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EDFB
Reichelsheim, Germany
Runway 36
Elevation397 ft asl
Weight10,765 kg
Fuel1,094 kg
Wind330° · 1 kn

Flight Score

85.85 %
EDDF
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Runway 07R
Elevation338 ft asl
Weight10,706 kg
Fuel1,035 kg
Wind339° · 3 kn · 3 kn cross
27 Mar 2026 0:14 31 nm Douglas DC-3 59 kg
Departure Score
91.71 %
Enroute Score
98.56 %
Arrival Score
67.28 %

What went well

Touched down at -302 fpm — a soft arrival
1.26 G at touchdown — inside band
Rollout controlled — 49 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 116 kt at 0 %, Threshold height at 214 ft agl was excessively over target at 0 %, −5.06 points
Arrival Rollout — bounce at touchdown; Runway alignment max 23.87 m left at 24 %, −2.28 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 1,446 m at 0 %, Speed at touchdown 80 kt at 51 %, −2.16 points

Next time

Keep the approach speed on target

See Arrival Landing

Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.

Read more in VRef Explained

Start to finish · 13 stages, 11 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 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, Average speed was 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 11.6 °11.6 ° min to max 11.6 ° 11.6 11.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.99 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Roll 93.60Departure roll runway 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield. Takeoff distance 606 m 49 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 77 kt. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 1 kt at 329 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 606 m49 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 77 ktTarget 80 kt
68 % Runway alignment max 11.82 m right9.77 m left to 11.82 m right 2.35 -0.14 m
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.93 g min to max 1.03 g 0.95 0.98 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °5.0 ° min to max 11.6 ° 11.6 7.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.1 2.4 °
Departure Climb 1 97.18Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Heading variation -1.1 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -1.8 °
100 % Average speed 83 kt77 kt min to max 86 kt 77 86 kt
98 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.2 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.09 g 0.97 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 544 fpm257 fpm min to max 737 fpm 257 737 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 34 ft agl 0 34 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.4 °7.0 ° min to max 11.1 ° 7.1 11.1 °
Departure Climb 2 88.45Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
62 % Heading variation -2.5 °-5.1 ° min to max -1.9 ° -1.9 -5.1 °
100 % Average speed 90 kt86 kt min to max 106 kt 86 106 kt
92 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 0.2 5.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.83 g min to max 1.09 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 679 fpm440 fpm min to max 1,234 fpm 741 981 fpm
Info Average altitude 94 ft agl34 ft agl min to max 359 ft agl 34 359 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.8 °5.4 ° min to max 11.8 ° 11.1 8.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 113 ft agl · 91 kt
Departure Climb 3 87.61Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 36 EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
62 % Heading variation -5.9 °-6.3 ° min to max -5.7 ° -5.7 -6.3 °
100 % Average speed 107 kt106 kt min to max 108 kt 106 108 kt
76 % Average bank angle 9.3 °7.1 ° min to max 11.1 ° 7.1 11.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 1.03 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,125 fpm1,036 fpm min to max 1,208 fpm 1,036 1,208 fpm
Info Average altitude 414 ft agl374 ft agl min to max 447 ft agl 374 447 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °8.3 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.3 8.6 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Reichelsheim (Hessen, Germany). Climbing from 648 ft asl to 2,676 ft asl, an increase of 2,027 ft in 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 133 kt109 kt min to max 160 kt 109 160 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.7 °0.1 ° min to max 27.6 ° 12.1 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.88 g min to max 1.50 g 1.04 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 818 fpm-159 fpm min to max 2,116 fpm 1,250 -120 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,490 ft asl648 ft asl min to max 2,742 ft asl 648 2,676 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °-1.2 ° min to max 9.4 ° 8.7 -1.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 97.13Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of Nidderau (Hessen, Germany) and lasted 10 minutes, covering 23 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Altitude held within ±638 ft of 1,973 ft asl918 ft asl min to max 2,977 ft asl 2,764 918 ft asl
100 % Average speed 126 kt101 kt min to max 165 kt 160 111 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.6 °0.0 ° min to max 21.9 ° 2.5 3.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.82 g min to max 1.18 g 1.04 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-5.6 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.4 -5.3 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,541 ft agl · 112 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,351 ft agl · 104 kt
Arrival Final 2 82.94Approaching runway 07R at EDDF Frankfurt Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 550 ft agl to 238 ft agl. A decrease of 313 ft in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
49 % Approach angle 10.1 °9.4 ° min to max 10.9 °Target 3.0 ° 9.4 10.9 °
100 % Average speed 112 kt111 kt min to max 113 kt 111 113 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
91 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.3 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.4 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.91 g min to max 1.10 g 1.02 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -1,464 fpm-1,693 fpm min to max -1,229 fpm -1,470 -1,693 fpm
Info Average altitude 399 ft agl238 ft agl min to max 550 ft agl 550 238 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -6.0 °-7.7 ° min to max -4.7 ° -5.1 -7.7 °
Arrival Final 1 95.83Approaching runway 07R at EDDF Frankfurt Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 209 ft agl to 19 ft agl. A decrease of 190 ft in 5 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Approach angle 11.8 °11.1 ° min to max 12.9 °Target 3.0 ° 11.1 12.9 °
100 % Average speed 115 kt114 kt min to max 116 kt 114 116 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.93 g min to max 1.02 g 0.94 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -1,897 fpm-2,011 fpm min to max -1,831 fpm -1,831 -1,888 fpm
Info Average altitude 113 ft agl19 ft agl min to max 209 ft agl 209 19 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -8.1 °-8.8 ° min to max -7.7 ° -8.2 -8.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 24.14Landing on runway 07R at EDDF Frankfurt Airport, runway length 3,984 m. Threshold height at 214 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 116 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 116 kt. Target 65 kt
0 % Threshold height at 214 ft agl was excessively over target.Target 50 ft agl
0 % Very poor landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.08 m left0.08 m left to 0.02 m left 0.08 0.05 m
91 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 5.5 ° 0.8 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.25 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average speed 93 kt80 kt min to max 117 kt 116 80 kt
Info Average VSI -222 fpm-1,908 fpm min to max 220 fpm -1,908 -302 fpm
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl-13 ft agl min to max 214 ft agl 214 -13 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-7.7 ° min to max 6.9 ° -7.7 4.0 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,4251,5001,5751,6501,72504386129171214Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,4251,5001,5751,6501,725-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 67.63Touchdown point was 1,015 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 80 kt was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -302 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 8 °C. Wind 3 kt at 341 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Touchdown rate was -302 fpm.
0 % Touchdown distance was 1,446 mTarget 457 m
51 % Speed at touchdown 80 ktTarget below 60 kt
81 % Runway alignment max 8.21 m left7.85 m left 7.61 8.21 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g1.00 g min to max 1.26 g 1.00 1.15 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 79 kt79 kt min to max 80 kt 80 79 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °4.0 ° min to max 7.2 ° 4.0 7.2 °
Arrival Rollout 65.84Total landing distance 2,056 m, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.9 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,056 m52 % of runway.
24 % Runway alignment max 23.87 m left23.87 m left to 3.89 m right 8.26 23.87 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 1.00 g
Info Average speed 74 kt41 kt min to max 80 kt 80 41 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °4.1 ° min to max 12.4 ° 7.3 12.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.2 0.4 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 10 ft agl · 74 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 15 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt7 kt min to max 35 kt 35 7 kt
Info Average pitch angle 11.4 °11.2 ° min to max 11.6 ° 11.5 11.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.7 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 1.00 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 77 kt with 7.1° 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.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF7.1° off11° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 8 kt 11.6° 0 s
Liftoff554 m · target 80 77 kt 7.1° 22.7 s
35 ft841 m · 6.7 s after liftoff 86 kt 11.0° 29.4 s
End of Climb 32,334 m · 447 ft 108 kt 8.7° 59.7 s

Takeoff from EDFB 36

Takeoff roll100.00
606m49 %
Liftoff speed100.00
77kttarget 80, 3 slow
Runway alignment68.02
11.82m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb97.18
543fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 447 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 334 m of runway left; then climbing at 720 fpm on average to 447 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.

500 ft250 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END3040506070KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 77 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 1,230 m runway.

Rolled from 54 m in, drifted 12 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 49 % 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.

5001,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 11.82 m RROLL 54 M INAirborne 608 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 608 m of 1,230 m · 49 %
Behind the start of the roll, 54 mTakeoff roll, 554 m Left ahead, 621 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 300 ft gate: sink rate more than 600 fpm beyond what the glideslope needed, glideslope more than 1° off the runway's 3°, centreline more than 1° off and speed more than 10 kt above the approach speed of 82 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: high all the way, fast all the way, sinking too fast from 1.2 nm and left of the centreline from 0.4 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

The approach to EDDF 07R

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

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

High from 1.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to 930 ft over).

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° BAND1,440683300 ft gate3 of 7sink rateon glideslopeon centrelineon speed1,056 ft · 108 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 632 m left of the centreline at 1.6 nm, then inside it from 0.8 to 0.4 nm, then 18 m left of it from 0.4 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND494 m L8 m L65 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 21 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 12 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 1.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +34 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.

80100120140 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 82+20 kt+30 kt+34 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on EDDF 07R

Over the threshold

Threshold height0.00
183ft
Threshold speed0.00
116kttarget 82, 34 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.08m L

Touchdown

Past threshold0.00
1,449m
Centreline81.17
8.21m L
Speed51.00
79kttarget 80 or less
Touchdown rate93.03
-302fpm
Impact100.00
1.26G
Bounces80.00
1
The flare0.00

Very poor landing flare

The crosswind

Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 1° left of the track, wings level.

Wind 339° at 3 kt · 0 kt tail · 2 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 81 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 21 s, an average deceleration of 0.14 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.

02040608010060 kt · 516 m30 kt · 645 mtouchdown671 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 2,155 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 183 ft, 133 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,449 m in, 1,144 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 2,155 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.

183 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −259 fpm · 4° nose up · 80 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 183 ft, down at 1,449 m

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

From 102 ft the descent stopped and turned into a climb of 180 fpm before coming down at 260 fpm to touch. The nose came up 6.4° 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 UP0−750−1,500−3°4°10°touchdown−259 fpm at touchdown4° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 2,155 m of the 3,984 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 8.2 m left of the centreline and drifted to 15 m left on the rollout.

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.

5001,0001,5002,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 1,449 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 1,449 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 1.26 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 2,033 m of 3,984 m · 51 %
In the air over the runway, 1,449 mRollout, 584 m Left over, 1,951 m
Rollout distance100.00
584m49 % used
Rollout alignment24.08
23.87m L

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Departing from Reichelsheim Airfield (EDFB), the Douglas DC-3 began its takeoff roll on runway 36, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 77 kt. The aircraft cleared the runway threshold in 606 meters, utilizing 49% of the available runway length. The climb phase commenced overhead Reichelsheim, with the aircraft ascending from an initial altitude of 648 ft asl to 2,676 ft asl in a mere 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nm. This rapid ascent was achieved through a combination of the aircraft's power output and the favorable local weather conditions, with a temperature of 7 °C and a negligible headwind of 1 kt.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 2,676 ft asl for 10 minutes while covering a distance of 23 nm. This cruise phase was conducted 2 miles north-west of Nidderau, allowing the crew to optimize fuel efficiency and minimize flight time. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07R at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), descending from an altitude of 550 ft agl while maintaining a heading of 69.0°. However, the approach was not without issues, as the touchdown point was located 1,015 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 80 kt was excessively high.

The landing phase was further complicated by a misaligned runway touchdown position, with the aircraft deviating 8.2 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance of 2,056 meters, accounting for 52% of the available runway length, was also above the target. The aircraft's rollout alignment was similarly misaligned, deviating 23.9 meters from the centerline. Despite these challenges, the crew managed to bring the aircraft to a firm touchdown, with a touchdown rate of -302 fpm. The total flight distance of 31 nm was completed in 14 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 59 kg of fuel.

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