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HAAB
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Runway 07R
Elevation7,605 ft asl
Weight430,455 lbs
Fuel86,895 lbs
Wind110° · 6 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

99.32 %
DIAP
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Runway 21
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight365,148 lbs
Fuel20,910 lbs
Wind250° · 4 kn · 3 kn cross
19 Sep 2026 5:36 2611 nm Airbus A350-900 65,985 lbs
Departure Score
99.21 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
98.75 %

What went well

Touched down at -49 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 40 ft and 130 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 7.8 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 2,557 ft at 65 %, −0.35 points
Departure Climb 3 — climb speed 155 kt against 175 kt at 92 %, −0.22 points
Arrival Landing — scored 99.05 %, −0.06 points

Next time

Departure

Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 175 kt.

What happened: Climb speed was 155 kt against a target of 175 kt, running 20 kt slow through the climb.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 175 kt.

See Departure Climb 3

Arrival

Adjust your approach path so you touch down at the 1,500 ft aim point instead of beyond it.

What happened: Touchdown point came 1,057 ft past the target, landing at 2,557 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point. Landings that touch down this far beyond the aim point typically leave less runway available for stopping.

Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.

See Arrival Touchdown

Start to finish · 15 stages, 13 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 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 0 8 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 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 15 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 15 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 15 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 15 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 15 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 15 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 15 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 21 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 07R at HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Average speed was 12 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt8 kt min to max 8 kt 8 8 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
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 99.35Departure roll runway 07R at HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Takeoff distance 5,359 ft 48 % of runway. Rotation speed was 142 kt. Local weather - Temperature 80 °F. Wind 6 kt at 109 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 5,359 ft48 % of runway
97 % Rotation speed was 142 ktTarget 157 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.5 ft left2.5 ft left to 2.4 ft right -0.2 1.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.4 ° min to max 3.5 ° -0.1 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.5 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 13 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07R HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 153 kt148 kt min to max 156 kt 148 156 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.5 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g1.02 g min to max 1.26 g 1.02 1.23 g
Info Average VSI 436 fpm85 fpm min to max 1,088 fpm 85 1,088 fpm
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl 0 29 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °3.5 ° min to max 9.1 ° 3.5 9.1 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07R HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 157 kt156 kt min to max 158 kt 156 158 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.01 g min to max 1.23 g 1.23 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 1,658 fpm1,140 fpm min to max 2,996 fpm 1,140 2,996 fpm
Info Average altitude 75 ft agl31 ft agl min to max 308 ft agl 31 308 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.4 °9.3 ° min to max 13.0 ° 9.3 13.0 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 138 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 138 ft agl · 183 kt
Departure Climb 3 96.73Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 07R HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Climb speed 155 kt152 kt min to max 158 ktTarget 175 kt, 20 kt slow 158 152 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.1 °0.5 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.5 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.98 g
100 % Landing gear up at 88 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average VSI 3,272 fpm3,068 fpm min to max 3,425 fpm 3,068 3,425 fpm
Info Average altitude 620 ft agl354 ft agl min to max 894 ft agl 354 894 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.9 °13.1 ° min to max 14.5 ° 13.1 14.5 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile east of HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Climbing from 8,617 ft asl to 39,944 ft asl, an increase of 31,327 ft in 30 minutes and covering 209 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 244 kt143 kt min to max 291 kt 151 257 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 28.9 °0.0 ° min to max 28.9 ° 1.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.11 g 0.95 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 1,042 fpm455 fpm min to max 3,422 fpm 3,422 502 fpm
Info Average altitude 20,558 ft asl8,617 ft asl min to max 39,944 ft asl 8,617 39,944 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °2.5 ° min to max 14.3 ° 14.3 2.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,264 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2,681 ft agl · 196 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3,280 ft agl · 210 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 34,485 ft agl · 484 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 6 miles west of Metu (Oromiya Region, Ethiopia) and lasted 271 minutes, covering 2,257 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,500 ft of 40,000 ft asl39,982 ft asl min to max 40,020 ft asl 39,994 39,997 ft asl
100 % Average speed 261 kt248 kt min to max 268 kt 257 248 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 16.4 °0.0 ° min to max 16.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.8 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.6 2.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 39,657 ft agl · 469 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 15 miles north east of Aboso (Western Region, Ghana). Descent from 39,997 ft asl to 1,387 ft asl, a decrease of 38,610 ft in 23 minutes and covering 136 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 229 kt144 kt min to max 297 kt 248 144 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 26.2 °0.0 ° min to max 26.2 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.13 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,273 fpm-3,709 fpm min to max 38 fpm 2 -1,216 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,336 ft asl1,387 ft asl min to max 40,004 ft asl 39,997 1,387 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-3.3 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.3 0.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,659 ft agl · 302 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,774 ft agl · 206 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 2,015 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,670 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 1,670 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,607 ft agl · 167 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,560 ft agl · 156 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 1,334 ft agl · 150 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 21 at DIAP Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. Descent from 1,439 ft agl to 91 ft agl in 108 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

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched On 1,334 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,320 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,090 ft agl · 143 kt
Arrival Landing 99.05Landing on runway 21 at DIAP Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, runway length 9,863 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 130 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 130 kt. Target 128 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
96 % The flare tracked the target profile closely. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,557 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.
99.8 % Runway alignment max 26.1 ft left26.1 ft left to 6.9 ft left 26.1 7.1 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.2 °0.3 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.4 0.4 °
100 % Peak g force 1.08 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Average speed 128 kt123 kt min to max 130 kt 130 123 kt
Info Average VSI -263 fpm-536 fpm min to max -36 fpm -536 -70 fpm
Info Average altitude 4 ft agl-11 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl 40 -11 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °2.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.2 4.7 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,00001121324253Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,000-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 94.72Touchdown point was 1,186 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 123 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -49 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 77 °F. Wind 4 kt at 250 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -49 fpm.
65 % Touchdown distance was 2,557 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 123 ktTarget below 125 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 7.8 ft left7.4 ft left 7.1 7.8 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Peak g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.04 g 0.99 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 122 kt122 kt min to max 123 kt 123 122 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °4.5 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.7 4.5 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 6,002 ft, 61 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 6,002 ft61 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 11.6 ft left11.6 ft left to 0.0 ft left 11.6 7.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.99 g
Info Average speed 111 kt63 kt min to max 122 kt 122 63 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °-0.5 ° min to max 4.5 ° 4.5 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 22 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kt10 kt min to max 59 kt 59 14 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.5 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 15 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 15 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 15 ft agl · 16 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 14 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 10 kt

Takeoff from HAAB 07R

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
16kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
5,359ft48 %
Runway alignment100.00
2.5ft L
Rotation speed96.73
142kttarget 157, 15 early

Rotated early, and slowly

The nose came up at 142 kt, 15 kt before the 157 kt rotate speed, and rose at 1.3° a second, slower than the 1.5 to 2.3 other Airbus A350-900 pilots fly.

The nose started up before the rotate speed and then came up slowly, as if easing it off early. Wait for the rotate speed, then make one steady pull at the normal rate for this aircraft.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
147ktat 3.5°
Rotation
1.3°/sover 2.1 s, gaining 5 kt
35 ft
156ktat 9.6°, 4.1 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
1.0°steepest
Gear up100.00
88ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed91.82
155kttarget 175

Plan view the roll down the 11,264 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 6 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 47 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 5.9 ft RAirborne 5,373 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 5,373 ft of 11,264 ft · 48 %
Takeoff roll, 5,373 ft Left ahead, 5,891 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 894 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 4,664 ft of runway left; gear up at 88 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,350 fpm on average to 894 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 3155 kt avgtarget 175THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 587 ft · 2.1 sRotate 142 kttarget 157Liftoff 147 ktGear up 88 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 175180 kt12060020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 587 ft · 2.1 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 157held 11.6°3.5° off · 1.3°/s10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH020406080 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 1.5 to 2.3° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Airbus A350-900 pilots over the last 180 days (59 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.

20°10°0°2.3°/s2°/s1.5°/s3°/sROTATELIFTOFF35 FT3.5° off · 1.3°/s10° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began1.5 to 2.3°/s, other Airbus A350-900 pilots2 to 3°/s from rotation, airlinersNose 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 rate730 fpm760 fpm
On glideslope3.0°3.0°
On centreline0.2° off0.3° off
On speed+8.3 kt+1.5 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then not again: left of the centreline from 0.3 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 DIAP 21

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 70 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: 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° BAND1,3966743431961,000 ft gate7 of 71,036 ft · 136 kt500 ft gate7 of 7525 ft · 130 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 20× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then 30 ft left of it from 0.3 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 nmTHR160 ft L0160 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND8 ft L44 ft L34 ft L22 ft L60 ft L50 ft L
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 +17 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+17 kt+2 kt+3 kt+2 kt+2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on DIAP 21

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
40ft
Threshold speed100.00
130kttarget 128, 2 fast
Centreline offset99.82
26.1ft L
Bank100.00
1.2°steepest
Flare96.25

The flare tracked the target profile closely

The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,557 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.

Touchdown

Past threshold64.77
2,557ft
Centreline100.00
7.8ft L
Speed100.00
122kttarget 125 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-49fpm
Impact100.00
1.04G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.4°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
3,404ft60 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
11.6ft L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
15kt peak

Side view — the last 6,361 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 40 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare late, at 9 ft. Touched down 2,557 ft in, 1,557 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 6,361 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.

40 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 9 ft · −333 fpm · 3.5° · 129 ktdescent slowed at 1 ft · −58 fpm · 4.7°−48 fpm · 4.7° nose up · 123 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 40 ft, down at 2,557 ft

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

The sink went from 330 fpm at the flare to 50 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.3° on the way down. Into the flare at 129 kt, on the 128 kt approach speed, and 123 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°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−48 fpm at touchdown4.7° at touchdown, +1.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 6,361 ft of the 9,863 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 8 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 12 ft left at the widest. Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 1° left of the track, wings level.

Wind 250° at 4 kt · 3 kt head · 2 kt across

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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. 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 2,557 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 2,557 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 5,961 ft of 9,863 ft · 60 %
In the air over the runway, 2,557 ftRollout, 3,404 ft Left over, 3,902 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 122 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 33 s, an average deceleration of 0.15 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.

0408012060 kt · 3,641 ft30 kt · 4,359 fttouchdown4,534 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 07R at HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. The taxi-out required 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.

The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 07R, using 5,359 ft of runway, which is 48 % of the available length. Liftoff was achieved at 148 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 80 °F, wind 6 kt from 109°, with a 4 kt crosswind component and a 5 kt headwind component.

Climb began 1 mile east of HAAB, with the airplane ascending from 8,617 ft asl to 39,944 ft asl, a gain of 31,327 ft achieved in 30 minutes while covering 209 nm.

Level cruise was established 6 miles west of Metu, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia, and persisted for 271 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 2,257 nm.

Descent commenced 15 miles north-east of Aboso, Western Region, Ghana, with the aircraft descending from 39,997 ft asl to 1,387 ft asl, a loss of 38,610 ft in 23 minutes over 136 nm.

Final approach to runway 21 at DIAP Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport involved a descent from 1,439 ft agl to 91 ft agl in 108 seconds. The approach was scored on the stabilisation gates.

The Airbus A350-900 landed on runway 21, whose length is 9,834 ft. The threshold speed was recorded at 130 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,098 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 123 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 70 fpm. Local weather at the time was 77 °F with wind 4 kt from 250°, a 3 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind. Total landing distance measured 6,002 ft, representing 61 % of the runway.

Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 2,611 nm, required 336 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 65,985 lbs of fuel.

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