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KBOS
Boston, United States
Runway 04L
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight17,061 lbs
Fuel5,827 lbs
Wind110° · 9 kn · 9 kn cross

Flight Score

88.43 %
KBUF
Buffalo, United States
Runway 32
Elevation699 ft asl
Weight15,331 lbs
Fuel4,049 lbs
14 Mar 2025 1:23 349 nm Cessna CJ4 Citation 1,778 lbs
Departure Score
90.38 %
Enroute Score
93.35 %
Arrival Score
81.57 %

What went well

Touched down at -57 fpm — a soft arrival
1.06 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 4,699 ft — 67 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Taxi — peak speed in a turn 26 kt at 0 %, peak taxi speed 32 kt at 56 %, −2.40 points
Departure Roll — Runway alignment max 108.33 m at 0 %, Landing Lights at 0 %, −2.12 points
Arrival Rollout — bounce at touchdown; Runway alignment max 40.48 m at 13 %, −1.78 points

Top opportunity

Maintain the centreline

Departure Roll

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

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 26 stages, 24 scored

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 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 14 kt 0 10 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 13 ktmax 14 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 -1.9 °-2.5 ° min to max -1.5 ° -1.6 -2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 04L at KBOS Logan International Airport, Average speed was 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 10 15 kt
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.5 ° min to max -1.8 ° -1.9 -2.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.99 g
Departure Roll 68.20Departure roll runway 04L at KBOS Logan International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,432 m 67 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 160 kt. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 9 kt at 110 °. Crosswind: 9 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,432 m67 % of runway
66 % Liftoff speed was 160 ktTarget 130 kt
0 % Runway alignment max 108.33 m81.61 m left to 26.71 m right 2.07 81.61 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.84 g min to max 1.19 g 0.99 1.12 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-2.7 ° min to max 2.1 ° -2.7 2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.1 1.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 93.92Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04L KBOS Logan International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
77 % Heading variation -2.9 °-3.1 ° min to max -2.7 ° -3.1 -2.7 °
100 % Average speed 167 kt160 kt min to max 171 kt 160 171 kt
99 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.3 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g1.09 g min to max 1.24 g 1.19 1.15 g
Info Average VSI 692 fpm377 fpm min to max 999 fpm 377 999 fpm
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 0 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.4 °2.7 ° min to max 5.9 ° 2.7 5.9 °
Departure Climb 2 93.42Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04L KBOS Logan International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Heading variation -2.4 °-2.7 ° min to max -1.5 ° -2.7 -1.5 °
100 % Average speed 173 kt171 kt min to max 174 kt 171 172 kt
83 % Average bank angle 4.0 °2.4 ° min to max 8.6 ° 2.4 8.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.15 g min to max 1.20 g 1.15 1.18 g
Info Average VSI 1,670 fpm1,026 fpm min to max 3,548 fpm 1,026 3,548 fpm
Info Average altitude 114 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 346 ft agl 51 346 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °6.0 ° min to max 13.9 ° 6.0 13.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 227 ft agl · 171 kt
Departure Climb 3 96.34Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04L KBOS Logan International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° -1.0 0.5 °
100 % Average speed 153 kt138 kt min to max 172 kt 172 138 kt
82 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 9.0 ° 9.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.75 g min to max 1.18 g 1.18 0.75 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4,012 fpm3,349 fpm min to max 4,391 fpm 3,902 3,349 fpm
Info Average altitude 759 ft agl414 ft agl min to max 1,026 ft agl 414 1,026 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 16.4 °13.6 ° min to max 18.4 ° 15.2 13.6 °
Enroute Climb 76.97Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of Winthrop (Massachusetts, United States). Climbing from 1,085 ft asl to 29,465 ft asl, an increase of 28,380 ft in 17 minutes and covering 67 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
56 % Average speed 241 kt133 kt min to max 327 kt 136 259 kt
90 % Average bank angle 11.3 °0.0 ° min to max 45.2 ° 0.2 1.2 °
89 % Average g force 1.05 g0.63 g min to max 1.90 g 0.72 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,623 fpm-6,752 fpm min to max 8,664 fpm 2,899 144 fpm
Info Average altitude 8,956 ft asl959 ft asl min to max 29,465 ft asl 1,085 29,465 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-12.9 ° min to max 19.8 ° 11.6 0.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 993 ft agl · 175 kt
Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 4,013 ft agl · 279 kt
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 4,220 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 5,103 ft agl
Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 4,932 ft agl · 282 kt
Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 5,121 ft agl · 282 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 958 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,457 ft agl · 178 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,702 ft agl · 278 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,992 ft agl · 280 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 5,233 ft agl · 280 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 5,539 ft agl · 277 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 5,539 ft agl · 277 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 5,539 ft agl · 277 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 5,496 ft agl · 278 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 7,801 ft agl · 267 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 19,497 ft agl · 341 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 19,864 ft agl · 357 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of West Swanzey (New Hampshire, United States) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 54 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 29,481 ft asl29,436 ft asl min to max 29,503 ft asl 29,478 29,436 ft asl
100 % Average speed 286 kt262 kt min to max 292 kt 262 292 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.3 ° min to max 6.1 ° 0.8 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.08 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 -0.2 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 3 miles north of Stillwater (New York, United States). Climbing from 29,433 ft asl to 39,138 ft asl, an increase of 9,705 ft in 5 minutes and covering 28 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 231 kt155 kt min to max 293 kt 292 155 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.14 g 0.97 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 1,841 fpm-26 fpm min to max 2,477 fpm 33 718 fpm
Info Average altitude 33,470 ft asl29,423 ft asl min to max 39,138 ft asl 29,433 39,138 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 8.5 ° -0.2 6.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of 0NY8 Wenskoski Field Perth (New York, United States) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 48 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 39,395 ft asl39,209 ft asl min to max 39,568 ft asl 39,209 39,300 ft asl
100 % Average speed 221 kt157 kt min to max 240 kt 157 232 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 9.2 ° 1.1 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.7 0.7 °

Events

Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 38,580 ft agl · 445 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 38,616 ft agl · 445 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 38,660 ft agl · 445 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 38,600 ft agl · 444 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Clinton (New York, United States). Descent from 39,299 ft asl to 34,696 ft asl, a decrease of 4,602 ft in 7 minutes and covering 40 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 235 kt229 kt min to max 241 kt 231 241 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -683 fpm-747 fpm min to max -15 fpm -15 -714 fpm
Info Average altitude 37,038 ft asl34,696 ft asl min to max 39,299 ft asl 39,299 34,696 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 -0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Camillus (New York, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 34,230 ft asl34,152 ft asl min to max 34,582 ft asl 34,582 34,240 ft asl
100 % Average speed 241 kt233 kt min to max 243 kt 241 233 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.0 °0.1 ° min to max 15.4 ° 1.0 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.31 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 1.5 ° -0.6 0.7 °
Enroute Descent 2 76.56Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Weedsport (New York, United States). Descent from 34,256 ft asl to 4,497 ft asl, a decrease of 29,759 ft in 14 minutes and covering 65 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
43 % Average speed 258 kt232 kt min to max 291 kt 232 232 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.9 °0.0 ° min to max 33.2 ° 0.0 1.1 °
92 % Average g force 1.06 g0.52 g min to max 1.79 g 0.98 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,410 fpm-3,073 fpm min to max 271 fpm 104 -262 fpm
Info Average altitude 12,398 ft asl4,497 ft asl min to max 34,256 ft asl 34,256 4,497 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.6 °-5.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.7 -0.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,203 ft agl
Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 7,261 ft agl · 305 kt
Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 5,326 ft agl · 288 kt
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 4,892 ft agl
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 5,577 ft agl · 286 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 5,560 ft agl · 290 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 5,498 ft agl · 287 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 5,465 ft agl · 291 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 5,414 ft agl · 286 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 5,386 ft agl · 289 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 5,348 ft agl · 287 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,964 ft agl · 286 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 4,855 ft agl · 286 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,849 ft agl · 284 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 4,793 ft agl · 289 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,728 ft agl · 285 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 4,596 ft agl · 288 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,575 ft agl · 283 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 4,396 ft agl · 288 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,346 ft agl · 284 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Activated 4,307 ft agl · 287 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 4,320 ft agl · 282 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 4,212 ft agl · 280 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3,495 ft agl · 250 kt
Enroute Level 4 99.51Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north east of Pavilion (New York, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,491 ft asl4,283 ft asl min to max 4,529 ft asl 4,488 4,283 ft asl
100 % Average speed 228 kt224 kt min to max 236 kt 229 236 kt
100 % Average bank angle 25.9 °0.4 ° min to max 32.9 ° 1.0 2.7 °
95 % Average g force 1.10 g0.44 g min to max 1.67 g 0.97 0.85 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-3.5 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.4 -2.8 °
Enroute Descent 3 99.54Enroute descent started 2 miles south of Pavilion (New York, United States). Descent from 4,165 ft asl to 3,616 ft asl, a decrease of 549 ft in 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 237 kt230 kt min to max 241 kt 236 232 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.7 °0.0 ° min to max 16.1 ° 1.3 2.5 °
95 % Average g force 1.05 g0.62 g min to max 1.66 g 0.98 1.33 g
Info Average VSI -181 fpm-714 fpm min to max 501 fpm -666 393 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,708 ft asl3,616 ft asl min to max 4,165 ft asl 4,165 3,616 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-2.5 ° min to max 1.1 ° -1.1 0.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 5 99.29Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south east of Attica (New York, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 12 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,571 ft asl3,486 ft asl min to max 3,625 ft asl 3,596 3,486 ft asl
100 % Average speed 223 kt182 kt min to max 235 kt 233 182 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 7.5 ° 1.2 1.1 °
93 % Average g force 1.03 g0.25 g min to max 1.55 g 1.20 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-2.7 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 -1.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,262 ft agl · 235 kt
Enroute Descent 4 74.98Enroute descent started 2 miles north of 95NY Cummings Airfield Wales Center/Cowlesville/ (New York, United States). Descent from 3,459 ft asl to 1,989 ft asl, a decrease of 1,469 ft in 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 173 kt160 kt min to max 187 kt 179 163 kt
43 % Average bank angle 12.1 °0.0 ° min to max 68.7 ° 13.2 3.1 °
80 % Average g force 1.07 g0.52 g min to max 2.21 g 0.86 0.80 g
Info Average VSI -660 fpm-1,626 fpm min to max 528 fpm 345 -1,125 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,795 ft asl1,989 ft asl min to max 3,459 ft asl 3,459 1,989 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.6 °-7.6 ° min to max 1.4 ° -1.9 -4.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,284 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 2,266 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 2,256 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 2,117 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,106 ft agl · 182 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,106 ft agl · 182 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 2,063 ft agl · 182 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,888 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 1,498 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 1,465 ft agl · 168 kt
Arrival Final 4 96.70Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,266 ft agl to 978 ft agl. A decrease of 288 ft in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °3.0 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 160 kt157 kt min to max 163 kt 162 157 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.8 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.6 -0.5 °
83 % Average bank angle 4.7 °0.3 ° min to max 9.1 ° 2.1 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.18 g 1.04 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -910 fpm-1,324 fpm min to max -690 fpm -1,324 -772 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,118 ft agl978 ft agl min to max 1,266 ft agl 1,266 978 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.4 °-3.9 ° min to max -1.0 ° -3.1 -2.6 °
33.253.53.7549009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-470-353-235-1180118235353470Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 3 97.03Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 963 ft agl to 647 ft agl. A decrease of 316 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °3.0 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 152 kt147 kt min to max 156 kt 156 147 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.4 -0.2 °
85 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.1 ° min to max 8.5 ° 1.9 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.09 g 0.96 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -867 fpm-988 fpm min to max -725 fpm -859 -869 fpm
Info Average altitude 801 ft agl647 ft agl min to max 963 ft agl 963 647 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-2.8 ° min to max -0.9 ° -2.8 -0.9 °
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-270-203-135-68068135203270Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 2 99.38Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 634 ft agl to 323 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °3.0 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 141 kt136 kt min to max 147 kt 147 136 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.4 ° -0.2 1.4 °
97 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.8 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.5 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -780 fpm-835 fpm min to max -732 fpm -819 -740 fpm
Info Average altitude 479 ft agl323 ft agl min to max 634 ft agl 634 323 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.8 -0.2 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-260-195-130-65065130195260Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 94.79Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 298 ft agl to 60 ft agl. A decrease of 237 ft in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.1 °3.0 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 128 kt125 kt min to max 135 kt 135 125 kt
81 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 -0.1 °
93 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.1 ° min to max 5.5 ° 3.8 3.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g1.00 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -685 fpm-753 fpm min to max -617 fpm -748 -617 fpm
Info Average altitude 123 ft agl60 ft agl min to max 298 ft agl 298 60 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° -0.0 2.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-250-188-125-63063125188250Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 82.17Landing on runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, runway length 1,862 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 125 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
64 % Threshold speed was too high at 125 kt. Target 98 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
69 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
89 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 3.9 3.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.10 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Average speed 121 kt115 kt min to max 125 kt 125 115 kt
Info Average VSI -330 fpm-611 fpm min to max -22 fpm -611 -57 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 49 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °1.9 ° min to max 4.4 ° 2.0 3.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 10 ft agl · 124 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 10 ft agl · 124 kt
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,25001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,250-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 82.84Touchdown point was 401 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 115 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -57 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown VSI was -57 fpm.
72 % Touchdown distance was 715 mTarget 457 m
75 % Speed at touchdown 115 ktTarget below 96 kt
74 % Runway alignment max 10.06 m7.76 m right -4.77 -10.06 m
79 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.4 ° min to max 3.7 ° 3.7 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 0.97 1.06 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 114 kt113 kt min to max 115 kt 115 113 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °3.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.4 3.0 °
Arrival Rollout 57.24Total landing distance 1,417 m, 76 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 26.8 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Landing distance 1,417 m76 % of runway.
13 % Runway alignment max 40.48 m26.83 m left to 13.64 m right -10.68 -1.16 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.00 g
Info Average speed 99 kt60 kt min to max 116 kt 116 60 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-2.6 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 -2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.3 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 2 ft agl · 112 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 18 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt0 kt min to max 53 kt 53 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.3 ° min to max -1.9 ° -2.0 -2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Arrival Taxi 42.40Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
56 % Average speed 17 kt0 kt min to max 32 kt 6 0 kt
0 % Average speed turning corners 12 ktmax 26 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.8 ° min to max -1.6 ° -2.1 -2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2 ft agl · 2 kt

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll4,699 ft · 67 %
65.98Liftoff speed159 kt · target 130, 29 fast
0.00Runway alignment267.8 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
93.92Rate of climb692 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height49 ft
64.22Threshold speed125 kt · target 98, 27 fast
100.00Centreline offset0.2 ft R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KBUF 32

Past threshold71.76
2,347ft
Centreline74.43
33.0ft R
Speed74.91
115kttarget 95, 20 fast
Touchdown rate100.00
-57fpm
Impact100.00
1.06G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

49 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 49 ft, down at 2,347 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,110 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 2,347 ft past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 2,347 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 4,180 ft of 6,110 ft · 68 %
Rollout distance100.00
1,833ft68 % used
Rollout alignment13.29
88.0ft L

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The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 04L at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,432 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 110 degrees. There was a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of Winthrop, Massachusetts, and ascended from an altitude of 1,085 feet above sea level to 29,465 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,380 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 2 miles northwest of West Swanzey, New Hampshire, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 54 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 3 miles north of Stillwater, New York, and ascended from 29,433 feet above sea level to 39,138 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,705 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Wenskoski Field Perth, New York, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead Clinton, New York, and descended from 39,299 feet above sea level to 34,696 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,602 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 40 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Camillus, New York, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile east of Weedsport, New York, and descended from 34,256 feet above sea level to 4,497 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,759 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 2 miles northeast of Pavilion, New York, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south of Pavilion, New York, and descended from 4,165 feet above sea level to 3,616 feet above sea level, a decrease of 549 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 4 miles southeast of Attica, New York, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles north of Cummings Airfield Wales Center/Cowlesville, New York, and descended from 3,459 feet above sea level to 1,989 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,469 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 306.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32, which had a length of 1,862 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 125 knots.

The touchdown point was 401 meters beyond the touchdown zone

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 04L at KBOS Logan International Airport in the Cessna Citation CJ4
90.38 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
0 -1 -2
68.2 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 04L at KBOS Logan International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,432 m 67 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 160 kt. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 9 kt at 110 °. Crosswind: 9 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 4,699 ft using 66.69 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
65.98 %
Liftoff speed was 160 kn - Target 130 kn
Alignment
0 %
267.8 ft left to 87.6 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
160 80 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
3 0.5 -2
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-100102030405060708090 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
93.92 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04L KBOS Logan International Airport.
Alignment
76.67 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 170 160
Bank °
99.03 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
6 4 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 450 -100
93.42 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04L KBOS Logan International Airport.
Alignment
91.12 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 175 170
Bank °
82.55 %
9 5.5 2
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 9.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
3,600 2,250 900
96.34 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04L KBOS Logan International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 155 130
Bank °
81.71 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
19 16 13
Climb Rate fpm
Info
4,400 3,800 3,200
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000020406080100 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.750100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.75-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport in the Cessna Citation CJ4
Landing Score 79.26 %
Landing Summary

The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 306.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,266 feet above ground level. The final approach was executed with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was too high at 125 knots, indicating that the pilot may have been able to slow down more before touchdown.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 401 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 115 knots was also too fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to slow down sufficiently before touching down. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -57 feet per minute, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.

One of the most notable issues with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 10.1 meters. This suggests that the pilot may have been unable to maintain a straight course during the final approach or may have been affected by crosswinds. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 26.8 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 23°C. However, the aircraft's performance was still affected by the pilot's inability to slow down and maintain a straight course during the final approach and rollout phases. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement that the pilot could focus on to enhance their skills and ensure a smoother, more controlled landing in the future.

96.7 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,266 ft agl to 978 ft agl. A decrease of 288 ft in 19 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
163 156 150
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
83.49 %
10 5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-691 -1,045 -1,400
33.253.53.7549009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-470-353-235-1180118235353470 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
97.03 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 963 ft agl to 647 ft agl. A decrease of 316 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
156 148 140
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
85.16 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-725 -862 -1,000
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-270-203-135-68068135203270 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
99.38 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 634 ft agl to 323 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 24 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
147 138 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.89 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-732 -816 -900
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-260-195-130-65065130195260 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
94.79 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 298 ft agl to 60 ft agl. A decrease of 237 ft in 20 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
80.8 %
Good heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
135 128 120
Alignment
80.8 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
93.14 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-617 -709 -800
00.250.50.751050100150200250300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-250-188-125-63063125188250 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
82.17 %
Landing
Landing on runway 32 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, runway length 1,862 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 125 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
64.22 %
Threshold speed was too high at 125 kt. Target 98 kt
Flare
69.05 %
Fair landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
88.53 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
125 118 110
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-22 -361 -700
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,25001223354658 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,250-90-72-54-36-1801836547290 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
82.84 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 401 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 115 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -57 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. .
Touchdown
100 %
Touchdown rate was excellent at -57 fpm.
Speed
74.91 %
Touchdown speed at 115 kt was too fast. Target below 96 kn
Distance
71.8 %
Touchdown point was 1,315 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
74.43 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 33 ft from centreline.
Bank
78.62 %
Bank angle 2.2 °
G
100 %
G 1.00 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
57.24 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,417 m, 76 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 26.8 m from centreline.
Distance
95.71 %
Landing distance 4,648 ft using 76.07 % of runway
Alignment
13.29 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 88 ft from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
113 81 50
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 0.5 -2
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
42.4 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
56 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
0 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
0 -1 -2
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