Departure
Arrival
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 07 at Tauranga Airport (NZTG). The aircraft, a DR400, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 68 kt, covering a distance of 472 m, which was 26% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C and a gentle wind of 1 kt from the west.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile east of NZTG. The climb was steep, with the aircraft rising from 620 ft to 1,282 ft in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nm. This rapid ascent was followed by a brief level cruise, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nm, as the aircraft flew 1 mile north east of the airport.
The enroute descent began 1 mile north west of NZTG, with the aircraft descending from 1,512 ft to 378 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm. The final approach to runway 07 was made from the west, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 96.0 ° and an altitude of 341 ft above ground level.
The landing on runway 07 was notable for several factors. The threshold height was excessively high at 110 ft, and the threshold speed was also excessively high at 80 kt. However, the touchdown distance was good at 479 m, and the touchdown speed of 56 kt was only a little fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -106 fpm, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 695 m, which was 38% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.2 m from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 6 nm and used 2 kg of fuel, taking a total of 7 minutes to complete. The flight was characterized by a smooth and efficient climb, cruise, and descent, with a good landing and taxiing performance.
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Departure Runway Entry
Entering runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport, Average speed was 5 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 4 kt 0 kt min to max 17 kt |
0 | 17 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 2.7 ° min to max 3.1 ° |
3.0 | 2.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.0 | 0.4 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 0.99 g | |
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Battery Master On at 17:34:00 |
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Engine 1 Started at 17:34:00 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:34:00 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 17:34:00 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:34:00 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:34:00 |
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Parking Brake On at 17:34:00 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 17:34:00 |
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Parking Brake Off at 17:34:03 |
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Parking Brake On at 17:34:03 |
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Parking Brake Off at 17:36:20 |
Departure Roll
93.26 %
Departure roll runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport. Takeoff distance 472 m 26 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 472 m 26 % of runway |
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| 66.32 % |
Liftoff speed was 68 kt Target 54 kt |
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| 100 % |
Runway alignment max 1.87 m 1.17 m left to 0.70 m right |
1.17 | -0.07 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.99 g 0.98 g min to max 1.20 g |
1.00 | 1.20 g | |
| 100 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 2.6 ° min to max 6.8 ° |
3.1 | 6.8 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.4 | 0.7 ° |
Departure Climb 1
98.88 %
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07 NZTG Tauranga Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.0 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 69 kt 68 kt min to max 69 kt |
68 | 69 kt | |
| 95.53 % |
Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.7 ° min to max 3.7 ° |
0.7 | 1.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.89 g min to max 1.24 g |
1.22 | 0.96 g | |
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Average VSI 510 fpm 392 fpm min to max 600 fpm |
407 | 392 fpm | |
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Average altitude 26 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl |
1 | 49 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 8.2 ° 6.8 ° min to max 11.1 ° |
7.1 | 6.8 ° |
Departure Climb 2
99.34 %
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07 NZTG Tauranga Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.5 ° |
0.3 | 1.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 70 kt 66 kt min to max 71 kt |
69 | 67 kt | |
| 97.37 % |
Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° |
1.8 | 2.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.02 g |
0.97 | 0.96 g | |
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Average VSI 444 fpm 345 fpm min to max 776 fpm |
387 | 431 fpm | |
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Average altitude 111 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 400 ft agl |
49 | 400 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 7.9 ° 6.8 ° min to max 10.9 ° |
6.8 | 7.8 ° |
Departure Climb 3
93.97 %
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 07 NZTG Tauranga Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 1.8 ° 1.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° |
1.6 | 1.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 68 kt 67 kt min to max 69 kt |
68 | 69 kt | |
| 69.84 % |
Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.5 ° |
1.2 | 13.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.05 g |
0.98 | 1.05 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 461 fpm 363 fpm min to max 564 fpm |
390 | 422 fpm | |
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Average altitude 498 ft agl 406 ft agl min to max 594 ft agl |
406 | 594 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 8.1 ° 6.3 ° min to max 9.3 ° |
7.7 | 7.7 ° |
Enroute Climb
100 %
Enroute climb started 1 mile east of NZTG Tauranga Airport Tauranga (Bay of Plenty, New Zealand). Climbing from 620 ft asl to 1,282 ft asl, an increase of 662 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 75 kt 67 kt min to max 84 kt |
69 | 80 kt | |
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Average bank angle 8.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 29.4 ° |
16.8 | 3.4 ° | |
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Average g force 1.02 g 0.80 g min to max 1.15 g |
1.05 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI 444 fpm 131 fpm min to max 924 fpm |
469 | 459 fpm | |
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Average altitude 964 ft asl 620 ft asl min to max 1,282 ft asl |
620 | 1,282 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.3 ° 3.5 ° min to max 9.9 ° |
8.2 | 6.2 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 |
Enroute Level
100 %
Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of NZTG Tauranga Airport Tauranga (Bay of Plenty, New Zealand) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average altitude 1,560 ft asl 1,290 ft asl min to max 1,699 ft asl |
1,290 | 1,516 ft asl | |
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Average speed 73 kt 62 kt min to max 85 kt |
80 | 63 kt | |
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Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.8 ° |
1.0 | 17.8 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.85 g min to max 1.11 g |
1.00 | 1.09 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 3.0 ° -2.4 ° min to max 6.9 ° |
6.3 | 1.9 ° | |
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Flaps Position 2 at 17:40:10 |
Enroute Descent
100 %
Enroute descent started 1 mile north west of NZTG Tauranga Airport Tauranga (Bay of Plenty, New Zealand). Descent from 1,512 ft asl to 378 ft asl, a decrease of 1,134 ft in 2 minutes and covering 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 68 kt 61 kt min to max 80 kt |
63 | 80 kt | |
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Average bank angle 5.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 18.3 ° |
18.1 | 1.7 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.10 g |
1.08 | 0.95 g | |
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Average VSI -690 fpm -1,529 fpm min to max -161 fpm |
-272 | -1,506 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,104 ft asl 378 ft asl min to max 1,512 ft asl |
1,512 | 378 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.5 ° -9.4 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
2.2 | -9.0 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 |
Arrival Final 1
94.13 %
Approaching runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 341 ft agl to 137 ft agl. A decrease of 204 ft in 7 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 70.63 % |
Approach angle 8.0 ° 6.9 ° min to max 8.8 ° Target 3.0 ° |
8.8 | 6.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 81 kt 81 kt min to max 81 kt |
81 | 81 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.4 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.03 g |
1.00 | 1.03 g | |
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Average VSI -1,537 fpm -1,553 fpm min to max -1,505 fpm |
-1,553 | -1,505 fpm | |
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Average altitude 236 ft agl 137 ft agl min to max 341 ft agl |
341 | 137 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -8.7 ° -8.9 ° min to max -8.1 ° |
-8.8 | -8.1 ° |
Arrival Landing
28.39 %
Landing on runway 07 at NZTG Tauranga Airport, runway length 1,823 m. Threshold height at 110 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 80 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 13.56 % |
Threshold speed was excessively high at 80 kt. Target 55 kt |
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| 0 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 0 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.0 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.4 ° |
1.4 | 0.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.05 g 0.95 g min to max 1.14 g |
1.03 | 0.99 g | |
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Average speed 69 kt 56 kt min to max 80 kt |
80 | 56 kt | |
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Average VSI -507 fpm -1,444 fpm min to max -32 fpm |
-1,444 | -106 fpm | |
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Average altitude 26 ft agl 5 ft agl min to max 110 ft agl |
110 | 5 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -7.6 ° min to max 4.4 ° |
-7.6 | 3.9 ° |
Arrival Touchdown
99.42 %
Touchdown distance was good at 479 m. Touchdown speed at 56 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -106 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 99.76 % |
Touchdown VSI was -106 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 479 m Target 457 m |
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| 100 % |
Speed at touchdown 56 kt Target below 55 kt |
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| 96.52 % |
Runway alignment max 4.00 m 3.72 m left |
3.42 | 4.00 m | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.8 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.07 g 0.99 g min to max 1.13 g |
0.99 | 1.05 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 55 kt 55 kt min to max 56 kt |
56 | 55 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 3.6 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.9 ° |
3.9 | 3.6 ° |
Arrival Rollout
86.6 %
Total landing distance 695 m, 38 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.2 m from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 695 m 38 % of runway. |
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| 70.23 % |
Runway alignment max 11.21 m 11.21 m left to 0.00 m left |
4.05 | 11.21 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g |
1.04 | 1.01 g | |
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Average speed 52 kt 34 kt min to max 55 kt |
55 | 34 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 2.2 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
3.6 | 2.3 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.1 | 0.5 ° |
Runway Exit
Exiting runway, average speed 19 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 19 kt 10 kt min to max 30 kt |
30 | 15 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.1 ° min to max 2.7 ° |
2.3 | 2.5 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.4 | 0.3 ° | |
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Average g force 1.02 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g |
1.01 | 1.00 g | |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:46:24 |
Arrival Taxi
95 %
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 13 kt 9 kt min to max 15 kt |
15 | 9 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 2.4 ° min to max 2.7 ° |
2.6 | 2.7 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.3 | 0.3 ° | |
| 0 % |
Taxi Lights at 17:46:40 |
The DR400 aircraft successfully landed at Tauranga Airport (NZTG) on runway 07, but there were some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 96.0° at 0 nm and 341 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 1,823 meters.
However, there were some issues with the landing. The threshold height at 110 ft agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than it should have been at this point. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 80 kt, suggesting that the pilot may have been a bit too aggressive in their approach. On the positive side, the touchdown distance was good at 479 meters, and the touchdown speed at 56 kt was not excessively high, although it was a little fast.
The touchdown rate was smooth at -106 fpm, which is a good indicator of a controlled and stable landing. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 kt at 269°. There was no significant crosswind or tailwind, which made the landing conditions relatively straightforward.
The total landing distance was 695 meters, which is 38% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.2 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement. With some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the pilot may be able to achieve an even smoother and more controlled landing in the future.
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