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EDDH
Hamburg, Germany
Runway 15
Elevation39 ft asl
Weight46,429 kg
Fuel2,560 kg
Wind150° · 7 kn

Flight Score

98.86 %
EDDH
Hamburg, Germany
Runway 15
Elevation39 ft asl
Weight46,192 kg
Fuel2,341 kg
Wind149° · 8 kn · 1 kn cross
9 Nov 2026 0:05 19 nm Airbus A320ceo 220 kg
Departure Score
96.60 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.98 %

What went well

Touched down at -218 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 390 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 39 ft and 118 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −1.13 points

Next time

Departure

Start bringing the nose up as the speed reaches 115 kt, not after it.

What happened: You started the rotation at 137 kt, 22 kt past the 115 kt rotation speed.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 115 kt at rotation

See Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 9 stages, 9 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 Roll 86.40Departure roll runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport. Takeoff distance 1,490 m 41 % of runway. Rotation speed was 137 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 7 kt at 150 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,490 m41 % of runway
82 % Rotation speed was 137 ktTarget 115 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.15 m right0.00 m left to 2.15 m right -1.41 -1.52 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.1 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl · 112 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 160 kt152 kt min to max 165 kt 152 165 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.2 °0.4 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.4 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.04 g min to max 1.16 g 1.06 1.14 g
Info Average VSI 455 fpm140 fpm min to max 752 fpm 140 752 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl 0 26 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °3.3 ° min to max 5.6 ° 3.3 5.6 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average speed 171 kt168 kt min to max 175 kt 168 175 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.2 °1.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.95 g min to max 1.14 g 1.10 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 1,495 fpm1,054 fpm min to max 2,209 fpm 1,054 2,209 fpm
Info Average altitude 105 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 332 ft agl 44 332 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °6.4 ° min to max 8.2 ° 6.4 6.8 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 95 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 267 ft agl · 173 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 377 ft agl · 174 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 182 kt176 kt min to max 187 ktTarget 164 kt, 18 kt fast 176 186 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.3 °1.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.1 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.93 g min to max 1.02 g 0.93 1.00 g
100 % Landing gear up at 5 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.6 °0.5 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.6 °
Info Average VSI 2,016 fpm1,922 fpm min to max 2,145 fpm 2,145 2,135 fpm
Info Average altitude 611 ft agl367 ft agl min to max 870 ft agl 367 870 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °6.5 ° min to max 7.5 ° 6.8 6.5 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Info Flaps Position 3 480 ft agl · 176 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 741 ft agl · 185 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Fuhlsbuettel (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany). Climbing from 1,085 ft asl to 2,634 ft asl, an increase of 1,550 ft in 1 minutes and covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 163 kt143 kt min to max 179 kt 179 151 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.89 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 562 fpm-1,496 fpm min to max 2,201 fpm 2,182 -1,496 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,611 ft asl1,085 ft asl min to max 4,546 ft asl 1,085 2,634 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-5.4 ° min to max 5.5 ° 5.5 -4.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 2 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Bilsen (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±621 ft of 1,878 ft asl1,459 ft asl min to max 2,419 ft asl 2,419 1,459 ft asl
100 % Average speed 120 kt117 kt min to max 149 kt 149 120 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 1 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °-2.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° -2.1 2.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 2,087 ft agl · 120 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport. Descent from 1,469 ft agl to 95 ft agl in 128 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 99.94Landing on runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, runway length 3,656 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 118 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 118 kt. Target 121 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 1.62 m right0.05 m right to 1.62 m right -1.26 -1.62 m
99 % Steepest bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Peak g force 1.05 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 0.98 1.03 g
Info Average speed 117 kt114 kt min to max 118 kt 118 114 kt
Info Average VSI -382 fpm-517 fpm min to max -258 fpm -513 -258 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl-7 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl 40 -7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °3.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° 3.1 5.6 °
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 390 m. Touchdown speed at 114 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -218 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 8 kt at 149 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -218 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 390 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 114 ktTarget below 113 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.78 m right1.70 m right -1.62 -1.78 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.1 °
100 % Peak g force 1.23 g1.03 g min to max 1.23 g 1.03 1.14 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 113 kt113 kt min to max 114 kt 114 113 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °5.6 ° min to max 5.6 ° 5.6 5.6 °

Takeoff from EDDH 15

Taxi out

Lights0.00
Offlanding and strobes

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
1,490m41 %
Runway alignment100.00
2.15m R
Rotation speed81.99
137kttarget 115, 22 late

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
151ktat 3.3°
Rotation
1.2°/sover 2.4 s, gaining 14 kt
35 ft
168ktat 6.4°, 4.2 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
1.2°steepest
Gear up100.00
5ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
182kttarget 164

Plan view the roll down the 3,656 m runway.

Rolled from 927 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 2.4 m at the widest, and lifted off 1.8 m right. Airborne 40 % 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.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 2.43 m RROLL 927 M INAirborne 1,492 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,492 m of 3,656 m · 41 %
Behind the start of the roll, 927 mTakeoff roll, 565 m Left ahead, 2,164 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 871 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,772 m of runway left; gear up at 5 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,840 fpm on average to 871 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 3182 kt avgtarget 164THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 171 m · 2.4 sRotate 137 kttarget 115Liftoff 151 ktGear up 5 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 164210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 171 m · 2.4 sROTATELIFTOFFtarget 115held 7.2°3.3° off · 1.2°/s6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0102030 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 2.1 to 2.9° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Airbus A320ceo pilots over the last 180 days (230 takeoffs); the grey pair are 2 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at. A trace steeper than both green lines is a faster rotation than most, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 11.7°, 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°2.1°/s2°/s3°/s2.9°/sTAIL STRIKE 11.7°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT3.3° off · 1.2°/s6° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.1 to 2.9°/s, other Airbus A320ceo pilots2 to 3°/s from rotation, airlinersTail 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 rate620 fpm600 fpm
On glideslope3.2°3.1°
On centreline0.1° off
On speed−2.4 kt−1.8 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

Why this is not a circuit

Off and back onto EDDH, scored as a flight. A circuit passes all five:

Back onto the same runway 15 → 15
Under 20 minutes 5 min
A downwind none
One full circle 0°
Circuit height, 800 ft to 2,000 ft 4,240 ft

The approach to EDDH 15

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 90 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. 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° BAND1,4146933601891,000 ft gate7 of 71,117 ft · 119 kt500 ft gate7 of 7559 ft · 119 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 52× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 5 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 nmTHR18 m L018 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND3 m R0 m L3 m L3 m L3 m R1 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 30 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 18 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −3 kt and +0 kt on the approach speed of 121 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 121−2 kt−2 kt−2 kt−3 kt−3 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on EDDH 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
39ft
Threshold speed100.00
118kttarget 121, 3 slow
Centreline offset100.00
1.62m R
Bank99.38
2.3°steepest
Flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
390m
Centreline100.00
1.78m R
Speed100.00
113kttarget 113 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-218fpm
Impact100.00
1.23G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.8°as the wheels touched

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 39 ft, 11 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 33 ft. Touched down 390 m in, 85 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 1,524 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.

39 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 33 ft · −480 fpm · 3.8° · 118 kt−217 fpm · 5.6° nose up · 114 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 39 ft, down at 390 m

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

The sink went from 480 fpm at the flare to 220 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.9° on the way down. Into the flare at 118 kt, 3 kt under the 121 kt approach speed, and 114 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°flaretouchdown−217 fpm at touchdown5.6° at touchdown, +1.8° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,656 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 1.8 m right of the centreline. No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 149° at 8 kt · 8 kt head · 0 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 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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 390 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 390 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 390 m of 3,656 m · 11 %
In the air over the runway, 390 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 3,266 m

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Flight narrative

The Airbus A320-ceo taxied to runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport and took off, using 1,490 m (41 % of the runway). Rotation occurred at 137 kt. Local weather at departure was 12 °C with a 7 kt headwind from 150° and no crosswind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 25 seconds, averaging 1,641 fpm and reaching 186 kt at the top of the climb. The aircraft then climbed from 1,085 ft asl to 2,634 ft asl in 1 minute while covering 10 nm, passing overhead Fuhlsbuettel.

Level flight was maintained at 1,900 ft asl for 3 minutes, covering 4 nm and passing overhead Bilsen.

Descent for the final approach began from 1,469 ft agl and reached 95 ft agl in 128 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 aircraft landed on runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, whose length is 3,656 m. The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 118 kt. The flare was described as perfect. Touchdown occurred 390 m down the runway at 114 kt, noted as a little fast, with a touchdown rate of minus 218 fpm and very good runway alignment. No bounce was observed.

Local weather at landing was 10 °C with an 8 kt headwind from 149° and no crosswind. The total flight covered 19 nm in 5 minutes and consumed 220 kg of fuel.

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