NZNS to NZWN Flight Report - Douglas DC-3

Flight from NZNS to NZWN

Thursday, 18 May 2023 21:48

Minutes 41

73 nm

Fuel 420 kg

Douglas DC-3

Departure

Started Nelson

Nelson

Altitude

13 ft asl

Weight

11,641 kg

Fuel

1,969 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

3 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 34 at NZWN

Wellington Intl

Wellington Wellington, New Zealand

30 ft asl

Altitude

11,220 kg

Weight

1,549 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

4 kt

Wind Speed

268.5 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.89%

Departure Score 90.19%

Enroute Score 99.63%

Arrival Score 90.23%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

92.09 %

Touchdown

93.03 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 81 kt.

Flare

70.86 %

Fair landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

84.46 %

Touchdown rate was good at -198 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 68 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

93.37 %

Touchdown point was 79 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

86.37 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages NZNS to NZWN

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Departure Roll

78.41 %

Departure roll Nelson. Bush location altitude 32 ft asl. Takeoff distance 0 m. liftoff speed was 78 kn. Duration was 158 seconds. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 3 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Takeoff distance 0 m
92.03 %	Liftoff speed was 78 kn Target 80 kn
0 %	Alignment max 75.37 m 0.00 m left to 75.37 m right	-75.36		-0.05 m
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.94 g min to max 1.08 g	1.00		1.03 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 7.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 11.9 °	0.0		7.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:49:11
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 21:49:36
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:50:23
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 21:50:33
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:50:35
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 21:48:53
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 21:51:13

Departure Climb 1

99.42 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from Nelson.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.67 %	Heading variation -1.1 ° -1.2 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.1		-1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 78 kn min to max 80 kn	78		79 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.2		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.98 g min to max 1.17 g	1.02		1.15 g
Info	Average VSI 582 ft/m 358 ft/m min to max 995 ft/m	358		995 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl	0		39 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.1 ° 7.8 ° min to max 16.2 °	7.9		16.2 °

Departure Climb 2

90.44 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from Nelson.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
66 %	Heading variation -2.2 ° -4.7 ° min to max -1.2 °	-1.2		-4.7 °
100 %	Average speed 81 kn 75 kn min to max 95 kn	79		95 kn
95.76 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.6 °	1.1		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.80 g min to max 1.15 g	1.15		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 1,045 ft/m 139 ft/m min to max 1,335 ft/m	1,011		1,197 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 138 ft agl 52 ft agl min to max 391 ft agl	52		391 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.8 ° 6.6 ° min to max 17.0 °	16.2		12.3 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 21:51:36
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:51:55

Departure Climb 3

92.49 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from Nelson.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
67.33 %	Heading variation -5.4 ° -6.0 ° min to max -4.8 °	-4.8		-5.9 °
100 %	Average speed 99 kn 91 kn min to max 109 kn	94		103 kn
95.11 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.9 °	0.9		1.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.83 g min to max 1.10 g	1.03		0.83 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,038 ft/m 153 ft/m min to max 2,001 ft/m	1,287		2,001 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 671 ft agl 402 ft agl min to max 979 ft agl	402		979 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.4 ° 4.3 ° min to max 13.9 °	12.4		11.6 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:52:15

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of Nelson (Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,050 ft asl to 4,278 ft asl, an increase of 3,228 ft in 4 minutes and covering 8 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Climb speed 118 kn 94 kn min to max 148 kn Target 120 kn	102		148 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 20.0 °	0.3		20.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.83 g min to max 1.21 g	0.83		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 984 ft/m -221 ft/m min to max 2,488 ft/m	1,659		22 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,710 ft asl 1,050 ft asl min to max 4,279 ft asl	1,050		4,278 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 0.5 ° min to max 16.0 °	10.9		0.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 21:55:41
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 21:55:41

Enroute Level

99.89 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles north east of Nelson (Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,444 ft asl 4,279 ft asl min to max 4,601 ft asl	4,279		4,404 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 164 kn 157 kn min to max 173 kn	161		170 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 22.2 ° 15.5 ° min to max 27.7 °	20.1		20.4 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.83 g min to max 1.27 g	1.09		1.15 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -3.7 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.9		0.0 °

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started 5 miles north east of Nelson (Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand). Climbing from 4,408 ft asl to 4,779 ft asl, an increase of 371 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 147 kn 138 kn min to max 156 kn	156		144 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 16.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.5 °	20.5		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.89 g min to max 1.16 g	1.16		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 693 ft/m -162 ft/m min to max 1,228 ft/m	244		-162 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,638 ft asl 4,408 ft asl min to max 4,790 ft asl	4,408		4,779 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -1.7 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.4		-0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 22:00:29

Enroute Level 2

99.76 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles north east of Nelson (Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.95 %	Average altitude 4,812 ft asl 4,667 ft asl min to max 5,065 ft asl	4,772		5,061 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 162 kn 144 kn min to max 176 kn	159		149 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 21.9 °	6.2		1.3 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.89 g min to max 1.29 g	1.03		0.93 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -5.3 ° min to max 6.7 °	0.1		3.0 °

Enroute Descent

99.26 %

Enroute descent started 4 miles east of Cable Bay (Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand). Descent from 5,153 ft asl to 4,994 ft asl, a decrease of 159 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 162 kn 148 kn min to max 168 kn	148		158 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 15.5 °	0.2		15.4 °
92.57 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.85 g min to max 1.38 g	0.91		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 421 ft/m -1,325 ft/m min to max 1,016 ft/m	-353		700 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,937 ft asl 4,849 ft asl min to max 5,153 ft asl	5,153		4,994 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -4.4 ° min to max 3.4 °	-1.7		2.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 3

95.72 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north west of Rai Valley (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 20 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.35 %	Average altitude 4,916 ft asl 4,161 ft asl min to max 5,210 ft asl	5,003		4,166 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 158 kn 148 kn min to max 168 kn	157		157 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.3 ° min to max 14.7 °	14.7		1.6 °
89.14 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.56 g min to max 1.37 g	0.96		0.97 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -5.0 ° min to max 3.7 °	2.2		0.7 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north west of Picton (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand). Descent from 4,152 ft asl to 3,979 ft asl, a decrease of 174 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 156 kn 154 kn min to max 159 kn	154		154 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	0.97		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -258 ft/m -592 ft/m min to max 29 ft/m	-265		-170 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,036 ft asl 3,979 ft asl min to max 4,152 ft asl	4,152		3,979 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -2.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	-0.8		-0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 4

99.89 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north east of Picton (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,784 ft asl 3,669 ft asl min to max 3,910 ft asl	3,910		3,681 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 156 kn 154 kn min to max 158 kn	156		154 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.3 ° min to max 7.5 °	1.9		2.1 °
98.86 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.73 g min to max 1.15 g	0.98		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -1.9 ° min to max 0.2 °	-1.9		0.0 °

Enroute Descent 3

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles east of Picton (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand). Descent from 3,677 ft asl to 3,489 ft asl, a decrease of 188 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 154 kn 153 kn min to max 158 kn	154		154 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.86 g min to max 1.04 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -356 ft/m -823 ft/m min to max -18 ft/m	-134		-160 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,598 ft asl 3,488 ft asl min to max 3,677 ft asl	3,677		3,489 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -2.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.6		0.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 5

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 6 miles east of Picton (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,363 ft asl 3,328 ft asl min to max 3,447 ft asl	3,447		3,328 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 155 kn 151 kn min to max 159 kn	151		153 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 9.2 °	1.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.07 g	0.97		0.97 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -2.7 ° min to max 1.3 °	-1.3		-0.9 °

Enroute Climb 3

98.46 %

Enroute climb started 8 miles east of Picton (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand). Climbing from 3,247 ft asl to 3,398 ft asl, an increase of 150 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 143 kn 138 kn min to max 146 kn	146		140 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.7 ° 1.2 ° min to max 8.3 °	2.2		1.4 °
84.57 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.48 g min to max 1.42 g	1.03		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 407 ft/m -749 ft/m min to max 1,087 ft/m	-288		-749 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,310 ft asl 3,232 ft asl min to max 3,427 ft asl	3,247		3,398 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -1.3 ° min to max 1.8 °	-0.8		-1.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 6

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of Te Pangu (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,251 ft asl 3,170 ft asl min to max 3,372 ft asl	3,372		3,170 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 154 kn 151 kn min to max 155 kn	151		152 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 6.8 °	6.8		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.82 g min to max 1.20 g	1.20		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -2.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	-2.3		-1.0 °

Enroute Descent 4

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles south east of Te Awaiti (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand). Descent from 3,109 ft asl to 2,958 ft asl, a decrease of 152 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 153 kn 152 kn min to max 155 kn	154		155 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.0 °	3.0		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -243 ft/m -383 ft/m min to max -123 ft/m	-383		-255 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,039 ft asl 2,958 ft asl min to max 3,109 ft asl	3,109		2,958 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -1.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-1.0		-0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 7

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 6 miles south east of Te Awaiti (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,775 ft asl 2,614 ft asl min to max 2,942 ft asl	2,942		2,616 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 152 kn 149 kn min to max 155 kn	154		152 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 °	1.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -1.5 ° min to max 1.2 °	-0.2		0.8 °

Enroute Descent 5

100 %

Enroute descent started 8 miles west of Karori West (Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand). Descent from 2,599 ft asl to 2,011 ft asl, a decrease of 588 ft in 1 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 142 kn 125 kn min to max 155 kn	150		132 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.4		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.10 g	0.97		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -428 ft/m -1,220 ft/m min to max 559 ft/m	-406		-1,220 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,297 ft asl 2,011 ft asl min to max 2,599 ft asl	2,599		2,011 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -4.7 ° min to max 2.3 °	-1.3		-4.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:20:50
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 22:21:17
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 22:21:18

Enroute Level 8

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles west of Brooklyn (Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,852 ft asl 1,821 ft asl min to max 1,937 ft asl	1,922		1,835 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 118 kn 109 kn min to max 130 kn	130		109 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.7 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.7		2.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.95 g min to max 1.08 g	1.05		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -3.2 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.5		2.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 22:22:17

Enroute Descent 6

100 %

Enroute descent started 6 miles south west of Brooklyn (Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand). Descent from 1,837 ft asl to 1,413 ft asl, a decrease of 424 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 105 kn 100 kn min to max 112 kn	108		101 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.3 °	2.7		4.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	0.97		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI -391 ft/m -942 ft/m min to max 97 ft/m	97		-387 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,602 ft asl 1,413 ft asl min to max 1,837 ft asl	1,837		1,413 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -3.3 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.9		0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 9

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south west of Brooklyn (Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,327 ft asl 1,174 ft asl min to max 1,445 ft asl	1,409		1,174 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 91 kn 86 kn min to max 101 kn	101		90 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.0 °	4.2		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.14 g	1.07		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -1.3 ° min to max 5.3 °	1.6		-0.3 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:23:49

Enroute Descent 7

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles south of Brooklyn (Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand). Descent from 1,161 ft asl to 824 ft asl, a decrease of 337 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 89 kn 86 kn min to max 93 kn	91		89 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.0		2.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -327 ft/m -760 ft/m min to max -76 ft/m	-755		-364 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 978 ft asl 824 ft asl min to max 1,161 ft asl	1,161		824 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -0.4 ° min to max 4.1 °	-0.4		1.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 3 miles south of Brooklyn (Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 84 kn 78 kn min to max 90 kn	86		84 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 11.4 °	2.4		8.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.10 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -337 ft/m -934 ft/m min to max 162 ft/m	-370		-316 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 635 ft asl 363 ft asl min to max 817 ft asl	817		363 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° -2.3 ° min to max 6.7 °	2.2		2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 22:26:56

Arrival Final 1

82.84 %

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 328 ft agl to 48 ft agl. A decrease of 280 ft in 23 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
40.51 %	Approach angle 3.7 ° 3.4 ° min to max 4.6 ° Target 3.0 °	4.4		3.5 °
100 %	Average speed 82 kn 81 kn min to max 84 kn	82		81 kn
88.57 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.3 °
85.13 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.6 °	7.6		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.86 g min to max 1.08 g	1.03		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -669 ft/m -932 ft/m min to max -310 ft/m	-320		-501 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 107 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 328 ft agl	328		48 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -1.8 ° min to max 3.2 °	3.2		1.5 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 22:27:45

Arrival Landing

92.09 %

Landing on runway 34 at NZWN Wellington Intl, runway length 1,815 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 81 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 81 kn. Target 80 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
70.86 %	Landing and flare profile
96.79 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.2 °
97 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.1 °	0.4		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.10 g	1.03		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 75 kn 68 kn min to max 81 kn	81		68 kn
Info	Average VSI -233 ft/m -496 ft/m min to max -112 ft/m	-496		-202 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl	49		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 1.6 ° min to max 6.0 °	1.6		5.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

93.03 %

Touchdown point was 79 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 68 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was good at -198 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 4 kn at 268 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.46 %	Touchdown VSI was -198 ft/m.
93.37 %	Touchdown distance was 518 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 68 kn Target 75 kn
86.37 %	Runway alignment max 5.47 m 5.13 m left	4.82		5.47 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 1.08 g min to max 1.19 g	1.08		1.08 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 68 kn 68 kn min to max 68 kn	68		68 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 5.7 ° 5.5 ° min to max 6.0 °	5.6		6.0 °

Arrival Rollout

83.19 %

Total landing distance 1,129 m, 62 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,129 m 62 % of runway.
62.64 %	Runway alignment max 12.34 m 12.34 m left to 0.00 m left	5.60		0.27 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.06 g	1.06		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 63 kn 37 kn min to max 69 kn	69		37 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 4.5 ° min to max 12.7 °	6.1		12.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 15 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kn 8 kn min to max 34 kn	34		8 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 12.2 ° 11.6 ° min to max 12.4 °	12.4		11.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.0		0.5 °
Info	Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		0.98 g
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 22:28:49
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 22:28:51
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 22:28:52
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:29:18
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 22:29:19

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 15 kn	8		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kn max 13 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		0.98 g
Info	Average pitch angle 11.4 ° 9.9 ° min to max 11.9 °	11.5		11.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.4		0.0 °

Takeoff on runway XX at NZNS Nelson in the Douglas DC-3

90.19 %

78.41 %

Takeoff Roll

The bush takeoff report uses a virtual runway in the direction of the roll and is 5,000 feet long and 50 feet wide

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

92.03 %

Liftoff speed was 78 kn - Target 85 kn

Alignment

0 %

0.00 m left to 75.37 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.42 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from Nelson.

Alignment

97.67 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

90.44 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from Nelson.

Alignment

66 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

95.76 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

92.49 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from Nelson.

Alignment

67.33 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

95.11 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 34 at NZWN Wellington Intl in the Douglas DC-3

Landing Score 87.79 %

82.84 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 328 ft agl to 48 ft agl. A decrease of 280 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

40.51 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

88.57 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope °

40.51 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

88.57 %

Bank °

85.13 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

92.09 %

Landing

Landing on runway 34 at NZWN Wellington Intl, runway length 1,815 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 81 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 81 kt. Target 80 kt

Flare

70.86 %

Fair landing flare

Centreline ft

96.79 %

Bank °

97 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

93.03 %

Touchdown

84.46 %

Touchdown rate was good at -198 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 68 kt was a little fast. Target below 66 kn

Distance

93.37 %

Touchdown point was 79 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Alignment

86.37 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from centreline.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.1 °

100 %

G 1.13 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

83.19 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 1,129 m, 62 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 m from centreline.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 1,129 m using 62.21 % of runway

Alignment

62.64 %

Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 m from centreline.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched Off

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

Metrics

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