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KDEN
Denver, United States
Runway 08
Elevation5,351 ft asl
Weight75,161 kg
Fuel14,516 kg
Wind90° · 3 kn

Flight Score

98.67 %
MMUN
Cancún, Mexico
Runway 12L
Elevation16 ft asl
Weight66,059 kg
Fuel5,273 kg
Wind89° · 9 kn · 5 kn cross
11 Nov 2026 3:37 1497 nm Boeing 737-900 9,243 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
96.00 %

What went well

Touchdown 128 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 22 ft and 140 kt — both inside band
Rollout controlled — 46 % of the runway used

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 387 fpm with one bounce, −0.90 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 387 fpm−0.41
  • Arrival Touchdown · bounced once−0.27
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.20
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.45 G at contact−0.03
Arrival Taxi — peak speed in a turn 23 kt at 84 %, −0.43 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 · 21 stages, 19 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 11 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 20 kt 4 7 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 14 ktmax 20 kt 0 7 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -1.0 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.0 0.5 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched On 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 19 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport, Average speed was 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt7 kt min to max 10 kt 7 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-1.5 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport. Takeoff distance 2,562 m 70 % of runway. Rotation speed was 160 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kt at 90 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,562 m70 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 160 ktTarget 153 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.01 m right1.05 m left to 2.01 m right -1.69 -0.78 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-1.3 ° min to max 8.3 ° -1.2 8.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 173 kt169 kt min to max 177 kt 169 177 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.98 g min to max 1.12 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 478 fpm56 fpm min to max 747 fpm 56 747 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 0 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.1 °8.4 ° min to max 11.0 ° 8.4 10.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 43 ft agl · 194 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 179 kt177 kt min to max 184 kt 177 184 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.98 g min to max 1.21 g 0.98 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 976 fpm752 fpm min to max 2,763 fpm 752 2,763 fpm
Info Average altitude 56 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 276 ft agl 24 276 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °10.1 ° min to max 15.8 ° 10.1 15.5 °
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 186 kt184 kt min to max 189 ktTarget 184 kt, 2 kt fast 184 188 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 9.9 °0.1 ° min to max 9.9 ° 0.7 9.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.89 g min to max 1.13 g 0.97 1.13 g
100 % Landing gear up at 14 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
Info Average VSI 2,712 fpm2,397 fpm min to max 2,894 fpm 2,870 2,397 fpm
Info Average altitude 637 ft agl326 ft agl min to max 935 ft agl 326 935 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.2 °12.6 ° min to max 15.8 ° 14.8 15.8 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 3 miles east of KDEN Denver International Airport Denver (Colorado, United States). Climbing from 6,306 ft asl to 34,997 ft asl, an increase of 28,691 ft in 21 minutes and covering 144 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 257 kt189 kt min to max 289 kt 189 260 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 23.3 °0.0 ° min to max 23.3 ° 12.9 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.79 g min to max 1.29 g 1.12 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,585 fpm-72 fpm min to max 2,826 fpm 2,596 -38 fpm
Info Average altitude 17,314 ft asl6,306 ft asl min to max 35,022 ft asl 6,306 34,997 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °3.6 ° min to max 14.7 ° 14.7 4.0 °
Info Turn coordination 0-5 min to max 20 17 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,420 ft agl · 229 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 3,537 ft agl · 286 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 4,615 ft agl · 292 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Sharon Springs (Kansas, United States) and lasted 101 minutes, covering 788 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,250 ft of 34,996 ft asl34,946 ft asl min to max 35,049 ft asl 34,995 35,001 ft asl
100 % Average speed 259 kt252 kt min to max 265 kt 260 252 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 30.6 °0.0 ° min to max 30.6 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.20 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-1 min to max 6 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.5 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.0 4.1 °

Events

Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 34,751 ft agl · 450 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Deactivated 34,879 ft agl · 452 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 34,872 ft agl · 451 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Deactivated 35,040 ft agl · 450 kt
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started Latitude: 28.0633798 Longitude: -92.6735289. Climbing from 35,032 ft asl to 36,965 ft asl, an increase of 1,932 ft in 4 minutes and covering 30 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 256 kt249 kt min to max 262 kt 254 249 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 517 fpm-121 fpm min to max 1,179 fpm 36 370 fpm
Info Average altitude 35,728 ft asl35,024 ft asl min to max 36,965 ft asl 35,032 36,965 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °3.5 ° min to max 5.2 ° 4.0 4.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started Latitude: 27.6241008 Longitude: -92.3133652 and lasted 45 minutes, covering 361 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,351 ft of 36,994 ft asl36,948 ft asl min to max 37,034 ft asl 37,013 36,995 ft asl
100 % Average speed 250 kt247 kt min to max 253 kt 250 250 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 30.8 °0.0 ° min to max 30.8 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.97 g min to max 1.18 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-6 min to max 5 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °3.8 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.1 4.0 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 72 miles north of Telchac Puerto (Estado de Yucatan, Mexico). Descent from 36,994 ft asl to 4,199 ft asl, a decrease of 32,795 ft in 23 minutes and covering 140 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 249 kt234 kt min to max 262 kt 250 241 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 26.8 °0.0 ° min to max 26.8 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.88 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,531 fpm-2,023 fpm min to max 50 fpm 8 -1,038 fpm
Info Average altitude 21,567 ft asl4,199 ft asl min to max 37,002 ft asl 36,994 4,199 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.4 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.0 1.5 °
Info Turn coordination 0-2 min to max 8 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 10,242 ft agl · 289 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 10 miles east of Solferino (Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±704 ft of 4,027 ft asl3,977 ft asl min to max 4,083 ft asl 4,083 3,977 ft asl
100 % Average speed 228 kt217 kt min to max 238 kt 238 224 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 15.9 °0.0 ° min to max 15.9 ° 6.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 0.95 g
Info Turn coordination 20 min to max 8 4 1
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °2.3 ° min to max 5.1 ° 3.0 2.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 4,167 ft agl · 236 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 14 miles east of Solferino (Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico). Descent from 3,829 ft asl to 3,004 ft asl, a decrease of 825 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 219 kt217 kt min to max 226 kt 226 217 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 27.0 °0.0 ° min to max 27.0 ° 0.1 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.98 g min to max 1.16 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -412 fpm-878 fpm min to max 152 fpm -856 68 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,150 ft asl3,004 ft asl min to max 3,829 ft asl 3,829 3,004 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °2.4 ° min to max 5.5 ° 2.4 5.1 °
Info Turn coordination -4-14 min to max 2 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3,130 ft agl · 235 kt
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 13 miles north of Leona Vicario (Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±651 ft of 2,994 ft asl2,981 ft asl min to max 3,016 ft asl 3,016 2,998 ft asl
100 % Average speed 178 kt170 kt min to max 206 kt 206 171 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °4.7 ° min to max 6.4 ° 4.7 6.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 3,117 ft agl · 202 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 10 miles west of Cancun (Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico). Descent from 2,994 ft asl to 1,215 ft asl, a decrease of 1,779 ft in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 151 kt144 kt min to max 174 kt 171 148 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -724 fpm-999 fpm min to max 17 fpm 16 -811 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,714 ft asl1,215 ft asl min to max 2,996 ft asl 2,994 1,215 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.4 0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 0-1 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 3,085 ft agl · 184 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,971 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,897 ft agl · 185 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,491 ft agl · 180 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 2,397 ft agl · 175 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 12L at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún. Descent from 1,250 ft agl to 35 ft agl in 100 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 96.99Landing on runway 12L at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún, runway length 2,797 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 140 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 140 kt. Target 144 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
88 % The flare mostly held the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 3.8° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 128 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.99 m right1.81 m right to 1.99 m right -1.99 -1.90 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.6 °1.3 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 1.3 °
100 % Peak g force 1.16 g0.99 g min to max 1.16 g 0.99 1.16 g
Info Average speed 140 kt139 kt min to max 140 kt 140 139 kt
Info Average VSI -835 fpm-884 fpm min to max -683 fpm -881 -683 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl 23 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °2.2 ° min to max 7.3 ° 2.2 7.3 °
07515001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 89.51Touchdown distance was good at 128 m. Touchdown speed at 139 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -387 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 7 kt at 90 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 6 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Touchdown rate was -387 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 128 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 139 ktTarget below 141 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.93 m right1.91 m right -1.90 -1.90 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.3 °1.3 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 1.3 °
92 % Peak g force 1.45 g1.16 g min to max 1.45 g 1.16 1.31 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 139 kt139 kt min to max 139 kt 139 139 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.3 °7.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° 7.3 7.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,337 m, 48 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,337 m48 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.88 m left2.88 m left to 2.25 m right -2.25 1.95 m
99.99 % Average g force 0.99 g0.86 g min to max 1.16 g 1.14 1.00 g
Info Average speed 107 kt68 kt min to max 135 kt 135 68 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-1.3 ° min to max 7.0 ° 7.0 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.3 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 55 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 49 kt25 kt min to max 68 kt 68 25 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.6 ° min to max 0.7 ° -1.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 1.01 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 32 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 31 kt
Arrival Taxi 93.50Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 25 kt 25 0 kt
84 % Average speed turning corners 18 ktmax 23 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-2.4 ° min to max 0.5 ° -0.1 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 8 ft agl · 27 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 8 ft agl · 26 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 8 ft agl · 26 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 26 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 29 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 28 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 10 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 10 kt

Takeoff from KDEN 08

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
20kt peak14 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
2,562m70 %
Runway alignment100.00
2.01m R
Rotation speed100.00
160kttarget 153, 7 late

Rotated late, and slowly

The nose came up at 160 kt, 7 kt after the 153 kt rotate speed, and rose at 2.3° a second, slower than the 2.4 to 5.0 other Boeing 737-900 pilots fly.

The pull started after the rotate speed and was then slow. Start it on the rotate speed and make it one positive, continuous movement at the normal rate for this aircraft.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
168ktat 8.4°
Rotation
2.3°/sover 4.0 s, gaining 8 kt
35 ft
178ktat 10.3°, 5.5 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
0.2°steepest
Gear up100.00
14ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
186kttarget 184

Plan view the roll down the 3,650 m runway.

Rolled from 116 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 2.2 m at the widest, and lifted off 1.1 m right. Airborne 70 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 2.16 m RROLL 116 M INAirborne 2,568 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,568 m of 3,650 m · 70 %
Behind the start of the roll, 116 mTakeoff roll, 2,451 m Left ahead, 1,083 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 935 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 551 m of runway left; gear up at 14 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,090 fpm on average to 935 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The dark stretch of the roll is the run with the nose up and the wheels still on, with its length and time under the runway. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3186 kt avgtarget 184THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 368 m · 4.0 sRotate 160 kttarget 153Liftoff 168 ktGear up 14 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 184210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 368 m · 4.0 sROTATELIFTOFFtarget 153held 12.3°8.4° off · 2.3°/s10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 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 2.4 to 5.0° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Boeing 737-900 pilots over the last 180 days (52 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 10°, 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°5.0°/s3°/s2.4°/s2°/sTAIL STRIKE 10°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT8.4° off · 2.3°/s10° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.4 to 5.0°/s, other Boeing 737-900 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 rate720 fpm750 fpm
On glideslope2.8°3.0°
On centreline0.2° off0.3° off
On speed+2.3 kt+4.7 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 MMUN 12L

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 90 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° BAND1,2396603632081,000 ft gate7 of 7969 ft · 146 kt500 ft gate7 of 7543 ft · 149 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 16× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 22 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 nmTHR58 m L058 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND22 m R15 m R12 m R7 m R20 m R14 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 36 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 22 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −5 kt and +5 kt on the approach speed of 144 kt.

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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 144+4 kt+1 kt+3 kt−0 kt−4 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on MMUN 12L

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
22ft
Threshold speed100.00
140kttarget 144, 4 slow
Centreline offset100.00
1.99m R
Bank100.00
1.6°steepest
Flare87.96

The flare mostly held the target profile

The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 3.8° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 128 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
128m
Centreline100.00
1.93m R
Speed100.00
139kttarget 141 or less
Touchdown rate69.49
-387fpm
Impact92.26
1.45G
Bounces80.00
1
Bank100.00
1.3°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
1,167m46 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.88m L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed91.88
25kt peak18 kt in turns

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

Crossed the threshold at 22 ft, 28 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 12 ft. Touched down 128 m in, 176 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.

22 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 12 ft · −827 fpm · 3.5° · 140 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −432 fpm · 7.3°−387 fpm · 7.3° nose up · 139 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 22 ft, down at 128 m

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

The sink went from 830 fpm at the flare to 390 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.8° on the way down. Into the flare at 140 kt, 4 kt under the 144 kt approach speed, and 139 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−387 fpm at touchdown7.3° at touchdown, +3.8° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,797 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 1.9 m right of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 3.1 m right at the widest. 4 kt across from the left, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 139 kt. Touched down with 2° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 089° at 9 kt · 7 kt head · 4 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 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 128 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 128 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.45 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 1,295 m of 2,797 m · 46 %
In the air over the runway, 128 mRollout, 1,167 m Left over, 1,501 m

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The Boeing 737-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport in 11 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Take-off was on runway 08, using 2,562 m (70 % of the runway). Rotation occurred at 160 kt. The local weather was 20 °C with a 3 kt wind from 090°, giving a 3 kt head-wind and 0 kt cross-wind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 24 seconds, averaging 1,689 fpm and reaching 188 kt at the top.

The aircraft climbed from 6,306 ft asl to 34,997 ft asl in 21 minutes, covering 144 nm, beginning 3 mi east of KDEN.

Cruise at 35,000 ft asl continued for 101 minutes, covering 788 nm, beginning 1 mi south of Sharon Springs.

A further climb from 35,032 ft asl to 36,965 ft asl lasted 4 minutes and covered 30 nm, starting at latitude 28.0633798 longitude -92.6735289.

Level flight at 37,000 ft asl continued for 45 minutes, covering 361 nm, starting at latitude 27.6241008 longitude -92.3133652.

Descent from 36,994 ft asl to 1,215 ft asl took 30 minutes, covering 163 nm, beginning 72 mi north of Telchac Puerto, with brief level-offs at 4,000 ft asl and 3,000 ft asl.

Final approach to runway 12L at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún began with a descent from 1,250 ft agl to 35 ft agl in 100 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, on glideslope, on centreline, on speed, wings level. Configuration was landing gear down at 2,897 ft agl at 185 kt; final flap position 7 was set at 2,397 ft agl at 175 kt.

Landing on runway 12L (runway length 2,797 m) had a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 140 kt. The flare was described as very good, with little round-out. Touchdown occurred at 139 kt, 128 m from the threshold, with a firm rate of minus 387 fpm and very good alignment. One bounce occurred on touchdown.

Total landing distance was 1,337 m (48 % of the runway) and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather at the airport was 27 °C with a 7 kt wind from 090°, giving a 6 kt head-wind and 4 kt cross-wind.

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

The flight covered 1,497 nm in 217 minutes and used 9,243 kg of fuel.

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