YPPF to YPAD Flight Report - DA40-NG

Flight from YPPF to YPAD

Saturday, 01 November 2025 13:53

Minutes 15

22 nm

Fuel 3 kg

DA40-NG

Departure

Runway 26R at YPPF

Adelaide Parafield Airport

Adelaide, State of South Australia, Australia

Altitude

39 ft asl

Weight

1,092 kg

Fuel

38 kg

Temperature

26 °C

Wind Speed

8 kt

Wind Direction

267.8 °

Headwind

8 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 30 at YPAD

Adelaide International Airport

Adelaide State of South Australia, Australia

13 ft asl

Altitude

1,089 kg

Weight

34 kg

Fuel

23 °C

Temperature

9 kt

Wind Speed

260.0 °

Wind Direction

7 kt

Headwind

6 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 89.76%

Departure Score 94.01%

Enroute Score 90.26%

Arrival Score 85.01%

The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA40-NG, then departed from runway 26R at YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport. The takeoff distance was 251 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 66 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 267 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 8 knots and no crosswind. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Globe Derby Park in the State of South Australia, Australia. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 791 feet above sea level to 1,298 feet above sea level, an increase of 507 feet, in 1 minute and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.

The enroute descent began 1 mile west of Bolivar, where the aircraft descended from 1,287 feet above sea level to 422 feet above sea level, a decrease of 864 feet, in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead North Haven and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting overhead Glenelg North, where it climbed from 558 feet above sea level to 552 feet above sea level, an increase of 7 feet, in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 30 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport was made from the south east, heading 303.0 degrees, at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 509 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30, which had a length of 1,651 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 98 knots. The touchdown point was 100 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 71 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -253 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 7 knots and a crosswind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 704 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 22 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 15 minutes. The aircraft used 3 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

90 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kt 2 kt min to max 11 kt	2		11 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 6 kt max 7 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.9 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.4		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 13:53:55
Info	Engine 1 Started at 13:53:55
Info	Landing Gear Down at 13:53:55
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:54:38
0 %	Taxi Lights at 13:54:41

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 26R at YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport, Average speed was 13 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kt 7 kt min to max 12 kt	11		12 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.3		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

90 %

Departure roll runway 26R at YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport. Takeoff distance 251 m 26 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 66 kt. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 8 kt at 267 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 8 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 251 m 26 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 66 kt Target 70 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.88 m 0.37 m left to 1.51 m right	-1.51		0.37 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.06 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.7 °	0.2		5.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.2		0.7 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 13:55:26
0 %	Strobe Lights at 13:55:31

Departure Climb 1

99.88 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26R YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kt 66 kt min to max 80 kt	66		79 kt
99.5 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.7		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.07 g	1.06		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 353 fpm 257 fpm min to max 491 fpm	257		491 fpm
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl	1		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.5 ° 5.3 ° min to max 7.5 °	5.5		7.5 °

Departure Climb 2

96.76 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26R YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.7 ° -1.8 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 84 kt 79 kt min to max 99 kt	79		99 kt
87.05 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 6.9 °	1.6		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.76 g min to max 1.27 g	1.02		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 527 fpm -510 fpm min to max 1,059 fpm	496		332 fpm
Info	Average altitude 169 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 374 ft agl	46		374 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.5 ° 1.7 ° min to max 11.5 °	7.5		2.4 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:56:26

Departure Climb 3

93.4 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26R YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.83 %	Heading variation 2.3 ° 0.5 ° min to max 4.1 °	0.5		4.1 °
100 %	Average speed 106 kt 100 kt min to max 113 kt	100		112 kt
69.18 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 13.7 °	0.1		13.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.79 g min to max 1.18 g	1.07		1.18 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 662 fpm 53 fpm min to max 995 fpm	340		784 fpm
Info	Average altitude 566 ft agl 379 ft agl min to max 724 ft agl	379		724 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.6 °	3.1		5.7 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Globe Derby Park (State of South Australia, Australia). Climbing from 791 ft asl to 1,298 ft asl, an increase of 507 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 116 kt 100 kt min to max 131 kt	111		131 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.2 °	13.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.62 g min to max 1.16 g	1.14		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 373 fpm -624 fpm min to max 1,542 fpm	1,057		-624 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,294 ft asl 791 ft asl min to max 1,471 ft asl	791		1,298 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -3.6 ° min to max 7.7 °	6.1		-3.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile west of Bolivar (State of South Australia, Australia). Descent from 1,287 ft asl to 422 ft asl, a decrease of 864 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 122 kt 109 kt min to max 132 kt	131		111 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 18.9 °	1.0		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.79 g min to max 1.33 g	1.04		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -573 fpm -1,762 fpm min to max 366 fpm	-650		-53 fpm
Info	Average altitude 889 ft asl 402 ft asl min to max 1,287 ft asl	1,287		422 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.7 ° -7.9 ° min to max 1.6 °	-3.0		0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead North Haven (State of South Australia, Australia) and lasted 6 minutes, covering 12 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 401 ft asl 257 ft asl min to max 595 ft asl	422		556 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 116 kt 107 kt min to max 125 kt	113		123 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 2.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.3 °	1.9		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.78 g min to max 1.21 g	1.06		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -4.8 ° min to max 4.7 °	0.5		0.4 °

Enroute Climb 2

61.05 %

Enroute climb started overhead Glenelg North (State of South Australia, Australia). Climbing from 558 ft asl to 552 ft asl, an increase of 7 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 110 kt 88 kt min to max 133 kt	123		128 kt
11.06 %	Average bank angle 11.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 84.5 °	0.2		2.6 °
66.29 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.73 g min to max 2.68 g	1.03		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI 6 fpm -5,429 fpm min to max 1,371 fpm	149		-2,155 fpm
Info	Average altitude 938 ft asl 552 ft asl min to max 1,316 ft asl	558		552 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -26.0 ° min to max 15.2 °	0.8		-8.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 14:08:09
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 14:08:10

Arrival Final 1

75.79 %

Approaching runway 30 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 509 ft agl to 33 ft agl. A decrease of 476 ft in 21 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
62.18 %	Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.1 ° min to max 5.5 ° Target 3.0 °	5.5		2.1 °
100 %	Average speed 106 kt 99 kt min to max 128 kt	128		99 kt
66 %	Heading variation 0.8 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.3		0.6 °
50.77 %	Average bank angle 4.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 21.5 °	21.5		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.89 g min to max 1.27 g	1.16		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -910 fpm -1,909 fpm min to max -534 fpm	-1,909		-534 fpm
Info	Average altitude 102 ft agl 33 ft agl min to max 509 ft agl	509		33 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -5.6 ° min to max 3.7 °	-4.0		1.2 °

Arrival Landing

75.39 %

Landing on runway 30 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport, runway length 1,651 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 98 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
30.7 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 98 kt. Target 70 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
74.79 %	Landing and flare profile
96 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.0 °
94.2 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.8 °	1.9		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.82 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.07 g
Info	Average speed 85 kt 71 kt min to max 98 kt	98		71 kt
Info	Average VSI -161 fpm -528 fpm min to max 157 fpm	-528		-253 fpm
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl -3 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl	25		-3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 1.2 ° min to max 7.7 °	1.2		4.8 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:08:47
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:08:48

Arrival Touchdown

97.37 %

Touchdown point was 100 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 71 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -253 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 9 kt at 260 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 7 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.71 %	Touchdown VSI was -253 fpm.
91.47 %	Touchdown distance was 535 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 71 kt Target below 66 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.63 m 0.26 m right	0.08		-0.55 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.3		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.18 g 1.07 g min to max 1.33 g	1.07		1.08 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 71 kt 70 kt min to max 71 kt	71		70 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 3.6 ° min to max 4.8 °	4.8		3.6 °

Arrival Rollout

91.48 %

Total landing distance 704 m, 43 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 704 m 43 % of runway.
81.07 %	Runway alignment max 8.99 m 8.24 m left to 0.75 m right	-0.59		8.24 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.99 g min to max 1.07 g	1.07		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 61 kt 40 kt min to max 67 kt	67		40 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.4		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.3		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 23 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kt 0 kt min to max 34 kt	34		0 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -0.9 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.4		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.3		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 14:09:09

Takeoff on runway 26R at YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport in the DA40-NG

94.01 %

90 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

90 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 251 m using 26.26 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 66 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.37 m left to 1.51 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.88 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26R YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.5 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

96.76 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26R YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

87.05 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

93.4 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26R YPPF Adelaide Parafield Airport.

Heading

97.83 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

69.18 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 30 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport in the DA40-NG

Landing Score 85.01 %

Landing Summary

The DA40-NG aircraft successfully landed at YPAD Adelaide International Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.0%. The final approach was conducted from the south east, heading 303.0° at 1 nautical mile and 509 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 30, which has a length of 1,651 meters.

The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 98 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to improve the landing by reducing the speed before touchdown. The touchdown point was 100 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to improve the accuracy of the landing.

The touchdown speed of 71 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -253 feet per minute (fpm) was fair. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 260°.

The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 704 meters, which is 43% of the runway length. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing, but may have been able to improve the efficiency of the landing by reducing the touchdown speed and distance.

During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.2 meters. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to improve the landing by maintaining a more precise alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are areas for improvement to achieve a higher score.

75.79 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 30 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 509 ft agl to 33 ft agl. A decrease of 476 ft in 21 seconds.

Glideslope

62.18 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

66 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

62.18 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

66 %

Bank

50.77 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

75.39 %

Landing

Landing on runway 30 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport, runway length 1,651 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 98 kt.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

30.7 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 98 kt. Target 70 kt

Flare

74.79 %

Good landing flare.

Heading

96 %

Bank