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KMSY
New Orleans, United States
Runway 02
Elevation0 ft asl
Weight145,828 lbs
Fuel15,286 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

99.34 %
KORD
Chicago, United States
Runway 27C
Elevation663 ft asl
Weight135,211 lbs
Fuel4,285 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn
8 Nov 2026 2:16 794 nm Airbus A320ceo 11,001 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
99.11 %
Arrival Score
98.90 %

What went well

Touchdown 1,587 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 35 ft and 136 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 7.7 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 318 fpm, −0.37 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 318 fpm−0.20
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.15
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.31 G at contact−0.01
Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 93 %, −0.30 points

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

Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.

Start to finish · 14 stages, 13 in the score

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 20 kt 1 1 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 ktmax 8 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 0.6 ° 0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 02 at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Takeoff distance 4,154 ft 59 % of runway. Rotation speed was 142 kt. Local weather - Temperature 39 °F. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 4,154 ft59 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 142 ktTarget 134 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 15.2 ft right0.0 ft left to 15.2 ft right -14.4 -0.7 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-0.2 ° min to max 5.8 ° -0.2 5.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.3 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 165 kt153 kt min to max 176 kt 153 176 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 3.2 °0.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° 0.3 3.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 0.98 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 350 fpm107 fpm min to max 620 fpm 107 620 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 0 30 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °5.5 ° min to max 6.3 ° 5.8 6.0 °
Departure Climb 2 99.99Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 181 kt176 kt min to max 189 kt 176 189 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.9 °0.1 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.9 0.1 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.07 g1.02 g min to max 1.26 g 1.02 1.25 g
Info Average VSI 947 fpm625 fpm min to max 3,317 fpm 625 3,317 fpm
Info Average altitude 64 ft agl31 ft agl min to max 292 ft agl 31 292 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °6.1 ° min to max 16.6 ° 6.1 16.6 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 72 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 72 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 306 ft agl · 185 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 184 kt180 kt min to max 188 ktTarget 164 kt, 20 kt fast 188 180 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.81 g min to max 1.24 g 1.24 0.84 g
100 % Landing gear up at 41 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.4 °0.4 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.5 °
Info Average VSI 4,503 fpm3,849 fpm min to max 4,933 fpm 3,849 4,324 fpm
Info Average altitude 624 ft agl351 ft agl min to max 891 ft agl 351 891 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 17.6 °15.8 ° min to max 19.3 ° 18.2 15.8 °
Enroute Climb 97.32Enroute climb started 1 mile north of Kenner (Louisiana, United States). Climbing from 1,225 ft asl to 36,544 ft asl, an increase of 35,319 ft in 19 minutes and covering 111 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Average speed 255 kt172 kt min to max 303 kt 180 237 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 24.6 °0.0 ° min to max 24.6 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.74 g min to max 1.11 g 0.88 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,873 fpm-72 fpm min to max 4,698 fpm 4,100 321 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,563 ft asl1,225 ft asl min to max 36,544 ft asl 1,225 36,544 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °1.7 ° min to max 15.7 ° 15.7 4.5 °
Info Turn coordination 0-9 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 4,299 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 2,235 ft agl · 195 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,362 ft agl · 204 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,455 ft agl · 222 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,006 ft agl · 283 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Georgetown (Mississippi, United States) and lasted 72 minutes, covering 523 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,330 ft of 37,016 ft asl36,599 ft asl min to max 37,031 ft asl 36,599 36,941 ft asl
100 % Average speed 253 kt235 kt min to max 255 kt 239 235 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 19.6 °0.0 ° min to max 19.6 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-6 min to max 4 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °3.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 4.0 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles south west of 9IL9 Silver Cross Hospital Heliport New Lenox (Illinois, United States). Descent from 36,940 ft asl to 2,190 ft asl, a decrease of 34,751 ft in 27 minutes and covering 150 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 238 kt137 kt min to max 313 kt 235 137 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.2 °0.0 ° min to max 25.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.85 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -948 fpm-3,498 fpm min to max 513 fpm -13 20 fpm
Info Average altitude 8,895 ft asl2,176 ft asl min to max 36,940 ft asl 36,940 2,190 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-2.7 ° min to max 7.4 ° 4.0 3.9 °
Info Turn coordination -1-10 min to max 7 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 10,232 ft agl · 334 kt
Info Engine 2 Stopped 4,504 ft agl · 236 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 4,469 ft agl · 236 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,469 ft agl · 236 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,687 ft agl · 235 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,138 ft agl · 227 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,602 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,615 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,621 ft agl · 179 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,605 ft agl · 173 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 27C at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Descent from 1,526 ft agl to 45 ft agl in 104 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 97.68Landing on runway 27C at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, runway length 11,580 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 136 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 136 kt. Target 135 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
91 % The flare mostly held the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.9° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 1,587 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 13.0 ft left13.0 ft left to 8.5 ft left 12.9 8.5 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.8 °0.4 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.5 °
100 % Peak g force 1.05 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 0.96 g
Info Average speed 135 kt130 kt min to max 137 kt 136 130 kt
Info Average VSI -359 fpm-499 fpm min to max -216 fpm -490 -261 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl-5 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 36 -5 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °3.7 ° min to max 5.6 ° 3.7 4.9 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,75001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,750-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 96.82Touchdown point was 213 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 130 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -318 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 34 °F. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Touchdown rate was -318 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,587 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 130 ktTarget below 128 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 8.5 ft left8.1 ft left 8.5 7.7 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.1 °
97 % Peak g force 1.31 g0.95 g min to max 1.31 g 0.96 1.21 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 130 kt129 kt min to max 130 kt 130 129 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °4.9 ° min to max 5.2 ° 4.9 5.2 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 3,974 ft, 34 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 3,974 ft34 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.9 ft left2.9 ft left to 1.5 ft right 2.9 -1.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.09 1.00 g
Info Average speed 100 kt64 kt min to max 126 kt 126 64 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-0.4 ° min to max 6.8 ° 5.3 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 32 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 30 kt12 kt min to max 64 kt 64 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.4 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl · 22 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl · 23 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 9 ft agl · 26 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9 ft agl · 28 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 15 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 10 3 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 ktmax 8 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 0.1 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.0 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 10 kt

Takeoff from KMSY 02

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
20kt peak7 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
4,154ft59 %
Runway alignment100.00
15.2ft R
Rotation speed100.00
142kttarget 134, 8 late

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
153ktat 5.8°
Rotation
1.6°/sover 3.0 s, gaining 11 kt
35 ft
178ktat 6.4°, 7.8 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
3.2°steepest
Gear up100.00
41ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
184kttarget 164

Plan view the roll down the 7,019 ft runway.

Rolled from 163 ft in, drifted 16 ft right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 15.8 ft RROLL 163 FT INAirborne 4,171 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 4,171 ft of 7,019 ft · 59 %
Behind the start of the roll, 163 ftTakeoff roll, 4,009 ft Left ahead, 2,848 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 891 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 703 ft of runway left; gear up at 41 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,070 fpm on average to 891 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 3184 kt avgtarget 164THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 737 ft · 3.0 sRotate 142 kttarget 134Liftoff 153 ktGear up 41 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 164210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 737 ft · 3.0 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 134held 8.7°5.8° off · 1.6°/s6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganNose up, wheels on the runwayClimb attitude heldClimb 3

Rotation detail the pitch over the seconds from rotation to 35 ft, where the slope reads properly.

How to read this

The pitch over the seconds from the nose starting to come up to 35 ft, stretched so the slope reads properly. The green dot is where the nose started up, the grey band runs to the wheels leaving, and the figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up. The two dashed green lines rising from the rotation point are 2.1 to 2.9° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Airbus A320ceo pilots over the last 180 days (230 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 11.7°, the pitch at which this aircraft's tail touches the runway with the wheels still on it, drawn from rotation to liftoff only: once the wheels leave, every foot climbed adds tail clearance.

20°10°0°3°/s2.9°/s2.1°/s2°/sTAIL STRIKE 11.7°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT5.8° off · 1.6°/s6° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.1 to 2.9°/s, other Airbus A320ceo 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 rate1,180 fpm500 fpm
On glideslope3.6°3.0°
On centreline0.2° off
On speed+1.9 kt+1.6 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 2.3 to 0.5 nm, then not again: low 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 KORD 27C

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

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

On the glideslope from 4 nm to 0.5 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 70 ft under).

How to read this

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

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,5176493491441,000 ft gate7 of 71,250 ft · 137 kt500 ft gate7 of 7534 ft · 137 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 17× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 70 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 nmTHR180 ft L0180 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND30 ft R59 ft L18 ft L17 ft L16 ft R35 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 34 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 20 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +0 kt and +4 kt on the approach speed of 135 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

140160180200 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 135+2 kt+0 kt+2 kt+1 kt+2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KORD 27C

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
35ft
Threshold speed100.00
136kttarget 135, 1 fast
Centreline offset100.00
13.0ft L
Bank100.00
0.8°steepest
Flare90.70

The flare mostly held the target profile

The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.9° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 1,587 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,587ft
Centreline100.00
8.5ft L
Speed100.00
130kttarget 127, 3 fast
Touchdown rate84.98
-318fpm
Impact96.57
1.31G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.5°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
2,258ft33 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.9ft L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
16kt peak8 kt in turns

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

Crossed the threshold at 35 ft, 15 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 20 ft. Touched down 1,587 ft in, 587 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 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

35 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 20 ft · −331 fpm · 4.6° · 137 ktdescent slowed at 10 ft · −198 fpm · 5.5°−317 fpm · 4.9° nose up · 130 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 35 ft, down at 1,587 ft

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

The sink went from 330 fpm at the flare to 200 fpm at 10 ft, then back up to 320 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed. Into the flare at 137 kt, on the 135 kt approach speed, and 130 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−317 fpm at touchdown4.9° at touchdown, +0.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,580 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 8 ft left of the centreline, and stayed within 9 ft of it down the rollout. No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 270° at 1 kt · 1 kt head · 0 kt across

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. The sentence gives the nose against the direction you were actually moving as the wheels touched, and the steepest bank as they touched, the figure the touchdown's Bank tile marks. The rest of it is shown for reading, not marked.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,587 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,587 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 3,845 ft of 11,580 ft · 33 %
In the air over the runway, 1,587 ftRollout, 2,258 ft Left over, 7,735 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 128 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 20 s, an average deceleration of 0.25 g.

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Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

0408012060 kt · 2,462 ft30 kt · 2,856 fttouchdown2,970 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 02 at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, a taxi of 14 minutes covering 2 nm.

Take-off was on runway 02. The aircraft used 4,154 ft of runway, 59 % of the available length. Rotation occurred at 142 kt. Local weather was 39 °F with wind 1 kt from 270°, a 1 kt cross-wind and no head-wind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 23 seconds, averaging 1,693 fpm and reaching 180 kt at the top of the climb. The climb continued from 1,225 ft asl to 36,544 ft asl in 19 minutes, covering 111 nm, beginning about 1 mile north of Kenner.

Cruise was level at 37,000 ft asl for 72 minutes, covering 523 nm, starting roughly 3 miles west of Georgetown.

Descent began from 36,940 ft asl to 2,190 ft asl in 27 minutes, covering 150 nm, starting about 3 miles south-west of 9IL9 Silver Cross Hospital Heliport New Lenox.

Final approach to runway 27C at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport descended from 1,526 ft agl to 45 ft agl in 104 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed and wings level. Configuration was landing gear down at 2,687 ft agl with 235 kt, and final flap position 5 at 1,605 ft agl with 173 kt.

Landing on runway 27C, runway length 11,580 ft, had a good threshold height. Threshold speed was 136 kt. The flare was described as very good, with little round-out. Touchdown occurred 213 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 130 kt, a little fast, with a firm rate of -318 fpm and very good alignment. No bounce was observed. Total landing distance was 3,974 ft, 34 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 34 °F with wind 1 kt from 270°, a 0 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 15 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

The flight covered 794 nm in 136 minutes and used 11,001 lb of fuel.

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