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MMMX
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Runway 05R
Elevation7,306 ft asl
Weight69,517 kg
Fuel12,452 kg
Wind40° · 2 kn

Flight Score

98.32 %
KORD
Chicago, United States
Runway 27L
Elevation659 ft asl
Weight60,242 kg
Fuel3,110 kg
Wind10° · 15 kn · 15 kn cross
11 Nov 2026 3:46 1568 nm Airbus A320ceo 9,342 kg
Departure Score
99.16 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
95.81 %

What went well

Rollout held the centreline in a 14 kn crosswind — 0.61 m off at taxi speed
Touchdown 235 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 39 ft and 130 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 495 fpm, −1.40 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 495 fpm−0.73
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.64
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.46 G at contact−0.03
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 2,825 m at 79 %, −0.28 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

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 · 19 stages, 17 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 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 21 kt 3 17 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 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 -0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 1.1 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 8 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 8 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 05R at MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport, Average speed was 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt17 kt min to max 17 kt 17 17 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 95.80Departure roll runway 05R at MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport. Takeoff distance 2,825 m 80 % of runway. Rotation speed was 156 kt. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 2 kt at 40 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Takeoff distance 2,825 m80 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 156 ktTarget 154 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.19 m right1.63 m left to 2.19 m right 0.67 1.63 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-1.0 ° min to max 9.8 ° -0.2 9.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05R MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 162 kt161 kt min to max 163 kt 161 163 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.4 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g1.03 g min to max 1.20 g 1.03 1.17 g
Info Average VSI 597 fpm163 fpm min to max 1,117 fpm 163 1,117 fpm
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl 0 45 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.4 °10.3 ° min to max 15.1 ° 10.3 15.1 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05R MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 164 kt163 kt min to max 165 kt 163 165 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.7 °0.2 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.96 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 1,582 fpm1,154 fpm min to max 2,092 fpm 1,154 2,092 fpm
Info Average altitude 111 ft agl47 ft agl min to max 367 ft agl 47 367 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.8 °14.0 ° min to max 15.1 ° 15.1 14.0 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 275 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 275 ft agl · 190 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05R MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 167 kt165 kt min to max 170 ktTarget 164 kt, 3 kt fast 165 170 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.93 g min to max 0.98 g 0.96 0.94 g
100 % Landing gear up at 264 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.5 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.6 °
Info Average VSI 2,018 fpm1,741 fpm min to max 2,115 fpm 2,090 1,741 fpm
Info Average altitude 699 ft agl402 ft agl min to max 1,001 ft agl 402 1,001 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.4 °12.7 ° min to max 14.0 ° 14.0 13.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 852 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 883 ft agl · 197 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles north east of MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport Ciudad de México (Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico). Climbing from 8,333 ft asl to 29,776 ft asl, an increase of 21,443 ft in 12 minutes and covering 60 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 193 kt170 kt min to max 200 kt 170 192 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 18.2 °0.1 ° min to max 18.2 ° 0.2 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.09 g 0.94 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 1,262 fpm76 fpm min to max 5,066 fpm 1,671 2,150 fpm
Info Average altitude 23,417 ft asl8,333 ft asl min to max 29,776 ft asl 8,333 29,776 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °7.4 ° min to max 20.2 ° 13.4 11.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,107 ft agl · 198 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Tulancingo (Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico) and lasted 164 minutes, covering 1,299 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,001 ft of 30,047 ft asl29,263 ft asl min to max 30,404 ft asl 30,011 29,263 ft asl
100 % Average speed 285 kt190 kt min to max 317 kt 190 286 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 29.3 °0.0 ° min to max 29.3 ° 7.5 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.78 g min to max 1.15 g 0.89 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.0 ° min to max 9.9 ° 9.5 2.0 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 6 miles north west of KIJX Jacksonville Municipal Airport Jacksonville (Illinois, United States). Climbing from 29,259 ft asl to 29,903 ft asl, an increase of 644 ft in 2 minutes and covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 288 kt284 kt min to max 289 kt 286 288 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 19.1 °0.0 ° min to max 19.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.95 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 644 fpm-176 fpm min to max 852 fpm -21 9 fpm
Info Average altitude 29,678 ft asl29,256 ft asl min to max 29,933 ft asl 29,259 29,903 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.7 ° min to max 3.1 ° 2.0 2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of KVIG Virginia Airport Virginia (Illinois, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 41 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,995 ft of 29,892 ft asl29,885 ft asl min to max 29,905 ft asl 29,905 29,887 ft asl
100 % Average speed 286 kt286 kt min to max 287 kt 287 286 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °2.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 2.0 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles east of Pekin (Illinois, United States). Descent from 29,886 ft asl to 4,199 ft asl, a decrease of 25,688 ft in 25 minutes and covering 132 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 238 kt180 kt min to max 317 kt 286 182 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.4 °0.0 ° min to max 25.4 ° 0.0 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -756 fpm-3,762 fpm min to max -2 fpm -2 -307 fpm
Info Average altitude 9,330 ft asl4,199 ft asl min to max 29,886 ft asl 29,886 4,199 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °-3.4 ° min to max 6.6 ° 2.0 5.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,032 ft agl · 291 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,438 ft agl · 213 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 6 miles north east of Near North Side (Illinois, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±708 ft of 3,966 ft asl3,869 ft asl min to max 4,154 ft asl 4,154 3,871 ft asl
100 % Average speed 157 kt143 kt min to max 184 kt 184 143 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 6.5 °3.7 ° min to max 8.5 ° 5.3 8.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3,545 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,529 ft agl · 189 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile east of Uptown (Illinois, United States). Descent from 3,874 ft asl to 1,926 ft asl, a decrease of 1,948 ft in 3 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 134 kt129 kt min to max 144 kt 143 131 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 18.3 °0.0 ° min to max 18.3 ° 1.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.09 g 0.99 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -498 fpm-1,172 fpm min to max 26 fpm 10 -657 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,617 ft asl1,926 ft asl min to max 3,876 ft asl 3,874 1,926 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °0.6 ° min to max 8.8 ° 8.4 4.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 3,122 ft agl · 149 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,993 ft agl · 146 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,773 ft agl · 148 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,642 ft agl · 148 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 27L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Descent from 1,300 ft agl to 49 ft agl in 102 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 90.33Landing on runway 27L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, runway length 3,530 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 130 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 130 kt. Target 134 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
61 % The flare wandered off the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 2.7° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 235 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.28 m left6.28 m left to 6.00 m left 6.00 6.28 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.6 °
100 % Peak g force 1.10 g0.99 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.10 g
Info Average speed 130 kt128 kt min to max 130 kt 130 128 kt
Info Average VSI -672 fpm-703 fpm min to max -534 fpm -694 -534 fpm
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl4 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl 39 4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °4.1 ° min to max 8.2 ° 4.1 8.2 °
07515022501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 88.69Touchdown distance was good at 235 m. Touchdown speed at 128 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -495 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 15 kt at 10 °. Crosswind: 15 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
46 % Touchdown rate was -495 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 235 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 128 ktTarget below 127 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 6.28 m left6.16 m left 6.28 6.02 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.0 °0.6 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.6 1.0 °
92 % Peak g force 1.46 g1.10 g min to max 1.46 g 1.10 1.43 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 128 kt128 kt min to max 128 kt 128 128 kt
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °8.0 ° min to max 8.2 ° 8.2 8.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,054 m, 30 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,054 m30 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.40 m left1.40 m left to 1.37 m right -1.37 -0.61 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 0.99 g
Info Average speed 123 kt74 kt min to max 131 kt 131 74 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °-1.5 ° min to max 7.9 ° 7.9 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.0 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 29 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 33 kt0 kt min to max 63 kt 63 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.8 ° -1.2 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl · 39 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9 ft agl
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 9 kt 2 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 ktmax 8 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 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Takeoff from MMMX 05R

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
21kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll79.04
2,825m80 %
Runway alignment100.00
2.19m R
Rotation speed100.00
156kttarget 154, 2 late

A clean takeoff

Rotated at 156 kt against the 154 kt rotate speed, the nose rising at 2.9° a second, then held 14.4° from 35 ft, within 2.4° top to bottom.

Rotated on speed at a steady rate, and the climb attitude held. This is the takeoff to repeat: the same speed check, the same pull, the same attitude.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
160ktat 10.3°
Rotation
2.9°/sover 3.2 s, gaining 4 kt
35 ft
163ktat 15.0°, 2.9 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
1.7°steepest
Gear up100.00
264ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
167kttarget 164

Plan view the roll down the 3,520 m runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 3.3 m left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 81 % of the way down the runway, past 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.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 3.33 m LAirborne 2,839 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,839 m of 3,520 m · 81 %
Takeoff roll, 2,839 m Left ahead, 681 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 1,002 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 409 m of runway left; gear up at 264 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,900 fpm on average to 1,002 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.

1,250 ft625 ft0CLIMB 3167 kt avgtarget 164THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 301 m · 3.2 sRotate 156 kttarget 154Liftoff 160 ktGear up 264 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 164180 kt12060020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 301 m · 3.2 sROTATELIFTOFFtarget 154held 14.4°10.3° off · 2.9°/s15° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0306090120 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 (235 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°2.1°/s2°/s3°/s2.9°/sTAIL STRIKE 11.7°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT10.3° off · 2.9°/s15° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7 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 rate760 fpm720 fpm
On glideslope3.0°3.0°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed−3.7 kt−1.1 kt
Wings level0° 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 KORD 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° BAND1,2916733571901,000 ft gate7 of 71,050 ft · 130 kt500 ft gate7 of 7543 ft · 133 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 45× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 8 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 nmTHR21 m L021 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND6 m L3 m L7 m L4 m L7 m L5 m 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 −5 kt and −1 kt on the approach speed of 134 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.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 134−2 kt−4 kt−3 kt−5 kt−4 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KORD 27L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
39ft
Threshold speed100.00
130kttarget 134, 4 slow
Centreline offset100.00
6.28m L
Bank100.00
0.6°steepest
Flare61.33

The flare wandered off the target profile

The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 2.7° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 235 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
235m
Centreline100.00
6.28m L
Speed100.00
128kttarget 126, 2 fast
Touchdown rate45.56
-495fpm
Impact91.67
1.46G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
1.0°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
792m29 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
1.40m L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
9kt peak8 kt in turns

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

Crossed the threshold at 39 ft, 11 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 15 ft. Touched down 235 m in, 69 m short of 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.

39 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 15 ft · −620 fpm · 6° · 130 ktdescent slowed at 2 ft · −476 fpm · 8°−495 fpm · 8.2° nose up · 128 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 39 ft, down at 235 m

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

The sink went from 620 fpm at the flare to 500 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.3° on the way down. Into the flare at 130 kt, 4 kt under the 134 kt approach speed, and 128 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−495 fpm at touchdown8.2° at touchdown, +2.3° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,530 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 6 m left of the centreline, and steered back to 0.2 m right by the end of the rollout. 14 kt across from the right, which takes about 6° of crab to hold the centreline at 128 kt. Touched down with 4° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 010° at 15 kt · 3 kt tail · 14 kt across

How to read this

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

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 14 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 235 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 235 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 495 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 1,027 m of 3,530 m · 29 %
In the air over the runway, 235 mRollout, 792 m Left over, 2,504 m

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 132 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 35 s, an average deceleration of 0.15 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 · 889 m30 kt · 1,261 mtouchdown1,311 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Airbus A320-ceo departed from runway 05R at MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport. The take-off roll used 2,825 m, about 80 % of the runway, and rotation occurred at 156 kt. Local weather was 27 °C with a 2 kt wind from 040°, giving a 1 kt head-wind and no cross-wind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 29 seconds, averaging 1,735 fpm and reaching 170 kt at the top of the segment. The aircraft then climbed from 8,333 ft asl to 29,776 ft asl in 12 minutes, covering 60 nm, beginning 2 nm north-east of MMMX.

Cruise was held at 29,900 ft asl for 171 minutes, covering 1,353 nm, with the flight starting 1 nm west of Tulancingo.

Descent began from 29,886 ft asl and proceeded to 1,926 ft asl in 30 minutes, covering 146 nm, starting 4 nm east of Pekin, with a brief level-off at 4,000 ft asl.

On final approach to runway 27L at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport, descent from 1,300 ft agl to 49 ft agl took 102 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 3,122 ft agl and 149 kt; final flap position 5 was selected at 2,642 ft agl and 148 kt.

The aircraft touched down on runway 27L. Threshold speed was 130 kt and touchdown speed was 128 kt. Touchdown distance was 235 m and the rate was hard at minus 495 fpm. The touchdown point was 6.3 m off centreline, but rollout alignment was perfect. No bounce occurred. Total landing distance was 1,054 m, about 30 % of the runway. Local weather at KORD was 9 °C with a 15 kt wind from 010°, giving a 15 kt cross-wind and a 3 kt tail-wind.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight covered 1,568 nm in 226 minutes and used 9,342 kg of fuel.

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