Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 16 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,871 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,267 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 15L at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport. The takeoff distance was 6,148 feet, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 97°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departing from Houston, the enroute climb started 1 mile south of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from 1,100 feet above sea level to 33,928 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,828 feet in 21 minutes and covering 119 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles north of TX05 Bud Dryden Airport Austin, and it lasted for 135 minutes, covering a distance of 890 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 11 miles north of Los Algodones, Mexico, and descended from 33,929 feet above sea level to 1,529 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,400 feet in 22 minutes and covering 117 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 286.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,493 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 27 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,272 feet and a touchdown speed of 137 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was smooth at -135 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at San Diego International Airport were characterized by a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 4,280 feet, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft took 2 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,135 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 188 minutes. The aircraft used 18,362 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at San Diego International Airport (KSAN) on runway 27, achieving a score of 99.9%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 286.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,493 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a precise and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 142 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind conditions or pilot adjustments. The touchdown distance of 1,272 feet was within acceptable limits, demonstrating a smooth and controlled landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 137 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -135 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a well-executed landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, signifying that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly higher threshold speed.
The total landing distance of 4,280 feet was 62% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 99.9%.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values