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KIAH
Houston, United States
Runway 15L
Elevation89 ft asl
Weight149,802 lbs
Fuel5,766 lbs
Wind40° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

100.00 %
KMIA
Miami, United States
Runway 09
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight138,291 lbs
Fuel5,766 lbs
Wind90° · 2 kn
9 Nov 2026 2:12 851 nm Boeing 737-800
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
100.00 %

What went well

Touched down at -208 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 791 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 9 ft and 134 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Nothing — every scored stage stayed inside its band. Clean flight.

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 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 9 kt 0 1 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 ktmax 8 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 -1.1 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° -1.1 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 8 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 8 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 15L at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, Average speed was 6 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 7 kt2 kt min to max 10 kt 2 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-1.2 ° min to max -1.2 ° -1.2 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 15L at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport. Takeoff distance 4,142 ft 34 % of runway. Rotation speed was 143 kt. Local weather - Temperature 66 °F. Wind 2 kt at 39 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 4,142 ft34 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 143 ktTarget 145 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 5.5 ft right1.8 ft left to 5.5 ft right -0.7 1.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.08 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.2 ° min to max 11.5 ° -1.2 11.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15L KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 154 kt150 kt min to max 158 kt 150 158 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g1.09 g min to max 1.25 g 1.09 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 774 fpm206 fpm min to max 1,177 fpm 206 1,177 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl 0 26 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.8 °11.8 ° min to max 14.6 ° 11.8 14.6 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15L KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 160 kt158 kt min to max 165 kt 158 165 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.95 g min to max 1.12 g 1.11 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 1,696 fpm1,200 fpm min to max 3,122 fpm 1,200 3,122 fpm
Info Average altitude 75 ft agl27 ft agl min to max 335 ft agl 27 335 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.8 °14.6 ° min to max 18.0 ° 14.6 17.3 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 196 ft agl · 163 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15L KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 168 kt165 kt min to max 169 ktTarget 179 kt, 11 kt slow 165 169 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.94 g min to max 1.00 g 0.95 0.94 g
100 % Landing gear up at 105 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
Info Average VSI 3,439 fpm3,155 fpm min to max 3,782 fpm 3,155 3,782 fpm
Info Average altitude 639 ft agl389 ft agl min to max 905 ft agl 389 905 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 18.2 °17.3 ° min to max 18.8 ° 17.3 18.5 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport Houston (Texas, United States). Climbing from 1,066 ft asl to 36,014 ft asl, an increase of 34,948 ft in 21 minutes and covering 146 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 254 kt169 kt min to max 287 kt 169 258 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 27.0 °0.0 ° min to max 27.0 ° 0.4 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.75 g min to max 1.18 g 0.93 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 1,919 fpm-289 fpm min to max 4,137 fpm 3,790 57 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,801 ft asl1,066 ft asl min to max 36,016 ft asl 1,066 36,014 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °3.0 ° min to max 18.4 ° 18.4 3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 0-10 min to max 7 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3,918 ft agl · 240 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,936 ft agl · 243 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,061 ft agl · 244 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,989 ft agl · 295 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9,989 ft agl · 295 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Deactivated 15,576 ft agl · 363 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 14 miles east of LA12 Louisiana State Police Troop B Helipad Heliport Kenner (Louisiana, United States) and lasted 67 minutes, covering 553 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,301 ft of 35,998 ft asl35,939 ft asl min to max 36,055 ft asl 36,013 36,008 ft asl
100 % Average speed 254 kt251 kt min to max 258 kt 258 254 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 32.4 °0.0 ° min to max 32.4 ° 0.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.24 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-3 min to max 5 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °3.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.4 3.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 36,160 ft agl · 446 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 36,161 ft agl · 446 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 8 miles south west of KVNC Venice Municipal Airport Venice (Florida, United States). Descent from 35,976 ft asl to 1,257 ft asl, a decrease of 34,719 ft in 25 minutes and covering 144 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 230 kt136 kt min to max 269 kt 255 138 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 31.7 °0.0 ° min to max 31.7 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.82 g min to max 1.20 g 0.82 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -1,313 fpm-2,612 fpm min to max 112 fpm -1,095 -764 fpm
Info Average altitude 14,704 ft asl1,257 ft asl min to max 35,976 ft asl 35,976 1,257 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-1.4 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.8 0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 0-9 min to max 4 0 1

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,884 ft agl · 290 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9,884 ft agl · 290 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 5,184 ft agl · 276 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,064 ft agl · 264 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,412 ft agl · 227 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,388 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,343 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3,046 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,723 ft agl · 209 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,510 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,104 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,090 ft agl · 176 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,061 ft agl · 174 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,034 ft agl · 172 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 1,990 ft agl · 167 kt
Info Flaps Position 8 1,960 ft agl · 160 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport. Descent from 1,299 ft agl to 26 ft agl in 103 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 100.00Landing on runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport, runway length 11,693 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 134 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 134 kt. Target 135 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 2.4 ft left2.4 ft left to 1.9 ft left 2.1 1.9 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.4 °
100 % Peak g force 1.05 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.99 g
Info Average speed 131 kt128 kt min to max 134 kt 134 128 kt
Info Average VSI -168 fpm-226 fpm min to max -133 fpm -226 -206 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 10 ft agl 10 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °3.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.7 3.9 °
025050075001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500750-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown distance was good at 791 ft. Touchdown speed at 128 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -208 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 79 °F. Wind 2 kt at 90 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -208 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 791 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 128 ktTarget below 134 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.9 ft left1.8 ft left 1.9 1.6 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Peak g force 1.19 g0.99 g min to max 1.19 g 0.99 1.14 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 128 kt127 kt min to max 128 kt 128 127 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °3.9 ° min to max 4.2 ° 3.9 4.2 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 4,673 ft, 40 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 4,673 ft40 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.6 ft right0.4 ft left to 6.6 ft right 0.3 -6.6 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.13 g 1.13 0.99 g
Info Average speed 111 kt73 kt min to max 127 kt 127 73 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.9 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.3 -1.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 21 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 20 kt9 kt min to max 61 kt 61 9 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-1.8 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.8 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 0.98 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 7 8 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 8 ft agl · 10 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 9 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 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.5 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 8 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 8 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 8 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 6 kt

Takeoff from KIAH 15L

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
9kt peak8 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
4,142ft34 %
Runway alignment100.00
5.5ft R
Rotation speed100.00
143kttarget 145, 2 early

Liftoff pitch close to a tail strike

The wheels left at 11.8°, at or past this aircraft's 11° tail strike.

The tail can only touch while the main wheels are still on the runway, so the margin that matters is the one at liftoff. Rotate at the rotate speed, at the normal rate, and let the aircraft fly itself off at its own attitude: keep the pull going towards the climb attitude only once the wheels have left. Rotating early, or pulling faster than the aircraft can lift off, is what eats the margin.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
150ktat 11.8°
Rotation
5.8°/sover 2.1 s, gaining 7 kt
35 ft
158ktat 15.0°, 3.1 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
0.2°steepest
Gear up100.00
105ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
168kttarget 179

Plan view the roll down the 12,027 ft runway.

Rolled from 235 ft in, drifted 6 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 34 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 5.8 ft RROLL 235 FT INAirborne 4,155 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 4,155 ft of 12,027 ft · 35 %
Behind the start of the roll, 235 ftTakeoff roll, 3,919 ft Left ahead, 7,872 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 905 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 7,042 ft of runway left; gear up at 105 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,590 fpm on average to 905 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 3168 kt avgtarget 179THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 527 ft · 2.1 sRotate 143 kttarget 145Liftoff 150 ktGear up 105 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 179180 kt12060020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 527 ft · 2.1 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 145held 16.6°11.8° off · 5.8°/s15° 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 2.1 to 4.2° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Boeing 737-800 pilots over the last 180 days (157 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°, 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°/s2.1°/s2°/s4.2°/sTAIL STRIKE 11°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT11.8° off · 5.8°/s15° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.1 to 4.2°/s, other Boeing 737-800 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 rate740 fpm690 fpm
On glideslope2.9°2.7°
On centreline0.0° off0.1° off
On speed+3.0 kt+3.9 kt
Wings level0° bank1° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to 0.4 nm, then not again: low from 0.4 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 KMIA 09

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 0.4 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 70 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° BAND1,2846142971461,000 ft gate7 of 7990 ft · 138 kt500 ft gate7 of 7479 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 52× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 20 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 nmTHR60 ft L060 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND16 ft L22 ft L19 ft L7 ft L21 ft L18 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 34 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 −1 kt and +4 kt on the approach speed of 135 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 135+3 kt+4 kt+3 kt+2 kt−1 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KMIA 09

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
9ft
Threshold speed100.00
134kttarget 135, 1 slow
Centreline offset100.00
2.4ft L
Bank100.00
0.5°steepest
Flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
791ft
Centreline100.00
1.9ft L
Speed100.00
128kttarget 134 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-208fpm
Impact100.00
1.19G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.4°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
3,765ft39 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
6.6ft R

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
15kt peak

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

Began the flare at 18 ft, 473 ft before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 9 ft, 41 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 791 ft in, 209 ft short of 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 5,000 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.

9 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare began at 18 ft, 473 ft before the threshold−331 fpm · 2.8° · 136 ktdescent slowed at 9 ft · −100 fpm · 3.6°−208 fpm · 3.9° nose up · 128 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 9 ft, down at 791 ft

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

The sink went from 330 fpm at the flare to 100 fpm at 9 ft, then back up to 210 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.1° on the way down. Into the flare at 136 kt, on the 135 kt approach speed, and 128 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°descent slowedtouchdown−208 fpm at touchdown3.9° at touchdown, +1.1° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,693 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 7 ft of it down the rollout. No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 090° at 2 kt · 2 kt head · 0 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 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 ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 791 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 791 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 4,556 ft of 11,693 ft · 39 %
In the air over the runway, 791 ftRollout, 3,765 ft Left over, 7,137 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 128 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 33 s, an average deceleration of 0.16 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.

0408012060 kt · 4,089 ft30 kt · 4,558 fttouchdown4,740 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 15L at KIAH George Bush International, a taxi of 10 minutes covering less than 1 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 15L with a take-off distance of 4,142 ft (34 % of the runway). Rotation occurred at 142 kt. Local weather was 66 °F with wind 2 kt from 039°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 18 seconds, averaging 2,465 fpm and reaching 169 kt at the top. The aircraft then climbed from 1,066 ft asl to 36,014 ft asl in 21 minutes, covering 146 nm, beginning the climb about 1 mile south of KIAH.

Cruise was level at 36,000 ft asl for 67 minutes, covering 553 nm, starting roughly 14 miles east of LA12 Louisiana State Police Troop B Helipad, Kenner.

Descent began from 35,976 ft asl to 1,257 ft asl in 25 minutes, covering 144 nm, starting about 8 miles south-west of KVNC Venice Municipal Airport.

Final approach to runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport descended from 1,299 ft agl to 26 ft agl in 103 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 was landing gear down at 3,046 ft agl at 220 kt; final flap position 8 was selected at 1,960 ft agl at 160 kt.

Landing on runway 09 (runway length 11,693 ft) had a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 134 kt. The flare was described as perfect. Touchdown occurred 791 ft down the runway at 128 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 208 fpm; alignment was perfect and there was no bounce. Total landing distance was 4,673 ft (40 % of the runway) and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 79 °F with wind 2 kt from 090°, 0 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 9 minutes, covering 1 nm.

The total flight covered 851 nm in 132 minutes and used 0 lbs of fuel.

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