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NTTB
Bora Bora I, French Polynesia
Runway 11
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight2,833 kg
Fuel158 kg
Wind225° · 3 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

89.88 %
NTTB
Bora Bora I, French Polynesia
Runway 11
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight2,826 kg
Fuel151 kg
24 Jul 2023 0:10 9 nm BN2P 6 kg
Departure Score
94.65 %
Pattern Score
87.20 %
Arrival Score
87.80 %

What went well

Touchdown 80 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 4.24 m off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 13 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Landing — at 27 %, Landing and flare profile at 43 %, −2.17 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -25.2 ° at 0 %, −2.15 points
Pattern Base Leg Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 100.9 ° at 0 %, −1.43 points

Next time

Work on the flare

See Arrival Landing

Trim is the hidden variable. In trim, the flare is a small refinement to an aircraft already in equilibrium, a couple of millimetres of stick. Out of trim, you're holding a constant force all the way down final, and the flare becomes a large, badly judged movement stacked on top of a load you're already carrying. A striking proportion of "I can't judge the flare" complaints are trim complaints wearing a disguise. If you're holding pressure at 500 feet, fix that before you practise anything else.

Read more in How to Land a Plane Smoothly in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Start to finish · 16 stages, 15 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 Roll 95.52Departure roll runway 11 at NTTB Motu Mute. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 93 kn. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 93 knTarget 68 kn
78 % Runway alignment max 11.95 m8.02 m left to 3.93 m right -1.87 -2.64 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.09 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -2.4 °-2.9 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.0 1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.0 1.0 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 98.45Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 11 NTTB Motu Mute.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 101 kn92 kn min to max 109 kn 93 109 kn
94 % Average bank angle 3.1 °1.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.0 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.85 g min to max 1.22 g 1.11 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 323 ft/m201 ft/m min to max 517 ft/m 368 517 ft/m
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 0 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °0.7 ° min to max 3.4 ° 1.6 2.8 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 11 NTTB Motu Mute.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 113 kn108 kn min to max 118 kn 109 108 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.6 3.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.90 g min to max 1.15 g 1.04 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 442 ft/m2 ft/m min to max 658 ft/m 524 2 ft/m
Info Average altitude 89 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 146 ft agl 54 146 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-0.7 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.8 -0.4 °
Pattern Entry 99.26Right hand pattern entry from runway 11 NTTB Motu Mute. Distance was less than 1 nm in 102 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 92 kn79 kn min to max 110 kn 110 85 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.7 °0.0 ° min to max 27.2 ° 5.3 17.2 °
93 % Average g force 1.01 g0.62 g min to max 1.22 g 1.05 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 93 ft/m-468 ft/m min to max 1,222 ft/m -18 -132 ft/m
Info Average altitude 241 ft agl145 ft agl min to max 308 ft agl 145 303 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-2.4 ° min to max 12.5 ° 0.1 -0.4 °
Pattern Crosswind 54.83Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 11 NTTB Motu Mute. Distance was less than 1 nm in 9 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -25.2 °-25.8 ° min to max -24.8 ° -25.2 -25.8 °
100 % Average speed 87 kn85 kn min to max 89 kn 85 89 kn
98 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.28 g 0.97 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -112 ft/m-381 ft/m min to max 89 ft/m -294 -52 ft/m
Info Average altitude 290 ft agl285 ft agl min to max 297 ft agl 297 285 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 1.2 °0.2 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 0.9 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.9 ° min to max 3.7 ° -0.9 1.2 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 89.71Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 4 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 31.7 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
67 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 31.7 °.
100 % Average speed 86 kn77 kn min to max 95 kn 89 87 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.1 ° min to max 26.4 ° 0.8 19.2 °
97 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.30 g 1.06 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 382 ft/m-340 ft/m min to max 1,357 ft/m 10 514 ft/m
Info Average altitude 601 ft agl278 ft agl min to max 1,044 ft agl 285 1,044 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °-4.6 ° min to max 8.3 ° 1.8 0.9 °
Pattern Downwind 96.60Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 71 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Heading 6.6 °-22.5 ° min to max 16.9 ° -22.5 16.9 °
100 % Average altitude 1,031 ft agl847 ft agl min to max 1,124 ft agl 1,054 847 ft agl
100 % Average speed 106 kn88 kn min to max 117 kn 90 109 kn
97 % Average g force 1.00 g0.70 g min to max 1.28 g 1.02 0.77 g
Info Average VSI -159 ft/m-1,263 ft/m min to max 591 ft/m 569 -706 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 18.0 ° 18.0 5.8 °
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-7.7 ° min to max 2.1 ° -1.6 -7.0 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 70.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 2 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 100.9 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 100.9 °.
100 % Average speed 95 kn76 kn min to max 113 kn 110 93 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.8 °0.1 ° min to max 13.0 ° 6.5 10.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.18 g 0.96 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -205 ft/m-1,090 ft/m min to max 429 ft/m -1,043 -126 ft/m
Info Average altitude 479 ft agl395 ft agl min to max 827 ft agl 827 428 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-6.9 ° min to max 3.3 ° -6.9 -2.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 465 ft agl · 97 kt
Pattern Base Leg 100.00Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 3.1 °-13.8 ° min to max 23.4 ° -13.8 23.4 °
100 % Average speed 91 kn88 kn min to max 93 kn 92 88 kn
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.19 g 0.99 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -446 ft/m-782 ft/m min to max -152 ft/m -152 -463 ft/m
Info Average altitude 373 ft agl314 ft agl min to max 426 ft agl 426 314 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 12.9 °11.2 ° min to max 14.4 ° 11.2 11.2 °
Info Average pitch angle -3.6 °-6.0 ° min to max -2.1 ° -2.1 -4.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 422 ft agl · 94 kt
Pattern Final Turn 100.00Pattern Final Turn. Distance was less than 1 nm in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 85 kn78 kn min to max 88 kn 88 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 13.0 °4.4 ° min to max 18.1 ° 11.0 4.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 0.98 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -660 ft/m-861 ft/m min to max -512 ft/m -709 -512 ft/m
Info Average altitude 188 ft agl95 ft agl min to max 291 ft agl 291 95 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.3 °-6.7 ° min to max -2.4 ° -6.1 -2.4 °
Arrival Final 1 87.73Approaching runway 11 at NTTB Motu Mute from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 87 ft agl to 23 ft agl. A decrease of 65 ft in 8 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
68 % Approach angle 1.6 °1.1 ° min to max 2.2 °Target 3.0 ° 2.2 1.1 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn65 kn min to max 78 kn 78 65 kn
84 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.6 -0.2 °
87 % Average bank angle 5.1 °0.1 ° min to max 7.7 ° 5.5 2.1 °
98 % Average g force 1.02 g0.72 g min to max 1.17 g 0.91 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -496 ft/m-647 ft/m min to max -254 ft/m -496 -254 ft/m
Info Average altitude 48 ft agl23 ft agl min to max 87 ft agl 87 23 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-4.1 ° min to max 2.7 ° -3.9 1.6 °
00.250.50.751050100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 67.43Landing on runway 11 at NTTB Motu Mute, runway length 1,506 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 64 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 64 kn. Target 65 kn
43 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
99.9 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.6 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.87 g min to max 1.08 g 1.02 1.08 g
Info Average speed 63 kn62 kn min to max 64 kn 64 62 kn
Info Average VSI -301 ft/m-374 ft/m min to max -236 ft/m -248 -372 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 12 ft agl 12 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.4 2.0 °
07501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075-15-12-9-6-303691215Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 87.85Touchdown distance was good at 78 m. Touchdown speed at 62 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -372 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 13 kn at 337 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Tailwind: 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Touchdown VSI was -372 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 78 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 62 knTarget 61 kn
88 % Runway alignment max 5.01 m4.68 m right -5.01 -4.24 m
75 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.2 1.5 °
87 % Average g force 1.23 g1.08 g min to max 1.47 g 1.08 1.10 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 61 kn60 kn min to max 62 kn 62 60 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °1.5 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.0 1.5 °
Arrival Rollout 95.98Total landing distance 223 m, 15 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 223 m15 % of runway.
91 % Runway alignment max 4.69 m0.58 m left to 4.11 m right -4.11 0.58 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.94 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 0.98 g
Info Average speed 64 kn44 kn min to max 73 kn 73 44 kn
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-4.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 -3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 1.3 °0.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.7 1.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 10 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 22 kn10 kn min to max 36 kn 36 15 kn
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-3.5 ° min to max -2.1 ° -3.3 -2.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.6 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kn3 kn min to max 20 kn 16 3 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 knmax 14 kn 0 3 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-4.4 ° min to max -2.1 ° -2.7 -3.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Battery Master On 12 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 12 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 12 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 12 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 93 kt with 1.6° 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.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF1.6° off2° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 0 kt -2.5° 0 s
Liftoff679 m 93 kt 1.6° 21.3 s
35 ft1,069 m · 6.6 s after liftoff 106 kt 2.0° 27.8 s
End of the climb2,183 m · 142 ft 108 kt -0.4° 44.7 s

Takeoff from NTTB 11

Takeoff roll100.00
708m47 %
Liftoff speed100.00
93kt
Runway alignment77.58
8.02m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb98.45
322fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 142 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 404 m of runway left; then climbing at 360 fpm on average to 142 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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050607080KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 93 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 1,506 m runway.

Rolled from 32 m in, drifted 8 m left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 47 % 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.

5001,0001,500THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 8.04 m LROLL 32 M INAirborne 711 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 711 m of 1,506 m · 47 %
Behind the start of the roll, 32 mTakeoff roll, 679 m Left ahead, 794 m

The circuit to NTTB 11

Right-hand, 1,000 ft circuit height. The plan shows your circuit over a textbook one for this runway; the profile unrolls the same path from liftoff to the threshold.

Plan landing direction to the left; in pale blue the textbook circuit for your downwind speed, 1.1 nm out at 108 kt

How to read this

The lap from above, with the landing direction to the left: the opposite of the runway drawings. The wide pale-blue line is a textbook circuit for your downwind speed - the downwind a mile out for every 100 kt, every turn at 30° of bank - and your track is drawn over it, each leg in the colour of its mark. The numbers are the four turns, the same as on the profile and the cards below. The 45° line from the threshold is the usual point to turn onto base.

45° to the thresholdTHRLANDING1234crosswinddownwindbase90+75-89under 75not a circuit legtextbook circuit

Around the circuit height and bank; the turns are shaded

How to read this

The same lap straightened out, so the height and the bank can be read together. Each shaded stretch is a turn, numbered as on the plan. The green box is circuit height, 1,000 ft, on the downwind. The amber line is 30° of bank, and a turn's steepest bank shows red above 32°. "Turn crosswind from" is the lowest height to start the first turn at.

05001,0001,5000°30°HEIGHT ftBANKcircuit height 1,000 ftturn crosswind from 500 ft27°126°213°318°4distance flown →
HeightBankA turnCircuit height ±50 ft30° of bank
1Crosswind turn
Turned at
306 ft
Bank
27°
Speed
84 kt

Low: turned crosswind at 306 ft, below the 500 ft minimum.

Each lap slightly wider and higher than the last, because you're unconsciously using the previous lap as your reference instead of the runway and the numbers. Invisible lap to lap, unmistakable across ten. This is the failure that only measurement catches, because your memory of lap three is gone by lap eight.

Read more in Pattern Work
2Onto downwind
Bank
26°
Height
1,031 ft
Speed
106 kt
Out
3.0 nm 1.1 suits 108 kt

Turn onto downwind: scored 67.

The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.

Read more in Pattern Work
3Base turn
Angle
101° target 45°
Bank
13°
Height
827 ft

Lost marks: scored 70.

4Final turn
Bank
18°
Overshoot
none
Speed
85 kt

Good: full marks on the turn.

Entry99Crosswind55Turn onto downwind90Downwind97Base turn70Base100Final turn100

Landing and touchdown on NTTB 11

Over the threshold

Threshold height26.84
12ft
Threshold speed100.00
64kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.06m R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
80m
Centreline87.96
5.01m R
Speed100.00
61kt
Touchdown rate66.16
-372fpm
Impact87.43
1.47G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 8° left of the track, wings level.

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 75 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 7 s, an average deceleration of 0.34 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.

02040608060 kt · 89 m30 kt · 182 mtouchdown189 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,506 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 12 ft, 38 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 80 m in, 225 m short of 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 1,506 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.

12 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −371 fpm · 2° nose up · 62 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 12 ft, down at 80 m

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

The sink grew from 210 fpm at 13 ft to 370 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.5° 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 UP0−500−1,000−1°4°10°touchdown−371 fpm at touchdown2° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 1,506 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 4.2 m right of the centreline, and steered back to 0.1 m right by the end of 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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 80 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 80 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 371 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 200 m of 1,506 m · 13 %
In the air over the runway, 80 mRollout, 120 m Left over, 1,306 m
Rollout distance100.00
120m13 % used
Rollout alignment91.06
4.11m R

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