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KIAD
Dulles, United States
Runway 30
Elevation308 ft asl
Weight281,154 kg
Fuel75,278 kg
Wind356° · 4 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

94.67 %
EDDF
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Runway 25L
Elevation338 ft asl
Weight226,529 kg
Fuel19,992 kg
Wind202° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross
11 Oct 2026 7:57 3697 nm A343 55,286 kg
Departure Score
99.70 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
84.32 %

What went well

Flare on profile — 93 %
Rotated at 152 kt — on the 159 kt rotation target
Airborne in 1,671 m — 52 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 21.20 m right at 39 %, −1.82 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 945 m at 0 %, Runway alignment max 13.64 m right at 71 %, −1.29 points
Arrival Approach — 1,000 ft gate 83 %, 500 ft gate 83 %, −1.11 points

Next time

Departure

Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.

What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 9.3 m off the runway centreline.

Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Fly a slightly steeper approach path to cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 67 ft agl.

What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 67 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, above the normal profile. This fault pattern is often followed by a long touchdown beyond the target point, and here the aircraft touched down at 945 m against a 457 m target.

Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

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 · 23 stages, 21 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 17 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 10 kt 0 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.2 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.2 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Off
Info Navigation Lights On
Info Beacon Lights On
Info Strobe Lights Off
Info Landing Lights Off
Info Landing Gear Down
Info Flaps Fully Retracted
Info Parking Brake On
Info Flaps Position 1  · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 4
Info Taxi Lights On
Info Parking Brake Off
Info Parking Brake On  · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights On  · 8 kt
Info Landing Lights On  · 8 kt
Info Taxi Lights Off  · 8 kt
Info Parking Brake Off  · 7 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 30 at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, Average speed was 15 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 22 kt 0 22 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.02 g

Events

Info Parking Brake Off  · 7 kt
Departure Roll 98.51Departure roll runway 30 at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,671 m 52 % of runway. Rotation speed was 152 kt. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 4 kt at 355 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,671 m52 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 152 ktTarget 159 kt
93 % Runway alignment max 9.27 m right2.65 m left to 9.27 m right 2.51 1.11 m
99.97 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.20 g 0.98 1.15 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max 7.9 ° -0.2 7.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.4 1.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 163 kt161 kt min to max 166 kt 161 166 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.9 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.2 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.20 g1.13 g min to max 1.25 g 1.21 1.14 g
Info Average VSI 759 fpm410 fpm min to max 1,135 fpm 410 1,135 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 0 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °8.2 ° min to max 11.6 ° 8.2 11.6 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 167 kt165 kt min to max 168 kt 166 165 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 0.8 3.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g1.06 g min to max 1.16 g 1.15 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 1,621 fpm1,156 fpm min to max 3,192 fpm 1,156 3,192 fpm
Info Average altitude 63 ft agl25 ft agl min to max 304 ft agl 25 304 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.6 °11.6 ° min to max 20.8 ° 11.6 20.8 °
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 161 kt158 kt min to max 165 ktTarget 166 kt, 5 kt slow 163 165 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.8 ° min to max 7.1 ° 1.5 2.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.75 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.96 g
100 % Landing gear up at 483 ft aglTarget by 698 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.5 °
Info Average VSI 2,888 fpm1,831 fpm min to max 3,658 fpm 3,450 1,858 fpm
Info Average altitude 685 ft agl356 ft agl min to max 968 ft agl 356 968 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 16.1 °12.4 ° min to max 20.7 ° 20.7 13.0 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 587 ft agl · 163 kt
Enroute Climb 99.99Enroute climb started 1 mile north of South Riding (Virginia, United States). Climbing from 1,340 ft asl to 32,805 ft asl, an increase of 31,466 ft in 17 minutes and covering 114 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 282 kt166 kt min to max 330 kt 166 299 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.6 °0.0 ° min to max 26.0 ° 0.8 1.1 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.03 g0.59 g min to max 1.41 g 0.95 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 1,877 fpm-110 fpm min to max 4,582 fpm 1,885 1,285 fpm
Info Average altitude 14,192 ft asl1,340 ft asl min to max 32,805 ft asl 1,340 32,805 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °3.0 ° min to max 13.8 ° 12.5 4.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 5,053 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 1,516 ft agl · 196 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,541 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,701 ft agl · 231 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3,689 ft agl · 264 kt
Info Landing Lights Off 10,279 ft agl · 301 kt
Enroute Level 99.99Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south west of NJ30 Paruszewski Farm Strip Salem (New Jersey, United States) and lasted 132 minutes, covering 1,107 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,151 ft of 33,002 ft asl32,954 ft asl min to max 33,054 ft asl 33,021 33,054 ft asl
100 % Average speed 298 kt292 kt min to max 305 kt 299 304 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 15.1 ° 0.9 7.4 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.00 g0.38 g min to max 1.52 g 0.91 1.05 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° 1.8 3.3 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started Latitude: 45.5170517 Longitude: -51.909893. Climbing from 33,066 ft asl to 34,999 ft asl, an increase of 1,933 ft in 2 minutes and covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 292 kt285 kt min to max 307 kt 305 285 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 6.1 ° 6.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.07 g 1.06 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,152 fpm-65 fpm min to max 3,116 fpm 893 -12 fpm
Info Average altitude 34,345 ft asl33,066 ft asl min to max 35,001 ft asl 33,066 34,999 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.3 ° min to max 5.8 ° 3.3 2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 99.98Enroute level cruise started Latitude: 45.6057854 Longitude: -51.5873718 and lasted 206 minutes, covering 1,840 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,250 ft of 35,002 ft asl34,848 ft asl min to max 35,176 ft asl 35,003 34,994 ft asl
100 % Average speed 286 kt277 kt min to max 293 kt 285 285 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 15.1 ° 0.1 0.4 °
99.8 % Average g force 1.00 g0.25 g min to max 1.50 g 0.97 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °0.7 ° min to max 3.9 ° 2.4 2.3 °
Enroute Climb 3 100.00Enroute climb started 30 miles north west of Polzeath (Cornwall, England). Climbing from 35,003 ft asl to 36,986 ft asl, an increase of 1,983 ft in 2 minutes and covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 282 kt273 kt min to max 289 kt 283 275 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.08 g 0.97 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,114 fpm-70 fpm min to max 3,462 fpm 8 -69 fpm
Info Average altitude 35,692 ft asl34,997 ft asl min to max 36,986 ft asl 35,003 36,986 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.2 ° min to max 6.2 ° 2.2 2.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 21 miles north west of Polzeath (Cornwall, England) and lasted 50 minutes, covering 418 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,349 ft of 36,997 ft asl36,855 ft asl min to max 37,167 ft asl 36,989 37,005 ft asl
100 % Average speed 273 kt267 kt min to max 281 kt 278 274 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 14.7 ° 0.1 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.82 g min to max 1.22 g 1.02 0.91 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.6 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.5 1.7 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of Aywaille (Wallonia, Belgium). Descent from 36,895 ft asl to 28,012 ft asl, a decrease of 8,883 ft in 5 minutes and covering 35 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 312 kt272 kt min to max 327 kt 272 316 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.5 °0.0 ° min to max 14.7 ° 0.6 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.89 g min to max 1.14 g 0.89 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,784 fpm-4,209 fpm min to max 14 fpm -1,682 14 fpm
Info Average altitude 29,928 ft asl28,012 ft asl min to max 36,895 ft asl 36,895 28,012 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-3.2 ° min to max 1.7 ° -0.0 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Feusdorf (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,901 ft of 28,005 ft asl27,956 ft asl min to max 28,018 ft asl 28,013 27,956 ft asl
100 % Average speed 313 kt308 kt min to max 314 kt 314 308 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.92 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °0.6 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.6 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of Mullenbach (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany). Descent from 27,782 ft asl to 4,371 ft asl, a decrease of 23,412 ft in 17 minutes and covering 81 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 282 kt217 kt min to max 319 kt 307 239 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.9 °0.0 ° min to max 17.1 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.25 g 0.97 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -2,061 fpm-3,163 fpm min to max 254 fpm -1,950 -279 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,291 ft asl4,371 ft asl min to max 27,782 ft asl 27,782 4,371 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-2.5 ° min to max 4.9 ° -0.9 3.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights On 8,852 ft agl · 272 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 6,650 ft agl · 264 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 6,194 ft agl · 241 kt
Enroute Level 5 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Nidderau (Hessen, Germany) and lasted 13 minutes, covering 45 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±716 ft of 4,002 ft asl3,982 ft asl min to max 4,327 ft asl 4,327 4,000 ft asl
100 % Average speed 236 kt220 kt min to max 241 kt 239 221 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.7 °0.0 ° min to max 21.1 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.16 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °3.1 ° min to max 5.4 ° 3.4 4.9 °
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Hanau am Main (Hessen, Germany). Descent from 3,996 ft asl to 1,721 ft asl, a decrease of 2,275 ft in 4 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 160 kt143 kt min to max 224 kt 221 144 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.15 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -768 fpm-1,378 fpm min to max 46 fpm -44 -673 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,305 ft asl1,721 ft asl min to max 4,001 ft asl 3,996 1,721 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °-1.5 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.2 3.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3,535 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,535 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,179 ft agl · 233 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 3,152 ft agl · 233 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,242 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,219 ft agl · 188 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,842 ft agl · 163 kt
Arrival Approach 83.33Final approach to runway 25L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport. Descent from 1,426 ft agl to 132 ft agl in 146 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed at both gates
100 % Sink ratepassed at both gates
100 % On glideslopepassed at both gates
100 % On centrelinepassed at both gates
0 % On speedfailed at both gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates
Arrival Landing 88.86Landing on runway 25L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport, runway length 3,986 m. Threshold height at 67 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 145 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 145 kt. Target 157 kt
74 % Threshold height at 67 ft agl was above target.Target 50 ft agl
93 % The flare held the target profile well. The flare took all the sink out 6 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft settled on from there, 336 fpm of sink coming back, having crossed the threshold below target speed. Touchdown was 945 m past the threshold. Carry the speed to the flare and hold it lower - the aircraft ran out of lift before the wheels arrived, so the fix is energy on the approach, not attitude.
97 % Runway alignment max 12.96 m right0.13 m right to 12.96 m right -0.31 -12.85 m
98 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.6 0.1 °
100 % Peak g force 1.16 g0.93 g min to max 1.16 g 1.00 0.95 g
Info Average speed 143 kt134 kt min to max 146 kt 145 134 kt
Info Average VSI -397 fpm-739 fpm min to max -18 fpm -708 -393 fpm
Info Average altitude 4 ft agl-27 ft agl min to max 67 ft agl 67 -27 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °2.5 ° min to max 6.1 ° 2.6 4.6 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,12501327405367Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,125-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 76.70Touchdown point was 504 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 134 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -221 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 2 kt at 203 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
87 % Touchdown rate was -221 fpm.
0 % Touchdown distance was 945 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 134 ktTarget below 153 kt
71 % Runway alignment max 13.64 m right13.25 m right -12.85 -13.64 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.3 °
73 % Peak g force 1.72 g0.95 g min to max 1.72 g 0.95 1.49 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 134 kt134 kt min to max 134 kt 134 134 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °4.3 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.6 4.3 °
Arrival Rollout 72.72Total landing distance 2,087 m, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.2 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,087 m52 % of runway.
39 % Runway alignment max 21.20 m right1.93 m left to 21.20 m right -17.44 -1.54 m
99.9 % Average g force 1.00 g0.83 g min to max 1.27 g 1.07 1.00 g
Info Average speed 60 kt34 kt min to max 67 kt 67 34 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-1.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.3 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.3 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 33 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kt12 kt min to max 33 kt 33 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.06 g 0.98 0.99 g

Events

Info Taxi Lights On  · 27 kt
Info Landing Lights Off  · 26 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 15 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 12 kt 12 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 5  · 18 kt
Info Flaps Position 2  · 18 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted  · 18 kt
Info Strobe Lights Off  · 18 kt
Info Parking Brake On  · 2 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 152 kt, 7 kt below the 159 kt target, and lifted off at 160 kt 3.2 s later, the nose coming up at 2.6° a second. Climb 3 held close to its 166 kt target, at 161 kt on average.

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 figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 166180 kt12060025°13°0°ROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 1598.2° off · 2.6°/s12° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 40 kt -0.2° 0 s
80 kt266 m 80 kt 0.0° 8.6 s
Rotate1,275 m · target 159 152 kt 0.0° 26.0 s
Liftoff1,477 m · +8 kt from rotation 160 kt 8.2° 29.1 s
35 ft1,741 m · 3.8 s after liftoff 167 kt 12.3° 33.0 s
Climb 32,435 m · 357 ft to 969 ft · target 166 161 kt avg 20.7° 41.9 s
Gear up2,619 m · 483 ft · full marks to 698 ft 162 kt 19.0° 45.0 s
End of Climb 33,599 m · 969 ft 165 kt 13.0° 56.6 s

Takeoff from KIAD 30

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,671m52 %
Rotation speed100.00
152kttarget 159, 7 slow
Liftoff speed
160kt
Runway alignment92.54
9.27m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
483ftfull marks to 698 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
161kttarget 166
Rate of climb100.00
759fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 969 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,251 m of runway left; gear up at 483 ft, inside the 698 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,110 fpm on average to 969 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 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 3161 kt avgtarget 166THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 152 kttarget 159Liftoff 160 ktGear up 483 ftfull marks to 698 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,195 m runway.

Rolled from 203 m in, drifted 9.1 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 52 % 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.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 9.09 m RROLL 203 M INAirborne 1,679 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,679 m of 3,195 m · 53 %
Behind the start of the roll, 203 mTakeoff roll, 1,477 m Left ahead, 1,515 m

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six 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.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft 83.335 of 6500 ft 83.335 of 6
Gear down
Sink rate590 fpm900 fpm
On glideslope3.2°3.1°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed−11 kt−12 kt
Wings level0° bank2° bank

At the 1,000 ft gate: speed more than 5 kt below the approach speed of 157 kt.

At the 500 ft gate: speed more than 5 kt below the approach speed of 157 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: slow all the way.

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 downSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to EDDF 25L

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 40 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,3627053772151,000 ft gate5 of 6on speed1,089 ft · 146 kt500 ft gate5 of 6on speed545 ft · 145 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 52× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 3 m off the centreline.

How to read this

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

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR18 m L018 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND0 m R1 m R2 m R0 m R0 m R3 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 39 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 24 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Slow from 4 nm to the threshold (up to −14 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.

160180200220 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 157−11 kt−11 kt−12 kt−12 kt−12 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on EDDF 25L

Over the threshold

Threshold height73.56
66ft
Threshold speed91.02
145kttarget 157, 12 slow
Centreline offset96.88
12.96m R

Touchdown

Past threshold0.00
945m
Centreline70.76
13.64m R
Speed100.00
134kttarget 153 or less
Touchdown rate87.13
-221fpm
Impact73.14
1.72G
BouncesOk
None
The flare93.08

The flare held the target profile well. The flare took all the sink out 6 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft settled on from there, 336 fpm of sink coming back, having crossed the threshold below target speed. Touchdown was 945 m past the threshold. Carry the speed to the flare and hold it lower - the aircraft ran out of lift before the wheels arrived, so the fix is energy on the approach, not attitude.

The crosswind

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

Wind 202° at 2 kt · 1 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 67 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 41 s, an average deceleration of 0.05 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.

02040608060 kt · 333 m30 kt · 1,232 mtouchdown1,281 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 2,189 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 66 ft, 16 ft above the 50 ft target; began the flare at 12 ft; ballooned 5 ft from 3 ft. Touched down 945 m in, 640 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 2,189 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.

66 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT held off 440 m from the lowest point 80 ft400 Flare 12 ft · −322 fpm · 4° · 146 ktballooned +5 ft · from 3 ft to 8 ft−220 fpm · 4.6° nose up · 134 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 66 ft, down at 945 m

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

From the flare the descent stopped and turned into a climb of 110 fpm before coming down at 220 fpm to touch. The nose came up 0.6° 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°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−220 fpm at touchdown4.6° at touchdown, +0.6° from the flareclimbing 110 fpm
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 2,189 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 14 m right of the centreline and drifted to 21 m right on the rollout, back to 0.7 m right by the end.

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 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 945 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 945 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 1.72 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 2,067 m of 3,986 m · 52 %
In the air over the runway, 945 mRollout, 1,122 m Left over, 1,919 m
Rollout distance100.00
1,122m52 % used
Rollout alignment39.41
21.20m R

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The A340-3 taxied from the parking area to runway 30 at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, a movement that lasted 17 minutes and covered 2 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 30, the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 1,671 m (52 % of the runway) and rotated at 152 kt; ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 355°, giving a 2 kt headwind and a 4 kt crosswind component.

The initial climb began 1 nm north of South Riding, Virginia, climbing from 1,340 ft asl to 32,805 ft asl-a gain of 31,466 ft-in 17 minutes while covering 114 nm.

Level cruise commenced 2 nm southwest of NJ30 Paruszewski Farm Strip, New Jersey, and continued for 132 minutes, during which 1,107 nm were flown.

A subsequent climb segment started at latitude 45.5170517, longitude -51.909893, raising the aircraft from 33,066 ft asl to 34,999 ft asl (an increase of 1,933 ft) in 2 minutes over a distance of 13 nm.

The next cruise phase began at latitude 45.6057854, longitude -51.5873718 and lasted 206 minutes, covering 1,840 nm.

A further climb was initiated 30 nm northwest of Polzeath, Cornwall, taking the aircraft from 35,003 ft asl to 36,986 ft asl (gain of 1,983 ft) in 2 minutes while traveling 13 nm.

Cruise continued 21 nm northwest of Polzeath for 50 minutes, during which 418 nm were traversed.

Descent began 1 nm northeast of Aywaille, Belgium, descending from 36,895 ft asl to 28,012 ft asl (loss of 8,883 ft) in 5 minutes and covering 35 nm.

A brief level segment overhead Feusdorf, Rheinland-Pfalz, lasted 2 minutes and spanned 11 nm.

The next descent started 1 nm northeast of Mullenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, dropping from 27,782 ft asl to 4,371 ft asl (loss of 23,412 ft) in 17 minutes over 81 nm.

A short cruise segment 1 nm south of Nidderau, Hessen, lasted 13 minutes and covered 45 nm.

Descent resumed 1 nm southwest of Hanau am Main, Hessen, falling from 3,996 ft asl to 1,721 ft asl (loss of 2,275 ft) in 4 minutes across 9 nm.

The final approach to runway 25L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport involved a descent from 1,426 ft agl to 132 ft agl in 146 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.

Landing on runway 25L (runway length 3,986 m) recorded a threshold height at 67 ft agl above target and a threshold speed slightly below target at 145 kt; touchdown occurred 527 m beyond the touchdown zone at 134 kt with a touchdown rate of minus 62 fpm, and the touchdown point was misaligned 14.2 m from the centreline. Local weather was 9 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 203°, providing a 1 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind component.

The runway rollout covered a total landing distance of 2,087 m (52 % of the runway) and the aircraft exited the runway misaligned 21.2 m from the centreline.

After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 15 minutes, traveling a further 2 nm.

In total, the flight covered 3,697 nm, required 477 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 55,286 kg of fuel.

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