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NZMF
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Runway 29

Flight Score

89.06 %
NZMJ
Jamestown, New Zealand
Runway 02
9 Apr 2026 0:16 26 nm DR400 14 lbs
Departure Score
92.34 %
Enroute Score
96.56 %
Arrival Score
78.28 %

What went well

Touchdown 33 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 1 ft and 65 kt — both inside band
Airborne in 1,221 ft — 48 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown VSI was -527 fpm. at 0 %, bank angle up to 8.6 ° at 18 %, −4.05 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 2.2 ° at 8 %, bank angle up to 7.7 ° at 88 %, −2.40 points
Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, peak speed in a turn 18 kt at 90 %, −1.17 points

Top opportunity

Improve the touchdown

Arrival Touchdown

There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.

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Start to finish · 13 stages, 12 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 Taxi 86.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 0 4 kt
90 % Average speed turning corners 9 ktmax 18 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 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.0 2.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On
Info Engine 1 Started
Info Beacon Lights Switched On
Info Landing Lights Switched On
Info Navigation Lights Switched On
Info Strobe Lights Switched On
Info Parking Brake On
Info Flaps Position 1
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound Airport, Average speed was 32 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 31 kt3 kt min to max 40 kt 3 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.1 ° min to max 3.8 ° 2.8 2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.89 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 92.19Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound Airport. Takeoff distance 1,221 ft 48 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 63 kt. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,221 ft48 % of runway
95 % Liftoff speed was 63 ktTarget 54 kt
91 % Runway alignment max 18.5 ft18.5 ft left to 0.0 ft left 14.1 17.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.09 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °2.2 ° min to max 5.6 ° 2.5 5.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.9 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.44Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 66 kt63 kt min to max 69 kt 63 69 kt
98 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.0 ° min to max 5.8 ° 1.0 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 1.09 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 320 fpm286 fpm min to max 402 fpm 312 402 fpm
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 1 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °5.7 ° min to max 8.2 ° 5.7 8.2 °
Departure Climb 2 91.73Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.4 2.1 °
100 % Average speed 69 kt68 kt min to max 69 kt 69 68 kt
69 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 16.0 ° 3.0 16.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.07 g 1.04 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 559 fpm406 fpm min to max 719 fpm 406 528 fpm
Info Average altitude 71 ft agl45 ft agl min to max 154 ft agl 45 154 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °7.5 ° min to max 10.1 ° 8.2 9.0 °
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 188 ft asl176 ft asl min to max 199 ft asl 176 199 ft asl
100 % Average speed 68 kt67 kt min to max 68 kt 68 67 kt
100 % Average bank angle 17.5 °16.8 ° min to max 17.9 ° 17.8 16.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g1.04 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 1.04 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 9.9 °9.7 ° min to max 10.1 ° 9.7 10.1 °
Enroute Climb 99.83Enroute climb started overhead Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand). Climbing from 211 ft asl to 1,618 ft asl, an increase of 1,407 ft in 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 80 kt66 kt min to max 106 kt 67 102 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 15.4 ° 15.4 3.9 °
98 % Average g force 0.99 g0.72 g min to max 1.23 g 1.02 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 461 fpm-286 fpm min to max 943 fpm 709 107 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,042 ft asl211 ft asl min to max 1,618 ft asl 211 1,618 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °-0.2 ° min to max 11.0 ° 10.2 1.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 270 ft agl · 68 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north west of Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,764 ft asl1,559 ft asl min to max 1,951 ft asl 1,616 1,559 ft asl
100 % Average speed 105 kt88 kt min to max 129 kt 102 129 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.7 °0.3 ° min to max 14.1 ° 3.6 10.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.76 g min to max 1.12 g 0.91 1.02 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-5.8 ° min to max 8.6 ° 0.0 -2.2 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 6 miles north west of Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand). Descent from 1,549 ft asl to 387 ft asl, a decrease of 1,162 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 132 kt126 kt min to max 138 kt 128 133 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.1 ° min to max 10.3 ° 10.3 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.18 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -762 fpm-1,728 fpm min to max 289 fpm -620 -1,046 fpm
Info Average altitude 919 ft asl387 ft asl min to max 1,549 ft asl 1,549 387 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-7.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° -1.9 -3.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 82.97Enroute level cruise started 5 miles south west of ZMF8 Kaipo Hut Airstrip (Southland, New Zealand) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 15 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 305 ft asl57 ft asl min to max 648 ft asl 371 360 ft asl
100 % Average speed 114 kt76 kt min to max 134 kt 133 90 kt
63 % Average bank angle 5.1 °0.0 ° min to max 58.4 ° 1.4 2.1 °
77 % Average g force 1.08 g0.58 g min to max 1.66 g 1.05 0.88 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-8.9 ° min to max 22.2 ° -3.4 1.0 °
Arrival Final 1 78.39Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 331 ft agl to -4 ft agl. A decrease of 335 ft in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
8 % Approach angle 2.2 °0.3 ° min to max 5.1 °Target 3.0 ° 3.5 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 70 kt66 kt min to max 88 kt 88 66 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.3 0.3 °
88 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° 0.3 4.0 °
91 % Average g force 1.03 g0.60 g min to max 1.25 g 1.14 1.15 g
Info Average VSI -701 fpm-1,150 fpm min to max 392 fpm -114 -579 fpm
Info Average altitude 82 ft agl-4 ft agl min to max 355 ft agl 331 -4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-7.0 ° min to max 6.7 ° 3.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 358 ft agl · 73 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 253 ft agl · 73 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 92.92Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome, runway length 1,601 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kt. Target 55 kt
100 % Target 26 ft agl
74 % The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare took all the sink out 15 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft then dropped the rest of the way, 175 fpm of sink coming back. Touchdown was 33 ft past the threshold. Hold the attitude and let it settle rather than pushing - a balloon is almost always excess speed, so the fix is on the approach, not in the flare.
100 % Heading variation 10.0 °9.5 ° min to max 10.6 ° 9.5 10.6 °
93 % Average bank angle 4.5 °4.2 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.2 4.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g1.16 g min to max 1.19 g 1.16 1.19 g
Info Average speed 66 kt66 kt min to max 66 kt 66 66 kt
Info Average VSI -550 fpm-569 fpm min to max -527 fpm -569 -527 fpm
Info Average altitude 1 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 2 ft agl 2 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °0.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.9 °
0112334465706.7313202734Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft01123344657-20-16-12-8-4048121620Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 63.53Touchdown distance was good at 26 ft. Touchdown speed at 66 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touchdown VSI was -527 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 26 ftTarget 1,034 ft
89 % Speed at touchdown 66 ktTarget below 54 kt
90 % Runway alignment max 18.7 ft12.6 ft left 10.6 7.0 ft
18 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.0 ° min to max 8.6 ° 4.6 0.5 °
86 % Average g force 1.05 g0.86 g min to max 1.50 g 1.19 1.16 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 58 kt53 kt min to max 66 kt 66 53 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °0.9 ° min to max 7.5 ° 0.9 3.9 °

Takeoff

92.19 %
FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll1,221 ft · 48 %
95.34Liftoff speed62 kt
90.60Runway alignment17.5 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.44Rate of climb320 ft/m
Takeoff weight1,666 lbs
Airfield elevation3 ft asl
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

Approach

78.39 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
100.00Threshold height1 ft
100.00Threshold speed65 kt
99.78Centreline offset10.6 ft L
Flare 74.39The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare took all the sink out 15 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft then dropped the rest of the way, 175 fpm of sink coming back. Touchdown was 33 ft past the threshold. Hold the attitude and let it settle rather than pushing - a balloon is almost always excess speed, so the fix is on the approach, not in the flare.

Touchdown

63.53 %
100.00Touchdown point33 ft
90.37Centreline at touchdown7.0 ft L
0.00Sink rate-527 ft/m
85.71Touchdown force1.50 G
FailBounces1
Landing weight1,653 lbs
Airfield elevation16 ft asl
Wind269° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
0.5 nm 353 ft 0.22° L +13 kt
THR 2 ft 9.1 ft L +11 kt

Touchdown on NZMJ 02

Past threshold
33 ft
Off centreline
7.0 ftL
Sink rate
-527 ft/m
Impact
1.50G

Side view — the last 1,601 ft of the approach.

1 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 1 ft, down at 33 ft

Plan view — the full 1,601 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,137 FT 33 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 33 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 33 ft of 1,601 ft · 2 %

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Flight narrative

Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Milford Sound Airport (NZMF) took approximately 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 29, utilizing 1,221 feet, or 48% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 63 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 60°F and a gentle headwind of 1 knot, with a crosswind of 1 knot.

Following a brief enroute level cruise overhead Milford Sound, the aircraft initiated a climb, ascending from 211 feet above sea level to 1,618 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a series of enroute level cruises, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude and airspeed. Notably, the second enroute level cruise, which began 4 miles northwest of Milford Sound, lasted 2 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then commenced a descent, reducing its altitude from 1,549 feet to 387 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 02 at Martins Bay Aerodrome (NZMJ) was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 44.0° at 1 nautical mile and 331 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on a runway length of 1,603 feet, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the touchdown speed of 66 knots was above the target, and the touchdown distance of 26 feet was slightly longer than expected. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned, deviating 19 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing remained consistent with the departure conditions, featuring a temperature of 60°F and a gentle tailwind of 1 knot.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound Airport in the Robin DR400
92.34 %
86 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
90 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
92.19 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound Airport. Takeoff distance 1,221 ft 48 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 63 kt. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,221 ft using 48.09 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
95.34 %
Liftoff speed was 63 kn - Target 54 kn
Alignment
90.6 %
18.5 ft left to 0.0 ft left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 55 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 4 2
01,0002,000-40-30-20-10010203040 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
99.44 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
97.77 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
91.73 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound Airport.
Alignment
98.25 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
68.66 %
16 8 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 9 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 550 300
01,0002,00001632486480 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome in the Robin DR400
Landing Score 78.28 %
Landing Summary

The final approach to runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from the south west was conducted at a heading of 44.0°, 1 nm from the threshold and at an altitude of 331 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was well above the target, reaching 66 kt, which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.

The aircraft touched down on the runway at a distance of 26 ft, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 66 kt was fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -527 fpm. This may have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway touchdown position, which was 19 ft off the centreline. Despite this, the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, which was conducted on the 1,603 ft long runway.

The overall score for the landing was 81.3%. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 60 °F and a light wind of 2 kt from 269°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and tailwind component. The pilot's performance was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of approach speed and touchdown characteristics.

78.39 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 331 ft agl to -4 ft agl. A decrease of 335 ft in 36 seconds.
Glideslope
8.43 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
8.43 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
88 74 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
87.82 %
8 4 0
G
91.43 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
392 -404 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-80-60-40-20020406080 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
92.92 %
Landing
Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome, runway length 1,601 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kt. Target 55 kt
Flare
74.39 %
The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare took all the sink out 15 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft then dropped the rest of the way, 175 fpm of sink coming back. Touchdown was 33 ft past the threshold. Hold the attitude and let it settle rather than pushing - a balloon is almost always excess speed, so the fix is on the approach, not in the flare.
Centreline ft
99.78 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
93.42 %
5 4.5 4
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
66 63 60
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-541 -571 -600
0112334465706.7313202734 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
01123344657-20-16-12-8-4048121620 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
63.53 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 26 ft. Touchdown speed at 66 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 2 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
Touchdown
0 %
Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 ft/m.
Speed
89.06 %
Touchdown speed at 66 kt was too fast. Target below 54 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 26 ft.
Alignment
90.37 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 ft from centreline.
Bank
17.63 %
Bank angle 3.9 °
G
85.71 %
G 1.05 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
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