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KDTW
Detroit, United States
Runway 21R

Flight Score

80.58 %
KDCA
Washington, United States
Runway 19
5 Dec 2022 0:42 368 nm Boeing 737-800 3,045 kg
Departure Score
89.82 %
Enroute Score
77.81 %
Arrival Score
68.94 %

What went well

Touchdown 226 m in — inside the full-score zone
Airborne in 1,469 m — 57 % of the runway

What held you back

Enroute Descent — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 0 %, −3.37 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 21.48 m at 0 %, −3.00 points
Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 0 %, −2.68 points
Arrival Touchdown — Runway alignment max 21.83 m at 0 %, Touchdown VSI was -466 ft/m. at 10 %, −2.56 points

Top opportunity

Shorten the long landing

Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

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Start to finish · 17 stages, 16 scored

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 71.50Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 17 kn0 kn min to max 24 kn 0 12 kn
54 % Average speed turning corners 15 knmax 21 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.02 g 0.94 1.00 g
0 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.4 ° min to max -0.7 ° -1.1 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Beacon Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Fail Navigation Light OFF should be ON
Departure Roll 77.66Departure roll runway 21R at KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co. Takeoff distance 4,355 m 168 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 163 kn. Local weather - Temperature 6 °C. Wind 4 kn at 149 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 4,355 m168 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 163 knTarget 160 kn
88 % Runway alignment max 2.48 m0.16 m left to 2.32 m right 0.16 -1.66 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.0 ° min to max 8.3 ° -0.7 8.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Flaps not extended
Departure Climb 1 99.94Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21R KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 167 kn164 kn min to max 170 kn 164 170 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
99 % Average g force 1.21 g1.12 g min to max 1.26 g 1.12 1.20 g
Info Average VSI 719 ft/m291 ft/m min to max 991 ft/m 291 991 ft/m
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl 0 33 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °9.0 ° min to max 12.7 ° 9.0 12.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 173 kn171 kn min to max 179 kn 171 179 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g1.00 g min to max 1.19 g 1.19 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 1,753 ft/m1,228 ft/m min to max 2,984 ft/m 1,228 2,984 ft/m
Info Average altitude 114 ft agl62 ft agl min to max 357 ft agl 62 357 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.3 °13.4 ° min to max 16.0 ° 13.4 16.0 °
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 181 kn180 kn min to max 184 kn 180 184 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.06 g min to max 1.17 g 1.06 1.17 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4,012 ft/m3,175 ft/m min to max 5,062 ft/m 3,175 5,062 ft/m
Info Average altitude 624 ft agl395 ft agl min to max 910 ft agl 395 910 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 19.4 °16.6 ° min to max 23.4 ° 16.6 23.4 °
Enroute Climb 99.71Enroute climb started overhead KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co Detroit (Michigan, United States). Climbing from 1,636 ft asl to 6,762 ft asl, an increase of 5,126 ft in 2 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 206 kn166 kn min to max 252 kn 184 248 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.6 °0.0 ° min to max 30.1 ° 0.7 30.1 °
97 % Average g force 0.96 g0.70 g min to max 1.22 g 1.21 1.21 g
Info Average VSI 2,417 ft/m-152 ft/m min to max 6,251 ft/m 5,392 138 ft/m
Info Average altitude 4,235 ft asl1,636 ft asl min to max 6,769 ft asl 1,636 6,762 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °3.2 ° min to max 25.0 ° 24.4 4.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 80.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north east of W87 Wickenheiser Carleton (Michigan, United States) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 6,807 ft asl6,766 ft asl min to max 6,829 ft asl 6,766 6,799 ft asl
0 % Average speed 249 kn246 kn min to max 254 kn 247 251 kn
100 % Average bank angle 21.6 °0.1 ° min to max 30.1 ° 30.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.97 g min to max 1.18 g 1.18 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °2.9 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.6 3.2 °

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 6,819 ft agl
Enroute Climb 2 59.83Enroute climb started 1 mile east of MI53 Mills Field Newport (Michigan, United States). Climbing from 6,795 ft asl to 36,409 ft asl, an increase of 29,614 ft in 7 minutes and covering 142 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 286 kn248 kn min to max 300 kn 249 252 kn
100 % Average bank angle 14.8 °0.0 ° min to max 30.2 ° 0.2 0.5 °
98 % Average g force 1.06 g0.94 g min to max 1.28 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 1,396 ft/m-14 ft/m min to max 3,299 ft/m 15 731 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18,867 ft asl6,795 ft asl min to max 36,409 ft asl 6,795 36,409 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °3.4 ° min to max 9.7 ° 3.4 4.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 6,804 ft agl
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north of Richmond (Jefferson County, Ohio, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 51 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 36,662 ft asl36,550 ft asl min to max 36,825 ft asl 36,550 36,714 ft asl
100 % Average speed 438 kn433 kn min to max 442 kn 441 436 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 0.94 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.4 ° min to max 5.0 ° 5.0 3.7 °
Enroute Descent 49.49Enroute descent started 4 miles west of Mount Morris (Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States). Descent from 36,611 ft asl to 1,831 ft asl, a decrease of 34,780 ft in 14 minutes and covering 149 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 235 kn148 kn min to max 272 kn 249 148 kn
100 % Average bank angle 12.8 °0.0 ° min to max 30.8 ° 0.2 0.7 °
95 % Average g force 1.05 g0.79 g min to max 1.34 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,272 ft/m-3,188 ft/m min to max 234 ft/m 224 -735 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13,904 ft asl1,831 ft asl min to max 36,678 ft asl 36,611 1,831 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-1.4 ° min to max 5.9 ° 4.1 5.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 5,495 ft agl
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 4 miles west of Mount Morris (Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 147 kn142 kn min to max 150 kn 147 148 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.0 ° min to max 22.1 ° 0.5 11.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.87 g min to max 1.20 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -656 ft/m-1,294 ft/m min to max -113 ft/m -736 -750 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,076 ft asl256 ft asl min to max 1,819 ft asl 1,819 256 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-0.4 ° min to max 8.0 ° 6.0 0.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 73.35Approaching runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 234 ft agl to 43 ft agl. A decrease of 191 ft in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.7 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 140 kn136 kn min to max 148 kn 148 136 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
67 % Average bank angle 2.3 °1.1 ° min to max 11.0 ° 11.0 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.94 g min to max 1.10 g 1.03 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -815 ft/m-998 ft/m min to max -578 ft/m -762 -578 ft/m
Info Average altitude 83 ft agl43 ft agl min to max 234 ft agl 234 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-0.7 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.5 2.6 °

Events

Fail Flaps not extended
Fail Gear not down
00.250.50.751050100150200250Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 64.83Landing on runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, runway length 2,185 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 136 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 136 kn. Target 143 kn
2 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.6 °
90 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.0 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 1.01 g
Info Average speed 133 kn130 kn min to max 136 kn 136 130 kn
Info Average VSI -498 ft/m-569 ft/m min to max -467 ft/m -569 -467 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 25 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °2.4 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.6 2.4 °
07515022501122344556Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 61.54Touchdown distance was good at 213 m. Touchdown speed at 130 kn was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -466 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 4 kn at 152 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
10 % Touchdown VSI was -466 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 213 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 130 knTarget 141 kn
0 % Runway alignment max 21.83 m21.71 m right -21.36 -21.59 m
96 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 1.8 °
87 % Average g force 1.20 g1.02 g min to max 1.48 g 1.03 1.02 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 130 kn129 kn min to max 130 kn 130 129 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °1.1 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.4 1.1 °
Arrival Rollout 55.00Total landing distance 1,353 m, 62 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.5 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,353 m62 % of runway.
0 % Runway alignment max 21.48 m0.00 m left to 21.48 m right -21.48 -0.20 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.04 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average speed 110 kn30 kn min to max 125 kn 125 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.4 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 0.3 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 18 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kn14 kn min to max 30 kn 30 14 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.8 ° -1.0 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 90.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kn0 kn min to max 14 kn 14 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 knmax 11 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.9 ° -0.9 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,469 m · 57 %
100.00Liftoff speed163 kt
88.29Runway alignment2.32 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.94Rate of climb718 ft/m
Takeoff weight68,455 kg
Fuel on board6,778 kg
Airfield elevation633 ft asl
Wind150° · 5 kn · 4 kn cross

Approach

Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
2.30Threshold height25 ft
100.00Threshold speed135 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.19 m R

Touchdown

100.00Touchdown point226 m
0.00Centreline at touchdown21.59 m R
100.00Touchdown speed130 kt
9.66Sink rate-466 ft/m
86.86Touchdown force1.48 G
OkBouncesNone
55.00Rollout distance1,077 m · 59 % used
Landing weight65,630 kg
Fuel remaining3,905 kg
Airfield elevation10 ft asl

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KDCA 19

Past threshold
226 m
Off centreline
21.59 mR
Sink rate
-466 ft/m
Impact
1.48G

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

25 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 25 ft, down at 226 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,185 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 226 m past threshold CLEARED

The 226 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,304 m of 2,185 m · 60 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 21R at KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co in the Boeing 737-800
89.82 %
71.5 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
30 15 0
Turn Speed
53.75 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
77.66 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 21R at KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co. Takeoff distance 4,355 m 168 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 163 kn. Local weather - Temperature 6 °C. Wind 4 kn at 149 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 4,355 m using 168.05 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 163 kn - Target 158 kn
Alignment
88.29 %
0.16 m left to 2.32 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
170 90 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 4.5 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500-30-25-20-15-10-5051015202530 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.94 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21R KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 165 160
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
99.43 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 450 -100
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 175 170
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 15 13
Climb Rate fpm
Info
3,000 2,050 1,100
100 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metro Wayne Co.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
190 180 170
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
24 20 16
Climb Rate fpm
Info
5,100 4,050 3,000
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500090180270360450 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.10.140.190.240100200300400500600700800 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.050.10.140.190.24-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Boeing 737-800
Landing Score 63.68 %
73.35 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 234 ft agl to 43 ft agl. A decrease of 191 ft in 14 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
148 139 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
66.73 %
12 6.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-578 -789 -1,000
00.250.50.751050100150200250 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
64.83 %
Landing
Landing on runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, runway length 2,185 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 136 kn.
Height
2.3 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 136 kt. Target 143 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
90.25 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
136 133 130
Pitch °
Info
3 2.5 2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-467 -534 -600
07515022501122344556 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
61.54 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 213 m. Touchdown speed at 130 kn was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -466 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 4 kn at 152 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
Touchdown
9.66 %
Touchdown rate was hard at -466 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 130 kt was good. Target below 135 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 213 m.
Alignment
0 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.8 m from centreline.
Bank
95.7 %
Bank angle 1.4 °
G
86.86 %
G 1.20 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
55 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,353 m, 62 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.5 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,353 m using 61.92 % of runway
Alignment
0 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.5 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
129 79 30
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 0.5 -1
02004006008001,0001,200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
Switched Off
Ground Speed kt
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
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