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KJFK
New York, United States
Runway 22R
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight434,394 lbs
Fuel55,819 lbs
Wind190° · 8 kn · 3 kn cross

Flight Score

99.55 %
KIND
Indianapolis, United States
Runway 23L
Elevation787 ft asl
Weight409,589 lbs
Fuel30,490 lbs
Wind229° · 5 kn
4 Nov 2026 1:44 596 nm McDonnell Douglas MD-11 25,329 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
98.66 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,062 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 29 ft and 156 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 3.8 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 261 fpm, −0.45 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 261 fpm−0.27
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.18

Next time

Arrival

Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.

What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.

Read more in Flare Timing

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 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 22 kt 0 7 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 ktmax 12 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-1.6 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.0 0.2 °

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 Flaps Position 1 16 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 16 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 16 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 16 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 22R at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, Average speed was 14 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 7 kt7 kt min to max 7 kt 7 7 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
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 22R at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,238 ft 14 % of runway. Rotation speed was 155 kt. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 8 kt at 190 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,238 ft14 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 155 ktTarget 151 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 8.2 ft left8.2 ft left to 0.0 ft left 1.6 8.2 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max 6.7 ° -0.1 6.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22R KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 178 kt172 kt min to max 183 kt 172 183 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.15 g1.07 g min to max 1.19 g 1.07 1.18 g
Info Average VSI 751 fpm142 fpm min to max 1,439 fpm 142 1,439 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 0 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.4 °6.7 ° min to max 10.2 ° 6.7 10.2 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22R KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 186 kt184 kt min to max 193 kt 184 193 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.05 g min to max 1.19 g 1.18 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 1,970 fpm1,484 fpm min to max 3,513 fpm 1,484 3,513 fpm
Info Average altitude 69 ft agl26 ft agl min to max 319 ft agl 26 319 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.5 °10.4 ° min to max 14.8 ° 10.4 14.8 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 139 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 183 ft agl · 190 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22R KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 196 kt194 kt min to max 198 ktTarget 193 kt, 3 kt fast 194 198 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.8 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.95 g
100 % Landing gear up at 57 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
Info Average VSI 4,062 fpm3,696 fpm min to max 4,212 fpm 3,696 4,184 fpm
Info Average altitude 635 ft agl374 ft agl min to max 908 ft agl 374 908 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.5 °15.0 ° min to max 15.8 ° 15.0 15.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport New York (New York, United States). Climbing from 1,008 ft asl to 37,889 ft asl, an increase of 36,881 ft in 15 minutes and covering 96 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 275 kt198 kt min to max 307 kt 198 259 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.0 ° min to max 23.2 ° 1.5 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.18 g 0.96 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 2,677 fpm485 fpm min to max 4,472 fpm 4,185 628 fpm
Info Average altitude 19,062 ft asl1,008 ft asl min to max 37,889 ft asl 1,008 37,889 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °3.1 ° min to max 15.6 ° 15.3 3.6 °
Info Turn coordination 3-15 min to max 24 -6 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,795 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,302 ft agl · 282 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead PA70 Fetters Construction Airport Downingtown (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 52 minutes, covering 373 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,398 ft of 37,999 ft asl37,960 ft asl min to max 38,008 ft asl 37,960 37,999 ft asl
100 % Average speed 259 kt258 kt min to max 260 kt 259 258 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 12.6 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-13 min to max 12 1 -1
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °2.8 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 2.9 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles west of West Liberty (Ohio, United States). Descent from 37,992 ft asl to 8,929 ft asl, a decrease of 29,063 ft in 15 minutes and covering 96 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 301 kt242 kt min to max 333 kt 251 242 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.6 °0.0 ° min to max 22.0 ° 0.2 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.10 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,904 fpm-3,020 fpm min to max 1 fpm -47 -11 fpm
Info Average altitude 20,490 ft asl8,929 ft asl min to max 37,992 ft asl 37,992 8,929 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-2.6 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.1 2.9 °
Info Turn coordination -1-16 min to max 15 0 1

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,995 ft agl · 298 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 8,282 ft agl · 291 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead II86 Poole Airport Noblesville (Indiana, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±946 ft of 8,911 ft asl8,893 ft asl min to max 8,922 ft asl 8,922 8,893 ft asl
100 % Average speed 213 kt209 kt min to max 232 kt 232 211 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.91 g
Info Turn coordination 0-7 min to max 4 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °1.4 ° min to max 3.3 ° 3.2 1.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 8,064 ft agl · 267 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Fishers (Indiana, United States). Descent from 8,742 ft asl to 2,046 ft asl, a decrease of 6,696 ft in 5 minutes and covering 15 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 175 kt157 kt min to max 220 kt 211 158 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.3 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,033 fpm-3,042 fpm min to max -571 fpm -1,125 -617 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,368 ft asl2,046 ft asl min to max 8,742 ft asl 8,742 2,046 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °-4.4 ° min to max 4.1 ° 0.6 3.9 °
Info Turn coordination 1-11 min to max 15 -6 15

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 2,554 ft agl · 198 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,507 ft agl · 196 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,176 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,200 ft agl · 186 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport. Descent from 1,292 ft agl to 47 ft agl in 93 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 961 ft agl · 162 kt
Arrival Landing 97.34Landing on runway 23L at KIND Indianapolis International Airport, runway length 9,991 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 156 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 156 kt. Target 150 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
89 % The flare mostly held the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 1.2° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 1,062 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 4.1 ft left4.1 ft left to 1.8 ft left 1.8 4.0 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.0 1.0 °
100 % Peak g force 1.08 g1.03 g min to max 1.08 g 1.03 1.04 g
Info Average speed 155 kt152 kt min to max 156 kt 156 152 kt
Info Average VSI -454 fpm-709 fpm min to max -261 fpm -709 -261 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl-6 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 30 -6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °4.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° 4.2 6.0 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Approach 961 ft agl · 162 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 36 ft agl · 159 kt
02505007501,0001,25001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 95.96Touchdown distance was good at 1,061 ft. Touchdown speed at 152 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -261 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 63 °F. Wind 5 kt at 230 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Touchdown rate was -261 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,062 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 152 ktTarget below 148 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 4.0 ft left3.9 ft left 4.0 3.8 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.5 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.5 °
100 % Peak g force 1.24 g1.03 g min to max 1.24 g 1.04 1.13 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 152 kt151 kt min to max 152 kt 152 151 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °6.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 6.0 6.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 6,130 ft, 61 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 6,130 ft61 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.6 ft right0.0 ft left to 3.6 ft right -0.1 -0.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 0.99 g
Info Average speed 111 kt76 kt min to max 150 kt 150 76 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.1 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.0 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 54 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 50 kt8 kt min to max 75 kt 75 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 16 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 11 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 14 kt1 kt min to max 21 kt 12 1 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 11 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.3 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.0 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 5 kt

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Rotated at 155 kt, 4 kt above the 151 kt target, and lifted off at 171 kt 3.7 s later, the nose coming up at 1.7° a second. Climb 3 held close to its 193 kt target, at 196 kt on average.

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 figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 193210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1516.7° off · 1.7°/s11° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 15 kt -0.1° 0 s
80 kt881 ft 80 kt -0.2° 17.4 s
Rotate3,428 ft · target 151 155 kt 0.3° 30.7 s
Liftoff4,426 ft · +16 kt from rotation 171 kt 6.7° 34.4 s
35 ft5,597 ft · 4.0 s after liftoff 184 kt 10.8° 38.4 s
Gear up5,873 ft · 57 ft · full marks to 400 ft 186 kt 11.7° 40.2 s
Climb 38,010 ft · 374 ft to 908 ft · target 193 196 kt avg 15.1° 46.5 s
End of Climb 310,475 ft · 908 ft 198 kt 15.4° 54.8 s

Takeoff from KJFK 22R

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,238ft14 %
Rotation speed100.00
155kttarget 151, 4 fast
Liftoff speed
171kt
Runway alignment100.00
8.2ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
57ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
196kttarget 193
Rate of climb100.00
750fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 908 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 6,235 ft of runway left; gear up at 57 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,670 fpm on average to 908 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 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 3196 kt avgtarget 193THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 155 kttarget 151Liftoff 171 ktGear up 57 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 8,655 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted left of the centreline, 8 ft at the widest, and lifted off 8 ft left. Airborne 14 % 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 ↓CROSS2 kn75 %widest 8.4 ft LAirborne 1,249 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,249 ft of 8,655 ft · 14 %
Takeoff roll, 1,249 ft Left ahead, 7,406 ft

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 rate820 fpm950 fpm
On glideslope3.1°3.0°
On centreline0.1° off0.2° off
On speed+5.7 kt+5.3 kt
Wings level1° bank1° 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 KIND 23L

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 50 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° BAND1,2756743381841,000 ft gate7 of 71,053 ft · 157 kt500 ft gate7 of 7518 ft · 156 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 14× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 90 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 nmTHR230 ft L0230 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND80 ft L72 ft L31 ft L11 ft L30 ft L35 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 38 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 151 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 151+8 kt+5 kt+5 kt+6 kt+5 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KIND 23L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
29ft
Threshold speed100.00
156kttarget 150, 6 fast
Centreline offset100.00
4.1ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,062ft
Centreline100.00
4.0ft L
Speed100.00
152kttarget 148, 4 fast
Touchdown rate79.80
-261fpm
Impact100.00
1.24G
BouncesOk
None
The flare89.35

The flare mostly held the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 1.2° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 1,062 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 229° at 5 kt · 5 kt head · 0 kt across

How to read this

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.

The stop

From 151 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 45 s, an average deceleration of 0.14 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.

0408012016060 kt · 5,857 ft30 kt · 6,701 fttouchdown6,969 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 6,394 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 29 ft, 21 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 17 ft. Touched down 1,062 ft in, close to 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 6,394 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.

29 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 17 ft · −497 fpm · 4.9° · 156 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −261 fpm · 6°−261 fpm · 6° nose up · 152 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 29 ft, down at 1,062 ft

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

The sink went from 500 fpm at the flare to 260 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.1° on the way down.

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−261 fpm at touchdown6° at touchdown, +1.1° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 6,394 ft of the 9,991 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 4 ft of it down the rollout.

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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,062 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,062 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 5,994 ft of 9,991 ft · 60 %
In the air over the runway, 1,062 ftRollout, 4,932 ft Left over, 3,997 ft
Rollout distance100.00
4,932ft60 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
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The MD-11 taxied from the parking area to runway 22R at KJFK for nine minutes, covering 2 nm, and then departed on runway 22R. Takeoff used 1,238 ft, 14 % of the runway, with rotation at 155 kt. The local weather was 70 °F, wind 8 kt from 190° (crosswind 3 kt, headwind 7 kt).

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 18 seconds, averaging 2,696 fpm and reaching 198 kt at the top. The climb continued from 1,008 ft asl to 37,889 ft asl in 15 minutes, covering 96 nm, starting overhead KJFK. Level flight was held at 38,000 ft asl for 52 minutes, covering 373 nm, starting overhead PA70 Fetters Construction Airport Downingtown.

Descent began at 37,992 ft asl and proceeded to 2,046 ft asl in 21 minutes, covering 117 nm, starting 4 mi west of West Liberty, with a brief level-off at 8,900 ft asl. The final approach to runway 23L at KIND started from 1,292 ft agl and descended to 47 ft agl in 93 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 gear down at 2,554 ft agl, 198 kt; final flap position 6 at 2,200 ft agl, 186 kt.

Landing on runway 23L (runway length 9,991 ft) had a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 156 kt. The flare was described as very good, with little round-out. Touchdown occurred 1,061 ft down the runway at 152 kt, a little fast, with a fair touchdown rate of minus 261 fpm and perfect alignment. No bounce was observed. Total landing distance was 6,130 ft, 61 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 63 °F, wind 5 kt from 230° (crosswind 0 kt, headwind 5 kt).

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in six minutes, covering 1 nm. The flight covered 596 nm in 104 minutes and used 25,329 lbs of fuel.

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