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KIND
Indianapolis, United States
Runway 23L
Elevation787 ft asl
Weight427,042 lbs
Fuel48,282 lbs
Wind230° · 5 kn

Flight Score

99.82 %
KPHL
Philadelphia, United States
Runway 27R
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight405,985 lbs
Fuel26,886 lbs
Wind230° · 5 kn · 2 kn cross
8 Nov 2026 1:23 550 nm McDonnell Douglas MD-11 21,396 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
99.99 %
Arrival Score
99.48 %

What went well

Touched down at -285 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,280 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 49 ft and 155 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 285 fpm, −0.17 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 285 fpm−0.10
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.07

Next time

Arrival

Hold the landing attitude until the mains are on, so the aircraft is not let down onto the runway in the last moment.

What happened: The touchdown rate was 284 fpm, firmer than a full-marks touchdown. The threshold speed, the threshold height and the flare all scored well, so nothing before the touchdown explains it.

Watch for: Touchdown rate: a little less than 284 fpm next time

See Arrival Touchdown

Start to finish · 23 stages, 21 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 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 11 kt 0 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 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 -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 16 ft agl
Info Engine 3 Started 16 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 16 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 16 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 16 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 16 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport, Average speed was 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kt2 kt min to max 6 kt 4 2 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
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 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport. Takeoff distance 4,120 ft 41 % of runway. Rotation speed was 154 kt. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 5 kt at 229 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 4,120 ft41 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 154 ktTarget 149 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.6 ft left2.6 ft left to 1.6 ft right 0.3 1.6 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.08 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.3 ° min to max 7.4 ° -0.2 7.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.6 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 24 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 173 kt167 kt min to max 178 kt 167 178 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.0 °0.6 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.6 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.15 g1.09 g min to max 1.18 g 1.09 1.17 g
Info Average VSI 811 fpm231 fpm min to max 1,426 fpm 231 1,426 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 0 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °7.4 ° min to max 10.6 ° 7.4 10.6 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 180 kt178 kt min to max 186 kt 178 186 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g1.01 g min to max 1.19 g 1.17 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 1,993 fpm1,454 fpm min to max 3,505 fpm 1,454 3,505 fpm
Info Average altitude 67 ft agl25 ft agl min to max 333 ft agl 25 333 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.1 °10.7 ° min to max 15.4 ° 10.7 15.4 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 149 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 194 ft agl · 185 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 188 kt187 kt min to max 189 ktTarget 193 kt, 5 kt slow 187 189 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.09 g 1.08 1.04 g
100 % Landing gear up at 93 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.4 °
Info Average VSI 4,302 fpm3,735 fpm min to max 4,788 fpm 3,735 4,788 fpm
Info Average altitude 625 ft agl392 ft agl min to max 877 ft agl 392 877 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 17.3 °16.1 ° min to max 18.6 ° 16.1 18.6 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of KIND Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis (Indiana, United States). Climbing from 1,824 ft asl to 38,950 ft asl, an increase of 37,126 ft in 17 minutes and covering 125 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 254 kt187 kt min to max 308 kt 189 257 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 27.1 °0.0 ° min to max 27.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.73 g min to max 1.13 g 0.95 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 2,337 fpm220 fpm min to max 4,893 fpm 4,893 277 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,623 ft asl1,824 ft asl min to max 38,950 ft asl 1,824 38,950 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °2.7 ° min to max 18.4 ° 18.4 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination -4-44 min to max 21 2 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,293 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,262 ft agl · 270 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of I54 Mad River Airpark Tremont City (Ohio, United States) and lasted 27 minutes, covering 231 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,449 ft of 38,998 ft asl38,927 ft asl min to max 39,009 ft asl 38,988 38,927 ft asl
100 % Average speed 255 kt249 kt min to max 258 kt 258 249 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 17.1 °0.0 ° min to max 17.1 ° 0.1 0.9 °
99.96 % Average g force 1.00 g0.66 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 0.66 g
Info Turn coordination 0-10 min to max 12 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-1.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.0 -1.1 °
Enroute Descent 99.99Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Saint Michael (Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 38,240 ft asl to 25,007 ft asl, a decrease of 13,232 ft in 5 minutes and covering 45 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 307 kt254 kt min to max 332 kt 254 330 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.0 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.33 g 1.06 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -2,736 fpm-5,893 fpm min to max -9 fpm -4,770 -9 fpm
Info Average altitude 29,640 ft asl25,007 ft asl min to max 38,240 ft asl 38,240 25,007 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-4.8 ° min to max 1.5 ° -2.6 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 0-6 min to max 4 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles east of KMUU Huntingdon County Airport Mt Union (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,750 ft of 24,987 ft asl24,879 ft asl min to max 25,005 ft asl 24,993 24,879 ft asl
100 % Average speed 328 kt326 kt min to max 330 kt 330 328 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 1.03 1.03 g
Info Turn coordination 0-3 min to max 2 -3 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.9 0.0 °
Enroute Descent 2 99.93Enroute descent started 3 miles south east of Blain (Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 24,669 ft asl to 13,117 ft asl, a decrease of 11,551 ft in 5 minutes and covering 39 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 320 kt310 kt min to max 327 kt 327 311 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 17.3 °0.0 ° min to max 17.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
99 % Average g force 1.02 g0.56 g min to max 1.40 g 1.00 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -3,109 fpm-5,540 fpm min to max -712 fpm -1,282 -712 fpm
Info Average altitude 20,269 ft asl13,117 ft asl min to max 24,669 ft asl 24,669 13,117 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.4 °-5.7 ° min to max 0.7 ° -0.1 0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 2-15 min to max 15 -4 -15
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,152 ft of 12,993 ft asl12,866 ft asl min to max 13,032 ft asl 13,032 12,866 ft asl
100 % Average speed 310 kt309 kt min to max 311 kt 311 311 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-5 min to max 3 3 -5
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °0.4 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.5 0.5 °
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles south west of Lititz (Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 12,738 ft asl to 6,008 ft asl, a decrease of 6,730 ft in 7 minutes and covering 38 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 282 kt242 kt min to max 312 kt 311 245 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 11.8 °0.0 ° min to max 11.8 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.08 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -953 fpm-2,238 fpm min to max -3 fpm -740 -3 fpm
Info Average altitude 10,403 ft asl6,006 ft asl min to max 12,738 ft asl 12,738 6,008 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-1.7 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.5 2.7 °
Info Turn coordination -2-19 min to max 17 -2 -10

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,943 ft agl · 290 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 7,930 ft agl · 281 kt
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Paoli (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±800 ft of 6,003 ft asl6,001 ft asl min to max 6,005 ft asl 6,004 6,004 ft asl
100 % Average speed 245 kt244 kt min to max 245 kt 245 244 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 0-13 min to max 10 -3 -7
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.6 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.7 2.8 °
Enroute Descent 4 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north west of Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 6,001 ft asl to 3,002 ft asl, a decrease of 3,000 ft in 3 minutes and covering 15 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 245 kt242 kt min to max 247 kt 245 244 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.06 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -891 fpm-2,258 fpm min to max 30 fpm 30 -69 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,662 ft asl3,002 ft asl min to max 6,007 ft asl 6,001 3,002 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-1.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.9 3.0 °
Info Turn coordination 0-6 min to max 19 1 -6
Enroute Level 5 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Cinnaminson (New Jersey, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±650 ft of 3,005 ft asl2,997 ft asl min to max 3,016 ft asl 3,003 3,014 ft asl
100 % Average speed 243 kt241 kt min to max 245 kt 244 243 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 27.8 °0.2 ° min to max 27.8 ° 0.2 10.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.99 g min to max 1.15 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 17-6 min to max 31 -1 -4
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °2.4 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.0 2.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,922 ft agl · 254 kt
Enroute Descent 5 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Ramblewood (New Jersey, United States). Descent from 3,017 ft asl to 1,281 ft asl, a decrease of 1,736 ft in 3 minutes and covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 168 kt155 kt min to max 245 kt 243 156 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 8.9 °0.0 ° min to max 8.9 ° 8.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.02 g 0.98 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -543 fpm-1,206 fpm min to max 100 fpm 68 -709 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,825 ft asl1,281 ft asl min to max 3,020 ft asl 3,017 1,281 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °0.6 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.3 3.7 °
Info Turn coordination 0-7 min to max 9 8 -4

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 2,303 ft agl · 180 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,308 ft agl · 179 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,289 ft agl · 179 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,149 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,996 ft agl · 166 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport. Descent from 1,305 ft agl to 87 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
Arrival Landing 98.95Landing on runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, runway length 9,519 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 156 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 156 kt. Target 150 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
96 % Great landing flare. It lost 4.2 points, mostly for taking only 295 fpm of the sink out.
100 % Runway alignment max 17.4 ft left17.4 ft left to 12.7 ft left 12.7 17.0 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.3 °0.6 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.6 1.3 °
100 % Peak g force 1.09 g1.01 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.08 g
Info Average speed 155 kt152 kt min to max 156 kt 156 152 kt
Info Average VSI -605 fpm-802 fpm min to max -281 fpm -802 -281 fpm
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl-7 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl 50 -7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °3.4 ° min to max 6.0 ° 3.4 6.0 °
02505007501,0001,2501,50001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,500-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 98.45Touchdown distance was good at 1,280 ft. Touchdown speed at 152 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -285 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 54 °F. Wind 5 kt at 230 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Touchdown rate was -285 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,280 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 152 ktTarget below 147 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 17.8 ft left17.2 ft left 17.0 17.8 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.3 °0.5 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.5 °
100 % Peak g force 1.27 g1.06 g min to max 1.27 g 1.08 1.15 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 152 kt152 kt min to max 152 kt 152 152 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °6.0 ° min to max 6.1 ° 6.0 6.1 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 4,462 ft, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 4,462 ft47 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 15.3 ft left15.3 ft left to 0.0 ft left 15.3 2.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 1.00 g
Info Average speed 111 kt74 kt min to max 147 kt 147 74 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.1 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 50 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 45 kt17 kt min to max 74 kt 74 17 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 16 ft agl · 22 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 16 ft agl · 22 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 20 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 20 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt2 kt min to max 17 kt 17 3 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 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 -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 3 kt

Takeoff from KIND 23L

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
11kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
4,120ft41 %
Runway alignment100.00
2.6ft L
Rotation speed100.00
154kttarget 149, 5 late

The nose wandered in the climb

From 35 ft to the end of the climb the nose moved between 11.5° and 18.6°, and the speed between 179 kt and 189 kt.

Once clear of the runway the nose moved through a wide range, and the speed moved with it. Set the climb attitude, hold it and trim, and give the speed a few seconds to settle before correcting it with a degree or two of pitch. Chasing the airspeed with large pitch changes makes it wander more.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
167ktat 7.5°
Rotation
2.3°/sover 2.9 s, gaining 13 kt
35 ft
179ktat 11.5°, 3.8 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
1.0°steepest
Gear up100.00
93ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
188kttarget 193

Plan view the roll down the 9,991 ft runway.

Rolled from 245 ft in, never more than 3 ft off the centreline. Airborne 41 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 3.1 ft LROLL 245 FT INAirborne 4,130 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 4,130 ft of 9,991 ft · 41 %
Behind the start of the roll, 245 ftTakeoff roll, 3,885 ft Left ahead, 5,861 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 877 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 4,755 ft of runway left; gear up at 93 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,690 fpm on average to 877 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 3188 kt avgtarget 193THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 784 ft · 2.9 sRotate 154 kttarget 149Liftoff 167 ktGear up 93 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 193210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 784 ft · 2.9 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 149held 14.1°7.5° off · 2.3°/s12° 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 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at: a trace steeper than both is a faster rotation, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 9.5°, 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°/s3°/sTAIL STRIKE 9.5°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT7.5° off · 2.3°/s12° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2 to 3°/s from rotationTail 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 rate770 fpm760 fpm
On glideslope3.0°2.9°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed+6.1 kt+5.6 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 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 KPHL 27R

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 60 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° BAND1,2696183392091,000 ft gate7 of 71,018 ft · 156 kt500 ft gate7 of 7494 ft · 156 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 20× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 60 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 nmTHR160 ft L0160 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND35 ft R34 ft R5 ft L0 ft R61 ft R17 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 38 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 23 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +5 kt and +6 kt on the approach speed of 150 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 150+6 kt+5 kt+5 kt+6 kt+6 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KPHL 27R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
49ft
Threshold speed100.00
155kttarget 150, 5 fast
Centreline offset100.00
17.4ft L
Bank100.00
1.3°steepest
Flare95.78

Great landing flare

It lost 4.2 points, mostly for taking only 295 fpm of the sink out.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,280ft
Centreline100.00
17.8ft L
Speed100.00
152kttarget 147, 5 fast
Touchdown rate92.27
-285fpm
Impact100.00
1.27G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
1.3°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
3,051ft46 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
15.3ft L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
17kt peak

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

Crossed the threshold at 49 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 18 ft. Touched down 1,280 ft in, 280 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.

49 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 18 ft · −578 fpm · 4.7° · 155 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −284 fpm · 6°−284 fpm · 6° nose up · 152 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 49 ft, down at 1,280 ft

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

The sink went from 580 fpm at the flare to 280 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.4° on the way down. Into the flare at 155 kt, 5 kt over the 150 kt approach speed, and 152 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−284 fpm at touchdown6° at touchdown, +1.4° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,519 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 18 ft left of the centreline, and steered back to 2 ft left by the end of the rollout. Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 230° at 5 kt · 4 kt head · 2 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 arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way. 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 ↓ CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,280 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,280 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 4,331 ft of 9,519 ft · 45 %
In the air over the runway, 1,280 ftRollout, 3,051 ft Left over, 5,188 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 148 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 53 s, an average deceleration of 0.12 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 · 3,748 ft30 kt · 5,994 fttouchdown6,233 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The MD-11 taxied from the parking area to runway 23L at Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) in 7 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Take-off was on runway 23L. The aircraft used 4,120 ft of runway, which is 41 % of the available length. Rotation occurred at 150 kt. Local weather was 60 °F with a wind of 5 kt from 229°, giving a 5 kt headwind and 0 kt crosswind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 18 seconds, averaging 2,694 fpm and reaching 189 kt at the top of the segment.

The climb continued from 1,824 ft asl to 38,950 ft asl in 17 minutes, covering 125 nm, beginning about 1 mile south of KIND.

Cruise was level at 39,000 ft asl for 27 minutes, covering 231 nm, beginning about 1 mile southeast of I-54 Mad River Airpark (Tremont City).

Descent began at 38,240 ft asl and proceeded to 1,281 ft asl in 29 minutes, covering 186 nm, starting about 1 mile southwest of Saint Michael. Level-offs were made at 25,000 ft, 13,000 ft, 6,000 ft and 3,000 ft asl.

Final approach to runway 27R at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) started from 1,305 ft agl and descended to 87 ft agl in 95 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 landing gear was down at 2,303 ft agl with a speed of 180 kt; final flap position 6 was selected at 1,996 ft agl with a speed of 166 kt.

Touchdown occurred on runway 27R, whose length is 9,519 ft. The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 156 kt. The flare was described as great. Touchdown distance was 1,280 ft, speed 152 kt (a little fast), and rate -285 fpm (fair). The touchdown point was 18 ft off centreline. Local weather at landing was 54 °F with a wind of 5 kt from 230°, giving a 4 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind. No bounce occurred.

Total landing roll was 4,462 ft, representing 47 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.

The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 550 nm in 83 minutes and consumed 21,396 lb of fuel.

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