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YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight17,798 kg
Fuel3,218 kg
Wind170° · 6 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

83.68 %
YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight18,455 kg
Fuel3,722 kg
Wind110° · 9 kn · 7 kn cross
19 Mar 2026 0:22 144 nm Boeing F/A 18E
Departure Score
99.23 %
Enroute Score
75.15 %
Arrival Score
76.67 %

What went well

Touched down at -395 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 372 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 35 ft and 135 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Enroute Descent — speed limits at 0 %, bank angle up to 93.3 ° at 0 %, −5.87 points
Arrival Final 4 — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; Approach angle 14.1 ° at 0 %, Heading variation -27.4 ° at 0 %, −3.95 points
Arrival Final 3 — GPWS warning; Heading variation -18.4 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 56.8 ° at 0 %, −3.32 points
Arrival Touchdown — bank angle up to 11.6 ° at 0 %, −0.35 points

Next time

Departure

Rotate as soon as you reach 170 kt rather than letting speed build further down the runway.

What happened: Rotation came late at 195 kt against a 170 kt target, 25 kt beyond it, and a firm back pressure pulled you off the ground. Rotating that late usually carries an abrupt pitch-up into the climb, which is consistent with the 1.2 g seen in Climb 1.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 170 kt at rotation.

See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1

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

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 · 16 stages, 16 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 2 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 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 84 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 84 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 84 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 84 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 84 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 84 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 84 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 84 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 84 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 84 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 84 ft agl
Departure Roll 96.70Departure roll runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. Takeoff distance 787 m 26 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 195 kt. Local weather - Temperature 31 °C. Wind 7 kt at 170 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 787 m26 % of runway
83 % Liftoff speed was 195 ktTarget 170 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.70 m right0.00 m left to 2.70 m right -1.60 -2.70 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.1 ° min to max 3.7 ° -0.6 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.0 °
Departure Climb 1 99.43Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 221 kt196 kt min to max 242 kt 196 242 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.5 °
94 % Average g force 1.23 g1.00 g min to max 1.70 g 1.07 1.19 g
Info Average VSI 689 fpm268 fpm min to max 1,376 fpm 268 1,376 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 0 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °3.4 ° min to max 7.4 ° 3.7 6.7 °

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Info 49 Activated 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 13 ft agl · 220 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 259 kt243 kt min to max 319 kt 243 319 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g1.04 g min to max 1.19 g 1.17 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 2,047 fpm1,427 fpm min to max 3,841 fpm 1,427 3,841 fpm
Info Average altitude 70 ft agl26 ft agl min to max 294 ft agl 26 294 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °6.8 ° min to max 7.9 ° 6.8 7.8 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 98 ft agl
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.3 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 361 kt330 kt min to max 386 kt 330 386 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.99 g min to max 1.09 g 1.08 1.03 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4,937 fpm4,124 fpm min to max 5,663 fpm 4,124 5,663 fpm
Info Average altitude 600 ft agl360 ft agl min to max 860 ft agl 360 860 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °8.0 ° min to max 8.4 ° 8.2 8.2 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 406 ft agl
Enroute Climb 64.02Enroute climb started overhead Purga (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 1,002 ft asl to 28,448 ft asl, an increase of 27,447 ft in 4 minutes and covering 26 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
81 % Average speed 353 kt183 kt min to max 410 kt 389 310 kt
35 % Average bank angle 30.1 °0.0 ° min to max 72.7 ° 0.2 0.2 °
77 % Average g force 1.39 g0.42 g min to max 2.32 g 0.95 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 8,080 fpm17 fpm min to max 10,689 fpm 5,803 318 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,918 ft asl1,002 ft asl min to max 28,448 ft asl 1,002 28,448 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 12.0 °0.9 ° min to max 18.6 ° 8.2 2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,001 ft agl
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Blenheim (State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 34 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,924 ft of 28,634 ft asl28,486 ft asl min to max 28,672 ft asl 28,486 28,662 ft asl
100 % Average speed 304 kt294 kt min to max 314 kt 312 294 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 14.4 ° 11.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.07 g 1.04 0.98 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °1.5 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.5 1.6 °

Events

Info Autopilot Bank Hold Activated 28,698 ft agl · 472 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated 27,642 ft agl · 472 kt
Enroute Descent 11.91Enroute descent started 2 miles south west of Biddeston (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 28,668 ft asl to 26,568 ft asl, a decrease of 2,101 ft in 2 minutes and covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 264 kt213 kt min to max 311 kt 303 268 kt
0 % Average bank angle 41.5 °0.0 ° min to max 93.3 ° 5.0 0.6 °
19 % Average g force 2.07 g0.73 g min to max 4.33 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,578 fpm-8,459 fpm min to max 2,588 fpm 10 -3,502 fpm
Info Average altitude 28,541 ft asl26,568 ft asl min to max 28,948 ft asl 28,668 26,568 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-11.8 ° min to max 7.6 ° 2.1 -3.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Bank Hold Activated 28,065 ft agl · 471 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 28,245 ft agl · 389 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated 28,345 ft agl · 366 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 28,355 ft agl · 340 kt
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of Aubigny (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 26,079 ft asl to 27,056 ft asl, an increase of 977 ft in 2 minutes and covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 308 kt286 kt min to max 328 kt 286 328 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.54 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.54 g
Info Average VSI 499 fpm-336 fpm min to max 1,081 fpm -336 2 fpm
Info Average altitude 26,518 ft asl26,079 ft asl min to max 27,056 ft asl 26,079 27,056 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-0.4 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.5 -0.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 2 99.80Enroute descent started overhead Cranley (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 26,828 ft asl to 2,103 ft asl, a decrease of 24,725 ft in 6 minutes and covering 46 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 327 kt295 kt min to max 474 kt 341 329 kt
100 % Average bank angle 16.9 °0.1 ° min to max 37.0 ° 0.7 0.2 °
98 % Average g force 1.07 g0.60 g min to max 1.57 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,960 fpm-8,811 fpm min to max 399 fpm -1,870 -2,084 fpm
Info Average altitude 6,155 ft asl2,103 ft asl min to max 26,828 ft asl 26,828 2,103 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-8.1 ° min to max 2.2 ° -1.0 -2.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 8,842 ft agl
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Activated 25,273 ft agl · 528 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated 15,615 ft agl · 554 kt
Arrival Final 4 28.91Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,988 ft agl to 1,346 ft agl. A decrease of 642 ft in 92 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 14.1 °5.0 ° min to max 58.3 °Target 3.0 ° 5.0 8.4 °
75 % Average speed 285 kt223 kt min to max 326 kt 325 223 kt
0 % Heading variation -27.4 °-175.0 ° min to max 167.8 ° 2.4 -36.7 °
0 % Average bank angle 22.3 °0.0 ° min to max 70.8 ° 0.5 0.2 °
64 % Average g force 1.28 g0.79 g min to max 2.76 g 0.97 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -429 fpm-2,478 fpm min to max 354 fpm -2,099 -1,009 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,512 ft agl1,346 ft agl min to max 1,988 ft agl 1,988 1,346 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-3.6 ° min to max 4.0 ° -2.8 -0.8 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 2,069 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,515 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 1,393 ft agl · 261 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,395 ft agl · 258 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 1,418 ft agl · 253 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 1,418 ft agl · 253 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,466 ft agl · 244 kt
33.253.53.7541,6001,6501,7001,7501,8001,8501,9001,9502,000Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-440-330-220-1100110220330440Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 40.23Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,330 ft agl to 637 ft agl. A decrease of 693 ft in 34 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
3 % Approach angle 5.0 °3.1 ° min to max 8.1 °Target 3.0 ° 8.1 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 209 kt194 kt min to max 225 kt 222 200 kt
0 % Heading variation -18.4 °-34.4 ° min to max -1.9 ° -34.4 -1.9 °
0 % Average bank angle 46.7 °33.1 ° min to max 56.8 ° 33.1 48.9 °
93 % Average g force 1.31 g0.88 g min to max 1.75 g 1.01 1.57 g
Info Average VSI -1,212 fpm-1,952 fpm min to max -733 fpm -1,096 -1,572 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,035 ft agl637 ft agl min to max 1,330 ft agl 1,330 637 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-1.7 ° min to max 3.1 ° -0.4 1.8 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 936 ft agl · 202 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 632 ft agl · 202 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 674 ft agl · 201 kt
22.252.52.7536006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance 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 98.69Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 611 ft agl to 235 ft agl. A decrease of 376 ft in 17 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.7 °2.5 ° min to max 3.1 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 2.6 °
100 % Average speed 197 kt182 kt min to max 207 kt 201 182 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.3 ° -1.1 -0.3 °
94 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.3 ° min to max 5.3 ° 3.0 1.4 °
99 % Average g force 1.12 g0.97 g min to max 1.53 g 1.40 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,216 fpm-1,803 fpm min to max -686 fpm -1,503 -696 fpm
Info Average altitude 396 ft agl235 ft agl min to max 611 ft agl 611 235 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-1.6 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.6 1.2 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 3 632 ft agl · 202 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 457 ft agl · 212 kt
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-160-120-80-4004080120160Distance 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 223 ft agl to 9 ft agl. A decrease of 214 ft in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.7 °2.6 ° min to max 2.7 °Target 3.0 ° 2.6 2.7 °
100 % Average speed 143 kt136 kt min to max 179 kt 179 136 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.2 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 3.3 ° 1.2 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.07 g 0.96 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -632 fpm-757 fpm min to max -558 fpm -718 -599 fpm
Info Average altitude 51 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 223 ft agl 223 9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °0.8 ° min to max 4.1 ° 1.0 4.1 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 151 ft agl · 146 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 116 ft agl · 146 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 98.57Landing on runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley, runway length 3,056 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 135 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 135 kt. Target 125 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
97 % Excellent landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.02 m left0.02 m left to 0.01 m right -0.00 0.02 m
94 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.1 ° min to max 4.8 ° 2.4 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.82 g min to max 1.33 g 1.04 0.89 g
Info Average speed 128 kt119 kt min to max 135 kt 135 119 kt
Info Average VSI -416 fpm-615 fpm min to max -91 fpm -596 -237 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl-4 ft agl min to max 35 ft agl 35 -4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °3.1 ° min to max 11.0 ° 4.0 7.5 °
07515022530037545001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 93.63Touchdown distance was good at 372 m. Touchdown speed at 119 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -237 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 9 kt at 110 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 6 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown rate was -237 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 372 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 119 ktTarget below 144 kt
99 % Runway alignment max 3.23 m left3.15 m left 2.93 3.23 m
0 % Average bank angle 6.3 °1.5 ° min to max 11.6 ° 1.8 11.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.23 g0.89 g min to max 1.42 g 0.89 1.11 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 119 kt118 kt min to max 119 kt 119 118 kt
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °7.5 ° min to max 8.6 ° 7.5 8.6 °

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 195 kt with 3.7° 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.

390 kt260130020°10°0°LIFTOFF3.7° off7° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 14 kt -0.6° 0 s
80 kt94 m 83 kt -0.4° 4.1 s
Liftoff585 m · target 170 195 kt 3.7° 10.9 s
35 ft993 m · 3.5 s after liftoff 248 kt 7.1° 14.4 s
End of Climb 33,078 m · 860 ft 386 kt 8.2° 27.2 s

Takeoff from YAMB 15

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
787m26 %
Liftoff speed83.50
195kttarget 170, 25 fast
Runway alignment100.00
2.70m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.43
689fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 860 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,856 m of runway left; then climbing at 3,160 fpm on average to 860 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 END6080100120140160180KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 195 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

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

Rolled from 207 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 2.6 m at the widest, and lifted off 2.7 m right. Airborne 25 % 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 ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 2.65 m RROLL 207 M INAirborne 792 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 792 m of 3,056 m · 26 %
Behind the start of the roll, 207 mTakeoff roll, 585 m Left ahead, 2,264 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: speed more than 21 kt above the approach speed of 137 kt.

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 0.4 nm, about 160 ft above the runway, to the threshold, after the 500 ft gate. The last to settle was the speed.

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 2.0 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 80 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° BAND741299172500 ft gate6 of 7on speed495 ft · 207 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 348 m right of the centreline at 2.0 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° BAND348 m R24 m R6 m R40 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 34 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 2.0 nm, where the final began, to 0.4 nm (up to +70 kt), then inside the band to the threshold.

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.

140160180200220 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 137+58 kt+50 kt+14 kt−2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on YAMB 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
35ft
Threshold speed100.00
135kttarget 137, 2 slow
Centreline offset100.00
0.02m L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
372m
Centreline99.33
3.23m L
Speed100.00
119kttarget 133 or less
Touchdown rate94.92
-395fpm
Impact100.00
1.42G
BouncesOk
None
The flare96.67

Excellent landing flare

The crosswind

6 kt across from the left, which takes about 3° of crab to hold the centreline at 119 kt. Touched down with the nose 4° right of the track, away from the wind, wings level.

Wind 110° at 9 kt · 6 kt head · 6 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 35 ft, 15 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 372 m in, 67 m past the ideal 305 m.

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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.

35 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −395 fpm · 7.5° nose up · 119 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 35 ft, down at 372 m

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

The sink went from 570 fpm at 34 ft to 30 fpm at 6 ft, then back up to 400 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.6° 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°6°12°touchdown−395 fpm at touchdown7.5° at touchdown
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 3.2 m left of the centreline.

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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. 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 6 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 372 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 372 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 372 m of 3,056 m · 12 %
In the air over the runway, 372 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 2,684 m

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Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley took approximately 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The Boeing F/A-18E then began its departure roll on runway 15, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 195 kt in 787 meters, which was 26% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 31 °C, a wind speed of 7 kt from 170 °, resulting in a 1 kt crosswind and a 7 kt headwind.

As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it passed overhead Purga, State of Queensland, Australia, and reached a maximum altitude of 28,448 ft asl. The climb phase was completed in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 5 minutes and covering 34 nautical miles, before beginning its descent phase. The descent from 28,668 ft asl to 26,568 ft asl was completed in 2 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent a series of climb and descent phases, with the final descent phase initiated overhead Cranley, State of Queensland, Australia. This phase saw the aircraft descend from 26,828 ft asl to 2,103 ft asl, a decrease of 24,725 ft in 6 minutes, covering 46 nautical miles.

The Boeing F/A-18E then began its final approach to runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley, heading 185.0 ° at 4 nautical miles and 1,988 ft agl. The landing was completed on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 374 meters and a touchdown speed of 119 kt. The touchdown rate was fair at -237 fpm, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 °C, a wind speed of 9 kt from 110 °, resulting in a 7 kt crosswind and a 6 kt headwind. The total flight distance was 144 nautical miles, taking 22 minutes, and the aircraft used -504 kg of fuel.

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