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KMEM
Memphis, United States
Runway 18C
Elevation269 ft asl
Weight267,662 lbs
Fuel33,738 lbs
WindCalm

Flight Score

99.59 %
KDTW
Detroit, United States
Runway 03R
Elevation630 ft asl
Weight249,439 lbs
Fuel15,203 lbs
Wind20° · 3 kn
5 Sep 2026 1:34 556 nm Airbus A300 18,535 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
98.76 %

What went well

Threshold crossed at 33 ft and 145 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 5.6 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 100 %

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 2,265 ft at 75 %, Touchdown rate was -215 fpm at 88 %, −0.41 points

Next time

Arrival

Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 1,500 ft instead of holding it off in the flare.

What happened: Touchdown point came 765 ft past the target, landing at 2,265 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.

Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.

See Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 19 stages, 17 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 4 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 16 kt0 kt min to max 23 kt 3 10 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 14 ktmax 14 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.3 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 15 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 15 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 15 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 15 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 15 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 15 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 15 ft agl · 21 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 18 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 18C at KMEM Memphis International Airport, Average speed was 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kt10 kt min to max 11 kt 10 11 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
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 18C at KMEM Memphis International Airport. Takeoff distance 6,552 ft 59 % of runway. Rotation speed was 157 kt. Local weather - Temperature 87 °F. Wind 0 kt at 0 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 6,552 ft59 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 157 ktTarget 150 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.1 ft right0.8 ft left to 3.1 ft right -0.9 0.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 3.5 ° -0.5 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 18C KMEM Memphis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 175 kt167 kt min to max 181 kt 167 181 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.02 g min to max 1.12 g 1.02 1.10 g
Info Average VSI 380 fpm1 fpm min to max 920 fpm 1 920 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl 0 37 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °3.5 ° min to max 6.7 ° 3.5 6.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 18C KMEM Memphis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 187 kt182 kt min to max 195 kt 182 195 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g1.02 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,563 fpm933 fpm min to max 2,395 fpm 933 2,395 fpm
Info Average altitude 135 ft agl37 ft agl min to max 326 ft agl 37 326 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.8 °6.8 ° min to max 9.1 ° 6.8 9.1 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 133 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 133 ft agl · 192 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 18C KMEM Memphis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 200 kt196 kt min to max 203 ktTarget 195 kt, 5 kt fast 196 203 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.04 g 1.03 1.01 g
100 % Landing gear up at 92 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average VSI 2,966 fpm2,491 fpm min to max 3,374 fpm 2,491 3,374 fpm
Info Average altitude 626 ft agl367 ft agl min to max 913 ft agl 367 913 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.1 °9.3 ° min to max 10.7 ° 9.3 10.7 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of KMEM Memphis International Airport Memphis (Tennessee, United States). Climbing from 1,280 ft asl to 32,551 ft asl, an increase of 31,271 ft in 21 minutes and covering 145 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 277 kt203 kt min to max 318 kt 203 287 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.6 °0.0 ° min to max 28.8 ° 0.6 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.18 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,973 fpm658 fpm min to max 4,507 fpm 3,428 1,156 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,538 ft asl1,280 ft asl min to max 32,551 ft asl 1,280 32,551 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °0.4 ° min to max 10.6 ° 10.6 1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,951 ft agl · 224 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,076 ft agl · 261 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,874 ft agl · 307 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south west of Symsonia (Kentucky, United States) and lasted 30 minutes, covering 217 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,138 ft of 32,998 ft asl32,754 ft asl min to max 33,008 ft asl 32,754 32,998 ft asl
100 % Average speed 262 kt260 kt min to max 286 kt 286 260 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 13.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 0.88 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 32,451 ft agl · 478 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 32,714 ft agl · 447 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 32,714 ft agl · 447 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile west of IN60 Wilderness Field Westfield (Indiana, United States). Descent from 32,873 ft asl to 6,103 ft asl, a decrease of 26,769 ft in 23 minutes and covering 152 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 270 kt251 kt min to max 283 kt 266 251 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.3 °0.0 ° min to max 24.5 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -1,223 fpm-2,401 fpm min to max -585 fpm -902 -923 fpm
Info Average altitude 18,822 ft asl6,103 ft asl min to max 32,873 ft asl 32,873 6,103 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-2.8 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 29,982 ft agl · 454 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 29,982 ft agl · 454 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 20,195 ft agl · 393 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,001 ft agl · 298 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 6,401 ft agl · 285 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 5,713 ft agl · 283 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 5,713 ft agl · 283 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 5,530 ft agl · 283 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 5,530 ft agl · 283 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles east of Adrian (Michigan, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±801 ft of 5,924 ft asl5,546 ft asl min to max 6,023 ft asl 6,023 5,546 ft asl
100 % Average speed 222 kt209 kt min to max 246 kt 246 211 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 14.2 ° 7.2 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °0.9 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.9 2.5 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 5,305 ft agl · 272 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started overhead 7MI5 Lada Airport Petersburg (Michigan, United States). Descent from 5,495 ft asl to 5,043 ft asl, a decrease of 452 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 210 kt209 kt min to max 211 kt 211 210 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.0 °0.1 ° min to max 23.7 ° 0.1 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -284 fpm-383 fpm min to max -206 fpm -294 -296 fpm
Info Average altitude 5,218 ft asl5,043 ft asl min to max 5,495 ft asl 5,495 5,043 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °2.3 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.5 2.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 4,447 ft agl · 230 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 4,404 ft agl · 231 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 4,404 ft agl · 231 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles east of MI12 State Police HQ Heliport East Lansing (Michigan, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±751 ft of 4,998 ft asl4,959 ft asl min to max 5,014 ft asl 5,014 4,959 ft asl
100 % Average speed 210 kt210 kt min to max 212 kt 210 212 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 1.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.96 g min to max 1.00 g 0.96 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.3 ° min to max 3.4 ° 2.8 1.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 4,359 ft agl · 230 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles east of 60MI Maybee Airport Maybee (Michigan, United States). Descent from 4,851 ft asl to 1,860 ft asl, a decrease of 2,991 ft in 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 197 kt177 kt min to max 212 kt 211 177 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.2 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,296 fpm-2,499 fpm min to max -130 fpm -527 -1,028 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,653 ft asl1,860 ft asl min to max 4,851 ft asl 4,851 1,860 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-4.9 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 3,692 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,842 ft agl · 227 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,400 ft agl · 222 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,263 ft agl · 187 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 03R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Descent from 1,263 ft agl to 65 ft agl in 95 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 585 ft agl · 141 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 548 ft agl · 142 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 527 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 913 ft agl · 170 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 621 ft agl · 142 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 537 ft agl · 142 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 433 ft agl · 145 kt
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 03R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, runway length 9,996 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 145 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 145 kt. Target 137 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % The flare tracked the target profile exactly. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,265 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.
100 % Runway alignment max 14.3 ft left14.3 ft left to 5.2 ft right 14.3 -5.2 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.6 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.10 g 1.03 0.98 g
Info Average speed 140 kt134 kt min to max 145 kt 145 134 kt
Info Average VSI -254 fpm-553 fpm min to max -49 fpm -553 -96 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl 33 -2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °3.0 ° min to max 5.2 ° 3.0 4.8 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 93.81Touchdown point was 894 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 134 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -215 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 3 kt at 20 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Touchdown rate was -215 fpm.
75 % Touchdown distance was 2,265 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 134 ktTarget below 136 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 5.6 ft right5.4 ft right -5.2 -5.6 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.96 g min to max 1.14 g 0.98 1.11 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 134 kt134 kt min to max 134 kt 134 134 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °4.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.8 4.6 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 6,350 ft, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 6,350 ft64 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 5.5 ft left5.5 ft left to 4.5 ft right -4.5 0.6 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 1.00 g
Info Average speed 123 kt72 kt min to max 134 kt 134 72 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.6 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 22 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 21 kt4 kt min to max 65 kt 65 4 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.5 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 15 ft agl · 29 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 15 ft agl · 29 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 15 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 15 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 15 ft agl · 5 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt4 kt min to max 15 kt 4 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 13 ktmax 13 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 11 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 157 kt, 7 kt above the 150 kt target, and lifted off at 166 kt 2.9 s later, the nose coming up at 1.2° a second. Climb 3 held close to its 195 kt target, at 200 kt on average.

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 195210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1503.5° off · 1.2°/s7° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 11 kt -0.5° 0 s
80 kt1,243 ft 80 kt -0.1° 18.3 s
Rotate5,364 ft · target 150 157 kt 0.1° 37.9 s
Liftoff6,176 ft · +9 kt from rotation 166 kt 3.5° 40.8 s
35 ft7,698 ft · 5.0 s after liftoff 181 kt 6.7° 45.8 s
Gear up9,021 ft · 92 ft · full marks to 400 ft 188 kt 8.0° 50.1 s
Climb 311,355 ft · 367 ft to 913 ft · target 195 200 kt avg 9.3° 57.3 s
End of Climb 315,169 ft · 913 ft 203 kt 10.7° 69 s

Takeoff from KMEM 18C

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
6,552ft59 %
Rotation speed100.00
157kttarget 150, 7 fast
Liftoff speed
166kt
Runway alignment100.00
3.1ft R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
92ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
200kttarget 195
Rate of climb100.00
380fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 913 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 3,037 ft of runway left; gear up at 92 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,960 fpm on average to 913 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 3200 kt avgtarget 195THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 157 kttarget 150Liftoff 166 ktGear up 92 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 11,126 ft runway.

Rolled from 391 ft in, never more than 3 ft off the centreline. 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 3.1 ft RROLL 391 FT INAirborne 6,567 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 6,567 ft of 11,126 ft · 59 %
Behind the start of the roll, 391 ftTakeoff roll, 6,176 ft Left ahead, 4,559 ft

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 rate990 fpm610 fpm
On glideslope2.8°2.9°
On centreline0.2° off0.1° off
On speed+28 kt+1.0 kt
Wings level1° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 3.5 nm, about 1,090 ft above the runway, to the threshold, before the 1,000 ft gate, so through both gates. The last to settle was the speed.

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 KDTW 03R

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 110 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° BAND1,2326463721901,000 ft gate7 of 7963 ft · 165 kt500 ft gate7 of 7521 ft · 138 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 26× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 40 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 nmTHR120 ft L0120 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND13 ft R11 ft R6 ft L23 ft L42 ft R13 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.

Fast from 4 nm to 3.5 nm (up to +42 kt), then inside the band to the threshold.

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+42 kt+0 kt+5 kt+8 kt+8 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KDTW 03R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
33ft
Threshold speed100.00
145kttarget 137, 8 fast
Centreline offset100.00
14.3ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold74.51
2,265ft
Centreline100.00
5.6ft R
Speed100.00
134kttarget 136 or less
Touchdown rate88.15
-215fpm
Impact100.00
1.14G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

The flare tracked the target profile exactly. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,265 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.

The crosswind

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

Wind 020° at 3 kt · 3 kt head · 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 135 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 42 s, an average deceleration of 0.13 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.

0408012060 kt · 4,513 ft30 kt · 5,521 fttouchdown5,742 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 6,611 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 33 ft, 17 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 17 ft. Touched down 2,265 ft in, 1,265 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 6,611 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.

33 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 17 ft · −367 fpm · 3.4° · 143 ktdescent slowed at 7 ft · −24 fpm · 5.1°−215 fpm · 4.8° nose up · 134 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 33 ft, down at 2,265 ft

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

The sink went from 370 fpm at the flare to 220 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.4° 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−215 fpm at touchdown4.8° at touchdown, +1.4° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 6,611 ft of the 9,996 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 6 ft right of the centreline, and stayed within 6 ft of it down 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 2,265 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 2,265 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 6,211 ft of 9,996 ft · 62 %
In the air over the runway, 2,265 ftRollout, 3,946 ft Left over, 3,785 ft
Rollout distance100.00
3,946ft62 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
5.5ft L

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The Airbus A300 taxied from the parking area to runway 18C at KMEM Memphis International Airport in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.

Takeoff was executed on runway 18C with a ground roll of 6,552 ft, representing 59 % of the available runway, and liftoff occurred at 167 kt; ambient temperature was 87 °F with calm wind conditions (0 kt at 0°).

Climb commenced 1 mile south of KMEM, where the aircraft ascended from 1,280 ft asl to 32,551 ft asl, a gain of 31,271 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 145 nm.

The first cruise segment began 3 miles southwest of Symsonia, Kentucky, and lasted 30 minutes, during which 217 nm were flown at level altitude.

Descent phase one started 1 mile west of IN60 Wilderness Field, Westfield, Indiana, with a reduction from 32,873 ft asl to 6,103 ft asl, a loss of 26,769 ft over 23 minutes and a distance of 152 nm.

A brief cruise followed 3 miles east of Adrian, Michigan, lasting 3 minutes and covering 13 nm.

Descent phase two was initiated overhead 7MI5 Lada Airport, Petersburg, Michigan, descending from 5,495 ft asl to 5,043 ft asl, a decrease of 452 ft in 2 minutes while traveling 6 nm.

The next cruise segment originated 4 miles east of MI12 State Police HQ Heliport, East Lansing, Michigan, and persisted for 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.

Descent phase three began 4 miles east of 60MI Maybee Airport, Maybee, Michigan, with the aircraft dropping from 4,851 ft asl to 1,860 ft asl, a loss of 2,991 ft in 2 minutes and a distance of 8 nm.

Final approach to runway 03R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was conducted from the southwest on a heading of 29.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,214 ft agl.

Landing on runway 03R was completed with a threshold speed of 145 kt, touchdown occurring 904 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 134 kt and a vertical speed of minus 96 fpm; runway length is 9,996 ft, and the aircraft used 6,350 ft (64 % of the runway) for the landing roll, with alignment described as very good.

Runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft decelerated to a stop within the remaining runway length.

Taxi-in from the runway to the parking area required 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

In total, the flight covered 556 nm, required 94 minutes, and consumed 18,535 lb of fuel.

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