NZCH to NZNS Flight Report - ATR 42

Flight from NZCH to NZNS

Monday, 17 June 2024 19:14

Minutes 41

136 nm

Fuel 380 kg

ATR 42

Departure

Runway 20 at NZCH

Christchurch Intl

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Altitude

105 ft asl

Weight

16,764 kg

Fuel

1,334 kg

Temperature

10 °C

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

0.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 02 at NZNS

Nelson

Nelson Nelson, New Zealand

13 ft asl

Altitude

16,384 kg

Weight

954 kg

Fuel

11 °C

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

184.9 °

Wind Direction

-3 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.11%

Departure Score 99.11%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 90.68%

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Flight Stages NZCH to NZNS

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Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 20 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.8 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.7 °	-0.8		-1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 116 kn 94 kn min to max 131 kn	94		131 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.1		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.97 g min to max 1.16 g	1.00		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI 595 ft/m 277 ft/m min to max 953 ft/m	277		953 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5 ft agl -4 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl	-4		42 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max 9.2 °	-0.2		9.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 19:14:45
Info	Engine 1 Started at 19:14:45
Info	Engine 2 Started at 19:14:45
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 19:14:45
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 19:14:45
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 19:14:45
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:14:45
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 19:14:45
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 19:14:45
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:14:45
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:14:45
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 19:14:50
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 19:14:50
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 19:14:52
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:14:52

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 20 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.9 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.5 °	-1.0		-0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 134 kn 132 kn min to max 144 kn	132		144 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.1		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.83 g min to max 1.15 g	1.14		0.83 g
Info	Average VSI 1,448 ft/m 972 ft/m min to max 2,454 ft/m	972		2,158 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 102 ft agl 43 ft agl min to max 372 ft agl	43		372 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.9 ° 7.9 ° min to max 12.2 °	9.3		7.9 °

Departure Climb 3

97.34 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 20 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.3		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 149 kn 144 kn min to max 151 kn	145		150 kn
86.68 %	Average bank angle 3.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.1 °	0.5		6.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.88 g min to max 1.10 g	1.10		0.98 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,106 ft/m 1,907 ft/m min to max 2,279 ft/m	2,007		1,928 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 704 ft agl 404 ft agl min to max 968 ft agl	404		968 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.9 ° 7.4 ° min to max 10.6 °	10.1		7.4 °
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 19:15:21

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead NZCH Christchurch Intl Christchurch (Canterbury, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,109 ft asl to 20,128 ft asl, an increase of 19,019 ft in 11 minutes and covering 20 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 159 kn 151 kn min to max 163 kn	151		160 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 16.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.7 °	6.7		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.94 g min to max 1.17 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 1,883 ft/m 959 ft/m min to max 2,776 ft/m	1,911		959 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8,747 ft asl 1,109 ft asl min to max 20,128 ft asl	1,109		20,128 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.2 ° 2.8 ° min to max 12.7 °	7.3		6.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 19:15:24
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 19:15:34
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 19:15:50
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:15:58
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 19:26:36

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles west of Amberley (Canterbury, New Zealand) and lasted 16 minutes, covering 77 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 20,451 ft asl 20,326 ft asl min to max 20,469 ft asl	20,326		20,456 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 208 kn 159 kn min to max 216 kn	159		209 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	0.1		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.75 g min to max 1.04 g	0.75		0.97 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.1 ° min to max 4.7 °	4.7		0.8 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 19:43:04

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 15 miles south east of NZLE Lake Station\/Nelson Lakes Lake Station\/Nelson Lake (Nelson, New Zealand). Descent from 20,247 ft asl to 1,916 ft asl, a decrease of 18,331 ft in 8 minutes and covering 32 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 217 kn 143 kn min to max 248 kn	216		144 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 11.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 29.7 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.86 g min to max 1.23 g	1.01		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -2,850 ft/m -4,484 ft/m min to max -8 ft/m	-2,650		-1,780 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 10,122 ft asl 1,916 ft asl min to max 20,247 ft asl	20,247		1,916 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -6.4 ° -10.2 ° min to max 1.2 °	-4.5		-7.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 19:46:07
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 19:46:14
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 19:48:13
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:50:24
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:50:27
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:50:37
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:51:14

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 15 miles south east of NZLE Lake Station\/Nelson Lakes Lake Station\/Nelson Lake (Nelson, New Zealand).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 119 kn 109 kn min to max 144 kn	144		110 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.3 °	0.2		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.81 g min to max 1.18 g	1.04		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -554 ft/m -1,756 ft/m min to max -56 ft/m	-1,756		-515 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 928 ft asl 339 ft asl min to max 1,886 ft asl	1,886		339 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -7.3 ° min to max 0.8 °	-7.2		-1.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 19:51:45
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:51:53

Arrival Final 1

96.31 %

Approaching runway 02 at NZNS Nelson from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 319 ft agl to 82 ft agl. A decrease of 237 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.81 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.9 ° Target 3.0 °	2.9		3.9 °
100 %	Average speed 111 kn 110 kn min to max 112 kn	110		110 kn
88.4 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.1 °
98.36 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.8 °	1.5		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -550 ft/m -753 ft/m min to max -393 ft/m	-553		-541 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 137 ft agl 82 ft agl min to max 319 ft agl	319		82 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -3.0 ° min to max -0.7 °	-1.6		-1.2 °
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 19:54:49

Arrival Landing

79.57 %

Landing on runway 02 at NZNS Nelson, runway length 1,334 m. Threshold height at 65 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 110 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 110 kn. Target 110 kn
77.2 %	Target 50 ft agl
42.17 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
97.29 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	2.3		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.14 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 108 kn 103 kn min to max 110 kn	110		103 kn
Info	Average VSI -333 ft/m -648 ft/m min to max -75 ft/m	-540		-135 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 22 ft agl 3 ft agl min to max 65 ft agl	65		3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -2.3 ° min to max 2.4 °	-1.2		1.9 °

Arrival Touchdown

93.73 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 103 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -135 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 3 kn at 184 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 3 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.04 %	Touchdown VSI was -135 ft/m.
73.4 %	Touchdown distance was 700 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 103 kn Target 105 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.19 m 1.94 m left	2.19		1.69 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.2		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 1.00 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.04 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 103 kn 102 kn min to max 103 kn	103		102 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° 1.4 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.9		1.4 °

Arrival Rollout

83.77 %

Total landing distance 1,113 m, 83 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
66.26 %	Landing distance 1,113 m 83 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.73 m 1.73 m left to 0.00 m left	1.62		1.53 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 102 kn 61 kn min to max 105 kn	105		61 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -1.7 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.3		-0.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.1		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 15 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 15 kn 8 kn min to max 53 kn	53		8 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -1.4 ° min to max -0.7 °	-0.8		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:55:23

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 6 kn 0 kn min to max 8 kn	8		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -1.1 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-0.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:56:22

Takeoff on runway 20 at NZCH Christchurch Intl in the ATR 42

99.11 %

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 20 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 20 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

97.34 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 20 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

86.68 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 02 at NZNS Nelson in the ATR 42

Landing Score 88.35 %

Landing Summary

Overall, your aircraft landing score of 88.3% shows that you have a strong foundation in executing safe landings. However, there are a few areas for improvement that can take your landing proficiency to the next level.

In the Approach Phase, it is important to maintain a descent path within glideslope limits to ensure a smooth and controlled descent. By focusing on this aspect, you can improve your overall approach and set yourself up for success in the Landing Phase.

During the Landing Phase, pay close attention to your threshold height to ensure that you are hitting your target accurately. Additionally, work on refining your landing flare technique to achieve a smoother touchdown. Landing with precision not only ensures a safe touchdown but also contributes to maximizing runway usage efficiency.

In the Touchdown Phase, although your touchdown rate and speed were on target, landing with a tailwind can create additional challenges. It is crucial to always land with a headwind for optimal safety and control. Additionally, aim to reduce the touchdown point to ensure you are using the runway efficiently and landing closer to the intended touchdown zone and centerline.

Lastly, in the Rollout Phase, your runway alignment was noted as very good, highlighting your ability to maintain control and stay on track during the rollout. This is a positive aspect of your landing that can be further enhanced with continued practice and attention to detail.

Overall, remember that every landing is an opportunity for growth and improvement. By focusing on specific areas such as descent path, threshold height, touchdown technique, touchdown point, and managing tailwinds effectively, you can work towards achieving even higher landing scores in the future. Keep up the good work and continue to strive for excellence in your landings!

96.31 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 02 at NZNS Nelson from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 319 ft agl to 82 ft agl. A decrease of 237 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

94.81 %

Good glideslope alignment

Heading

88.4 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

94.81 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

88.4 %

Bank

98.36 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

79.57 %

Landing

Landing on runway 02 at NZNS Nelson, runway length 1,334 m. Threshold height at 65 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 110 kn.

Height

77.2 %

Threshold height at 65 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 110 kt. Target 110 kt

Flare

42.17 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank

97.29 %

100 %

IAS

Info

Pitch

Info

Descent Rate

Info

93.73 %

Touchdown

91.04 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -135 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 103 kt was good. Target below 105 kn

Distance

73.4 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway.

Alignment

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.7 °

100 %

G 1.09 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

83.77 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 1,113 m, 83 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

66.26 %

Landing distance 1,113 m using 83.44 % of runway

Alignment

100 %

Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

100 %

IAS

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Taxi

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

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched Off

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

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