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YPPD
Port Hedland, Australia
Runway 32
Elevation26 ft asl
Weight2,671 lbs
Fuel551 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

97.18 %
YPDN
Darwin, Australia
Runway 11
Elevation89 ft asl
Weight2,332 lbs
Fuel212 lbs
Wind140° · 11 kn · 6 kn cross
17 May 2025 3:59 860 nm Velocity XL 339 lbs
Departure Score
95.25 %
Enroute Score
99.93 %
Arrival Score
96.36 %

What went well

Touched down at -84 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 36 ft and 82 kt — both inside band
1.15 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Departure Climb 2 — bank angle up to 29.1 ° at 29 %, −1.50 points
Arrival Taxi — peak taxi speed 29 kt at 75 %, peak speed in a turn 18 kt at 90 %, −0.58 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 21.3 ft at 87 %, −0.24 points

Next time

Smooth the climb

See Departure Climb 2

A good takeoff has a defined shape. It also has a defined end. For an airliner that's thrust reduction and acceleration, commonly somewhere around 1,000 to 1,500 ft above the airfield depending on the operator, while for a light aircraft it's established at Vy with the flaps on schedule. Most simmers have no defined end to their takeoff, which is exactly why it never gets judged.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 18 stages, 16 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 Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 22 kt 1 14 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 11 ktmax 15 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.5 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.4 0.0 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 14 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 32 at YPPD Port Hedland International Airport, Average speed was 13 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kt8 kt min to max 17 kt 15 9 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.99 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 32 at YPPD Port Hedland International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,026 ft 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 82 kt. Local weather - Temperature 61 °F. Wind 1 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,026 ft13 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 82 ktTarget 90 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 6.7 ft6.7 ft left to 0.0 ft left 5.5 2.6 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.14 g 1.01 1.14 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.3 ° min to max 4.9 ° -0.1 4.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.3 °
Departure Climb 1 98.95Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 YPPD Port Hedland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 88 kt82 kt min to max 93 kt 82 93 kt
96 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.4 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.4 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g0.95 g min to max 1.23 g 1.16 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 729 fpm348 fpm min to max 1,033 fpm 348 1,033 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 1 47 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °5.0 ° min to max 10.5 ° 5.0 9.6 °
Departure Climb 2 82.03Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 YPPD Port Hedland International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.0 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 98 kt93 kt min to max 109 kt 93 109 kt
29 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.3 ° min to max 29.1 ° 3.6 29.1 °
99 % Average g force 0.99 g0.93 g min to max 1.54 g 0.94 1.54 g
Info Average VSI 1,181 fpm1,041 fpm min to max 2,454 fpm 1,041 2,454 fpm
Info Average altitude 92 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 322 ft agl 48 322 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.6 °8.9 ° min to max 18.4 ° 9.6 18.4 °
Enroute Climb 99.74Enroute climb started overhead YPPD Port Hedland International Airport Port Hedland (State of Western Australia, Australia). Climbing from 412 ft asl to 21,008 ft asl, an increase of 20,595 ft in 12 minutes and covering 37 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 142 kt104 kt min to max 180 kt 108 180 kt
99 % Average bank angle 5.8 °0.0 ° min to max 40.3 ° 29.8 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.78 g min to max 1.47 g 1.18 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 1,639 fpm-61 fpm min to max 3,153 fpm 2,946 -61 fpm
Info Average altitude 7,436 ft asl412 ft asl min to max 21,010 ft asl 412 21,008 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °0.8 ° min to max 20.3 ° 19.3 0.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,093 ft agl · 123 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 1,200 ft agl · 123 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 1,400 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 20,750 ft agl · 206 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 6 miles north of YDGY De Grey Homestead Airport (State of Western Australia, Australia) and lasted 190 minutes, covering 757 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 20,993 ft asl20,985 ft asl min to max 21,009 ft asl 21,009 20,985 ft asl
100 % Average speed 172 kt155 kt min to max 178 kt 178 155 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 15.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.7 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.9 0.8 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 20,976 ft agl · 217 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 9 miles south east of YCNP Channel Point Channel Point (Northern Territory, Australia). Descent from 20,980 ft asl to 2,208 ft asl, a decrease of 18,772 ft in 24 minutes and covering 57 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 139 kt120 kt min to max 154 kt 151 120 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.7 °0.0 ° min to max 25.6 ° 0.0 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.83 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -676 fpm-1,639 fpm min to max 139 fpm -27 -600 fpm
Info Average altitude 9,976 ft asl2,208 ft asl min to max 20,980 ft asl 20,980 2,208 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-4.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.8 -1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 8,102 ft agl · 170 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 7,905 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 6,117 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 5,987 ft agl · 143 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 5,987 ft agl · 143 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 5,971 ft agl · 135 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 5,971 ft agl · 135 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 3,341 ft agl · 130 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,321 ft agl · 124 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,321 ft agl · 124 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of Wagait Beach (Northern Territory, Australia) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,754 ft asl1,351 ft asl min to max 2,129 ft asl 2,129 1,351 ft asl
100 % Average speed 124 kt109 kt min to max 152 kt 119 109 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.7 °0.0 ° min to max 24.8 ° 10.2 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.17 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-2.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° -1.0 -0.9 °

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 2,072 ft agl · 122 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,924 ft agl · 120 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 1,924 ft agl · 120 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,834 ft agl · 152 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 1,772 ft agl · 141 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,351 ft agl · 113 kt
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 11 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,254 ft agl to 935 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 42 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.9 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 101 kt96 kt min to max 108 kt 108 96 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -457 fpm-588 fpm min to max -390 fpm -483 -404 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,093 ft agl935 ft agl min to max 1,254 ft agl 1,254 935 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° -0.9 1.1 °
33.253.53.7548509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-390-293-195-98098195293390Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 11 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 929 ft agl to 625 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 44 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.9 ° min to max 2.9 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 93 kt92 kt min to max 96 kt 96 92 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -412 fpm-446 fpm min to max -344 fpm -405 -446 fpm
Info Average altitude 792 ft agl625 ft agl min to max 929 ft agl 929 625 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.2 0.2 °
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-320-240-160-80080160240320Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 11 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 609 ft agl to 313 ft agl. A decrease of 296 ft in 44 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.9 ° min to max 2.9 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 86 kt80 kt min to max 92 kt 92 84 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.3 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.20 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -406 fpm-513 fpm min to max -261 fpm -477 -382 fpm
Info Average altitude 456 ft agl313 ft agl min to max 609 ft agl 609 313 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.4 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.4 1.0 °

Events

Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 624 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 386 ft agl · 86 kt
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-250-188-125-63063125188250Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 99.22Approaching runway 11 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 306 ft agl to 50 ft agl. A decrease of 256 ft in 37 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.8 °2.7 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 2.7 °
100 % Average speed 87 kt83 kt min to max 90 kt 84 83 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 5.2 ° 2.2 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.80 g min to max 1.20 g 0.98 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -441 fpm-618 fpm min to max -276 fpm -417 -399 fpm
Info Average altitude 103 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 306 ft agl 306 50 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.9 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.2 -0.3 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-190-143-95-4804895143190Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 96.41Landing on runway 11 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin, runway length 11,000 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 83 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 83 kt. Target 80 kt
86 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.2 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.15 g 0.92 0.97 g
Info Average speed 72 kt64 kt min to max 83 kt 83 64 kt
Info Average VSI -163 fpm-473 fpm min to max -52 fpm -405 -83 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl-4 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 36 -4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-0.7 ° min to max 4.7 ° -0.4 3.6 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 94.72Touchdown point was 393 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 64 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -83 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 24 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 11 kt at 139 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -83 fpm.
89 % Touchdown distance was 1,833 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 64 ktTarget below 96 kt
85 % Runway alignment max 23.6 ft22.8 ft left 23.6 21.5 ft
74 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 0.7 4.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.97 g min to max 1.15 g 0.97 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 63 kt63 kt min to max 64 kt 64 63 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °3.1 ° min to max 3.7 ° 3.6 3.2 °
Arrival Rollout 94.36Total landing distance 2,790 ft, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,790 ft25 % of runway.
87 % Runway alignment max 21.3 ft21.3 ft left to 0.0 ft left 21.3 3.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Average speed 53 kt33 kt min to max 56 kt 56 33 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.6 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.2 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 4.5 ° 4.5 0.9 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 24 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt13 kt min to max 28 kt 28 20 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.4 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.7 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 86.13Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
75 % Average speed 18 kt0 kt min to max 29 kt 20 0 kt
90 % Average speed turning corners 14 ktmax 18 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.3 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 3 ft agl · 21 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated 3 ft agl · 21 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 81 kt with 3.6° of pitch.

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 figure at liftoff is the pitch then.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF3.6° off10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 10 kt -0.1° 0 s
Liftoff990 ft · target 90 81 kt 3.6° 13.5 s
35 ft1,479 ft · 3.3 s after liftoff 92 kt 10.2° 16.8 s
End of the climb3,283 ft · 322 ft 109 kt 18.4° 28.1 s

Takeoff from YPPD 32

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,026ft13 %
Liftoff speed100.00
81kttarget 90, 9 slow
Runway alignment100.00
6.7ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb98.95
728fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 322 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 4,885 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,330 fpm on average to 322 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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END3040506070KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 81 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 8,200 ft runway.

Rolled from 1,836 ft in, drifted 7 ft left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 34 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 6.5 ft LROLL 1,836 FT INAirborne 2,826 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,826 ft of 8,200 ft · 34 %
Behind the start of the roll, 1,836 ftTakeoff roll, 990 ft Left ahead, 5,374 ft

The approach to YPDN 11

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 40 ft below 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, 1,000 ft 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND1,288969678502344189
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 22× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 50 ft off the centreline.

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 nmTHR140 ft L0140 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND5 ft L7 ft L12 ft L11 ft L20 ft L45 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +1 kt and +31 kt on the approach speed of 80 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.

80100120140160 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 80+31 kt+20 kt+14 kt+10 kt+1 kt+5 kt+3 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on YPDN 11

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
36ft
Threshold speed100.00
82kttarget 80, 2 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.2ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold88.72
1,838ft
Centreline84.86
23.6ft L
Speed100.00
63kttarget 96 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-84fpm
Impact100.00
1.15G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

5 kt across from the right, which takes about 5° of crab to hold the centreline at 64 kt. Touched down with 4° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 140° at 11 kt · 9 kt head · 5 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 56 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 13 s, an average deceleration of 0.11 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.

02040608030 kt · 1,009 fttouchdown1,050 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 36 ft, 14 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,838 ft in, 838 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

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 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft 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.

36 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −83 fpm · 3.6° nose up · 64 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 36 ft, down at 1,838 ft

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

The sink went from 420 fpm at 36 ft to 80 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 4.1° on the way down.

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 UP0−500−1,000−1°4°10°touchdown−83 fpm at touchdown3.6° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 21 ft left of the centreline, and steered back to 3 ft left by the end of 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 5 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,838 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
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Touched down 1,838 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,735 ft of 11,000 ft · 25 %
In the air over the runway, 1,838 ftRollout, 897 ft Left over, 8,265 ft
Rollout distance100.00
897ft25 % used
Rollout alignment87.47
21.3ft L

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The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Velocity XL, then departed from runway 32 at YPPD Port Hedland International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,026 feet, which accounted for 13% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 82 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 61 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 1 knot. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead YPPD Port Hedland International Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 412 feet above sea level to 21,008 feet, an increase of 20,595 feet, in 12 minutes and covering 37 nautical miles.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles north of YDGY De Grey Homestead Airport. This phase lasted for 190 minutes and covered a distance of 757 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 9 miles south-east of YCNP Channel Point. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 20,980 feet to 2,208 feet, a decrease of 18,772 feet, in 24 minutes and covering 57 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles north of Wagait Beach. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 11 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin was made from the west, with a heading of 109.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,254 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 11 was successful, with a touchdown point 393 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 64 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -83 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 24 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 11 knots at 139 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were 6 and 9 knots, respectively.

The total landing distance was 2,790 feet, which accounted for 25% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 860 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 239 minutes. The aircraft used 339 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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