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KMSP
Minneapolis, United States
Runway 12R
Elevation830 ft asl
Weight150,234 lbs
Fuel18,640 lbs
Wind53° · 7 kn · 7 kn cross

Flight Score

98.25 %
KILM
Wilmington, United States
Runway 17
Elevation23 ft asl
Weight137,653 lbs
Fuel5,387 lbs
Wind154° · 7 kn · 1 kn cross
5 Nov 2026 2:41 956 nm Boeing 737-900ER 13,253 lbs
Departure Score
99.39 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
95.35 %

What went well

Straight touchdown — 3.0 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 97 %
Rollout held the centreline — 1.5 ft off at taxi speed

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 486 fpm, −0.91 points on the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 486 fpm−0.70
  • Arrival Touchdown · 2.38 G at contact−0.21
Arrival Taxi — Landing Lights at 1 %, −0.33 points
Departure Climb 3 — climb speed 164 kt against 184 kt at 92 %, −0.20 points

Next time

Departure

Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 184 kt.

What happened: Climb speed was 164 kt against a target of 184 kt, running 20 kt slow through the climb.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 184 kt.

See Departure Climb 3

Arrival

Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 434 fpm.

What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.

Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 486 fpm.

See Arrival Landing

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 · 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 25 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 17 kt 0 7 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 -0.4 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Off  · 2 kt
Info Navigation Lights On  · 2 kt
Info Beacon Lights On  · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Off  · 2 kt
Info Landing Lights Off  · 2 kt
Info Landing Gear Down  · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted  · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake Off  · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake On  · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 3  · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights On  · 3 kt
Info Landing Lights On  · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off  · 3 kt
Info Strobe Lights On  · 4 kt
Info Taxi Lights Off  · 5 kt
Info Taxi Lights On  · 11 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Average speed was 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kt0 kt min to max 8 kt 8 1 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Takeoff distance 5,572 ft 56 % of runway. Rotation speed was 151 kt. Local weather - Temperature 40 °F. Wind 7 kt at 52 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 5,572 ft56 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 151 ktTarget 150 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.9 ft right1.5 ft left to 3.9 ft right -3.8 0.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.08 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 6.6 ° -0.4 6.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.5 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 12R KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 160 kt158 kt min to max 163 kt 158 163 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 3.8 °0.5 ° min to max 3.8 ° 0.5 3.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.19 g1.10 g min to max 1.24 g 1.10 1.24 g
Info Average VSI 655 fpm350 fpm min to max 976 fpm 350 976 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl 0 22 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.0 °6.9 ° min to max 13.3 ° 6.9 13.3 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 12R KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.5 °
100 % Average speed 164 kt163 kt min to max 166 kt 163 165 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 3.2 °0.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g0.95 g min to max 1.25 g 1.24 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 1,595 fpm1,007 fpm min to max 3,002 fpm 1,007 3,002 fpm
Info Average altitude 66 ft agl23 ft agl min to max 324 ft agl 23 324 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.6 °13.4 ° min to max 16.3 ° 13.4 16.3 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 326 ft agl · 165 kt
Departure Climb 3 96.93Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 12R KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Climb speed 164 kt162 kt min to max 165 ktTarget 184 kt, 20 kt slow 165 162 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 4.5 °0.3 ° min to max 4.5 ° 0.3 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.79 g min to max 1.04 g 0.93 0.79 g
100 % Landing gear up at 222 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 1.0 °0.7 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.7 1.3 °
Info Average VSI 2,879 fpm2,327 fpm min to max 3,074 fpm 3,074 2,327 fpm
Info Average altitude 648 ft agl375 ft agl min to max 897 ft agl 375 897 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.5 °11.4 ° min to max 15.9 ° 15.9 11.4 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Off 596 ft agl · 165 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis (Minnesota, United States). Climbing from 1,767 ft asl to 34,986 ft asl, an increase of 33,219 ft in 18 minutes and covering 111 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 248 kt163 kt min to max 300 kt 163 261 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 6.5 °0.0 ° min to max 6.5 ° 1.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.81 g min to max 1.23 g 0.82 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 1,807 fpm56 fpm min to max 3,818 fpm 2,031 161 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,579 ft asl1,767 ft asl min to max 34,986 ft asl 1,767 34,986 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °1.6 ° min to max 12.5 ° 9.7 1.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 1,212 ft agl · 173 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,236 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,386 ft agl · 195 kt
Info Landing Lights Off 9,197 ft agl · 248 kt
Enroute Level 99.99Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north west of Sparta (Wisconsin, United States) and lasted 93 minutes, covering 711 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,249 ft of 35,000 ft asl34,719 ft asl min to max 35,058 ft asl 34,980 34,719 ft asl
100 % Average speed 259 kt256 kt min to max 264 kt 260 257 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 6.8 °0.0 ° min to max 6.8 ° 0.2 0.5 °
99.9 % Average g force 0.99 g0.44 g min to max 1.37 g 0.93 0.86 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °0.2 ° min to max 2.9 ° 1.8 0.2 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles south west of NC74 Randolph Health Heliport Asheboro (North Carolina, United States). Descent from 34,559 ft asl to 3,662 ft asl, a decrease of 30,897 ft in 20 minutes and covering 113 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 245 kt176 kt min to max 281 kt 255 177 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 5.7 °0.0 ° min to max 5.7 ° 1.7 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.82 g min to max 1.27 g 0.96 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -1,571 fpm-5,175 fpm min to max 1,243 fpm -982 -780 fpm
Info Average altitude 17,912 ft asl3,662 ft asl min to max 34,559 ft asl 34,559 3,662 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-5.5 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.1 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights On 10,112 ft agl · 296 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 7,729 ft agl · 270 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 5,696 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Taxi Lights On 5,346 ft agl · 212 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 5 miles east of Atkinson (North Carolina, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±675 ft of 3,272 ft asl3,093 ft asl min to max 3,508 ft asl 3,508 3,093 ft asl
100 % Average speed 156 kt142 kt min to max 179 kt 179 145 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 8.1 °0.0 ° min to max 8.1 ° 0.2 8.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.11 g 0.94 1.05 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °1.7 ° min to max 4.6 ° 2.5 3.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 3,336 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 3,313 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 3,305 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 3,282 ft agl · 170 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles north west of NC18 Brickhouse Field Burgaw (North Carolina, United States). Descent from 3,081 ft asl to 1,274 ft asl, a decrease of 1,808 ft in 4 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 143 kt140 kt min to max 148 kt 145 142 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 18.4 °0.0 ° min to max 18.4 ° 8.9 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.72 g min to max 1.25 g 1.06 1.13 g
Info Average VSI -552 fpm-1,330 fpm min to max 254 fpm -648 -845 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,005 ft asl1,274 ft asl min to max 3,081 ft asl 3,081 1,274 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °-1.6 ° min to max 5.8 ° 3.7 1.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 17 at KILM Wilmington International Airport. Descent from 1,318 ft agl to 74 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 97.73Landing on runway 17 at KILM Wilmington International Airport, runway length 7,397 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 150 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 150 kt. Target 137 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
97 % Excellent landing flare. It lost 3.1 points, for 434 fpm of sink coming back after the flare.
100 % Runway alignment max 8.8 ft left8.8 ft left to 0.7 ft left 7.1 2.6 ft
99 % Steepest bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.4 0.6 °
98 % Lowest g force 0.72 g0.72 g min to max 1.21 g 1.04 0.78 g
Info Average speed 149 kt146 kt min to max 150 kt 150 146 kt
Info Average VSI -376 fpm-764 fpm min to max -94 fpm -764 -304 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl-5 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl 41 -5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-0.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.4 0.2 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 83.95Touchdown point was 478 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 146 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -486 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 7 kt at 154 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
48 % Touchdown rate was -486 fpm.
87 % Touchdown distance was 1,881 ftTarget 1,500 ft
98 % Speed at touchdown 146 ktTarget below 135 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.1 ft left2.1 ft left 2.6 3.0 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.2 °
37 % Peak g force 2.38 g0.78 g min to max 2.38 g 0.78 1.26 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 146 kt146 kt min to max 146 kt 146 146 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 3,960 ft, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 3,960 ft54 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 8.4 ft left8.4 ft left to 5.1 ft right 8.4 -1.5 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.05 g 0.91 0.99 g
Info Average speed 107 kt71 kt min to max 139 kt 139 71 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 48 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 40 kt1 kt min to max 70 kt 70 9 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.9 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted  · 7 kt
Info Strobe Lights Off  · 14 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 8 1 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 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.5 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights

Takeoff from KMSP 12R

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
17kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
5,572ft56 %
Runway alignment100.00
3.9ft R
Rotation speed100.00
151kttarget 150, 1 late

A clean takeoff

Rotated at 151 kt against the 150 kt rotate speed, the nose rising at 3.0° a second, then held 14.8° from 35 ft, within 4.9° top to bottom.

Rotated on speed at a steady rate, and the climb attitude held. This is the takeoff to repeat: the same speed check, the same pull, the same attitude.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
157ktat 6.9°
Rotation
3.0°/sover 2.5 s, gaining 6 kt
35 ft
164ktat 14.4°, 3.9 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
3.8°steepest
Gear up100.00
222ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed92.32
164kttarget 184

Plan view the roll down the 9,976 ft runway.

Rolled from 298 ft in, never more than 5 ft off the centreline, in 6 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 56 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS6 kn75 %widest 4.6 ft RROLL 298 FT INAirborne 5,592 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 5,592 ft of 9,976 ft · 56 %
Behind the start of the roll, 298 ftTakeoff roll, 5,294 ft Left ahead, 4,384 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 897 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 3,313 ft of runway left; gear up at 222 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,350 fpm on average to 897 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 3164 kt avgtarget 184THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 572 ft · 2.5 sRotate 151 kttarget 150Liftoff 157 ktGear up 222 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 184180 kt12060020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 572 ft · 2.5 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 150held 14.8°6.9° off · 3.0°/s14° 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 2.4 to 5.0° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Boeing 737-900ER pilots over the last 180 days (52 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 10°, 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°2.4°/s2°/s5.0°/s3°/sTAIL STRIKE 10°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT6.9° off · 3.0°/s14° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.4 to 5.0°/s, other Boeing 737-900ER 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 rate310 fpm460 fpm
On glideslope2.9°2.8°
On centreline0.1° off0.2° off
On speed+4.9 kt+5.1 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 0.5 to 0.2 nm, then not again: fast from 0.2 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 KILM 17

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 100 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, 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° BAND1,2866333051451,000 ft gate7 of 71,013 ft · 142 kt500 ft gate7 of 7508 ft · 142 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 14× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band from 4 nm to 0.7 nm, then drifted 90 ft right between 0.7 and 0.5 nm, then inside the band from 0.5 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 nmTHR230 ft L0230 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND81 ft L40 ft R50 ft R48 ft R44 ft R35 ft 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 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band from 4 nm to 0.2 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +13 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 137+6 kt+7 kt+7 kt+7 kt+13 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KILM 17

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
41ft
Threshold speed94.70
150kttarget 137, 13 fast
Centreline offset100.00
8.8ft L
Bank99.27
2.3°steepest
Flare96.86

Excellent landing flare

It lost 3.1 points, for 434 fpm of sink coming back after the flare.

Touchdown

Past threshold87.30
1,881ft
Centreline100.00
3.1ft L
Speed97.53
146kttarget 134, 12 fast
Touchdown rate47.53
-486fpm
Impact36.90
2.38G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.6°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
1,967ft52 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
8.4ft L

Taxi in

Lights50.50
Onlanding lights, 99% of the taxi
Taxi speed100.00
15kt peak

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

Crossed the threshold at 41 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 28 ft. Touched down 1,881 ft in, 881 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 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.

41 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 28 ft · −594 fpm · 0.9° · 150 ktdescent slowed at 13 ft · −65 fpm · 2.3°−486 fpm · 0.2° nose up · 146 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 41 ft, down at 1,881 ft

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

The sink went from 590 fpm at the flare to 60 fpm at 13 ft, then back up to 490 fpm at touchdown. The nose went down 0.8° on the way down. Into the flare at 150 kt, 13 kt over the 137 kt approach speed, and 146 kt at touchdown.

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 UP0−500−1,000−1°4°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−486 fpm at touchdown0.2° at touchdown, −0.8° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,397 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 9 ft of it down the rollout. No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 154° at 7 kt · 7 kt head · 0 kt across

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. 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. The sentence gives the nose against the direction you were actually moving as the wheels touched, and the steepest bank as they touched, the figure the touchdown's Bank tile marks. The rest of it is shown for reading, not marked.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,881 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 1,881 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.38 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 3,848 ft of 7,397 ft · 52 %
In the air over the runway, 1,881 ftRollout, 1,967 ft Left over, 3,549 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 141 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 19 s, an average deceleration of 0.31 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 · 2,252 ft30 kt · 2,645 fttouchdown2,751 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Boeing 737-900 departed KMSP Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on runway 12R. The take-off roll was 5,572 ft, using 56 % of the runway, and rotation occurred at 151 kt. Local weather was 40 °F with a wind of 7 kt from 052°, giving a 3 kt headwind and a 7 kt crosswind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 21 seconds, averaging 2,133 fpm and reaching 162 kt at the top of the climb. The aircraft then climbed from 1,767 ft asl to 34,986 ft asl in 18 minutes, covering 111 nm, beginning about 1 mile southeast of KMSP.

Cruise was maintained at 35,000 ft asl for 93 minutes, covering 711 nm, with the aircraft positioned about 4 miles northwest of Sparta during this phase.

Descent began from 34,559 ft asl to 1,274 ft asl in 25 minutes, covering 125 nm, starting roughly 3 miles southwest of NC-74 Randolph Health Heliport Asheboro.

On final approach to runway 17 at KILM Wilmington International Airport, the descent from 1,318 ft agl to 74 ft agl took 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 3 at 5,696 ft agl and was flying 220 kt.

Landing on runway 17 was performed with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above target at 150 kt. The flare was described as excellent. Touchdown occurred 478 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 146 kt, a little fast, with a hard rate of -500 fpm. Alignment on touchdown was perfect and there was no bounce. Total landing distance was 3,960 ft, 54 % of the runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.

Local weather at KILM was 72 °F with a wind of 7 kt from 154°, giving a 7 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind.

After landing, taxiing to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. The total flight covered 956 nm in 161 minutes and used 13,253 lbs of fuel.

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