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KCOS
Colorado Springs, United States
Runway 17L
Elevation6,135 ft asl
Weight138,932 lbs
Fuel17,326 lbs
WindCalm

Flight Score

98.86 %
KSAT
San Antonio, United States
Runway 04
Elevation784 ft asl
Weight130,366 lbs
Fuel8,436 lbs
Wind70° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross
7 Nov 2026 1:58 677 nm Airbus A320ceo 8,890 lbs
Departure Score
99.70 %
Enroute Score
99.97 %
Arrival Score
96.90 %

What went well

Touched down at -262 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 5.6 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 100 %

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold height at 69 ft agl was above target at 68 %, −0.53 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 2,886 ft at 54 %, −0.46 points
Departure Roll — Rotation speed was 130 kt at 92 %, −0.10 points

Next time

Departure

Hold the nose down until the speed reaches 147 kt, then rotate.

What happened: You started the rotation at 130 kt, 17 kt before the 147 kt rotation speed.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 147 kt at rotation

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Fly a slightly steeper approach path to cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 69 ft agl.

What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 69 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, above the normal profile. This fault pattern is often followed by a long touchdown beyond the target point, and here the aircraft touched down at 2,886 ft against a 1,500 ft target.

Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 20 stages, 18 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 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt2 kt min to max 21 kt 8 10 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 11 ktmax 12 kt 0 10 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 0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 17L at KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Average speed was 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kt10 kt min to max 12 kt 10 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 98.48Departure roll runway 17L at KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 8,009 ft 59 % of runway. Rotation speed was 130 kt. Local weather - Temperature 58 °F. Wind 0 kt at 359 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 8,009 ft59 % of runway
92 % Rotation speed was 130 ktTarget 147 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 0.9 ft left0.9 ft left to 0.4 ft right 0.2 -0.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.3 ° min to max 7.2 ° -0.3 7.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17L KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 165 kt162 kt min to max 169 kt 162 169 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.1 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g0.99 g min to max 1.14 g 0.99 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 431 fpm51 fpm min to max 939 fpm 51 939 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 0 25 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.5 °7.2 ° min to max 11.4 ° 7.2 11.4 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17L KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 171 kt169 kt min to max 176 kt 169 176 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.1 °0.5 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.0 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.99 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 1,333 fpm948 fpm min to max 2,102 fpm 948 2,102 fpm
Info Average altitude 71 ft agl26 ft agl min to max 308 ft agl 26 308 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.6 °11.4 ° min to max 12.1 ° 11.4 12.1 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 172 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 172 ft agl · 191 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17L KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 179 kt176 kt min to max 181 ktTarget 164 kt, 15 kt fast 176 181 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.8 °0.5 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.6 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.97 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.98 g
100 % Landing gear up at 91 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.6 °
Info Average VSI 2,509 fpm2,174 fpm min to max 2,685 fpm 2,174 2,677 fpm
Info Average altitude 620 ft agl345 ft agl min to max 889 ft agl 345 889 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.4 °12.1 ° min to max 12.6 ° 12.1 12.5 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of Security-Widefield (Colorado, United States). Climbing from 7,074 ft asl to 37,008 ft asl, an increase of 29,933 ft in 16 minutes and covering 109 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 257 kt182 kt min to max 298 kt 182 253 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 22.2 °0.0 ° min to max 22.2 ° 0.7 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.82 g min to max 1.13 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,877 fpm-767 fpm min to max 3,817 fpm 2,690 1 fpm
Info Average altitude 19,000 ft asl7,074 ft asl min to max 37,158 ft asl 7,074 37,008 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °2.4 ° min to max 12.4 ° 12.4 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination -1-11 min to max 7 0 0

Events

Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 31,577 ft agl · 483 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,064 ft agl · 219 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,348 ft agl · 230 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 4,500 ft agl · 292 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 31,516 ft agl · 482 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 18 miles east of 06CO Jecan Airport Branson (Colorado, United States) and lasted 53 minutes, covering 398 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,350 ft of 37,022 ft asl37,007 ft asl min to max 37,032 ft asl 37,008 37,014 ft asl
100 % Average speed 253 kt242 kt min to max 254 kt 253 252 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 16.6 °0.0 ° min to max 16.6 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 0-1 min to max 4 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.8 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.2 2.8 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles north west of 94TX River Bend Ranch Airport Brady (Texas, United States). Descent from 36,886 ft asl to 6,094 ft asl, a decrease of 30,793 ft in 22 minutes and covering 124 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 265 kt213 kt min to max 290 kt 253 213 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 23.0 °0.0 ° min to max 23.0 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.09 g 0.88 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,256 fpm-4,441 fpm min to max -382 fpm -1,786 -599 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,065 ft asl6,094 ft asl min to max 36,886 ft asl 36,886 6,094 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-2.9 ° min to max 3.2 ° -0.1 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 0-7 min to max 7 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,137 ft agl · 296 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles north west of Leon Valley (Texas, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±802 ft of 5,999 ft asl5,920 ft asl min to max 6,038 ft asl 6,038 5,920 ft asl
100 % Average speed 201 kt199 kt min to max 210 kt 210 200 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 24.2 °0.0 ° min to max 24.2 ° 0.2 24.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.99 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.07 g
Info Turn coordination 60 min to max 10 0 9
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °3.8 ° min to max 5.5 ° 4.1 3.8 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles south west of Leon Valley (Texas, United States). Descent from 5,920 ft asl to 4,207 ft asl, a decrease of 1,712 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 198 kt195 kt min to max 201 kt 200 196 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.1 °0.0 ° min to max 25.1 ° 24.2 25.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.98 g min to max 1.14 g 1.07 1.09 g
Info Average VSI -1,056 fpm-1,436 fpm min to max -573 fpm -697 -573 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,980 ft asl4,207 ft asl min to max 5,920 ft asl 5,920 4,207 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °1.7 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.8 4.6 °
Info Turn coordination -3-10 min to max 10 9 -9
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of Macdona (Texas, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±710 ft of 4,073 ft asl3,919 ft asl min to max 4,198 ft asl 4,198 3,981 ft asl
100 % Average speed 198 kt196 kt min to max 199 kt 196 199 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.0 °0.0 ° min to max 25.0 ° 25.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.99 g min to max 1.11 g 1.09 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination -2-9 min to max 1 -8 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °4.2 ° min to max 5.6 ° 4.5 5.6 °
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Von Ormy (Texas, United States). Descent from 4,001 ft asl to 3,121 ft asl, a decrease of 880 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 201 kt199 kt min to max 204 kt 199 202 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 28.7 °0.0 ° min to max 28.7 ° 0.0 25.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.00 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 1.13 g
Info Average VSI -981 fpm-1,648 fpm min to max 130 fpm 130 -976 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,709 ft asl3,121 ft asl min to max 4,058 ft asl 4,001 3,121 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.3 ° min to max 5.6 ° 5.6 2.9 °
Info Turn coordination -8-16 min to max 0 0 -9

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,970 ft agl · 214 kt
Enroute Level 4 99.75Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of 74R Horizon Airport San Antonio (Texas, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Altitude held within ±655 ft of 2,831 ft asl2,139 ft asl min to max 3,181 ft asl 3,104 2,139 ft asl
100 % Average speed 180 kt147 kt min to max 202 kt 202 147 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.7 °0.0 ° min to max 25.7 ° 25.7 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.97 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 1-10 min to max 12 -9 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °-0.5 ° min to max 6.8 ° 3.1 1.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 2,353 ft agl · 196 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,296 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,282 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 1,992 ft agl · 174 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,970 ft agl · 174 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,469 ft agl · 162 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 04 at KSAT San Antonio International Airport. Descent from 1,390 ft agl to 98 ft agl in 102 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
Arrival Landing 92.05Landing on runway 04 at KSAT San Antonio International Airport, runway length 8,517 ft. Threshold height at 69 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was good at 139 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 139 kt. Target 133 kt
68 % Threshold height at 69 ft agl was above target.Target 50 ft agl
100 % The flare tracked the target profile exactly. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,886 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.
100 % Runway alignment max 5.6 ft right1.3 ft left to 5.6 ft right -0.7 -5.4 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.0 0.7 °
100 % Peak g force 1.09 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 0.95 g
Info Average speed 134 kt124 kt min to max 139 kt 139 124 kt
Info Average VSI -362 fpm-673 fpm min to max -26 fpm -662 -194 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl-8 ft agl min to max 69 ft agl 69 -8 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °2.1 ° min to max 6.4 ° 2.1 5.9 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,25001428425569Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,250-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 92.47Touchdown point was 1,494 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 124 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -262 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 2 kt at 70 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Touchdown rate was -262 fpm.
54 % Touchdown distance was 2,886 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 124 ktTarget below 125 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 5.6 ft right5.4 ft right -5.4 -5.6 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.7 °0.2 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.2 °
98 % Peak g force 1.28 g0.95 g min to max 1.28 g 0.95 1.26 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 123 kt123 kt min to max 124 kt 124 123 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °5.9 ° min to max 5.9 ° 5.9 5.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 5,221 ft, 61 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 5,221 ft61 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.8 ft right2.3 ft left to 3.8 ft right -3.8 2.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 1.00 g
Info Average speed 98 kt62 kt min to max 123 kt 123 62 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-0.6 ° min to max 6.7 ° 5.9 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 39 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 37 kt7 kt min to max 62 kt 62 7 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.6 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 28 kt 6 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 0.0 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 8 kt

Takeoff from KCOS 17L

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
21kt peak11 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
8,009ft59 %
Runway alignment100.00
0.9ft L
Rotation speed92.40
130kttarget 147, 17 early

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
161ktat 7.2°
Rotation
0.6°/sover 11.5 s, gaining 31 kt
35 ft
170ktat 11.6°, 4.9 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
1.1°steepest
Gear up100.00
91ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
179kttarget 164

Plan view the roll down the 13,490 ft runway.

Rolled from 300 ft in, never more than 1 ft off the centreline. Airborne 59 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 1.0 ft RROLL 300 FT INAirborne 8,022 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 8,022 ft of 13,490 ft · 59 %
Behind the start of the roll, 300 ftTakeoff roll, 7,722 ft Left ahead, 5,468 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 889 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 3,934 ft of runway left; gear up at 91 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,870 fpm on average to 889 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 3179 kt avgtarget 164THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 3,160 ft · 11.5 sRotate 130 kttarget 147Liftoff 161 ktGear up 91 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 164210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 3,160 ft · 11.5 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 147held 11.9°7.2° off · 0.6°/s12° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 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 2.1 to 2.9° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Airbus A320ceo pilots over the last 180 days (230 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 11.7°, 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°3°/s2.9°/s2.1°/s2°/sTAIL STRIKE 11.7°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT7.2° off · 0.6°/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 began2.1 to 2.9°/s, other Airbus A320ceo 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 rate900 fpm730 fpm
On glideslope3.0°3.0°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed+5.3 kt+5.6 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 KSAT 04

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 50 ft above 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, 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. 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° BAND1,3636733542081,000 ft gate7 of 71,032 ft · 138 kt500 ft gate7 of 7534 ft · 139 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 26× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 50 ft 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 nmTHR120 ft L0120 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND14 ft L9 ft R13 ft L26 ft R45 ft L16 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 33 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 20 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +5 kt and +18 kt on the approach speed of 133 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.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 133+18 kt+6 kt+5 kt+6 kt+6 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KSAT 04

Over the threshold

Threshold height68.20
69ft
Threshold speed100.00
138kttarget 133, 5 fast
Centreline offset100.00
5.6ft R
Bank100.00
1.7°steepest
Flare100.00

The flare tracked the target profile exactly

The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,886 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.

Touchdown

Past threshold53.79
2,886ft
Centreline100.00
5.6ft R
Speed100.00
123kttarget 125 or less
Touchdown rate97.42
-262fpm
Impact98.29
1.28G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.7°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
2,230ft60 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
3.8ft R

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
28kt peak

Side view — the last 5,516 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 69 ft, 19 ft above the 50 ft target; began the flare at 25 ft. Touched down 2,886 ft in, 1,886 ft past 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 5,516 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.

69 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 25 ft · −555 fpm · 3.6° · 139 ktdescent slowed at 7 ft · −21 fpm · 6.4°−261 fpm · 5.9° nose up · 124 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 69 ft, down at 2,886 ft

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

The sink went from 560 fpm at the flare to 260 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.3° on the way down. Into the flare at 139 kt, 6 kt over the 133 kt approach speed, and 124 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−261 fpm at touchdown5.9° at touchdown, +2.3° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,516 ft of the 8,517 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 6 ft right of the centreline, and stayed within 7 ft of it down the rollout. Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 070° at 3 kt · 2 kt head · 1 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 2,886 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 2,886 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 5,116 ft of 8,517 ft · 60 %
In the air over the runway, 2,886 ftRollout, 2,230 ft Left over, 3,401 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 124 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 20 s, an average deceleration of 0.25 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.

0408012060 kt · 2,387 ft30 kt · 2,807 fttouchdown2,919 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 17L at KCOS, covering 1 nm in 7 minutes.

Take-off was performed on runway 17L with a distance of 8,009 ft, which was 59 % of the runway length. Rotation occurred at 130 kt. The local weather at departure was 58 °F, wind 0 kt from 359°, with no cross-wind or head-wind component.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 26 seconds, averaging 1,737 fpm and reaching 181 kt at the top of the climb.

The climb continued from 7,074 ft asl to 37,008 ft asl in 16 minutes, covering 109 nm, beginning 1 mile north-east of Security-Widefield.

Cruise level was held at 37,000 ft asl for 53 minutes, covering 398 nm, starting 18 miles east of 06CO Jecan Airport Branson.

Descent began at 36,886 ft asl and proceeded to 2,139 ft asl in 32 minutes, covering 160 nm, starting 4 miles north-west of 94TX River Bend Ranch Airport Brady, with brief level-offs at 6,000 ft asl and 4,100 ft asl.

Final approach to runway 04 at KSAT descended from 1,390 ft agl to 98 ft agl in 102 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed and wings level. Configuration on final was flap 1 at 2,970 ft agl with a speed of 214 kt.

Landing on runway 04 occurred with a threshold height of 69 ft agl, which was above target, and a threshold speed of 139 kt, recorded as good. The flare was described as perfect; the aircraft floated before touchdown. Touchdown was 1,494 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 124 kt, noted as good, with a rate of -262 fpm, described as fair. Runway-touchdown alignment was very good and no bounce occurred.

Total landing distance was 5,221 ft, 61 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather at KSAT was 66 °F, wind 2 kt from 070°, with a 1 kt cross-wind and 2 kt head-wind component.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering 1 nm in 5 minutes.

The flight covered 677 nm in 118 minutes and used 8,890 lb of fuel.

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