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KSAN
San Diego, United States
Runway 27
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight42,995 lbs
Fuel5,447 lbs
Wind260° · 9 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

81.56 %
KNZY
San Diego, United States
Runway 29
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight42,858 lbs
Fuel5,299 lbs
Wind260° · 10 kn · 7 kn cross
20 Feb 2025 0:04 5 nm Hughes XF-11 148 lbs
Departure Score
87.42 %
Enroute Score
70.68 %
Arrival Score
86.57 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,514 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 25 % of the runway used
Rollout held the centreline — 0.0 ft off at taxi speed

What held you back

Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; bank angle up to 74.0 ° at 32 %, g force 0.76 to 2.24 g at 79 %, −9.77 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 0 %, bank angle up to 13.4 ° at 71 %, −3.29 points
Departure Taxi — peak speed in a turn 20 kt at 60 %, peak taxi speed 30 kt at 64 %, −2.03 points

Next time

Work on the flare

See Arrival Landing

On a 3° glideslope your sink rate in feet per minute is roughly your groundspeed in knots times five (5.3, strictly). A Cessna 172 at 65 kt groundspeed is coming down at about 345 fpm. An A320 at 140 kt groundspeed is coming down at about 740 fpm. the entire job of the flare is to take that 350 to 750 fpm and reduce it to something in the normal band, in roughly the last five seconds of the flight.

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

Start to finish · 11 stages, 9 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 69.60Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
64 % Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 30 kn 0 30 kn
60 % Average speed turning corners 11 knmax 20 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-1.4 ° min to max 3.8 ° 0.2 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °

Events

Info Engine 1 Started 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 24 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport, Average speed was 26 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 25 kn19 kn min to max 29 kn 29 19 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g
Departure Roll 73.72Departure roll runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport. Takeoff distance 2,987 ft 43 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 170 kn. Local weather - Temperature 71 °F. Wind 10 kn at 260 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 9 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,987 ft43 % of runway
69 % Liftoff speed was 170 knTarget 140 kn
0 % Runway alignment max 192.3 ft192.3 ft left to 0.0 ft left 8.8 4.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.11 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.3 ° min to max 1.4 ° -0.3 1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 0.4 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 186 kn171 kn min to max 202 kn 171 202 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.4 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.4 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.31 g1.13 g min to max 1.38 g 1.13 1.32 g
Info Average VSI 807 fpm283 fpm min to max 1,374 fpm 283 1,374 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 1 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °1.6 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.6 6.0 °
Departure Climb 2 99.99Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 210 kn202 kn min to max 234 kn 202 234 kn
99.9 % Average bank angle 1.9 °1.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.6 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.34 g0.99 g min to max 1.42 g 1.33 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 2,106 fpm1,401 fpm min to max 4,228 fpm 1,401 4,228 fpm
Info Average altitude 98 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 330 ft agl 49 330 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °6.1 ° min to max 9.7 ° 6.1 9.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 80 ft agl · 211 kt
Departure Climb 3 93.81Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 247 kn234 kn min to max 259 kn 234 259 kn
69 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.9 ° min to max 13.8 ° 1.8 13.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.81 g min to max 1.45 g 1.01 1.45 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4,825 fpm4,363 fpm min to max 5,222 fpm 4,363 5,222 fpm
Info Average altitude 649 ft agl404 ft agl min to max 899 ft agl 404 899 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °9.5 ° min to max 11.7 ° 9.8 11.7 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 908 ft agl · 265 kt
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 833 ft agl
Enroute Climb 70.68Enroute climb started overhead KSAN San Diego International Airport San Diego (California, United States). Climbing from 1,028 ft asl to 98 ft asl, an increase of 930 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 175 kn131 kn min to max 259 kn 259 133 kn
32 % Average bank angle 24.2 °0.0 ° min to max 74.0 ° 19.4 13.5 °
79 % Average g force 1.19 g0.76 g min to max 2.24 g 1.41 1.15 g
Info Average VSI -540 fpm-3,948 fpm min to max 7,331 fpm 5,868 -1,125 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,051 ft asl98 ft asl min to max 2,242 ft asl 1,028 98 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-14.7 ° min to max 15.8 ° 13.3 -1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,027 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 1,376 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,210 ft agl · 156 kt
Arrival Landing 70.36Landing on runway 29 at KNZY North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field, runway length 7,502 ft. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 133 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 133 kn. Target 130 kn
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
71 % Average bank angle 7.3 °1.0 ° min to max 13.4 ° 13.4 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.96 g min to max 1.23 g 1.14 1.02 g
Info Average speed 119 kn106 kn min to max 133 kn 133 106 kn
Info Average VSI -875 fpm-1,116 fpm min to max -612 fpm -1,116 -612 fpm
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl-9 ft agl min to max 58 ft agl 58 -9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-1.8 ° min to max 5.9 ° -1.4 2.4 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 27 ft agl · 114 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 19 ft agl · 107 kt
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001326385164Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 91.18Touchdown distance was good at 976 ft. Touchdown speed at 106 kn was good. Touchdown rate was heavy at -612 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 17 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 10 kn at 259 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Touchdown VSI was -612 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 976 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 106 knTarget below 126 kn
92 % Runway alignment max 16.9 ft16.1 ft right -14.6 -14.2 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.3 °
95 % Average g force 1.10 g0.91 g min to max 1.68 g 1.02 1.02 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 109 kn106 kn min to max 110 kn 106 109 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °0.8 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.4 0.8 °
Arrival Rollout 98.18Total landing distance 2,391 ft, 32 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,391 ft32 % of runway.
96 % Runway alignment max 14.4 ft0.7 ft left to 13.6 ft right -13.6 -0.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average speed 91 kn53 kn min to max 101 kn 101 53 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 9 ft agl · 93 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 30 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 23 kn13 kn min to max 50 kn 50 13 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-1.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 170 kt with 1.0° of pitch.

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 figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

270 kt18090020°10°0°LIFTOFF1.0° off5° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 26 kt -0.3° 0 s
80 kt522 ft 80 kt -0.2° 7.8 s
Liftoff2,941 ft · target 140 170 kt 1.0° 33.5 s
35 ft3,647 ft · 2.4 s after liftoff 197 kt 5.3° 35.9 s
End of Climb 38,264 ft · 900 ft 259 kt 11.7° 48.6 s

Takeoff from KSAN 27

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
2,987ft43 %
Liftoff speed68.62
170kttarget 140, 30 fast
Runway alignment0.00
192.3ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
806fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 900 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 4,750 ft of runway left; then climbing at 3,580 fpm on average to 900 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 shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 170 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 6,871 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 192 ft left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 20 % 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS4 kn75 %widest 192.2 ft LAirborne 1,415 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,415 ft of 6,871 ft · 21 %
Takeoff roll, 1,415 ft Left ahead, 5,456 ft

Landing and touchdown on KNZY 29

Over the threshold

Threshold height93.00
58ft
Threshold speed100.00
132kttarget 130, 2 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.2ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,514ft
Centreline92.33
16.9ft R
Speed100.00
106kttarget 126 or less
Touchdown rate82.34
-612fpm
Impact94.86
1.68G
Bounces80.00
1
The crosswind

4 kt across from the left, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 106 kt. Touched down with the nose 4° into wind, wings level.

Wind 260° at 10 kt · 7 kt head · 4 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.

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

Crossed the threshold at 58 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,514 ft in, 514 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.

58 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −612 fpm · 2.4° nose up · 106 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 58 ft, down at 1,514 ft

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

The sink went from 2,640 fpm at 96 ft to 610 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 5.4° 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 UP0−1,500−3,000−4°3°10°touchdown−612 fpm at touchdown2.4° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,502 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 14 ft right of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 17 ft right at the widest.

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 arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,514 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,514 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.68 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 2,395 ft of 7,502 ft · 32 %
In the air over the runway, 1,514 ftRollout, 881 ft Left over, 5,107 ft
Rollout distance100.00
881ft25 % used
Rollout alignment95.96
13.6ft R

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The Hughes XF-11 aircraft began its taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. This marked the start of its departure from San Diego International Airport, where it took off from runway 27. The takeoff distance covered 43% of the runway, amounting to 2,987 feet. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 170 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 71 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting from an altitude of 1,028 feet above sea level and ascending to 98 feet above sea level, an increase of 930 feet in just 2 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.

After completing its climb, the Hughes XF-11 aircraft prepared for landing at North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field, where it touched down on runway 29. The runway had a length of 7,502 feet, and the threshold height at 58 feet above ground level was slightly above the target. The threshold speed was good at 133 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 976 feet. The touchdown speed was 106 knots, which was within the acceptable range.

However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -612 feet per minute, indicating a steeper descent than intended. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 17 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 259 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.

The total landing distance covered 32% of the runway, amounting to 2,391 feet. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its stability and control during the landing process. The total flight distance was 5 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 4 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 148 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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