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KDCA
Washington, United States
Runway 01
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight36,585 kg
Fuel6,691 kg
Wind80° · 14 kn · 14 kn cross

Flight Score

94.29 %
KDSM
Des Moines, United States
Runway 31
Elevation909 ft asl
Weight32,713 kg
Fuel2,683 kg
Wind299° · 19 kn · 4 kn cross
2 Apr 2026 1:01 855 nm CRJ900 4,009 kg
Departure Score
98.15 %
Enroute Score
98.43 %
Arrival Score
86.28 %

What went well

Held the centreline on the roll in a 13 kn crosswind — 1.82 m off at liftoff
Straight touchdown — 2.01 m off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 100 %

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was good at 142 kt at 0 %, Touched down 65 m short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air at 0 %, −3.33 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown rate was -346 fpm at 64 %, Touched down 65 m short of the threshold at 72 %, −0.78 points
Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 88 %, −0.52 points

Next time

Departure

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

What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 7.9°, more roll than the climb out called for.

Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb

See Departure Climb 2

Arrival

Reduce power earlier on final to bleed speed back to 138 kt before crossing the threshold.

What happened: You crossed the threshold at 142 kt, 4 kt above the 138 kt target.

Watch for: Airspeed, targeting 138 kt at the threshold.

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 · 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 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 12 kt0 kt min to max 20 kt 0 9 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 17 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-2.2 ° min to max -1.9 ° -2.0 -2.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 7 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 7 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 7 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 12 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Average speed was 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kt1 kt min to max 17 kt 9 17 kt
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.2 ° min to max -2.1 ° -2.2 -2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Roll 98.71Departure roll runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Takeoff distance 1,522 m 70 % of runway. Rotation speed was 136 kt. Local weather - Temperature 13 °C. Wind 14 kt at 80 °. Crosswind: 14 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,522 m70 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 136 ktTarget 147 kt
94 % Runway alignment max 4.82 m right0.82 m left to 4.82 m right 0.82 -1.82 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-2.1 ° min to max 8.7 ° -2.1 8.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.2 3.6 °

Events

Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 7 ft agl · 45 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 7 ft agl · 45 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 7 ft agl · 45 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 7 ft agl · 45 kt
Departure Climb 1 98.91Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 147 kt144 kt min to max 148 kt 144 148 kt
96 % Average bank angle 3.5 °1.9 ° min to max 6.5 ° 3.7 6.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.00 g min to max 1.14 g 1.04 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 614 fpm278 fpm min to max 859 fpm 278 859 fpm
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 0 31 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.6 °9.0 ° min to max 12.6 ° 9.0 12.6 °
Departure Climb 2 93.11Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Heading variation -0.3 °-2.4 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -2.4 °
100 % Average speed 149 kt148 kt min to max 154 kt 148 154 kt
77 % Average bank angle 7.9 °4.6 ° min to max 13.0 ° 6.7 10.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g0.95 g min to max 1.18 g 1.06 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 1,201 fpm866 fpm min to max 1,652 fpm 866 1,652 fpm
Info Average altitude 88 ft agl32 ft agl min to max 349 ft agl 32 349 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.4 °10.6 ° min to max 14.6 ° 12.8 12.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 59 ft agl · 146 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01 KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 154 kt154 kt min to max 155 ktTarget 166 kt, 12 kt slow 154 154 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.3 °7.0 ° min to max 10.2 ° 10.2 7.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.00 g
100 % Landing gear up at 33 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -4.4 °-6.1 ° min to max -3.1 ° -3.1 -6.1 °
Info Average VSI 2,086 fpm1,838 fpm min to max 2,243 fpm 1,838 2,243 fpm
Info Average altitude 534 ft agl375 ft agl min to max 696 ft agl 375 696 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.7 °12.2 ° min to max 13.5 ° 12.4 13.5 °
Enroute Climb 95.30Enroute climb started 1 mile south of Washington (District of Columbia, United States). Climbing from 754 ft asl to 36,018 ft asl, an increase of 35,263 ft in 14 minutes and covering 144 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Average speed 240 kt149 kt min to max 301 kt 153 248 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.0 °0.0 ° min to max 32.4 ° 6.8 0.7 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.02 g0.77 g min to max 1.48 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,909 fpm-99 fpm min to max 5,646 fpm 2,280 -18 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,681 ft asl754 ft asl min to max 36,018 ft asl 754 36,018 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °3.0 ° min to max 14.3 ° 13.7 3.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 4,229 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 2,431 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,411 ft agl · 227 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 3,871 ft agl · 268 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 3,871 ft agl · 268 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 4,305 ft agl · 282 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 4,305 ft agl · 282 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,846 ft agl · 291 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9,846 ft agl · 291 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 28,323 ft agl · 462 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 28,323 ft agl · 462 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 7 miles south west of Coalton (West Virginia, United States) and lasted 24 minutes, covering 592 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,301 ft of 36,003 ft asl35,992 ft asl min to max 36,024 ft asl 36,019 35,999 ft asl
100 % Average speed 253 kt237 kt min to max 263 kt 250 259 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 22.0 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.9 ° min to max 4.2 ° 3.6 2.9 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 6 miles south of MU33 Harrison Airport Hurdland (Missouri, United States). Descent from 35,851 ft asl to 2,288 ft asl, a decrease of 33,563 ft in 11 minutes and covering 110 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 213 kt142 kt min to max 284 kt 263 142 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.1 °0.0 ° min to max 23.6 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.18 g 1.18 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,269 fpm-2,421 fpm min to max 219 fpm -2,421 -634 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,869 ft asl2,288 ft asl min to max 35,851 ft asl 35,851 2,288 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-1.6 ° min to max 5.7 ° 1.0 0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,736 ft agl · 285 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Activated 4,948 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,148 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,596 ft agl · 212 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 2,294 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,294 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Armed 2,294 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Activated 2,294 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 2,294 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,125 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,101 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,101 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,032 ft agl · 158 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Activated 2,033 ft agl · 158 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Disarmed 2,033 ft agl · 158 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,868 ft agl · 164 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,764 ft agl · 159 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport. Descent from 1,426 ft agl to 83 ft agl in 150 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
Arrival Landing 50.00Landing on runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,738 m. Touched down 65 m short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air. Threshold speed was good at 142 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was good at 142 kt. Target 138 kt
0 % Touched down 65 m short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 2.79 m left2.79 m left to 1.36 m left 2.79 1.36 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.00 g min to max 1.15 g 1.00 1.03 g
Info Average speed 142 kt141 kt min to max 142 kt 142 142 kt
Info Average VSI -798 fpm-1,032 fpm min to max -500 fpm -1,023 -500 fpm
Info Average altitude 27 ft agl5 ft agl min to max 60 ft agl 60 5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.8 ° min to max 1.5 ° -0.8 0.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Deactivated 24 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Armed 24 ft agl · 142 kt
07501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 88.33Touchdown was 64 m short of the threshold. Touchdown speed at 142 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -346 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 21 kt at 300 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 20 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
64 % Touchdown rate was -346 fpm.
72 % Touched down 65 m short of the thresholdTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 142 ktTarget below 135 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.01 m left1.62 m left 1.36 2.01 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.2 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.2 1.7 °
94 % Average g force 1.13 g1.01 g min to max 1.36 g 1.03 1.05 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 142 kt142 kt min to max 142 kt 142 142 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.4 °
Arrival Rollout 93.07Total landing distance 1,209 m, 44 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,209 m44 % of runway.
85 % Runway alignment max 7.28 m left7.28 m left to 0.00 m left 2.01 4.69 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.98 g
Info Average speed 115 kt63 kt min to max 124 kt 124 63 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-2.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.4 -2.3 °
Info Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.2 °

Events

Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 7 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 7 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Deactivated 7 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated 7 ft agl · 142 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 42 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 26 kt18 kt min to max 58 kt 58 18 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-2.4 ° min to max -1.8 ° -2.4 -2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.2 1.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 0.99 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 7 ft agl · 38 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 22 kt4 kt min to max 26 kt 18 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 15 ktmax 18 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.2 ° min to max -1.9 ° -2.0 -2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.1 0.1 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl · 1 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 136 kt, 11 kt below the 147 kt target, and lifted off at 143 kt 3.1 s later, the nose coming up at 3.4° a second. Climb 3 averaged 154 kt, 12 kt under its 166 kt target.

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 kt12060020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1479.0° off · 3.4°/s14° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 21 kt -2.1° 0 s
80 kt338 m 80 kt -2.0° 12.2 s
Rotate1,193 m · target 147 136 kt -1.5° 27.4 s
Liftoff1,413 m · +7 kt from rotation 143 kt 9.0° 30.5 s
Gear up1,732 m · 33 ft · full marks to 400 ft 148 kt 13.0° 34.7 s
35 ft1,746 m · 4.4 s after liftoff 148 kt 13.7° 34.9 s
Climb 32,805 m · 376 ft to 697 ft · target 166 154 kt avg 12.4° 48.8 s
End of Climb 33,482 m · 697 ft 154 kt 13.5° 58.5 s

Takeoff from KDCA 01

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,522m70 %
Rotation speed100.00
136kttarget 147, 11 slow
Liftoff speed
143kt
Runway alignment93.54
4.82m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
33ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
154kttarget 166
Rate of climb98.91
613fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 697 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 326 m of runway left; gear up at 33 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,490 fpm on average to 697 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.

750 ft375 ft0CLIMB 3154 kt avgtarget 166THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 136 kttarget 147Liftoff 143 ktGear up 33 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,186 m runway.

Rolled from 114 m in, drifted 4.8 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off, in 13 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 69 % 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.

5001,0001,5002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS13 kn75 %widest 4.81 m RROLL 114 M INAirborne 1,527 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,527 m of 2,186 m · 70 %
Behind the start of the roll, 114 mTakeoff roll, 1,413 m Left ahead, 660 m

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 rate540 fpm910 fpm
On glideslope3.3°3.4°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed+3.9 kt+10 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 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 KDSM 31

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 100 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° BAND1,4077803861841,000 ft gate7 of 71,148 ft · 142 kt500 ft gate7 of 7622 ft · 148 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 16× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 22 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 nmTHR58 m L058 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND22 m R16 m R5 m L3 m L18 m R6 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 35 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +2 kt and +10 kt on the approach speed of 138 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 138+5 kt+9 kt+8 kt+7 kt+4 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KDSM 31

Over the threshold

ThresholdFail
not crossed - landed short
Centreline offset100.00
2.79m L

Touchdown

Past threshold71.74
-65m
Centreline100.00
2.01m L
Speed100.00
142kttarget 134, 8 fast
Touchdown rate64.44
-346fpm
Impact93.71
1.36G
BouncesOk
None
The flare100.00

The aircraft touched down before the threshold. Everything the flare is measured against - the profile, the crossing height, the aim point - is referenced to a threshold this landing never reached, so read the numbers below as what happened short of the runway, not on it. Landing short is the fault to fix before anything about the hold-off is worth judging.

The crosswind

4 kt across from the left, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 142 kt. Touched down with 1° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 299° at 19 kt · 18 kt head · 4 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 124 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 29 s, an average deceleration of 0.18 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 · 978 m30 kt · 1,181 mtouchdown1,229 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Began the flare at 40 ft, 289 m before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 59 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 65 m before the threshold.

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 1,524 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.

59 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare began at 40 ft, 289 m before the threshold−971 fpm · −0.1° · 142 ktdescent slowed at 1 ft · −378 fpm · 0.4° Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 59 ft, down at -65 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

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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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 65 m SHORT of the threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
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Touched down 65 m short of the threshold. The 345 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 909 m of 2,738 m · 33 %
Rollout, 909 m Left over, 1,829 m
Rollout distance100.00
909m42 % used
Rollout alignment84.59
7.28m L

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Departing from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA), the CRJ900 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 01, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,522-meter-long runway, which accounted for 69% of its total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 144 knots, overcoming the local headwind of 1 knot and a crosswind of 14 knots from a direction of 80 degrees.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 754 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 36,018 feet, a vertical gain of 35,263 feet. This climb phase, which lasted 14 minutes, covered a distance of 144 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, maintaining a steady altitude and airspeed for 24 minutes as it covered a distance of 592 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 6 miles south of MU33 Harrison Airport Hurdland, where the aircraft descended from 35,851 feet to 2,288 feet, a vertical loss of 33,563 feet, in just 11 minutes, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles.

Upon reaching the final approach phase, the CRJ900 began its descent towards runway 31 at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), approaching from the southeast. The aircraft touched down before the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 142 knots, which was slightly faster than recommended. The touchdown rate was also hard, at -500 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, deviating 4.5 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 854 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 61 minutes and a fuel consumption of 4,009 kilograms.

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