NZTL to NZGT Flight Report - PA28 Arrow III

Flight from NZTL to NZGT

Sunday, 04 June 2023 20:47

Minutes 19

24 nm

Fuel 13 lbs

PA28 Arrow III

Departure

Runway 29 at NZTL

Tekapo Aerodrome

Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand

Altitude

2,474 ft asl

Weight

2,434 lbs

Fuel

461 lbs

Temperature

37 °F

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

295.9 °

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 15 at NZGT

Glentanner

Glentanner Canterbury, New Zealand

1,762 ft asl

Altitude

2,421 lbs

Weight

448 lbs

Fuel

41 °F

Temperature

4 kt

Wind Speed

120.2 °

Wind Direction

3 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 96.43%

Departure Score 99.02%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 88.34%

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Flight Stages NZTL to NZGT

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 20 kn	0		9 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 5 kn max 6 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 0.8 ° -0.2 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.1		1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.4 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:49:11
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 20:49:18
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:49:20
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:51:02
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:52:37
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:52:51
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 20:49:49
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 20:50:41
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 20:51:18

Departure Roll

99.9 %

Departure roll runway 29 at NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome. Takeoff distance 5,468 ft 214 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 66 kn. Local weather - Temperature 38 °F. Wind 2 kn at 295 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 5,468 ft 214 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 66 kn Target 70 kn
99.48 %	Runway alignment max 6.9 ft 5.5 ft left to 1.4 ft right	3.6		-1.4 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° 0.9 ° min to max 3.6 °	1.5		3.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.4 °
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 20:53:02

Departure Climb 1

99.72 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 74 kn 66 kn min to max 79 kn	66		79 kn
98.87 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	0.5		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.08 g	1.02		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 298 ft/m 220 ft/m min to max 386 ft/m	361		326 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 22 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl	0		48 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 3.7 ° min to max 6.9 °	3.8		6.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:53:19

Departure Climb 2

99.99 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 80 kn 78 kn min to max 81 kn	79		80 kn
99.97 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	2.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.93 g min to max 1.10 g	1.08		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 708 ft/m 335 ft/m min to max 1,103 ft/m	335		871 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 125 ft agl 65 ft agl min to max 389 ft agl	65		389 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.8 ° 6.4 ° min to max 11.0 °	6.4		9.6 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:53:27

Departure Climb 3

95.49 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.4 ° -3.1 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kn 80 kn min to max 86 kn	80		86 kn
77.45 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 10.6 °	0.3		10.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 883 ft/m 678 ft/m min to max 994 ft/m	909		857 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 641 ft agl 388 ft agl min to max 888 ft agl	388		888 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.5 ° 7.0 ° min to max 9.9 °	9.7		7.5 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome Pleasant Point (Canterbury, New Zealand). Climbing from 3,395 ft asl to 4,640 ft asl, an increase of 1,245 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Climb speed 101 kn 87 kn min to max 108 kn Target 98 kn	87		105 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 18.8 °	11.9		6.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 784 ft/m 554 ft/m min to max 1,236 ft/m	856		874 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,990 ft asl 3,395 ft asl min to max 4,640 ft asl	3,395		4,640 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.5 ° 2.3 ° min to max 7.4 °	7.4		3.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome Pleasant Point (Canterbury, New Zealand) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 7 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,649 ft asl 4,557 ft asl min to max 4,793 ft asl	4,654		4,629 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 133 kn 108 kn min to max 141 kn	110		135 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.6 °	6.4		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.10 g	0.98		0.93 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -3.3 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.6		-0.2 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles south east of NZGT Glentanner Glentanner (Canterbury, New Zealand). Descent from 4,628 ft asl to 3,881 ft asl, a decrease of 747 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 138 kn min to max 144 kn	138		138 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.9 °	2.0		2.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.13 g	1.13		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -304 ft/m -660 ft/m min to max 103 ft/m	-363		-216 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,252 ft asl 3,881 ft asl min to max 4,628 ft asl	4,628		3,881 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.7 ° -4.4 ° min to max -2.1 °	-4.4		-3.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north east of NZGT Glentanner Glentanner (Canterbury, New Zealand) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,885 ft asl 3,867 ft asl min to max 3,919 ft asl	3,867		3,878 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 121 kn 110 kn min to max 135 kn	135		112 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.6 °	0.7		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.93 g min to max 1.05 g	0.97		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -1.9 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.5		-1.5 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles north east of NZGT Glentanner Glentanner (Canterbury, New Zealand). Descent from 3,813 ft asl to 3,616 ft asl, a decrease of 196 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 97 kn 91 kn min to max 106 kn	106		91 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.5 °	0.6		12.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -397 ft/m -612 ft/m min to max -81 ft/m	-355		-142 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,704 ft asl 3,616 ft asl min to max 3,813 ft asl	3,813		3,616 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -1.8 ° min to max 1.2 °	-1.1		0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:02:35

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north of NZGT Glentanner Glentanner (Canterbury, New Zealand) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,493 ft asl 3,397 ft asl min to max 3,613 ft asl	3,613		3,397 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 90 kn 85 kn min to max 94 kn	91		85 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 11.7 °	11.7		3.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.09 g	0.98		0.95 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -1.9 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.1		-0.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:03:41

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 4 miles north of NZGT Glentanner Glentanner (Canterbury, New Zealand).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 83 kn 79 kn min to max 90 kn	83		79 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.5 °	3.4		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.10 g	0.96		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -575 ft/m -860 ft/m min to max -124 ft/m	-516		-398 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,951 ft asl 2,490 ft asl min to max 3,388 ft asl	3,388		2,490 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.7 ° -4.7 ° min to max 1.1 °	-1.1		-3.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:04:26
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:05:07

Arrival Final 2

76.93 %

Approaching runway 15 at NZGT Glentanner from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 720 ft agl to 371 ft agl. A decrease of 349 ft in 37 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
24.86 %	Approach angle 3.7 ° 3.5 ° min to max 3.8 ° Target 3.0 °	3.8		3.5 °
100 %	Average speed 79 kn 78 kn min to max 80 kn	78		80 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.6 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.2 °	-1.0		-0.2 °
97.34 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	2.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.02 g	0.96		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -548 ft/m -594 ft/m min to max -438 ft/m	-438		-491 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 547 ft agl 371 ft agl min to max 720 ft agl	720		371 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.2 ° -3.8 ° min to max -2.3 °	-3.2		-3.2 °

Arrival Final 1

95.41 %

Approaching runway 15 at NZGT Glentanner from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 364 ft agl to 27 ft agl. A decrease of 337 ft in 39 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
77.95 %	Approach angle 2.8 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.5		1.9 °
100 %	Average speed 73 kn 71 kn min to max 80 kn	80		71 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.2		0.1 °
99.11 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.5		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.03		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -539 ft/m -607 ft/m min to max -352 ft/m	-450		-538 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 99 ft agl 27 ft agl min to max 364 ft agl	364		27 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -3.3 ° min to max -0.7 °	-3.0		-0.7 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:47:37
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:47:37
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 20:47:37
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:47:37
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:47:37

Arrival Landing

72.64 %

Landing on runway 15 at NZGT Glentanner, runway length 3,440 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 71 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 71 kn. Target 71 kn
59.91 %	Target 50 ft agl
30.65 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.99 g min to max 1.09 g	1.01		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 67 kn 62 kn min to max 71 kn	71		62 kn
Info	Average VSI -237 ft/m -538 ft/m min to max -66 ft/m	-538		-66 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl	27		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -0.6 ° min to max 4.3 °	-0.6		4.3 °

Arrival Touchdown

99.46 %

Touchdown distance was good at 980 ft. Touchdown speed at 62 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -66 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 42 °F. Wind 4 kn at 120 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 3 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.29 %	Touchdown VSI was -66 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 980 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 62 kn Target 61 kn
99.26 %	Runway alignment max 5.7 ft 5.4 ft left	5.3		5.7 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 1.02 g min to max 1.13 g	1.02		1.04 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 61 kn 61 kn min to max 62 kn	62		61 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 4.3 ° min to max 4.5 °	4.3		4.5 °

Arrival Rollout

97.26 %

Total landing distance 1,543 ft, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,543 ft 45 % of runway.
93.91 %	Runway alignment max 10.8 ft 10.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left	5.8		9.9 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 55 kn 30 kn min to max 59 kn	59		30 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.6 °	4.6		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 18 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 15 kn 6 kn min to max 23 kn	23		6 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -0.1 ° min to max 1.8 °	-0.1		0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.5 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:07:33
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 21:07:50

Takeoff on runway 29 at NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome in the PA28 Arrow III

99.02 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.9 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 5,468 ft using 214.43 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 66 kn - Target 67 kn

Alignment

99.48 %

5.5 ft left to 1.4 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.72 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

98.87 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.99 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.97 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

95.49 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 NZTL Tekapo Aerodrome.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

77.45 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 15 at NZGT Glentanner in the PA28 Arrow III

Landing Score 91.19 %

76.93 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 15 at NZGT Glentanner from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 720 ft agl to 371 ft agl. A decrease of 349 ft in 37 seconds.

Glideslope

24.86 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

24.86 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

97.34 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

95.41 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 15 at NZGT Glentanner from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 364 ft agl to 27 ft agl. A decrease of 337 ft in 39 seconds.

Glideslope

77.95 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

77.95 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

99.11 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

72.64 %

Landing

Landing on runway 15 at NZGT Glentanner, runway length 3,440 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 71 kn.

Height

59.91 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 71 kt. Target 71 kt

Flare

30.65 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

IAS

Info

Pitch

Info

Descent Rate

Info

99.46 %

Touchdown

98.29 %

Touchdown rate was excellent at -66 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 62 kt was a little fast. Target below 61 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 980 ft.

Alignment

99.26 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.7 °

100 %

G 1.08 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

97.26 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 1,543 ft, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

Landing distance 1,543 ft using 44.85 % of runway

Alignment

93.91 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

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