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NZAA
Auckland, New Zealand
Runway 23L
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight46,107 kg
Fuel1,042 kg
Wind220° · 17 kn · 9 kn cross

Flight Score

89.90 %
NZQN
Queenstown, New Zealand
Runway 23
Elevation1,161 ft asl
Weight67,572 kg
Fuel947 kg
Wind218° · 11 kn · 7 kn cross
22 Oct 2026 1:41 601 nm Boeing 737 MAX 8 95 kg
Departure Score
95.56 %
Enroute Score
97.12 %
Arrival Score
77.01 %

What went well

Straight touchdown — 1.23 m off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 100 %
Rollout held the centreline — 0.06 m off at taxi speed

What held you back

Arrival Taxi — taxi lights; peak taxi speed 131 kt at 0 %, peak speed in a turn 39 kt at 0 %, −5.67 points
Arrival Approach — landing lights off should be on; 1,000 ft gate 71 %, 500 ft gate 86 %, −1.43 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, Runway alignment max 17.66 m left at 59 %, −1.10 points

Next time

Departure

Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.

What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 18 m off the runway centreline.

Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Reduce power earlier on final to bring threshold speed back to 138 kt.

What happened: You crossed the threshold at 152 kt against a target of 138 kt, and touchdown ended up well past the normal point. Carrying excess threshold speed usually carries the touchdown long as the aircraft floats before settling.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 138 kt at the threshold.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 14 stages, 12 in the score

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 Runway Entry Entering runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport, Average speed was 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 1 kt 1 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.7 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.97 g min to max 1.00 g 0.97 1.00 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 11 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 11 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 11 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 11 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 11 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 11 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Up 11 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Parking Brake On 11 ft agl · 14 kt
Departure Roll 86.80Departure roll runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,286 m 35 % of runway. Rotation speed was 158 kt. Local weather - Temperature 21 °C. Wind 19 kt at 220 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,286 m35 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 158 ktTarget 149 kt
59 % Runway alignment max 17.66 m left17.66 m left to 0.00 m left 1.00 17.66 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.11 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-0.5 ° min to max 8.2 ° -0.5 8.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.0 2.4 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Info Landing Gear Down 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 11 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 11 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 11 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 11 ft agl · 14 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.67Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23L NZAA Auckland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Heading variation -1.0 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -1.1 °
100 % Average speed 174 kt171 kt min to max 177 kt 171 177 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.9 °2.4 ° min to max 4.8 ° 2.4 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.26 g1.12 g min to max 1.33 g 1.12 1.16 g
Info Average VSI 623 fpm106 fpm min to max 1,295 fpm 106 1,295 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl 0 23 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.1 °8.5 ° min to max 11.9 ° 8.5 11.6 °
Departure Climb 2 95.77Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23L NZAA Auckland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.1 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.1 -0.8 °
100 % Average speed 179 kt177 kt min to max 193 kt 177 193 kt
83 % Average bank angle 3.5 °1.2 ° min to max 10.9 ° 3.5 4.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.87 g min to max 1.15 g 1.15 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 1,747 fpm1,333 fpm min to max 2,690 fpm 1,333 2,273 fpm
Info Average altitude 85 ft agl25 ft agl min to max 360 ft agl 25 360 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.4 °8.6 ° min to max 13.3 ° 11.6 8.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 86 ft agl · 178 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23L NZAA Auckland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 203 kt195 kt min to max 208 ktTarget 183 kt, 20 kt fast 195 208 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.7 °1.1 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.1 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g0.95 g min to max 1.19 g 0.95 1.08 g
100 % Landing gear up at 44 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.0 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.4 0.3 °
Info Average VSI 3,145 fpm2,167 fpm min to max 4,515 fpm 2,174 4,515 fpm
Info Average altitude 609 ft agl398 ft agl min to max 879 ft agl 398 879 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.3 °8.7 ° min to max 17.5 ° 8.7 17.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 671 ft agl · 207 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 800 ft agl · 207 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Deactivated 873 ft agl · 208 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of NZAA Auckland International Airport Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,072 ft asl to 35,493 ft asl, an increase of 34,420 ft in 17 minutes and covering 107 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 269 kt203 kt min to max 282 kt 210 260 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.1 °0.0 ° min to max 31.3 ° 1.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.73 g min to max 1.18 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 2,627 fpm802 fpm min to max 5,402 fpm 4,937 981 fpm
Info Average altitude 14,629 ft asl1,072 ft asl min to max 35,493 ft asl 1,072 35,493 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °4.0 ° min to max 19.7 ° 18.4 4.6 °
Info Turn coordination -14-33 min to max 19 -7 0

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 18,497 ft agl · 366 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 18,538 ft agl · 366 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 26 miles north west of NZNP New Plymouth Airport New Plymouth (Taranaki, New Zealand) and lasted 55 minutes, covering 386 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,289 ft of 35,998 ft asl35,784 ft asl min to max 36,119 ft asl 35,784 35,955 ft asl
100 % Average speed 257 kt252 kt min to max 261 kt 258 256 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 15.8 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.21 g 0.97 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 0-10 min to max 11 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °2.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.2 2.2 °
Enroute Descent 91.35Enroute descent started 6 miles south east of Haast (West Coast, New Zealand). Descent from 35,883 ft asl to 2,885 ft asl, a decrease of 32,998 ft in 20 minutes and covering 101 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
78 % Average speed 236 kt152 kt min to max 276 kt 254 153 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.8 °0.0 ° min to max 26.5 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.89 g min to max 1.14 g 0.98 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -1,782 fpm-3,549 fpm min to max 466 fpm -975 -792 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,041 ft asl2,885 ft asl min to max 35,883 ft asl 35,883 2,885 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-3.2 ° min to max 5.8 ° 2.1 0.8 °
Info Turn coordination 0-28 min to max 23 0 -3

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,482 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 10,159 ft agl · 309 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9,651 ft agl · 305 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 5,146 ft agl · 274 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4,960 ft agl · 265 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,573 ft agl · 246 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 3,229 ft agl · 218 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,416 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,791 ft agl · 172 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,819 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 1,726 ft agl · 174 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 1,698 ft agl · 171 kt
Arrival Approach 78.57Final approach to runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport. Descent from 1,759 ft agl to 107 ft agl in 98 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed at both gates
100 % Landing flappassed at both gates
50 % Sink ratefailed at one of the two gates
100 % On glideslopepassed at both gates
0 % On centrelinefailed at both gates
100 % On speedpassed at both gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON 2,884 ft agl
Arrival Landing 98.09Landing on runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport, runway length 1,832 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 152 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Threshold speed was well above target at 152 kt. Target 138 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % The flare tracked the target profile exactly. Crossing the threshold 14 kt above target, the aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 644 m past the threshold. The flare cannot burn off excess energy - fix the approach speed and the float goes with it.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.82 m right1.08 m right to 1.82 m right -1.08 -1.12 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.5 °
100 % Peak g force 1.13 g0.89 g min to max 1.13 g 1.05 0.89 g
Info Average speed 149 kt142 kt min to max 152 kt 152 142 kt
Info Average VSI -365 fpm-628 fpm min to max -108 fpm -628 -242 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl-17 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 47 -17 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.8 1.9 °
07515022530037545052560067575001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 93.39Touchdown point was 243 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 142 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -242 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 22 kt at 190 °. Crosswind: 20 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
83 % Touchdown rate was -242 fpm.
80 % Touchdown distance was 644 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 142 ktTarget below 138 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.26 m right1.21 m right -1.12 -1.23 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.5 0.0 °
96 % Peak g force 1.32 g0.88 g min to max 1.32 g 0.89 1.13 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 140 kt138 kt min to max 142 kt 142 138 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.9 1.5 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,178 m, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,178 m64 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.33 m right0.00 m left to 1.33 m right -1.33 -0.06 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 0.98 g
Info Average speed 101 kt67 kt min to max 130 kt 130 67 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.8 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.1 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 53 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 44 kt11 kt min to max 66 kt 66 11 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.8 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.5 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.96 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 15.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 31 kt0 kt min to max 131 kt 11 12 kt
0 % Average speed turning corners 37 ktmax 39 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.07 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.3 ° min to max 1.7 ° -0.8 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake On 11 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 5,186 ft agl · 319 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3,830 ft agl · 275 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 5,509 ft agl · 267 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 2,284 ft agl · 170 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,281 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 2,269 ft agl · 170 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,251 ft agl · 170 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 2,286 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,273 ft agl · 172 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 2,744 ft agl · 180 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,504 ft agl · 173 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,427 ft agl · 173 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 1,830 ft agl · 157 kt

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Rotated at 158 kt, 9 kt above the 149 kt target, and lifted off at 170 kt 3.1 s later, the nose coming up at 2.7° a second. Climb 3 averaged 203 kt, 20 kt over its 183 kt target.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 183210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1498.5° off · 2.7°/s11° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 25 kt -0.4° 0 s
80 kt183 m 80 kt -0.4° 8.9 s
Rotate1,003 m · target 149 158 kt 0.0° 24.0 s
Liftoff1,241 m · +12 kt from rotation 170 kt 8.5° 27.1 s
35 ft1,485 m · 3.0 s after liftoff 177 kt 11.4° 30.1 s
Gear up1,511 m · 44 ft · full marks to 400 ft 178 kt 11.5° 30.4 s
Climb 32,315 m · 398 ft to 880 ft · target 183 203 kt avg 8.7° 39.8 s
End of Climb 33,190 m · 880 ft 208 kt 17.5° 49.3 s

Takeoff from NZAA 23L

Takeoff roll100.00
1,286m35 %
Rotation speed100.00
158kttarget 149, 9 fast
Liftoff speed
170kt
Runway alignment59.01
17.66m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
44ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
203kttarget 183
Rate of climb99.67
622fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 880 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,137 m of runway left; gear up at 44 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,380 fpm on average to 880 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3203 kt avgtarget 183THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 158 kttarget 149Liftoff 170 ktGear up 44 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,671 m runway.

Rolled from 49 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 17 m at the widest, and lifted off 18 m left, in 8 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 35 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS8 kn75 %widest 17.32 m LROLL 49 M INAirborne 1,290 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,290 m of 3,671 m · 35 %
Behind the start of the roll, 49 mTakeoff roll, 1,241 m Left ahead, 2,381 m

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.

Seven checks, two gates1,000 ft 71.435 of 7500 ft 85.716 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate1,790 fpm760 fpm
On glideslope4.0°3.6°
On centreline2.1° off2.6° off
On speed+14 kt+14 kt
Wings level2° bank1° bank

At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate more than 600 fpm beyond what the glideslope needed and centreline more than 1° off.

At the 500 ft gate: centreline more than 1° off.

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 0.8 to 0.3 nm, then not again: fast from 0.3 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to NZQN 23

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 390 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,7017673422291,000 ft gate5 of 7sink rateon centreline1,353 ft · 152 kt500 ft gate6 of 7on centreline624 ft · 152 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 310 m right of the centreline, then inside the band from 0.8 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND310 m R160 m R51 m R6 m L206 m R129 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 35 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +17 kt).

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

140160180200 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 138+17 kt+7 kt+10 kt+15 kt+15 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on NZQN 23

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
47ft
Threshold speed92.37
152kttarget 138, 14 fast
Centreline offset100.00
1.82m R

Touchdown

Past threshold79.56
644m
Centreline100.00
1.26m R
Speed100.00
141kttarget 137, 4 fast
Touchdown rate83.27
-242fpm
Impact96.00
1.32G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

The flare tracked the target profile exactly. Crossing the threshold 14 kt above target, the aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 644 m past the threshold. The flare cannot burn off excess energy - fix the approach speed and the float goes with it.

The crosswind

7 kt across from the left, which takes about 3° of crab to hold the centreline at 142 kt. Touched down straight - the crab taken out before the wheels touched, wings level.

Wind 218° at 11 kt · 9 kt head · 7 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 133 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 17 s, an average deceleration of 0.32 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

0408012060 kt · 548 m30 kt · 685 mtouchdown712 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 47 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 27 ft. Touched down 644 m in, 339 m past the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

47 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 27 ft · −514 fpm · 1.9° · 152 ktdescent slowed at 9 ft · −98 fpm · 3.5°−242 fpm · 1.9° nose up · 142 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 47 ft, down at 644 m

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 510 fpm at the flare to 240 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−242 fpm at touchdown1.9° at touchdown, −0° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,832 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 1.4 m of it down the rollout.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 7 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 644 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 644 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,120 m of 1,832 m · 61 %
In the air over the runway, 644 mRollout, 475 m Left over, 712 m
Rollout distance100.00
475m61 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
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The Boeing 737 MAX 8 departed from runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport. Takeoff used 1,286 m, 35 % of the runway, and rotation occurred at 158 kt. Weather at departure was 21 °C with wind 19 kt from 220°, giving a 10 kt cross-wind component and a 16 kt head-wind component.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 19 seconds, averaging 2,291 fpm and reaching 208 kt at the top. The aircraft then climbed from 1,072 ft asl to 35,493 ft asl in 17 minutes, covering 107 nm, beginning the climb about 1 mile south-west of NZAA.

Cruise was held at 36,000 ft asl for 55 minutes, covering 386 nm, starting roughly 26 miles north-west of NZNP New Plymouth Airport.

Descent began from 35,883 ft asl to 2,885 ft asl in 20 minutes, covering 101 nm, with the descent start about 6 miles south-east of Haast.

Final approach to runway 23 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport descended from 1,759 ft agl to 107 ft agl in 98 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, glideslope, speed, and wings level; they were not met for sink rate (at one gate) and centreline. Configuration was landing gear down at 2,416 ft agl, 189 kt; final flap position 8 was selected at 1,698 ft agl, 171 kt.

Landing on runway 23 used a runway length of 1,832 m with a good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 152 kt. The flare was described as perfect; the aircraft floated before touchdown. Touchdown occurred 243 m beyond the touchdown zone at 142 kt, a little fast, with a fair touchdown rate of minus 242 fpm and perfect runway alignment. No bounce was observed. Total landing distance was 1,180 m, 64 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.

Local weather at landing was 19 °C with wind 22 kt from 190°, giving a 20 kt cross-wind component and an 8 kt head-wind component.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to parking in 4 minutes, covering 40 nm.

The total flight distance was 641 nm, the flight time 101 minutes, and fuel used was 95 kg.

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