 nm, where the final began, to 1.1 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +44 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.

140160180200 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 139+25 kt+44 kt+19 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on YAMB 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
31ft
Threshold speed65.51
157kttarget 139, 18 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.02m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
285m
Centreline100.00
1.14m L
Speed100.00
143kttarget 135, 8 fast
Touchdown rate90.37
-379fpm
Impact100.00
1.35G
BouncesOk
None
The flare82.76

Very good landing flare

The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 270° at 1 kt · 0 kt tail · 0 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 144 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 34 s, an average deceleration of 0.18 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.

0408012016060 kt · 1,448 m30 kt · 1,548 mtouchdown1,610 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,677 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 31 ft, 19 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 285 m in, close to 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 1,677 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.

31 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −341 fpm · 3.3° nose up · 144 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 31 ft, down at 285 m

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

The sink went from 750 fpm at 30 ft to 340 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.5° on the way down.

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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°touchdown−341 fpm at touchdown3.3° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,677 m of the 3,056 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 3 m of it down the rollout.

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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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 285 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 285 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,555 m of 3,056 m · 51 %
In the air over the runway, 285 mRollout, 1,270 m Left over, 1,501 m
Rollout distance100.00
1,270m51 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
3.03m R

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The flight began with the aircraft, a Boeing F/A-18E, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. This process took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 15, taking off with a takeoff distance of 642 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.

As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Amberley, with the aircraft ascending from 1,036 feet above sea level to 26,055 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,020 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Meadowbrook and lasted for 17 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent another climb, this time from 26,522 feet above sea level to 27,106 feet above sea level, an increase of 585 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The second level cruise phase started 16 miles east of Hastings Point and lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles.

As the aircraft began its descent, it started from 5 miles east of Jacobs Well, descending from 28,664 feet above sea level to 1,527 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,137 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 42 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley was made from the north, with the aircraft heading at 223.0° at 1 nautical mile and 1,445 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 15 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 144 knots and a touchdown distance of 284 meters. The touchdown rate was firm at -379 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,597 meters, accounting for 52% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The total flight distance was 174 nautical miles, taking 37 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used -1,041 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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