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KIND
Indianapolis, United States
Runway 23L
Elevation787 ft asl
Weight484,744 lbs
Fuel56,926 lbs
WindCalm

Flight Score

99.95 %
KPHL
Philadelphia, United States
Runway 09R
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight461,166 lbs
Fuel32,593 lbs
Wind0° · 3 kn · 3 kn cross
22 Oct 2026 1:23 530 nm McDonnell Douglas MD-11 24,333 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.84 %

What went well

Touched down at -173 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,613 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 40 ft and 166 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — scored 99.18 %, −0.05 points

Next time

Improve the touchdown

See Arrival Touchdown

There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 19 stages, 17 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 13 kt 0 6 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.3 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 16 ft agl
Info Engine 3 Started 16 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 16 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 16 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 16 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 16 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport, Average speed was 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 7 kt6 kt min to max 8 kt 6 8 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport. Takeoff distance 5,466 ft 55 % of runway. Rotation speed was 153 kt. Local weather - Temperature 54 °F. Wind 0 kt at 179 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 5,466 ft55 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 153 ktTarget 150 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.0 ft right0.0 ft left to 3.0 ft right -2.9 -0.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.3 ° min to max 7.6 ° -0.2 7.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 170 kt165 kt min to max 174 kt 165 174 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.07 g min to max 1.13 g 1.07 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 652 fpm144 fpm min to max 1,246 fpm 144 1,246 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl 0 27 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °7.7 ° min to max 10.5 ° 7.7 10.5 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 176 kt175 kt min to max 179 kt 175 179 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.02 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,854 fpm1,433 fpm min to max 3,024 fpm 1,433 3,024 fpm
Info Average altitude 90 ft agl36 ft agl min to max 347 ft agl 36 347 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.0 °11.0 ° min to max 14.6 ° 11.0 14.6 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 150 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 188 ft agl · 178 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 180 kt179 kt min to max 180 ktTarget 193 kt, 13 kt slow 179 179 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.2 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.97 g min to max 1.00 g 0.97 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up at 102 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average VSI 3,346 fpm3,105 fpm min to max 3,489 fpm 3,105 3,467 fpm
Info Average altitude 658 ft agl448 ft agl min to max 890 ft agl 448 890 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.3 °14.6 ° min to max 15.9 ° 14.6 15.9 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of KIND Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis (Indiana, United States). Climbing from 1,737 ft asl to 34,920 ft asl, an increase of 33,183 ft in 17 minutes and covering 117 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 252 kt170 kt min to max 309 kt 178 280 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.5 °0.0 ° min to max 25.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.70 g min to max 1.17 g 1.02 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 2,287 fpm308 fpm min to max 5,243 fpm 3,555 391 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,592 ft asl1,737 ft asl min to max 34,920 ft asl 1,737 34,920 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.4 °3.2 ° min to max 16.6 ° 16.4 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination -4-41 min to max 24 24 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,932 ft agl · 185 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 7,684 ft agl · 253 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,812 ft agl · 275 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Lawrenceville (Ohio, United States) and lasted 27 minutes, covering 232 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,248 ft of 34,998 ft asl34,969 ft asl min to max 35,008 ft asl 34,969 35,000 ft asl
100 % Average speed 280 kt279 kt min to max 283 kt 280 280 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.0 °0.0 ° min to max 16.6 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-9 min to max 15 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.7 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 2.7 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead KJST John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport Johnstown (Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 34,999 ft asl to 25,123 ft asl, a decrease of 9,876 ft in 5 minutes and covering 41 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 305 kt280 kt min to max 332 kt 280 331 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.7 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -1,961 fpm-2,981 fpm min to max 21 fpm 14 -443 fpm
Info Average altitude 30,377 ft asl25,123 ft asl min to max 34,999 ft asl 34,999 25,123 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-1.2 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.7 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 0-2 min to max 2 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles west of KMUU Huntingdon County Airport Mt Union (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,753 ft of 24,936 ft asl24,774 ft asl min to max 25,067 ft asl 25,067 24,774 ft asl
100 % Average speed 330 kt330 kt min to max 330 kt 330 330 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-5 min to max 0 0 -1
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °1.5 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.6 1.5 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 5 miles west of Blain (Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 24,730 ft asl to 10,911 ft asl, a decrease of 13,819 ft in 10 minutes and covering 72 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 332 kt329 kt min to max 336 kt 330 329 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.0 °0.0 ° min to max 17.9 ° 0.0 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.83 g min to max 1.19 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,256 fpm-2,729 fpm min to max 106 fpm -240 79 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,868 ft asl10,821 ft asl min to max 24,730 ft asl 24,730 10,911 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-1.6 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.5 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 3-12 min to max 15 0 3
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Intercourse (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,046 ft of 10,994 ft asl10,927 ft asl min to max 11,063 ft asl 10,927 11,063 ft asl
100 % Average speed 329 kt329 kt min to max 330 kt 329 330 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination -2-11 min to max 2 2 -3
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.8 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 1.8 °
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Cochranville (Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 11,072 ft asl to 744 ft asl, a decrease of 10,327 ft in 9 minutes and covering 37 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 216 kt166 kt min to max 329 kt 329 166 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.4 °0.0 ° min to max 26.1 ° 0.0 4.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.14 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,405 fpm-2,838 fpm min to max 70 fpm 64 -637 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,326 ft asl744 ft asl min to max 11,082 ft asl 11,072 744 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-3.5 ° min to max 4.1 ° 1.8 4.1 °
Info Turn coordination -2-29 min to max 21 1 11

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 987 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,414 ft agl · 293 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8,398 ft agl · 278 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,697 ft agl · 215 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,334 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,222 ft agl · 176 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 1,135 ft agl · 172 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 09R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport. Descent from 985 ft agl to 78 ft agl in 86 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
100 % Sink ratepassed
100 % On glideslopepassed
100 % On centrelinepassed
100 % On speedpassed
100 % Wings levelpassed

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Enroute Descent 3 987 ft agl · 168 kt
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 09R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, runway length 11,932 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 166 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 166 kt. Target 160 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 3.8 ft left3.8 ft left to 2.5 ft right -2.5 3.8 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.03 g
Info Average speed 164 kt160 kt min to max 166 kt 166 160 kt
Info Average VSI -416 fpm-707 fpm min to max -183 fpm -703 -183 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl-9 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl 41 -9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °3.8 ° min to max 6.4 ° 3.8 6.4 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Enroute Descent 3 987 ft agl · 168 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 32 ft agl · 163 kt
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 99.18Touchdown point was 257 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 160 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was good at -173 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 53 °F. Wind 3 kt at 0 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Touchdown rate was -173 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,613 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 160 ktTarget below 158 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 5.6 ft left4.6 ft left 3.8 5.6 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.02 g min to max 1.20 g 1.03 1.08 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 160 kt159 kt min to max 160 kt 160 159 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °6.2 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.4 6.2 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 6,028 ft, 51 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 6,028 ft51 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 21.1 ft left21.1 ft left to 0.0 ft left 21.1 7.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 1.00 g
Info Average speed 119 kt79 kt min to max 157 kt 157 79 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.2 ° min to max 6.2 ° 6.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 54 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 52 kt13 kt min to max 79 kt 79 13 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 21 kt 13 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 16 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 16 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 8 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 153 kt, 3 kt above the 150 kt target, and lifted off at 164 kt 3.5 s later, the nose coming up at 2.1° a second. Climb 3 averaged 180 kt, 13 kt under its 193 kt target.

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 dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 193210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1507.7° off · 2.1°/s11° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 8 kt -0.3° 0 s
80 kt1,248 ft 80 kt -0.3° 24.3 s
Rotate4,289 ft · target 150 153 kt 0.4° 39.5 s
Liftoff5,236 ft · +11 kt from rotation 164 kt 7.7° 43.0 s
35 ft6,591 ft · 4.7 s after liftoff 175 kt 11.0° 47.6 s
Gear up7,313 ft · 102 ft · full marks to 400 ft 177 kt 12.8° 50.7 s
Climb 39,712 ft · 448 ft to 890 ft · target 193 180 kt avg 14.6° 58.1 s
End of Climb 312,138 ft · 890 ft 179 kt 15.9° 66 s

Takeoff from KIND 23L

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
5,466ft55 %
Rotation speed100.00
153kttarget 150, 3 fast
Liftoff speed
164kt
Runway alignment100.00
3.0ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
102ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
180kttarget 193
Rate of climb100.00
652fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 890 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 3,158 ft of runway left; gear up at 102 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,290 fpm on average to 890 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. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3180 kt avgtarget 193THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 153 kttarget 150Liftoff 164 ktGear up 102 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 9,991 ft runway.

Rolled from 242 ft in, drifted 7 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 54 % 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 RROLL 242 FT INAirborne 5,478 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 5,478 ft of 9,991 ft · 55 %
Behind the start of the roll, 242 ftTakeoff roll, 5,236 ft Left ahead, 4,513 ft

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate490 fpm
On glideslope2.5°
On centreline0.1° off
On speed+6.4 kt
Wings level0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 2.6 nm, about 590 ft above the runway, to the threshold, before the 500 ft gate. The last to settle was the glideslope.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KPHL 09R

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

On the glideslope from 4 nm to 3.0 nm, then low to 2.6 nm (up to 330 ft under), then back on it to the threshold.

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. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND964677502306178500 ft gate7 of 7423 ft · 166 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 1,560 ft right of the centreline, then inside the band from 3.0 nm to the threshold.

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 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND1560 ft R336 ft R31 ft L5 ft R3 ft R15 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 40 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 24 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +5 kt and +7 kt on the approach speed of 160 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.

160180200220 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 160+7 kt+6 kt+6 kt+6 kt+7 kt+6 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KPHL 09R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
40ft
Threshold speed100.00
166kttarget 160, 6 fast
Centreline offset100.00
3.8ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,613ft
Centreline100.00
5.6ft L
Speed100.00
160kttarget 157, 3 fast
Touchdown rate95.89
-173fpm
Impact100.00
1.20G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

The crosswind

3 kt across from the left, which takes about 1° of crab to hold the centreline at 160 kt. Touched down with 1° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 000° at 3 kt · 1 kt head · 3 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 158 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 45 s, an average deceleration of 0.15 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.

0408012016060 kt · 5,279 ft30 kt · 6,519 fttouchdown6,780 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 6,284 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 40 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 20 ft. Touched down 1,613 ft in, 613 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 6,284 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.

40 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 20 ft · −530 fpm · 5.1° · 166 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −173 fpm · 6.4°−172 fpm · 6.4° nose up · 160 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 40 ft, down at 1,613 ft

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

The sink went from 530 fpm at the flare to 170 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.2° 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−172 fpm at touchdown6.4° at touchdown, +1.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 6,284 ft of the 11,932 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 6 ft left of the centreline and drifted to 22 ft left on the rollout, back to 7 ft left by the end.

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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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 3 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,613 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,613 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 5,884 ft of 11,932 ft · 49 %
In the air over the runway, 1,613 ftRollout, 4,271 ft Left over, 6,048 ft
Rollout distance100.00
4,271ft49 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
21.1ft L

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The MD-11 departed Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) on runway 23L. The take-off roll was 5,466 ft, 55 % of the runway, and rotation occurred at 153 kt. Local weather was 54 °F with wind 0 kt from 179° (crosswind 0 kt, headwind 0 kt).

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 21 seconds, averaging 2,193 fpm and reaching 179 kt at the top of the climb. The aircraft then climbed from 1,737 ft asl to 34,920 ft asl in 17 minutes, covering 117 nm, beginning about 1 mile south-west of KIND.

Cruise was maintained at 35,000 ft asl for 27 minutes, covering 232 nm, with the aircraft overhead Lawrenceville.

Descent began from 34,999 ft asl and proceeded to 744 ft asl in 26 minutes, covering 172 nm. The descent started overhead John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) and included brief level-offs at 24,900 ft asl and 11,000 ft asl.

Final approach was to runway 09R at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL). The descent from 985 ft agl to 78 ft agl took 86 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, speed, and wings level; the centreline check was not met at one gate. Configuration was landing gear down at 1,334 ft agl and 184 kt, and final flap position 6 at 1,222 ft agl and 176 kt.

Landing on runway 09R, which is 11,932 ft long, had a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 166 kt. The flare was described as perfect. Touchdown occurred 257 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 160 kt, a little fast, with a touchdown rate of minus 173 fpm and very good runway-touchdown alignment. No bounce was observed. Total landing distance was 6,028 ft, 51 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good. Local weather at KPHL was 53 °F with wind 3 kt from 360° (crosswind 3 kt, headwind 1 kt).

After landing, the aircraft taxied to parking in 6 minutes, covering 1 nm.

The flight covered 530 nm in 83 minutes and used 24,333 lb of fuel.

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