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KSEA
Seattle, United States
Runway 34R
Elevation430 ft asl
Weight274,138 kg
Fuel100,748 kg
Wind320° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

98.43 %
SBGL
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Runway 15
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight191,252 kg
Fuel17,557 kg
Wind339° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross
23 Oct 2026 12:33 6087 nm Airbus A350-900 83,191 kg
Departure Score
96.27 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.01 %

What went well

Touched down at -30 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 368 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 20 ft and 138 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Climb 3 — Landing gear up at 773 ft agl at 38 %, −1.24 points
Arrival Taxi — Landing Lights at 1 %, −0.33 points

Next time

Departure

Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.

What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 773 ft agl.

Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate

See Departure Climb 3

Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 21 stages, 19 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 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 23 kt 4 10 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 4 ktmax 4 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 15 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 15 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 15 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 15 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 15 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 34R at KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Average speed was 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kt8 kt min to max 13 kt 9 13 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
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 34R at KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Takeoff distance 2,153 m 59 % of runway. Rotation speed was 172 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 2 kt at 320 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,153 m59 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 172 ktTarget 160 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.09 m left2.09 m left to 0.10 m right 0.19 2.09 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° -0.3 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.5 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34R KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.1 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 184 kt179 kt min to max 188 kt 179 188 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.6 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.6 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g1.07 g min to max 1.26 g 1.07 1.26 g
Info Average VSI 477 fpm64 fpm min to max 1,133 fpm 64 1,133 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl 0 26 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °3.6 ° min to max 8.9 ° 3.6 8.9 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34R KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 189 kt188 kt min to max 191 kt 188 191 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.3 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.9 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.19 g1.02 g min to max 1.25 g 1.25 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,703 fpm1,166 fpm min to max 2,961 fpm 1,166 2,961 fpm
Info Average altitude 78 ft agl27 ft agl min to max 334 ft agl 27 334 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °9.0 ° min to max 12.1 ° 9.0 12.1 °
Departure Climb 3 81.36Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34R KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 190 kt188 kt min to max 191 ktTarget 175 kt, 15 kt fast 191 188 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.2 ° min to max 5.0 ° 0.5 3.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g1.01 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.04 g
38 % Landing gear up at 773 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl, 373 ft agl late
Info Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.4 °
Info Average VSI 3,331 fpm3,042 fpm min to max 3,706 fpm 3,042 3,706 fpm
Info Average altitude 574 ft agl385 ft agl min to max 773 ft agl 385 773 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.5 °12.4 ° min to max 14.9 ° 12.4 14.9 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of Riverton (Washington, United States). Climbing from 1,272 ft asl to 32,457 ft asl, an increase of 31,186 ft in 26 minutes and covering 187 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 295 kt182 kt min to max 331 kt 187 304 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.7 °0.1 ° min to max 28.0 ° 1.5 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.78 g min to max 1.19 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,322 fpm94 fpm min to max 4,066 fpm 3,915 589 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,352 ft asl1,272 ft asl min to max 32,457 ft asl 1,272 32,457 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °1.8 ° min to max 15.9 ° 15.5 3.1 °
Info Turn coordination 7-10 min to max 22 4 10

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,177 ft agl · 185 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of 33WA Franz Ranch Airport Warden (Washington, United States) and lasted 111 minutes, covering 900 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,128 ft of 32,999 ft asl32,566 ft asl min to max 33,142 ft asl 32,566 33,000 ft asl
100 % Average speed 304 kt286 kt min to max 314 kt 303 304 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 14.0 ° 0.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 90 min to max 18 9 9
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.7 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.4 2.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 31,346 ft agl · 490 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 31,346 ft agl · 490 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 31,100 ft agl · 496 kt
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KCBK Shalz Field Colby (Kansas, United States). Climbing from 33,000 ft asl to 34,606 ft asl, an increase of 1,606 ft in 3 minutes and covering 26 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 298 kt290 kt min to max 304 kt 304 290 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.3 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.5 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 496 fpm-3 fpm min to max 1,203 fpm 6 488 fpm
Info Average altitude 33,641 ft asl32,998 ft asl min to max 34,606 ft asl 33,000 34,606 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.3 ° min to max 3.8 ° 2.3 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 99 min to max 11 9 10

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 29,923 ft agl · 506 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles west of Grainfield (Kansas, United States) and lasted 171 minutes, covering 1,464 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,235 ft of 34,999 ft asl34,692 ft asl min to max 35,024 ft asl 34,692 35,005 ft asl
100 % Average speed 291 kt283 kt min to max 297 kt 289 292 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 16.8 ° 0.5 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 100 min to max 25 10 11
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °2.2 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.3 2.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 32,217 ft agl · 496 kt
Enroute Climb 3 100.00Enroute climb started 46 miles south west of MYAB Clarence A. Bain Airport Mangrove Cay (Mangrove Cay, Bahamas). Climbing from 35,019 ft asl to 36,951 ft asl, an increase of 1,932 ft in 3 minutes and covering 27 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 284 kt275 kt min to max 291 kt 291 275 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.1 °0.1 ° min to max 14.2 ° 6.8 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.06 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 821 fpm424 fpm min to max 1,326 fpm 511 424 fpm
Info Average altitude 35,705 ft asl35,019 ft asl min to max 36,951 ft asl 35,019 36,951 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °3.1 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.2 3.1 °
Info Turn coordination 80 min to max 21 1 11

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 36,952 ft agl · 497 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 36,952 ft agl · 497 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 39 miles south west of MYAK Congo Town Airport Andros (South Andros, Bahamas) and lasted 175 minutes, covering 1,491 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,350 ft of 37,000 ft asl36,984 ft asl min to max 37,013 ft asl 36,994 37,001 ft asl
100 % Average speed 278 kt275 kt min to max 281 kt 275 278 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 19.2 ° 0.5 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 11-1 min to max 29 12 12
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °2.1 ° min to max 3.3 ° 2.9 2.4 °
Enroute Climb 4 100.00Enroute climb started 23 miles north of SDWO Sauba Airstrip Amajari (Roraima, Brazil). Climbing from 37,000 ft asl to 38,615 ft asl, an increase of 1,615 ft in 3 minutes and covering 26 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 274 kt266 kt min to max 278 kt 278 266 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.5 °0.1 ° min to max 13.5 ° 0.6 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.98 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 510 fpm-6 fpm min to max 866 fpm -6 460 fpm
Info Average altitude 37,438 ft asl37,000 ft asl min to max 38,615 ft asl 37,000 38,615 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.4 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.4 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 9-1 min to max 23 12 11

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 35,271 ft agl · 503 kt
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 16 miles north east of SWAQ Érico Airport Boa Vista (Roraima, Brazil) and lasted 230 minutes, covering 1,840 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,434 ft of 38,999 ft asl38,688 ft asl min to max 39,008 ft asl 38,688 38,939 ft asl
100 % Average speed 265 kt264 kt min to max 266 kt 266 266 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 14.1 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.04 g
Info Turn coordination 11-1 min to max 28 11 12
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.4 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 1.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 38,040 ft agl · 496 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 5 miles west of Sao Joao del Rei (Minas Gerais, Brazil). Descent from 38,788 ft asl to 1,356 ft asl, a decrease of 37,432 ft in 19 minutes and covering 116 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 260 kt168 kt min to max 325 kt 266 168 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 24.2 ° 0.4 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.83 g min to max 1.25 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -1,846 fpm-3,692 fpm min to max -278 fpm -1,029 -920 fpm
Info Average altitude 14,111 ft asl1,356 ft asl min to max 38,788 ft asl 38,788 1,356 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-5.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.2 -0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 9-7 min to max 27 12 8

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 26,069 ft agl · 498 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 6,088 ft agl · 281 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 6,088 ft agl · 281 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,819 ft agl · 255 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 4,295 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3,801 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,741 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 3,554 ft agl · 232 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 15 at SBGL Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport. Descent from 1,371 ft agl to 78 ft agl in 92 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

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 183 ft agl · 136 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 151 ft agl · 139 kt
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 15 at SBGL Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, runway length 3,046 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 139 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 139 kt. Target 135 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 3.35 m right0.64 m right to 3.35 m right -3.35 -0.64 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 1.02 g
Info Average speed 137 kt135 kt min to max 139 kt 139 135 kt
Info Average VSI -341 fpm-490 fpm min to max -165 fpm -490 -165 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl-6 ft agl min to max 21 ft agl 21 -6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °2.9 ° min to max 4.3 ° 2.9 4.0 °
07515022530037501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 368 m. Touchdown speed at 135 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was perfect at -30 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 2 kt at 340 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -30 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 368 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 135 ktTarget below 133 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 0.64 m right0.36 m right -0.64 -0.14 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.05 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 134 kt134 kt min to max 135 kt 135 134 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.8 ° min to max 4.0 ° 4.0 3.8 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,572 m, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,572 m52 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 4.92 m right1.47 m left to 4.92 m right -1.01 -3.78 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.07 g 1.05 1.00 g
Info Average speed 107 kt70 kt min to max 137 kt 137 70 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.9 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 37 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 38 kt14 kt min to max 68 kt 68 20 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.7 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 15 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 15 ft agl · 13 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 24 kt 21 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 16 ktmax 18 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.0 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 172 kt, 12 kt above the 160 kt target, and lifted off at 178 kt 2.0 s later, the nose coming up at 1.6° a second. Climb 3 averaged 190 kt, 15 kt over its 175 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 175210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 1603.6° off · 1.6°/s10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 16 kt -0.3° 0 s
80 kt325 m 80 kt -0.2° 12.9 s
Rotate1,753 m · target 160 172 kt 0.4° 35.0 s
Liftoff1,933 m · +6 kt from rotation 178 kt 3.6° 37.0 s
35 ft2,300 m · 3.9 s after liftoff 189 kt 9.5° 40.9 s
Climb 33,093 m · 385 ft to 773 ft · target 175 190 kt avg 12.4° 49.8 s
Gear up3,751 m · 773 ft · full marks to 400 ft 188 kt 14.9° 57.1 s
End of Climb 33,751 m · 773 ft 188 kt 14.9° 57.1 s

Takeoff from KSEA 34R

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
2,153m59 %
Rotation speed100.00
172kttarget 160, 12 fast
Liftoff speed
178kt
Runway alignment100.00
2.09m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up37.87
773ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
190kttarget 175
Rate of climb100.00
477fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 773 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,097 m of runway left; gear up at 773 ft, 373 ft past the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,300 fpm on average to 773 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 3190 kt avgtarget 175THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140160KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 172 kttarget 160Liftoff 178 ktGear up 773 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,623 m runway.

Rolled from 225 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 2.1 m at the widest, and lifted off 2.1 m left. Airborne 59 % 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 2.09 m LROLL 225 M INAirborne 2,158 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,158 m of 3,623 m · 60 %
Behind the start of the roll, 225 mTakeoff roll, 1,933 m Left ahead, 1,464 m

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 rate950 fpm780 fpm
On glideslope3.1°3.0°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed+24 kt+4.9 kt
Wings level1° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Not every check held at once from 0.5 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 SBGL 15

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

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

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 50 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, 305 m 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° BAND1,3166713511571,000 ft gate7 of 71,048 ft · 159 kt500 ft gate7 of 7540 ft · 140 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 18× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band from 4 nm to 0.5 nm, then drifted 21 m left between 0.5 and 0.3 nm, then inside the band from 0.3 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 nmTHR52 m L052 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND19 m R8 m R5 m R20 m L12 m R8 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 34 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 +35 kt on the approach speed of 135 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.

140160180200 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 135+35 kt+10 kt+2 kt−1 kt+4 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on SBGL 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
20ft
Threshold speed100.00
138kttarget 135, 3 fast
Centreline offset100.00
3.35m R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
368m
Centreline100.00
0.64m R
Speed100.00
134kttarget 132, 2 fast
Touchdown rate100.00
-30fpm
Impact100.00
1.05G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 339° at 2 kt · 1 kt tail · 0 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 138 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 26 s, an average deceleration of 0.21 g.

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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 · 1,243 m30 kt · 1,328 mtouchdown1,381 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,652 m of the approach.

Began the flare at 25 ft, 41 m before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 20 ft, 30 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 368 m in, 64 m past the ideal 305 m.

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 1,652 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

20 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare began at 25 ft, 41 m before the threshold−413 fpm · 2.8° · 139 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −10 fpm · 4.2°−29 fpm · 4° nose up · 135 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 20 ft, down at 368 m

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

The sink went from 410 fpm at the flare to 30 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°descent slowedtouchdown−29 fpm at touchdown4° at touchdown, +1.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,652 m of the 3,046 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline and drifted to 4.9 m right on 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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 368 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 368 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,530 m of 3,046 m · 50 %
In the air over the runway, 368 mRollout, 1,161 m Left over, 1,517 m
Rollout distance100.00
1,161m50 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
4.92m R

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The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 34R at KSEA, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 34R. The aircraft used 2 153 m of runway (59 % of the available length) and rotated at 172 kt. Local weather was 12 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 320°, giving a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.

Initial climb to 1 000 ft agl took 18 seconds, averaging 2 132 fpm and reaching 188 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 1 272 ft asl to 32 457 ft asl in 26 minutes, covering 187 nm and beginning 1 mile south-west of Riverton.

The aircraft then levelled between 33 000 ft asl and 35 000 ft asl for 285 minutes, covering 2 391 nm, starting 2 miles south of 33WA Franz Ranch Airport Warden. A further climb from 35 019 ft asl to 36 951 ft asl lasted 3 minutes and covered 27 nm, beginning 46 miles south-west of MYAB Clarence A.

Cruise continued between 37 000 ft asl and 39 000 ft asl for 409 minutes, covering 3 357 nm, starting 39 miles south-west of MYAK Congo Town Airport Andros.

Descent began from 38 788 ft asl to 1 356 ft asl in 19 minutes, covering 116 nm, with the descent point 5 miles west of Sao Joao del Rei.

Final approach to runway 15 at SBGL started at 1 371 ft agl and descended to 78 ft agl in 92 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. Configuration was gear down at 4 295 ft agl at 232 kt and final flap 4 at 3 554 ft agl at 232 kt.

Landing on runway 15 was on a runway 3 046 m long with a good threshold height. Threshold speed was 139 kt. The flare was described as perfect. Touchdown occurred 368 m down the runway at 135 kt, a little fast, with a touchdown rate of minus 30 fpm and perfect alignment. No bounce occurred. Total landing distance was 1 572 m (52 % of runway) and rollout alignment was very good. Local weather was 22 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 340°, giving a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt tail-wind component.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

The flight covered a total of 6 087 nm in 753 minutes and used 83 191 kg of fuel.

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