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KBUF
Buffalo, United States
Runway 23
Elevation679 ft asl
Weight78,650 kg
Fuel8,588 kg
Wind290° · 15 kn · 14 kn cross

Flight Score

99.73 %
KATL
Atlanta, United States
Runway 26R
Elevation1,014 ft asl
Weight74,179 kg
Fuel3,994 kg
Wind340° · 10 kn · 10 kn cross
9 Nov 2026 1:55 629 nm Airbus A321ceo 4,594 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.18 %

What went well

Held the centreline on the roll in a 14 kn crosswind — 1.67 m off at liftoff
Touched down at -251 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 242 m in — inside the full-score zone

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Landing Bounce at 80 %, −0.27 points

Next time

Arrival

Hold the back pressure smoothly through the moment of touchdown and let the mainwheels settle without relaxing or adding a second pitch input.

What happened: The approach and flare both stayed within limits, yet the aircraft bounced at touchdown.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuous sink through to touchdown with no second pitch input.

See Arrival Touchdown

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 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 3 14 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 13 ktmax 13 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-1.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° -0.2 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.0 0.7 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 8 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 8 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Average speed was 19 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 14 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.4 ° -1.2 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,435 m 58 % of runway. Rotation speed was 151 kt. Local weather - Temperature 11 °C. Wind 17 kt at 290 °. Crosswind: 16 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,435 m58 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 151 ktTarget 157 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.94 m left1.94 m left to 1.67 m right 0.76 -1.67 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 0.93 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.8 ° min to max 5.4 ° -0.8 5.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.8 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 167 kt160 kt min to max 173 kt 160 173 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.8 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.93 g min to max 1.12 g 0.93 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 328 fpm72 fpm min to max 829 fpm 72 829 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl 0 26 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °5.5 ° min to max 8.8 ° 5.5 8.8 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.6 °
100 % Average speed 174 kt173 kt min to max 175 kt 174 173 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 2.2 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g0.99 g min to max 1.22 g 1.11 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,262 fpm852 fpm min to max 3,232 fpm 852 3,232 fpm
Info Average altitude 61 ft agl28 ft agl min to max 290 ft agl 28 290 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.3 °8.9 ° min to max 15.3 ° 8.9 14.7 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 95 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 95 ft agl · 175 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 170 kt169 kt min to max 172 ktTarget 168 kt, 2 kt fast 172 169 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.90 g min to max 0.97 g 0.96 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up at 57 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.7 °0.7 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.7 0.8 °
Info Average VSI 3,063 fpm2,803 fpm min to max 3,287 fpm 3,286 2,803 fpm
Info Average altitude 608 ft agl344 ft agl min to max 901 ft agl 344 901 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.8 °13.2 ° min to max 14.8 ° 14.7 13.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north of Cheektowaga (New York, United States). Climbing from 1,681 ft asl to 35,999 ft asl, an increase of 34,318 ft in 20 minutes and covering 133 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 259 kt168 kt min to max 299 kt 168 258 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.1 °0.0 ° min to max 25.1 ° 1.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.81 g min to max 1.18 g 0.97 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,714 fpm93 fpm min to max 3,263 fpm 2,794 93 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,645 ft asl1,681 ft asl min to max 35,999 ft asl 1,681 35,999 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °3.4 ° min to max 13.5 ° 13.4 3.7 °
Info Turn coordination 0-13 min to max 6 -1 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 1,981 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,177 ft agl · 213 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,279 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,006 ft agl · 289 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Prospect (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 47 minutes, covering 352 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,299 ft of 36,001 ft asl35,974 ft asl min to max 36,022 ft asl 35,988 35,992 ft asl
100 % Average speed 256 kt255 kt min to max 258 kt 257 255 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 17.8 °0.0 ° min to max 17.8 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.06 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-5 min to max 6 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °3.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.8 3.6 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 5 miles north west of Maggie Valley (North Carolina, United States). Descent from 35,993 ft asl to 2,323 ft asl, a decrease of 33,670 ft in 24 minutes and covering 134 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 218 kt160 kt min to max 274 kt 255 160 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.0 °0.0 ° min to max 25.0 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.22 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -958 fpm-3,216 fpm min to max 89 fpm 8 -835 fpm
Info Average altitude 10,351 ft asl2,323 ft asl min to max 36,016 ft asl 35,993 2,323 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-4.5 ° min to max 4.9 ° 3.6 0.0 °
Info Turn coordination 0-8 min to max 12 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,691 ft agl · 292 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 7,883 ft agl · 271 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 6,000 ft agl · 235 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,261 ft agl · 229 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,679 ft agl · 236 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,564 ft agl · 225 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,645 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 1,686 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,624 ft agl · 170 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Descent from 1,337 ft agl to 63 ft agl in 97 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

Info Flaps Position 5 1,274 ft agl · 167 kt
Arrival Landing 99.97Landing on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, runway length 2,739 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 144 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 144 kt. Target 144 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
99.9 % Excellent landing flare. It lost 0.1 points, for taking only 383 fpm of the sink out.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.19 m right1.03 m right to 3.19 m right -3.19 -1.03 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.7 °0.6 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.6 °
100 % Peak g force 1.09 g0.99 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.04 g
Info Average speed 143 kt142 kt min to max 144 kt 144 142 kt
Info Average VSI -689 fpm-772 fpm min to max -520 fpm -768 -520 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl-10 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl 27 -10 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.4 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.4 4.6 °
07515022501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.94Touchdown distance was good at 242 m. Touchdown speed at 142 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -251 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 13 kt at 340 °. Crosswind: 12 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.7 % Touchdown rate was -251 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 242 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 142 ktTarget below 140 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.03 m right0.86 m right -1.03 -0.75 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.2 °
100 % Peak g force 1.25 g1.04 g min to max 1.25 g 1.04 1.16 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 142 kt142 kt min to max 142 kt 142 142 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.6 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.6 5.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,164 m, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,164 m42 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 4.85 m right0.00 m left to 4.85 m right -4.77 -2.44 m
100.00 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.16 g 1.14 1.01 g
Info Average speed 113 kt72 kt min to max 142 kt 142 72 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-0.7 ° min to max 5.0 ° 5.0 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 45 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 43 kt17 kt min to max 71 kt 71 18 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.6 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 22 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kt0 kt min to max 19 kt 18 0 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 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-1.5 ° min to max 1.2 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl

Takeoff from KBUF 23

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
18kt peak13 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
1,435m58 %
Runway alignment100.00
1.94m L
Rotation speed100.00
151kttarget 157, 6 early

Rotated early, and slowly

The nose came up at 151 kt, 6 kt before the 157 kt rotate speed, and rose at 1.4° a second, slower than the 1.6 to 2.8 other Airbus A321ceo pilots fly.

The nose started up before the rotate speed and then came up slowly, as if easing it off early. Wait for the rotate speed, then make one steady pull at the normal rate for this aircraft.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
160ktat 5.5°
Rotation
1.4°/sover 3.0 s, gaining 9 kt
35 ft
174ktat 9.2°, 6.8 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
2.5°steepest
Gear up100.00
57ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
170kttarget 168

Plan view the roll down the 2,470 m runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted left of the centreline, 2.1 m at the widest, and lifted off 1.6 m right, in 14 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 58 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS14 kn75 %widest 2.09 m LAirborne 1,439 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,439 m of 2,470 m · 58 %
Takeoff roll, 1,439 m Left ahead, 1,030 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 901 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 459 m of runway left; gear up at 57 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,140 fpm on average to 901 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 3170 kt avgtarget 168THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 233 m · 3.0 sRotate 151 kttarget 157Liftoff 160 ktGear up 57 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 168180 kt12060020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 233 m · 3.0 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 157held 11.4°5.5° off · 1.4°/s9° 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 1.6 to 2.8° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Airbus A321ceo pilots over the last 180 days (74 takeoffs); the grey pair are 2 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at. A trace steeper than both green lines is a faster rotation than most, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 9.7°, 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°1.6°/s3°/s2.8°/s2°/sTAIL STRIKE 9.7°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT5.5° off · 1.4°/s9° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began1.6 to 2.8°/s, other Airbus A321ceo pilots2 to 3°/s from rotation, airlinersTail 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 rate770 fpm580 fpm
On glideslope3.0°3.0°
On centreline0.1° off0.2° off
On speed+13 kt+0.4 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 KATL 26R

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 30 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° BAND1,3016623421871,000 ft gate7 of 71,046 ft · 157 kt500 ft gate7 of 7519 ft · 144 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 18× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 20 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 nmTHR52 m L052 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND20 m R13 m R8 m R0 m R18 m R12 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 36 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 22 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −2 kt and +17 kt on the approach speed of 144 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 144+17 kt+0 kt−2 kt−0 kt−0 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KATL 26R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
26ft
Threshold speed100.00
143kttarget 144, 1 slow
Centreline offset100.00
3.19m R
Bank100.00
0.7°steepest
Flare99.86

Excellent landing flare

It lost 0.1 points, for taking only 383 fpm of the sink out.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
242m
Centreline100.00
1.03m R
Speed100.00
142kttarget 140, 2 fast
Touchdown rate99.71
-251fpm
Impact100.00
1.25G
Bounces80.00
1
Bank100.00
0.6°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
875m41 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
4.85m R

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
19kt peak

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

Crossed the threshold at 26 ft, 24 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 20 ft. Touched down 242 m in, 63 m short of the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 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.

26 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 20 ft · −637 fpm · 2.4° · 144 ktdescent slowed at 1 ft · −251 fpm · 4.5°−251 fpm · 4.6° nose up · 142 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 26 ft, down at 242 m

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

The sink went from 640 fpm at the flare to 250 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.2° on the way down. Into the flare at 144 kt, on the 144 kt approach speed, and 142 kt at touchdown.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−251 fpm at touchdown4.6° at touchdown, +2.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,739 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline and drifted to 4.8 m right on the rollout. 9 kt across from the right, which takes about 4° of crab to hold the centreline at 142 kt. Touched down with 4° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 340° at 10 kt · 4 kt head · 9 kt across

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way. 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 ↓ CROSS 9 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 242 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 242 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.25 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 1,117 m of 2,739 m · 41 %
In the air over the runway, 242 mRollout, 875 m Left over, 1,623 m

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Flight narrative

The Airbus A321ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, a movement that lasted 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 23. The aircraft used 1,435 m of runway, which is 58 % of the available length. Rotation occurred at 146 kt. Local weather at departure was 11 °C with wind 17 kt from 290°, giving a cross-wind component of 16 kt and a head-wind component of 7 kt.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 23 seconds, averaging 1,801 fpm and reaching 169 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 1,681 ft asl to 35,999 ft asl in 20 minutes, covering 133 nm, beginning about 1 mile north of Cheektowaga.

The aircraft level-flew at 36,000 ft asl for 47 minutes, covering 352 nm, with the segment starting overhead Prospect.

Descent began at 35,993 ft asl and proceeded to 2,323 ft asl in 24 minutes, covering 134 nm, starting 5 miles north-west of Maggie Valley.

During final approach to runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,337 ft agl to 63 ft agl in 97 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were all met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed, and wings level. The landing gear was lowered at 1,645 ft agl with a speed of 178 kt; final flap position 5 was selected at 1,274 ft agl with a speed of 167 kt.

The aircraft touched down on runway 26R, whose length is 2,739 m. Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 144 kt. The flare was described as excellent. Touchdown occurred 242 m down the runway at a speed of 142 kt, noted as a little fast, with a vertical rate of minus 251 fpm, rated fair. Alignment at touchdown was perfect. One bounce occurred after touchdown. Total landing distance was 1,164 m, representing 42 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that lasted 22 minutes and covered 2 nm.

The flight covered a total of 629 nm in 115 minutes and consumed 4,594 kg of fuel. Local weather at the destination was 22 °C with wind 13 kt from 340°, giving a cross-wind component of 12 kt and a head-wind component of 4 kt.

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