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EGXW
Waddington, England
Runway 02
Elevation220 ft asl
Weight72,217 kg
Fuel33,794 kg
Wind40° · 12 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

94.87 %
FHAW
Cat Hill, Saint Helena
Runway 13
Elevation236 ft asl
Weight72,217 kg
Fuel33,794 kg
Wind141° · 17 kn · 7 kn cross
15 May 2025 7:31 3746 nm Avro Vulcan B2
Departure Score
95.14 %
Enroute Score
93.81 %
Arrival Score
95.66 %

What went well

Touched down at -243 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 44 ft and 152 kt — both inside band
1.22 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Enroute Descent — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 54 %, −2.06 points
Departure Taxi — peak taxi speed 32 kt at 57 %, −1.16 points
Arrival Landing — GPWS warning; Landing and flare profile at 37 %, −0.68 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.33 points

Next time

Improve the takeoff

See Departure Roll

The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 18 stages, 16 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 82.67Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
57 % Average speed 18 kt1 kt min to max 32 kt 1 11 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 ktmax 8 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.8 0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Engine 3 Started 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Engine 4 Started 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 13 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 13 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 13 ft agl · 8 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 02 at EGXW RAF Waddington, Average speed was 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 16 kt3 kt min to max 38 kt 12 38 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.98 g
Departure Roll 95.00Departure roll runway 02 at EGXW RAF Waddington. Takeoff distance 806 m 30 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 159 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 12 kt at 40 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 806 m30 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 159 ktTarget 150 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.61 m0.96 m left to 2.64 m right 0.49 0.40 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.08 g 0.99 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.3 4.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.2 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.94Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 EGXW RAF Waddington.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 166 kt160 kt min to max 169 kt 160 169 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.1 0.6 °
99 % Average g force 1.23 g0.97 g min to max 1.52 g 0.98 1.17 g
Info Average VSI 483 fpm85 fpm min to max 1,286 fpm 88 1,286 fpm
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 0 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.2 °4.7 ° min to max 11.3 ° 4.7 11.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 16 ft agl · 163 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.85Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 EGXW RAF Waddington.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 174 kt169 kt min to max 184 kt 169 184 kt
99 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.8 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.8 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g1.04 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 1,850 fpm1,324 fpm min to max 3,402 fpm 1,324 3,402 fpm
Info Average altitude 106 ft agl47 ft agl min to max 389 ft agl 47 389 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.0 °11.3 ° min to max 15.1 ° 11.3 15.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 76 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 346 ft agl · 182 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 401 ft agl · 187 kt
Departure Climb 3 98.23Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 EGXW RAF Waddington.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 187 kt186 kt min to max 190 kt 186 187 kt
91 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.3 ° min to max 5.4 ° 1.8 5.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.96 g min to max 1.18 g 1.12 0.96 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4,590 fpm3,647 fpm min to max 5,310 fpm 3,647 5,310 fpm
Info Average altitude 688 ft agl453 ft agl min to max 941 ft agl 453 941 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 18.5 °16.1 ° min to max 19.6 ° 16.1 19.6 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Waddington (Lincolnshire, England). Climbing from 1,269 ft asl to 44,406 ft asl, an increase of 43,137 ft in 16 minutes and covering 66 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 186 kt173 kt min to max 198 kt 187 198 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.3 °0.0 ° min to max 36.9 ° 5.9 30.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.83 g min to max 1.36 g 0.93 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 3,018 fpm-914 fpm min to max 5,690 fpm 5,340 -35 fpm
Info Average altitude 25,316 ft asl1,269 ft asl min to max 44,428 ft asl 1,269 44,406 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 11.4 °2.6 ° min to max 19.8 ° 19.5 3.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 43,989 ft agl · 414 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Blakesley (Northamptonshire, England) and lasted 930 minutes, covering 3,556 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 45,855 ft asl44,258 ft asl min to max 46,368 ft asl 44,404 46,275 ft asl
100 % Average speed 263 kt198 kt min to max 266 kt 198 262 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.0 ° min to max 32.0 ° 28.4 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.24 g 1.18 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °1.1 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.1 1.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 46,282 ft agl · 528 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 46,282 ft agl · 528 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 46,282 ft agl · 528 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 46,281 ft agl · 528 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 46,275 ft agl · 530 kt
Enroute Descent 81.42Enroute descent started Latitude: -6.0281943 Longitude: -14.3952241. Descent from 46,083 ft asl to 1,781 ft asl, a decrease of 44,302 ft in 16 minutes and covering 115 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
54 % Average speed 319 kt227 kt min to max 347 kt 266 227 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.1 °0.0 ° min to max 25.3 ° 1.2 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.82 g min to max 1.33 g 1.03 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -3,087 fpm-5,848 fpm min to max 31 fpm -2,297 -1,027 fpm
Info Average altitude 20,347 ft asl1,781 ft asl min to max 46,083 ft asl 46,083 1,781 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.0 °-9.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° -1.0 -1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,339 ft agl
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 45,814 ft agl · 539 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 45,763 ft agl · 538 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 45,763 ft agl · 538 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 45,753 ft agl · 539 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 45,753 ft agl · 539 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 45,753 ft agl · 539 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 45,755 ft agl · 538 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 14,093 ft agl · 398 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 14,093 ft agl · 398 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 13,587 ft agl · 390 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 13,587 ft agl · 390 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 9,188 ft agl · 322 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 8,985 ft agl · 320 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 8,985 ft agl · 320 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 8,249 ft agl · 312 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 8,249 ft agl · 312 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8,104 ft agl · 311 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8,104 ft agl · 311 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,782 ft agl · 273 kt
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 13 at FHAW RAF Ascension Island from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,525 ft agl to 1,097 ft agl. A decrease of 428 ft in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.5 °3.4 ° min to max 3.6 °Target 3.0 ° 3.6 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 209 kt196 kt min to max 223 kt 223 196 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.4 ° min to max 3.0 ° 1.7 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.10 g 0.96 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,408 fpm-1,641 fpm min to max -1,137 fpm -1,137 -1,305 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,304 ft agl1,097 ft agl min to max 1,525 ft agl 1,525 1,097 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-2.3 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.6 -1.0 °
33.253.53.7541,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 99.97Approaching runway 13 at FHAW RAF Ascension Island from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,075 ft agl to 672 ft agl. A decrease of 403 ft in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.1 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.4 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 185 kt170 kt min to max 197 kt 197 170 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.3 °
99.9 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.1 ° min to max 3.0 ° 1.3 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.30 g 1.03 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -1,190 fpm-1,804 fpm min to max -750 fpm -1,285 -1,068 fpm
Info Average altitude 855 ft agl672 ft agl min to max 1,075 ft agl 1,075 672 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-2.3 ° min to max 2.0 ° -0.8 1.5 °
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 99.62Approaching runway 13 at FHAW RAF Ascension Island from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 653 ft agl to 265 ft agl. A decrease of 388 ft in 30 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.1 °2.9 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 158 kt153 kt min to max 167 kt 167 155 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.2 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.2 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.7 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.23 g 0.98 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -791 fpm-1,152 fpm min to max -220 fpm -1,109 -894 fpm
Info Average altitude 458 ft agl265 ft agl min to max 653 ft agl 653 265 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.5 ° min to max 5.9 ° 1.5 4.4 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 485 ft agl · 161 kt
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 97.18Approaching runway 13 at FHAW RAF Ascension Island from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 237 ft agl to 91 ft agl. A decrease of 146 ft in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 4.3 °2.7 ° min to max 4.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 4.7 °
100 % Average speed 154 kt152 kt min to max 158 kt 152 152 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
86 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 8.9 ° 2.7 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.75 g min to max 1.30 g 0.75 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -854 fpm-1,315 fpm min to max -11 fpm -898 -1,126 fpm
Info Average altitude 128 ft agl91 ft agl min to max 237 ft agl 237 91 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °1.7 ° min to max 9.4 ° 4.7 4.5 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 2 485 ft agl · 161 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 124 ft agl · 156 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 243 ft agl · 159 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 219 ft agl · 160 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 190 ft agl · 162 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 83.71Landing on runway 13 at FHAW RAF Ascension Island, runway length 3,054 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 152 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 152 kt. Target 140 kt
37 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.8 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.90 g min to max 1.37 g 1.08 0.95 g
Info Average speed 144 kt132 kt min to max 153 kt 152 135 kt
Info Average VSI -337 fpm-1,139 fpm min to max -110 fpm -1,138 -225 fpm
Info Average altitude 6 ft agl-16 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl 45 -16 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °5.0 ° min to max 7.2 ° 5.4 7.1 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 1 124 ft agl · 156 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 24 ft agl · 144 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 24 ft agl · 144 kt
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,05001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,050-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 88.12Touchdown point was 470 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 135 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -225 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 17 kt at 141 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown VSI was -225 fpm.
53 % Touchdown distance was 886 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 135 ktTarget below 156 kt
98 % Runway alignment max 3.67 m3.53 m left 3.67 3.30 m
95 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.95 g min to max 1.22 g 0.95 1.22 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 133 kt131 kt min to max 135 kt 135 131 kt
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °7.1 ° min to max 8.9 ° 7.1 8.9 °
Arrival Rollout 96.71Total landing distance 2,271 m, 74 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,271 m74 % of runway.
93 % Runway alignment max 8.27 m3.22 m left to 5.05 m right 3.22 -1.66 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.88 g min to max 1.22 g 1.22 1.01 g
Info Average speed 103 kt60 kt min to max 118 kt 118 60 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °-0.1 ° min to max 8.9 ° 8.9 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 13 ft agl · 117 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 16 ft agl · 132 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 17 ft agl · 133 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 15 ft agl · 128 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 9 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt0 kt min to max 56 kt 56 8 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 13 ft agl · 43 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt3 kt min to max 13 kt 9 8 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 4 ktmax 6 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 0.7 °0.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.8 0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 159 kt with 4.7° 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.

210 kt14070020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.7° off11° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0102030 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 52 kt 0.3° 0 s
80 kt106 m 80 kt 0.5° 3.7 s
Liftoff812 m · target 150 159 kt 4.7° 16.2 s
35 ft1,023 m · 2.7 s after liftoff 168 kt 11.1° 18.9 s
End of Climb 32,290 m · 941 ft 187 kt 19.6° 33.9 s

Takeoff from EGXW 02

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
806m30 %
Liftoff speed100.00
159kttarget 150, 9 fast
Runway alignment100.00
2.64m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.94
483fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 941 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,546 m of runway left; then climbing at 3,180 fpm on average to 941 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 159 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,701 m runway.

Rolled from 132 m in, drifted 2.7 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 34 % 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.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 2.71 m RROLL 132 M INAirborne 944 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 944 m of 2,701 m · 35 %
Behind the start of the roll, 132 mTakeoff roll, 812 m Left ahead, 1,757 m

The approach to FHAW 13

The final from 4 nm.

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 210 ft above 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, 305 m 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.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,5191,119681473373193
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 8× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 45 m 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 nmTHR116 m L0116 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND18 m L39 m L34 m L20 m L24 m L5 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 32 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 18 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 4 nm to 1.2 nm (up to +87 kt), then inside the band to 0.5 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +18 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.

140160180200220240 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 140+87 kt+60 kt+36 kt+22 kt+14 kt+12 kt+12 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on FHAW 13

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
44ft
Threshold speed100.00
152kttarget 140, 12 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.04m L

Touchdown

Past threshold53.07
886m
Centreline97.73
3.67m L
Speed100.00
135kttarget 156 or less
Touchdown rate95.06
-243fpm
Impact100.00
1.22G
Bounces80.00
1
The crosswind

7 kt across from the right, which takes about 3° of crab to hold the centreline at 135 kt. Touched down with 3° of it still on, 3° of bank.

Wind 141° at 17 kt · 16 kt head · 7 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 2,351 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 44 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 886 m in, 582 m past the ideal 305 m.

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 2,351 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

44 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −224 fpm · 7.1° nose up · 135 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 44 ft, down at 886 m

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

The sink went from 1,060 fpm at 42 ft to 220 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.7° on the way down.

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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 UP0−750−1,5000°5°10°touchdown−224 fpm at touchdown7.1° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 2,351 m of the 3,054 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 3.3 m left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 5.6 m right at the widest.

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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.

5001,0001,5002,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 7 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 886 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 886 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 1.22 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 2,230 m of 3,054 m · 73 %
In the air over the runway, 886 mRollout, 1,343 m Left over, 824 m
Rollout distance100.00
1,343m73 % used
Rollout alignment92.69
5.05m R

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The Avro Vulcan B2 aircraft took off from runway 02 at EGXW RAF Waddington, covering a distance of 806 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The takeoff roll was completed in a relatively short time, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 159 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at an angle of 40 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from RAF Waddington, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airbase. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,269 feet above sea level to 44,406 feet above sea level, an increase of 43,137 feet in just 16 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 66 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase followed, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude for a prolonged period of 930 minutes, covering a distance of 3,556 nautical miles.

The enroute descent phase began when the aircraft started its descent from an altitude of 46,083 feet above sea level to 1,781 feet above sea level, a decrease of 44,302 feet in just 16 minutes. This descent phase covered a distance of 115 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 13 at FHAW RAF Ascension Island was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 116.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,525 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.

The landing on runway 13 at FHAW RAF Ascension Island was completed successfully, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 135 knots. The touchdown point was 470 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was fair at -225 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.7 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 17 knots at an angle of 141 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 16 knots.

The total landing distance was 2,271 meters, which was 74% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took just 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,746 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 451 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used zero kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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