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Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 138 kt with 4.6° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 966 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 3,799 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,510 fpm on average to 966 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.
Plan view the roll down the 8,792 ft runway.
Rolled from 314 ft in, drifted 13 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 41 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
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.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.
On the glideslope from 4 nm to 1.5 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 180 ft under).
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.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 35× larger than distances along the final.
Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 30 ft off the centreline.
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.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 32 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 18 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Fast from 4 nm to 2.3 nm (up to +76 kt), then inside the band to 0.3 nm, then slow to the threshold (up to −10 kt).
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.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
3 kt across from the right, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 114 kt. Touched down with 2° of it still on, wings level.
Wind 352° at 15 kt · 15 kt tail · 3 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 116 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 21 s, an average deceleration of 0.23 g.
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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 21 ft, 29 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,020 ft in, close to the ideal 1,000 ft.
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 5,000 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.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 310 fpm at 20 ft to 210 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.8° on the way down.
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.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 9 ft of it down the rollout.
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 1,020 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.28 G arrival bounced.
The rest of the report
The B-2 Spirit aircraft took off from runway 15 at CYXU London Airport, covering a takeoff distance of 3,346 feet, which was 38% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 138 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 269°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started 2 miles northwest of Dorchester, Ontario, Canada, and reached an altitude of 19,873 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,957 feet from the initial altitude of 1,916 feet. This climb took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase began 4 miles north of COS2 Iona Station, Bobier Strip, Ontario, Canada, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase started 5 miles north of CPN2 Pinder Rodney, Ontario, Canada, and involved a descent from 20,154 feet above sea level to 1,603 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,551 feet. This descent took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 50 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 19 at KMTC Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 182.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,005 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 114 knots and a touchdown distance of 1,021 feet. The touchdown rate was fair at -214 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 351°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 15 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,281 feet, which was 36% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The total flight distance was 88 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 18 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -26 pounds of fuel during the flight.
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