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KORD
Chicago, United States
Runway 28R
Elevation659 ft asl
Weight141,131 lbs
Fuel13,906 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn

Flight Score

98.63 %
KBOS
Boston, United States
Runway 33L
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight130,928 lbs
Fuel2,774 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
9 Nov 2026 2:27 817 nm Airbus A320ceo 11,132 lbs
Departure Score
99.36 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
96.53 %

What went well

Touchdown 669 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 38 ft and 132 kt — both inside band
Rollout controlled — 22 % of the runway used

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 311 fpm with one bounce, −0.73 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · bounced once−0.27
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.23
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 311 fpm−0.18
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.50 G at contact−0.05
Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 68 %, −0.30 points
Departure Climb 3 — climb speed 190 kt against 164 kt at 92 %, −0.21 points

Next time

Departure

Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 164 kt and hold it there.

What happened: Climb speed was 26 kt fast at 190 kt during the climb.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 164 kt in the climb

See Departure Climb 3

Arrival

After the sink arrests at 27 ft, keep easing the yoke forward to let the aircraft continue settling rather than pausing above the runway.

What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 27 ft and the aircraft was held level there instead of being let down. Holding off high like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, and here the touchdown rate was 310 fpm.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuing descent through the flare all the way to touchdown.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Trim is the hidden variable. In trim, the flare is a small refinement to an aircraft already in equilibrium, a couple of millimetres of stick. Out of trim, you're holding a constant force all the way down final, and the flare becomes a large, badly judged movement stacked on top of a load you're already carrying. A striking proportion of "I can't judge the flare" complaints are trim complaints wearing a disguise. If you're holding pressure at 500 feet, fix that before you practise anything else.

Read more in How to Land a Plane Smoothly in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Start to finish · 17 stages, 15 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 21 minutes and covered 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 21 kt 0 5 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 15 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.8 °

Events

Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 28R at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Average speed was 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt6 kt min to max 12 kt 6 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 28R at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Takeoff distance 4,513 ft 35 % of runway. Rotation speed was 148 kt. Local weather - Temperature 39 °F. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 4,513 ft35 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 148 ktTarget 148 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 7.4 ft right4.1 ft left to 7.4 ft right -2.4 -3.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 0.98 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 7.4 ° 0.2 7.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28R KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 166 kt159 kt min to max 173 kt 159 173 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.98 g min to max 1.10 g 0.98 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 451 fpm110 fpm min to max 864 fpm 110 864 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl 0 27 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.2 °7.4 ° min to max 10.2 ° 7.4 10.2 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 50 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 50 ft agl · 171 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28R KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 179 kt176 kt min to max 188 kt 176 188 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.02 g min to max 1.16 g 1.05 1.10 g
Info Average VSI 1,419 fpm1,097 fpm min to max 3,138 fpm 1,097 3,138 fpm
Info Average altitude 82 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 296 ft agl 44 296 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.9 °10.1 ° min to max 15.8 ° 10.1 15.8 °
Departure Climb 3 96.81Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 28R KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Climb speed 190 kt188 kt min to max 192 ktTarget 164 kt, 26 kt fast 188 192 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.91 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 0.95 g
100 % Landing gear up at 23 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average VSI 3,676 fpm3,407 fpm min to max 3,762 fpm 3,407 3,702 fpm
Info Average altitude 649 ft agl349 ft agl min to max 903 ft agl 349 903 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.2 °14.9 ° min to max 16.1 ° 16.1 14.9 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport Chicago (Illinois, United States). Climbing from 1,819 ft asl to 37,011 ft asl, an increase of 35,192 ft in 18 minutes and covering 118 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 272 kt192 kt min to max 323 kt 192 256 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 28.2 °0.0 ° min to max 28.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
99.96 % Average g force 1.02 g0.59 g min to max 1.16 g 0.97 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2,444 fpm0 fpm min to max 3,794 fpm 3,699 0 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,266 ft asl1,819 ft asl min to max 37,011 ft asl 1,819 37,011 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °2.3 ° min to max 14.9 ° 14.9 3.1 °
Info Turn coordination 2-19 min to max 10 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,859 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,954 ft agl · 227 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,316 ft agl · 283 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 9,316 ft agl · 283 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 9,337 ft agl · 283 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Deactivated 12,907 ft agl · 380 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Kalamazoo (Michigan, United States) and lasted 69 minutes, covering 510 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,350 ft of 37,022 ft asl37,008 ft asl min to max 37,029 ft asl 37,009 37,024 ft asl
100 % Average speed 258 kt257 kt min to max 260 kt 257 259 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 18.4 °0.0 ° min to max 18.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-5 min to max 4 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.8 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.1 2.9 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles north of Altamont (New York, United States). Descent from 37,023 ft asl to 3,017 ft asl, a decrease of 34,006 ft in 28 minutes and covering 160 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 249 kt196 kt min to max 285 kt 259 200 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.3 °0.0 ° min to max 25.3 ° 0.0 25.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.15 g 1.00 1.09 g
Info Average VSI -1,087 fpm-3,002 fpm min to max 0 fpm -1 -26 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,761 ft asl3,017 ft asl min to max 37,024 ft asl 37,023 3,017 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-2.9 ° min to max 5.7 ° 2.8 5.7 °
Info Turn coordination 0-15 min to max 9 0 -10

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,990 ft agl · 277 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles east of Scituate (Massachusetts, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 17 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±651 ft of 3,005 ft asl2,966 ft asl min to max 3,027 ft asl 3,017 2,966 ft asl
100 % Average speed 197 kt156 kt min to max 200 kt 200 156 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 30.2 °0.0 ° min to max 30.2 ° 25.0 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.96 g min to max 1.18 g 1.09 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination -2-14 min to max 17 -10 0
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °4.1 ° min to max 7.5 ° 5.7 4.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,789 ft agl · 202 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,763 ft agl · 188 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,720 ft agl · 187 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,841 ft agl · 178 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Hull (Massachusetts, United States). Descent from 2,866 ft asl to 1,803 ft asl, a decrease of 1,064 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 158 kt149 kt min to max 163 kt 149 153 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 6.8 °0.4 ° min to max 6.8 ° 5.4 3.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.08 g 0.96 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,444 fpm-1,837 fpm min to max -900 fpm -900 -1,231 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,074 ft asl1,803 ft asl min to max 2,866 ft asl 2,866 1,803 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-2.8 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 -1.8 °
Info Turn coordination -1-5 min to max 3 3 -2

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 2,021 ft agl · 162 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport. Descent from 1,851 ft agl to 237 ft agl in 105 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed at both gates
100 % Landing flappassed at both gates
100 % Sink ratepassed at both gates
100 % On glideslopepassed at both gates
100 % On centrelinepassed at both gates
100 % On speedpassed at both gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates
Arrival Landing 92.11Landing on runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport, runway length 10,079 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 132 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 132 kt. Target 133 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
68 % The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare took the sink out 27 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft flew down from there. Touchdown was 669 ft past the threshold. Let it come lower before checking the descent - holding off high uses runway and leaves the touchdown to chance.
100 % Runway alignment max 9.1 ft right5.1 ft right to 9.1 ft right -9.1 -5.1 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.6 °
100 % Lowest g force 0.94 g0.94 g min to max 1.03 g 0.94 0.97 g
Info Average speed 131 kt129 kt min to max 132 kt 132 129 kt
Info Average VSI -290 fpm-311 fpm min to max -229 fpm -229 -311 fpm
Info Average altitude 30 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl 39 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.0 ° min to max 5.5 ° 4.4 4.0 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 92.58Touchdown point was 391 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 129 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -311 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 37 °F. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
86 % Touchdown rate was -311 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 669 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 129 ktTarget below 126 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 5.1 ft right2.3 ft right -5.1 -1.0 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.1 °
86 % Peak g force 1.50 g0.92 g min to max 1.50 g 0.97 1.22 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 120 kt117 kt min to max 129 kt 129 117 kt
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °4.0 ° min to max 9.6 ° 4.0 8.4 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 3,436 ft, 34 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 3,436 ft34 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 5.6 ft left5.6 ft left to 0.0 ft left 4.8 5.6 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 0.98 g
Info Average speed 86 kt61 kt min to max 114 kt 114 61 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °-1.1 ° min to max 8.3 ° 8.3 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 37 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 35 kt7 kt min to max 60 kt 60 7 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° -1.1 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 0.98 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 31 kt
Arrival Taxi 97.95Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 7 1 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 2 Stopped 9 ft agl · 5 kt

Takeoff from KORD 28R

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
21kt peak10 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
4,513ft35 %
Runway alignment100.00
7.4ft R
Rotation speed100.00
148kton target

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
158ktat 7.4°
Rotation
2.3°/sover 2.7 s, gaining 10 kt
35 ft
176ktat 10.1°, 5.5 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
0.2°steepest
Gear up100.00
23ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed92.02
190kttarget 164

Plan view the roll down the 12,970 ft runway.

Rolled from 374 ft in, drifted 6 ft right 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 6.3 ft RROLL 374 FT INAirborne 4,529 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 4,529 ft of 12,970 ft · 35 %
Behind the start of the roll, 374 ftTakeoff roll, 4,156 ft Left ahead, 8,441 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 903 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 6,904 ft of runway left; gear up at 23 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,290 fpm on average to 903 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 dark stretch of the roll is the run with the nose up and the wheels still on, with its length and time under the runway. 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 3190 kt avgtarget 164THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 703 ft · 2.7 sRotate 148 kttarget 148Liftoff 158 ktGear up 23 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayNose up, wheels on the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Speed and pitch from brake release to the end of the climb, against time.

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 grey band is the run between the nose coming up and the wheels leaving the runway. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The rotation detail below draws the rotation against the rates for this aircraft and its tail-strike pitch, where the slope reads properly. The grey dashed line across the pitch is the attitude held from 35 ft to the end: a nose held steady is a climb speed that holds, and the airspeed trace sits directly above it to compare. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 164210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 703 ft · 2.7 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 148held 11.8°7.4° off · 2.3°/s10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganNose up, wheels on the runwayClimb attitude heldClimb 3

Rotation detail the pitch over the seconds from rotation to 35 ft, where the slope reads properly.

How to read this

The pitch over the seconds from the nose starting to come up to 35 ft, stretched so the slope reads properly. The green dot is where the nose started up, the grey band runs to the wheels leaving, and the figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up. The two dashed green lines rising from the rotation point are 2.1 to 2.9° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Airbus A320ceo pilots over the last 180 days (230 takeoffs); the grey pair are 2 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at. A trace steeper than both green lines is a faster rotation than most, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 11.7°, the pitch at which this aircraft's tail touches the runway with the wheels still on it, drawn from rotation to liftoff only: once the wheels leave, every foot climbed adds tail clearance.

20°10°0°2°/s3°/s2.9°/s2.1°/sTAIL STRIKE 11.7°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT7.4° off · 2.3°/s10° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.1 to 2.9°/s, other Airbus A320ceo pilots2 to 3°/s from rotation, airlinersTail strikeNose up, wheels on the runway

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.

Seven checks, two gates1,000 ft 100.007 of 7500 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate1,290 fpm370 fpm
On glideslope3.6°2.5°
On centreline0.3° off0.2° off
On speed+7.2 kt+0.3 kt
Wings level2° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 2.4 to 0.3 nm, then not again: low from 0.3 nm to the threshold.

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 KBOS 33L

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 0.3 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 60 ft under).

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° BAND1,6525963721751,000 ft gate7 of 71,236 ft · 140 kt500 ft gate7 of 7457 ft · 133 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 4× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 320 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 nmTHR800 ft L0800 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND319 ft R30 ft R3 ft L20 ft R98 ft L24 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 33 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 20 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −1 kt and +23 kt on the approach speed of 133 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.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 133+23 kt+2 kt+3 kt+2 kt−1 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KBOS 33L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
38ft
Threshold speed100.00
132kttarget 133, 1 slow
Centreline offset100.00
9.1ft R
Bank100.00
0.6°steepest
Flare68.42

The flare wandered off the target profile

The flare took the sink out 27 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft flew down from there. Touchdown was 669 ft past the threshold. Let it come lower before checking the descent - holding off high uses runway and leaves the touchdown to chance.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
669ft
Centreline100.00
5.1ft R
Speed100.00
129kttarget 126, 3 fast
Touchdown rate86.49
-311fpm
Impact85.71
1.50G
Bounces80.00
1
Bank100.00
0.8°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
1,538ft22 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
5.6ft L

Taxi in

Lights79.50
Onlanding lights, 41% of the taxi
Taxi speed100.00
18kt peak

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

Began the flare at 38 ft, 987 ft before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 38 ft, 12 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 669 ft in, 331 ft short of 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.

38 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare began at 38 ft, 987 ft before the threshold−440 fpm · 5.6° · 133 ktdescent slowed at 27 ft · −228 fpm · 4.7°−310 fpm · 4° nose up · 129 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 38 ft, down at 669 ft

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

The sink went from 440 fpm at the flare to 310 fpm at touchdown. The nose went down 1.5° on the way down. Into the flare at 133 kt, on the 133 kt approach speed, and 129 kt at touchdown.

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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°descent slowedtouchdown−310 fpm at touchdown4° at touchdown, −1.5° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,079 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 5 ft of it down the rollout.

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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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 669 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 669 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.50 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 2,207 ft of 10,079 ft · 22 %
In the air over the runway, 669 ftRollout, 1,538 ft Left over, 7,872 ft

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The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 28R at KORD, a movement that lasted 21 minutes and covered 4 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 28R. The aircraft used 4,513 ft of runway (35 % of the available length). Rotation occurred at 148 kt. Local weather was 39 °F with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, giving a headwind component of 1 kt and no cross-wind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 20 seconds, averaging 2,128 fpm and reaching 192 kt at the top of the segment.

The climb continued from 1,819 ft asl to 37,011 ft asl in 18 minutes, covering 118 nm while remaining overhead KORD.

Cruise level was held at 37,000 ft asl for 69 minutes, covering 510 nm, beginning about 1 mile north-east of Kalamazoo.

Descent from 37,023 ft asl to 3,017 ft asl took 28 minutes and covered 160 nm, starting 2 miles north of Altamont.

A level segment at 3,000 ft asl lasted 5 minutes and covered 17 nm, beginning 5 miles east of Scituate.

A further descent from 2,866 ft asl to 1,803 ft asl was completed in 1 minute over 2 nm, starting overhead Hull.

Final approach to runway 33L at KBOS began at 1,851 ft agl and descended to 237 ft agl in 105 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were all met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed, and wings level. The aircraft was in final flap position 5 at 2,021 ft agl with a speed of 162 kt.

Landing on runway 33L (runway length 10,079 ft) occurred with a good threshold height. Threshold speed was 132 kt. The flare was described as fair but held off too high. Touchdown was 391 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 129 kt, a little fast, with a firm rate of -311 fpm. Alignment on touchdown was very good. One bounce occurred after touchdown.

Total landing distance was 3,436 ft (34 % of the runway) and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather at KBOS was 37 °F with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, giving a headwind component of 1 kt and a cross-wind component of 1 kt.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 817 nm in 147 minutes and consumed 11,132 lb of fuel.

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