NZMF to NZMJ Flight Report - PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Flight from NZMF to NZMJ

Tuesday, 06 June 2023 21:51

Minutes 19

23 nm

Fuel 21 lbs

PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Departure

Runway 29 at NZMF

Milford Sound

Milford Sound, Southland, New Zealand

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

2,727 lbs

Fuel

461 lbs

Temperature

54 °F

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

306.9 °

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 02 at NZMJ

Martins Bay Aerodrome

Queenstown Otago, New Zealand

16 ft asl

Altitude

2,706 lbs

Weight

440 lbs

Fuel

53 °F

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

267.9 °

Wind Direction

-2 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 88.04%

Departure Score 82.56%

Enroute Score 93.25%

Arrival Score 85.96%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

89.81 %

Touchdown

87.25 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

77.53 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 72 kt.

Flare

88.07 %

Very good landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

74.44 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -293 ft/m.

Impact

98.86 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 69 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 261 ft.

Centreline

91.31 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages NZMF to NZMJ

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 19 kn	0		19 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kn max 12 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.2		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 21:52:00
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 21:52:08
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:55:26
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:55:48
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:56:45
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:57:39
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 21:55:28
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 21:56:23

Departure Roll

80 %

Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. Takeoff distance 5,873 ft 235 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 74 kn. Local weather - Temperature 55 °F. Wind 2 kn at 306 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 5,873 ft 235 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 74 kn Target 75 kn
0 %	Runway alignment max 289.4 ft 0.0 ft left to 289.4 ft right	-282.5		-289.4 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.90 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.02 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.6		1.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 21:57:48
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 21:57:52

Departure Climb 1

74.59 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading variation 12.4 ° 9.0 ° min to max 16.4 °	16.4		9.0 °
100 %	Average speed 84 kn 75 kn min to max 89 kn	75		89 kn
98.37 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.99 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI 542 ft/m 353 ft/m min to max 720 ft/m	353		720 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl	0		42 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.1 ° 1.7 ° min to max 8.6 °	1.7		8.6 °

Departure Climb 2

76.38 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
14.62 %	Heading variation 7.3 ° 4.8 ° min to max 8.8 °	8.8		4.9 °
100 %	Average speed 90 kn 89 kn min to max 92 kn	89		92 kn
90.89 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.5 °	0.2		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.92 g min to max 1.11 g	1.11		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 1,097 ft/m 734 ft/m min to max 1,555 ft/m	734		1,419 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 113 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 395 ft agl	51		395 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.3 ° 8.7 ° min to max 11.9 °	8.7		11.9 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 21:58:07
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:58:16

Departure Climb 3

81.84 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
24.5 %	Heading variation 6.2 ° 5.1 ° min to max 8.5 °	5.1		8.5 °
100 %	Average speed 98 kn 93 kn min to max 105 kn	93		105 kn
84.71 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 1.2 ° min to max 7.8 °	2.6		2.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.90 g min to max 1.09 g	1.07		1.02 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,546 ft/m 1,215 ft/m min to max 2,002 ft/m	1,543		2,002 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 638 ft agl 414 ft agl min to max 887 ft agl	414		887 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.2 ° 8.1 ° min to max 13.8 °	12.8		11.8 °

Enroute Climb

79.75 %

Enroute climb started overhead Milford Sound (Southland District, Southland, New Zealand). Climbing from 933 ft asl to 5,671 ft asl, an increase of 4,738 ft in 4 minutes and covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
49.37 %	Climb speed 141 kn 103 kn min to max 163 kn Target 110 kn	104		153 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 28.0 °	2.0		6.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.87 g min to max 1.12 g	0.99		0.90 g
Info	Average VSI 1,145 ft/m -985 ft/m min to max 2,204 ft/m	2,085		105 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,559 ft asl 933 ft asl min to max 5,671 ft asl	933		5,671 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° -5.7 ° min to max 12.0 °	11.9		-4.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 8 miles south of NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 5,723 ft asl 5,673 ft asl min to max 5,784 ft asl	5,673		5,731 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 165 kn 157 kn min to max 170 kn	168		157 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.7 ° 3.0 ° min to max 13.1 °	8.0		7.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.94 g min to max 1.17 g	1.00		1.17 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -3.8 ° min to max -0.2 °	-2.3		-0.7 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 7 miles south of NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand). Descent from 5,736 ft asl to 1,074 ft asl, a decrease of 4,662 ft in 7 minutes and covering 7 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 126 kn 95 kn min to max 155 kn	155		96 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 18.0 °	8.0		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.11 g	1.11		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -676 ft/m -1,058 ft/m min to max 435 ft/m	193		-352 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,464 ft asl 1,074 ft asl min to max 5,794 ft asl	5,736		1,074 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.8 ° -5.7 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		-2.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:09:16
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:09:49
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:10:11

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 7 miles south of NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome Queenstown (Otago, New Zealand).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 86 kn 79 kn min to max 95 kn	95		82 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.0 °	1.8		4.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.11 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -254 ft/m -726 ft/m min to max 63 ft/m	-394		-547 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 976 ft asl 800 ft asl min to max 1,060 ft asl	1,060		800 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -3.7 ° min to max 1.2 °	-1.6		-2.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 22:10:50

Arrival Final 2

79.45 %

Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 766 ft agl to 540 ft agl. A decrease of 226 ft in 16 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
34.83 %	Approach angle 5.2 ° 5.1 ° min to max 5.2 ° Target 3.0 °	5.2		5.1 °
100 %	Average speed 84 kn 82 kn min to max 87 kn	82		87 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.5		-0.3 °
95 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.9		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.95 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -778 ft/m -911 ft/m min to max -547 ft/m	-547		-895 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 656 ft agl 540 ft agl min to max 766 ft agl	766		540 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.9 ° -5.2 ° min to max -2.5 °	-2.5		-5.2 °

Arrival Final 1

78.24 %

Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 524 ft agl to 7 ft agl. A decrease of 517 ft in 36 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 2.7 ° 1.0 ° min to max 5.1 ° Target 3.0 °	5.1		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 76 kn 72 kn min to max 86 kn	86		72 kn
92.14 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.4 °	-0.3		0.4 °
99.05 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	0.2		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.15 g	0.97		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -811 ft/m -973 ft/m min to max -658 ft/m	-923		-670 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 115 ft agl 7 ft agl min to max 524 ft agl	524		7 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.8 ° -5.5 ° min to max 1.9 °	-5.5		1.9 °

Arrival Landing

89.81 %

Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome, runway length 1,603 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 72 kn. Target 75 kn
77.53 %	Target 26 ft agl
88.07 %	Landing and flare profile
86.79 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.6 °
97.26 %	Average bank angle 2.4 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.0 °	1.6		3.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 1.07 g min to max 1.14 g	1.09		1.14 g
Info	Average speed 70 kn 69 kn min to max 72 kn	72		69 kn
Info	Average VSI -486 ft/m -655 ft/m min to max -293 ft/m	-655		-293 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 12 ft agl	12		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 2.0 ° min to max 5.5 °	2.0		5.5 °

Arrival Touchdown

87.25 %

Touchdown distance was good at 261 ft. Touchdown speed at 69 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -293 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 53 °F. Wind 3 kn at 267 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
74.44 %	Touchdown VSI was -293 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 261 ft Target 1,034 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 69 kn Target 67 kn
91.31 %	Runway alignment max 13.3 ft 11.5 ft left	13.3		11.0 ft
0 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.5 ° min to max 3.1 °	3.0		0.6 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.77 g min to max 1.27 g	1.14		1.03 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 65 kn 61 kn min to max 69 kn	69		61 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° -1.3 ° min to max 6.4 °	5.5		0.3 °

Arrival Rollout

95.06 %

Total landing distance 1,019 ft, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,019 ft 64 % of runway.
89.02 %	Runway alignment max 15.4 ft 15.4 ft left to 0.0 ft left	11.0		15.4 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 1.00 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 55 kn 32 kn min to max 62 kn	62		32 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.5		0.5 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 8 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 9 kn 4 kn min to max 24 kn	24		4 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.4		0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Takeoff on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound in the Turbo Arrow III

82.56 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

80 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 5,873 ft using 235.2 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 74 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

0 %

0.0 ft left to 289.4 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

74.59 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.

Alignment

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.37 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

76.38 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.

Alignment

14.62 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

90.89 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

81.84 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.

Alignment

24.5 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

84.71 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome in the Turbo Arrow III

Landing Score 87.59 %

79.45 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 766 ft agl to 540 ft agl. A decrease of 226 ft in 16 seconds.

Glideslope

34.83 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

34.83 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

95 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

78.24 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 524 ft agl to 7 ft agl. A decrease of 517 ft in 36 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

92.14 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope °

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

92.14 %

Bank °

99.05 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

89.81 %

Landing

Landing on runway 02 at NZMJ Martins Bay Aerodrome, runway length 1,603 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 72 kn.

Height

77.53 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 72 kt. Target 75 kt

Flare

88.07 %

Very good landing flare

Centreline ft

86.79 %

Bank °

97.26 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

87.25 %

Touchdown

74.44 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -293 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 69 kt was a little fast. Target below 67 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 261 ft.

Alignment

91.31 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from centreline.

Bank

0 %

Bank angle 1.8 °

98.86 %

G 1.03 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

95.06 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 1,019 ft, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 1,019 ft using 63.57 % of runway

Alignment

89.02 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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