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NZMF
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Runway 29
Elevation3 ft asl
Weight566 kg
Fuel90 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

90.37 %
NZMF
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Runway 29
Elevation3 ft asl
Weight564 kg
Fuel89 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
8 Oct 2024 0:18 8 nm Sirius by FSReborn 0 kg
Departure Score
92.51 %
Enroute Score
99.00 %
Arrival Score
79.59 %

What went well

Touched down at -78 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 19 ft and 77 kt — both inside band
Rollout held the centreline — 1.97 m off at taxi speed

What held you back

Arrival Rollout — Landing distance 808 m at 0 %, g force 0.38 to 2.03 g at 85 %, −3.02 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 18 %, Heading variation -0.4 ° at 37 %, −2.35 points
Arrival Touchdown — Landing Bounce at 20 %, Touchdown distance was 640 m at 72 %, −1.37 points

Top opportunity

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Arrival Rollout

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Start to finish · 13 stages, 12 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 Roll 99.80Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. Takeoff distance 105 m 14 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kn. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 1 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 105 m14 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 68 knTarget 60 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.00 m0.00 m left to 1.00 m right -0.41 -1.00 m
98 % Average g force 0.49 g0.43 g min to max 0.60 g 0.60 0.47 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.6 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.6 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.5 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 61 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.16Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.7 °
100 % Average speed 73 kn69 kn min to max 76 kn 69 76 kn
97 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.5 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.5 3.2 °
99 % Average g force 0.49 g0.47 g min to max 0.51 g 0.47 0.51 g
Info Average VSI 2.8 m/s1.7 m/s min to max 4.0 m/s 1.7 4.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 6.1 m agl0.4 m agl min to max 14.2 m agl 0.4 14.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.7 °3.9 ° min to max 9.4 ° 3.9 9.4 °
Departure Climb 2 87.17Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
56 % Heading variation 1.7 °0.8 ° min to max 5.6 ° 0.8 5.6 °
100 % Average speed 75 kn66 kn min to max 76 kn 76 66 kn
93 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.5 ° min to max 4.6 ° 3.2 0.5 °
99 % Average g force 0.54 g0.48 g min to max 0.59 g 0.51 0.48 g
Info Average VSI 5.6 m/s4.0 m/s min to max 7.3 m/s 4.0 6.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 35.1 m agl14.5 m agl min to max 114.9 m agl 14.5 114.9 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.6 °9.5 ° min to max 13.3 ° 9.5 11.7 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 262 ft agl · 72 kt
Departure Climb 3 83.92Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
26 % Heading variation 7.2 °6.1 ° min to max 8.5 ° 6.1 8.5 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn66 kn min to max 71 kn 66 71 kn
95 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° 0.2 3.7 °
98 % Average g force 0.44 g0.42 g min to max 0.45 g 0.45 0.45 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4.1 m/s3.6 m/s min to max 5.5 m/s 5.5 4.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 140.0 m agl120.2 m agl min to max 159.3 m agl 120.2 159.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.8 °8.2 ° min to max 10.6 ° 10.6 9.1 °
Enroute Climb 99.49Enroute climb started overhead Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand). Climbing from 170 m asl to 951 m asl, an increase of 780.6 m in 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kn71 kn min to max 93 kn 71 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.8 °0.1 ° min to max 18.7 ° 3.6 8.0 °
95 % Average g force 0.50 g0.32 g min to max 0.67 g 0.47 0.36 g
Info Average VSI 3.6 m/s0.8 m/s min to max 6.2 m/s 4.3 1.8 m/s
Info Average altitude 466 m asl170 m asl min to max 951 m asl 170 951 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.7 °2.4 ° min to max 10.5 ° 9.3 4.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,067 ft agl · 76 kt
Enroute Level 98.51Enroute level cruise started overhead Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Average altitude 970 m asl782 m asl min to max 1,077 m asl 952 782 m asl
100 % Average speed 85 kn78 kn min to max 96 kn 80 96 kn
100 % Average bank angle 12.2 °0.1 ° min to max 31.8 ° 7.9 29.1 °
93 % Average g force 0.58 g0.25 g min to max 1.35 g 0.37 0.38 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-10.7 ° min to max 7.9 ° 4.8 -6.9 °
Arrival 98.34Arrival started overhead Milford Sound (Southland, New Zealand).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 80 kn58 kn min to max 108 kn 97 78 kn
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.1 ° min to max 27.7 ° 27.7 1.6 °
92 % Average g force 0.72 g0.21 g min to max 1.58 g 0.40 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -4.5 m/s-10.5 m/s min to max -0.1 m/s -7.6 -6.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 378 m asl57 m asl min to max 774 m asl 774 57 m asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.1 °-11.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° -6.3 -7.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,018 ft agl · 76 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,076 ft agl · 63 kt
Arrival Final 1 99.18Approaching runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 50.2 m agl to 10.4 m agl. A decrease of 39.8 m in 7 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Approach angle 2.3 °1.4 ° min to max 4.4 °Target 3.0 ° 4.4 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 79 kn78 kn min to max 79 kn 78 78 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.6 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.89 g min to max 1.00 g 0.96 0.90 g
Info Average VSI -5.2 m/s-6.0 m/s min to max -3.6 m/s -5.9 -3.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 19.6 m agl10.4 m agl min to max 50.2 m agl 50.2 10.4 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -5.7 °-8.0 ° min to max -1.3 ° -7.9 -1.3 °
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 71.83Landing on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound, runway length 774 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 78 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 78 kn. Target 55 kn
100 % Target 12.8 m agl
18 % Landing and flare profile
37 % Heading variation -0.4 °-2.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -2.1 °
86 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 7.2 ° 1.0 7.2 °
98 % Average g force 0.67 g0.44 g min to max 0.96 g 0.90 0.45 g
Info Average speed 70 kn68 kn min to max 78 kn 78 68 kn
Info Average VSI 1.0 m/s-3.5 m/s min to max 4.2 m/s -3.5 4.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 10.2 m agl3.2 m agl min to max 29.2 m agl 6.0 29.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °-1.1 ° min to max 10.8 ° -1.1 10.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 23 ft agl · 69 kt
0751502253003754505256006757500295886115144Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival 2 97.83Arrival started .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 63 kn54 kn min to max 68 kn 68 58 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.1 °0.0 ° min to max 27.1 ° 7.4 0.2 °
89 % Average g force 0.50 g0.12 g min to max 0.58 g 0.45 0.52 g
Info Average VSI -1.3 m/s-4.6 m/s min to max 4.6 m/s 4.2 -0.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 36 m asl5 m asl min to max 110 m asl 35 5 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-6.0 ° min to max 11.3 ° 10.9 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 318 ft agl · 63 kt
Arrival Touchdown 83.56Touchdown point was excessively long using more than 75% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.4 m/s.
72 % Touchdown distance was 640 mTarget 411 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 58 knTarget 50 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 0.68 m0.42 m right -0.08 -0.68 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
99.7 % Average g force 0.51 g0.49 g min to max 0.52 g 0.52 0.49 g
20 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 57 kn56 kn min to max 58 kn 58 56 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °1.2 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.4 2.1 °
Arrival Rollout 63.80Total landing distance 808 m, 104 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Landing distance 808 m104 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.97 m0.00 m left to 1.97 m right -0.68 -1.97 m
85 % Average g force 0.70 g0.38 g min to max 2.03 g 0.49 2.03 g
Info Average speed 49 kn32 kn min to max 56 kn 56 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-0.8 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.1 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 34 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 50 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 54 kn0 kn min to max 81 kn 24 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °-2.9 ° min to max 15.4 ° -0.9 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 6.6 °0.0 ° min to max 30.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.88 g min to max 1.81 g 1.81 1.00 g

Events

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 · 29 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 748 ft agl · 76 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 743 ft agl · 64 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 2 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll105 m · 14 %
100.00Liftoff speed68 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.00 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.16Rate of climb547 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height19 ft
100.00Threshold speed77 kt
37.20Centreline offset0.63 m R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on NZMF 29

Past threshold78.63
653m
Centreline100.00
0.68m R
Speed100.00
58kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-78fpm
Impact99.71
0.52G
Bounces20.00
4

Side view — the last 774 m of the approach.

19 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 19 ft, down at 653 m

Plan view — the full 774 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 653 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 653 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 776 m of 774 m · 100 %
Rollout distance5.51
123m99 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
1.97m R

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Flight narrative

The flight in the Sirius by FSReborn began with a departure roll on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. The takeoff distance was 105 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 68 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 23°C with a light wind of 1 knot coming from 269°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.

The enroute climb commenced over Milford Sound in Southland, New Zealand. The climb took the aircraft from 559 feet above sea level to 3,120 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,561 feet, within 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.

Following the climb, the aircraft reached the enroute level cruise over Milford Sound, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles.

The landing took place back on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound, with a runway length of 774 meters. The height at the threshold was 20 feet above ground level. The touchdown occurred 640 meters from the threshold at a speed of 58 knots, with a vertical speed indicator reading of -78 feet per minute. The weather at the time of landing was 17°C with a light wind of 1 knot from 270°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.

The total landing distance was 808 meters, which equated to 104% of the runway length. The total flight distance covered was 8 nautical miles and the flight duration was 18 minutes, during which no fuel was consumed.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound in the TL3000 Sirius
92.51 %
99.8 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. Takeoff distance 105 m 14 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kn. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 1 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 105 m using 13.54 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 68 kn - Target 59 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.00 m left to 1.00 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
98 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 60 50
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2.5 1
0250500-10-50510 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.16 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
96.97 %
4 2 0
G
99.14 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 6.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
87.17 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
Alignment
55.62 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
93.29 %
5 2.5 0
G
99.43 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 1,050 600
83.92 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
Alignment
25.5 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
95.26 %
4 2 0
G
97.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 9.5 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 850 600
025050003978117156195 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.030.070.10.140.170100200300400500 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.030.070.10.140.17-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound in the TL3000 Sirius
Landing Score 79.59 %
99.18 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 50.2 m agl to 10.4 m agl. A decrease of 39.8 m in 7 seconds.
Glideslope
95.9 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
95.9 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
79 75 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-717 -958 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-20-15-10-505101520 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
71.83 %
Landing
Landing on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound, runway length 774 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 78 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 78 kt. Target 53 kt
Flare
18.25 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
37.2 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
86.37 %
8 4 0
G
98.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
78 69 60
Pitch °
Info
11 5 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
815 57 -700
0751502253003754505256006757500295886115144 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600675750-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
83.56 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was excessively long using more than 75% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -78 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 58 kt was excessively fast. Target below 40 kn
Distance
72.05 %
Touchdown point was excessively long using more than 75% of available runway.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.1 °
G
99.71 %
G 0.51 g
Bounce
20 %
Bounce Detected
63.8 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 808 m, 104 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
0 %
Landing distance 808 m using 104.33 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
84.86 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
56 43 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
Metrics
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