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YMEN
Melbourne, Australia
Runway 17
Elevation249 ft asl
Weight1,688 kg
Fuel78 kg

Flight Score

94.82 %
YMML
Melbourne, Australia
Runway 34
Elevation390 ft asl
Weight1,685 kg
Fuel75 kg
Wind315° · 0 kn
23 May 2024 0:09 6 nm DA-50 OE-VTW 3 kg
Departure Score
91.64 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
93.78 %

What went well

Touched down at -123 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 358 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 0.73 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Departure Climb 2 — bounce on liftoff; bank angle up to 27.8 ° at 32 %, −1.41 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 3.5 ° at 23 %, bank angle up to 7.4 ° at 88 %, −0.99 points
Departure Taxi — peak speed in a turn 19 kt at 74 %, −0.88 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, −0.42 points

Top opportunity

Improve the takeoff

Departure Roll

The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.

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Start to finish · 14 stages, 12 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 89.50Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kn0 kn min to max 21 kn 0 11 kn
74 % Average speed turning corners 12 knmax 19 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-2.7 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.7 0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Up 3 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 3 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 17 at YMEN Essendon, Average speed was 12 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 12 kn5 kn min to max 28 kn 11 7 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.8 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.7 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 95.00Departure roll runway 17 at YMEN Essendon. Takeoff distance 115 m 8 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 73 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 0 kn at 120 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 115 m8 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 73 knTarget 74 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.52 m2.52 m left to 0.00 m left 0.27 1.48 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-3.3 ° min to max 4.3 ° -1.0 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 0.7 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 99.05Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 YMEN Essendon.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 78 kn73 kn min to max 80 kn 73 80 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.1 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.7 3.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.97 g min to max 1.16 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 547 ft/m252 ft/m min to max 758 ft/m 252 758 ft/m
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 0 36 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.8 °4.1 ° min to max 11.5 ° 4.3 11.5 °
Departure Climb 2 83.03Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 YMEN Essendon.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.6 0.8 °
100 % Average speed 81 kn80 kn min to max 92 kn 80 90 kn
32 % Average bank angle 4.8 °0.2 ° min to max 27.8 ° 3.3 27.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.79 g min to max 1.22 g 1.00 1.17 g
Info Average VSI 916 ft/m541 ft/m min to max 1,614 ft/m 762 1,614 ft/m
Info Average altitude 98 ft agl36 ft agl min to max 335 ft agl 36 335 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.2 °6.4 ° min to max 17.0 ° 11.5 17.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 205 ft agl · 85 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 55 ft agl · 80 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 339 ft agl · 92 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 339 ft agl · 92 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Niddrie (State of Victoria, Australia). Climbing from 641 ft asl to 850 ft asl, an increase of 209 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 100 kn86 kn min to max 120 kn 88 120 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.8 °0.3 ° min to max 32.3 ° 28.9 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.87 g min to max 1.14 g 1.06 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 549 ft/m-189 ft/m min to max 1,824 ft/m 1,770 149 ft/m
Info Average altitude 801 ft asl641 ft asl min to max 850 ft asl 641 850 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 16.6 ° 16.6 2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 86.99Arrival started overhead Niddrie (State of Victoria, Australia).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 111 kn84 kn min to max 146 kn 121 91 kn
78 % Average bank angle 6.4 °0.1 ° min to max 36.0 ° 0.3 1.2 °
79 % Average g force 1.02 g0.38 g min to max 1.37 g 1.05 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -28 ft/m-653 ft/m min to max 1,116 ft/m 205 -382 ft/m
Info Average altitude 935 ft asl806 ft asl min to max 1,011 ft asl 854 806 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-6.2 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.4 -3.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 688 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 688 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 724 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 724 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 734 ft agl · 130 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 674 ft agl · 148 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 674 ft agl · 148 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 741 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 717 ft agl · 140 kt
Arrival Final 2 94.11Approaching runway 34 at YMML Melbourne Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 403 ft agl to 344 ft agl. A decrease of 59 ft in 8 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Approach angle 3.6 °3.5 ° min to max 3.6 °Target 3.0 ° 3.5 3.6 °
100 % Average speed 90 kn89 kn min to max 90 kn 90 89 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.5 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.5 °
95 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.1 ° min to max 4.8 ° 1.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -433 ft/m-486 ft/m min to max -376 ft/m -376 -422 ft/m
Info Average altitude 373 ft agl344 ft agl min to max 403 ft agl 403 344 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.8 °-4.3 ° min to max -3.1 ° -3.7 -3.3 °
11.251.51.752300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 82.16Approaching runway 34 at YMML Melbourne Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 339 ft agl to 4 ft agl. A decrease of 335 ft in 34 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
23 % Approach angle 3.5 °3.2 ° min to max 4.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.7 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn80 kn min to max 89 kn 89 80 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
88 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° 1.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.89 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -578 ft/m-834 ft/m min to max -316 ft/m -349 -586 ft/m
Info Average altitude 87 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 339 ft agl 339 4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-5.6 ° min to max -1.9 ° -3.0 -3.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 98.37Landing on runway 34 at YMML Melbourne Intl, runway length 3,662 m. Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 80 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 80 kn. Target 80 kn
95 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.5 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.94 g min to max 1.16 g 1.03 1.04 g
Info Average speed 73 kn63 kn min to max 80 kn 80 63 kn
Info Average VSI -354 ft/m-584 ft/m min to max -109 ft/m -584 -123 ft/m
Info Average altitude 26 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 57 ft agl 57 9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-3.0 ° min to max 5.1 ° -3.0 5.1 °
07515022530037501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 98.00Touchdown distance was good at 356 m. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -123 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 0 kn at 314 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Touchdown VSI was -123 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 356 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 63 knTarget 72 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.22 m0.99 m left 1.22 0.73 m
98 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.2 ° min to max 2.1 ° 2.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.04 g min to max 1.11 g 1.04 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 62 kn61 kn min to max 63 kn 63 61 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °4.5 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.1 4.5 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 690 m, 19 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 690 m19 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.09 m2.09 m left to 0.00 m left 0.66 0.66 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 0.99 g
Info Average speed 53 kn33 kn min to max 62 kn 62 33 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-2.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.2 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.6 1.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 28 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 28 kn26 kn min to max 30 kn 30 26 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.6 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.9 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 0.97 0.99 g
Arrival Taxi 90.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 22 kn14 kn min to max 25 kn 25 14 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-2.5 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.2 -2.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.7 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Taxi Lights

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll520 m · 35 %
100.00Liftoff speed73 kt
100.00Runway alignment2.52 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.05Rate of climb547 fpm

Landing

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

94.60Threshold height57 ft
100.00Threshold speed80 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.02 m L

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 YMML 34

Past threshold100.00
358m
Centreline100.00
0.73m L
Speed100.00
62kt
Touchdown rate92.35
-123fpm
Impact100.00
1.11G
BouncesOk
None

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

57 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 57 ft, down at 358 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,662 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 358 m past threshold CLEARED

The 358 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 672 m of 3,662 m · 18 %
Rollout distance100.00
314m18 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.09m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 17 at YMEN Essendon in the DA-50
91.64 %
89.5 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
73.75 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
1 -0.5 -2
95 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 17 at YMEN Essendon. Takeoff distance 115 m 8 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 73 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 0 kn at 120 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 115 m using 7.64 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 73 kn - Target 77 kn
Alignment
100 %
2.52 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 1 -3
02505007501,0001,250-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.05 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 YMEN Essendon.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
96.18 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 8 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
83.03 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 YMEN Essendon.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 85 70
Bank °
32.11 %
28 14 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
18 12 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,700 1,050 400
02505007501,0001,250056112168224280 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.030.070.10.130.160100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.030.070.10.130.16-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 34 at YMML Melbourne Intl in the DA-50
Landing Score 94.63 %
94.11 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 34 at YMML Melbourne Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 403 ft agl to 344 ft agl. A decrease of 59 ft in 8 seconds.
Glideslope
83.63 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
83.63 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.08 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-377 -438 -500
11.251.51.752300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
82.16 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 34 at YMML Melbourne Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 339 ft agl to 4 ft agl. A decrease of 335 ft in 34 seconds.
Glideslope
22.62 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
22.62 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
89 79 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
88.16 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-316 -608 -900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
98.37 %
Landing
Landing on runway 34 at YMML Melbourne Intl, runway length 3,662 m. Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 80 kn.
Height
94.6 %
Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 80 kt. Target 78 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.16 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
81 70 60
Pitch °
Info
6 1.5 -3
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-109 -355 -600
07515022530037501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375-30-24-18-12-60612182430 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
98 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 356 m. Touchdown speed at 63 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -123 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 0 kn at 314 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
92.35 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -123 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 63 kt was good. Target below 65 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 356 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
98.25 %
Bank angle 0.9 °
G
100 %
G 1.08 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 690 m, 19 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 690 m using 18.83 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
61 46 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 1.5 -2
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
90.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
0 %
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
1 -0.5 -2
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