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NZMF
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Runway 29

Flight Score

85.27 %
NZMJ
Queenstown, New Zealand
Runway 02
5 May 2024 0:25 21 nm DR400
Departure Score
91.35 %
Enroute Score
98.85 %
Arrival Score
77.97 %

What went well

Touchdown 120 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 41 % of the runway used
Airborne in 336 m — 43 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Landing — at 54 %, Threshold speed was too high at 70 kn. at 62 %, −3.09 points
Arrival Touchdown — bank angle up to 14.2 ° at 0 %, Touchdown VSI was -815 ft/m. at 20 %, −2.66 points
Departure Climb 2 — Heading variation 2.7 ° at 31 %, bank angle up to 8.6 ° at 83 %, −1.80 points

Top opportunity

Shorten the long landing

Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

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Start to finish · 13 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 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 15 kn 2 14 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 knmax 11 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °2.2 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.7 2.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Roll 99.44Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. Takeoff distance 389 m 50 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 61 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 389 m50 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 61 knTarget 54 kn
97 % Runway alignment max 5.05 m1.23 m left to 3.81 m right -2.93 1.23 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° 2.8 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Departure Climb 1 97.53Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.2 0.8 °
100 % Average speed 64 kn61 kn min to max 66 kn 61 66 kn
90 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 5.8 ° 0.0 5.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 1.05 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 360 ft/m293 ft/m min to max 492 ft/m 293 492 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 0 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °5.2 ° min to max 9.7 ° 5.2 9.7 °
Departure Climb 2 78.41Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
31 % Heading variation 2.7 °0.8 ° min to max 7.5 ° 0.8 7.5 °
100 % Average speed 66 kn64 kn min to max 74 kn 66 74 kn
83 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.1 ° min to max 8.6 ° 5.2 8.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.89 g min to max 1.20 g 1.04 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 578 ft/m138 ft/m min to max 842 ft/m 498 138 ft/m
Info Average altitude 107 ft agl43 ft agl min to max 332 ft agl 43 332 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.5 °4.3 ° min to max 12.6 ° 9.7 5.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 201 ft agl · 67 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand). Climbing from 349 ft asl to 1,603 ft asl, an increase of 1,255 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kn62 kn min to max 81 kn 74 81 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 8.5 ° 8.5 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.80 g min to max 1.22 g 1.22 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 574 ft/m166 ft/m min to max 1,364 ft/m 257 400 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,000 ft asl349 ft asl min to max 1,603 ft asl 349 1,603 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °4.2 ° min to max 15.9 ° 8.6 5.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 96.54Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north west of Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand) and lasted 20 minutes, covering 15 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Average altitude 1,082 ft asl487 ft asl min to max 1,880 ft asl 1,610 487 ft asl
100 % Average speed 101 kn82 kn min to max 105 kn 82 99 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 19.1 ° 1.3 2.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-1.4 ° min to max 6.0 ° 5.4 0.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 492 ft agl · 101 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles west of NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand). Descent from 484 ft asl to 249 ft asl, a decrease of 235 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 98 kn93 kn min to max 102 kn 98 93 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °2.2 ° min to max 13.9 ° 2.3 9.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.19 g 0.93 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -451 ft/m-926 ft/m min to max -171 ft/m -173 -382 ft/m
Info Average altitude 353 ft asl249 ft asl min to max 484 ft asl 484 249 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-4.2 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.3 -0.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 16.20Arrival started 3 miles west of NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 77 kn45 kn min to max 113 kn 93 70 kn
4 % Average bank angle 10.4 °0.0 ° min to max 49.2 ° 8.3 28.0 °
73 % Average g force 1.04 g0.53 g min to max 1.73 g 1.04 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -15 ft/m-1,176 ft/m min to max 1,250 ft/m -365 -923 ft/m
Info Average altitude 330 ft asl137 ft asl min to max 483 ft asl 243 137 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-7.9 ° min to max 17.7 ° -0.2 -6.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 299 ft agl · 48 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 322 ft agl · 60 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 415 ft agl · 75 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 306 ft agl · 45 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 254 ft agl · 57 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 319 ft agl · 60 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 245 ft agl · 81 kt
Arrival Final 1 86.81Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 91 ft agl to 45 ft agl. A decrease of 45 ft in 1 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Approach angle 4.0 °3.1 ° min to max 4.7 °Target 3.0 ° 4.7 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn68 kn min to max 70 kn 70 70 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
39 % Average bank angle 18.0 °8.8 ° min to max 25.6 ° 25.6 9.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.91 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -1,303 ft/m-1,443 ft/m min to max -1,148 ft/m -1,148 -1,443 ft/m
Info Average altitude 68 ft agl45 ft agl min to max 91 ft agl 91 45 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -6.8 °-10.2 ° min to max -3.9 ° -6.4 -9.7 °
00.250.50.751050100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-10-7.5-5-2.502.557.510Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 62.87Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome, runway length 489 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 70 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
62 % Threshold speed was too high at 70 kn. Target 55 kn
54 % Target 26 ft agl
67 % Landing and flare profile
78 % Heading variation 0.6 °-0.3 ° min to max 1.1 ° -0.3 1.0 °
62 % Average bank angle 12.1 °0.5 ° min to max 16.5 ° 9.4 11.5 °
66 % Average g force 1.12 g0.49 g min to max 1.85 g 0.93 0.55 g
Info Average speed 62 kn56 kn min to max 70 kn 70 58 kn
Info Average VSI -954 ft/m-1,482 ft/m min to max -624 ft/m -1,456 -815 ft/m
Info Average altitude 28 ft agl6 ft agl min to max 53 ft agl 53 6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-8.9 ° min to max 13.6 ° -8.6 -8.7 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 22 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 14 ft agl · 58 kt
07515009.9420304050Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-6-5-4-3-2-10123456Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 68.12Touchdown distance was good at 118 m. Touchdown speed at 58 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -815 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 271 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
20 % Touchdown VSI was -815 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 118 mTarget 315 m
89 % Speed at touchdown 58 knTarget 51 kn
87 % Runway alignment max 6.75 m6.63 m left 6.75 6.44 m
0 % Average bank angle 10.5 °3.4 ° min to max 14.2 ° 11.5 3.4 °
49 % Average g force 1.38 g0.55 g min to max 2.15 g 0.55 1.29 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 51 kn47 kn min to max 58 kn 58 47 kn
Info Average pitch angle -4.8 °-8.7 ° min to max 0.6 ° -8.7 0.6 °
Arrival Rollout 94.07Total landing distance 213 m, 44 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 213 m44 % of runway.
88 % Runway alignment max 6.78 m6.35 m left to 0.43 m right 6.35 -0.43 m
95 % Average g force 1.05 g1.00 g min to max 1.34 g 1.23 1.01 g
Info Average speed 44 kn32 kn min to max 47 kn 47 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °2.4 ° min to max 6.7 ° 2.4 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.6 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kn0 kn min to max 44 kn 26 44 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.3 ° min to max 3.3 ° 2.8 2.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.5 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 0.98 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 2 kt

Takeoff

99.44 %
FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll336 m · 43 %
100.00Liftoff speed60 kt
97.21Runway alignment1.23 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
97.53Rate of climb359 ft/m
Takeoff weight756 kg
Airfield elevation3 ft asl
Wind270° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

Approach

86.81 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
53.73Threshold height52 ft
61.77Threshold speed70 kt
77.60Centreline offset0.32 m L

Touchdown

68.12 %
100.00Touchdown point120 m
86.50Centreline at touchdown6.44 m L
19.52Sink rate-814 ft/m
48.57Touchdown force2.15 G
OkBouncesNone
94.07Rollout distance81 m · 41 % used
Landing weight749 kg
Airfield elevation16 ft asl
Wind271° · 3 kn

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on NZMJ 02

Past threshold
120 m
Off centreline
6.44 mL
Sink rate
-814 ft/m
Impact
2.15G

Side view — the last 489 m of the approach.

52 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 52 ft, down at 120 m

Plan view — the full 489 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 120 m past threshold CLEARED

The 120 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.15 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 201 m of 489 m · 41 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound in the DR400
91.35 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
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
4 3 2
99.44 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. Takeoff distance 389 m 50 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 61 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 389 m using 50.2 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 61 kn - Target 54 kn
Alignment
97.21 %
1.23 m left to 3.81 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 40 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
0250500750-10-50510 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
97.53 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Bank °
90.13 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 200 -100
78.41 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
Alignment
31 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
82.66 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 8.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 450 0
0250500750020406080100 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.040.090.130.170.220100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.040.090.130.170.22-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome in the DR400
Landing Score 77.97 %
86.81 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 91 ft agl to 45 ft agl. A decrease of 45 ft in 1 seconds.
Glideslope
95.07 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
95.07 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
70 65 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
39 %
26 17 8
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-1,148 -1,324 -1,500
00.250.50.751050100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-10-7.5-5-2.502.557.510 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
62.87 %
Landing
Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome, runway length 489 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 70 kn.
Height
53.73 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
61.77 %
Threshold speed was too high at 70 kt. Target 55 kt
Flare
67.01 %
Fair landing flare
Centreline ft
77.6 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
61.95 %
17 8.5 0
G
65.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 60 50
Pitch °
Info
14 3 -8
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-624 -1,062 -1,500
07515009.9420304050 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150-6-5-4-3-2-10123456 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
68.12 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 118 m. Touchdown speed at 58 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -815 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 271 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
Touchdown
19.52 %
Touchdown rate was very heavy at -834 ft/m.
Speed
89.16 %
Touchdown speed at 58 kt was fast. Target below 51 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 118 m.
Alignment
86.5 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.8 m from centreline.
Bank
0 %
Bank angle 10.5 °
G
48.57 %
G 1.38 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
94.07 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 213 m, 44 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 213 m using 43.67 % of runway
Alignment
87.96 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
94.86 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
47 38 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
7 4.5 2
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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