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KMEM
Memphis, United States
Runway 18R
Elevation285 ft asl
Weight464,830 lbs
Fuel58,431 lbs
Wind300° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

99.77 %
KMSP
Minneapolis, United States
Runway 30L
Elevation830 ft asl
Weight437,424 lbs
Fuel30,359 lbs
Wind230° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross
10 Nov 2026 1:47 644 nm McDonnell Douglas MD-11 28,072 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
99.31 %

What went well

Touched down at -151 fpm — a soft arrival
Threshold crossed at 48 ft and 160 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 8.0 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 2,189 ft at 77 %, −0.23 points

Next time

Arrival

Adjust your approach path so you touch down at the 1,500 ft aim point instead of beyond it.

What happened: Touchdown point came 689 ft past the target, landing at 2,189 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point. Landings that touch down this far beyond the aim point typically leave less runway available for stopping.

Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.

See Arrival Touchdown

Start to finish · 16 stages, 15 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 11 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 24 kt 0 3 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 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °

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 · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 16 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 16 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 9 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 18R at KMEM Memphis International Airport. Takeoff distance 5,306 ft 57 % of runway. Rotation speed was 155 kt. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 2 kt at 300 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 5,306 ft57 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 155 ktTarget 153 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 7.1 ft left7.1 ft left to 4.3 ft right 6.6 -4.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.4 ° min to max 7.5 ° -0.2 7.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.8 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 18R KMEM Memphis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 175 kt169 kt min to max 179 kt 169 179 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.9 °0.6 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.8 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g1.07 g min to max 1.15 g 1.07 1.15 g
Info Average VSI 747 fpm200 fpm min to max 1,313 fpm 200 1,313 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl 0 29 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °7.6 ° min to max 10.6 ° 7.6 10.6 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 18R KMEM Memphis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 181 kt179 kt min to max 185 kt 179 185 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.9 °0.4 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g1.00 g min to max 1.16 g 1.15 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,768 fpm1,329 fpm min to max 2,997 fpm 1,329 2,997 fpm
Info Average altitude 70 ft agl29 ft agl min to max 325 ft agl 29 325 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.6 °10.7 ° min to max 13.9 ° 10.7 13.9 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 212 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 258 ft agl · 187 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 18R KMEM Memphis International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 188 kt186 kt min to max 190 ktTarget 193 kt, 5 kt slow 186 190 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.98 g
100 % Landing gear up at 149 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 3,339 fpm3,058 fpm min to max 3,574 fpm 3,058 3,574 fpm
Info Average altitude 643 ft agl375 ft agl min to max 924 ft agl 375 924 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.5 °14.0 ° min to max 14.8 ° 14.0 14.8 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of Southaven (Mississippi, United States). Climbing from 1,326 ft asl to 35,612 ft asl, an increase of 34,286 ft in 16 minutes and covering 104 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 275 kt191 kt min to max 309 kt 191 276 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 22.5 °0.0 ° min to max 22.5 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.72 g min to max 1.29 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 2,475 fpm226 fpm min to max 4,516 fpm 3,608 1,258 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,081 ft asl1,326 ft asl min to max 35,612 ft asl 1,326 35,612 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °3.2 ° min to max 16.3 ° 14.8 4.2 °
Info Turn coordination 4-13 min to max 23 0 -4

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,626 ft agl · 239 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,001 ft agl · 286 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of AR93 Ark-Mo Airport Pollard (Arkansas, United States) and lasted 50 minutes, covering 378 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,290 ft of 35,997 ft asl35,791 ft asl min to max 36,007 ft asl 35,791 35,999 ft asl
100 % Average speed 273 kt272 kt min to max 275 kt 275 273 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 6.9 °0.0 ° min to max 6.9 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-15 min to max 12 -4 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.7 ° min to max 4.1 ° 4.1 2.8 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles north of Dike (Iowa, United States). Descent from 35,998 ft asl to 31,917 ft asl, a decrease of 4,081 ft in 3 minutes and covering 22 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 278 kt266 kt min to max 289 kt 273 289 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,244 fpm-2,271 fpm min to max 1 fpm 1 -240 fpm
Info Average altitude 33,675 ft asl31,917 ft asl min to max 35,998 ft asl 35,998 31,917 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.7 2.1 °
Info Turn coordination 0-4 min to max 3 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south west of Greene (Iowa, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 22 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,094 ft of 31,632 ft asl31,561 ft asl min to max 31,875 ft asl 31,875 31,571 ft asl
100 % Average speed 291 kt289 kt min to max 291 kt 289 291 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-2 min to max 5 0 -2
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °2.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.1 2.3 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles south east of Plymouth (Iowa, United States). Descent from 31,573 ft asl to 2,125 ft asl, a decrease of 29,448 ft in 20 minutes and covering 108 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 243 kt159 kt min to max 333 kt 291 161 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.4 °0.0 ° min to max 25.4 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,386 fpm-2,794 fpm min to max 107 fpm 2 -896 fpm
Info Average altitude 12,299 ft asl2,125 ft asl min to max 31,574 ft asl 31,573 2,125 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-2.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° 2.3 3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 0-22 min to max 22 0 -4

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,918 ft agl · 289 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 7,910 ft agl · 280 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 6,097 ft agl · 272 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,559 ft agl · 196 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,404 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,393 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,397 ft agl · 178 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Descent from 1,342 ft agl to 70 ft agl in 85 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 989 ft agl · 167 kt
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, runway length 9,989 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 161 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 161 kt. Target 156 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % The flare tracked the target profile exactly. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,189 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.7 ft left6.7 ft left to 3.0 ft right -3.0 6.7 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.1 °0.2 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.5 °
100 % Peak g force 1.05 g1.01 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.02 g
Info Average speed 158 kt152 kt min to max 161 kt 161 152 kt
Info Average VSI -371 fpm-717 fpm min to max -145 fpm -717 -145 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl-13 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 48 -13 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °4.1 ° min to max 7.0 ° 4.1 7.0 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Approach 989 ft agl · 167 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 38 ft agl · 161 kt
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 96.55Touchdown point was 820 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 152 kt was good. Touchdown rate was good at -151 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 57 °F. Wind 2 kt at 230 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -151 fpm.
77 % Touchdown distance was 2,189 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 152 ktTarget below 153 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 8.0 ft left7.3 ft left 6.7 8.0 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.3 °
100 % Peak g force 1.14 g1.02 g min to max 1.14 g 1.02 1.08 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 152 kt151 kt min to max 152 kt 152 151 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °7.0 ° min to max 7.0 ° 7.0 7.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 6,415 ft, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 6,415 ft64 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.8 ft left6.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left 6.7 6.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 1.00 g
Info Average speed 117 kt77 kt min to max 153 kt 153 77 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-0.2 ° min to max 7.0 ° 7.0 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 41 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 40 kt11 kt min to max 77 kt 77 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 16 ft agl · 13 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 12 kt1 kt min to max 20 kt 12 1 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 -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.5 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 20 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 6 kt

Takeoff from KMEM 18R

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
24kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
5,306ft57 %
Runway alignment100.00
7.1ft L
Rotation speed100.00
155kttarget 153, 2 late

A slow rotation

The nose came up at 155 kt against the 153 kt rotate speed, and rose at 1.8° a second, slower than the 2 to 3 airliners use.

The rotation started on speed but the nose came up slowly. Make it one positive, continuous pull at the normal rate for this aircraft, rather than easing the nose up in steps.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
168ktat 7.6°
Rotation
1.8°/sover 3.7 s, gaining 13 kt
35 ft
179ktat 11.0°, 4.1 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
0.9°steepest
Gear up100.00
149ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
188kttarget 193

Plan view the roll down the 9,320 ft runway.

Rolled from 253 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 7 ft at the widest, and lifted off 5 ft right. Airborne 57 % 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 ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 7.1 ft LROLL 253 FT INAirborne 5,334 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 5,334 ft of 9,320 ft · 57 %
Behind the start of the roll, 253 ftTakeoff roll, 5,081 ft Left ahead, 3,986 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 924 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,735 ft of runway left; gear up at 149 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,360 fpm on average to 924 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 3188 kt avgtarget 193THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 1,051 ft · 3.7 sRotate 155 kttarget 153Liftoff 168 ktGear up 149 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 · 1,051 ft · 3.7 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 153held 12.7°7.6° off · 1.8°/s11° 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 FT7.6° off · 1.8°/s11° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 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 rate890 fpm930 fpm
On glideslope3.1°3.2°
On centreline0.0° off0.3° off
On speed+6.5 kt+5.6 kt
Wings level1° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KMSP 30L

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

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

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 30 ft below the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,3216983471951,000 ft gate7 of 71,071 ft · 163 kt500 ft gate7 of 7551 ft · 162 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 20× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 60 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 nmTHR160 ft L0160 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND7 ft L47 ft R14 ft R0 ft R4 ft R50 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 39 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 23 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +5 kt and +8 kt on the approach speed of 156 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.

160180200220 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 156+6 kt+6 kt+6 kt+5 kt+5 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KMSP 30L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
48ft
Threshold speed100.00
160kttarget 156, 4 fast
Centreline offset100.00
6.7ft L
Bank100.00
1.1°steepest
Flare100.00

The flare tracked the target profile exactly

The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,189 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.

Touchdown

Past threshold77.03
2,189ft
Centreline100.00
8.0ft L
Speed100.00
152kttarget 153 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-151fpm
Impact100.00
1.14G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.5°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
4,102ft63 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
6.8ft L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
20kt peak

Side view — the last 6,691 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 48 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 25 ft. Touched down 2,189 ft in, 1,189 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 6,691 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.

48 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 25 ft · −454 fpm · 5.3° · 160 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −150 fpm · 7°−151 fpm · 7° nose up · 152 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 48 ft, down at 2,189 ft

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

The sink went from 450 fpm at the flare to 150 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.7° on the way down. Into the flare at 160 kt, 4 kt over the 156 kt approach speed, and 152 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−151 fpm at touchdown7° at touchdown, +1.7° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 6,691 ft of the 9,989 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 8 ft left of the centreline, and stayed within 10 ft of it down the rollout. Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 230° at 2 kt · 1 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 2,189 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 2,189 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 6,291 ft of 9,989 ft · 63 %
In the air over the runway, 2,189 ftRollout, 4,102 ft Left over, 3,698 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 154 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 51 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 · 4,756 ft30 kt · 6,371 fttouchdown6,626 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The MD-11 departed Memphis International Airport (KMEM) on runway 18R. The take-off roll was 5,306 ft, using 57 % of the runway, and rotation occurred at 155 kt. Local weather was 72 °F with a 2 kt wind from 300°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 21 seconds, averaging 2,370 fpm and reaching 190 kt at the top of the segment. The aircraft then climbed from 1,326 ft asl to 35,612 ft asl in 16 minutes, covering 104 nm, beginning about 1 mile north-east of Southaven. Cruise was level at 36,000 ft asl for 50 minutes, covering 378 nm, starting about 1 mile south-east of AR-93 Ark-Mo Airport Pollard. Descent began at 35,998 ft asl and proceeded to 2,125 ft asl in 26 minutes, covering 152 nm, starting 2 miles north of Dike, with a brief level-off at 31,600 ft asl.

On final approach to runway 30L at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), descent from 1,342 ft agl to 70 ft agl took 85 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. The landing gear was lowered at 2,404 ft agl at 186 kt; final flap position 6 was selected at 2,397 ft agl at 178 kt.

The aircraft landed on runway 30L, whose length is 9,989 ft. Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 161 kt. The flare was described as perfect; the aircraft floated before touchdown. Touchdown occurred 820 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 152 kt, with a descent rate of minus 151 fpm and very good alignment. No bounce was observed. Total landing distance was 6,415 ft, 64 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.

Local weather at KMSP was 57 °F with a 2 kt wind from 230°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind. After landing, the aircraft taxied to parking in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

The flight covered 644 nm in 107 minutes and consumed 28,072 lb of fuel.

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