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KMSP
Minneapolis, United States
Runway 30L
Elevation830 ft asl
Weight35,533 kg
Fuel3,822 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

98.55 %
KDSM
Des Moines, United States
Runway 23
Elevation915 ft asl
Weight33,949 kg
Fuel2,172 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
9 Mar 2025 1:04 244 nm CRJ900 1,650 kg
Departure Score
97.30 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
98.35 %

What went well

Touchdown 168 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 18 ft and 126 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 1.99 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Departure Roll — Strobe Lights at 0 %, Runway alignment max 7.79 m at 88 %, −0.49 points
Departure Taxi — peak taxi speed 27 kt at 85 %, −0.41 points
Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 77 %, −0.24 points

Top opportunity

Maintain the centreline

Departure Roll

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

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Start to finish · 22 stages, 20 scored

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 93.87Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Average speed 16 kt0 kt min to max 27 kt 2 7 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.02 g 0.91 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-2.6 ° min to max -1.3 ° -1.8 -1.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.3 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 7 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 7 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 7 ft agl
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 7 ft agl
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 7 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 7 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Average speed was 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 13 kt 6 12 kt
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-2.4 ° min to max -1.7 ° -1.7 -2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 7 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 7 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl
Departure Roll 92.63Departure roll runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,559 m 51 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 156 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,559 m51 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 156 ktTarget 161 kt
88 % Runway alignment max 7.79 m6.29 m left to 1.49 m right 0.03 6.29 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.17 g 1.00 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-2.4 ° min to max 8.3 ° -2.4 8.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.3 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 7 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30L KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 163 kt156 kt min to max 169 kt 156 169 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.95 g min to max 1.12 g 1.05 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 566 fpm294 fpm min to max 833 fpm 294 833 fpm
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl 0 50 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °7.2 ° min to max 11.7 ° 8.2 11.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30L KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 170 kt169 kt min to max 172 kt 169 169 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.5 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.5 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g1.06 g min to max 1.17 g 1.12 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 1,396 fpm848 fpm min to max 3,625 fpm 848 3,625 fpm
Info Average altitude 104 ft agl51 ft agl min to max 407 ft agl 51 407 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.5 °11.8 ° min to max 20.5 ° 11.8 20.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 131 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 342 ft agl · 174 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30L KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 164 kt160 kt min to max 168 kt 168 160 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °1.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.0 1.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.84 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.84 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 4,000 fpm3,829 fpm min to max 4,124 fpm 3,829 3,865 fpm
Info Average altitude 709 ft agl472 ft agl min to max 942 ft agl 472 942 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 21.8 °20.3 ° min to max 22.6 ° 21.5 20.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 602 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 602 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 808 ft agl · 166 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis (Minnesota, United States). Climbing from 1,840 ft asl to 27,017 ft asl, an increase of 25,178 ft in 14 minutes and covering 45 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 213 kt160 kt min to max 285 kt 160 285 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.1 °0.0 ° min to max 32.1 ° 1.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.74 g min to max 1.16 g 0.81 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2,160 fpm0 fpm min to max 3,682 fpm 3,682 0 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,967 ft asl1,840 ft asl min to max 27,017 ft asl 1,840 27,017 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.5 °1.5 ° min to max 19.1 ° 19.1 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 12,894 ft agl · 252 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 12,894 ft agl · 252 kt
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 13,144 ft agl · 252 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 13,144 ft agl · 252 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 21,726 ft agl · 355 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 25,588 ft agl · 378 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Madison Lake (Minnesota, United States) and lasted 12 minutes, covering 87 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 27,002 ft asl26,993 ft asl min to max 27,017 ft asl 27,017 26,998 ft asl
100 % Average speed 298 kt288 kt min to max 304 kt 288 302 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.1 °0.0 ° min to max 16.1 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °1.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.4 1.1 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles south west of Bode (Iowa, United States). Descent from 26,997 ft asl to 12,332 ft asl, a decrease of 14,665 ft in 10 minutes and covering 55 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 277 kt250 kt min to max 303 kt 302 250 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.5 °0.0 ° min to max 26.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.63 g min to max 1.18 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,937 fpm-3,454 fpm min to max 34 fpm -10 -1,705 fpm
Info Average altitude 22,329 ft asl12,332 ft asl min to max 26,998 ft asl 26,997 12,332 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-3.7 ° min to max 2.8 ° 1.1 -1.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 25,837 ft agl · 421 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 22,102 ft agl · 400 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 17,949 ft agl · 359 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 14,982 ft agl · 320 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 14,772 ft agl · 316 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles east of Gilbert (Iowa, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 12,325 ft asl12,250 ft asl min to max 12,332 ft asl 12,332 12,250 ft asl
100 % Average speed 250 kt250 kt min to max 250 kt 250 250 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.6 ° -1.0 -0.6 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles east of Gilbert (Iowa, United States). Descent from 11,983 ft asl to 3,439 ft asl, a decrease of 8,544 ft in 5 minutes and covering 25 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 250 kt248 kt min to max 250 kt 250 248 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 8.7 ° 0.1 8.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.09 g 1.01 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -1,601 fpm-1,979 fpm min to max -994 fpm -1,616 -994 fpm
Info Average altitude 7,455 ft asl3,439 ft asl min to max 11,983 ft asl 11,983 3,439 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.9 -0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,824 ft agl · 289 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 2,589 ft agl · 263 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Baxter (Iowa, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 16 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 3,227 ft asl3,109 ft asl min to max 3,425 ft asl 3,425 3,244 ft asl
100 % Average speed 210 kt173 kt min to max 248 kt 247 179 kt
100 % Average bank angle 15.0 °0.0 ° min to max 26.6 ° 13.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.83 g min to max 1.25 g 1.07 1.04 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °0.1 ° min to max 7.5 ° 0.1 5.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,253 ft agl · 198 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,356 ft agl · 190 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Altoona (Iowa, United States). Descent from 3,249 ft asl to 2,023 ft asl, a decrease of 1,225 ft in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 158 kt145 kt min to max 174 kt 174 160 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 6.2 ° 0.2 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.14 g 1.03 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -437 fpm-956 fpm min to max 198 fpm -235 -628 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,492 ft asl2,023 ft asl min to max 3,250 ft asl 3,249 2,023 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °1.0 ° min to max 6.3 ° 5.3 1.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,768 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,759 ft agl · 174 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,419 ft agl · 160 kt
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,095 ft agl to 878 ft agl. A decrease of 218 ft in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.5 ° min to max 2.7 °Target 3.0 ° 2.5 2.7 °
100 % Average speed 162 kt160 kt min to max 164 kt 160 162 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.3 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.3 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.09 g 0.97 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -632 fpm-775 fpm min to max -127 fpm -706 -127 fpm
Info Average altitude 968 ft agl878 ft agl min to max 1,095 ft agl 1,095 878 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °1.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.0 3.7 °

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 1,175 ft agl · 166 kt
33.253.53.7547508008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 97.28Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 877 ft agl to 630 ft agl. A decrease of 247 ft in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °2.7 ° min to max 3.1 °Target 3.0 ° 2.7 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 147 kt138 kt min to max 160 kt 160 139 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
86 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.1 ° min to max 8.0 ° 1.4 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.89 g min to max 1.11 g 0.97 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -608 fpm-1,411 fpm min to max -72 fpm -72 -1,410 fpm
Info Average altitude 798 ft agl630 ft agl min to max 877 ft agl 877 630 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-2.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 3.5 -0.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 917 ft agl · 162 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 838 ft agl · 143 kt
22.252.52.7535005506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-90-68-45-23023456890Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 99.36Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 606 ft agl to 294 ft agl. A decrease of 312 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.5 °2.3 ° min to max 2.8 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 2.5 °
100 % Average speed 151 kt140 kt min to max 155 kt 140 154 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.1 °
97 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.2 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.9 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.10 g 0.98 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -902 fpm-1,532 fpm min to max -413 fpm -1,438 -709 fpm
Info Average altitude 423 ft agl294 ft agl min to max 606 ft agl 606 294 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-0.4 ° min to max 3.4 ° -0.1 1.1 °
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 99.20Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 281 ft agl to 55 ft agl. A decrease of 226 ft in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.2 °1.8 ° min to max 2.7 °Target 3.0 ° 2.5 1.8 °
100 % Average speed 133 kt127 kt min to max 154 kt 154 127 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.0 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.8 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.94 g min to max 1.09 g 1.05 1.06 g
Info Average VSI -679 fpm-842 fpm min to max -475 fpm -757 -603 fpm
Info Average altitude 103 ft agl55 ft agl min to max 281 ft agl 281 55 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °-0.7 ° min to max 3.4 ° 2.1 2.7 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 94.21Landing on runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,734 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 126 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 126 kt. Target 140 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
77 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.7 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.8 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.12 g 1.04 1.12 g
Info Average speed 125 kt123 kt min to max 126 kt 126 123 kt
Info Average VSI -534 fpm-594 fpm min to max -424 fpm -594 -424 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 18 ft agl 18 -2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.3 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.5 4.7 °
07515001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-20-16-12-8-4048121620Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.21Touchdown distance was good at 168 m. Touchdown speed at 123 kt was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -424 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Touchdown VSI was -424 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 168 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 123 ktTarget below 137 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.99 m1.90 m right -1.76 -1.99 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.6 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.7 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.19 g1.12 g min to max 1.26 g 1.12 1.13 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 122 kt122 kt min to max 123 kt 123 122 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °4.6 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.7 4.6 °
Arrival Rollout 99.57Total landing distance 1,355 m, 50 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,355 m50 % of runway.
99 % Runway alignment max 3.31 m0.00 m left to 3.31 m right -2.02 -1.40 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 0.99 g
Info Average speed 109 kt64 kt min to max 123 kt 123 64 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-2.6 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.6 -2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.9 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 22 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 22 kt4 kt min to max 59 kt 59 4 kt
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-2.5 ° min to max -1.6 ° -2.1 -1.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 37 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl · 35 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 7 ft agl · 15 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 7 ft agl · 14 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 14 kt0 kt min to max 24 kt 4 0 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 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-2.5 ° min to max -1.4 ° -1.6 -1.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.3 0.1 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 7 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 7 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Parking Brake On 7 ft agl

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll1,559 m · 51 %
100.00Liftoff speed155 kt · target 161, 6 slow
88.17Runway alignment6.29 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb565 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height18 ft
100.00Threshold speed126 kt · target 140, 14 slow
100.00Centreline offset0.01 m R

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KDSM 23

Past threshold100.00
168m
Centreline100.00
1.99m R
Speed100.00
123kttarget 137 or less
Touchdown rate88.84
-424fpm
Impact100.00
1.26G
BouncesOk
None

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

18 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 18 ft, down at 168 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,734 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 168 m past threshold CLEARED

The 168 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,316 m of 2,734 m · 48 %
Rollout distance100.00
1,148m48 % used
Rollout alignment99.03
3.31m R

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Flight narrative

The flight in question was operated by a CRJ900 aircraft, departing from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) on runway 30L. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.

As the aircraft began its departure roll, it lifted off the runway at a speed of 156 knots, covering a takeoff distance of 1,559 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.

Following a successful takeoff, the aircraft initiated its enroute climb, ascending from an altitude of 1,840 feet above sea level to 27,017 feet above sea level, a vertical increase of 25,178 feet, over a distance of 45 nautical miles, and within a time frame of 14 minutes. This climb phase marked the beginning of the aircraft's ascent to cruising altitude.

The enroute level cruise phase commenced approximately 1 mile northeast of Madison Lake, Minnesota, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles. This phase was followed by a descent from 26,997 feet above sea level to 12,332 feet above sea level, a vertical decrease of 14,665 feet, over a distance of 55 nautical miles, and within a time frame of 10 minutes.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 3 miles east of Gilbert, Iowa, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. However, this brief cruise phase was soon followed by another descent, from 11,983 feet above sea level to 3,439 feet above sea level, a vertical decrease of 8,544 feet, over a distance of 25 nautical miles, and within a time frame of 5 minutes.

The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase once more, this time starting overhead Baxter, Iowa, and lasting for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft initiated its final descent, from 3,249 feet above sea level to 2,023 feet above sea level, a vertical decrease of 1,225 feet, over a distance of 7 nautical miles, and within a time frame of 3 minutes.

The final approach to runway 23 at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) was conducted from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 234.0° at an altitude of 1,095 feet above ground level, and at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was executed at a threshold speed that was slightly below the target speed of 126 knots, with a touchdown speed of 123 knots, and a touchdown distance of 168 meters, which was considered good.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 269°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind. The touchdown rate was, however, considered hard at -424 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also considered excellent.

Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile, and took approximately 9 minutes to complete the taxiing process. The total flight distance was 244 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 1,650 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in the CRJ900
97.3 %
93.87 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
84.67 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
0 -1 -2
92.63 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,559 m 51 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 156 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,559 m using 51.27 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 156 kn - Target 161 kn
Alignment
88.17 %
6.29 m left to 1.49 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
160 80 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
9 3.5 -2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,000-30-25-20-15-10-5051015202530 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30L KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 160 150
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 9.5 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 450 0
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30L KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 170 160
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
21 16 11
Climb Rate fpm
Info
3,700 2,200 700
100 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30L KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 165 160
Bank °
100 %
2 1.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
23 22 20
Climb Rate fpm
Info
4,200 3,950 3,700
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0000107214321428535 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport in the CRJ900
Landing Score 97.55 %
Landing Summary

The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) on runway 23, achieving a high score of 97.5%. The final approach was initiated from the northeast, heading 234.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,095 feet above ground level (agl).

The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 126 knots, which may be a minor concern for the pilots. The touchdown distance of 168 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 123 knots was also good.

Despite the good touchdown speed, the touchdown rate was hard at -424 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive descent. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilots maintained a stable and controlled approach.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot from 269°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind component, making the landing conditions relatively easy.

The total landing distance of 1,355 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.

Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilots demonstrated good control and precision during the approach and touchdown phases. However, there may be some room for improvement in terms of maintaining a more consistent threshold speed and reducing the touchdown rate.

100 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,095 ft agl to 878 ft agl. A decrease of 218 ft in 20 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
164 162 160
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-127 -464 -800
33.253.53.7547508008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.28 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 877 ft agl to 630 ft agl. A decrease of 247 ft in 22 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
161 145 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
86.38 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-72 -786 -1,500
22.252.52.7535005506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-90-68-45-23023456890 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.36 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 606 ft agl to 294 ft agl. A decrease of 312 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
155 143 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.78 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-413 -1,006 -1,600
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.2 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 281 ft agl to 55 ft agl. A decrease of 226 ft in 20 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
154 137 120
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.98 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-475 -688 -900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
94.21 %
Landing
Landing on runway 23 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,734 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 126 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 126 kt. Target 140 kt
Flare
76.85 %
Good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
127 123 120
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-431 -516 -600
07515001223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150-20-16-12-8-4048121620 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
97.21 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 168 m. Touchdown speed at 123 kt was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -424 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
Touchdown
88.84 %
Touchdown rate was hard at -424 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 123 kt was good. Target below 137 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 168 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.7 °
G
100 %
G 1.19 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
99.56 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,355 m, 50 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,355 m using 49.58 % of runway
Alignment
99.03 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
122 91 60
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 1.5 -2
02004006008001,0001,200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
0 -1 -2
Metrics
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