The flight began with an enroute climb from 1,618 ft above sea level (asl) to 1,598 ft asl, an increase of 20 ft in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles (nm). This climb started 6 miles north of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport, located on Hamilton Island in the State of Queensland, Australia.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered an enroute level cruise, lasting 2 minutes and covering 1 nm. This cruise phase started 8 miles north-east of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 1,627 ft asl to 3,118 ft asl, an increase of 1,491 ft in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nm. This climb started 9 miles north-east of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, lasting 3 minutes and covering 7 nm. This cruise phase started 5 miles north of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport. The aircraft then began an enroute descent from 3,103 ft asl to 1,365 ft asl, a decrease of 1,738 ft in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm. This descent started 4 miles east of YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport, located in Shute Harbour, Queensland, Australia.
The aircraft then entered an enroute level cruise, lasting 30 minutes and covering 1 nm. This cruise phase started 1 mile south-east of YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport. The final approach to runway 32 at YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport was made from the south-east, with a heading of 329.0° at 0 nm and 318 ft above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 32 was successful, with a good threshold height, threshold speed of 75 kt, touchdown distance of 85 m, and touchdown speed of 71 kt. The touchdown rate was firm at -349 ft per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions were favourable, with a temperature of 18 °C, wind of 2 kt at 122°, and a crosswind of 1 kt and a tailwind of 2 kt.
The total landing distance was 358 m, which accounted for 29% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The total flight distance was 21 nm, taking 16 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 12 kg of fuel during the flight.
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Enroute climb started 6 miles north of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport Hamilton Island (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 1,618 ft asl to 1,598 ft asl, an increase of 20 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 109 kt 103 kt min to max 113 kt |
107 | 109 kt | |
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Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.6 ° |
0.7 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.88 g min to max 1.26 g |
0.99 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -11 fpm -367 fpm min to max 476 fpm |
89 | -13 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,607 ft asl 1,591 ft asl min to max 1,625 ft asl |
1,618 | 1,598 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -4.4 ° min to max 1.3 ° |
-1.6 | -0.3 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Battery Master On at 14:29:10 |
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Engine 1 Started at 14:29:10 |
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Engine 2 Started at 14:29:10 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 14:29:10 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 14:29:10 |
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Autopilot Master Switched On at 14:29:10 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 14:29:10 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:29:10 |
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Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 14:29:10 |
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Landing Gear Down at 14:29:10 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 14:29:10 |
Enroute level cruise started 8 miles north east of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport Hamilton Island (State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 1,600 ft asl 1,585 ft asl min to max 1,619 ft asl |
1,598 | 1,619 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 107 kt 106 kt min to max 109 kt |
108 | 106 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 11.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 27.7 ° |
0.1 | 2.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.05 g 0.90 g min to max 1.22 g |
1.02 | 1.05 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -2.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° |
-0.1 | 1.1 ° | |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:32:06 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 14:32:06 |
Enroute climb started 9 miles north east of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport Hamilton Island (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 1,627 ft asl to 3,118 ft asl, an increase of 1,491 ft in 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 96 kt 87 kt min to max 106 kt |
106 | 102 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
0.4 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.90 g min to max 1.06 g |
1.04 | 0.98 g | |
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Average VSI 465 fpm -116 fpm min to max 766 fpm |
440 | 84 fpm | |
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Average altitude 2,052 ft asl 1,627 ft asl min to max 3,118 ft asl |
1,627 | 3,118 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.8 ° -1.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
2.0 | -1.3 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:35:11 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 14:35:11 |
Enroute level cruise started 5 miles north of YBHM Hamilton Island Airport Hamilton Island (State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 7 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 3,105 ft asl 3,097 ft asl min to max 3,130 ft asl |
3,130 | 3,101 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 104 kt 103 kt min to max 106 kt |
104 | 104 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.76 g min to max 1.06 g |
0.76 | 1.01 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -4.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
-3.4 | -0.9 ° |
Enroute descent started 4 miles east of YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport Shute Harbour (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 3,103 ft asl to 1,365 ft asl, a decrease of 1,738 ft in 3 minutes and covering 3 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 95 kt 85 kt min to max 104 kt |
104 | 93 kt | |
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Average bank angle 14.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 26.1 ° |
0.1 | 15.5 ° | |
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Average g force 1.03 g 0.90 g min to max 1.20 g |
0.99 | 0.93 g | |
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Average VSI -873 fpm -1,728 fpm min to max 242 fpm |
-2 | -1,246 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,885 ft asl 1,365 ft asl min to max 3,107 ft asl |
3,103 | 1,365 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -5.6 ° -11.1 ° min to max -0.7 ° |
-1.0 | -8.7 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Autopilot Master Switched Off at 14:39:57 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 14:39:57 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:39:57 |
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Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 14:39:57 |
Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport Shute Harbour (State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 30 minutes, covering 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 896 ft asl 409 ft asl min to max 1,341 ft asl |
1,341 | 409 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 95 kt 86 kt min to max 99 kt |
94 | 86 kt | |
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Average bank angle 6.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 34.8 ° |
15.9 | 1.5 ° | |
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Average g force 0.91 g 0.78 g min to max 1.37 g |
1.08 | 1.03 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle -11.8 ° -14.7 ° min to max 2.3 ° |
-7.6 | -7.1 ° | |
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Flaps Position 2 at 14:44:33 |
Approaching runway 32 at YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 318 ft agl to 12 ft agl. A decrease of 306 ft in 16 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 64.64 % |
Approach angle 2.5 ° 1.1 ° min to max 5.5 ° Target 3.0 ° |
5.5 | 1.1 ° | |
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Average speed 78 kt 75 kt min to max 86 kt |
86 | 75 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
-0.4 | 0.1 ° | |
| 91.88 % |
Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° |
1.1 | 3.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.05 g 0.92 g min to max 1.22 g |
1.00 | 1.13 g | |
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Average VSI -1,084 fpm -1,255 fpm min to max -677 fpm |
-1,158 | -677 fpm | |
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Average altitude 68 ft agl 12 ft agl min to max 318 ft agl |
318 | 12 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -6.2 ° -8.6 ° min to max -1.7 ° |
-7.2 | -1.7 ° |
Landing on runway 32 at YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport, runway length 1,221 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 75 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was good at 75 kt. Target 72 kt |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 86.76 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.1 ° | |
| 95.29 % |
Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.9 ° |
3.6 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.89 g min to max 1.15 g |
1.13 | 0.92 g | |
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Average speed 73 kt 71 kt min to max 75 kt |
75 | 71 kt | |
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Average VSI -430 fpm -664 fpm min to max -325 fpm |
-664 | -349 fpm | |
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Average altitude 4 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 9 ft agl |
9 | -2 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -2.5 ° min to max -0.4 ° |
-1.6 | -2.4 ° |
Touchdown distance was good at 85 m. Touchdown speed at 71 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -349 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 2 kt at 122 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 91.4 % |
Touchdown VSI was -349 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 85 m Target 457 m |
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Speed at touchdown 71 kt Target below 75 kt |
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Runway alignment max 1.97 m 1.63 m left |
1.97 | 1.33 m | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.2 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.13 g 0.92 g min to max 1.25 g |
0.92 | 1.06 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 70 kt 70 kt min to max 71 kt |
71 | 70 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -2.7 ° -2.9 ° min to max -2.4 ° |
-2.4 | -2.7 ° |
Total landing distance 358 m, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 358 m 29 % of runway. |
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Runway alignment max 2.52 m 2.52 m left to 0.00 m left |
1.30 | 2.50 m | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.05 | 0.97 g | |
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Average speed 68 kt 38 kt min to max 71 kt |
71 | 38 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -3.2 ° -3.8 ° min to max -2.7 ° |
-2.7 | -3.7 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 9 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 8 kt 3 kt min to max 31 kt |
31 | 3 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -2.0 ° -4.2 ° min to max -1.4 ° |
-3.8 | -1.4 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° |
0.0 | 0.4 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.00 g |
0.98 | 1.00 g | |
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Parking Brake On at 15:14:09 |
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Engine 1 Stopped at 15:14:14 |
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Engine 2 Stopped at 15:14:15 |
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Battery Master Off at 15:14:17 |
The Britten Norman Maritime Defender aircraft successfully landed at YSHR Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport, achieving a score of 96.3%. The final approach to runway 32 was conducted from the south east, aligning with a heading of 329.0° at an altitude of 318 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height, with a speed of 75 knots at the threshold. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory, measuring 85 meters. The touchdown speed of 71 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -349 feet per minute (fpm) was firm but not excessive. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 122°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. These conditions contributed to a smooth and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 358 meters was only 29% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control and precision to bring the aircraft to a stop within a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 96.3%. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled approach, touchdown, and rollout.
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