YPDN to YBCS Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from YPDN to YBCS

Sunday, 17 December 2023 14:09

Minutes 203

961 nm

Fuel 7,851 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 29 at YPDN

Darwin Intl

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Altitude

89 ft asl

Weight

68,714 kg

Fuel

9,295 kg

Temperature

28 °C

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

250.0 °

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

3 kt

Arrival

Runway 15 at YBCS

Cairns Intl

Cairns State of Queensland, Australia

7 ft asl

Altitude

60,863 kg

Weight

1,444 kg

Fuel

25 °C

Temperature

17 kt

Wind Speed

81.8 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

16 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.63%

Departure Score 99.41%

Enroute Score 96.57%

Arrival Score 83.02%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

83.77 %

Touchdown

84.15 %

Landed with a 17 kt crosswind, well done!

Approach & flare

Threshold height

84 %

Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 135 kt.

Flare

51.09 %

Poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

49.82 %

Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 ft/m.

Impact

92.57 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 132 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 417 m.

Centreline

93.47 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages YPDN to YBCS

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 12 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 13 kn 0 kn min to max 18 kn	0		10 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 5 kn max 5 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 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 °
Info	Battery Master On at 14:09:33
Info	Engine 2 Started at 14:09:33
Info	Landing Gear Down at 14:09:33
Info	Parking Brake On at 14:09:33
Info	Engine 1 Started at 14:10:38
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 14:10:40
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 14:10:46
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:11:08
Info	Parking Brake Off at 14:12:12
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 14:14:33
Info	Parking Brake On at 14:19:16
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 14:19:20
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 14:19:27
Info	Parking Brake Off at 14:20:17

Departure Roll

97.04 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 4,815 m 144 % of runway
93.78 %	Liftoff speed was 162 kn Target 154 kn
91.42 %	Runway alignment max 4.01 m 4.01 m left to 0.00 m left	3.98		4.01 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 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 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 163 kn 162 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 g 1.07 g min to max 1.22 g	1.07		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI 581 ft/m 228 ft/m min to max 1,025 ft/m	228		1,025 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 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 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 165 kn 164 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 g 1.00 g min to max 1.16 g	1.16		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,542 ft/m 1,043 ft/m min to max 2,859 ft/m	1,043		2,859 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 107 ft agl 55 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 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 14:22:18

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 163 kn 162 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 g 0.95 g min to max 0.98 g	0.97		0.97 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,982 ft/m 2,935 ft/m min to max 3,014 ft/m	2,935		2,983 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 662 ft agl 385 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 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 240 kn 160 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 g 0.88 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 asl 1,090 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:23:45
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 14:23:51
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 14:26:33

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 5 miles north of Lee Point (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 12,426 ft asl 12,421 ft asl min to max 12,447 ft asl	12,421		12,447 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 308 kn 308 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 g 1.00 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		1.09 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 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 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 297 kn 261 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 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 1,441 ft/m 540 ft/m min to max 2,973 ft/m	2,604		540 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 26,378 ft asl 12,754 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south west of Mount Gilruth (West Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia) and lasted 124 minutes, covering 669 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 36,584 ft asl 36,562 ft asl min to max 36,656 ft asl	36,596		36,569 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 234 kn 224 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 g 0.99 g min to max 1.10 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 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 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 257 kn 224 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 g 0.81 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 asl 5,261 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 17:02:36
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:06:07
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 17:05:59
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 17:04:49

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 8 miles north of Palm Cove (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 5,173 ft asl 5,169 ft asl min to max 5,184 ft asl	5,184		5,170 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 210 kn 210 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 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 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

98.57 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 186 kn 168 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 °
85.71 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.82 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 asl 631 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:08:04
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:08:05
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:08:54
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:09:01
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 17:09:20
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 17:09:22
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 17:09:27
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:09:30
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 17:09:48
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:10:26
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:10:28
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 17:10:31

Enroute Climb 3

98.8 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 190 kn 174 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 g 0.54 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 asl 643 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:11:24
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:11:31

Enroute Descent 3

98 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 183 kn 173 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 g 0.64 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 asl 3,965 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:13:12
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:13:13
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:13:20
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 17:13:47

Enroute Level 4

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south east of White Rock (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 8 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,128 ft asl 4,006 ft asl min to max 4,148 ft asl	4,148		4,006 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 168 kn 158 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 g 0.92 g min to max 1.15 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.9 ° min to max 7.0 °	2.4		2.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 17:15:45

Enroute Descent 4

100 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 160 kn 158 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 g 0.98 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 asl 2,163 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 17:19:35

Enroute Level 5

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles east of Machans Beach (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,073 ft asl 2,060 ft asl min to max 2,107 ft asl	2,089		2,060 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 156 kn 148 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 g 0.96 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° -1.8 ° min to max 6.3 °	2.0		0.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 17:24:05
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:26:09

Enroute Descent 5

100 %

Enroute 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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 135 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 g 0.97 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 asl 1,839 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started overhead Trinity Beach (Cairns, State of Queensland, Australia).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 135 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 g 0.98 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 asl 1,751 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 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 4

70.22 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
2.01 %	Approach angle 4.2 ° 4.1 ° min to max 4.3 ° Target 3.0 °	4.1		4.3 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 134 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 °
98.08 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.7 °	0.8		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 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 agl 1,366 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 °

Arrival Final 3

70.28 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0.92 %	Approach angle 4.5 ° 4.3 ° min to max 4.8 ° Target 3.0 °	4.3		4.8 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 134 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 g 0.96 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 agl 1,030 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 °

Arrival Final 2

72.87 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
11.73 %	Approach angle 4.4 ° 3.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° Target 3.0 °	4.8		3.8 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kn 134 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 °
96.73 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	0.4		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 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 agl 401 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 °

Arrival Final 1

97.98 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
90.47 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 3.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.8		4.4 °
100 %	Average speed 134 kn 134 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 °
99.43 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.1		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 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 agl 71 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 °

Arrival Landing

83.77 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 135 kn. Target 135 kn
84 %	Target 50 ft agl
51.09 %	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 g 0.96 g min to max 1.08 g	0.96		1.08 g
Info	Average speed 135 kn 132 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 agl 2 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 °

Arrival Touchdown

84.15 %

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.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
49.82 %	Touchdown VSI was -527 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 417 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 132 kn Target 132 kn
93.47 %	Runway alignment max 3.41 m 3.27 m right	-3.00		-3.41 m
61 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 1.3 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.5		1.6 °
92.57 %	Average g force 1.25 g 1.08 g min to max 1.38 g	1.08		1.16 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 132 kn 131 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

84.88 %

Total landing distance 1,419 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,419 m 45 % of runway.
66.39 %	Runway alignment max 16.67 m 11.26 m left to 5.41 m right	-3.45		10.07 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.14 g	1.14		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 118 kn 64 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 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 33 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 27 kn 16 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 g 0.99 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 14 kn 0 kn min to max 18 kn	16		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 16 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 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 °
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 17:31:26
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:31:29
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:31:31
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:31:32
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:31:36
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 17:31:38
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:31:39
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 17:31:41
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:36:20
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 17:36:44
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 17:36:55
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 17:32:29
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 17:33:24
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 17:37:02
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 17:37:07
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:37:08

Takeoff on runway 29 at YPDN Darwin Intl in the Airbus A320

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 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

97.04 %

Takeoff Roll

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

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 15 at YBCS Cairns Intl in the Airbus A320

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 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

98.08 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

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 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

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 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

96.73 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

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 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

99.43 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

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 %

Bank °

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

84.15 %

Touchdown

49.82 %

Touchdown rate was very hard at -527 ft/m.

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 °

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.

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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