NZCH to NZQN Flight Report - ATR 72

Flight from NZCH to NZQN

Saturday, 06 January 2024 02:43

Minutes 81

229 nm

Fuel 777 kg

ATR 72

Departure

Runway 02 at NZCH

Christchurch Intl

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Altitude

105 ft asl

Weight

21,463 kg

Fuel

2,156 kg

Temperature

19 °C

Wind Speed

5 kt

Wind Direction

70.0 °

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at NZQN

Queenstown

Queenstown Otago, New Zealand

1,161 ft asl

Altitude

20,687 kg

Weight

1,379 kg

Fuel

19 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

100.4 °

Wind Direction

6 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 98.22%

Departure Score 99.17%

Enroute Score 99.65%

Arrival Score 95.00%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

98.56 %

Touchdown

95.49 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

94.71 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 117 kt.

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

85.28 %

Touchdown rate was good at -190 ft/m.

Impact

98.86 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 104 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown point was 48 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

94.84 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kn 0 kn min to max 16 kn	2		11 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kn max 11 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.2 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.5		-1.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.2		0.5 °
Info	Battery Master On at 02:43:15
Info	Engine 1 Started at 02:43:15
Info	Engine 2 Started at 02:43:15
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 02:43:15
Info	Landing Gear Down at 02:43:15
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 02:43:44
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 02:43:46
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 02:47:39
Info	Parking Brake On at 02:49:32
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 02:50:35
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 02:50:36
Info	Parking Brake Off at 02:50:50
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 02:44:37

Departure Roll

99.36 %

Departure roll runway 02 at NZCH Christchurch Intl. Takeoff distance 2,784 m 85 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 119 kn. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 5 kn at 70 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
61.39 %	Takeoff distance 2,784 m 85 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 119 kn Target 120 kn
96.78 %	Runway alignment max 2.93 m 0.47 m left to 2.46 m right	-2.03		-1.08 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.02		0.99 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.2 ° min to max 5.8 °	-1.1		5.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.5 °
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 02:52:27

Departure Climb 1

98.95 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 123 kn 119 kn min to max 126 kn	119		126 kn
95.79 %	Average bank angle 2.4 ° 0.6 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.7		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 0.98 g min to max 1.17 g	1.00		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 686 ft/m 301 ft/m min to max 1,014 ft/m	301		1,014 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl	0		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.3 ° 5.3 ° min to max 10.8 °	5.7		10.1 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 127 kn 126 kn min to max 131 kn	126		131 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.96 g min to max 1.10 g	1.05		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 1,318 ft/m 1,034 ft/m min to max 1,664 ft/m	1,034		1,664 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 113 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 379 ft agl	48		379 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.8 ° 10.2 ° min to max 11.6 °	10.2		10.7 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 02:52:48
Info	Landing Gear Up at 02:52:48

Departure Climb 3

97.55 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.2 ° -2.2 ° min to max -0.6 °	-0.6		-2.2 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kn 131 kn min to max 140 kn	131		140 kn
87.74 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 6.7 °	0.5		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.12 g	1.00		0.98 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,715 ft/m 1,465 ft/m min to max 1,973 ft/m	1,728		1,938 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 683 ft agl 408 ft agl min to max 978 ft agl	408		978 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.3 ° 7.6 ° min to max 10.8 °	10.8		9.5 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 02:53:12
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 02:53:12

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of NZCH Christchurch Intl Christchurch (Canterbury, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,123 ft asl to 15,875 ft asl, an increase of 14,752 ft in 13 minutes and covering 22 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 143 kn 137 kn min to max 155 kn	140		155 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 31.0 °	1.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.79 g min to max 1.15 g	1.04		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 1,215 ft/m 362 ft/m min to max 2,441 ft/m	1,955		362 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 7,199 ft asl 1,123 ft asl min to max 15,875 ft asl	1,123		15,875 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.0 ° 5.5 ° min to max 14.1 °	9.6		5.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 02:53:23
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 02:53:51
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 03:01:13
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 03:06:12

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of NZRB Dunsandel Rakaia (Canterbury, New Zealand) and lasted 39 minutes, covering 158 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 15,999 ft asl 15,928 ft asl min to max 16,040 ft asl	15,928		16,011 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 209 kn 159 kn min to max 215 kn	159		209 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.5 °	0.7		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.83 g min to max 1.20 g	0.99		0.97 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.5 ° min to max 4.8 °	4.8		1.0 °

Enroute Descent

99.26 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north east of Arrowtown (Otago, New Zealand). Descent from 15,997 ft asl to 10,028 ft asl, a decrease of 5,968 ft in 5 minutes and covering 23 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 234 kn 208 kn min to max 242 kn	208		220 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.6 °	0.4		0.5 °
92.57 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.62 g min to max 1.38 g	1.10		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -1,221 ft/m -2,103 ft/m min to max 126 ft/m	126		-495 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13,361 ft asl 10,028 ft asl min to max 16,022 ft asl	15,997		10,028 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -3.2 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.8		0.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

99.54 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles west of Creighton (Otago, New Zealand) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 10,062 ft asl 10,013 ft asl min to max 10,132 ft asl	10,060		10,132 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 211 kn 209 kn min to max 214 kn	214		209 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.7 ° 0.7 ° min to max 13.8 °	0.7		13.1 °
95.43 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.72 g min to max 1.33 g	0.77		1.05 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -0.2 ° min to max 2.4 °	-0.2		0.4 °

Enroute Descent 2

99.09 %

Enroute descent started 6 miles west of Creighton (Otago, New Zealand). Descent from 10,136 ft asl to 2,316 ft asl, a decrease of 7,820 ft in 6 minutes and covering 16 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 213 kn 152 kn min to max 249 kn	208		152 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.2 °	11.8		2.7 °
90.86 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.68 g min to max 1.41 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -884 ft/m -2,016 ft/m min to max 281 ft/m	281		-732 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 7,973 ft asl 2,316 ft asl min to max 10,138 ft asl	10,136		2,316 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -3.7 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		-1.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 03:54:35
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 03:54:54
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 03:56:59
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 03:57:28
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 03:57:43

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,217 ft asl 2,168 ft asl min to max 2,305 ft asl	2,305		2,168 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 143 kn 130 kn min to max 152 kn	152		130 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 0.8 ° min to max 7.4 °	2.8		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.80 g min to max 1.15 g	1.03		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -1.6 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.8		-0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 03:57:57
Info	Landing Gear Down at 03:58:06

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile south of Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 126 kn 121 kn min to max 129 kn	129		121 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 16.2 °	1.2		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.83 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -564 ft/m -883 ft/m min to max -99 ft/m	-232		-345 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,953 ft asl 1,709 ft asl min to max 2,164 ft asl	2,164		1,709 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -2.4 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 03:58:16
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 03:59:02

Arrival Final 1

85.83 %

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 543 ft agl to 58 ft agl. A decrease of 485 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
34.42 %	Approach angle 3.7 ° 2.9 ° min to max 5.6 ° Target 3.0 °	5.1		2.9 °
100 %	Average speed 119 kn 117 kn min to max 123 kn	121		117 kn
99.6 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	-0.0		0.1 °
95.15 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.3 °	1.6		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.80 g min to max 1.17 g	1.00		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -919 ft/m -1,664 ft/m min to max -342 ft/m	-342		-783 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 171 ft agl 58 ft agl min to max 543 ft agl	543		58 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -5.7 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.2 °

Arrival Landing

98.56 %

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown, runway length 1,771 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 117 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 117 kn. Target 110 kn
94.71 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.1 °
98.84 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	1.3		1.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.13 g	1.06		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 111 kn 104 kn min to max 117 kn	117		104 kn
Info	Average VSI -378 ft/m -781 ft/m min to max -126 ft/m	-781		-190 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl	43		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -0.2 ° min to max 4.9 °	-0.2		4.9 °

Arrival Touchdown

95.49 %

Touchdown point was 48 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 104 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was good at -190 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 21 °C. Wind 6 kn at 100 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
85.28 %	Touchdown VSI was -190 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 472 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 104 kn Target 105 kn
94.84 %	Runway alignment max 3.02 m 2.85 m right	-2.70		-3.02 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.7		0.4 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.15 g 1.03 g min to max 1.27 g	1.03		1.07 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 104 kn 103 kn min to max 104 kn	104		103 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.6 ° 4.0 ° min to max 5.0 °	4.9		4.0 °
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 03:59:38

Arrival Rollout

95.1 %

Total landing distance 1,046 m, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,046 m 59 % of runway.
89.12 %	Runway alignment max 4.68 m 0.00 m left to 4.68 m right	-3.07		-3.92 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 95 kn 52 kn min to max 101 kn	101		52 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -1.2 ° min to max 3.7 °	3.7		-1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 19 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 15 kn 8 kn min to max 44 kn	44		15 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -0.9 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.9		-0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.0		0.6 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 13 kn 0 kn min to max 23 kn	15		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 15 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -1.8 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.7		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.6		0.1 °
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 04:01:46
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 04:01:56
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 04:02:21
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 04:02:22
Info	Parking Brake On at 04:05:26
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 04:05:53
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 04:06:51
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 04:06:51
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 04:07:05
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 04:07:05
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 04:02:08
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 04:02:57

Takeoff on runway 02 at NZCH Christchurch Intl in the ATR 72

99.17 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.36 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,784 m using 84.65 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 119 kn - Target 120 kn

Alignment

96.78 %

0.47 m left to 2.46 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

98.95 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

95.79 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

97.55 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

87.74 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown in the ATR 72

Landing Score 93.75 %

85.83 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 543 ft agl to 58 ft agl. A decrease of 485 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

34.42 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

99.6 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

34.42 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

99.6 %

Bank °

95.15 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

98.56 %

Landing

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown, runway length 1,771 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 117 kn.

Height

94.71 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 117 kt. Target 110 kt

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °

98.84 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

95.49 %

Touchdown

85.28 %

Touchdown rate was good at -190 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 104 kt was a little fast. Target below 104 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown point was 48 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Alignment

94.84 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 1.0 °

98.86 %

G 1.15 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

95.1 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 1,046 m, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 1,046 m using 59.07 % of runway

Alignment

89.12 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Landing Lights

-2 %

Switched On

Taxi Lights

-2 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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