Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 183 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 153 kt against a target of 183 kt, running 30 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 183 kt.
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final to bring threshold speed back to 122 kt.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 128 kt against a target of 122 kt, and touchdown ended up well past the normal point. Carrying excess threshold speed usually carries the touchdown long as the aircraft floats before settling.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 122 kt at the threshold.
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 scored
Events
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,006 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 530 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Botswana, served as the departure point for the Boeing 737‑600, which taxiing from the parking to runway 08 required 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. The aircraft rolled out on runway 08, a takeoff distance of 1,894 m representing 47 % of the available runway, and achieved liftoff at 134 kt. Local conditions were 12 °C with a 2 kt wind from 42°, providing a 1 kt headwind and no crosswind. Immediately after departure, the climb commenced over Gaborone, ascending from 4,268 ft to 40,996 ft in 46 minutes while covering 386 nm, an increase of 36,728 ft. The aircraft entered cruise 13 miles southwest of FVZC Zisco Airport, maintaining level flight for 93 minutes over 726 nm. Descent began 18 miles southeast of HTNK Luhanyando Airport, dropping from 40,880 ft to 2,469 ft in 26 minutes across 194 nm, a decrease of 38,412 ft. A brief cruise segment of 2 minutes covered 7 nm 11 miles south of Kisarawe, followed by a descent 6 miles south of Kisarawe from 2,298 ft to 1,472 ft in 2 minutes over 6 nm, a reduction of 826 ft.
The final approach to runway 05 at HTDA Julius Nyerere International Airport began from the southwest, heading 44.0° at 4 nm and 1,291 ft AGL. Landing occurred on runway 05, 3,154 m in length, with a threshold speed well above target at 129 kt. The touchdown point was 106 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 119 kt and a touchdown rate of –150 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from the centreline. Local weather at the destination was 31 °C, with a 4 kt wind from 140°, providing a 3 kt crosswind and no headwind. The total landing distance was 1,192 m, 38 % of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
After touchdown, taxiing back to the parking required 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. The entire flight covered a total distance of 1,326 nm over 175 minutes, consuming 7,023 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 05 at HTDA Julius Nyerere International Airport was executed from the southwest, maintaining a heading of 44.0° at 4 nm and 1,291 ft AGL. The aircraft approached the threshold with a well‑above‑target speed of 129 kt, yet the threshold height remained within acceptable limits. As the aircraft crossed the threshold, the touchdown point was located 106 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun of the ideal touchdown area.
At touchdown the aircraft was traveling 119 kt, a speed slightly above the target, and the vertical descent rate was -150 fpm, which was considered good for the conditions. The touchdown position was 3.4 m off the centreline, a minor misalignment that did not compromise safety. The local weather conditions were 31 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 140°, providing a 3 kt crosswind and no headwind component.
The runway rollout was very good, with a total landing distance of 1,192 m, representing 38 % of the 3,154 m runway length. The overall performance score for the landing was 98.0 %. The approach, touchdown, and rollout phases were executed with high proficiency, resulting in a successful landing that met all performance criteria.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values