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KIND
Indianapolis, United States
Runway 23L
Elevation787 ft asl
Weight423,550 lbs
Fuel55,703 lbs
Wind290° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

99.69 %
KBOS
Boston, United States
Runway 04R
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight398,818 lbs
Fuel30,597 lbs
Wind40° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross
7 Nov 2026 1:46 744 nm McDonnell Douglas MD-11 25,106 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
99.99 %
Arrival Score
99.07 %

What went well

Touchdown 952 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 24 ft and 153 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 5.7 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 309 fpm, −0.31 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 309 fpm−0.18
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.13

Next time

Arrival

Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.

What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.

Read more in Flare Timing

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 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 14 kt 0 4 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 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 16 ft agl
Info Engine 3 Started 16 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 16 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 16 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 16 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 16 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 8 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport, Average speed was 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kt4 kt min to max 6 kt 4 6 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport. Takeoff distance 4,496 ft 45 % of runway. Rotation speed was 151 kt. Local weather - Temperature 41 °F. Wind 3 kt at 290 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 4,496 ft45 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 151 ktTarget 149 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 5.7 ft right0.0 ft left to 5.7 ft right -1.5 -5.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.3 ° min to max 7.1 ° -0.3 7.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 171 kt165 kt min to max 176 kt 165 176 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.15 g1.07 g min to max 1.19 g 1.07 1.19 g
Info Average VSI 769 fpm122 fpm min to max 1,477 fpm 122 1,477 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl 0 23 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °7.2 ° min to max 11.1 ° 7.2 11.1 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 179 kt176 kt min to max 183 kt 176 183 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.02 g min to max 1.19 g 1.19 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 2,040 fpm1,496 fpm min to max 3,565 fpm 1,496 3,565 fpm
Info Average altitude 69 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 332 ft agl 24 332 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.4 °11.1 ° min to max 15.9 ° 11.1 15.9 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 144 ft agl · 179 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 189 ft agl · 180 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23L KIND Indianapolis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 185 kt184 kt min to max 186 ktTarget 193 kt, 8 kt slow 184 186 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.7 °0.3 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.3 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.93 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.94 g
100 % Landing gear up at 54 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average VSI 4,015 fpm3,760 fpm min to max 4,111 fpm 3,760 4,071 fpm
Info Average altitude 617 ft agl391 ft agl min to max 852 ft agl 391 852 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 16.6 °16.4 ° min to max 16.9 ° 16.4 16.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of KIND Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis (Indiana, United States). Climbing from 1,709 ft asl to 38,751 ft asl, an increase of 37,042 ft in 17 minutes and covering 120 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 249 kt186 kt min to max 308 kt 186 254 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 29.4 °0.0 ° min to max 29.4 ° 3.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.12 g 0.94 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2,753 fpm374 fpm min to max 4,571 fpm 4,059 1,063 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,912 ft asl1,709 ft asl min to max 38,751 ft asl 1,709 38,751 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.2 °3.2 ° min to max 16.4 ° 16.2 4.3 °
Info Turn coordination -7-41 min to max 12 -2 -1

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 6,797 ft agl · 230 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,896 ft agl · 286 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of I54 Mad River Airpark Tremont City (Ohio, United States) and lasted 55 minutes, covering 484 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,445 ft of 38,998 ft asl38,740 ft asl min to max 39,011 ft asl 38,909 38,740 ft asl
100 % Average speed 255 kt254 kt min to max 257 kt 254 257 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 17.2 °0.0 ° min to max 17.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 0.95 1.09 g
Info Turn coordination 0-19 min to max 15 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °-0.5 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.4 -0.5 °
Enroute Descent 99.98Enroute descent started 2 miles south east of Bethel (Connecticut, United States). Descent from 38,296 ft asl to 1,202 ft asl, a decrease of 37,094 ft in 20 minutes and covering 131 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 253 kt155 kt min to max 334 kt 257 155 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 27.6 °0.0 ° min to max 27.6 ° 0.1 0.2 °
99.8 % Average g force 1.02 g0.56 g min to max 1.38 g 0.91 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,399 fpm-5,389 fpm min to max 17 fpm -3,285 -500 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,245 ft asl1,202 ft asl min to max 38,296 ft asl 38,296 1,202 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-5.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° -1.4 4.4 °
Info Turn coordination -2-20 min to max 13 -7 -2

Events

Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 11,481 ft agl · 267 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,543 ft agl · 261 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8,331 ft agl · 245 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,993 ft agl · 201 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,042 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,873 ft agl · 193 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,737 ft agl · 180 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 04R at KBOS Logan International Airport. Descent from 1,214 ft agl to 53 ft agl in 93 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 987 ft agl · 158 kt
Arrival Landing 98.03Landing on runway 04R at KBOS Logan International Airport, runway length 8,851 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 153 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 153 kt. Target 148 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
92 % The flare held the target profile well. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.7° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 952 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.3 ft left6.3 ft left to 5.6 ft left 6.3 6.2 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.4 °
100 % Peak g force 1.05 g1.00 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.01 g
Info Average speed 152 kt150 kt min to max 153 kt 153 150 kt
Info Average VSI -382 fpm-483 fpm min to max -313 fpm -483 -313 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 24 -1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °4.8 ° min to max 5.8 ° 4.8 5.8 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Approach 987 ft agl · 158 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 39 ft agl · 153 kt
02505007501,00001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,000-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 97.34Touchdown distance was good at 951 ft. Touchdown speed at 150 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -309 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 55 °F. Wind 3 kt at 40 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
87 % Touchdown rate was -309 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 952 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 150 ktTarget below 146 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 6.2 ft left6.0 ft left 6.2 5.7 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.1 °
99 % Peak g force 1.33 g1.01 g min to max 1.33 g 1.01 1.14 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 149 kt149 kt min to max 150 kt 150 149 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °5.8 ° min to max 5.9 ° 5.8 5.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 5,819 ft, 66 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 5,819 ft66 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 14.3 ft left14.3 ft left to 0.0 ft left 4.0 14.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 1.00 g
Info Average speed 108 kt74 kt min to max 146 kt 146 74 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-0.1 ° min to max 5.9 ° 5.9 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 52 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 49 kt12 kt min to max 74 kt 74 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 16 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 13 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 16 kt0 kt min to max 22 kt 12 0 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 -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 13 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 11 kt

Takeoff from KIND 23L

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
14kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
4,496ft45 %
Runway alignment100.00
5.7ft R
Rotation speed100.00
151kttarget 149, 2 late

A clean takeoff

Rotated at 151 kt against the 149 kt rotate speed, the nose rising at 2.2° a second, then held 14.2° from 35 ft, within 5.0° top to bottom.

Rotated on speed at a steady rate, and the climb attitude held. This is the takeoff to repeat: the same speed check, the same pull, the same attitude.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
165ktat 7.2°
Rotation
2.2°/sover 3.1 s, gaining 14 kt
35 ft
178ktat 11.9°, 4.2 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
0.6°steepest
Gear up100.00
54ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
185kttarget 193

Plan view the roll down the 9,991 ft runway.

Rolled from 274 ft in, drifted right of the centreline, 5 ft at the widest, and lifted off 5 ft right. Airborne 45 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 5.2 ft RROLL 274 FT INAirborne 4,508 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 4,508 ft of 9,991 ft · 45 %
Behind the start of the roll, 274 ftTakeoff roll, 4,233 ft Left ahead, 5,483 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 852 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 4,274 ft of runway left; gear up at 54 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,660 fpm on average to 852 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 3185 kt avgtarget 193THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 818 ft · 3.1 sRotate 151 kttarget 149Liftoff 165 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 193210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 818 ft · 3.1 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 149held 14.2°7.2° off · 2.2°/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 9.5°, 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°2°/s3°/sTAIL STRIKE 9.5°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT7.2° off · 2.2°/s12° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 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 rate560 fpm960 fpm
On glideslope3.0°2.9°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed+7.1 kt+6.5 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then not again: low from 0.3 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 KBOS 04R

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

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

On the glideslope from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 50 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. 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° BAND1,1876743161581,000 ft gate7 of 71,028 ft · 155 kt500 ft gate7 of 7517 ft · 155 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° BAND24 ft L21 ft L19 ft R7 ft L44 ft L8 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 37 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 +5 kt and +7 kt on the approach speed of 148 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 148+7 kt+7 kt+6 kt+6 kt+5 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KBOS 04R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
24ft
Threshold speed100.00
153kttarget 148, 5 fast
Centreline offset100.00
6.3ft L
Bank100.00
0.6°steepest
Flare92.10

The flare held the target profile well

The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.7° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 952 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
952ft
Centreline100.00
6.2ft L
Speed100.00
149kttarget 145, 4 fast
Touchdown rate86.84
-309fpm
Impact99.40
1.33G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.4°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
4,720ft64 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
14.3ft L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
22kt peak

Side view — the last 6,072 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 24 ft, 26 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 15 ft. Touched down 952 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 6,072 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.

24 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 15 ft · −412 fpm · 5.2° · 153 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −309 fpm · 5.8°−309 fpm · 5.8° nose up · 150 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 24 ft, down at 952 ft

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

The sink went from 410 fpm at the flare to 310 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.7° on the way down. Into the flare at 153 kt, 5 kt over the 148 kt approach speed, and 150 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−309 fpm at touchdown5.8° at touchdown, +0.7° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 6,072 ft of the 8,851 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 6 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 13 ft left at the widest. Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 040° at 3 kt · 3 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 952 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 952 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 5,672 ft of 8,851 ft · 64 %
In the air over the runway, 952 ftRollout, 4,720 ft Left over, 3,179 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 147 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 46 s, an average deceleration of 0.13 g.

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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 · 5,530 ft30 kt · 6,588 fttouchdown6,852 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The MD-11 taxied from the parking area to runway 23L at Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) in 7 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 23L. The aircraft used 4,496 ft of runway, which is 45 % of the available length. Rotation occurred at 151 kt. Local weather was 41 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 290°, giving a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 17 seconds, averaging 2,629 fpm and reaching 186 kt at the top of the segment.

The climb continued from 1,709 ft asl to 38,751 ft asl in 17 minutes, covering 120 nm. The climb started 1 mile south-west of KIND.

Level cruise was held at 39,000 ft asl for 55 minutes, covering 484 nm. The cruise segment began 2 miles south-east of I54 Mad River Airpark (Tremont City).

Descent began at 38,296 ft asl and proceeded to 1,202 ft asl in 20 minutes, covering 131 nm. The descent started 2 miles south-east of Bethel.

Final approach to runway 04R at Logan International Airport (KBOS) started from 1,214 ft agl and descended to 53 ft agl in 93 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. Configuration was gear down at 1,993 ft agl and 201 kt; final flap position 6 was selected at 1,737 ft agl and 180 kt.

Landing was made on runway 04R, which is 8,851 ft long. The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 153 kt. The flare was described as great, with little round-out. Touchdown occurred 951 ft down the runway at 150 kt, a little fast, with a firm rate of minus 309 fpm. Alignment at touchdown was very good and there was no bounce. Total landing distance was 5,819 ft, 66 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering 2 nm.

The flight covered a total of 744 nm in 106 minutes and used 25,106 lb of fuel. Local weather at KBOS was 55 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 040°, giving a 1 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.

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