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RCTP
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Runway 23R
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight261,802 kg
Fuel21,933 kg
Wind170° · 7 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

97.61 %
ZGSZ
Shenzhen (Bao'an), China
Runway 15
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight249,913 kg
Fuel9,786 kg
Wind120° · 4 kn · 2 kn cross
21 Jul 2026 1:26 516 nm Boeing 747-8 12,146 kg
Departure Score
98.53 %
Enroute Score
98.86 %
Arrival Score
95.43 %

What went well

Touched down at -39 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 480 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 32 ft and 138 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 13.95 m left at 60 %, −1.19 points
Departure Roll — Runway alignment max 12.83 m left at 64 %, −0.48 points
Enroute Descent — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 80 %, −0.38 points

Next time

Departure

Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.

What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 13 m off the runway centreline.

Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Use small rudder inputs against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during rollout.

What happened: During the rollout the aircraft drifted 14 m off the centreline.

Watch for: Runway centreline marks: hold the aircraft tracking straight down the centreline through rollout

See Arrival Rollout

Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.

Read more in How to Taxi Anywhere

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 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 16 kt 0 10 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 -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 18 ft agl
Info Engine 4 Started 18 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 18 ft agl
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 18 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Activated 18 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 18 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 18 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 18 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Engine 3 Started 18 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 18 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 18 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 18 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 18 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 18 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 18 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 18 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 18 ft agl · 25 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 23R at RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Average speed was 13 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt7 kt min to max 9 kt 9 8 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 0.4 ° 0.2 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 92.87Departure roll runway 23R at RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Takeoff distance 950 m 26 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 159 kt. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 8 kt at 170 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 950 m26 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 159 ktTarget 151 kt
64 % Runway alignment max 12.83 m left12.83 m left to 0.00 m left 6.25 12.83 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.2 ° min to max 5.7 ° -0.1 5.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.2 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.2 3.4 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23R RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.7 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.7 ° -0.8 -0.7 °
100 % Average speed 171 kt160 kt min to max 182 kt 160 182 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.0 °1.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.5 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g1.01 g min to max 1.17 g 1.01 1.16 g
Info Average VSI 502 fpm76 fpm min to max 1,125 fpm 76 1,125 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 0 31 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °5.8 ° min to max 8.5 ° 5.8 8.5 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23R RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.7 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 188 kt182 kt min to max 202 kt 182 202 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.5 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.4 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.06 g min to max 1.21 g 1.16 1.18 g
Info Average VSI 1,760 fpm1,155 fpm min to max 3,902 fpm 1,155 3,902 fpm
Info Average altitude 79 ft agl32 ft agl min to max 320 ft agl 32 320 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.9 °8.5 ° min to max 15.2 ° 8.5 15.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 165 ft agl · 199 kt
Departure Climb 3 99.77Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23R RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 207 kt203 kt min to max 213 ktTarget 202 kt, 5 kt fast 203 213 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.7 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.7 2.1 °
98 % Average g force 1.26 g1.23 g min to max 1.29 g 1.24 1.28 g
100 % Landing gear up at 57 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.4 -0.2 °
Info Average VSI 5,488 fpm4,331 fpm min to max 6,650 fpm 4,331 6,650 fpm
Info Average altitude 557 ft agl390 ft agl min to max 741 ft agl 390 741 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 18.3 °16.3 ° min to max 20.3 ° 16.3 20.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 569 ft agl · 212 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taoyuan (Taiwan, Taiwan). Climbing from 1,076 ft asl to 30,025 ft asl, an increase of 28,948 ft in 11 minutes and covering 56 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 222 kt198 kt min to max 248 kt 217 248 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.7 °0.0 ° min to max 27.7 ° 1.3 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.75 g min to max 1.21 g 1.07 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 3,088 fpm-291 fpm min to max 7,419 fpm 7,194 115 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,098 ft asl1,076 ft asl min to max 30,030 ft asl 1,076 30,025 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.4 °2.4 ° min to max 19.2 ° 19.2 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,802 ft agl · 217 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,890 ft agl · 216 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 3,132 ft agl · 216 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 11,856 ft agl · 279 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 11,916 ft agl · 280 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 30,994 ft agl · 327 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 24 miles north west of RCMQ Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base Taichung (Qingshui) (Taiwan, Taiwan) and lasted 51 minutes, covering 317 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,001 ft of 30,011 ft asl30,003 ft asl min to max 30,029 ft asl 30,029 30,004 ft asl
100 % Average speed 288 kt257 kt min to max 291 kt 257 287 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.3 °0.0 ° min to max 19.6 ° 0.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °0.7 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.9 0.7 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 31,189 ft agl · 462 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 31,189 ft agl · 462 kt
Enroute Descent 92.04Enroute descent started 5 miles north of Jieshi (Guangdong Sheng, China). Descent from 29,807 ft asl to 6,204 ft asl, a decrease of 23,603 ft in 14 minutes and covering 98 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Average speed 290 kt219 kt min to max 350 kt 288 221 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.91 g min to max 1.13 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,692 fpm-4,562 fpm min to max 77 fpm -1,481 16 fpm
Info Average altitude 21,062 ft asl6,174 ft asl min to max 29,807 ft asl 29,807 6,204 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-6.4 ° min to max 5.0 ° -0.9 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,105 ft agl
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 25,156 ft agl · 419 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 10,730 ft agl · 404 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 10,555 ft agl · 399 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 7,304 ft agl · 327 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 10 miles north of Shenzhen (Guangdong Sheng, China) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±810 ft of 6,157 ft asl5,773 ft asl min to max 6,216 ft asl 6,206 5,773 ft asl
100 % Average speed 221 kt219 kt min to max 222 kt 221 222 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.5 °0.2 ° min to max 23.7 ° 8.9 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.93 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °0.6 ° min to max 4.1 ° 3.1 1.4 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 5,934 ft agl · 248 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 5,934 ft agl · 248 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 8 miles north east of ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen (Bao'an) (Guangdong Sheng, China). Descent from 5,664 ft asl to 2,417 ft asl, a decrease of 3,247 ft in 3 minutes and covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 219 kt214 kt min to max 224 kt 223 218 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.3 °0.2 ° min to max 27.5 ° 0.2 26.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.81 g min to max 1.18 g 0.99 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -644 fpm-2,099 fpm min to max -111 fpm -667 -407 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,093 ft asl2,417 ft asl min to max 5,664 ft asl 5,664 2,417 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-1.5 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.4 2.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 5,316 ft agl · 237 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 5,316 ft agl · 237 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 4,328 ft agl · 244 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 4,328 ft agl · 244 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 2,284 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,284 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Armed 2,284 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Activated 2,284 ft agl · 232 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 6 miles south of Dongguan (Guangdong Sheng, China) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±621 ft of 2,304 ft asl2,149 ft asl min to max 2,411 ft asl 2,411 2,149 ft asl
100 % Average speed 185 kt139 kt min to max 218 kt 218 139 kt
100 % Average bank angle 15.5 °0.0 ° min to max 27.4 ° 25.2 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.91 g min to max 1.29 g 1.08 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °-0.1 ° min to max 7.8 ° 2.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,759 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 1,759 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,211 ft agl · 227 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,165 ft agl · 212 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 1,709 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,015 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,232 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,229 ft agl · 170 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,237 ft agl · 167 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 2,365 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Activated 2,365 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Captured Disarmed 2,365 ft agl · 150 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 7 miles north west of ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen (Bao'an) (Guangdong Sheng, China). Descent from 2,032 ft asl to 1,246 ft asl, a decrease of 786 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 139 kt138 kt min to max 140 kt 139 139 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.2 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.92 g min to max 1.07 g 0.96 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -716 fpm-855 fpm min to max -595 fpm -715 -731 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,564 ft asl1,246 ft asl min to max 2,032 ft asl 2,032 1,246 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.7 ° min to max 1.2 ° -0.2 0.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 15 at ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. Descent from 1,280 ft agl to 59 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

Events

Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Deactivated 77 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Deactivated 77 ft agl · 142 kt
Arrival Landing 100.00Landing on runway 15 at ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, runway length 3,399 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 139 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 139 kt. Target 137 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 2.02 m left2.02 m left to 0.27 m left 0.27 2.02 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.97 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 0.97 g
Info Average speed 136 kt132 kt min to max 139 kt 139 132 kt
Info Average VSI -369 fpm-748 fpm min to max -53 fpm -743 -67 fpm
Info Average altitude 6 ft agl-6 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl 33 -6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °0.5 ° min to max 3.8 ° 0.5 3.0 °
07515022530037545052501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 100.00Touchdown point was 62 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 132 kt was good. Touchdown rate was perfect at -39 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 4 kt at 120 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -39 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 480 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 132 ktTarget below 133 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.16 m left2.08 m left 2.02 2.16 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.96 g min to max 1.01 g 0.97 1.01 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 132 kt131 kt min to max 132 kt 132 131 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °2.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 2.8 °
Arrival Rollout 82.12Total landing distance 1,402 m, 41 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,402 m41 % of runway.
60 % Runway alignment max 13.95 m left13.95 m left to 0.00 m left 2.19 13.95 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 120 kt69 kt min to max 131 kt 131 69 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.3 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.8 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.2 0.4 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 23 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 21 kt4 kt min to max 65 kt 65 18 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.5 0.5 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 18 ft agl · 29 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt4 kt min to max 22 kt 18 4 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 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.7 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.0 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.4 0.0 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights

Takeoff from RCTP 23R

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
16kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
950m26 %
Runway alignment64.34
12.83m L
Liftoff speed100.00
159kttarget 151, 8 late

Liftoff and climb

35 ft
183ktat 8.7°, 3.7 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
3.9°steepest
Gear up100.00
57ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
207kttarget 202

Plan view the roll down the 3,657 m runway.

Rolled from 92 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 13 m at the widest, and lifted off 13 m left, in 6 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 26 % 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 ↓CROSS6 kn75 %widest 12.97 m LROLL 92 M INAirborne 957 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 957 m of 3,657 m · 26 %
Behind the start of the roll, 92 mTakeoff roll, 864 m Left ahead, 2,700 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 741 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,366 m of runway left; gear up at 57 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,850 fpm on average to 741 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.

750 ft375 ft0CLIMB 3207 kt avgtarget 202THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 159 ktGear up 57 ftfull marks to 400 ft
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 figure at liftoff is the pitch then. 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 202240 kt16080025°13°0°LIFTOFFGEAR UPheld 11.6°5.8° off9° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0102030 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb attitude heldClimb 3

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 rate740 fpm720 fpm
On glideslope2.9°3.0°
On centreline0.2° off0.2° off
On speed+1.0 kt+3.6 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 ZGSZ 15

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 70 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° BAND1,2556543471871,000 ft gate7 of 7991 ft · 138 kt500 ft gate7 of 7532 ft · 141 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 27 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 nmTHR70 m L070 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND20 m R12 m R7 m R2 m R22 m R10 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 34 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 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 137 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 137+2 kt+1 kt+3 kt+2 kt+2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on ZGSZ 15

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
32ft
Threshold speed100.00
138kttarget 137, 1 fast
Centreline offset100.00
2.02m L
Bank100.00
0.2°steepest
Flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
480m
Centreline100.00
2.16m L
Speed100.00
132kttarget 133 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-39fpm
Impact100.00
1.01G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.2°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
884m40 % used
Rollout alignment60.27
13.95m L

Taxi in

Lights50.50
Onlanding lights, 99% of the taxi
Taxi speed100.00
22kt peak

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

Crossed the threshold at 32 ft, 18 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 25 ft. Touched down 480 m in, 175 m past the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

32 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 25 ft · −770 fpm · 1.3° · 139 ktdescent slowed at 1 ft · −49 fpm · 3.3°−39 fpm · 3° nose up · 132 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 32 ft, down at 480 m

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

The sink went from 770 fpm at the flare to 40 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.7° on the way down. Into the flare at 139 kt, on the 137 kt approach speed, and 132 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−39 fpm at touchdown3° at touchdown, +1.7° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,399 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 2.2 m left of the centreline and drifted to 9.8 m left on the rollout. Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 120° at 4 kt · 3 kt head · 2 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 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 480 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 480 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,364 m of 3,399 m · 40 %
In the air over the runway, 480 mRollout, 884 m Left over, 2,036 m

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 132 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 27 s, an average deceleration of 0.21 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 · 1,026 m30 kt · 1,161 mtouchdown1,208 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Boeing 747-8 taxied from the parking area to runway 23R at RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in 10 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 23R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 159 kt and left the ground after traveling 950 m, which represented 26 % of the runway; ambient temperature was 29 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 170°, a cross-component of 7 kt and a headwind component of 4 kt.

Climb commenced overhead RCTP, rising from 1,076 ft asl to 30,025 ft asl - an altitude gain of 28,948 ft - in 11 minutes while covering 56 nm.

The first cruise segment began 24 mi north-west of RCMQ Taichung International Airport and continued for 51 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 317 nm at level altitude.

Descent started 5 mi north of Jieshi, China, with the aircraft descending from 29,807 ft asl to 6,204 ft asl - a loss of 23,603 ft - over 14 minutes and a distance of 98 nm.

A brief cruise followed 10 mi north of Shenzhen, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.

The next descent began 8 mi north-east of ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, dropping from 5,664 ft asl to 2,417 ft asl - a decrease of 3,247 ft - in 3 minutes while traveling 14 nm.

A further level cruise segment originated 6 mi south of Dongguan, persisting for 6 minutes and spanning 16 nm.

On final approach to runway 15 at ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, the aircraft aligned from the north-west on a heading of 153.0° at 4 nm and 1,224 ft agl.

Landing on runway 15 was executed with a threshold speed of 139 kt; touchdown occurred 56 m beyond the touchdown zone at 132 kt, a rate of -67 fpm, and a lateral offset of 5.8 m from the centreline. The runway length is 3,392 m, and the total landing distance measured 1,397 m (41 % of runway). Local conditions were 28 °C, wind 4 kt from 120°, crosswind 2 kt and headwind 3 kt.

Rollout alignment was noted to be slightly off centreline by 14.9 m as the aircraft decelerated after touchdown.

The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 516 nm, required 86 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 12,146 kg of fuel.

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