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NZPP
Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Runway 34
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight6,327 kg
Fuel1,364 kg
Wind161° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

93.55 %
NZQN
Queenstown, New Zealand
Runway 23
Elevation1,161 ft asl
Weight5,527 kg
Fuel535 kg
Wind270° · 2 kn
28 Jun 2025 1:48 397 nm Black Square Starship N45FL 829 kg
Departure Score
93.83 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
86.83 %

What went well

Touched down at -272 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 483 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.44 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 17.83 m at 46 %, −1.62 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was too high at 138 kt. at 61 %, Heading variation 0.7 ° at 88 %, −1.02 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Takeoff distance 834 m at 80 %, −1.01 points

Top opportunity

Know your rotation speed

Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 18 stages, 16 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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 11 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 21 kt 0 12 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 14 ktmax 17 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 4 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 4 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 4 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 4 ft agl
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 4 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 4 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 4 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 4 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 4 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 34 at NZPP Paraparaumu Airport, Average speed was 25 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 24 kt0 kt min to max 40 kt 13 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 4 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl
Departure Roll 87.83Departure roll runway 34 at NZPP Paraparaumu Airport. Takeoff distance 834 m 80 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 100 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 3 kt at 161 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Takeoff distance 834 m80 % of runway
86 % Liftoff speed was 100 ktTarget 118 kt
98 % Runway alignment max 3.56 m3.56 m left to 0.00 m left 1.73 3.56 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 1.14 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° -0.1 6.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.7 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.14Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 NZPP Paraparaumu Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 101 kt100 kt min to max 101 kt 100 100 kt
93 % Average bank angle 3.7 °1.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 1.0 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.22 g1.17 g min to max 1.23 g 1.17 1.23 g
Info Average VSI 782 fpm396 fpm min to max 1,192 fpm 396 1,192 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 0 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °6.4 ° min to max 15.0 ° 6.4 15.0 °
Departure Climb 2 89.35Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 NZPP Paraparaumu Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Heading variation -1.1 °-4.1 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -4.1 °
100 % Average speed 96 kt82 kt min to max 109 kt 100 108 kt
84 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 8.3 ° 1.5 5.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.79 g min to max 1.45 g 1.22 1.35 g
Info Average VSI 1,164 fpm-959 fpm min to max 2,163 fpm 1,222 1,693 fpm
Info Average altitude 174 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 362 ft agl 49 339 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.7 °-0.6 ° min to max 19.0 ° 15.2 18.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 295 ft agl · 109 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead NZPP Paraparaumu Airport Paraparaumu (Wellington, New Zealand). Climbing from 407 ft asl to 17,283 ft asl, an increase of 16,876 ft in 11 minutes and covering 18 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 188 kt98 kt min to max 219 kt 107 199 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.9 °0.0 ° min to max 27.2 ° 4.5 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.85 g min to max 1.18 g 1.08 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 1,416 fpm92 fpm min to max 2,557 fpm 2,338 993 fpm
Info Average altitude 5,777 ft asl407 ft asl min to max 17,283 ft asl 407 17,283 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °3.2 ° min to max 19.0 ° 19.0 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 726 ft agl · 124 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 734 ft agl · 130 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 1,120 ft agl · 156 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 1,994 ft agl · 144 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 8,295 ft agl · 248 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 8,295 ft agl · 248 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 16,366 ft agl · 259 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 16,366 ft agl · 259 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Petone (Wellington, New Zealand) and lasted 71 minutes, covering 289 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 17,073 ft asl17,028 ft asl min to max 17,551 ft asl 17,403 17,075 ft asl
100 % Average speed 251 kt203 kt min to max 257 kt 203 254 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.8 °0.0 ° min to max 25.8 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-0.7 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 0.7 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 17,548 ft agl · 293 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 17,522 ft agl · 295 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 17,105 ft agl · 305 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 17,089 ft agl · 302 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 17,094 ft agl · 319 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 17,094 ft agl · 319 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 15,091 ft agl · 330 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 15,091 ft agl · 330 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 15,261 ft agl · 329 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 15,261 ft agl · 329 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles east of Omarama (Canterbury, New Zealand). Descent from 17,075 ft asl to 9,429 ft asl, a decrease of 7,646 ft in 5 minutes and covering 25 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 245 kt212 kt min to max 260 kt 255 212 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,389 fpm-2,064 fpm min to max 4 fpm 4 -35 fpm
Info Average altitude 12,787 ft asl9,429 ft asl min to max 17,075 ft asl 17,075 9,429 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-3.2 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.8 1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 15,395 ft agl · 330 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 15,395 ft agl · 330 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 5,863 ft agl · 291 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 5,863 ft agl · 291 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 11 miles east of NZWF Wanaka Airport Wanaka (Otago, New Zealand) and lasted 11 minutes, covering 40 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 9,404 ft asl9,351 ft asl min to max 9,449 ft asl 9,424 9,388 ft asl
100 % Average speed 202 kt168 kt min to max 248 kt 207 202 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 15.5 ° 0.1 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.21 g 1.04 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.6 0.9 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 6,926 ft agl · 269 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 6,926 ft agl · 269 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 8,072 ft agl · 238 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 8,072 ft agl · 238 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand). Descent from 9,378 ft asl to 8,003 ft asl, a decrease of 1,374 ft in 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 215 kt200 kt min to max 233 kt 200 208 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.1 ° min to max 8.9 ° 2.4 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.71 g min to max 1.14 g 0.71 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -953 fpm-1,547 fpm min to max -23 fpm -267 -23 fpm
Info Average altitude 8,701 ft asl8,003 ft asl min to max 9,378 ft asl 9,378 8,003 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-3.5 ° min to max 0.4 ° -1.0 -0.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 3,415 ft agl · 263 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 3,415 ft agl · 263 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 3,661 ft agl · 238 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 3,661 ft agl · 238 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles west of RB26 Wakatipu Lake Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 7,984 ft asl7,581 ft asl min to max 7,995 ft asl 7,992 7,581 ft asl
100 % Average speed 165 kt157 kt min to max 205 kt 205 164 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.5 °0.1 ° min to max 26.7 ° 0.4 4.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.86 g min to max 1.15 g 1.04 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-2.3 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.4 -1.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 6,766 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 6,766 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 6,548 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 6,548 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 6,520 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 6,520 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 6,977 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 6,977 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 6,849 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 6,731 ft agl · 184 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles south west of RB26 Wakatipu Lake Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand). Descent from 7,565 ft asl to 1,249 ft asl, a decrease of 6,317 ft in 8 minutes and covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 127 kt97 kt min to max 184 kt 163 140 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.6 °0.0 ° min to max 26.1 ° 6.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.79 g min to max 1.23 g 1.00 1.16 g
Info Average VSI -714 fpm-2,544 fpm min to max 1,114 fpm -951 -1,559 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,040 ft asl1,249 ft asl min to max 7,565 ft asl 7,565 1,249 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-7.7 ° min to max 10.1 ° -1.5 -3.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 3,024 ft agl · 153 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,886 ft agl · 156 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,155 ft agl · 156 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,192 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 1,192 ft agl · 140 kt
Arrival Final 1 98.81Approaching runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 86 ft agl to 75 ft agl. A decrease of 10 ft in 0 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.6 % Approach angle 4.1 °4.1 ° min to max 4.2 °Target 3.0 ° 4.2 4.1 °
100 % Average speed 139 kt139 kt min to max 140 kt 140 139 kt
94 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.6 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.6 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.1 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g1.12 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.12 g
Info Average VSI -1,488 fpm-1,542 fpm min to max -1,432 fpm -1,542 -1,432 fpm
Info Average altitude 81 ft agl75 ft agl min to max 86 ft agl 86 75 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-3.0 ° min to max -2.6 ° -3.0 -2.6 °
00.250.50.751050Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 84.71Landing on runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport, runway length 1,771 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was too high at 138 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
61 % Threshold speed was too high at 138 kt. Target 108 kt
91 % Target 50 ft agl
92 % Landing and flare profile
88 % Heading variation 0.7 °0.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.8 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.3 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.85 g min to max 1.23 g 1.12 0.85 g
Info Average speed 131 kt123 kt min to max 138 kt 138 123 kt
Info Average VSI -703 fpm-1,421 fpm min to max -198 fpm -1,421 -268 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl-5 ft agl min to max 59 ft agl 59 -5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-2.6 ° min to max 1.6 ° -2.6 -0.2 °
07515022530037545052501223354759Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 87.89Touchdown point was 64 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 123 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -268 fpm. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -268 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 483 mTarget 457 m
88 % Speed at touchdown 123 ktTarget below 108 kt
45 % Runway alignment max 18.11 m17.95 m left 18.11 17.85 m
99 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.2 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.19 g0.85 g min to max 1.44 g 0.85 1.07 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 122 kt122 kt min to max 123 kt 123 122 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.2 -0.0 °
Arrival Rollout 75.76Total landing distance 968 m, 55 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.8 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 968 m55 % of runway.
46 % Runway alignment max 17.83 m17.83 m left to 0.00 m left 17.83 4.92 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.01 g
Info Average speed 109 kt64 kt min to max 121 kt 121 64 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 31 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 30 kt13 kt min to max 59 kt 59 13 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4 ft agl · 18 kt
Arrival Taxi 87.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 16 kt4 kt min to max 30 kt 13 4 kt
68 % Average speed turning corners 13 ktmax 20 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-1.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° -0.6 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl · 2 kt

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
79.98Takeoff roll834 m · 80 %
86.07Liftoff speed100 kt · target 118, 18 slow
98.14Runway alignment3.56 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.14Rate of climb782 fpm

Landing

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

90.73Threshold height59 ft
60.88Threshold speed138 kt · target 108, 30 fast
87.60Centreline offset0.25 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 NZQN 23

Past threshold100.00
483m
Centreline45.09
17.85m L
Speed88.41
123kttarget 108, 15 fast
Touchdown rate94.07
-272fpm
Impact100.00
1.44G
BouncesOk
None

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

59 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 59 ft, down at 483 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,771 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 483 m past threshold CLEARED

The 483 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 931 m of 1,771 m · 53 %
Rollout distance100.00
447m52 % used
Rollout alignment46.12
17.83m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with the aircraft, a Black Square Starship N45FL, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at NZPP Paraparaumu Airport. This process took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 34, with the aircraft taking off after covering 80% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 834 meters, and the liftoff speed was 100 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 12°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 161°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead NZPP Paraparaumu Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 407 feet above sea level to 17,283 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,876 feet in 11 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles.

After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 71 minutes and covered 289 nautical miles. This phase began 2 miles north of Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 3 miles east of Omarama, Canterbury, New Zealand, descending from 17,075 feet above sea level to 9,429 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,646 feet in 5 minutes and covering 25 nautical miles.

The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 11 miles east of NZWF Wanaka Airport, Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand, lasting 11 minutes and covering 40 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile north of Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand, with the aircraft descending from 9,378 feet above sea level to 8,003 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,374 feet in 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase 5 miles west of RB26 Wakatipu Lake Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand, lasting 5 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 4 miles southwest of RB26 Wakatipu Lake Queenstown, with the aircraft descending from 7,565 feet above sea level to 1,249 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,317 feet in 8 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 258.0° at 0 nautical miles and 86 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 23, which had a length of 1,771 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 138 knots.

The touchdown point was 64 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 123 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -268 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a headwind component of 2 knots.

The total landing distance was 968 meters, which was 55% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.8 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 397 nautical miles, taking 108 minutes, and the aircraft used 829 kilograms of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 34 at NZPP Paraparaumu Airport in the Beechcraft Starship
93.83 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 11 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
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 0
87.83 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 34 at NZPP Paraparaumu Airport. Takeoff distance 834 m 80 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 100 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 3 kt at 161 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
Takeoff Distance
1.28 %
Roll distance of 834 m using 80.01 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
86.07 %
Liftoff speed was 100 kn - Target 118 kn
Alignment
98.14 %
3.56 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
110 70 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
02505007501,000-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.14 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 NZPP Paraparaumu Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 105 100
Bank °
92.55 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 11 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 550 -100
89.35 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 NZPP Paraparaumu Airport.
Alignment
73.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 95 80
Bank °
83.53 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
19 9.5 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,200 600 -1,000
02505007501,00000.20.40.60.81 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.040.080.120.170.210100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.040.080.120.170.21-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport in the Beechcraft Starship
Landing Score 86.79 %
Landing Summary

The aircraft, Black Square Starship N45FL, successfully landed at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) on runway 23. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 258.0° at an altitude of 86 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft touched down on the runway, but there were several areas of concern during the landing.

The threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 138 knots, which could have contributed to the aircraft's touchdown speed being faster than desired. The touchdown speed of 123 knots was considered fast, and the touchdown rate of -268 feet per minute was only fair.

The landing distance of 968 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.1 meters from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging. Furthermore, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.8 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off the centerline during the rollout.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly high threshold height and fast touchdown speed. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas of concern that need to be addressed to improve the aircraft's performance and safety.

98.81 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 86 ft agl to 75 ft agl. A decrease of 10 ft in 0 seconds.
Glideslope
99.63 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
94.4 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
99.63 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
140 135 130
Alignment
94.4 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-1,432 -1,516 -1,600
00.250.50.751050 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
84.71 %
Landing
Landing on runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport, runway length 1,771 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was too high at 138 kt.
Height
90.73 %
Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
60.88 %
Threshold speed was too high at 138 kt. Target 108 kt
Flare
92.45 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
87.6 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.35 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
139 129 120
Pitch °
Info
2 0 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-198 -849 -1,500
07515022530037545052501223354759 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
87.89 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 64 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 123 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -268 fpm. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
Touchdown
94.07 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -272 fpm.
Speed
88.41 %
Touchdown speed at 123 kt was fast. Target below 108 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown point was 64 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
45.09 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.1 m from centreline.
Bank
98.53 %
Bank angle 0.8 °
G
100 %
G 1.19 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
75.76 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 968 m, 55 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.8 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 968 m using 54.66 % of runway
Alignment
46.12 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.8 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
121 91 60
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
0200400600800 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
87 %
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
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
67.5 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
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