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YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 33
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight21,009 kg
Fuel6,472 kg
Wind40° · 12 kn · 10 kn cross

Flight Score

77.34 %
YAMB
Amberley, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight19,345 kg
Fuel4,612 kg
Wind60° · 12 kn · 12 kn cross
8 Feb 2026 1:17 523 nm Boeing F/A 18E 1,861 kg
Departure Score
95.15 %
Enroute Score
62.67 %
Arrival Score
74.20 %

What went well

Landed straight in a 11 kn crosswind — 1.41 m off the centreline, no bounce
Touched down at -144 fpm — a soft arrival
1.12 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Final 4 — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; Approach angle 11.3 ° at 0 %, Heading variation -35.3 ° at 0 %, −3.34 points
Arrival Final 3 — GPWS warning; Approach angle 4.1 ° at 0 %, Heading variation -28.6 ° at 0 %, −2.89 points
Enroute Descent — speed limits at 0 %, bank angle up to 178.0 ° at 0 %, −2.73 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 190 kt at 0 %, Flare profile at 55 %, −1.76 points

Next time

Departure

Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 170 kt rather than letting speed build further.

What happened: You lifted off at 195 kt against a rotation target of 170 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.

Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 170 kt.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 125 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.

What happened: You crossed the threshold at 190 kt, well above the 125 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 125 kt on short final.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.

Read more in VRef Explained

Start to finish · 25 stages, 23 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 86.60Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 19 minutes and covered 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Average speed 21 kt0 kt min to max 32 kt 0 5 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 11 ktmax 14 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.4 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 5 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 5 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 5 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 5 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 5 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 33 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley, Average speed was 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kt4 kt min to max 7 kt 4 7 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.2 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 90.18Departure roll runway 33 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley. Takeoff distance 743 m 24 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 195 kt. Local weather - Temperature 32 °C. Wind 12 kt at 40 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Headwind: 6 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 743 m24 % of runway
84 % Liftoff speed was 195 ktTarget 170 kt
91 % Runway alignment max 5.40 m left5.40 m left to 0.00 m left 5.36 3.25 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.10 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.9 ° min to max 4.3 ° -0.9 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.2 0.8 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.98Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 33 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.2 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 214 kt195 kt min to max 230 kt 195 230 kt
96 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 3.4 ° 1.1 0.4 °
99 % Average g force 1.17 g0.96 g min to max 1.54 g 1.11 1.16 g
Info Average VSI 759 fpm288 fpm min to max 1,266 fpm 288 1,266 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl 0 27 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °3.8 ° min to max 7.3 ° 4.3 7.1 °

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 12 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 12 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 12 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 12 ft agl · 211 kt
Info 49 Activated 12 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 12 ft agl · 211 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 33 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.0 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 246 kt231 kt min to max 300 kt 231 300 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.4 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.98 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 1,814 fpm1,295 fpm min to max 3,250 fpm 1,295 3,250 fpm
Info Average altitude 73 ft agl28 ft agl min to max 293 ft agl 28 293 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °7.0 ° min to max 8.4 ° 7.1 8.4 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 183 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Up 75 ft agl · 246 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 33 YAMB RAAF Base Amberley.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Average speed 319 kt308 kt min to max 330 kt 308 330 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 3,912 fpm3,411 fpm min to max 4,456 fpm 3,411 4,456 fpm
Info Average altitude 599 ft agl348 ft agl min to max 864 ft agl 348 864 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °8.1 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.5 8.6 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 423 ft agl
Enroute Climb 84.70Enroute climb started 1 mile west of Wulkuraka (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 1,086 ft asl to 26,975 ft asl, an increase of 25,889 ft in 6 minutes and covering 37 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Average speed 316 kt97 kt min to max 365 kt 331 301 kt
84 % Average bank angle 20.7 °0.0 ° min to max 48.0 ° 0.2 20.9 °
93 % Average g force 1.14 g0.67 g min to max 1.74 g 1.51 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 3,110 fpm-660 fpm min to max 10,314 fpm 4,704 -127 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,474 ft asl1,086 ft asl min to max 27,003 ft asl 1,086 26,975 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °0.2 ° min to max 37.5 ° 11.4 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,086 ft agl
Info Stall Warning Activated 16,786 ft agl · 134 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 16,902 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 17,353 ft agl · 129 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 17,543 ft agl · 134 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 17,569 ft agl · 145 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 17,825 ft agl · 153 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 28,298 ft agl · 444 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 28,298 ft agl · 444 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 28,298 ft agl · 444 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 28,306 ft agl · 450 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 28,306 ft agl · 450 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 28,309 ft agl · 452 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 28,309 ft agl · 452 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 28,291 ft agl · 456 kt
Info 49 Activated 28,291 ft agl · 456 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 28,289 ft agl · 456 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 28,289 ft agl · 456 kt
Enroute Level 50.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Woody Point (State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 24 minutes, covering 120 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,849 ft of 27,078 ft asl26,625 ft asl min to max 27,480 ft asl 26,973 26,625 ft asl
100 % Average speed 295 kt216 kt min to max 384 kt 301 361 kt
0 % Average bank angle 24.4 °0.0 ° min to max 143.8 ° 20.6 76.5 °
0 % Average g force 1.25 g0.56 g min to max 6.50 g 1.15 6.50 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °-1.6 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.1 2.8 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 27,869 ft agl · 528 kt
Enroute Descent 10.00Enroute descent started 106 miles north east of Kingscliff (State of New South Wales, Australia). Descent from 26,589 ft asl to 21,596 ft asl, a decrease of 4,993 ft in 2 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 194 kt128 kt min to max 389 kt 309 389 kt
0 % Average bank angle 55.5 °0.0 ° min to max 178.0 ° 80.4 0.0 °
0 % Average g force 1.82 g0.20 g min to max 7.03 g 7.03 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -5,930 fpm-19,700 fpm min to max 1,522 fpm -1,959 -15 fpm
Info Average altitude 24,756 ft asl21,254 ft asl min to max 26,589 ft asl 26,589 21,596 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -5.9 °-56.4 ° min to max 21.3 ° 4.9 0.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 27,630 ft agl · 303 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 27,581 ft agl · 290 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 27,553 ft agl · 301 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 27,463 ft agl · 287 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 26,530 ft agl · 224 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 25,679 ft agl · 237 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 25,304 ft agl · 263 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 22,516 ft agl · 358 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 22,153 ft agl · 319 kt
Enroute Climb 2 10.00Enroute climb started Latitude: -27.1391393 Longitude: 155.3538674. Climbing from 22,706 ft asl to 25,313 ft asl, an increase of 2,608 ft in 3 minutes and covering 26 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 263 kt193 kt min to max 407 kt 399 306 kt
0 % Average bank angle 51.0 °0.0 ° min to max 174.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
0 % Average g force 2.01 g-0.44 g min to max 6.69 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -669 fpm-4,193 fpm min to max 11,259 fpm 10,996 74 fpm
Info Average altitude 25,695 ft asl22,706 ft asl min to max 26,875 ft asl 22,706 25,313 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-2.8 ° min to max 12.3 ° 11.8 1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 28,037 ft agl · 571 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 28,158 ft agl · 341 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 26,906 ft agl · 356 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 26,860 ft agl · 353 kt
Enroute Level 2 93.60Enroute level cruise started Latitude: -27.1706705 Longitude: 155.7457285 and lasted 7 minutes, covering 34 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,766 ft of 25,325 ft asl25,318 ft asl min to max 25,383 ft asl 25,318 25,319 ft asl
100 % Average speed 294 kt282 kt min to max 310 kt 300 292 kt
85 % Average bank angle 37.4 °0.0 ° min to max 47.6 ° 0.9 47.6 °
97 % Average g force 1.46 g0.80 g min to max 1.61 g 1.01 1.61 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °1.2 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.0 2.2 °
Enroute Descent 2 84.37Enroute descent started Latitude: -27.1425528 Longitude: 156.3877038. Descent from 25,319 ft asl to 24,821 ft asl, a decrease of 499 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 292 kt289 kt min to max 298 kt 292 290 kt
64 % Average bank angle 50.0 °47.6 ° min to max 57.8 ° 47.6 50.0 °
86 % Average g force 1.58 g1.20 g min to max 1.98 g 1.61 1.55 g
Info Average VSI -580 fpm-2,554 fpm min to max 677 fpm -487 -1,256 fpm
Info Average altitude 25,146 ft asl24,821 ft asl min to max 25,319 ft asl 25,319 24,821 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-1.6 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.2 0.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started Latitude: -27.0695984 Longitude: 156.373771 and lasted 9 minutes, covering 65 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,740 ft of 25,129 ft asl24,679 ft asl min to max 25,327 ft asl 24,800 25,303 ft asl
100 % Average speed 320 kt291 kt min to max 339 kt 291 326 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.0 ° min to max 22.2 ° 22.2 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.83 g min to max 1.29 g 1.29 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °0.3 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.3 1.9 °
Enroute Descent 3 10.00Enroute descent started 87 miles east of Point Lookout (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 25,315 ft asl to 22,732 ft asl, a decrease of 2,583 ft in 2 minutes and covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 253 kt202 kt min to max 321 kt 311 202 kt
0 % Average bank angle 54.0 °0.3 ° min to max 168.7 ° 6.4 67.1 °
0 % Average g force 2.24 g0.97 g min to max 5.00 g 0.97 2.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,751 fpm-18,955 fpm min to max 3,133 fpm 56 -830 fpm
Info Average altitude 23,525 ft asl22,551 ft asl min to max 25,442 ft asl 25,315 22,732 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-44.2 ° min to max 8.6 ° 1.9 2.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 26,360 ft agl · 372 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 26,019 ft agl · 392 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 24,983 ft agl · 367 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 24,688 ft agl · 352 kt
Enroute Climb 3 76.97Enroute climb started 80 miles east of Point Lookout (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 22,715 ft asl to 29,505 ft asl, an increase of 6,791 ft in 3 minutes and covering 29 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 342 kt200 kt min to max 390 kt 201 368 kt
48 % Average bank angle 43.3 °0.1 ° min to max 65.8 ° 65.8 60.0 °
76 % Average g force 1.51 g0.55 g min to max 2.34 g 2.01 1.79 g
Info Average VSI 886 fpm-1,546 fpm min to max 4,545 fpm -1,153 49 fpm
Info Average altitude 27,671 ft asl22,493 ft asl min to max 29,505 ft asl 22,715 29,505 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.4 ° min to max 9.7 ° 2.2 1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 4 83.02Enroute level cruise started Latitude: -27.2398195 Longitude: 155.3821636 and lasted 13 minutes, covering 105 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,975 ft of 29,418 ft asl29,374 ft asl min to max 29,532 ft asl 29,504 29,403 ft asl
100 % Average speed 336 kt273 kt min to max 379 kt 368 273 kt
60 % Average bank angle 4.7 °0.0 ° min to max 60.2 ° 60.2 0.1 °
92 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.79 g 1.79 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °1.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.7 1.9 °

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 30,676 ft agl · 550 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 30,676 ft agl · 550 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 30,699 ft agl · 516 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 30,699 ft agl · 516 kt
Enroute Descent 4 86.75Enroute descent started 1 mile west of YWEI Kooringal Airstrip Wellington Point (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 29,404 ft asl to 1,937 ft asl, a decrease of 27,467 ft in 8 minutes and covering 59 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 329 kt263 kt min to max 378 kt 271 294 kt
70 % Average bank angle 28.8 °0.0 ° min to max 55.2 ° 0.0 1.3 °
89 % Average g force 1.26 g0.86 g min to max 1.88 g 1.00 1.14 g
Info Average VSI -3,033 fpm-6,916 fpm min to max 37 fpm 5 -1,548 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,158 ft asl1,937 ft asl min to max 29,405 ft asl 29,404 1,937 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.9 °-7.6 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.9 -2.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,457 ft agl
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 30,702 ft agl · 427 kt
Info 49 Activated 30,702 ft agl · 427 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 30,702 ft agl · 427 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 30,702 ft agl · 427 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 30,702 ft agl · 426 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 30,702 ft agl · 426 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 30,702 ft agl · 426 kt
Info 49 Activated 30,702 ft agl · 426 kt
Arrival Final 4 29.83Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,830 ft agl to 1,129 ft agl. A decrease of 701 ft in 102 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 11.3 °4.3 ° min to max 55.8 °Target 3.0 ° 4.3 5.8 °
74 % Average speed 282 kt241 kt min to max 315 kt 294 243 kt
0 % Heading variation -35.3 °-178.7 ° min to max 175.9 ° 2.8 -66.2 °
0 % Average bank angle 21.2 °0.0 ° min to max 67.5 ° 0.6 1.2 °
76 % Average g force 1.23 g0.75 g min to max 2.35 g 0.75 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -433 fpm-1,640 fpm min to max 210 fpm -1,520 -151 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,398 ft agl1,129 ft agl min to max 1,830 ft agl 1,830 1,129 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-2.2 ° min to max 2.9 ° -1.5 1.8 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,912 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 1,174 ft agl · 263 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,090 ft agl · 257 kt
33.253.53.7541,5001,5501,6001,6501,7001,750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-520-390-260-1300130260390520Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 39.34Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,128 ft agl to 623 ft agl. A decrease of 506 ft in 58 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.1 °2.8 ° min to max 5.8 °Target 3.0 ° 5.8 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 220 kt193 kt min to max 244 kt 241 202 kt
0 % Heading variation -28.6 °-62.5 ° min to max -0.7 ° -62.5 -0.7 °
0 % Average bank angle 32.2 °1.4 ° min to max 54.7 ° 1.4 54.7 °
93 % Average g force 1.16 g0.77 g min to max 1.73 g 1.11 1.73 g
Info Average VSI -557 fpm-1,694 fpm min to max 520 fpm -140 -1,683 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,008 ft agl623 ft agl min to max 1,128 ft agl 1,128 623 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °0.5 ° min to max 6.5 ° 2.2 3.6 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 853 ft agl · 203 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 638 ft agl · 215 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 1,117 ft agl · 248 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 1,117 ft agl · 248 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 1,134 ft agl · 251 kt
Info 49 Activated 1,134 ft agl · 251 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 1,123 ft agl · 250 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 1,123 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 1,113 ft agl · 250 kt
Info 49 Activated 1,113 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 1,103 ft agl · 246 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 1,103 ft agl · 246 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 1,075 ft agl · 250 kt
Info 49 Activated 1,075 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 1,122 ft agl · 249 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 1,122 ft agl · 249 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 1,127 ft agl · 250 kt
Info 49 Activated 1,127 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 1,126 ft agl · 248 kt
Info 49 Deactivated 1,126 ft agl · 248 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 804 ft agl · 205 kt
22.252.52.7535005506006507007508008509009501,0001,050Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-3,360-2,520-1,680-84008401,6802,5203,360Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 97.23Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 597 ft agl to 292 ft agl. A decrease of 306 ft in 15 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.5 ° min to max 2.8 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 2.5 °
100 % Average speed 214 kt201 kt min to max 224 kt 201 221 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.1 -0.8 °
90 % Average bank angle 3.6 °1.2 ° min to max 6.6 ° 1.9 6.2 °
92 % Average g force 1.14 g0.85 g min to max 1.78 g 1.78 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,245 fpm-1,606 fpm min to max -810 fpm -1,606 -1,045 fpm
Info Average altitude 430 ft agl292 ft agl min to max 597 ft agl 597 292 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.8 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 0.7 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 451 ft agl · 214 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 507 ft agl · 210 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 398 ft agl · 223 kt
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 98.84Approaching runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 257 ft agl to 86 ft agl. A decrease of 171 ft in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.5 °2.5 ° min to max 4.0 °Target 3.0 ° 2.5 4.0 °
100 % Average speed 195 kt190 kt min to max 216 kt 216 190 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.5 -0.0 °
94 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.8 ° min to max 6.2 ° 3.1 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.90 g min to max 1.13 g 1.06 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -908 fpm-983 fpm min to max -683 fpm -983 -894 fpm
Info Average altitude 123 ft agl86 ft agl min to max 257 ft agl 257 86 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.9 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.4 1.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 63.11Landing on runway 15 at YAMB RAAF Base Amberley, runway length 3,056 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 190 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 190 kt. Target 125 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
55 % Poor landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.01 m right0.01 m right to 0.01 m right -0.01 -0.01 m
94 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 5.4 ° 0.8 3.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.87 g min to max 1.19 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average speed 177 kt162 kt min to max 190 kt 190 162 kt
Info Average VSI -461 fpm-892 fpm min to max -5 fpm -892 -102 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl-11 ft agl min to max 52 ft agl 52 -11 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °0.8 ° min to max 4.2 ° 1.2 2.4 °
07515022530037545052560067575082590001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750825900-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 91.15Touchdown point was 371 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 162 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -102 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 32 °C. Wind 14 kt at 60 °. Crosswind: 14 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.8 % Touchdown rate was -102 fpm.
65 % Touchdown distance was 777 mTarget 457 m
87 % Speed at touchdown 162 ktTarget below 144 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.66 m right1.58 m right -1.66 -1.41 m
80 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 3.4 4.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.98 g min to max 1.12 g 0.98 1.04 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 161 kt160 kt min to max 162 kt 162 160 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °1.4 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.4 1.4 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 7 ft agl · 165 kt
Arrival Rollout 99.93Total landing distance 1,855 m, 61 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,855 m61 % of runway.
99.8 % Runway alignment max 3.09 m left3.09 m left to 1.35 m right -1.35 0.17 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.05 g 1.03 0.99 g
Info Average speed 155 kt85 kt min to max 166 kt 166 85 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.3 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 2.4 °0.3 ° min to max 6.5 ° 5.2 0.6 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 40 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 43 kt10 kt min to max 78 kt 78 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-1.7 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 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 194 kt with 4.3° 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.

360 kt240120020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.3° off7° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0102030 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 12 kt -0.9° 0 s
80 kt127 m 80 kt -0.7° 8.1 s
Liftoff698 m · target 170 194 kt 4.3° 16.0 s
35 ft1,079 m · 3.3 s after liftoff 235 kt 7.1° 19.4 s
End of Climb 33,439 m · 864 ft 330 kt 8.7° 35.3 s

Takeoff from YAMB 33

Taxi lightsFail
Off
Takeoff roll100.00
743m24 %
Liftoff speed84.48
194kttarget 170, 24 fast
Runway alignment91.42
5.40m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb98.98
758fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 864 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,926 m of runway left; then climbing at 2,690 fpm on average to 864 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 194 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

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

Rolled from 52 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 5.4 m at the widest, and lifted off 3.2 m left, in 9 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 24 % 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 ↓CROSS9 kn75 %widest 5.39 m LROLL 52 M INAirborne 749 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 749 m of 3,056 m · 25 %
Behind the start of the roll, 52 mTakeoff roll, 698 m Left ahead, 2,307 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: wings more than 10° from level and speed more than 21 kt above the approach speed of 140 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: fast all the way, banked until 1.5 nm and right of the centreline until 0.2 nm.

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 100 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° BAND670293165500 ft gate5 of 7on speedwings level470 ft · 206 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.

Inside the 1° band from 2.0 nm, where the final began, to 1.1 nm, then drifted 42 m right between 1.1 and 0.2 nm, then inside the band from 0.2 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° BAND219 m R41 m R24 m R9 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.

Fast from 2.0 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +84 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.

140160180200220 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 140+66 kt+81 kt+67 kt+50 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on YAMB 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
52ft
Threshold speed0.00
189kttarget 140, 49 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.01m R

Touchdown

Past threshold65.01
777m
Centreline100.00
1.66m R
Speed87.26
161kttarget 136, 25 fast
Touchdown rate99.77
-144fpm
Impact100.00
1.12G
BouncesOk
None
The flare54.63

Poor landing flare

The crosswind

11 kt across from the left, which takes about 4° of crab to hold the centreline at 162 kt. Touched down with 1° of it still on, 3° of bank.

Wind 060° at 12 kt · 2 kt tail · 11 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 168 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 24 s, an average deceleration of 0.31 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 · 1,218 m30 kt · 1,304 mtouchdown1,356 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,920 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 52 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 777 m in, 472 m past 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 1,920 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.

52 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −144 fpm · 2.4° nose up · 162 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 52 ft, down at 777 m

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

The sink went from 920 fpm at 51 ft to 140 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.1° on the way down.

How to read this

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−144 fpm at touchdown2.4° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,920 m of the 3,056 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 2 m of it down the rollout.

How to read this

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 11 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 777 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 777 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,798 m of 3,056 m · 59 %
In the air over the runway, 777 mRollout, 1,021 m Left over, 1,258 m
Rollout distance100.00
1,021m59 % used
Rollout alignment99.83
3.09m L

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The flight in question was conducted on a Boeing F/A-18E aircraft, departing from RAAF Base Amberley, located at YAMB. The aircraft taxied from the parking area to the runway, taking 19 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 33, with a takeoff distance of 743 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 195 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 40 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of Wulkuraka, ascending from an altitude of 1,086 feet above sea level to 26,975 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,889 feet, in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 37 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise phase started 1 mile south of Woody Point and lasted for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 120 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 106 miles northeast of Kingscliff, descending from 26,589 feet above sea level to 21,596 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,993 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.

The flight continued with multiple enroute climb and descent phases, with the aircraft ascending and descending at various points along the route. The aircraft also conducted several enroute level cruise phases, maintaining a steady altitude and speed for extended periods. The final approach to runway 15 at RAAF Base Amberley was conducted from the north, with the aircraft heading 187.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,830 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.

The landing took place on runway 15, with a runway length of 3,056 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 190 knots. The touchdown point was 377 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 162 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -102 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 60 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,855 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.

The total flight distance was 523 nautical miles, taking a total of 77 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,861 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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