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NZMF
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Runway 29
Elevation3 ft asl
Weight567 kg
Fuel91 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

86.17 %
NZMF
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Runway 29
Elevation3 ft asl
Weight566 kg
Fuel91 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
8 Oct 2024 0:08 4 nm Sirius by FSReborn
Departure Score
98.05 %
Pattern Score
67.48 %
Arrival Score
92.99 %

What went well

Touched down at -79 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 170 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 18 ft and 56 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Pattern Downwind — Heading -22.0 ° at 0 %, Average altitude 134.5 m agl at 0 %, −5.00 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -18.4 ° at 11 %, −3.34 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 6.4 °. at 0 %, −2.50 points
Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation -0.9 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 7.7 ° at 87 %, −2.08 points

Top opportunity

Track the centreline on final

Arrival Final 1

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 · 11 stages, 10 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 100.00Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. Takeoff distance 239 m 31 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 239 m31 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 60 knTarget 60 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.18 m0.68 m left to 1.50 m right -1.10 -0.20 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °-0.7 ° min to max 5.7 ° -0.6 5.7 °
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 · 4 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Climb 1 96.10Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Heading variation 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.1 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 67 kn60 kn min to max 74 kn 60 74 kn
91 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.4 ° min to max 5.4 ° 0.5 5.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.06 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 2.2 m/s1.9 m/s min to max 2.6 m/s 1.9 2.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 7.0 m agl0.5 m agl min to max 14.5 m agl 0.5 14.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °5.7 ° min to max 8.1 ° 5.9 7.8 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound. Distance was less than 1 nm in 120 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 87 kn74 kn min to max 100 kn 74 100 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.1 °0.2 ° min to max 26.1 ° 5.4 22.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.82 g min to max 1.22 g 1.09 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 3.2 m/s-3.2 m/s min to max 8.8 m/s 2.6 -0.2 m/s
Info Average altitude 161.2 m agl20.0 m agl min to max 368.8 m agl 20.0 354.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °-2.3 ° min to max 13.8 ° 7.9 0.5 °
Pattern Crosswind 59.93Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound. Distance was less than 1 nm in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
11 % Heading -18.4 °-46.0 ° min to max 13.7 ° 13.7 -46.0 °
100 % Average speed 103 kn100 kn min to max 106 kn 101 100 kn
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.98 g min to max 1.18 g 1.02 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -0.8 m/s-2.7 m/s min to max 0.9 m/s -0.7 0.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 339.8 m agl333.5 m agl min to max 353.3 m agl 353.3 339.6 m agl
Info Average bank angle 17.5 °6.7 ° min to max 24.0 ° 22.9 6.7 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-1.7 ° min to max 2.0 ° -0.2 1.5 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 6.4 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 6.4 °.
100 % Average speed 71 kn51 kn min to max 99 kn 99 52 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 10.0 ° 6.1 5.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.08 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1.3 m/s-3.7 m/s min to max 0.7 m/s 0.6 -0.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 275.6 m agl174.2 m agl min to max 340.7 m agl 340.1 174.2 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-3.6 ° min to max 3.7 ° 1.6 2.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,002 ft agl · 76 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 992 ft agl · 69 kt
Pattern Downwind 40.00Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 70 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Heading -22.0 °-173.9 ° min to max 177.7 ° -14.4 150.8 °
0 % Average altitude 134.5 m agl62.8 m agl min to max 173.7 m agl 173.7 62.8 m agl
100 % Average speed 53 kn49 kn min to max 57 kn 52 57 kn
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.15 g 1.01 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -1.6 m/s-3.5 m/s min to max 0.3 m/s -0.5 -2.8 m/s
Info Average bank angle 8.3 °0.1 ° min to max 26.1 ° 4.6 1.9 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-3.8 ° min to max 4.8 ° 2.8 -1.0 °
Arrival Final 1 74.98Approaching runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 60.6 m agl to 10.0 m agl. A decrease of 50.6 m in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Approach angle 2.5 °1.3 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.7 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 55 kn54 kn min to max 56 kn 56 56 kn
0 % Heading variation -0.9 °-6.4 ° min to max -0.2 ° -6.4 -0.2 °
87 % Average bank angle 4.9 °0.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° 2.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -2.9 m/s-3.2 m/s min to max -1.9 m/s -2.4 -2.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 23.5 m agl10.0 m agl min to max 60.6 m agl 60.6 10.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-3.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° -0.3 -0.8 °
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-200-150-100-50050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.99Landing on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound, runway length 774 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 56 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 56 kn. Target 55 kn
100 % Target 12.8 m agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
99.9 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.3 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 1.01 g
Info Average speed 54 kn51 kn min to max 56 kn 56 51 kn
Info Average VSI -1.3 m/s-2.6 m/s min to max -0.4 m/s -2.6 -0.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 2.2 m agl0.5 m agl min to max 5.6 m agl 5.6 0.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.8 ° min to max 2.6 ° -0.8 2.6 °
07515022530037509.8820304049Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.00Touchdown distance was good at 167 m. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -0.4 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 167 mTarget 411 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 51 knTarget 50 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.65 m1.59 m right -1.63 -1.58 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.3 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.13 g 1.01 1.03 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 50 kn49 kn min to max 51 kn 51 49 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.5 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.6 2.4 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 361 m, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 361 m47 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.61 m0.00 m left to 1.61 m right -1.59 -0.56 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 0.97 g
Info Average speed 50 kn36 kn min to max 52 kn 52 36 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °-1.3 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.6 -1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 50 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 8 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kn0 kn min to max 42 kn 27 42 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° -1.4 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.63 g min to max 1.17 g 0.99 0.63 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 9 kt

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll239 m · 31 %
100.00Liftoff speed59 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.50 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
96.10Rate of climb423 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height18 ft
100.00Threshold speed56 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.06 m R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

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

Touchdown on NZMF 29

Past threshold100.00
170m
Centreline100.00
1.58m R
Speed100.00
51kt
Touchdown rate100.00
-79fpm
Impact100.00
1.13G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 774 m of the approach.

18 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 18 ft, down at 170 m

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

500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 170 m past threshold CLEARED

The 170 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 311 m of 774 m · 40 %
Rollout distance100.00
141m40 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
1.61m R

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Flight narrative

The flight in the Sirius by FSReborn started with a departure roll on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. The takeoff distance was 239 meters, which was 31% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was 60 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 15°C with a 1 knot wind coming from 270°, resulting in a crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind component of 1 knot.

After takeoff, the aircraft made a left-hand pattern entry from runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. The distance covered during this phase was less than 1 nautical mile and it took 120 seconds to complete. The aircraft then proceeded to a left-hand pattern crosswind from runway 29, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 18 seconds.

During the pattern downwind turn, the aircraft covered a distance of 1 nautical mile and the angle to the runway was 45 degrees, equivalent to 6.4°. The pattern downwind leg was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 70 seconds.

The landing was executed on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound, which has a length of 774 meters. The height at the threshold was 18 feet above ground level. The touchdown point was 167 meters from the threshold, at a speed of 51 knots, with a vertical speed indicator reading of -79 feet per minute. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as during departure, with a 1 knot crosswind and 1 knot headwind.

The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 361 meters, which accounted for 47% of the total runway length. The total flight distance for the entire trip was 4 nautical miles, taking a total of 8 minutes to complete. No fuel was consumed during this flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound in the TL3000 Sirius
98.05 %
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound. Takeoff distance 239 m 31 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 60 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 239 m using 30.83 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 60 kn - Target 59 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.68 m left to 1.50 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
60 30 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
0250-10-50510 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
96.1 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 29 NZMF Milford Sound.
Alignment
93.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 65 50
Bank °
91.18 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
02500918273645 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.010.010.020.030.0401326395164 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.010.010.020.030.04-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 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 92.99 %
74.98 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 60.6 m agl to 10.0 m agl. A decrease of 50.6 m in 19 seconds.
Glideslope
87.56 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
0 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
87.56 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
57 53 50
Alignment
0 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
87.36 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-366 -533 -700
00.250.50.751050100150 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-200-150-100-50050100150200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.99 %
Landing
Landing on runway 29 at NZMF Milford Sound, runway length 774 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 56 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 56 kt. Target 53 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.94 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
56 53 50
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-80 -340 -600
07515022530037509.8820304049 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375-12-10-8-6-4-2024681012 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
97 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 167 m. Touchdown speed at 51 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 m/s. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -79 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 51 kt was too fast. Target below 40 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 167 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.03 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 361 m, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 361 m using 46.57 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
49 39 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1 -1
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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