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KMDW
Chicago, United States
Runway 04R
Elevation607 ft asl
Weight125,040 lbs
Fuel14,392 lbs
Wind100° · 4 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

96.76 %
KBHM
Birmingham, United States
Runway 06
Elevation630 ft asl
Weight116,859 lbs
Fuel5,892 lbs
Wind100° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross
7 Sep 2026 1:39 551 nm Boeing 737-700 8,500 lbs
Departure Score
92.31 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
97.97 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,594 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 31 ft and 127 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 13.6 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Departure Climb 3 — gear not retracted; Landing gear up at 0 ft agl at 0 %, climb speed 147 kt against 176 kt at 79 %, −2.56 points
Arrival Taxi — Landing Lights at 1 %, −0.33 points
Firm touchdown — 216 fpm, −0.23 points on the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 216 fpm−0.16
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.62 G at contact−0.07

Next time

Departure

Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive rate of climb is confirmed after liftoff.

What happened: The landing gear was never raised during the initial climb and was still down when the climb ended.

Watch for: Landing gear lever: UP promptly after confirming a positive rate of climb.

See Departure Climb 3

Arrival

Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink is fully arrested before the wheels meet the runway.

What happened: Landing g force ran high at 1 g through the flare, and the touchdown followed through firm at 1.1 g.

Watch for: Watch the g meter at touchdown against the normal touchdown rate band.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.

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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 11 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 9 kt 0 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Off
Info Navigation Lights On
Info Beacon Lights On
Info Strobe Lights Off
Info Landing Lights Off
Info Landing Gear Down
Info Flaps Fully Retracted
Info Parking Brake Off
Info Parking Brake On
Info Taxi Lights On
Info Flaps Position 2
Info Flaps Position 3
Info Parking Brake Off
Info Landing Lights On
Info Strobe Lights On
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport. Takeoff distance 3,650 ft 62 % of runway. Rotation speed was 132 kt. Local weather - Temperature 73 °F. Wind 4 kt at 100 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 3,650 ft62 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 132 ktTarget 133 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 12.4 ft left12.4 ft left to 0.0 ft left 11.0 6.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.11 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.6 ° min to max 7.2 ° -0.3 7.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.1 1.0 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04R KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 141 kt139 kt min to max 144 kt 139 144 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.2 °1.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.0 4.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.26 g1.13 g min to max 1.33 g 1.13 1.22 g
Info Average VSI 903 fpm515 fpm min to max 1,310 fpm 515 1,310 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 0 25 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.7 °7.5 ° min to max 15.6 ° 7.5 15.6 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04R KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.7 °
100 % Average speed 144 kt142 kt min to max 145 kt 144 142 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g0.96 g min to max 1.23 g 1.22 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 1,962 fpm1,337 fpm min to max 3,178 fpm 1,337 3,178 fpm
Info Average altitude 77 ft agl26 ft agl min to max 334 ft agl 26 334 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 17.3 °15.7 ° min to max 18.5 ° 15.7 18.5 °
Departure Climb 3 61.56Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04R KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Climb speed 147 kt138 kt min to max 164 ktTarget 176 kt, 29 kt slow 140 164 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.5 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.81 g min to max 1.11 g 0.95 1.09 g
0 % Landing gear up at 0 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -1.1 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.9 ° -0.9 -1.3 °
Info Average VSI 1,529 fpm522 fpm min to max 3,176 fpm 3,176 661 fpm
Info Average altitude 742 ft agl390 ft agl min to max 924 ft agl 390 924 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.3 °5.5 ° min to max 18.5 ° 18.5 7.2 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead West Elsdon (Illinois, United States). Climbing from 1,557 ft asl to 39,955 ft asl, an increase of 38,399 ft in 20 minutes and covering 130 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 250 kt165 kt min to max 305 kt 166 238 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.4 °0.0 ° min to max 30.2 ° 1.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.83 g min to max 1.22 g 1.10 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 2,058 fpm548 fpm min to max 3,165 fpm 874 548 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,920 ft asl1,557 ft asl min to max 39,955 ft asl 1,557 39,955 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °2.4 ° min to max 12.4 ° 7.7 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 2,478 ft agl · 210 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,768 ft agl · 230 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,789 ft agl · 231 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8,126 ft agl · 266 kt
Info Landing Lights Off 10,190 ft agl · 299 kt
Info Taxi Lights Off 10,225 ft agl · 300 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of 96IS Hildreth Air Park Sidell (Illinois, United States) and lasted 33 minutes, covering 269 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,500 ft of 40,000 ft asl39,995 ft asl min to max 40,008 ft asl 40,008 40,000 ft asl
100 % Average speed 238 kt236 kt min to max 240 kt 238 238 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.8 °0.0 ° min to max 17.6 ° 0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.5 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.8 1.7 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of TN12 Hudgin Air Airport Lewisburg (Tennessee, United States). Descent from 40,000 ft asl to 5,000 ft asl, a decrease of 35,000 ft in 19 minutes and covering 116 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 271 kt200 kt min to max 287 kt 238 200 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.0 ° min to max 15.0 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.08 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,970 fpm-3,883 fpm min to max 24 fpm 3 2 fpm
Info Average altitude 20,337 ft asl4,996 ft asl min to max 40,000 ft asl 40,000 5,000 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-3.7 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.7 4.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights On 10,012 ft agl · 292 kt
Info Taxi Lights On 9,936 ft agl · 291 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Graysville (Alabama, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±750 ft of 4,947 ft asl4,782 ft asl min to max 5,008 ft asl 5,000 4,782 ft asl
100 % Average speed 167 kt158 kt min to max 200 kt 200 158 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.9 °0.1 ° min to max 24.7 ° 0.1 24.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.09 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °0.2 ° min to max 5.6 ° 4.4 0.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 4,789 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4,539 ft agl · 185 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 4,500 ft agl · 184 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of AL40 Bonham Airport Birmingham (Alabama, United States). Descent from 4,757 ft asl to 2,844 ft asl, a decrease of 1,912 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 157 kt138 kt min to max 163 kt 158 138 kt
100 % Average bank angle 15.5 °0.0 ° min to max 25.4 ° 24.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.96 g min to max 1.12 g 1.07 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,460 fpm-1,655 fpm min to max -1,140 fpm -1,521 -1,285 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,089 ft asl2,844 ft asl min to max 4,757 ft asl 4,757 2,844 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-3.3 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 -0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 3,085 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3,109 ft agl · 172 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 3,058 ft agl · 169 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead McDonald Chapel (Alabama, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±632 ft of 2,211 ft asl2,174 ft asl min to max 2,638 ft asl 2,638 2,209 ft asl
100 % Average speed 132 kt129 kt min to max 134 kt 134 134 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 22.2 ° 0.4 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.12 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-0.7 ° min to max 5.8 ° -0.7 3.3 °
Go-around Go-Around runway 06 at KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport at 1,181 ft agl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 133 kt130 kt min to max 139 kt 131 135 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.0 ° min to max 19.9 ° 15.2 6.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.16 g 1.07 0.98 g
Info Average altitude 1,201 ft agl723 ft agl min to max 1,596 ft agl 1,181 723 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °-2.5 ° min to max 10.6 ° 5.0 -1.4 °
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 06 at KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Descent from 1,172 ft agl to 10 ft agl in 110 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
100 % Landing flappassed
100 % Sink ratepassed
100 % On glideslopepassed
100 % On centrelinepassed
100 % On speedpassed
100 % Wings levelpassed
Arrival Landing 99.00Landing on runway 06 at KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, runway length 11,980 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 127 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 127 kt. Target 128 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 14.9 ft right9.6 ft right to 14.9 ft right -10.5 -14.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.3 °
80 % Average g force 1.02 g0.96 g min to max 1.60 g 1.02 1.48 g
Info Average speed 125 kt123 kt min to max 127 kt 127 123 kt
Info Average VSI -288 fpm-372 fpm min to max -157 fpm -372 -157 fpm
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl-3 ft agl min to max 32 ft agl 32 -3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.9 3.1 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 96.56Touchdown point was 204 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 123 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -216 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 81 °F. Wind 3 kt at 100 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Touchdown rate was -216 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,594 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 123 ktTarget below 127 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 15.3 ft right14.6 ft right -14.7 -13.6 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °
79 % Average g force 1.10 g0.92 g min to max 1.62 g 1.48 0.92 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 122 kt122 kt min to max 123 kt 123 122 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.6 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 1.6 °
Arrival Rollout 99.23Total landing distance 4,740 ft, 40 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 4,740 ft40 % of runway.
98 % Runway alignment max 24.0 ft right2.2 ft left to 24.0 ft right -17.0 2.2 ft
99.97 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.23 g 0.93 1.00 g
Info Average speed 54 kt33 kt min to max 63 kt 63 33 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.5 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.3 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 24 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kt3 kt min to max 30 kt 30 3 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.9 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 5  · 8 kt
Info Flaps Position 1  · 9 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 4 kt0 kt min to max 7 kt 4 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.4 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Strobe Lights Off  · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake On  · 2 kt

2 landings

Every landing in this flight

The flight is kept as it was recorded: it ends when the engine is shut down, so a landing with the rotors turning is a stop along the way, not a new flight.

# Where Into flight Touchdown Ground speed Sideways On the ground
1 LOWZ · Zell am See Airfield 8:50 438 ft/min 5.0 kt 0.0 kt 3:08
2 LOWZ · Zell am See Airfield 12:28 639 ft/min 7.2 kt 1.6 kt End of flight

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 132 kt, on the 133 kt target, and lifted off at 139 kt 2.0 s later, the nose coming up at 3.6° a second. Climb 3 averaged 147 kt, 29 kt under its 176 kt target.

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 176180 kt12060020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1337.5° off · 3.6°/s17° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 13 kt 0.1° 0 s
80 kt1,097 ft 80 kt -0.2° 12.6 s
Rotate3,329 ft · target 133 132 kt 0.2° 24.5 s
Liftoff3,813 ft · +7 kt from rotation 139 kt 7.5° 26.5 s
35 ft4,628 ft · 3.3 s after liftoff 144 kt 16.6° 29.8 s
Climb 36,498 ft · 391 ft to 924 ft · target 176 147 kt avg 18.5° 37.6 s
End of Climb 312,015 ft · 924 ft 164 kt 7.2° 59.5 s

Takeoff from KMDW 04R

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
3,650ft62 %
Rotation speed100.00
132kttarget 133, 1 slow
Liftoff speed
139kt
Runway alignment100.00
12.4ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Climb 3 speed78.90
147kttarget 176
Rate of climb100.00
902fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 924 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 1,445 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,680 fpm on average to 924 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 3147 kt avgtarget 176THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 132 kttarget 133Liftoff 139 ktSCALE CHANGES1.0 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 5,922 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 12 ft left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 61 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 12.4 ft LAirborne 3,662 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 3,662 ft of 5,922 ft · 62 %
Takeoff roll, 3,662 ft Left ahead, 2,260 ft

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate560 fpm
On glideslope3.0°
On centreline0.1° off
On speed+5.7 kt
Wings level2° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 2.1 nm, about 650 ft above the runway, to the threshold, before the 500 ft gate.

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 KBHM 06

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 120 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° BAND1,1961,020594342165500 ft gate7 of 7552 ft · 134 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 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 4,340 ft left of the centreline, then inside the band from 2.9 nm to the threshold.

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 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND4340 ft L572 ft L36 ft L33 ft R0 ft R9 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

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 19 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −1 kt and +8 kt on the approach speed of 128 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.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 128+5 kt+6 kt+2 kt+5 kt+4 kt−1 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KBHM 06

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
31ft
Threshold speed100.00
127kttarget 128, 1 slow
Centreline offset100.00
14.9ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,594ft
Centreline100.00
15.3ft R
Speed100.00
122kttarget 127 or less
Touchdown rate88.07
-216fpm
Impact78.86
1.62G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

The crosswind

Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 1° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 100° at 3 kt · 2 kt head · 1 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 63 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 21 s, an average deceleration of 0.08 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.

02040608060 kt · 693 ft30 kt · 3,373 fttouchdown3,508 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 5,033 ft of the approach.

Began the flare at 42 ft, 273 ft before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 31 ft, 19 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,594 ft in, 594 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 5,033 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.

31 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare began at 42 ft, 273 ft before the threshold−515 fpm · 3.8° · 128 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −206 fpm · 4.1°−215 fpm · 4.1° nose up · 123 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 31 ft, down at 1,594 ft

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

The sink went from 520 fpm at the flare to 220 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed.

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°descent slowedtouchdown−215 fpm at touchdown4.1° at touchdown, +0.3° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,033 ft of the 11,980 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 14 ft right of the centreline, and steered back to 0 ft left by the end of the rollout.

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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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,594 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,594 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 4,633 ft of 11,980 ft · 39 %
In the air over the runway, 1,594 ftRollout, 3,039 ft Left over, 7,347 ft
Rollout distance100.00
3,039ft39 % used
Rollout alignment98.29
24.0ft R

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The Boeing 737-700 taxied from the parking area to runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport in 11 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 04R, the aircraft used 3,650 ft of runway, representing 62 % of the available length, and lifted off at 139 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 73 °F, wind 4 kt from 100°, with a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.

Climb commenced overhead West Elsdon, Illinois, with the aircraft ascending from 1,557 ft asl to 39,955 ft asl, an increase of 38,399 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 130 nm.

The first cruise segment began 3 mi south of 96IS Hildreth Air Park, Sidell, Illinois, and lasted 33 minutes, during which 269 nm were flown.

Descent started 1 mi north-east of TN12 Hudgin Air Airport, Lewisburg, Tennessee, with the aircraft descending from 40,000 ft asl to 5,000 ft asl, a loss of 35,000 ft in 19 minutes over 116 nm.

A brief cruise followed 1 mi south-west of Graysville, Alabama, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.

The next descent began 1 mi south-west of AL40 Bonham Airport, Birmingham, Alabama, dropping from 4,757 ft asl to 2,844 ft asl, a decrease of 1,912 ft in 2 minutes across 4 nm.

A short cruise segment then proceeded overhead McDonald Chapel, Alabama, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Final approach to runway 06 at KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport was executed from the south-west on a heading of 55.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,577 ft agl.

A go-around was initiated on runway 06 at KBHM when the aircraft reached 1,181 ft agl, aborting the initial approach.

Landing on runway 06 at KBHM was completed with a runway length of 11,980 ft; the threshold speed was 127 kt. Touchdown occurred 201 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 123 kt, with a descent rate of -157 fpm and a lateral deviation of 24 ft from the centreline. Weather at the time was 81 °F, wind 3 kt from 100°, with a 2 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind component.

The rollout distance measured 4,740 ft, representing 40 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s alignment was slightly off centreline by 28 ft during the roll.

Taxi-in from the runway to the parking area required 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

In total, the flight covered 552 nm, took 99, and consumed 8,500 lb of fuel.

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