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NZTH
Thames, New Zealand
Runway 32

Flight Score

75.49 %
BUSH
6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand), New Zealand
Runway XX
22 Aug 2023 0:09 10 nm DR400 3 kg
Departure Score
86.43 %
Enroute Score
73.98 %
Arrival Score
74.74 %

What went well

Touchdown 391 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.33 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 449 m — 49 % of the runway

What held you back

Enroute Descent — speed limits at 0 %, bank angle up to 162.6 ° at 0 %, −6.00 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 87 kn. at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 88 %, −3.70 points
Arrival Touchdown — Speed at touchdown 76 kn at 1 %, bank angle up to 1.9 ° at 54 %, −3.05 points

Top opportunity

Keep the approach speed on target

Arrival Landing

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 Bush Flying 101

Start to finish · 14 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 60.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 22 kn0 kn min to max 43 kn 15 43 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 knmax 9 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.0 3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Engine 1 Stopped 2 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Roll 86.69Departure roll runway 32 at NZTH Thames. Takeoff distance 1,629 m 179 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 62 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 1,629 m179 % of runway
77 % Liftoff speed was 62 knTarget 54 kn
56 % Runway alignment max 14.25 m14.25 m left to 0.00 m left 13.37 12.06 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °2.5 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.1 4.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Strobe Light OFF should be ON
Departure Climb 1 98.56Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 NZTH Thames.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.5 ° -1.5 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn62 kn min to max 66 kn 62 66 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.10 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 440 ft/m303 ft/m min to max 480 ft/m 303 432 ft/m
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °4.6 ° min to max 9.4 ° 4.6 8.1 °
Departure Climb 2 92.83Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 NZTH Thames.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Heading variation 0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max 4.1 ° -0.5 4.1 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn59 kn min to max 68 kn 66 59 kn
97 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.7 3.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.89 g min to max 1.10 g 0.97 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 460 ft/m165 ft/m min to max 988 ft/m 430 575 ft/m
Info Average altitude 117 ft agl58 ft agl min to max 395 ft agl 58 395 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °6.3 ° min to max 14.2 ° 8.0 12.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 321 ft agl · 60 kt
Departure Climb 3 94.10Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 32 NZTH Thames.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Heading variation 4.7 °4.4 ° min to max 5.2 ° 4.4 5.2 °
100 % Average speed 57 kn55 kn min to max 59 kn 59 55 kn
91 % Average bank angle 4.3 °3.2 ° min to max 5.6 ° 3.2 5.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.94 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 661 ft/m567 ft/m min to max 714 ft/m 653 567 ft/m
Info Average altitude 424 ft agl395 ft agl min to max 450 ft agl 395 450 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.5 °12.8 ° min to max 13.8 ° 13.5 13.5 °
Enroute Climb 60.00Enroute climb started overhead Thames (Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand). Climbing from 474 ft asl to 984 ft asl, an increase of 510 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 63 kn52 kn min to max 69 kn 55 66 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.2 °0.7 ° min to max 27.4 ° 6.4 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.81 g min to max 1.22 g 0.95 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 479 ft/m-112 ft/m min to max 1,045 ft/m 556 716 ft/m
Info Average altitude 707 ft asl474 ft asl min to max 984 ft asl 474 984 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.6 °4.4 ° min to max 19.1 ° 12.0 10.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 501 ft agl · 54 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 527 ft agl · 58 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 586 ft agl · 57 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 512 ft agl · 54 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 561 ft agl · 54 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 597 ft agl · 60 kt
Enroute Level 99.89Enroute level cruise started overhead Thames (Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,050 ft asl966 ft asl min to max 1,111 ft asl 995 1,013 ft asl
100 % Average speed 85 kn59 kn min to max 102 kn 65 98 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.0 ° min to max 26.0 ° 1.3 1.0 °
99 % Average g force 1.01 g0.78 g min to max 1.27 g 0.95 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-1.7 ° min to max 14.8 ° 10.2 5.4 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of NZTH Thames Thames (Waikato, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,027 ft asl to 1,285 ft asl, an increase of 257 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 98 kn96 kn min to max 101 kn 98 98 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.4 ° min to max 5.3 ° 1.3 5.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.86 g min to max 1.08 g 0.99 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 521 ft/m281 ft/m min to max 880 ft/m 822 281 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,161 ft asl1,027 ft asl min to max 1,285 ft asl 1,027 1,285 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °2.1 ° min to max 5.8 ° 5.6 2.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of NZTH Thames Thames (Waikato, New Zealand) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,359 ft asl1,226 ft asl min to max 1,418 ft asl 1,289 1,226 ft asl
100 % Average speed 99 kn93 kn min to max 100 kn 99 100 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.5 °5.2 ° min to max 8.9 ° 5.7 5.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-12.6 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.6 -12.5 °

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 1,417 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 1,417 ft agl · 102 kt
Enroute Descent 10.00Enroute descent started 3 miles south east of NZTH Thames Thames (Waikato, New Zealand). Descent from 1,183 ft asl to 338 ft asl, a decrease of 845 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 119 kn97 kn min to max 155 kn 105 123 kn
0 % Average bank angle 37.5 °0.1 ° min to max 162.6 ° 5.6 74.0 °
0 % Average g force 1.44 g0.48 g min to max 5.19 g 1.05 3.02 g
Info Average VSI -759 ft/m-11,544 ft/m min to max 3,446 ft/m -2,530 1,132 ft/m
Info Average altitude 770 ft asl287 ft asl min to max 1,259 ft asl 1,183 338 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-61.1 ° min to max 17.0 ° -11.7 8.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 40.00Arrival started 3 miles south east of NZTH Thames Thames (Waikato, New Zealand).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 111 kn88 kn min to max 118 kn 114 88 kn
0 % Average bank angle 11.5 °0.2 ° min to max 85.8 ° 85.8 20.2 °
0 % Average g force 1.19 g0.11 g min to max 4.19 g 4.19 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -244 ft/m-1,212 ft/m min to max 1,532 ft/m 1,218 -1,212 ft/m
Info Average altitude 323 ft asl263 ft asl min to max 376 ft asl 359 263 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-7.5 ° min to max 10.7 ° 6.1 -6.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 359 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 333 ft agl · 91 kt
Arrival Final 1 84.94Approaching landing ground 6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 236 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 192 ft in 16 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
70 % Approach angle 1.5 °1.4 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn87 kn min to max 91 kn 89 87 kn
92 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.4 0.0 °
62 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 16.9 ° 16.9 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.23 g 1.01 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -405 ft/m-1,404 ft/m min to max -111 ft/m -1,347 -410 ft/m
Info Average altitude 69 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 236 ft agl 236 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-6.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° -6.8 -1.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 66.70Approaching touchdown 6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand). Descent from 36 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 36 ft in 9 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 87 kn. Target 55 kn
88 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 -0.0 °
96 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.6 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.20 g 0.95 0.98 g
Info Average speed 82 kn76 kn min to max 87 kn 87 76 kn
Info Average VSI -265 ft/m-449 ft/m min to max -25 ft/m -416 -179 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 36 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-1.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° -1.0 0.9 °
07515022530037545001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 72.59Touchdown 6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand). Touchdown speed at 76 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was good at -179 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 391 m. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 2 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
86 % Touchdown VSI was -179 ft/m.
1 % Speed at touchdown 76 knTarget 51 kn
89 % Alignment max 4.84 m2.87 m right -0.80 -4.84 m
54 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.9 0.6 °
95 % Average g force 1.05 g0.86 g min to max 1.33 g 0.98 1.07 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 73 kn70 kn min to max 76 kn 76 70 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °0.9 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.9 2.8 °

Takeoff

86.69 %
100.00Takeoff roll449 m · 49 %
77.37Liftoff speed62 kt
56.06Runway alignment12.06 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.56Rate of climb440 ft/m
Takeoff weight792 kg
Airfield elevation3 ft asl
Wind270° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross

Approach

84.94 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
80.62Threshold height36 ft
0.00Threshold speed87 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.03 m L

Touchdown

72.59 %
100.00Touchdown point391 m
88.54Centreline at touchdown4.84 m R
86.38Sink rate-179 ft/m
95.43Touchdown force1.33 G
OkBouncesNone
Landing weight790 kg
Airfield elevation0 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 BUSH XX

Past threshold
391 m
Off centreline
4.84 mR
Sink rate
-179 ft/m
Impact
1.33G

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

36 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 36 ft, down at 391 m

Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 391 m past threshold CLEARED

The 391 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 391 m of 1,524 m · 26 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 32 at NZTH Thames in the DR400
86.43 %
60 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched Off
Ground Speed kt
0 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
86.69 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 32 at NZTH Thames. Takeoff distance 1,629 m 179 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 62 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,629 m using 178.56 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
77.37 %
Liftoff speed was 62 kn - Target 54 kn
Alignment
56.06 %
14.25 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
70 55 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
0250500750-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.56 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 NZTH Thames.
Alignment
94.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
92.83 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 NZTH Thames.
Alignment
73.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
97.45 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
15 11 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 500 0
94.1 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 32 NZTH Thames.
Alignment
80 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 55 50
Bank °
90.5 %
6 4.5 3
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 13 12
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 600 400
025050075001938577695 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.10.150.20.250100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.050.10.150.20.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway XX at 6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand) in the DR400
Landing Score 74.74 %
84.94 %
Final 1
Approaching landing ground 6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 236 ft agl to 44 ft agl. A decrease of 192 ft in 16 seconds.
Glideslope
70.07 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
92.14 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
70.07 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
91 85 80
Alignment
92.14 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
62.49 %
17 8.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-111 -806 -1,500
00.250.50.751050100150200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
66.7 %
Landing
Approaching touchdown 6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand). Descent from 36 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 36 ft in 9 seconds.
Height
80.62 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
0 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 87 kt. Target 55 kt
Flare
87.79 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
96 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
87 79 70
Pitch °
Info
5 2 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-25 -263 -500
07515022530037545001223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
72.59 %
Touchdown
Touchdown 6 miles north east of Ngatea (Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand). Touchdown speed at 76 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was good at -179 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 391 m. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 2 kn
Touchdown
86.38 %
Touchdown rate was good at -182 ft/m.
Speed
1.32 %
Touchdown speed at 76 kt was excessively fast. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 391 m.
Alignment
88.54 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 m from centreline.
Bank
53.5 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
95.43 %
G 1.05 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
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