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KSMF
Sacramento, United States
Runway 17R
Elevation23 ft asl
Weight70,938 kg
Fuel11,520 kg
Wind180° · 2 kn

Flight Score

94.05 %
KDAL
Dallas, United States
Runway 31L
Elevation476 ft asl
Weight63,235 kg
Fuel3,383 kg
Wind70° · 14 kn · 12 kn cross
8 Sep 2024 3:01 1275 nm Boeing 737-800 8,137 kg
Departure Score
99.19 %
Enroute Score
91.84 %
Arrival Score
90.00 %

What went well

Touched down at -228 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 53 ft and 144 kt — both inside band
1.43 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Enroute Descent — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 0 %, −2.67 points
Arrival Rollout — Landing distance 2,164 m at 58 %, Runway alignment max 17.53 m at 66 %, −1.44 points
Arrival Landing — GPWS warning; Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −1.08 points

Top opportunity

Work on the flare

Arrival Landing

Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 21 stages, 19 scored

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 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 24 kn 2 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.80 g min to max 1.02 g 0.93 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.4 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.3 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 8 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 20 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 22 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 17R at KSMF Sacramento Intl, Average speed was 10 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 22 kn 6 22 kn
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.5 ° -1.2 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.01 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 17R at KSMF Sacramento Intl. Takeoff distance 1,800 m 69 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 163 kn. Local weather - Temperature 36 °C. Wind 2 kn at 180 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,800 m69 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 163 knTarget 160 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 2.10 m1.90 m left to 0.21 m right 0.00 1.37 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.4 ° min to max 7.4 ° -0.6 7.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.3 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17R KSMF Sacramento Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 168 kn163 kn min to max 172 kn 163 172 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.00 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 505 ft/m219 ft/m min to max 854 ft/m 219 854 ft/m
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl 0 39 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.2 °7.5 ° min to max 10.9 ° 7.5 10.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 16 ft agl · 173 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17R KSMF Sacramento Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 175 kn172 kn min to max 185 kn 172 185 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.98 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 1,306 ft/m874 ft/m min to max 2,292 ft/m 874 2,292 ft/m
Info Average altitude 92 ft agl40 ft agl min to max 370 ft agl 40 370 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °11.0 ° min to max 12.2 ° 11.0 12.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 203 ft agl · 187 kt
Departure Climb 3 95.93Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17R KSMF Sacramento Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 190 kn186 kn min to max 192 kn 186 192 kn
80 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.2 ° min to max 9.7 ° 0.2 9.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g1.01 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.07 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 3,020 ft/m2,371 ft/m min to max 3,788 ft/m 2,371 3,788 ft/m
Info Average altitude 654 ft agl410 ft agl min to max 937 ft agl 410 937 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.0 °12.2 ° min to max 16.4 ° 12.2 16.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of KSMF Sacramento Intl Sacramento (California, United States). Climbing from 1,041 ft asl to 35,992 ft asl, an increase of 34,951 ft in 22 minutes and covering 160 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 272 kn189 kn min to max 316 kn 192 271 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.8 °0.0 ° min to max 35.9 ° 14.1 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.24 g 1.07 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,881 ft/m-62 ft/m min to max 4,132 ft/m 3,956 58 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16,905 ft asl1,041 ft asl min to max 35,995 ft asl 1,041 35,992 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °2.9 ° min to max 16.9 ° 16.7 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 1,509 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,626 ft agl · 205 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,836 ft agl · 210 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 2,443 ft agl · 216 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,426 ft agl · 296 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 11 miles north of 3Q0 Mina Mina (Nevada, United States) and lasted 117 minutes, covering 956 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 36,062 ft asl35,989 ft asl min to max 36,132 ft asl 35,992 36,114 ft asl
100 % Average speed 269 kn265 kn min to max 272 kn 271 269 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 22.9 ° 0.4 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.8 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.2 3.0 °
Enroute Descent 60.00Enroute descent started overhead Davidson (Oklahoma, United States). Descent from 36,115 ft asl to 5,073 ft asl, a decrease of 31,041 ft in 20 minutes and covering 122 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 274 kn233 kn min to max 316 kn 270 240 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 7.1 ° 0.7 7.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.79 g min to max 1.16 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,548 ft/m-3,676 ft/m min to max 12 ft/m 9 -249 ft/m
Info Average altitude 17,349 ft asl5,073 ft asl min to max 36,118 ft asl 36,115 5,073 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-2.3 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 2.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,474 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,222 ft agl · 307 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 7,070 ft agl · 275 kt
Enroute Level 2 99.21Enroute level cruise started overhead Paloma Creek (Texas, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 20 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Average altitude 4,787 ft asl4,169 ft asl min to max 5,070 ft asl 5,070 4,169 ft asl
100 % Average speed 235 kn219 kn min to max 240 kn 240 229 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.7 °0.0 ° min to max 26.3 ° 8.5 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °1.5 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.2 1.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3,862 ft agl · 252 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,848 ft agl · 250 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles south west of Richardson (Texas, United States). Descent from 4,127 ft asl to 2,276 ft asl, a decrease of 1,850 ft in 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 196 kn181 kn min to max 230 kn 228 182 kn
100 % Average bank angle 15.3 °0.0 ° min to max 27.8 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.97 g min to max 1.17 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -745 ft/m-1,214 ft/m min to max -132 ft/m -215 -1,194 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,078 ft asl2,276 ft asl min to max 4,127 ft asl 4,127 2,276 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-0.4 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.8 0.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 2,635 ft agl · 205 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,524 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,510 ft agl · 193 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 2 miles south west of Richardson (Texas, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 161 kn144 kn min to max 181 kn 181 160 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.3 °0.0 ° min to max 28.0 ° 0.0 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.71 g min to max 1.17 g 0.99 1.16 g
Info Average VSI -855 ft/m-2,391 ft/m min to max 362 ft/m -1,208 -1,705 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,961 ft asl1,618 ft asl min to max 2,256 ft asl 2,256 1,618 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °-4.8 ° min to max 7.9 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 1,436 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 1,415 ft agl · 158 kt
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,121 ft agl to 1,061 ft agl. A decrease of 60 ft in 4 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.3 °3.3 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 3.3 °
100 % Average speed 158 kn157 kn min to max 159 kn 159 157 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.4 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °1.5 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.5 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.98 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -1,064 ft/m-1,421 ft/m min to max -848 ft/m -1,421 -848 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,090 ft agl1,061 ft agl min to max 1,121 ft agl 1,121 1,061 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.6 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.6 0.7 °
33.253.53.7541,0001,0501,1001,1501,200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 96.46Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,046 ft agl to 620 ft agl. A decrease of 426 ft in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °2.9 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 145 kn141 kn min to max 156 kn 156 141 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.7 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.8 °
82 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.6 ° min to max 9.6 ° 1.6 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.14 g 0.95 1.11 g
Info Average VSI -1,116 ft/m-1,435 ft/m min to max -774 ft/m -877 -960 ft/m
Info Average altitude 837 ft agl620 ft agl min to max 1,046 ft agl 1,046 620 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-1.4 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.4 1.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 8 1,039 ft agl · 161 kt
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 96.78Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 608 ft agl to 345 ft agl. A decrease of 264 ft in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.7 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 2.9 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 143 kn139 kn min to max 145 kn 141 145 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° -0.6 0.8 °
84 % Average bank angle 4.7 °0.5 ° min to max 9.0 ° 5.2 8.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.79 g min to max 1.19 g 1.05 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -711 ft/m-1,182 ft/m min to max -203 ft/m -777 -889 ft/m
Info Average altitude 467 ft agl345 ft agl min to max 608 ft agl 608 345 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-2.4 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 477 ft agl · 147 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 385 ft agl · 149 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 392 ft agl · 149 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 373 ft agl · 149 kt
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-90-68-45-23023456890Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 98.58Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 326 ft agl to 60 ft agl. A decrease of 266 ft in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °2.7 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 145 kn145 kn min to max 147 kn 146 145 kn
98 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.2 °
94 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.0 ° min to max 6.3 ° 6.3 3.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.82 g min to max 1.23 g 0.84 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -671 ft/m-1,256 ft/m min to max -499 ft/m -1,034 -500 ft/m
Info Average altitude 108 ft agl60 ft agl min to max 326 ft agl 326 60 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-1.5 ° min to max 3.6 ° -1.5 0.5 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 238 ft agl · 150 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 223 ft agl · 150 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 74.04Landing on runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field, runway length 2,534 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 145 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 145 kn. Target 143 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
90 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 6.8 ° 3.4 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.76 g min to max 1.25 g 0.91 0.81 g
Info Average speed 144 kn143 kn min to max 145 kn 145 145 kn
Info Average VSI -298 ft/m-525 ft/m min to max -58 ft/m -502 -197 ft/m
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl 54 4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-0.3 ° min to max 4.1 ° 0.6 -0.1 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 37 ft agl · 148 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 22 ft agl · 148 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 12 ft agl · 149 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 26 ft agl · 148 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 21 ft agl · 148 kt
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,05001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,050-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 88.63Touchdown point was 460 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 145 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was good at -197 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 31 °C. Wind 13 kn at 69 °. Crosswind: 12 kn Tailwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Touchdown VSI was -197 ft/m.
55 % Touchdown distance was 866 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 145 knTarget 141 kn
75 % Runway alignment max 9.94 m9.59 m left 9.94 8.91 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.0 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g0.81 g min to max 1.43 g 0.81 1.20 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 145 kn145 kn min to max 145 kn 145 145 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.1 0.3 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Landing 12 ft agl · 149 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 8 ft agl · 149 kt
Arrival Rollout 65.53Total landing distance 2,164 m, 85 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
58 % Landing distance 2,164 m85 % of runway.
66 % Runway alignment max 17.53 m12.32 m left to 5.20 m right 8.78 -1.68 m
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.66 g min to max 1.41 g 1.15 1.00 g
Info Average speed 149 kn79 kn min to max 154 kn 154 79 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-2.3 ° min to max 4.2 ° 0.3 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 6.6 °0.1 ° min to max 10.7 ° 1.7 0.1 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 10 ft agl · 140 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 25 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 24 kn0 kn min to max 66 kn 66 13 kn
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.4 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 8 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 5 8 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 8 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 26 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 39 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kn0 kn min to max 23 kn 15 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 knmax 13 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.9 ° -0.9 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll1,800 m · 69 %
100.00Liftoff speed163 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.90 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb504 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height53 ft
100.00Threshold speed144 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.10 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five 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.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KDAL 31L

Past threshold54.92
869m
Centreline74.87
8.91m L
Speed100.00
144kt
Touchdown rate96.67
-228fpm
Impact100.00
1.43G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 2,239 m of the approach.

53 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 53 ft, down at 869 m

Plan view — the first 2,239 m of the 2,534 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,5002,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 869 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 869 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,117 m of 2,534 m · 84 %
Rollout distance66.35
1,247m83 % used
Rollout alignment66.19
12.32m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 17R at KSMF Sacramento Intl in the Boeing 737-800
99.19 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 17R at KSMF Sacramento Intl. Takeoff distance 1,800 m 69 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 163 kn. Local weather - Temperature 36 °C. Wind 2 kn at 180 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,800 m using 68.59 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 163 kn - Target 160 kn
Alignment
100 %
1.90 m left to 0.21 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
170 95 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 3.5 -1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17R KSMF Sacramento Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 170 160
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 9 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 450 0
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17R KSMF Sacramento Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
190 180 170
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 12 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,300 1,500 700
95.93 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17R KSMF Sacramento Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
200 190 180
Bank °
79.63 %
10 5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 15 12
Climb Rate fpm
Info
3,800 3,000 2,200
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500024487296120 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field in the Boeing 737-800
Landing Score 81.69 %
Landing Summary

Overall, your aircraft landing score of 81.7% indicates that there were several areas of the landing that were executed well, but there are also areas that require improvement.

Let's start with the positive aspects of your landing. The Approach Phase had excellent glideslope alignment, which shows that you were able to maintain a steady descent towards the runway. This is crucial for a safe and smooth landing. Additionally, the Landing Phase had good threshold height, indicating that you were able to judge the height above the runway accurately.

However, there are some areas that need attention. The Landing Phase had a very poor landing flare, which is important for a smooth touchdown on the runway. Work on timing your flare correctly to avoid a hard landing. Additionally, there was poor bank angle stability during landing, which can affect the stability of the aircraft on touchdown.

Moving on to the Touchdown Phase, the touchdown rate was good, but the speed was slightly above target. It's important to ensure that you are maintaining the correct speed for a safe landing. The touchdown point being 460 m beyond the touchdown zone is a significant distance, indicating that there may have been some issues with approach planning. The runway touchdown position being 9.9 m from the centerline also suggests a need for better alignment during the landing phase.

A crucial detail to note is that you landed with a 5 kn tailwind, which is risky and can affect the aircraft's performance during landing. It's important to always land into the wind to ensure better control and stability.

Lastly, in the Rollout Phase, the runway alignment was 12.3 m from the centerline. Improving alignment during rollout will help with a smoother taxi to the terminal.

In conclusion, while there were some positive aspects to your landing, there are clear areas for improvement. Practice and focus on areas such as flare, speed control, alignment, and wind conditions to improve your future landings. Keep up the good work and continue to strive for excellence in your aircraft handling skills. With dedication and practice, you can achieve even higher landing scores in the future.

100 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,121 ft agl to 1,061 ft agl. A decrease of 60 ft in 4 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
159 155 150
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-848 -1,174 -1,500
33.253.53.7541,0001,0501,1001,1501,200 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
96.46 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,046 ft agl to 620 ft agl. A decrease of 426 ft in 22 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
156 148 140
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
82.3 %
10 5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-774 -1,137 -1,500
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-120-90-60-300306090120 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
96.78 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 608 ft agl to 345 ft agl. A decrease of 264 ft in 22 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
145 138 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
83.92 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-203 -701 -1,200
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-90-68-45-23023456890 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
98.58 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 326 ft agl to 60 ft agl. A decrease of 266 ft in 18 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
98.4 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
147 144 140
Alignment
98.4 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
94.5 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-499 -900 -1,300
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
74.04 %
Landing
Landing on runway 31L at KDAL Dallas Love Field, runway length 2,534 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 145 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 145 kt. Target 143 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
90.38 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
145 142 140
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-58 -329 -600
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,05001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,050-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
88.63 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 460 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 145 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was good at -197 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 31 °C. Wind 13 kn at 69 °. Crosswind: 12 kn Tailwind: 5 kn.
Warning: Landed with a 5 kt tailwind
Touchdown
96.67 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -228 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 145 kt was a little fast. Target below 141 kn
Distance
55.27 %
Touchdown point was 460 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
74.87 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.7 °
G
100 %
G 1.16 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
65.53 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,164 m, 85 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 m from centreline.
Distance
58.32 %
Landing distance 2,164 m using 85.42 % of runway
Alignment
66.19 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
145 107 70
Bank °
Info
11 5.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 1.5 -2
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
Metrics
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