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LEMD
Madrid, Spain
Runway 14R
Elevation1,949 ft asl
Weight69,535 kg
Fuel20,720 kg
Wind160° · 11 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

98.04 %
KPHL
Philadelphia, United States
Runway 27L
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight69,538 kg
Fuel8,057 kg
Wind249° · 7 kn · 1 kn cross
10 Nov 2026 8:31 3242 nm Boeing 737 MAX 8 12,663 kg
Departure Score
99.00 %
Enroute Score
98.93 %
Arrival Score
96.18 %

What went well

Touchdown 496 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 2.19 m off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 92 %

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 495 fpm, −0.78 points on the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 495 fpm−0.73
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.61 G at contact−0.06
Enroute Descent — landing lights off should be on, then 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 87 %, −0.36 points
Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, −0.33 points

Next time

Arrival

Reduce power sooner on final so you cross the threshold at 135 kt, carrying that speed into the flare.

What happened: Crossing the threshold at 146 kt, 11 kt above 135 kt, usually leaves extra energy that lets the sink come back after the flare has arrested it, and that returning sink usually carries through to a firm touchdown.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 135 kt at the threshold.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 17 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 10 kt 4 8 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 ktmax 7 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 -0.5 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 14R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Average speed was 19 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt8 kt min to max 8 kt 8 8 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.1 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.1 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 95.00Departure roll runway 14R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Takeoff distance 2,442 m 60 % of runway. Rotation speed was 159 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 13 kt at 160 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 12 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,442 m60 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 159 ktTarget 149 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.08 m left3.08 m left to 0.75 m right 2.97 2.16 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.1 ° min to max 3.9 ° -1.0 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 10 ft agl · 79 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 14R LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 168 kt162 kt min to max 172 kt 162 172 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.1 °0.2 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.93 g min to max 1.24 g 1.05 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 424 fpm76 fpm min to max 548 fpm 76 548 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 0 30 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.0 ° min to max 5.6 ° 4.0 5.1 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 14R LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 177 kt172 kt min to max 196 kt 172 196 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 4.9 °0.2 ° min to max 4.9 ° 0.2 4.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.10 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 772 fpm551 fpm min to max 1,776 fpm 551 1,420 fpm
Info Average altitude 75 ft agl30 ft agl min to max 350 ft agl 30 350 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.8 °5.1 ° min to max 8.3 ° 5.1 6.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 62 ft agl · 179 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 332 ft agl · 202 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 14R LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 205 kt197 kt min to max 215 ktTarget 183 kt, 22 kt fast 197 215 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 4.1 °0.1 ° min to max 4.1 ° 4.1 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.90 g min to max 1.06 g 1.01 0.94 g
100 % Landing gear up at 32 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.3 0.3 °
Info Average VSI 1,375 fpm1,001 fpm min to max 1,584 fpm 1,430 1,398 fpm
Info Average altitude 632 ft agl370 ft agl min to max 855 ft agl 370 855 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °5.6 ° min to max 8.6 ° 6.8 7.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 564 ft agl · 208 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 658 ft agl · 209 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 995 ft agl · 225 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Level Change Activated 995 ft agl · 225 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead San Fernando de Henares (Comunidad de Madrid, Spain). Climbing from 2,832 ft asl to 33,989 ft asl, an increase of 31,157 ft in 20 minutes and covering 114 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 244 kt210 kt min to max 290 kt 214 277 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 24.3 °0.0 ° min to max 24.3 ° 1.3 0.1 °
99.98 % Average g force 1.01 g0.63 g min to max 1.22 g 0.97 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 1,964 fpm-323 fpm min to max 5,240 fpm 1,323 -68 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,753 ft asl2,832 ft asl min to max 33,989 ft asl 2,832 33,989 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °1.9 ° min to max 18.7 ° 8.2 2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 0-18 min to max 27 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 1,769 ft agl · 224 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 26,579 ft agl · 461 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Level Change Deactivated 26,579 ft agl · 461 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 29,445 ft agl · 462 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 29,445 ft agl · 462 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 30,591 ft agl · 462 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 30,591 ft agl · 462 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Puente del Congosto (Castilla y Leon, Spain) and lasted 447 minutes, covering 3,000 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,199 ft of 34,003 ft asl33,969 ft asl min to max 34,066 ft asl 33,989 33,999 ft asl
100 % Average speed 259 kt246 kt min to max 274 kt 274 254 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 30.6 °0.0 ° min to max 30.6 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100.00 % Average g force 1.01 g0.79 g min to max 1.42 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-19 min to max 17 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °0.8 ° min to max 5.2 ° 2.4 2.7 °
Enroute Descent 94.65Enroute descent started 17 miles south of Mastic Beach (New York, United States). Descent from 33,997 ft asl to 2,999 ft asl, a decrease of 30,998 ft in 21 minutes and covering 99 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
87 % Average speed 245 kt225 kt min to max 273 kt 253 225 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.5 °0.0 ° min to max 25.5 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.74 g min to max 1.22 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -1,317 fpm-6,015 fpm min to max 113 fpm -32 6 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,802 ft asl2,991 ft asl min to max 33,997 ft asl 33,997 2,999 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-7.6 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.8 3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 0-4 min to max 9 0 0

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON 7,722 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 4,916 ft agl
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 33,625 ft agl · 416 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Level Change Activated 33,625 ft agl · 416 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 29,664 ft agl · 370 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Level Change Deactivated 29,664 ft agl · 370 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 7,548 ft agl · 272 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 5,866 ft agl · 270 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 5,866 ft agl · 270 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Arm Armed 5,866 ft agl · 270 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Activated 5,866 ft agl · 270 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 5,588 ft agl · 271 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Level Change Activated 5,588 ft agl · 271 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 3,863 ft agl · 288 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Level Change Deactivated 3,863 ft agl · 288 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of JY73 Red Lion Vincentown (New Jersey, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 15 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±649 ft of 2,996 ft asl2,829 ft asl min to max 3,021 ft asl 2,989 2,829 ft asl
100 % Average speed 190 kt164 kt min to max 220 kt 220 164 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 8.6 °0.0 ° min to max 8.6 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.87 g min to max 1.11 g 0.99 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination -2-10 min to max 3 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 5.1 ° 4.1 0.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,970 ft agl · 218 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 2,930 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,969 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,984 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,974 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,914 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 2,914 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Arm Disarmed 2,914 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,899 ft agl · 172 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Audubon (New Jersey, United States). Descent from 2,702 ft asl to 1,189 ft asl, a decrease of 1,513 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 160 kt159 kt min to max 162 kt 162 160 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.09 g 0.94 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -767 fpm-989 fpm min to max -557 fpm -654 -798 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,632 ft asl1,189 ft asl min to max 2,702 ft asl 2,702 1,189 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-0.2 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.7 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 0-8 min to max 3 0 -1
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 27L at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport. Descent from 1,203 ft agl to -83 ft agl in 99 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 986 ft agl · 154 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,149 ft agl · 160 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 651 ft agl · 148 kt
Arrival Landing 97.57Landing on runway 27L at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, runway length 3,082 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 146 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 146 kt. Target 135 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
92 % The flare held the target profile well. The flare arrested the sink and then let it come back - 610 fpm of it - so the aircraft dropped the last few feet. Touchdown was 496 m past the threshold. Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.27 m right2.03 m right to 2.27 m right -2.03 -2.27 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Peak g force 1.20 g0.86 g min to max 1.20 g 1.04 0.96 g
Info Average speed 144 kt138 kt min to max 146 kt 146 138 kt
Info Average VSI -265 fpm-634 fpm min to max -28 fpm -634 -322 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl 29 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.5 ° min to max 4.8 ° 2.5 3.5 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Approach 986 ft agl · 154 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 34 ft agl · 144 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Deactivated 34 ft agl · 144 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 21 ft agl · 144 kt
07515022530037545052560001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 88.26Touchdown point was 73 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 138 kt was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -495 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 9 kt at 250 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
46 % Touchdown rate was -495 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 496 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 138 ktTarget below 141 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.28 m right2.25 m right -2.27 -2.19 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
83 % Peak g force 1.61 g0.96 g min to max 1.61 g 0.96 1.16 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 137 kt136 kt min to max 138 kt 138 136 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.2 °2.9 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 2.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,203 m, 39 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,203 m39 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.23 m left2.23 m left to 0.00 m left 1.69 1.44 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.09 g 1.09 1.00 g
Info Average speed 93 kt64 kt min to max 126 kt 126 64 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-1.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 2.9 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Runway Surface Conditions 10 ft agl · 134 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 45 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 36 kt0 kt min to max 64 kt 64 9 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.6 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 10 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 10 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 10 ft agl · 52 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 14 kt 9 2 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 ktmax 12 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.5 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Flaps Position 1 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9 ft agl · 6 kt

Takeoff from LEMD 14R

Taxi out

Lights75.00
Offstrobes
Taxi speed100.00
10kt peak7 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
2,442m60 %
Runway alignment100.00
3.08m L
Rotation speed100.00
159kttarget 149, 10 late

Rotated late

The nose came up at 159 kt, 10 kt after the 149 kt rotate speed.

The pull started after the rotate speed had gone by. Bring the airspeed into the scan as it approaches the rotate speed, so the pull starts on the number rather than when you notice it has passed.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
162ktat 4.1°
Rotation
3.0°/sover 1.4 s, gaining 3 kt
35 ft
173ktat 5.1°, 5.3 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
2.1°steepest
Gear up100.00
32ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
205kttarget 183

Plan view the roll down the 4,091 m runway.

Rolled from 688 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 2.8 m at the widest, and lifted off 1.8 m left. Airborne 59 % 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 2.76 m LROLL 688 M INAirborne 2,445 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,445 m of 4,091 m · 60 %
Behind the start of the roll, 688 mTakeoff roll, 1,756 m Left ahead, 1,647 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 855 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,205 m of runway left; gear up at 32 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,210 fpm on average to 855 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 3205 kt avgtarget 183THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 107 m · 1.4 sRotate 159 kttarget 149Liftoff 162 ktGear up 32 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 183240 kt16080020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 107 m · 1.4 sROTATELIFTOFFtarget 149held 6.2°4.1° off · 3.0°/s5° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH020406080 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 2.6 to 3.5° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Boeing 737 MAX 8 pilots over the last 180 days (80 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°2.6°/s2°/s3.5°/s3°/sTAIL STRIKE 11°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT4.1° off · 3.0°/s5° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.6 to 3.5°/s, other Boeing 737 MAX 8 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 rate880 fpm660 fpm
On glideslope3.0°3.0°
On centreline0.0° off
On speed+21 kt+13 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to 0.5 nm, then not again: fast from 0.5 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 KPHL 27L

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, 305 m 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° BAND1,3166733581981,000 ft gate7 of 71,056 ft · 156 kt500 ft gate7 of 7544 ft · 148 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 4 m 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 nmTHR18 m L018 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND4 m R3 m R3 m R2 m R4 m R3 m R
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 from 4 nm to 0.5 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +15 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+25 kt+14 kt+14 kt+13 kt+11 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KPHL 27L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
28ft
Threshold speed98.09
146kttarget 135, 11 fast
Centreline offset100.00
2.27m R
Bank100.00
0.1°steepest
Flare92.19

The flare held the target profile well

The flare arrested the sink and then let it come back - 610 fpm of it - so the aircraft dropped the last few feet. Touchdown was 496 m past the threshold. Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
496m
Centreline100.00
2.28m R
Speed100.00
137kttarget 141 or less
Touchdown rate45.62
-495fpm
Impact82.74
1.61G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.2°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
672m38 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.23m L

Taxi in

Lights50.50
Onlanding lights, 99% of the taxi
Taxi speed100.00
14kt peak6 kt in turns

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 28 ft, 22 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 15 ft; ballooned 2 ft from 11 ft. Touched down 496 m in, 192 m past the ideal 305 m.

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 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m 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.

28 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT held off 290 m from the lowest point 80 ft400 Flare 15 ft · −439 fpm · 3.4° · 146 ktballooned +2 ft · from 10 ft to 12 ft−494 fpm · 3.5° nose up · 138 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 28 ft, down at 496 m

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

The sink went from 440 fpm at the flare to 80 fpm at 11 ft, then back up to 490 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed. Into the flare at 146 kt, 11 kt over the 135 kt approach speed, and 138 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−494 fpm at touchdown3.5° at touchdown, +0° from the flareclimbing 82 fpm
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,082 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 2.2 m right of the centreline, and stayed within 2.3 m of it down the rollout. No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 249° at 7 kt · 7 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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 496 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 496 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 494 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 1,169 m of 3,082 m · 38 %
In the air over the runway, 496 mRollout, 672 m Left over, 1,913 m

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 129 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 26 s, an average deceleration of 0.20 g.

How to read this

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 · 744 m30 kt · 979 mtouchdown1,018 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxied from the parking area to runway 14R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Takeoff was performed on runway 14R, using 2,442 m (60 % of the runway). Rotation occurred at 148 kt. Local weather at departure was 18 °C with wind 13 kt from 160°, giving a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 12 kt head-wind component.

The initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 40 seconds, averaging 1,039 fpm and reaching 215 kt at the top of the segment. The aircraft then climbed from 2,832 ft asl to 33,989 ft asl in 20 minutes, covering 114 nm, beginning the climb overhead San Fernando de Henares.

Cruise was maintained at 34,000 ft asl for 447 minutes, covering 3,000 nm, with the cruise segment starting about 1 mile west of Puente del Congosto.

Descent began from 33,997 ft asl to 1,189 ft asl in 28 minutes, covering 118 nm, starting 17 miles south of Mastic Beach, with a brief level-off at 3,000 ft asl.

Final approach to runway 27L at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport started from 1,203 ft agl and descended to -83 ft agl in 99 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were all met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, on glideslope, on centreline, on speed, wings level. The aircraft was in final flap position 6 at 651 ft agl, flying 148 kt.

Landing was made on runway 27L (runway length 3,082 m). The threshold speed was slightly above target at 146 kt. The flare was described as great; the aircraft dropped onto the runway at the end of the flare. Touchdown occurred 73 m beyond the touchdown zone at 138 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 495 fpm. Runway-touchdown alignment was very good and there was no bounce.

Total landing distance was 1,203 m, representing 39 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather at landing was 9 °C with wind 9 kt from 250°, giving a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind component.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

The entire flight covered 3,242 nm in 511 minutes and used 12,663 kg of fuel.

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