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KEDW
Edwards, United States
Runway 23L
Elevation2,300 ft asl
Weight30,719 lbs
Fuel5,841 lbs
Wind270° · 4 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

85.87 %
KEDW
Edwards, United States
Runway 23R
Elevation2,310 ft asl
Weight30,724 lbs
Fuel5,849 lbs
Wind269° · 4 kn · 2 kn cross
3 Nov 2025 0:14 63 nm Mig29: Fighter
Departure Score
98.19 %
Enroute Score
63.38 %
Arrival Score
96.03 %

What went well

Touched down at -108 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 21 ft and 171 kt — both inside band
1.14 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Enroute Level — GPWS warning; speed limits at 0 %, bank angle up to 99.0 ° at 0 %, −6.52 points
Enroute Level — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; bank angle up to 171.7 ° at 0 %, speed limits at 84 %, −3.87 points
Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; bank angle up to 66.9 ° at 46 %, −1.82 points
Arrival Final 4 — GPWS warning; Approach angle 3.2 ° at 75 %, −0.35 points

Next time

Departure

Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.

What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.

Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.

See Departure Climb 3

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 18 stages, 15 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 23L at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base, Average speed was 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 2 kt2 kt min to max 2 kt 2 2 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °1.6 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 97.83Departure roll runway 23L at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base. Takeoff distance 2,086 ft 14 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 172 kt. Local weather - Temperature 61 °F. Wind 4 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,086 ft14 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 172 ktTarget 0 kt
89 % Runway alignment max 19.8 ft left19.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left 19.5 9.3 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.12 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °0.4 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.7 4.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.8 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 5 ft agl · 3 kt
Departure Climb 1 99.49Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23L KEDW Edwards Air Force Base.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 198 kt173 kt min to max 225 kt 173 225 kt
98 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.2 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.8 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.93 g min to max 1.27 g 1.11 1.27 g
Info Average VSI 515 fpm240 fpm min to max 1,049 fpm 240 1,049 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 0 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °3.9 ° min to max 6.7 ° 4.5 6.7 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched On 9 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 20 ft agl · 213 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 48 ft agl · 234 kt
Departure Climb 2 98.85Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23L KEDW Edwards Air Force Base.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 254 kt226 kt min to max 340 kt 226 340 kt
97 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.8 2.9 °
97 % Average g force 1.07 g0.39 g min to max 1.31 g 1.27 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 1,370 fpm62 fpm min to max 2,980 fpm 1,064 2,980 fpm
Info Average altitude 107 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 371 ft agl 50 371 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °2.9 ° min to max 8.4 ° 6.8 8.4 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 2,418 ft agl
Departure Climb 3 96.59Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23L KEDW Edwards Air Force Base.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.4 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 358 kt344 kt min to max 371 kt 344 371 kt
83 % Average bank angle 5.5 °2.7 ° min to max 8.5 ° 5.0 5.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.90 g min to max 1.09 g 1.09 0.90 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 3,825 fpm3,308 fpm min to max 3,998 fpm 3,308 3,915 fpm
Info Average altitude 690 ft agl429 ft agl min to max 954 ft agl 429 954 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °7.4 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.5 7.4 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 2,727 ft agl
Enroute Climb 78.17Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Edwards Air Force Base (California, United States). Climbing from 3,315 ft asl to 6,837 ft asl, an increase of 3,522 ft in 2 minutes and covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 352 kt313 kt min to max 418 kt 374 418 kt
46 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.2 ° min to max 66.9 ° 1.9 66.9 °
97 % Average g force 1.04 g0.48 g min to max 1.62 g 0.91 1.31 g
Info Average VSI 900 fpm-1,042 fpm min to max 19,141 fpm 3,818 19,141 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,533 ft asl3,238 ft asl min to max 6,837 ft asl 3,315 6,837 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °0.8 ° min to max 24.5 ° 7.3 24.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 3,315 ft agl
Enroute Level 53.56Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south east of Rosamond (California, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Altitude held within ±857 ft of 8,190 ft asl7,137 ft asl min to max 9,482 ft asl 7,137 7,390 ft asl
84 % Average speed 264 kt254 kt min to max 402 kt 402 259 kt
0 % Average bank angle 22.3 °3.1 ° min to max 171.7 ° 171.7 19.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.61 g min to max 1.34 g 1.24 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °-1.5 ° min to max 19.5 ° 18.5 1.9 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 7,137 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 8,144 ft agl
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles south of L00 Rosamond Rosamond (California, United States). Descent from 7,367 ft asl to 5,180 ft asl, a decrease of 2,187 ft in 3 minutes and covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 264 kt259 kt min to max 270 kt 260 266 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.3 °0.3 ° min to max 24.0 ° 18.7 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.24 g 0.99 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -995 fpm-2,257 fpm min to max -64 fpm -1,270 -265 fpm
Info Average altitude 6,093 ft asl5,180 ft asl min to max 7,367 ft asl 7,367 5,180 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °0.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.7 3.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 7,367 ft agl
Enroute Level 2 21.79Enroute level cruise started 6 miles south east of KMHV Mojave Airport Mojave (California, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 17 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
73 % Altitude held within ±756 ft of 3,842 ft asl1,924 ft asl min to max 5,755 ft asl 5,127 1,924 ft asl
0 % Average speed 475 kt265 kt min to max 745 kt 266 327 kt
0 % Average bank angle 41.3 °0.2 ° min to max 99.0 ° 26.0 53.7 °
0 % Average g force 2.83 g0.27 g min to max 7.29 g 1.03 6.26 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-13.3 ° min to max 6.5 ° 3.1 6.0 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 984 ft agl · 499 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 757 ft agl · 432 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 263 ft agl · 342 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 507 ft agl · 464 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 757 ft agl · 432 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 366 ft agl · 411 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 366 ft agl · 412 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 500 ft agl · 408 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 213 ft agl · 371 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 224 ft agl · 373 kt
Go-around Go-Around runway 23R at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base at 0 ft agl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 277 kt148 kt min to max 474 kt 259 189 kt
0 % Average bank angle 45.5 °0.0 ° min to max 175.5 ° 53.4 1.2 °
0 % Average g force 1.94 g-0.79 g min to max 5.97 g 5.97 0.98 g
Info Average altitude 3,941 ft agl-388 ft agl min to max 13,391 ft agl -388 1,474 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °-83.6 ° min to max 85.8 ° 6.3 -1.1 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Enroute Level 2 263 ft agl · 342 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 993 ft agl · 190 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 465 ft agl · 337 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 670 ft agl · 281 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 670 ft agl · 281 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 670 ft agl · 281 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 670 ft agl · 281 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 669 ft agl · 280 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 702 ft agl · 278 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 981 ft agl · 196 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 453 ft agl · 263 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 288 ft agl · 269 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 272 ft agl · 368 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 240 ft agl · 459 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 10,791 ft agl · 405 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 10,091 ft agl · 257 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 9,642 ft agl · 296 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 9,212 ft agl · 303 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,718 ft agl · 271 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,636 ft agl · 268 kt
Arrival Final 4 92.63Approaching runway 23R at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,419 ft agl to 875 ft agl. A decrease of 544 ft in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
75 % Approach angle 3.2 °2.8 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 2.5 ° 3.5 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 172 kt169 kt min to max 183 kt 183 172 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.4 ° min to max 2.9 ° 1.9 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.07 g 0.94 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -1,804 fpm-1,880 fpm min to max -1,674 fpm -1,674 -1,696 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,148 ft agl875 ft agl min to max 1,419 ft agl 1,419 875 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° -1.0 0.8 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 966 ft agl · 179 kt
33.253.53.7548008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-390-293-195-98098195293390Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 3 99.37Approaching runway 23R at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 850 ft agl to 641 ft agl. A decrease of 208 ft in 17 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.7 ° min to max 3.1 °Target 2.5 ° 2.8 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 183 kt175 kt min to max 187 kt 175 181 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.4 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -778 fpm-1,575 fpm min to max -467 fpm -1,575 -791 fpm
Info Average altitude 737 ft agl641 ft agl min to max 850 ft agl 850 641 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.7 ° min to max 2.6 ° 1.6 0.7 °

Events

Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 884 ft agl · 185 kt
22.252.52.753600650700750800850900950Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-330-248-165-83083165248330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 23R at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 625 ft agl to 303 ft agl. A decrease of 322 ft in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.8 ° min to max 3.1 °Target 2.5 ° 3.1 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 179 kt178 kt min to max 180 kt 180 180 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 0.92 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,068 fpm-1,316 fpm min to max -755 fpm -923 -765 fpm
Info Average altitude 448 ft agl303 ft agl min to max 625 ft agl 625 303 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.2 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.4 1.8 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-270-203-135-68068135203270Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 23R at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 277 ft agl to 6 ft agl. A decrease of 271 ft in 15 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.0 °1.6 ° min to max 2.9 °Target 2.5 ° 2.9 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 175 kt171 kt min to max 180 kt 180 171 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.3 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.7 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -866 fpm-1,259 fpm min to max -716 fpm -798 -716 fpm
Info Average altitude 54 ft agl6 ft agl min to max 277 ft agl 277 6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °0.3 ° min to max 3.4 ° 1.7 3.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-200-150-100-50050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 94.88Landing on runway 23R at KEDW Edwards Air Force Base, runway length 11,982 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 171 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 171 kt. Target 168 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
80 % Good landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.1 ft left0.1 ft left to 0.1 ft left 0.1 0.1 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.4 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.93 g min to max 1.24 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average speed 162 kt152 kt min to max 171 kt 171 152 kt
Info Average VSI -272 fpm-713 fpm min to max -1 fpm -713 -104 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl 22 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °3.4 ° min to max 6.2 ° 3.4 5.8 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,000-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 90.42Touchdown point was 486 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 152 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -104 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 4 kt at 265 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.7 % Touchdown rate was -104 fpm.
89 % Touchdown distance was 1,837 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 152 ktTarget below 142 kt
88 % Runway alignment max 21.0 ft left20.8 ft left 21.0 20.3 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.5 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.99 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 1.11 g
60 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 152 kt151 kt min to max 152 kt 152 151 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °5.8 ° min to max 6.3 ° 5.8 6.3 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 6 ft agl · 158 kt
Arrival Rollout 94.92Total landing distance 4,510 ft, 38 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 4,510 ft38 % of runway.
89 % Runway alignment max 20.2 ft left20.2 ft left to 0.0 ft left 20.2 16.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.12 g 1.10 1.01 g
Info Average speed 145 kt79 kt min to max 154 kt 154 79 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °0.8 ° min to max 6.7 ° 6.4 0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.7 0.2 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched On 6 ft agl · 155 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 6 ft agl · 152 kt
Info Bounce during touchdown 6 ft agl · 145 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 143 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 35 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 32 kt0 kt min to max 68 kt 68 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °0.3 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.0 1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 1.00 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 3 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 172 kt with 4.5° 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.

390 kt260130020°10°0°LIFTOFF4.5° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 10 kt 1.6° 0 s
80 kt438 ft 80 kt 1.0° 5.2 s
Liftoff2,093 ft · target 120 172 kt 4.5° 12.5 s
35 ft3,536 ft · 4.2 s after liftoff 219 kt 5.5° 16.7 s
End of Climb 316,350 ft · 954 ft 371 kt 7.5° 40.6 s

Takeoff from KEDW 23L

Takeoff roll100.00
2,199ft15 %
Liftoff speed100.00
172kttarget 120, 52 fast
Runway alignment89.14
19.8ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb99.49
514fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 954 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 11,338 ft of runway left; then climbing at 2,040 fpm on average to 954 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 END6080100120140160KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 172 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 14,989 ft runway.

Rolled from 116 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 20 ft at the widest, and lifted off 10 ft left. Airborne 14 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 19.8 ft LROLL 116 FT INAirborne 2,209 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,209 ft of 14,989 ft · 15 %
Behind the start of the roll, 116 ftTakeoff roll, 2,093 ft Left ahead, 12,780 ft

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.

Seven checks, two gates1,000 ft 500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate more than 600 fpm beyond what the glideslope needed and speed more than 38 kt above the approach speed of 150 kt.

At the 500 ft gate: speed more than 23 kt above the approach speed of 150 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: sinking too fast until 2.7 nm, fast from 2.7 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KEDW 23R

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 2.5° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 450 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, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 2.5° here, which is about 270 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 40 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 SLOPE1,1008405703102.5° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND9795143461841,000 ft gate5 of 7sink rateon speed1,435 ft · 183 kt500 ft gate6 of 7on speed658 ft · 181 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 7× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 190 ft off the centreline.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR470 ft L0470 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND149 ft L109 ft L58 ft L5 ft R184 ft L121 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

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

Fast from 4 nm to 3.7 nm (up to +46 kt), then inside the band to 2.7 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +37 kt).

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

140160180200 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 150+20 kt+28 kt+30 kt+28 kt+21 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KEDW 23R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
21ft
Threshold speed100.00
171kttarget 150, 21 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.1ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold88.77
1,837ft
Centreline87.78
21.0ft L
Speed100.00
152kttarget 151, 1 fast
Touchdown rate99.73
-108fpm
Impact100.00
1.14G
Bounces60.00
2
The flare79.50

Good landing flare

The crosswind

Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 269° at 4 kt · 3 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 156 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 18 s, an average deceleration of 0.36 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

0408012016060 kt · 2,892 ft30 kt · 3,162 fttouchdown3,289 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 21 ft, 29 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,837 ft in, 837 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

21 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −81 fpm · 5.8° nose up · 152 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 21 ft, down at 1,837 ft

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

The sink went from 750 fpm at 19 ft to 80 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.4° on the way down.

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°touchdown−81 fpm at touchdown5.8° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,982 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 20 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 21 ft left at the widest.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,837 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 1,837 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 1.14 G arrival bounced 2 times.

Runway used 4,348 ft of 11,982 ft · 36 %
In the air over the runway, 1,837 ftRollout, 2,511 ft Left over, 7,634 ft
Rollout distance100.00
2,511ft36 % used
Rollout alignment88.70
20.2ft L

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The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23L at Edwards Air Force Base, where the aircraft, a Mig-29 fighter, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 172 knots. The takeoff distance was 2,086 feet, which was 14% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 61 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 3-knot headwind.

As the aircraft climbed away from the base, it began its enroute climb 1 mile southeast of Edwards Air Force Base, rising from an altitude of 3,315 feet above sea level to 6,837 feet above sea level in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The climb was a steep one, with an increase of 3,522 feet in altitude.

Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southeast of Rosamond, California. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south of L00 Rosamond, descending from an altitude of 7,367 feet above sea level to 5,180 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southeast of Mojave Airport, Mojave, California. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 23R at Edwards Air Force Base, flying from the northeast at a heading of 239.0 degrees and an altitude of 1,419 feet above ground level.

The aircraft then executed a go-around from a height of 0 feet above ground level, before making a final approach to runway 23R. The landing was made on the runway, which was 11,982 feet long, and the aircraft touched down at a speed of 152 knots. The touchdown point was 499 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -104 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 feet from the centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 265 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 3-knot headwind. The total landing distance was 4,510 feet, which was 38% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.

The total flight distance was 63 nautical miles, and the flight lasted for 14 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -8 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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