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T004
New Zealand
Runway 01
Elevation886 ft asl
Weight1,512 kg
Fuel245 kg
Wind270° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

84.19 %
NZMF
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Runway 29
Elevation3 ft asl
Weight1,512 kg
Fuel224 kg
Wind270° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross
26 Nov 2024 0:08 10 nm Draco X: Passengers 22 kg
Departure Score
61.60 %
Enroute Score
99.71 %
Arrival Score
91.25 %

What went well

Touched down at -283 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 83 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.32 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Departure Roll — strobe lights; Liftoff speed was 0 kn at 0 %, Landing Lights at 0 %, −7.69 points
Departure Climb 1 — Heading variation -12.5 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 10.6 ° at 77 %, −5.11 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed at 0 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. at 0 %, −2.18 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.

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Start to finish · 10 stages, 8 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 01 at T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip, Average speed was 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °5.2 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.3 5.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.0 °1.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.0 1.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 5 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 5 ft agl
Departure Roll 53.87Departure 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 79 m17 % of runway
0 % Liftoff speed was 0 knTarget 50 kn
39 % Runway alignment max 19.69 m19.69 m left to 0.00 m left 12.29 19.69 m
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.87 g min to max 0.98 g 0.96 0.97 g
80 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °1.1 ° min to max 9.1 ° 7.3 1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.2 0.9 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 69.34Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading variation -12.5 °-23.7 ° min to max -4.1 ° -23.7 -4.1 °
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
77 % Average bank angle 7.3 °1.5 ° min to max 10.6 ° 1.5 6.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.21 g0.83 g min to max 1.43 g 0.93 1.39 g
Info Average VSI 173 ft/m-135 ft/m min to max 771 ft/m -17 771 ft/m
Info Average altitude 30 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 27 47 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °-1.0 ° min to max 11.6 ° 1.0 11.6 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 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 g0.56 g min to max 1.41 g 1.40 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 2,663 ft/m817 ft/m min to max 5,729 ft/m 817 4,844 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,764 ft asl836 ft asl min to max 7,448 ft asl 836 7,448 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 16.2 °6.6 ° min to max 28.2 ° 12.1 22.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 394 ft agl · 76 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 490 ft agl · 78 kt
Info Bounce during liftoff 440 ft agl · 85 kt
Enroute Descent 99.43Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 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 % Average g force 1.01 g0.30 g min to max 1.61 g 0.88 1.11 g
Info Average VSI -837 ft/m-6,613 ft/m min to max 4,748 ft/m 4,748 -474 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,440 ft asl200 ft asl min to max 8,262 ft asl 7,606 200 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.8 °-72.2 ° min to max 21.9 ° 21.9 4.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 6,329 ft agl · 133 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 6,460 ft agl · 116 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 6,960 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 6,943 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,106 ft agl · 70 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,056 ft agl · 75 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,091 ft agl · 133 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,120 ft agl · 106 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 985 ft agl · 78 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 975 ft agl · 68 kt
Arrival Final 1 98.76Approaching 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Approach angle 3.0 °1.8 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.6 1.8 °
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 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 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.8 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.90 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -389 ft/m-474 ft/m min to max -194 ft/m -474 -433 ft/m
Info Average altitude 88 ft agl28 ft agl min to max 197 ft agl 197 28 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °0.2 ° min to max 4.5 ° 4.1 1.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 73.81Landing 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed at 0 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 30 kn
100 % Target 42 ft agl
96 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.2 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 0.98 1.04 g
Info Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
Info Average VSI -386 ft/m-456 ft/m min to max -283 ft/m -437 -283 ft/m
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 24 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °1.1 ° min to max 6.9 ° 1.1 6.9 °
07509.8920304049Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 92.42Touchdown 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -283 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 80 mTarget 411 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 0 knTarget 32 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.63 m1.07 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 g0.95 g min to max 1.32 g 1.04 1.05 g
60 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °6.9 ° min to max 11.1 ° 6.9 10.1 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 122 m, 16 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 122 m16 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 0.83 m0.46 m left to 0.37 m right -0.37 0.46 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g1.01 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.02 g
Info Average speed 31 kn30 kn min to max 32 kn 32 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle 10.1 °10.0 ° min to max 10.1 ° 10.1 10.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 0 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kn1 kn min to max 30 kn 30 2 kn
Info Average pitch angle 9.9 °8.9 ° min to max 10.1 ° 10.1 8.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.2 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.08 g 1.02 1.08 g

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 5 ft agl · 19 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll79 m · 17 %
39.33Runway alignment19.69 m L
80.00Bounce on takeoffYes
69.34Rate of climb173 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height24 ft
100.00Centreline offset0.04 m R

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 NZMF 29

Past threshold100.00
83m
Centreline100.00
0.45m R
Touchdown rate93.68
-283fpm
Impact100.00
1.32G
Bounces60.00
2

Side view — the last 774 m of the approach.

24 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 24 ft, down at 83 m

Plan view — the full 774 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 83 m past threshold CLEARED

The 83 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 94 m of 774 m · 12 %
Rollout distance100.00
11m12 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
0.46m L

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Flight narrative

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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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 01 at T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip in the Draco X
61.6 %
53.87 %
Takeoff Roll
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.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 79 m using 16.63 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
0 %
Liftoff speed was 0 kn - Target 59 kn
Alignment
39.33 %
19.69 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
10 5 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
10 5.5 1
0306191121151-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
69.34 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
10 5 0
Bank °
77.37 %
11 6 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 5.5 -1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 300 -200
03061911211510714212835 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
000.010.010.010.0200.20.40.60.81 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
000.010.010.010.02-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound Airport in the Draco X
Landing Score 91.25 %
98.76 %
Final 1
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.
Glideslope
95.91 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
95.91 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
1 0.5 0
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
97.91 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-216 -358 -500
00.250.50.751050100150 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
73.81 %
Landing
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.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
0 %
Threshold speed at 0 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 46 kt
Flare
95.56 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.17 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 4 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-285 -393 -500
07509.8920304049 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
92.42 %
Touchdown
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.
Touchdown
93.68 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -283 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 0 kt was good. Target below 42 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 80 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 1.2 °
G
100 %
G 1.07 g
Bounce
60 %
Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 122 m, 16 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 122 m using 15.75 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
1 0.5 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
11 11 10
0255076101126 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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