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KPSP
Palm Springs, United States
Runway 31L
Elevation449 ft asl
Weight1,172,997 lbs
Fuel345,049 lbs
Wind280° · 7 kn · 5 kn cross

Flight Score

92.82 %
KPSP
Palm Springs, United States
Runway 31L
Elevation449 ft asl
Weight1,167,238 lbs
Fuel166,742 lbs
Wind280° · 6 kn · 4 kn cross
12 Nov 2024 0:06 11 nm Antonov Airlines 178,307 lbs
Departure Score
87.43 %
Enroute Score
98.52 %
Arrival Score
92.51 %

What went well

Touched down at -147 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,111 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 7.3 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 5,539 ft at 0 %, Landing Lights at 0 %, −2.96 points
Arrival Rollout — Landing distance 4,980 ft at 39 %, Runway alignment max 33.8 ft at 89 %, −1.82 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 29.9 ° at 27 %, −1.22 points

Next time

Know your rotation speed

See Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 13 stages, 12 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 Roll 64.45Departure roll runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport. Takeoff distance 5,539 ft 100 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 146 kn. Local weather - Temperature 80 °F. Wind 9 kn at 279 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 7 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 5,539 ft100 % of runway
58 % Liftoff speed was 146 knTarget 195 kn
89 % Runway alignment max 19.8 ft19.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left 4.7 19.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.08 g 1.04 1.00 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.8 ° min to max 2.4 ° -0.2 2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Parking Brake Off 18 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 31L KPSP Palm Springs International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 151 kn145 kn min to max 156 kn 146 156 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g1.00 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 503 ft/m227 ft/m min to max 958 ft/m 227 958 ft/m
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 60 ft agl 0 60 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °2.5 ° min to max 5.4 ° 2.5 5.4 °
Departure Climb 2 99.93Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 31L KPSP Palm Springs International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.8 °
100 % Average speed 158 kn155 kn min to max 166 kn 156 166 kn
99.7 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.2 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.0 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,193 ft/m967 ft/m min to max 2,048 ft/m 967 2,048 ft/m
Info Average altitude 130 ft agl61 ft agl min to max 427 ft agl 61 427 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.5 °4.9 ° min to max 8.1 ° 5.4 8.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 76 ft agl · 160 kt
Departure Climb 3 85.32Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 31L KPSP Palm Springs International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -1.2 °-2.1 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.0 -2.1 °
100 % Average speed 164 kn162 kn min to max 166 kn 166 162 kn
27 % Average bank angle 10.9 °0.6 ° min to max 29.9 ° 0.6 29.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.15 g 1.02 1.11 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 2,113 ft/m1,810 ft/m min to max 2,462 ft/m 2,124 2,452 ft/m
Info Average altitude 736 ft agl463 ft agl min to max 1,029 ft agl 463 1,029 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °6.6 ° min to max 10.6 ° 8.4 10.6 °
Enroute Climb 97.03Enroute climb started 1 mile north of Palm Springs (California, United States). Climbing from 1,542 ft asl to 2,938 ft asl, an increase of 1,396 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 175 kn162 kn min to max 184 kn 162 174 kn
93 % Average bank angle 23.4 °1.6 ° min to max 43.7 ° 31.4 3.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g0.93 g min to max 1.33 g 1.08 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,160 ft/m-804 ft/m min to max 2,490 ft/m 2,423 1,355 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,120 ft asl1,542 ft asl min to max 2,938 ft asl 1,542 2,938 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °-1.2 ° min to max 10.4 ° 9.7 4.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles south of Palm Springs (California, United States). Descent from 3,075 ft asl to 934 ft asl, a decrease of 2,141 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 173 kn156 kn min to max 184 kn 174 156 kn
100 % Average bank angle 18.0 °1.1 ° min to max 28.4 ° 2.8 5.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.94 g min to max 1.25 g 0.95 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -1,232 ft/m-2,336 ft/m min to max 345 ft/m -10 -685 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,101 ft asl934 ft asl min to max 3,105 ft asl 3,075 934 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-6.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° -0.4 0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 576 ft agl · 183 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 963 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,104 ft agl · 182 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 1,036 ft agl · 188 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 878 ft agl · 176 kt
Arrival Final 3 97.39Approaching runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 472 ft agl to 375 ft agl. A decrease of 97 ft in 5 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.0 °2.0 ° min to max 2.1 °Target 3.0 ° 2.1 2.0 °
100 % Average speed 154 kn153 kn min to max 156 kn 156 153 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.8 °0.7 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.7 °
87 % Average bank angle 6.2 °2.7 ° min to max 7.8 ° 7.5 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.03 g 0.95 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -925 ft/m-1,030 ft/m min to max -756 ft/m -756 -1,008 ft/m
Info Average altitude 422 ft agl375 ft agl min to max 472 ft agl 472 375 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° -0.1 1.1 °
22.252.52.753350400450500550600650700750800850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-410-308-205-1030103205308410Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 358 ft agl to 117 ft agl. A decrease of 242 ft in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.7 °1.5 ° min to max 1.9 °Target 3.0 ° 1.9 1.5 °
100 % Average speed 150 kn146 kn min to max 154 kn 154 147 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.3 ° min to max 2.5 ° 1.4 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -663 ft/m-1,058 ft/m min to max -368 ft/m -986 -368 ft/m
Info Average altitude 224 ft agl117 ft agl min to max 358 ft agl 358 117 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °1.4 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.4 4.0 °
11.251.51.75250100150200250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-200-150-100-50050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 112 ft agl to -8 ft agl. A decrease of 120 ft in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.5 °1.3 ° min to max 1.9 °Target 3.0 ° 1.5 1.9 °
100 % Average speed 147 kn144 kn min to max 148 kn 146 145 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -302 ft/m-546 ft/m min to max -230 ft/m -338 -230 ft/m
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl-8 ft agl min to max 112 ft agl 112 -8 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °2.1 ° min to max 4.0 ° 4.0 3.2 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 109 ft agl · 149 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 89 ft agl · 148 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 90.75Landing on runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport, runway length 5,519 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed at 146 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Threshold speed at 146 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 190 kn
100 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 1.03 0.98 g
Info Average speed 143 kn140 kn min to max 146 kn 146 141 kn
Info Average VSI -144 ft/m-225 ft/m min to max -109 ft/m -225 -145 ft/m
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl7 ft agl min to max 17 ft agl 17 7 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °3.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.2 3.7 °
02505007501,0001,25001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 99.61Touchdown distance was good at 1,122 ft. Touchdown speed at 141 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -145 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 75 °F. Wind 6 kn at 280 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -145 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,122 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 141 knTarget 160 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 7.3 ft5.8 ft left 4.3 7.3 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.21 g0.98 g min to max 1.36 g 0.98 1.20 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 140 kn140 kn min to max 141 kn 141 140 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °3.3 ° min to max 3.7 ° 3.7 3.3 °
Arrival Rollout 67.31Total landing distance 4,980 ft, 90 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
39 % Landing distance 4,980 ft90 % of runway.
89 % Runway alignment max 33.8 ft19.8 ft left to 14.0 ft right 7.8 -12.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 1.00 g
Info Average speed 126 kn72 kn min to max 138 kn 138 72 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.4 0.4 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 32 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 27 kn12 kn min to max 66 kn 66 12 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.4 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.5 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 145 kt with 2.5° of pitch.

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 figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

180 kt12060020°10°0°LIFTOFF2.5° off5° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH020406080 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 13 kt -0.2° 0 s
80 kt1,451 ft 81 kt -0.2° 20.6 s
Liftoff5,533 ft 145 kt 2.5° 41.9 s
35 ft6,595 ft · 4.2 s after liftoff 154 kt 4.9° 46.1 s
End of Climb 315,848 ft · 1,030 ft 162 kt 10.6° 81 s

Takeoff from KPSP 31L

Takeoff roll0.00
5,539ft100 %
Liftoff speed58.13
145kt
Runway alignment89.12
19.8ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
503fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 1,030 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft 1,442 ft past the runway end; then climbing at 1,590 fpm on average to 1,030 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 shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,250 ft625 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 145 ktSCALE CHANGES1.8 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 5,519 ft runway.

Rolled from 367 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 20 ft at the widest, and lifted off 20 ft left. Airborne 107 % of the way down the runway, past 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS4 kn75 %widest 19.8 ft LROLL 367 FT INAirborne 5,900 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 5,900 ft of 5,519 ft · 107 %
Behind the start of the roll, 367 ftTakeoff roll, 5,533 ft Left ahead, 0 ft

The approach to KPSP 31L

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

On the glideslope from 3.3 nm, where the final began, to 2.0 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 260 ft under).

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, 1,000 ft 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.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND83045127516281
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 2,760 ft left of the centreline at 3.3 nm, then inside the band from 1.9 nm to the threshold.

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 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND1626 ft L229 ft L76 ft L11 ft L0 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KPSP 31L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
16ft
Threshold speed62.98
145kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.1ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,111ft
Centreline100.00
7.3ft L
Speed100.00
140kt
Touchdown rate98.44
-147fpm
Impact100.00
1.36G
BouncesOk
None
The crosswind

4 kt across from the left, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 141 kt. Touched down straight - the crab taken out before the wheels touched, wings level.

Wind 280° at 6 kt · 4 kt head · 4 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 139 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 29 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 · 4,184 ft30 kt · 4,528 fttouchdown4,709 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 5,226 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 16 ft, 34 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,111 ft in, close to the ideal 1,000 ft.

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 5,226 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft 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.

16 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −145 fpm · 3.7° nose up · 141 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 16 ft, down at 1,111 ft

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

The sink went from 230 fpm at 16 ft to 140 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.5° on the way down.

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°touchdown−145 fpm at touchdown3.7° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,226 ft of the 5,519 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 7 ft left of the centreline and drifted to 19 ft left on the rollout, back to 7 ft right by the end.

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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,111 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,111 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 4,826 ft of 5,519 ft · 87 %
In the air over the runway, 1,111 ftRollout, 3,715 ft Left over, 693 ft
Rollout distance49.43
3,715ft88 % used
Rollout alignment89.10
19.8ft L

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The Antonov Airlines flight departed from runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport with a takeoff distance of 5,539 ft, using 100% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 80°F with a wind of 9 kn at 279°, resulting in a crosswind of 6 kn and a headwind of 7 kn.

During the enroute climb, the aircraft started climbing 1 mile north of Palm Springs, ascending from 1,542 ft asl to 2,938 ft asl, an increase of 1,396 ft in 1 minute and covering 3 nm. The enroute descent began 2 miles south of Palm Springs, descending from 3,075 ft asl to 934 ft asl, a decrease of 2,141 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

The flight landed on runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport, with a runway length of 5,519 ft. The height at the threshold was 17 ft agl and the speed at the threshold was 146 kn. The touchdown occurred 1,122 ft from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 141 kn and a VSI of -147 ft/m. The local weather at the time of landing was 75°F with a wind of 6 kn at 280°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 kn and a headwind of 4 kn. The total landing distance was 4,980 ft, which is 90% of the runway length.

The total flight distance for this Antonov Airlines flight was 11 nm, which took 8 minutes and used 178,307 lbs of fuel.

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