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NZAR
Manurewa, New Zealand
Runway 03R

Flight Score

89.59 %
NZAR
Manurewa, New Zealand
Runway 03R
12 Sep 2026 0:05 8 nm Cessna 172 3 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Pattern Score
90.45 %
Arrival Score
78.31 %

What went well

Touchdown 110 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 20 ft and 56 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 2.70 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Approach — 500 ft gate 67 %, −3.70 points
Arrival Touchdown — bank angle up to 10.2 ° at 0 %, Touchdown VSI was -353 fpm. at 36 %, −2.47 points
Pattern Base Leg Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 9.4 °. at 0 %, −2.00 points

Top opportunity

Settle the descent rate

Arrival Approach

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 · 12 stages, 11 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport, Average speed was 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °2.4 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.4 °
Info Average g force 0.89 g0.01 g min to max 1.00 g 0.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Gear Activated 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport. Takeoff distance 557 m 43 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 69 kt. Local weather - Temperature 33 °C. Wind 3 kt at 1 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 557 m43 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 69 ktTarget 65 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.23 m0.55 m left to 1.68 m right 0.37 -1.68 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.7 ° min to max 7.3 ° 2.4 7.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 0.2 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 03R NZAR Ardmore Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 71 kt70 kt min to max 72 kt 70 71 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.8 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.8 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.05 g min to max 1.16 g 1.11 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 648 fpm357 fpm min to max 933 fpm 357 933 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 34 ft agl 0 34 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.4 °7.9 ° min to max 15.0 ° 7.9 15.0 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 03R NZAR Ardmore Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 67 kt62 kt min to max 71 kt 71 65 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.1 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.12 g 1.09 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 992 fpm380 fpm min to max 1,283 fpm 950 380 fpm
Info Average altitude 157 ft agl35 ft agl min to max 440 ft agl 35 440 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.6 °9.8 ° min to max 16.2 ° 15.4 9.8 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 03R NZAR Ardmore Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 13 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 67 kt66 kt min to max 67 kt 66 67 kt
100 % Average bank angle 18.2 °6.8 ° min to max 22.1 ° 6.8 17.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 1.03 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 632 fpm374 fpm min to max 856 fpm 374 659 fpm
Info Average altitude 533 ft agl454 ft agl min to max 605 ft agl 454 605 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.2 °10.6 ° min to max 13.7 ° 10.6 13.0 °
Pattern Crosswind 85.29Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 03R NZAR Ardmore Airport. Distance was 1 nm in 52 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
67 % Heading 9.9 °-179.4 ° min to max 179.3 ° 12.8 -171.5 °
100 % Average speed 72 kt65 kt min to max 87 kt 67 87 kt
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.75 g min to max 1.18 g 1.06 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 382 fpm-981 fpm min to max 958 fpm 749 96 fpm
Info Average altitude 838 ft agl617 ft agl min to max 1,001 ft agl 617 928 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 14.5 °0.4 ° min to max 28.1 ° 17.4 1.4 °
Info Average pitch angle 8.6 °-2.6 ° min to max 13.6 ° 13.3 4.1 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 96.98Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 37.5 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 37.5 °.
100 % Average speed 91 kt88 kt min to max 94 kt 88 94 kt
100 % Average bank angle 14.3 °0.5 ° min to max 21.2 ° 1.0 5.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.90 g min to max 1.18 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 89 fpm-301 fpm min to max 598 fpm 135 57 fpm
Info Average altitude 966 ft agl930 ft agl min to max 996 ft agl 930 976 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °0.8 ° min to max 7.0 ° 4.4 2.6 °
Pattern Downwind 100.00Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 72 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -1.6 °-5.1 ° min to max 13.2 ° -4.3 13.2 °
100 % Average altitude 1,013 ft agl924 ft agl min to max 1,087 ft agl 976 937 ft agl
100 % Average speed 94 kt77 kt min to max 100 kt 95 77 kt
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.27 g 1.00 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -29 fpm-641 fpm min to max 649 fpm 54 349 fpm
Info Average bank angle 2.2 °0.1 ° min to max 17.2 ° 2.1 17.2 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °-1.8 ° min to max 6.8 ° 2.7 4.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 901 ft agl · 97 kt
Pattern Base Leg Turn 70.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 9.4 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 9.4 °.
100 % Average speed 71 kt58 kt min to max 80 kt 76 74 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.9 °0.1 ° min to max 20.3 ° 20.1 3.8 °
99.97 % Average g force 1.01 g0.82 g min to max 1.31 g 1.03 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -381 fpm-1,806 fpm min to max 269 fpm 255 -998 fpm
Info Average altitude 894 ft agl566 ft agl min to max 980 ft agl 942 566 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-11.6 ° min to max 6.6 ° 5.0 -6.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 953 ft agl · 88 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 954 ft agl · 80 kt
Arrival Approach 66.67Final approach to runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport. Descent from 931 ft agl to 26 ft agl in 57 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
0 % Sink ratefailed
0 % On glideslopefailed
100 % On centrelinepassed
100 % On speedpassed
Arrival Landing 90.52Landing on runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport, runway length 1,301 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 57 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 57 kt. Target 60 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
62 % The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare took the sink out 13 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft flew down from there. Touchdown was 110 m past the threshold. Let it come lower before checking the descent - holding off high uses runway and leaves the touchdown to chance.
99 % Heading variation 9.5 °6.2 ° min to max 12.6 ° 12.6 6.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Average speed 53 kt50 kt min to max 57 kt 57 50 kt
Info Average VSI -307 fpm-354 fpm min to max -266 fpm -337 -353 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 21 ft agl 21 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °3.4 ° min to max 6.9 ° 3.4 6.9 °
07515001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 77.73Touchdown distance was good at 108 m. Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -353 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 33 °C. Wind 3 kt at 1 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
36 % Touchdown VSI was -353 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 108 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 50 ktTarget below 53 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.70 m2.26 m left 1.90 2.70 m
0 % Average bank angle 6.1 °0.0 ° min to max 10.2 ° 0.2 10.2 °
77 % Average g force 1.16 g0.97 g min to max 1.65 g 0.97 1.08 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 49 kt48 kt min to max 50 kt 50 48 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °3.8 ° min to max 6.9 ° 6.9 4.2 °

Takeoff

100.00 %
100.00Takeoff roll557 m · 43 %
100.00Liftoff speed68 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.68 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb647 ft/m
Takeoff weight943 kg
Airfield elevation105 ft asl
Wind1° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Approach

66.67 %
66.67500 ft gate4 of 6
100.00Threshold height20 ft
100.00Threshold speed56 kt
99.45Centreline offset3.85 m L
Flare 62.29The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare took the sink out 13 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft flew down from there. Touchdown was 110 m past the threshold. Let it come lower before checking the descent - holding off high uses runway and leaves the touchdown to chance.

Touchdown

77.73 %
100.00Touchdown point110 m
100.00Centreline at touchdown2.70 m L
35.51Sink rate-353 ft/m
77.14Touchdown force1.65 G
OkBouncesNone
Landing weight940 kg
Airfield elevation105 ft asl
Wind1° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.

Six checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
1.0 nm 824 ft 1.02° R +10 kt
0.5 nm 344 ft 1.56° L +9 kt
THR 21 ft 4.15 m L −3 kt

Touchdown on NZAR 03R

Past threshold
110 m
Off centreline
2.70 mL
Sink rate
-353 ft/m
Impact
1.65G

Side view — the last 1,301 m of the approach.

20 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 20 ft, down at 110 m

Plan view — the full 1,301 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 110 m past threshold CLEARED

The 110 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 110 m of 1,301 m · 8 %

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Flight narrative

The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 03R at Ardmore Airport in less than one minute, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile.

During the departure roll on runway 03R, the Cessna 172 accelerated through 557 m, representing 43 % of the available runway, and lifted off at 69 kt; ambient temperature was 33 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 001°, including a 2-kt cross-wind component and a 2-kt head-wind component.

The left-hand pattern entry commenced from runway 03R, traversing less than one nautical mile in 13 seconds, followed by a crosswind leg of one nautical mile completed in 52 seconds. The downwind turn covered one nautical mile with a 37.5° angle to the runway, after which the downwind leg extended two nautical miles in 72 seconds. The base-leg turn was one nautical mile with a 9.4° angle, and the final approach proceeded from the south-west on a heading of 45.0° at one nautical mile and 548 ft AGL.

The descent phase began at 931 ft AGL and reduced to 26 ft AGL over a period of 57 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates.

Landing was executed on runway 03R, whose length is 1,301 m; the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 57 kt. Touchdown occurred 108 m from the threshold at a speed of 50 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 353 fpm and excellent runway alignment. Weather conditions remained temperature 33 °C, wind 3 kt from 001°, with the same cross-wind and head-wind components as earlier.

In total, the flight covered 8 nm, lasted 5 units of time as recorded, and consumed 3 kg of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport in the Cessna 172
100 %
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport. Takeoff distance 557 m 43 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 69 kt. Local weather - Temperature 33 °C. Wind 3 kt at 1 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 557 m using 42.82 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 69 kn - Target 65 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.55 m left to 1.68 m right
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
70 35 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4.5 1
02505007501,0001,250-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 03R NZAR Ardmore Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 12 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 450 -100
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 03R NZAR Ardmore Airport.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 13 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 750 200
02505007501,0001,250053106159212265 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.040.080.110.150.190100200300400 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.040.080.110.150.19-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport in the Cessna 172
Landing Score 84.13 %
Landing Summary

The final approach to runway 03R at Ardmore Airport was flown from the south-west on a heading of 45.0° at 1 NM and 548 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, being off the glideslope, and the aircraft descended from 931 ft agl to 26 ft agl in 57 seconds, with the stabilisation gates recorded for scoring.

At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 57 kt. The aircraft crossed the runway threshold and the flare produced a touchdown distance of 108 m, a touchdown speed of 50 kt that was judged good, and runway touchdown alignment that was very good.

Touchdown occurred with a firm rate of -353 fpm on a runway 1,301 m long. Ambient conditions were 33 °C temperature, wind 3 kt from 1°, with a 2 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt headwind component.

To improve the score, focus on maintaining a stabilized approach within the glideslope envelope to avoid the unstable assessment at the 1,000 ft gate, and manage the flare to reduce the firm touchdown rate while preserving the good alignment and speed.

66.67 %
Approach
Final approach to runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport. Descent from 931 ft agl to 26 ft agl in 57 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
77 63 50
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
18 9 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
219 -840 -1,900
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.7540100200300400500600700800900 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.754-160-120-80-4004080120160 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
90.52 %
Landing
Landing on runway 03R at NZAR Ardmore Airport, runway length 1,301 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 57 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 57 kt. Target 60 kt
Flare
62.29 %
The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare took the sink out 13 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft flew down from there. Touchdown was 110 m past the threshold. Let it come lower before checking the descent - holding off high uses runway and leaves the touchdown to chance.
Centreline ft
99.45 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
57 48 40
Pitch °
Info
7 5 3
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-266 -333 -400
07515001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
77.73 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 108 m. Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -353 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 33 °C. Wind 3 kt at 1 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
Touchdown
35.51 %
Touchdown rate was firm at -353 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 50 kt was good. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 108 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
0 %
Bank angle 6.1 °
G
77.14 %
G 1.16 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
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