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YPDN
Darwin, Australia
Runway 29
Elevation89 ft asl
Weight68,516 kg
Fuel9,295 kg
Wind250° · 6 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

93.63 %
YBCS
Cairns, Australia
Runway 15
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight60,975 kg
Fuel1,444 kg
Wind82° · 17 kn · 17 kn cross
17 Dec 2023 3:23 961 nm Airbus A320 7,851 kg
Departure Score
99.41 %
Enroute Score
96.57 %
Arrival Score
83.02 %

What went well

Touchdown 418 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 43 % of the runway used
Airborne in 1,923 m — 57 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Final 4 — Approach angle 4.2 ° at 2 %, −1.24 points
Arrival Final 3 — Approach angle 4.5 ° at 1 %, −1.24 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 4.4 ° at 12 %, −1.13 points
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 4,815 m at 0 %, −0.20 points

Top opportunity

Maintain the centreline

Departure Roll

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

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Start to finish · 28 stages, 27 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 12 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kn0 kn min to max 18 kn 0 10 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 5 knmax 5 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.2 0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.5 0.1 °

Events

Info Engine 1 Started 9 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl
Departure Roll 97.04Departure roll runway 29 at YPDN Darwin Intl. Takeoff distance 4,815 m 144 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 162 kn. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 6 kn at 250 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 4,815 m144 % of runway
94 % Liftoff speed was 162 knTarget 154 kn
91 % Runway alignment max 4.01 m4.01 m left to 0.00 m left 3.98 4.01 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max 8.5 ° 0.3 8.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.8 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 163 kn162 kn min to max 165 kn 162 165 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g1.07 g min to max 1.22 g 1.07 1.16 g
Info Average VSI 581 ft/m228 ft/m min to max 1,025 ft/m 228 1,025 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl 0 37 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °8.6 ° min to max 12.7 ° 8.6 12.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 165 kn164 kn min to max 166 kn 165 164 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g1.00 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,542 ft/m1,043 ft/m min to max 2,859 ft/m 1,043 2,859 ft/m
Info Average altitude 107 ft agl55 ft agl min to max 353 ft agl 55 353 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.8 °12.8 ° min to max 16.5 ° 12.8 16.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 133 ft agl · 171 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.1 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 163 kn162 kn min to max 163 kn 163 162 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.95 g min to max 0.98 g 0.97 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 2,982 ft/m2,935 ft/m min to max 3,014 ft/m 2,935 2,983 ft/m
Info Average altitude 662 ft agl385 ft agl min to max 934 ft agl 385 934 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 16.1 °15.9 ° min to max 16.3 ° 16.0 15.9 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 543 ft agl · 169 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Ludmilla (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia). Climbing from 1,090 ft asl to 12,421 ft asl, an increase of 11,332 ft in 6 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 240 kn160 kn min to max 308 kn 163 308 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.4 °0.0 ° min to max 24.4 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.88 g min to max 1.18 g 0.97 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2,339 ft/m-9 ft/m min to max 3,266 ft/m 2,985 -9 ft/m
Info Average altitude 7,410 ft asl1,090 ft asl min to max 12,422 ft asl 1,090 12,421 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.7 °1.7 ° min to max 15.8 ° 15.7 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,962 ft agl · 214 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3,036 ft agl · 224 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,269 ft agl · 298 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles north of Lee Point (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 12,426 ft asl12,421 ft asl min to max 12,447 ft asl 12,421 12,447 ft asl
100 % Average speed 308 kn308 kn min to max 308 kn 308 308 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.09 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °1.8 ° min to max 3.2 ° 1.8 3.2 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 7 miles north east of Lee Point (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia). Climbing from 12,754 ft asl to 36,543 ft asl, an increase of 23,788 ft in 17 minutes and covering 126 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 297 kn261 kn min to max 311 kn 311 261 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 13.8 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 1,441 ft/m540 ft/m min to max 2,973 ft/m 2,604 540 ft/m
Info Average altitude 26,378 ft asl12,754 ft asl min to max 36,543 ft asl 12,754 36,543 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °3.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° 5.8 3.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south west of Mount Gilruth (West Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia) and lasted 124 minutes, covering 669 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 36,584 ft asl36,562 ft asl min to max 36,656 ft asl 36,596 36,569 ft asl
100 % Average speed 234 kn224 kn min to max 262 kn 261 258 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.6 °0.0 ° min to max 24.3 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.99 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °3.1 ° min to max 5.0 ° 3.6 3.2 °
Enroute Descent 60.00Enroute descent started 7 miles north east of YMMH Mount Mulgrave Hs Mount Mulgrave (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 36,569 ft asl to 5,261 ft asl, a decrease of 31,308 ft in 15 minutes and covering 91 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 257 kn224 kn min to max 276 kn 258 224 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.5 °0.0 ° min to max 20.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.81 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -2,018 ft/m-3,777 ft/m min to max 5 ft/m 5 -459 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16,701 ft asl5,261 ft asl min to max 36,569 ft asl 36,569 5,261 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-3.9 ° min to max 3.3 ° 3.1 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 7,038 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 10,354 ft agl · 314 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 8 miles north of Palm Cove (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 5,173 ft asl5,169 ft asl min to max 5,184 ft asl 5,184 5,170 ft asl
100 % Average speed 210 kn210 kn min to max 212 kn 212 210 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °4.3 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.3 4.6 °
Enroute Descent 2 98.57Enroute descent started 4 miles north of Palm Cove (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 5,135 ft asl to 631 ft asl, a decrease of 4,504 ft in 4 minutes and covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 186 kn168 kn min to max 232 kn 211 181 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 13.0 ° 0.0 1.1 °
86 % Average g force 1.01 g0.82 g min to max 1.50 g 0.89 1.41 g
Info Average VSI -1,246 ft/m-2,783 ft/m min to max -32 ft/m -736 -306 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,693 ft asl631 ft asl min to max 5,135 ft asl 5,135 631 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-7.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.6 6.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3,037 ft agl · 225 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,030 ft agl · 224 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,640 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,616 ft agl · 201 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,127 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,071 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,940 ft agl · 198 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,858 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,567 ft agl · 185 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 647 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 635 ft agl · 189 kt
Enroute Climb 3 98.80Enroute climb started overhead Machans Beach (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 643 ft asl to 4,452 ft asl, an increase of 3,809 ft in 3 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 190 kn174 kn min to max 209 kn 179 186 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.2 ° min to max 28.8 ° 0.7 28.8 °
88 % Average g force 0.97 g0.54 g min to max 1.44 g 1.44 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,835 ft/m-1,984 ft/m min to max 3,406 ft/m 386 -1,984 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,493 ft asl643 ft asl min to max 4,570 ft asl 643 4,452 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.4 °-0.4 ° min to max 13.8 ° 9.3 0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,490 ft agl · 218 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,514 ft agl · 221 kt
Enroute Descent 3 98.00Enroute descent started 2 miles east of Edmonton (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 4,412 ft asl to 4,194 ft asl, a decrease of 217 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 183 kn173 kn min to max 192 kn 187 180 kn
100 % Average bank angle 20.3 °0.6 ° min to max 29.5 ° 29.0 0.6 °
80 % Average g force 1.12 g0.64 g min to max 1.60 g 1.06 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -360 ft/m-2,473 ft/m min to max 2,210 ft/m -2,240 -301 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,155 ft asl3,965 ft asl min to max 4,412 ft asl 4,412 4,194 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °0.8 ° min to max 11.6 ° 0.8 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 4,214 ft agl · 206 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4,173 ft agl · 206 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,953 ft agl · 203 kt
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south east of White Rock (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,128 ft asl4,006 ft asl min to max 4,148 ft asl 4,148 4,006 ft asl
100 % Average speed 168 kn158 kn min to max 181 kn 180 160 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.4 °0.2 ° min to max 25.0 ° 3.6 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.92 g min to max 1.15 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °1.9 ° min to max 7.0 ° 2.4 2.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 4,125 ft agl · 174 kt
Enroute Descent 4 100.00Enroute descent started 7 miles east of Cairns City (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 3,889 ft asl to 2,163 ft asl, a decrease of 1,726 ft in 1 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 160 kn158 kn min to max 162 kn 161 158 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -1,098 ft/m-1,374 ft/m min to max -706 ft/m -706 -984 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,021 ft asl2,163 ft asl min to max 3,889 ft asl 3,889 2,163 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.5 ° min to max 1.0 ° -0.1 1.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 5 100.00Enroute level cruise started 7 miles east of Machans Beach (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,073 ft asl2,060 ft asl min to max 2,107 ft asl 2,089 2,060 ft asl
100 % Average speed 156 kn148 kn min to max 170 kn 159 162 kn
100 % Average bank angle 13.4 °0.0 ° min to max 28.9 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.96 g min to max 1.15 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °-1.8 ° min to max 6.3 ° 2.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 2,077 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,069 ft agl · 157 kt
Enroute Descent 5 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Trinity Beach (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 2,058 ft asl to 1,839 ft asl, a decrease of 219 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 137 kn135 kn min to max 147 kn 147 136 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.6 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -611 ft/m-964 ft/m min to max 50 ft/m 50 -951 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,947 ft asl1,839 ft asl min to max 2,068 ft asl 2,058 1,839 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °0.7 ° min to max 4.6 ° 3.2 0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 100.00Arrival started overhead Trinity Beach (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 135 kn135 kn min to max 136 kn 136 135 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,059 ft/m-1,080 ft/m min to max -1,026 ft/m -1,026 -1,068 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,778 ft asl1,751 ft asl min to max 1,805 ft asl 1,805 1,751 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °0.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.8 2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 4 70.22Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,727 ft agl to 1,366 ft agl. A decrease of 361 ft in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
2 % Approach angle 4.2 °4.1 ° min to max 4.3 °Target 3.0 ° 4.1 4.3 °
100 % Average speed 135 kn134 kn min to max 138 kn 135 134 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.4 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -910 ft/m-1,042 ft/m min to max -851 ft/m -1,042 -971 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,545 ft agl1,366 ft agl min to max 1,727 ft agl 1,727 1,366 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °1.4 ° min to max 3.3 ° 2.3 2.0 °
33.253.53.7541,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,6501,700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 70.28Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,350 ft agl to 1,030 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
1 % Approach angle 4.5 °4.3 ° min to max 4.8 °Target 3.0 ° 4.3 4.8 °
100 % Average speed 135 kn134 kn min to max 136 kn 134 135 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.5 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -770 ft/m-998 ft/m min to max -542 ft/m -960 -998 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,189 ft agl1,030 ft agl min to max 1,350 ft agl 1,350 1,030 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °0.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.5 0.2 °
22.252.52.7539501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 72.87Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,014 ft agl to 401 ft agl. A decrease of 612 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
12 % Approach angle 4.4 °3.8 ° min to max 4.9 °Target 3.0 ° 4.8 3.8 °
100 % Average speed 136 kn134 kn min to max 137 kn 135 136 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.4 0.2 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 0.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,412 ft/m-1,748 ft/m min to max -1,001 ft/m -1,001 -1,030 ft/m
Info Average altitude 706 ft agl401 ft agl min to max 1,014 ft agl 1,014 401 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-3.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.1 1.0 °
11.251.51.7523003504004505005506006507007508008509009501,000Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 97.98Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 386 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 315 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Approach angle 3.5 °3.0 ° min to max 4.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.8 4.4 °
100 % Average speed 134 kn134 kn min to max 136 kn 136 135 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
99 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.1 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.07 g 1.02 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -592 ft/m-1,110 ft/m min to max -426 ft/m -970 -453 ft/m
Info Average altitude 117 ft agl71 ft agl min to max 386 ft agl 386 71 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.1 2.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 83.77Landing on runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl, runway length 3,169 m. Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 135 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 135 kn. Target 135 kn
84 % Target 50 ft agl
51 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.4 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.5 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.08 g 0.96 1.08 g
Info Average speed 135 kn132 kn min to max 135 kn 135 132 kn
Info Average VSI -583 ft/m-649 ft/m min to max -456 ft/m -456 -527 ft/m
Info Average altitude 31 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 62 ft agl 62 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °1.8 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.0 4.7 °
07515022530037545052560067501225375062Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 84.15Touchdown distance was good at 417 m. Touchdown speed at 132 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 17 kn at 81 °. Crosswind: 17 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
50 % Touchdown VSI was -527 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 417 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 132 knTarget 132 kn
93 % Runway alignment max 3.41 m3.27 m right -3.00 -3.41 m
61 % Average bank angle 1.6 °1.3 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.5 1.6 °
93 % Average g force 1.25 g1.08 g min to max 1.38 g 1.08 1.16 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 132 kn131 kn min to max 132 kn 132 131 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °4.7 ° min to max 5.4 ° 4.7 5.4 °
Arrival Rollout 84.88Total landing distance 1,419 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,419 m45 % of runway.
66 % Runway alignment max 16.67 m11.26 m left to 5.41 m right -3.45 10.07 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 1.01 g
Info Average speed 118 kn64 kn min to max 128 kn 128 64 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °-0.6 ° min to max 6.2 ° 5.6 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.5 0.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 9 ft agl · 123 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 33 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 27 kn16 kn min to max 61 kn 61 16 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 18 kn 16 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 knmax 16 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.5 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights ON should be OFF
Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Engine 1 Stopped 9 ft agl · 4 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,923 m · 57 %
93.78Liftoff speed161 kt
91.42Runway alignment4.01 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb580 fpm

Landing

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

84.00Threshold height62 ft
100.00Threshold speed135 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.02 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 YBCS 15

Past threshold100.00
418m
Centreline93.47
3.41m R
Speed100.00
132kt
Touchdown rate49.82
-527fpm
Impact92.57
1.38G
BouncesOk
None

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

62 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 62 ft, down at 418 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,169 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 15 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 418 m past threshold CLEARED

The 418 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,375 m of 3,169 m · 43 %
Rollout distance100.00
957m43 % used
Rollout alignment66.39
11.26m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 29 at YPDN Darwin Intl in the Airbus A320neo
99.41 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 12 minutes and covered 3 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 -1
97.04 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 29 at YPDN Darwin Intl. Takeoff distance 4,815 m 144 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 162 kn. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 6 kn at 250 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 4,815 m using 143.61 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
93.78 %
Liftoff speed was 162 kn - Target 150 kn
Alignment
91.42 %
4.01 m left to 0.00 m left
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
170 90 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 4.5 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,000-30-25-20-15-10-5051015202530 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 165 160
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 550 0
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 165 160
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 15 12
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,900 1,900 900
100 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 165 160
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 16 15
Climb Rate fpm
Info
3,100 2,950 2,800
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0000117234351468585 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl in the Airbus A320neo
Landing Score 87.7 %
70.22 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,727 ft agl to 1,366 ft agl. A decrease of 361 ft in 24 seconds.
Glideslope
2.01 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
2.01 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
138 134 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.08 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-851 -976 -1,100
33.253.53.7541,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,6501,700 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
70.28 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,350 ft agl to 1,030 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 24 seconds.
Glideslope
0.92 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0.92 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
136 133 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-542 -771 -1,000
22.252.52.7539501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
72.87 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,014 ft agl to 401 ft agl. A decrease of 612 ft in 25 seconds.
Glideslope
11.73 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
11.73 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
137 133 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.73 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-1,001 -1,401 -1,800
11.251.51.7523003504004505005506006507007508008509009501,000 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.98 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 386 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 315 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
90.47 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
90.47 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
136 133 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.43 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-426 -813 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
83.77 %
Landing
Landing on runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl, runway length 3,169 m. Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 135 kn.
Height
84 %
Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 135 kt. Target 135 kt
Flare
51.09 %
Poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
135 133 130
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-456 -578 -700
07515022530037545052560067501225375062 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600675-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
84.15 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 417 m. Touchdown speed at 132 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 17 kn at 81 °. Crosswind: 17 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Landed with a 17 kt crosswind, well done!
Touchdown
49.82 %
Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 132 kt was a little fast. Target below 132 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 417 m.
Alignment
93.47 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from centreline.
Bank
61 %
Bank angle 1.6 °
G
92.57 %
G 1.25 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
84.88 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,419 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,419 m using 44.77 % of runway
Alignment
66.39 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
131 96 60
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
02004006008001,0001,200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
Switched On
Taxi Lights
Switched Off
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
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