KMSY to KDFW Flight Report - Douglas DC-6B

Flight from KMSY to KDFW

Monday, 02 December 2024 12:41

Minutes 134

406 nm

Fuel -533 kg

Douglas DC-6B

Departure

Runway 11 at KMSY

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Altitude

0 ft asl

Weight

28,692 kg

Fuel

906 kg

Temperature

14 °C

Wind Speed

13 kt

Wind Direction

50.0 °

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

10 kt

Arrival

Runway 35R at KDFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas-Fort Worth Texas, United States

564 ft asl

Altitude

29,226 kg

Weight

1,440 kg

Fuel

18 °C

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

260.0 °

Wind Direction

-1 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.6%

Departure Score 94.79%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 92.02%

The flight in the Douglas DC-6B began with a 20-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The departure roll was on runway 11, with a takeoff distance of 817 meters, representing 27% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 115 knots. The local weather at takeoff was 16°C, with a wind of 13 knots coming from 50°, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.

The enroute climb commenced overhead Kenner, Louisiana, climbing from 1,031 feet above sea level to 7,210 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles in 5 minutes. The level cruise started 1 mile east of Laplace, Louisiana, lasting 97 minutes and covering 350 nautical miles.

The descent phase of the flight began 1 mile northeast of T13 Dallas South Port Airport Palmer, Texas, descending from 7,183 feet above sea level to 4,866 feet above sea level over a distance of 6 nautical miles in 2 minutes. Another level cruise segment commenced 1 mile northeast of Red Oak, Texas, lasting 4 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. The final descent started 1 mile west of Cedar Hill, Texas, descending from 4,881 feet above sea level to 1,868 feet above sea level over a distance of 14 nautical miles in 7 minutes.

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from the south, with a heading of 0.0° at 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,295 feet above ground level. The landing occurred on runway 35R, with a good threshold height and threshold speed of 97 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 375 meters, with a touchdown speed of 85 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -212 feet per minute, with the runway touchdown position slightly misaligned by 7.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather at landing was 18°C, with a wind of 3 knots coming from 260°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.

The total landing distance was 1,204 meters, representing 46% of the runway length, with the runway rollout alignment misaligned by 15.6 meters from the centerline. The taxi from the runway to the parking area took 12 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile.

Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 406 nautical miles, with a duration of 134 minutes and fuel consumption of -533 kilograms.

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Flight Image — Flight from KMSY to KDFW in the Douglas DC-6B on Mon 02-Dec-24 19:38. Altitude 7,459 ft agl, Heading 282.0 °, Speed 243 kt. Enroute level 3 miles north of Kerens (Texas, United States).

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Departure Taxi

86.13 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 20 minutes and covered 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
65.33 %	Average speed 19 kn 0 kn min to max 30 kn	0		7 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kn max 7 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.2		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 12:41:13
Info	Engine 4 Started at 12:41:13
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 12:41:13
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 12:41:13
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 12:41:13
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 12:41:13
Info	Landing Gear Down at 12:41:13
Info	Parking Brake On at 12:41:13
Info	Engine 3 Started at 12:42:47
Info	Engine 2 Started at 12:44:45
Info	Engine 1 Started at 12:46:53
Info	Parking Brake Off at 12:56:15

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 11 at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Average speed was 17 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 8 kn 0 kn min to max 20 kn	7		20 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.1		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:00:54
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:04:02
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 13:04:08
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 13:04:13
Info	Parking Brake Off at 13:04:23

Departure Roll

90.94 %

Departure roll runway 11 at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Takeoff distance 817 m 27 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 115 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 13 kn at 50 °. Crosswind: 11 kn Headwind: 8 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 817 m 27 % of runway
87 %	Liftoff speed was 115 kn Target 100 kn
92.72 %	Runway alignment max 6.08 m 5.04 m left to 1.04 m right	1.45		-1.04 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.06 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.0		1.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.0		2.5 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 13:05:07

Departure Climb 1

99.43 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 11 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.0		0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 124 kn 115 kn min to max 132 kn	115		132 kn
97.74 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.6		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.09 g	1.06		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 371 ft/m 247 ft/m min to max 495 ft/m	247		495 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 22 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl	0		47 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 1.7 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.7		2.9 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 13:05:34

Departure Climb 2

99.38 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 11 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.5 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.5		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 132 kn min to max 174 kn	132		174 kn
97.53 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.0		2.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.11 g	1.05		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI 628 ft/m 350 ft/m min to max 1,409 ft/m	501		1,409 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 109 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 376 ft agl	48		376 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° 1.6 ° min to max 5.2 °	2.9		5.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 13:05:45
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:05:46
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:05:47

Departure Climb 3

98.04 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 11 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 171 kn 167 kn min to max 176 kn	176		167 kn
90.21 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 2.8 ° min to max 5.7 °	3.0		2.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.10 g	1.10		0.90 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,382 ft/m 1,618 ft/m min to max 2,679 ft/m	1,618		2,357 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 685 ft agl 405 ft agl min to max 981 ft agl	405		981 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.6 ° 5.8 ° min to max 10.0 °	5.8		7.9 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Kenner (Louisiana, United States). Climbing from 1,031 ft asl to 7,210 ft asl, an increase of 6,179 ft in 5 minutes and covering 12 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 189 kn 165 kn min to max 205 kn	167		203 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 16.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.1 °	3.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.88 g min to max 1.20 g	0.88		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI 1,455 ft/m 630 ft/m min to max 2,887 ft/m	2,174		1,240 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,797 ft asl 1,031 ft asl min to max 7,210 ft asl	1,031		7,210 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.4 ° min to max 7.8 °	7.1		1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 13:08:27
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 13:08:27
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 13:08:27
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 13:08:49
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 13:08:49

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Laplace (Louisiana, United States) and lasted 97 minutes, covering 350 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 7,855 ft asl 7,407 ft asl min to max 7,912 ft asl	7,407		7,453 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 210 kn 144 kn min to max 218 kn	202		144 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.7 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.88 g min to max 1.17 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -8.3 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.7		-7.8 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:12:13
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 13:19:23
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 14:38:20
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 14:38:20
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 14:46:01
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 14:46:01
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:46:58
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:47:06
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 14:47:18
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 14:47:40
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:47:45
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 14:47:51

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of T13 Dallas South Port Airport Palmer (Texas, United States). Descent from 7,183 ft asl to 4,866 ft asl, a decrease of 2,317 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 142 kn 140 kn min to max 145 kn	142		140 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.96 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,060 ft/m -1,592 ft/m min to max 285 ft/m	-1,582		-18 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,731 ft asl 4,866 ft asl min to max 7,183 ft asl	7,183		4,866 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -5.6 ° -7.4 ° min to max -0.9 °	-7.4		-1.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 14:49:44
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:50:11
0 %	Landing Lights at 14:50:28

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Red Oak (Texas, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,875 ft asl 4,861 ft asl min to max 4,892 ft asl	4,861		4,892 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 131 kn 127 kn min to max 138 kn	138		132 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -1.6 ° min to max -0.4 °	-1.6		-1.1 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile west of Cedar Hill (Texas, United States). Descent from 4,881 ft asl to 1,868 ft asl, a decrease of 3,012 ft in 7 minutes and covering 14 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 127 kn 104 kn min to max 141 kn	132		118 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.4 °	0.1		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -380 ft/m -1,316 ft/m min to max 499 ft/m	42		-568 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,368 ft asl 1,868 ft asl min to max 4,882 ft asl	4,881		1,868 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.2 ° -6.7 ° min to max 2.5 °	-1.0		-2.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 14:56:46
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 14:56:46
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 14:57:00
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 14:58:46
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 14:59:17
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 14:59:25
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:00:05
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 15:00:12
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 15:00:20
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 15:00:20
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Activated at 15:00:20
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:00:37
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:01:13
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:01:44
0 %	Landing Lights at 15:01:54

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,295 ft agl to 1,005 ft agl. A decrease of 290 ft in 28 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 123 kn 118 kn min to max 125 kn	118		125 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.1 °	1.0		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -596 ft/m -678 ft/m min to max -518 ft/m	-551		-518 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,151 ft agl 1,005 ft agl min to max 1,295 ft agl	1,295		1,005 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.2 ° -3.7 ° min to max -2.7 °	-2.7		-2.9 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 15:02:11
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated at 15:02:11
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 15:02:11

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 996 ft agl to 682 ft agl. A decrease of 314 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.2 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 124 kn 124 kn min to max 125 kn	125		124 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI -661 ft/m -772 ft/m min to max -498 ft/m	-517		-761 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 852 ft agl 682 ft agl min to max 996 ft agl	996		682 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.6 ° -4.3 ° min to max -2.9 °	-2.9		-4.3 °
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:02:49

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 668 ft agl to 325 ft agl. A decrease of 344 ft in 29 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 116 kn 108 kn min to max 124 kn	124		108 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.6		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -714 ft/m -819 ft/m min to max -533 ft/m	-808		-704 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 492 ft agl 325 ft agl min to max 668 ft agl	668		325 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.4 ° -4.2 ° min to max -2.5 °	-4.2		-3.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 15:03:08

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 314 ft agl to 54 ft agl. A decrease of 259 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	2.9		2.9 °
100 %	Average speed 100 kn 97 kn min to max 108 kn	108		97 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.06 g	1.02		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -543 ft/m -673 ft/m min to max -491 ft/m	-673		-580 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 108 ft agl 54 ft agl min to max 314 ft agl	314		54 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -2.7 ° min to max -0.2 °	-2.7		-0.2 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, runway length 2,597 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 97 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 97 kn. Target 95 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.08 g	1.07		0.98 g
Info	Average speed 91 kn 85 kn min to max 97 kn	97		85 kn
Info	Average VSI -335 ft/m -577 ft/m min to max -205 ft/m	-577		-212 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl -7 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl	31		-7 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° -0.2 ° min to max 2.5 °	-0.2		2.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

96.84 %

Touchdown distance was good at 375 m. Touchdown speed at 85 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -212 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 3 kn at 260 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.12 %	Touchdown VSI was -212 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 375 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 85 kn Target 88 kn
85.42 %	Runway alignment max 7.05 m 6.97 m left	6.86		7.05 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.98 g min to max 1.08 g	0.98		1.05 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 85 kn 84 kn min to max 85 kn	85		84 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 2.4 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.4		2.8 °

Arrival Rollout

79.34 %

Total landing distance 1,204 m, 46 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 15.6 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,204 m 46 % of runway.
54.09 %	Runway alignment max 15.64 m 15.64 m left to 0.00 m left	7.05		0.27 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 78 kn 44 kn min to max 85 kn	85		44 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.8		0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.5		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 27 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 27 kn 19 kn min to max 40 kn	40		19 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.7		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

60 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 12 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 17 kn 0 kn min to max 40 kn	10		1 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 12 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° 0.5 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.1		1.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:05:22
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:06:21
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:07:53
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:07:57
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:07:58
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:08:00
Info	Pitot Heat Switched Off at 15:08:25

Takeoff on runway 11 at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in the Douglas DC-6B

94.79 %

86.13 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 20 minutes and covered 6 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

65.33 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

90.94 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 817 m using 27.41 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

87 %

Liftoff speed was 115 kn - Target 100 kn

Alignment

92.72 %

5.04 m left to 1.04 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.43 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 11 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.74 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.38 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 11 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.53 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.04 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 11 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

90.21 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in the Douglas DC-6B

Landing Score 94.05 %

Landing Summary

First off, congratulations on achieving a landing score of 94.0%! It's clear that a lot of skill and precision went into this landing and it definitely paid off.

Let's break down the different phases of the landing to see what went well and where there may be room for improvement.

Starting with the Approach Phase, your glideslope alignment was excellent, which is crucial for a smooth and safe landing. Additionally, your threshold speed of 97 knots was right on target, showing good control and awareness of the aircraft's performance.

Moving onto the Landing Phase, you had a good threshold height, which indicates solid judgment and decision-making during the final moments of the approach. Your landing flare was perfect, demonstrating a smooth transition from descent to touchdown.

In the Touchdown Phase, while your touchdown rate at -212 ft/m was fair, there may be some room for improvement in order to achieve an even smoother landing. However, your touchdown speed of 85 knots was right where it needed to be, showing a good balance of control and finesse. The touchdown distance of 375 meters was also good, indicating that you were able to accurately judge the point of touchdown on the runway.

One area that could be improved upon is the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 7.0 meters from the centerline. While this may seem like a minor detail, maintaining proper alignment is important for safety and efficiency during landings.

Overall, this landing was a strong performance with several excellent elements to be proud of. Keep up the good work and continue to fine-tune your skills to achieve even higher scores in the future. Well done!

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,295 ft agl to 1,005 ft agl. A decrease of 290 ft in 28 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 996 ft agl to 682 ft agl. A decrease of 314 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 668 ft agl to 325 ft agl. A decrease of 344 ft in 29 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 314 ft agl to 54 ft agl. A decrease of 259 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Landing

Landing on runway 35R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, runway length 2,597 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 97 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 97 kt. Target 95 kt

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank