The flight in the Draco X departed from Quintin Lodge Airstrip in Southland, New Zealand, taking off from runway 01 and covering a takeoff distance of 260 ft, which was 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 0 kn, with a local temperature of 59 °F and wind speed of 2 kn at 270 °, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kn and a headwind of 0 kn.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft started climbing from 836 ft asl to 7,448 ft asl, covering a distance of 4 nm in 2 minutes. The descent began 4 miles northeast of Quintin Lodge Airstrip, descending from 7,606 ft asl to 200 ft asl in 5 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The final approach to runway 29 at Milford Sound Airport was from the southeast, with a heading of 305.0 ° at 0 nm and 197 ft agl. The landing on runway 29 had a runway length of 2,540 ft, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was below target, so care was needed to avoid stalling. The touchdown distance was good at 262 ft, with a touchdown speed of 0 kn and a fair touchdown rate of -283 ft/m. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with local weather conditions showing a temperature of 59 °F and a wind speed of 2 kn at 270 °, resulting in a crosswind of 1 kn and a headwind of 2 kn.
The total landing distance was 400 ft, which was 16% of the runway, with a perfect runway rollout alignment. The total flight distance was 10 nm, taking 8 minutes and using 48 lbs of fuel.
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Entering runway 01 at T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip, Average speed was 0 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 5.2 ° min to max 5.3 ° |
5.3 | 5.2 ° | |
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Average bank angle 1.0 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° |
1.0 | 1.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Battery Master On at 22:41:44 |
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Engine 1 Started at 22:41:44 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 22:41:44 |
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Landing Gear Down at 22:41:44 |
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Parking Brake On at 22:41:44 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 22:41:48 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 22:43:02 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 22:43:03 |
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Parking Brake Off at 22:43:27 |
Departure roll runway 01 at T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip. Takeoff distance 79 m 17 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 0 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 79 m 17 % of runway |
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| 0 % |
Liftoff speed was 0 kn Target 50 kn |
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| 39.33 % |
Runway alignment max 19.69 m 19.69 m left to 0.00 m left |
12.29 | 19.69 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.92 g 0.87 g min to max 0.98 g |
0.96 | 0.97 g | |
| 80 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 1.1 ° min to max 9.1 ° |
7.3 | 1.7 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.9 ° | |
| 0 % |
Landing Lights at 22:43:33 |
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| 0 % |
Strobe Lights at 22:43:36 |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 0 % |
Heading variation -12.5 ° -23.7 ° min to max -4.1 ° |
-23.7 | -4.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
| 77.37 % |
Average bank angle 7.3 ° 1.5 ° min to max 10.6 ° |
1.5 | 6.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.21 g 0.83 g min to max 1.43 g |
0.93 | 1.39 g | |
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Average VSI 173 ft/m -135 ft/m min to max 771 ft/m |
-17 | 771 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 30 ft agl 24 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl |
27 | 47 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.5 ° -1.0 ° min to max 11.6 ° |
1.0 | 11.6 ° |
Enroute climb started overhead T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip (Southland, New Zealand). Climbing from 836 ft asl to 7,448 ft asl, an increase of 6,612 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 6.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 21.9 ° |
6.2 | 4.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.56 g min to max 1.41 g |
1.40 | 0.92 g | |
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Average VSI 2,663 ft/m 817 ft/m min to max 5,729 ft/m |
817 | 4,844 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 2,764 ft asl 836 ft asl min to max 7,448 ft asl |
836 | 7,448 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 16.2 ° 6.6 ° min to max 28.2 ° |
12.1 | 22.5 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 22:43:48 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:43:49 |
Enroute descent started 4 miles north east of T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip (Southland, New Zealand). Descent from 7,606 ft asl to 200 ft asl, a decrease of 7,406 ft in 5 minutes and covering 6 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 4.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 32.6 ° |
6.5 | 3.8 ° | |
| 94.29 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.30 g min to max 1.61 g |
0.88 | 1.11 g | |
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Average VSI -837 ft/m -6,613 ft/m min to max 4,748 ft/m |
4,748 | -474 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 1,440 ft asl 200 ft asl min to max 8,262 ft asl |
7,606 | 200 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -4.8 ° -72.2 ° min to max 21.9 ° |
21.9 | 4.1 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 22:46:32 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 22:46:36 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 22:46:37 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 22:46:38 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 22:48:04 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:48:05 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 22:48:54 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 22:49:06 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 22:49:24 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 22:49:26 |
Approaching runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 197 ft agl to 28 ft agl. A decrease of 169 ft in 29 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 95.91 % |
Approach angle 3.0 ° 1.8 ° min to max 3.7 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.6 | 1.8 ° | |
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Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° |
-0.4 | -0.1 ° | |
| 97.91 % |
Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° |
3.8 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.99 g 0.90 g min to max 1.11 g |
1.11 | 0.97 g | |
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Average VSI -389 ft/m -474 ft/m min to max -194 ft/m |
-474 | -433 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 88 ft agl 28 ft agl min to max 197 ft agl |
197 | 28 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.5 ° |
4.1 | 1.0 ° |
Landing on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound Airport, runway length 774 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 0 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Threshold speed at 0 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 30 kn |
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| 100 % |
Target 42 ft agl |
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| 95.56 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° |
-0.1 | -0.1 ° | |
| 99.17 % |
Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.08 g |
0.98 | 1.04 g | |
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Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
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Average VSI -386 ft/m -456 ft/m min to max -283 ft/m |
-437 | -283 ft/m | |
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Average altitude 11 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl |
24 | 2 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.0 ° 1.1 ° min to max 6.9 ° |
1.1 | 6.9 ° |
Touchdown distance was good at 80 m. Touchdown speed at 0 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -283 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 93.68 % |
Touchdown VSI was -283 ft/m. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 80 m Target 411 m |
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Speed at touchdown 0 kn Target 32 kn |
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Runway alignment max 1.63 m 1.07 m right |
-1.63 | -0.45 m | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.8 ° min to max 1.5 ° |
0.8 | 1.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.07 g 0.95 g min to max 1.32 g |
1.04 | 1.05 g | |
| 60 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn |
0 | 0 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 10.2 ° 6.9 ° min to max 11.1 ° |
6.9 | 10.1 ° |
Total landing distance 122 m, 16 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 122 m 16 % of runway. |
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Runway alignment max 0.83 m 0.46 m left to 0.37 m right |
-0.37 | 0.46 m | |
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Average g force 1.02 g 1.01 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.05 | 1.02 g | |
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Average speed 31 kn 30 kn min to max 32 kn |
32 | 30 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 10.1 ° 10.0 ° min to max 10.1 ° |
10.1 | 10.1 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.8 | 0.2 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 0 kn
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 19 kn 1 kn min to max 30 kn |
30 | 2 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 9.9 ° 8.9 ° min to max 10.1 ° |
10.1 | 8.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.4 ° | |
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Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.08 g |
1.02 | 1.08 g |
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