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EGTE
Exeter, England
Runway 26
Elevation98 ft asl
Weight352,579 kg
Fuel105,595 kg
Wind200° · 17 kn · 14 kn cross

Flight Score

97.53 %
SOCA
Matoury, French Guiana
Runway 08
Elevation20 ft asl
Weight287,615 kg
Fuel39,842 kg
Wind70° · 6 kn · 1 kn cross
2 Jun 2026 8:16 3728 nm Boeing 747-8 65,753 kg
Departure Score
95.78 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
96.82 %

What went well

Touchdown 271 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 32 ft and 140 kt — both inside band
Flare on profile — 95 %

What held you back

Departure Roll — Runway alignment max 27.01 m left at 14 %, Rotation speed was 125 kt at 83 %, −1.37 points
Firm touchdown — 383 fpm, −0.66 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 383 fpm−0.57
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.08
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.33 G at contact−0.02
Arrival Taxi — Landing Lights at 1 %, −0.33 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 27 m off the runway centreline.

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

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Wait for the normal flare band and the correct speed before raising the nose, rather than starting the flare at 59 ft.

What happened: The flare began at 59 ft, 14 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown followed at 383 fpm. Starting the flare this early usually carries through to a firmer arrival than a flare begun in the normal band.

Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare start within the normal flare band

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 17 stages, 15 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 18 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 0 2 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.4 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 17 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 17 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 17 ft agl
Info Engine 3 Started 17 ft agl
Info Engine 4 Started 17 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 17 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 17 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 17 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 17 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 17 ft agl
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 17 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 17 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 17 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 17 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 17 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 17 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Activated 18 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 18 ft agl
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 18 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 26 at EGTE Exeter International Airport, Average speed was 14 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 0 16 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 79.43Departure roll runway 26 at EGTE Exeter International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,483 m 73 % of runway. Rotation speed was 125 kt. Local weather - Temperature 21 °C. Wind 24 kt at 199 °. Crosswind: 20 kt Headwind: 13 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,483 m73 % of runway
83 % Rotation speed was 125 ktTarget 148 kt
14 % Runway alignment max 27.01 m left27.01 m left to 0.00 m left 2.05 26.97 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °-0.2 ° min to max 9.0 ° -0.1 9.0 °
Info Average bank angle 2.1 °0.2 ° min to max 5.4 ° 0.4 3.0 °
Departure Climb 1 99.89Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 EGTE Exeter International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.6 % Heading variation -0.8 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.4 ° -1.0 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 183 kt175 kt min to max 191 kt 175 191 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.0 °1.4 ° min to max 4.6 ° 3.0 4.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.01 g min to max 1.13 g 1.01 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 445 fpm97 fpm min to max 942 fpm 97 942 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 0 31 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.0 °9.1 ° min to max 11.2 ° 9.1 11.2 °
Departure Climb 2 99.59Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 EGTE Exeter International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° -0.4 0.7 °
100 % Average speed 198 kt192 kt min to max 206 kt 192 206 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.3 2.5 °
96 % Average g force 1.21 g1.13 g min to max 1.31 g 1.13 1.30 g
Info Average VSI 1,632 fpm967 fpm min to max 3,938 fpm 967 3,938 fpm
Info Average altitude 73 ft agl33 ft agl min to max 234 ft agl 33 234 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.3 °11.3 ° min to max 18.8 ° 11.3 18.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 101 ft agl · 202 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 EGTE Exeter International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 204 kt202 kt min to max 207 ktTarget 202 kt, 2 kt fast 202 205 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.9 °3.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° 3.1 5.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.86 g min to max 1.24 g 1.24 0.90 g
100 % Landing gear up at 54 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 1.2 °1.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.0 1.3 °
Info Average VSI 5,370 fpm4,592 fpm min to max 5,699 fpm 4,592 5,432 fpm
Info Average altitude 571 ft agl300 ft agl min to max 851 ft agl 300 851 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 18.3 °16.7 ° min to max 20.1 ° 20.1 16.7 °

Events

Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 438 ft agl · 204 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Clyst Honiton (Devon, England). Climbing from 1,072 ft asl to 38,987 ft asl, an increase of 37,916 ft in 22 minutes and covering 131 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 256 kt190 kt min to max 306 kt 203 259 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 21.9 ° 5.7 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.70 g min to max 1.16 g 0.84 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,649 fpm-636 fpm min to max 5,280 fpm 5,280 -30 fpm
Info Average altitude 19,256 ft asl1,072 ft asl min to max 39,014 ft asl 1,072 38,987 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °2.9 ° min to max 15.9 ° 15.9 4.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 1,456 ft agl · 207 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,815 ft agl · 221 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5,283 ft agl · 238 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 13,119 ft agl · 303 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 13,295 ft agl · 304 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 35,766 ft agl · 481 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 35,766 ft agl · 481 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 35,903 ft agl · 478 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 35,903 ft agl · 478 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 38,725 ft agl · 488 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 38,725 ft agl · 488 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 20 miles south of Hugh Town (Isles of Scilly, England) and lasted 437 minutes, covering 3,451 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,449 ft of 39,000 ft asl38,960 ft asl min to max 39,029 ft asl 38,976 38,999 ft asl
100 % Average speed 259 kt254 kt min to max 262 kt 258 259 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 19.5 ° 0.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.12 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °2.8 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.2 3.0 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 40,328 ft agl · 473 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 40,328 ft agl · 473 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 40,348 ft agl · 481 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 40,372 ft agl · 481 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 83 miles north of FN03 French Guyana Moving Carrier - FrenchCDG (Guyane, French Guiana). Descent from 39,000 ft asl to 3,103 ft asl, a decrease of 35,898 ft in 21 minutes and covering 129 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 229 kt186 kt min to max 314 kt 258 188 kt
100 % Average bank angle 14.2 °0.0 ° min to max 27.1 ° 0.0 20.8 °
99.95 % Average g force 1.05 g0.66 g min to max 1.23 g 1.00 1.13 g
Info Average VSI -1,437 fpm-3,474 fpm min to max 44 fpm -1 -1,076 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,168 ft asl3,103 ft asl min to max 39,002 ft asl 39,000 3,103 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-4.3 ° min to max 4.3 ° 3.0 1.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 40,523 ft agl · 478 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 40,523 ft agl · 478 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 35,209 ft agl · 493 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 11,139 ft agl · 278 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 11,131 ft agl · 280 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 9,101 ft agl · 271 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8,221 ft agl · 241 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 7,938 ft agl · 240 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 6,073 ft agl · 234 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 6,073 ft agl · 234 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 4,529 ft agl · 210 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 4,529 ft agl · 210 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Armed 4,529 ft agl · 210 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Activated 4,529 ft agl · 210 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 3,925 ft agl · 207 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,662 ft agl · 208 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 3,485 ft agl · 205 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Disarmed 3,485 ft agl · 205 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Deactivated 3,485 ft agl · 205 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 14 miles south west of SOCA Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport Matoury (Guyane, French Guiana) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±654 ft of 2,687 ft asl2,221 ft asl min to max 3,087 ft asl 3,087 2,743 ft asl
100 % Average speed 185 kt175 kt min to max 189 kt 189 175 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.7 °0.1 ° min to max 25.1 ° 18.4 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.85 g min to max 1.14 g 1.11 0.85 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °0.4 ° min to max 8.0 ° 1.7 5.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 2,720 ft agl · 198 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Activated 2,703 ft agl · 185 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Disarmed 2,703 ft agl · 185 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 2,703 ft agl · 185 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 9 miles south west of SOCA Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport Matoury (Guyane, French Guiana). Descent from 2,655 ft asl to 1,246 ft asl, a decrease of 1,408 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 151 kt146 kt min to max 180 kt 180 148 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -796 fpm-1,739 fpm min to max -406 fpm -1,739 -843 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,657 ft asl1,246 ft asl min to max 2,655 ft asl 2,655 1,246 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° 1.2 1.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 2,159 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,055 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,040 ft agl · 165 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 08 at SOCA Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport. Descent from 1,271 ft agl to 72 ft agl in 96 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

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 311 ft agl · 146 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 246 ft agl · 152 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 277 ft agl · 155 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 216 ft agl · 154 kt
Arrival Landing 98.62Landing on runway 08 at SOCA Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, runway length 3,200 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 140 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 140 kt. Target 140 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
95 % Great landing flare
97 % Runway alignment max 4.53 m left4.53 m left to 2.99 m left 2.99 4.53 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.98 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.04 g
Info Average speed 139 kt137 kt min to max 141 kt 140 138 kt
Info Average VSI -558 fpm-726 fpm min to max -435 fpm -726 -435 fpm
Info Average altitude 11 ft agl-4 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl 33 -4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.2 ° min to max 5.5 ° 4.2 5.5 °
07515022530001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 90.44Touchdown distance was good at 271 m. Touchdown speed at 138 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -383 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 4 kt at 70 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
58 % Touchdown rate was -383 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 271 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 138 ktTarget below 140 kt
94 % Runway alignment max 4.60 m left4.58 m left 4.53 4.60 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.3 °
95 % Average g force 1.15 g1.04 g min to max 1.33 g 1.04 1.20 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 138 kt138 kt min to max 139 kt 138 139 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °4.7 ° min to max 5.5 ° 5.5 4.7 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,328 m, 41 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,328 m41 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 4.22 m left4.22 m left to 0.05 m right 4.22 -0.05 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.15 g 1.15 1.01 g
Info Average speed 127 kt73 kt min to max 136 kt 136 73 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °-0.4 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.6 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 21 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 21 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Deactivated 21 ft agl · 140 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Deactivated 21 ft agl · 140 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 18 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kt3 kt min to max 68 kt 68 3 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 18 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 18 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 18 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 18 ft agl · 4 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 10 kt 6 7 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated 18 ft agl · 2 kt

Takeoff from EGTE 26

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
15kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
1,483m73 %
Runway alignment14.36
27.01m L
Rotation speed82.79
125kttarget 148, 23 early

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
174ktat 9.1°
Rotation
0.7°/sover 12.5 s, gaining 49 kt
35 ft
192ktat 11.5°, 4.3 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
4.6°steepest
Gear up100.00
54ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
204kttarget 202

Plan view the roll down the 2,031 m runway.

Rolled from 38 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 27 m at the widest, and lifted off 27 m left, in 14 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 73 % 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 ↓CROSS14 kn75 %widest 27.16 m LROLL 38 M INAirborne 1,489 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,489 m of 2,031 m · 73 %
Behind the start of the roll, 38 mTakeoff roll, 1,452 m Left ahead, 542 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 851 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 132 m of runway left; gear up at 54 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 3,040 fpm on average to 851 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 dark stretch of the roll is the run with the nose up and the wheels still on, with its length and time under the runway. 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 3204 kt avgtarget 202THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 926 m · 12.5 sRotate 125 kttarget 148Liftoff 174 ktGear up 54 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayNose up, wheels on the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Speed and pitch from brake release to the end of the climb, against time.

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 grey band is the run between the nose coming up and the wheels leaving the runway. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The rotation detail below draws the rotation against the rates for this aircraft and its tail-strike pitch, where the slope reads properly. The grey dashed line across the pitch is the attitude held from 35 ft to the end: a nose held steady is a climb speed that holds, and the airspeed trace sits directly above it to compare. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 202210 kt14070025°13°0°nose up on the runway · 926 m · 12.5 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 148held 15.5°9.1° off · 0.7°/s12° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganNose up, wheels on the runwayClimb attitude heldClimb 3

Rotation detail the pitch over the seconds from rotation to 35 ft, where the slope reads properly.

How to read this

The pitch over the seconds from the nose starting to come up to 35 ft, stretched so the slope reads properly. The green dot is where the nose started up, the grey band runs to the wheels leaving, and the figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up. The two dashed green lines rising from the rotation point are 2 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at: a trace steeper than both is a faster rotation, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 12.1°, the pitch at which this aircraft's tail touches the runway with the wheels still on it, drawn from rotation to liftoff only: once the wheels leave, every foot climbed adds tail clearance.

20°10°0°3°/s2°/sTAIL STRIKE 12.1°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT9.1° off · 0.7°/s12° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2 to 3°/s from rotationTail strikeNose up, wheels on the runway

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 rate860 fpm900 fpm
On glideslope2.8°3.0°
On centreline0.6° off0.9° off
On speed+7.7 kt+6.5 kt
Wings level0° bank3° 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 SOCA 08

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 90 ft below 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° BAND1,2336513202491,000 ft gate7 of 7973 ft · 148 kt500 ft gate7 of 7539 ft · 147 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 5× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 70 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 nmTHR177 m L0177 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND70 m L42 m L23 m L4 m L60 m L46 m L
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 −1 kt and +12 kt on the approach speed of 140 kt.

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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 140+7 kt+8 kt+7 kt+7 kt+1 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on SOCA 08

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
32ft
Threshold speed100.00
140kton target
Centreline offset97.50
4.53m L
Bank100.00
1.3°steepest
Flare95.50

Great landing flare

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
271m
Centreline94.34
4.60m L
Speed100.00
137kttarget 140 or less
Touchdown rate57.58
-383fpm
Impact95.43
1.33G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.6°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
1,013m40 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
4.22m L

Taxi in

Lights50.50
Onlanding lights, 99% of the taxi
Taxi speed100.00
10kt peak

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

Began the flare high, at 59 ft, 158 m before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 32 ft, 18 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 271 m in, close to the ideal 305 m.

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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.

32 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare began at 59 ft, 158 m before the threshold−852 fpm · 3.9° · 140 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −383 fpm · 5.5°−383 fpm · 5.5° nose up · 138 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 32 ft, down at 271 m

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

The sink went from 850 fpm at the flare to 380 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.6° on the way down. Into the flare at 140 kt, on the 140 kt approach speed, and 138 kt at touchdown.

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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°descent slowedtouchdown−383 fpm at touchdown5.5° at touchdown, +1.6° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,200 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 4.6 m left of the centreline, and steered back to 0.9 m left by the end of the rollout. No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 070° at 6 kt · 6 kt head · 0 kt across

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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 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. The sentence gives the nose against the direction you were actually moving as the wheels touched, and the steepest bank as they touched, the figure the touchdown's Bank tile marks. The rest of it is shown for reading, not marked.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 271 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 271 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 383 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 1,284 m of 3,200 m · 40 %
In the air over the runway, 271 mRollout, 1,013 m Left over, 1,916 m

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 137 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 30 s, an average deceleration of 0.20 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.

0408012016060 kt · 1,191 m30 kt · 1,342 mtouchdown1,395 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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Flight narrative

Departing from Exeter International Airport (EGTE), the Boeing 747-8 began its journey on runway 26, taking 18 minutes to taxi from the parking area to the runway's threshold, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. At 21°C and with a wind of 24 kt at 199°, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 175 kt, utilizing 73% of the 1,483-meter runway. The initial climb phase commenced overhead Clyst Honiton, Devon, England, as the aircraft ascended from 1,072 ft to 38,987 ft in 22 minutes, covering 131 nautical miles.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 437 minutes and spanned 3,451 nautical miles. This phase took the aircraft south of Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly, England, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The descent phase began 83 miles north of French Guiana's Moving Carrier - FrenchCDG, with the aircraft descending from 39,000 ft to 3,103 ft in 21 minutes, covering 129 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting only 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its final descent. The approach to runway 08 at SOCA Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport Matoury, Guyane, French Guiana, was conducted from the southwest, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 138 kt and a distance of 271 meters.

The landing was deemed successful, with a good threshold height and a touchdown speed within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was slightly higher than expected at -435 fpm. The aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,728 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 496 minutes and a fuel consumption of 65,753 kg. The aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a runway touchdown position slightly misaligned from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good.

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