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NZTH
Thames, New Zealand
Runway 32

Flight Score

79.26 %
NZMA
Matamata, New Zealand
Runway 10
17 Apr 2023 0:32 42 nm DR400 10 kg
Departure Score
83.49 %
Enroute Score
79.91 %
Arrival Score
77.87 %

What went well

Touchdown 367 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 34 % of the runway used
Airborne in 307 m — 34 % of the runway

What held you back

Enroute Climb — stall warning; speed limits at 0 %, −6.70 points
Departure Climb 2 — stall warning; speed limits at 0 %, bank angle up to 12.4 ° at 73 %, −4.01 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 19 %, Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kn. at 69 %, −3.47 points
Departure Roll — landing lights off should be on, then strobe light off should be on; Takeoff distance 1,052 m at 0 %, Runway alignment max 16.75 m at 47 %, −0.96 points

Top opportunity

Maintain the centreline

Departure Roll

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

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Start to finish · 15 stages, 14 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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kn0 kn min to max 15 kn 15 8 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °2.2 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.7 2.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.4 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Departure Roll 88.49Departure roll runway 32 at NZTH Thames. Takeoff distance 1,052 m 115 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 50 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 1,052 m115 % of runway
95 % Liftoff speed was 50 knTarget 54 kn
47 % Runway alignment max 16.75 m16.75 m left to 0.00 m left 16.52 16.07 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.5 ° min to max 9.2 ° 2.9 9.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Departure Climb 1 93.58Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 NZTH Thames.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
78 % Heading variation -1.7 °-3.0 ° min to max -0.9 ° -3.0 -0.9 °
100 % Average speed 55 kn50 kn min to max 58 kn 50 58 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 0.1 3.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.11 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 244 ft/m113 ft/m min to max 398 ft/m 254 398 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.6 °6.6 ° min to max 11.8 ° 9.5 11.8 °
Departure Climb 2 51.91Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 NZTH Thames.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Heading variation -1.4 °-2.4 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.9 -0.1 °
0 % Average speed 57 kn54 kn min to max 61 kn 58 60 kn
73 % Average bank angle 3.1 °0.1 ° min to max 12.4 ° 3.5 11.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.79 g min to max 1.24 g 1.03 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 447 ft/m-88 ft/m min to max 800 ft/m 403 420 ft/m
Info Average altitude 93 ft agl57 ft agl min to max 183 ft agl 57 183 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °2.6 ° min to max 18.8 ° 11.8 13.7 °

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 107 ft agl · 57 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 146 ft agl · 57 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 102 ft agl · 57 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 133 ft agl · 54 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 166 ft agl · 56 kt
Enroute Climb 59.83Enroute climb started overhead Thames (Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand). Climbing from 199 ft asl to 998 ft asl, an increase of 799 ft in 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 64 kn54 kn min to max 82 kn 59 82 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.4 °0.0 ° min to max 30.1 ° 10.7 18.6 °
98 % Average g force 1.00 g0.81 g min to max 1.28 g 1.04 1.10 g
Info Average VSI 493 ft/m-296 ft/m min to max 1,076 ft/m 621 102 ft/m
Info Average altitude 628 ft asl199 ft asl min to max 998 ft asl 199 998 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.2 °0.4 ° min to max 15.2 ° 14.5 4.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 652 ft agl · 54 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 663 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 660 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 666 ft agl · 57 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Thames (Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,056 ft asl1,002 ft asl min to max 1,107 ft asl 1,002 1,096 ft asl
100 % Average speed 92 kn84 kn min to max 102 kn 84 102 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.8 °0.0 ° min to max 23.4 ° 19.5 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.12 g 1.11 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °0.4 ° min to max 6.1 ° 5.2 0.6 °
Arrival 98.37Arrival started overhead Thames (Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 105 kn94 kn min to max 119 kn 101 102 kn
97 % Average bank angle 4.3 °0.0 ° min to max 32.6 ° 0.4 6.3 °
99 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.27 g 1.01 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -8 ft/m-868 ft/m min to max 782 ft/m -131 66 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,737 ft asl1,030 ft asl min to max 2,640 ft asl 1,093 1,091 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-3.9 ° min to max 5.7 ° 0.8 1.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 71.02Approaching runway 10 at NZMA Matamata from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 914 ft agl to 926 ft agl. A decrease of 12 ft in 13 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
47 % Approach angle 30.5 °17.4 ° min to max 55.6 °Target 3.0 ° 17.4 55.6 °
100 % Average speed 101 kn100 kn min to max 102 kn 102 100 kn
15 % Heading variation -1.7 °-2.6 ° min to max -0.9 ° -2.6 -0.9 °
93 % Average bank angle 3.3 °2.1 ° min to max 4.8 ° 3.3 3.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.17 g 0.99 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 52 ft/m-262 ft/m min to max 354 ft/m 126 309 ft/m
Info Average altitude 910 ft agl897 ft agl min to max 926 ft agl 914 926 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-1.3 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.5 2.0 °
Arrival Landing 14.57Landing on runway 10 at NZMA Matamata, runway length 1,261 m. Threshold height at 939 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 99 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 99 kn. Target 55 kn
0 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
0 % Heading variation -54.5 °-162.6 ° min to max -0.9 ° -0.9 -162.6 °
96 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.10 g 0.93 1.10 g
Info Average speed 99 kn98 kn min to max 100 kn 99 98 kn
Info Average VSI 38 ft/m-217 ft/m min to max 254 ft/m 215 254 ft/m
Info Average altitude 936 ft agl927 ft agl min to max 957 ft agl 939 957 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-0.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° 1.5 3.3 °
Arrival 2 99.66Arrival started .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 95 kn67 kn min to max 105 kn 98 67 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.9 °0.0 ° min to max 31.3 ° 0.6 3.6 °
98 % Average g force 1.02 g0.85 g min to max 1.28 g 1.04 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -168 ft/m-724 ft/m min to max 772 ft/m 398 -216 ft/m
Info Average altitude 929 ft asl470 ft asl min to max 1,287 ft asl 1,134 470 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-2.4 ° min to max 5.2 ° 3.6 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 450 ft agl · 92 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 455 ft agl · 86 kt
Arrival Final 1 73.60Approaching runway 10 at NZMA Matamata from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 288 ft agl to 77 ft agl. A decrease of 211 ft in 37 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
27 % Approach angle 4.2 °3.3 ° min to max 5.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 5.2 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn65 kn min to max 67 kn 66 66 kn
45 % Heading variation 0.8 °0.4 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.4 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.2 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.86 g min to max 1.08 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -392 ft/m-574 ft/m min to max -80 ft/m -156 -574 ft/m
Info Average altitude 162 ft agl77 ft agl min to max 288 ft agl 288 77 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-1.7 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.2 -1.3 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 58.40Landing on runway 10 at NZMA Matamata, runway length 1,261 m. Threshold height at 78 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kn. Target 55 kn
50 % Target 50 ft agl
19 % Landing and flare profile
90 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.4 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.4 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.8 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 57 kn50 kn min to max 66 kn 66 50 kn
Info Average VSI -436 ft/m-621 ft/m min to max -337 ft/m -608 -411 ft/m
Info Average altitude 36 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 78 ft agl 78 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-1.2 ° min to max 5.1 ° -1.2 2.6 °
07515022530037501631476278Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-35-28-21-14-70714212835Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 87.03Touchdown distance was good at 339 m. Touchdown speed at 50 kn was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -400 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Touchdown VSI was -400 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 339 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 50 knTarget 51 kn
82 % Runway alignment max 6.71 m6.60 m left 6.71 6.45 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
78 % Average g force 1.33 g1.12 g min to max 1.63 g 1.63 1.12 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 49 kn49 kn min to max 50 kn 50 49 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °1.6 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.1 3.3 °
Arrival Rollout 92.43Total landing distance 447 m, 35 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 447 m35 % of runway.
83 % Runway alignment max 6.72 m6.39 m left to 0.33 m right 6.39 -0.33 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.99 g min to max 1.09 g 1.09 1.01 g
Info Average speed 46 kn34 kn min to max 50 kn 50 34 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.4 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 9 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 29 kn 29 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °2.2 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.6 2.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g

Takeoff

88.49 %
100.00Takeoff roll307 m · 34 %
95.06Liftoff speed50 kt
47.40Runway alignment16.07 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
93.58Rate of climb244 ft/m
Takeoff weight792 kg
Airfield elevation3 ft asl
Wind270° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross

Approach

73.60 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
49.64Threshold height77 ft
68.69Threshold speed65 kt
90.36Centreline offset0.14 m L

Touchdown

87.03 %
100.00Touchdown point367 m
82.09Centreline at touchdown6.45 m L
63.21Sink rate-399 ft/m
78.29Touchdown force1.63 G
OkBouncesNone
92.43Rollout distance93 m · 34 % used
Landing weight782 kg
Airfield elevation171 ft asl

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

Touchdown on NZMA 10

Past threshold
367 m
Off centreline
6.45 mL
Sink rate
-399 ft/m
Impact
1.63G

Side view — the last 1,261 m of the approach.

77 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 77 ft, down at 367 m

Plan view — the full 1,261 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 367 m past threshold CLEARED

The 367 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 460 m of 1,261 m · 36 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 32 at NZTH Thames in the DR400
83.49 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 2.5 2
88.49 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 32 at NZTH Thames. Takeoff distance 1,052 m 115 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 50 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,052 m using 115.33 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
95.06 %
Liftoff speed was 50 kn - Target 54 kn
Alignment
47.4 %
16.75 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 35 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
10 6 2
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
93.58 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 NZTH Thames.
Alignment
78.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 55 50
Bank °
96.08 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 9 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
400 150 -100
51.91 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 NZTH Thames.
Alignment
94.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
0 %
70 60 50
Bank °
72.76 %
13 6.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
19 11 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 400 -100
0250500750022446688110 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.030.060.090.120.150100 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.030.060.090.120.15-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 10 at NZMA Matamata in the DR400
Landing Score 77.87 %
73.6 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 10 at NZMA Matamata from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 288 ft agl to 77 ft agl. A decrease of 211 ft in 37 seconds.
Glideslope
26.97 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
45 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
26.97 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
67 64 60
Alignment
45 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.03 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-80 -340 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
58.4 %
Landing
Landing on runway 10 at NZMA Matamata, runway length 1,261 m. Threshold height at 78 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kn.
Height
49.64 %
Threshold height at 78 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
68.69 %
Threshold speed was well above target at 66 kt. Target 55 kt
Flare
19.13 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
90.36 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
66 53 40
Pitch °
Info
6 2.5 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-337 -519 -700
07515022530037501631476278 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375-35-28-21-14-70714212835 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
87.03 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 339 m. Touchdown speed at 50 kn was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -400 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
63.21 %
Touchdown rate was firm at -400 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Target below 54 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 339 m.
Alignment
82.09 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.7 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.2 °
G
78.29 %
G 1.33 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
92.43 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 447 m, 35 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 447 m using 35.41 % of runway
Alignment
83.18 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
49 39 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 3 2
0200400 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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