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NZWP
Auckland, New Zealand
Runway 03
Elevation69 ft asl
Weight1,134 kg
Fuel242 kg
Wind72° · 5 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

92.04 %
NZTG
Tauranga, New Zealand
Runway 07
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight1,110 kg
Fuel218 kg
Wind39° · 12 kn · 10 kn cross
15 Jan 2025 0:51 95 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 24 kg
Departure Score
93.11 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
83.00 %

What went well

Touched down at -156 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 479 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 38 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Final 4 — Approach angle 4.6 ° at 5 %, bank angle up to 7.6 ° at 88 %, −1.28 points
Arrival Final 3 — Approach angle 5.1 ° at 0 %, −1.28 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 18.1 ° at 58 %, Heading variation -4.6 ° at 68 %, −1.24 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 3

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 19 stages, 17 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 03 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai, Average speed was 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kn0 kn min to max 13 kn 0 13 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °2.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.2 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.85 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.02 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Departure Roll 92.71Departure roll runway 03 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai. Takeoff distance 449 m 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 81 kn. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 6 kn at 71 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 6 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 449 m22 % of runway
92 % Liftoff speed was 81 knTarget 70 kn
79 % Runway alignment max 8.89 m8.89 m left to 0.00 m left 5.36 3.12 m
86 % Average g force 0.31 g0.02 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 0.96 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.1 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.7 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 0.0 2.7 °
Departure Climb 1 98.63Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 03 NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Heading variation -0.9 °-1.4 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -1.4 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn81 kn min to max 92 kn 81 92 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.6 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.91 g min to max 1.04 g 0.96 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 322 fpm156 fpm min to max 485 fpm 156 485 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 0 36 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °0.3 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.3 3.7 °
Departure Climb 2 96.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 03 NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Heading variation -1.5 °-2.5 ° min to max -1.4 ° -1.4 -2.5 °
100 % Average speed 92 kn89 kn min to max 99 kn 92 99 kn
91 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 5.5 ° 2.6 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.72 g min to max 1.00 g 0.97 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 671 fpm489 fpm min to max 948 fpm 489 766 fpm
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl36 ft agl min to max 357 ft agl 36 357 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °3.7 ° min to max 6.3 ° 3.7 4.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 291 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 335 ft agl · 98 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 348 ft agl · 99 kt
Departure Climb 3 85.11Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 03 NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
68 % Heading variation -4.6 °-5.9 ° min to max -2.7 ° -2.7 -5.4 °
100 % Average speed 102 kn99 kn min to max 104 kn 101 102 kn
58 % Average bank angle 7.3 °0.1 ° min to max 18.1 ° 3.1 13.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.71 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 0.95 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,191 fpm815 fpm min to max 1,442 fpm 815 834 fpm
Info Average altitude 639 ft agl372 ft agl min to max 895 ft agl 372 895 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °5.3 ° min to max 9.1 ° 5.3 5.8 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of NZHB Auckland Hobsonville Airport Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,019 ft asl to 4,152 ft asl, an increase of 3,132 ft in 7 minutes and covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 113 kn97 kn min to max 132 kn 106 132 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.1 °0.1 ° min to max 23.7 ° 19.7 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.68 g min to max 1.05 g 0.96 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 536 fpm-126 fpm min to max 1,475 fpm 830 -17 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,750 ft asl1,019 ft asl min to max 4,161 ft asl 1,019 4,152 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-1.4 ° min to max 8.6 ° 5.7 -1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2,134 ft agl · 112 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Mangere (Auckland, New Zealand) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 17 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,171 ft asl3,840 ft asl min to max 4,369 ft asl 4,154 3,885 ft asl
100 % Average speed 134 kn125 kn min to max 143 kn 132 134 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.9 °0.3 ° min to max 22.0 ° 2.6 6.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.75 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-5.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° -0.3 1.8 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 8 miles east of Red Hill (Auckland, New Zealand). Descent from 3,892 ft asl to 2,969 ft asl, a decrease of 924 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 137 kn127 kn min to max 152 kn 133 134 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.4 °0.5 ° min to max 25.6 ° 6.5 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.83 g min to max 1.08 g 0.91 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -566 fpm-1,289 fpm min to max 433 fpm 433 -1,210 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,368 ft asl2,969 ft asl min to max 3,898 ft asl 3,892 2,969 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-5.3 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.6 -5.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 9 miles north of NZME Mercer1 PDZ Airport Mercer (Auckland, New Zealand) and lasted 23 minutes, covering 49 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,692 ft asl2,569 ft asl min to max 2,949 ft asl 2,949 2,569 ft asl
100 % Average speed 131 kn119 kn min to max 142 kn 136 136 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.6 °0.0 ° min to max 19.8 ° 3.6 10.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.62 g min to max 1.13 g 0.96 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-5.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° -4.9 -5.0 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles south west of NZMZ Matakana Island Airport Matakana Island (Bay of Plenty, New Zealand). Descent from 2,555 ft asl to 1,579 ft asl, a decrease of 977 ft in 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 103 kn87 kn min to max 137 kn 136 99 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.7 °0.0 ° min to max 12.8 ° 12.5 5.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.81 g min to max 1.19 g 1.01 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -224 fpm-1,171 fpm min to max 1,230 fpm -896 -572 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,860 ft asl1,579 ft asl min to max 2,555 ft asl 2,555 1,579 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-4.7 ° min to max 9.2 ° -3.5 -4.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,728 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,839 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,685 ft agl · 102 kt
Arrival Final 4 69.18Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,559 ft agl to 1,410 ft agl. A decrease of 149 ft in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
5 % Approach angle 4.6 °4.4 ° min to max 4.9 °Target 3.0 ° 4.4 4.9 °
100 % Average speed 98 kn93 kn min to max 102 kn 102 97 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.7 °0.5 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.6 °
88 % Average bank angle 3.0 °0.3 ° min to max 7.6 ° 4.3 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.87 g min to max 0.98 g 0.97 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -380 fpm-748 fpm min to max -33 fpm -574 -713 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,504 ft agl1,410 ft agl min to max 1,559 ft agl 1,559 1,410 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.5 °-5.4 ° min to max -1.1 ° -4.0 -5.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 1,523 ft agl · 102 kt
33.253.53.7541,4501,5001,550Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-180-135-90-4504590135180Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 69.22Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,399 ft agl to 919 ft agl. A decrease of 480 ft in 34 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 5.1 °4.9 ° min to max 5.3 °Target 3.0 ° 4.9 4.9 °
100 % Average speed 100 kn97 kn min to max 103 kn 98 102 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.7 °0.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.7 0.6 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 2.6 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.85 g min to max 0.98 g 0.95 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -800 fpm-1,451 fpm min to max -358 fpm -669 -759 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,200 ft agl919 ft agl min to max 1,399 ft agl 1,399 919 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -6.6 °-9.8 ° min to max -4.1 ° -5.3 -6.3 °
22.252.52.7531,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 70.65Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 907 ft agl to 424 ft agl. A decrease of 483 ft in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
7 % Approach angle 4.5 °3.9 ° min to max 4.9 °Target 3.0 ° 4.9 3.9 °
100 % Average speed 96 kn90 kn min to max 102 kn 102 97 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.1 °
93 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 5.7 ° 0.9 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.85 g min to max 0.98 g 0.90 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -1,053 fpm-1,286 fpm min to max -774 fpm -774 -858 fpm
Info Average altitude 655 ft agl424 ft agl min to max 907 ft agl 907 424 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -8.4 °-10.2 ° min to max -6.5 ° -6.5 -7.1 °
11.251.51.752350400450500550600650700750800850900Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 95.06Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 411 ft agl to 33 ft agl. A decrease of 378 ft in 32 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
75 % Approach angle 2.0 °1.4 ° min to max 4.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.9 1.7 °
100 % Average speed 90 kn86 kn min to max 99 kn 98 86 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 1.7 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.86 g min to max 1.20 g 0.96 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -469 fpm-1,182 fpm min to max -101 fpm -791 -101 fpm
Info Average altitude 85 ft agl33 ft agl min to max 411 ft agl 411 33 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.1 °-8.7 ° min to max 0.3 ° -6.6 -0.6 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 89.00Landing on runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport, runway length 1,823 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 86 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Threshold speed was too high at 86 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
83 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.5 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 1.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.65 g min to max 1.23 g 0.89 0.85 g
Info Average speed 68 kn52 kn min to max 86 kn 86 52 kn
Info Average VSI -102 fpm-274 fpm min to max 96 fpm -99 -143 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl6 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 30 6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-1.9 ° min to max 8.2 ° -0.7 1.6 °
07515022530037545052501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 88.82Touchdown distance was good at 479 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -143 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 12 kn at 38 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Touchdown VSI was -143 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 479 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 52 knTarget 55 kn
69 % Runway alignment max 11.59 m11.48 m right -11.47 -11.31 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.3 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.3 3.0 °
97 % Average g force 0.79 g0.40 g min to max 1.07 g 0.85 0.40 g
60 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 51 kn50 kn min to max 52 kn 52 50 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °1.6 ° min to max 9.6 ° 1.6 9.6 °
Arrival Rollout 82.07Total landing distance 707 m, 39 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.7 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 707 m39 % of runway.
61 % Runway alignment max 25.20 m13.68 m left to 11.52 m right -11.28 13.68 m
95 % Average g force 0.66 g0.33 g min to max 1.09 g 0.35 0.67 g
Info Average speed 42 kn31 kn min to max 48 kn 48 31 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-1.7 ° min to max 10.5 ° 10.0 3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 4.0 °0.6 ° min to max 9.7 ° 3.1 0.7 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 46 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 12 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kn4 kn min to max 30 kn 29 13 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.2 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.88 g0.58 g min to max 1.03 g 0.66 0.95 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 32 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 32 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 29 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kn0 kn min to max 16 kn 13 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 knmax 7 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.85 g min to max 1.07 g 0.94 0.98 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° 3.9 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.6 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll449 m · 22 %
91.70Liftoff speed80 kt · target 70, 10 fast
78.70Runway alignment8.89 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.63Rate of climb321 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height29 ft
73.58Threshold speed85 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.15 m R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five 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.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on NZTG 07

Past threshold100.00
479m
Centreline68.88
11.31m R
Speed100.00
52kt
Touchdown rate98.53
-156fpm
Impact97.14
1.07G
Bounces60.00
2

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

29 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 29 ft, down at 479 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,823 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 9 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 479 m past threshold CLEARED

The 479 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 691 m of 1,823 m · 38 %
Rollout distance100.00
211m38 % used
Rollout alignment61.24
13.68m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 03 at RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 81 kn. The takeoff distance was 449 m, which accounted for 22% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 °C and a wind speed of 6 kn from a direction of 71 °.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north west of Auckland Hobsonville Airport. The climb was steep, with the aircraft ascending from 1,019 ft asl to 4,152 ft asl in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nm. This rapid ascent was followed by a level cruise, which lasted for 8 minutes and covered 17 nm as the aircraft flew overhead Mangere.

The enroute descent started 8 miles east of Red Hill, where the aircraft began its descent from 3,892 ft asl to 2,969 ft asl in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nm. This was followed by another level cruise, which started 9 miles north of Mercer1 PDZ Airport and lasted for 23 minutes, covering 49 nm.

The final descent began 3 miles south west of Matakana Island Airport, where the aircraft descended from 2,555 ft asl to 1,579 ft asl in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nm. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07 at Tauranga Airport, flying from the west at a heading of 97.0 ° and at an altitude of 1,559 ft agl.

The landing was made on runway 07, which had a length of 1,823 m. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 86 kn. The touchdown distance was good at 479 m, and the touchdown speed was 52 kn, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -143 fpm. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.6 m from the centreline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 °C and a wind speed of 12 kn from a direction of 38 °. The crosswind component was 10 kn, and the headwind component was 7 kn. The total landing distance was 707 m, which accounted for 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.7 m from the centreline.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 95 nm, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. The aircraft used 24 kg of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 03 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
93.11 %
92.71 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 03 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai. Takeoff distance 449 m 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 81 kn. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 6 kn at 71 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 6 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 449 m using 22.04 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
91.7 %
Liftoff speed was 81 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
78.7 %
8.89 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
86.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
90 45 0
Bank °
Info
5 2.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.63 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 03 NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai.
Alignment
96.11 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
98.42 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
96 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 03 NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai.
Alignment
93.25 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
90.76 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
7 5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 650 300
85.11 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 03 NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai.
Alignment
67.83 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Bank °
57.71 %
19 9.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 1,100 700
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000071142213284355 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 88.74 %
Landing Summary

The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft successfully landed at Tauranga Airport (NZTG) with a score of 88.7%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 97.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,559 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 1,823 meters.

The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 86 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 479 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 52 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 38°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft maintained a stable approach and landing.

However, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.6 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.7 meters from the centerline. These deviations were relatively minor and did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.

Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and within acceptable limits. The minor deviations from the centerline were likely due to the challenging wind conditions and the pilot's efforts to maintain control of the aircraft.

69.18 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,559 ft agl to 1,410 ft agl. A decrease of 149 ft in 23 seconds.
Glideslope
5.46 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
5.46 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
102 96 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
87.7 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-33 -417 -800
33.253.53.7541,4501,5001,550 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-180-135-90-4504590135180 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
69.22 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,399 ft agl to 919 ft agl. A decrease of 480 ft in 34 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
103 97 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.11 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-358 -929 -1,500
22.252.52.7531,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
70.65 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 907 ft agl to 424 ft agl. A decrease of 483 ft in 26 seconds.
Glideslope
7.07 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
7.07 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
102 96 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
92.65 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-774 -1,037 -1,300
11.251.51.752350400450500550600650700750800850900 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
95.06 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 411 ft agl to 33 ft agl. A decrease of 378 ft in 32 seconds.
Glideslope
75.32 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
75.32 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
99 89 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-102 -651 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
89 %
Landing
Landing on runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport, runway length 1,823 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 86 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
73.58 %
Threshold speed was too high at 86 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
83.33 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.69 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
86 68 50
Pitch °
Info
9 4 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
96 -102 -300
07515022530037545052501223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
88.82 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 479 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -143 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 12 kn at 38 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
Touchdown
98.53 %
Touchdown rate was good at -156 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good. Target below 55 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 479 m.
Alignment
68.88 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.6 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 1.7 °
G
97.14 %
G 0.79 g
Bounce
60 %
Bounce Detected
82.07 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 707 m, 39 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.7 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 707 m using 38.78 % of runway
Alignment
61.24 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.7 m from centreline.
G
95.14 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
50 40 30
Bank °
Info
10 5 0
Pitch °
Info
11 5 -1
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
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
5 3 1
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