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EGLL
London, England
Runway 27R
Elevation75 ft asl
Weight302,354 kg
Fuel92,173 kg
Wind10° · 4 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

96.95 %
FAOR
Johannesburg, South Africa
Runway 21R
Elevation5,499 ft asl
Weight225,137 kg
Fuel14,825 kg
Wind240° · 10 kn · 7 kn cross
31 Oct 2026 10:18 5012 nm Airbus A350-1000 77,348 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
90.86 %

What went well

Straight touchdown — 2.12 m off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 39 % of the runway used
Rollout held the centreline — 0.30 m off at taxi speed

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 485 fpm, −1.79 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.95
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 485 fpm−0.81
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.38 G at contact−0.02
Arrival Landing — Threshold height at 84 ft agl was significantly above target at 36 %, −1.14 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 567 m at 88 %, −0.12 points

Next time

Arrival

Fly a slightly steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft rather than above it.

What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold 34 ft agl above 50 ft agl, carried extra speed through the flare instead of losing it, and touched down well beyond the aim point. Crossing the threshold high like this usually carries through to extra speed at touchdown and a touchdown point long of the target.

Watch for: Radio altimeter: 50 ft at the threshold.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 9 kt 4 0 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 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 14 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 14 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 14 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 14 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 14 ft agl
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 14 ft agl
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 14 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 14 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 14 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 14 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 14 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 14 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 14 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 14 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 14 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport. Takeoff distance 1,865 m 48 % of runway. Rotation speed was 168 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 4 kt at 10 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,865 m48 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 168 ktTarget 160 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 4.18 m right0.00 m left to 4.18 m right -1.47 -1.28 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° -0.2 4.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.2 1.2 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 14 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27R EGLL London Heathrow Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 183 kt178 kt min to max 187 kt 178 187 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.3 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.08 g min to max 1.23 g 1.08 1.22 g
Info Average VSI 564 fpm129 fpm min to max 1,172 fpm 129 1,172 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 0 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °4.8 ° min to max 9.5 ° 4.8 9.5 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27R EGLL London Heathrow Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 188 kt187 kt min to max 191 kt 187 191 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.15 g0.93 g min to max 1.21 g 1.21 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 1,735 fpm1,214 fpm min to max 2,662 fpm 1,214 2,610 fpm
Info Average altitude 114 ft agl52 ft agl min to max 367 ft agl 52 367 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.7 °9.6 ° min to max 11.9 ° 9.6 10.8 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 163 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 163 ft agl · 186 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27R EGLL London Heathrow Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 196 kt192 kt min to max 203 ktTarget 202 kt, 6 kt slow 192 203 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.91 g min to max 0.99 g 0.95 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up at 108 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.4 °
Info Average VSI 2,423 fpm2,332 fpm min to max 2,550 fpm 2,550 2,332 fpm
Info Average altitude 692 ft agl410 ft agl min to max 972 ft agl 410 972 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °10.5 ° min to max 12.7 ° 10.6 12.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 671 ft agl · 194 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Colnbrook (Slough, England). Climbing from 1,106 ft asl to 33,673 ft asl, an increase of 32,566 ft in 25 minutes and covering 173 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 277 kt204 kt min to max 326 kt 204 304 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.5 °0.0 ° min to max 30.7 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.85 g min to max 1.15 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,522 fpm-1 fpm min to max 2,592 fpm 2,355 5 fpm
Info Average altitude 12,427 ft asl1,106 ft asl min to max 33,675 ft asl 1,106 33,673 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °2.8 ° min to max 13.0 ° 12.9 2.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 1,569 ft agl · 223 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 32,927 ft agl · 493 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 32,927 ft agl · 493 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Beaufai (Normandie, France) and lasted 748 minutes, covering 4,674 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,184 ft of 34,230 ft asl32,894 ft asl min to max 34,444 ft asl 33,674 34,281 ft asl
100 % Average speed 289 kt285 kt min to max 307 kt 304 286 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.9 °0.0 ° min to max 16.3 ° 1.1 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °2.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.9 2.3 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 11 miles south of FBNR Mookane Airport Mookane (Limpopo, South Africa). Descent from 34,281 ft asl to 8,454 ft asl, a decrease of 25,826 ft in 22 minutes and covering 143 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 248 kt208 kt min to max 288 kt 286 211 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.7 °0.0 ° min to max 25.8 ° 0.7 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.93 g min to max 1.18 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,242 fpm-1,883 fpm min to max 9 fpm -4 -1,041 fpm
Info Average altitude 20,071 ft asl8,454 ft asl min to max 34,282 ft asl 34,281 8,454 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.3 2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 31,238 ft agl · 481 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 29,821 ft agl · 464 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 16,754 ft agl · 347 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 16,548 ft agl · 346 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 3,963 ft agl · 245 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south east of Centurion (Gauteng, South Africa) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±921 ft of 8,257 ft asl8,092 ft asl min to max 8,412 ft asl 8,412 8,101 ft asl
100 % Average speed 207 kt200 kt min to max 213 kt 210 212 kt
100 % Average bank angle 21.1 °0.8 ° min to max 27.6 ° 6.6 8.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.95 g min to max 1.17 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °2.6 ° min to max 5.4 ° 3.3 4.0 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 3,639 ft agl · 244 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 3,639 ft agl · 244 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles north west of FATJ Fly Inn Estate Tembisa (Gauteng, South Africa). Descent from 8,103 ft asl to 6,845 ft asl, a decrease of 1,258 ft in 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 165 kt145 kt min to max 212 kt 212 145 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 8.5 ° 8.5 3.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.09 g 0.95 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -560 fpm-1,266 fpm min to max 231 fpm 160 -509 fpm
Info Average altitude 7,481 ft asl6,845 ft asl min to max 8,109 ft asl 8,103 6,845 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °0.8 ° min to max 4.8 ° 3.7 2.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 3,120 ft agl · 237 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,079 ft agl · 240 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,031 ft agl · 233 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3,002 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,000 ft agl · 215 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,927 ft agl · 205 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 21R at FAOR O.R. Tambo International Airport. Descent from 1,362 ft agl to 123 ft agl in 111 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 68.63Landing on runway 21R at FAOR O.R. Tambo International Airport, runway length 3,981 m. Threshold height at 84 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was good at 144 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 144 kt. Target 142 kt
36 % Threshold height at 84 ft agl was significantly above target.Target 50 ft agl
38 % The flare strayed well off the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.5° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 567 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.58 m left2.58 m left to 1.36 m left 1.36 2.58 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.4 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.09 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Average speed 146 kt144 kt min to max 148 kt 144 147 kt
Info Average VSI -666 fpm-788 fpm min to max -424 fpm -764 -424 fpm
Info Average altitude 43 ft agl12 ft agl min to max 84 ft agl 84 12 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °2.1 ° min to max 4.0 ° 2.3 4.0 °
07515022530037545052560067501632496581Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 85.64Touchdown point was 160 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 147 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -485 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 16 kt at 239 °. Crosswind: 11 kt Headwind: 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
39 % Touchdown rate was -485 fpm.
88 % Touchdown distance was 567 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 147 ktTarget below 139 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.58 m left2.39 m left 2.58 2.12 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.5 °
93 % Average g force 1.16 g1.02 g min to max 1.38 g 1.02 1.22 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 147 kt146 kt min to max 147 kt 147 146 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °3.1 ° min to max 4.1 ° 4.0 3.1 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,611 m, 40 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,611 m40 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 0.67 m left0.67 m left to 0.30 m right 0.67 -0.30 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 1.00 g
Info Average speed 143 kt87 kt min to max 154 kt 154 87 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-0.4 ° min to max 3.1 ° 3.1 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 14 ft agl · 103 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 47 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 44 kt13 kt min to max 76 kt 76 13 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 14 ft agl · 18 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 20 kt 6 2 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 ktmax 10 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.4 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 14 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 14 ft agl · 9 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 168 kt, 8 kt above the 160 kt target, and lifted off at 177 kt 2.6 s later, the nose coming up at 1.7° a second. Climb 3 averaged 196 kt, 6 kt under its 202 kt target.

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 202210 kt14070020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1604.8° off · 1.7°/s9° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 7 kt -0.1° 0 s
80 kt326 m 80 kt 0.1° 14.1 s
Rotate1,584 m · target 160 168 kt 0.4° 33.6 s
Liftoff1,813 m · +9 kt from rotation 177 kt 4.8° 36.2 s
35 ft2,071 m · 2.7 s after liftoff 186 kt 8.6° 38.9 s
Gear up2,294 m · 108 ft · full marks to 400 ft 189 kt 11.3° 41.3 s
Climb 32,968 m · 411 ft to 972 ft · target 202 196 kt avg 10.6° 48.5 s
End of Climb 34,388 m · 972 ft 203 kt 12.7° 63 s

Takeoff from EGLL 27R

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,865m48 %
Rotation speed100.00
168kttarget 160, 8 fast
Liftoff speed
177kt
Runway alignment100.00
4.18m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
108ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
196kttarget 202
Rate of climb100.00
563fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 972 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,758 m of runway left; gear up at 108 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,170 fpm on average to 972 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 202THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 168 kttarget 160Liftoff 177 ktGear up 108 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,889 m runway.

Rolled from 59 m in, drifted 3.6 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 48 % 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.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS3 kn75 %widest 3.63 m RROLL 59 M INAirborne 1,872 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,872 m of 3,889 m · 48 %
Behind the start of the roll, 59 mTakeoff roll, 1,813 m Left ahead, 2,016 m

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 rate1,000 fpm960 fpm
On glideslope3.1°3.2°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed+6.3 kt+8.4 kt
Wings level2° 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 FAOR 21R

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 above 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° BAND1,3357303942461,000 ft gate7 of 71,079 ft · 148 kt500 ft gate7 of 7593 ft · 150 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 21× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 18 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 nmTHR46 m L046 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND11 m L8 m L5 m L1 m L11 m L6 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 36 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +2 kt and +13 kt on the approach speed of 142 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 142+4 kt+10 kt+8 kt+7 kt+2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on FAOR 21R

Over the threshold

Threshold height36.09
83ft
Threshold speed100.00
144kttarget 142, 2 fast
Centreline offset100.00
2.58m L

Touchdown

Past threshold87.96
567m
Centreline100.00
2.58m L
Speed100.00
147kttarget 138, 9 fast
Touchdown rate39.11
-485fpm
Impact92.57
1.38G
BouncesOk
None
The flare38.44

The flare strayed well off the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.5° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 567 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

The crosswind

6 kt across from the right, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 147 kt. Touched down with 2° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 240° at 10 kt · 7 kt head · 6 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 155 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 37 s, an average deceleration of 0.18 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 · 1,426 m30 kt · 1,688 mtouchdown1,756 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,694 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 83 ft, 33 ft above the 50 ft target; began the flare late, at 8 ft. Touched down 567 m in, 263 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 1,694 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.

83 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 8 ft · −468 fpm · 3.6° · 147 ktdescent slowed at 8 ft · −468 fpm · 3.6°−484 fpm · 4° nose up · 147 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 83 ft, down at 567 m

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

The sink stayed between 470 fpm and 510 fpm from the flare to the runway. The pitch barely changed.

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 UP0−1,000−2,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−484 fpm at touchdown4° at touchdown, +0.4° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,694 m of the 3,981 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 2.1 m left of the centreline, and stayed within 2.6 m of it down the rollout.

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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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 6 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 567 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
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Touched down 567 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 484 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 1,572 m of 3,981 m · 39 %
In the air over the runway, 567 mRollout, 1,005 m Left over, 2,409 m
Rollout distance100.00
1,005m39 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
0.67m L

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The Airbus A350-1000 taxied from the parking area to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 27R. The aircraft used 1,865 m of runway (48 % of the available length) and rotated at 168 kt. Local weather was 12 °C with wind 4 kt from 010°, a 4 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tailwind component.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 24 seconds, averaging 1,990 fpm and reaching 203 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 1,106 ft asl to 33,673 ft asl in 25 minutes, covering 173 nm, beginning overhead Colnbrook.

The aircraft level-flew at 34,200 ft asl for 748 minutes, covering 4,674 nm, starting 1 mile north-east of Beaufai.

Descent began at 34,281 ft asl and proceeded to 6,845 ft asl in 26 minutes, covering 157 nm, starting 11 miles south of FBNR Mookane Airport, with a brief level-off at 8,300 ft asl.

Final approach to runway 21R at FAOR O.R. Tambo International Airport descended from 1,362 ft agl to 123 ft agl in 111 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 3,120 ft agl at 237 kt; final flap position 4 was selected at 2,927 ft agl at 205 kt.

Landing on runway 21R (runway length 3,981 m) had a threshold height of 84 ft agl, which was significantly above target, while the threshold speed of 144 kt was good. The flare was very poor, with little round-out. Touchdown occurred 160 m beyond the touchdown zone at 147 kt, a little fast, with a hard rate of -485 fpm. Runway-touchdown alignment was very good and there was no bounce. Total landing distance was 1,611 m (40 % of the runway) and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 29 °C with wind 16 kt from 239°, a cross-wind of 11 kt and a head-wind component of 11 kt.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

The flight covered a total of 5,012 nm in 618 minutes and used 77,348 kg of fuel.

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