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YPPH
Perth, Australia
Runway 21
Elevation56 ft asl
Weight333,530 kg
Fuel52,497 kg
Wind330° · 9 kn · 7 kn cross

Flight Score

93.41 %
YSSY
Sydney, Australia
Runway 16R
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight301,548 kg
Fuel20,221 kg
Wind160° · 9 kn · 1 kn cross
11 May 2026 3:59 1860 nm Boeing 747-8 32,276 kg
Departure Score
90.18 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
90.06 %

What went well

Touchdown 406 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 1.17 m off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 94 %

What held you back

Departure Taxi — peak speed in a turn 28 kt at 0 %, −2.92 points
Arrival Taxi — Landing Lights at 1 %, peak taxi speed 40 kt at 48 %, −1.80 points
Arrival Approach — GPWS warning; 1,000 ft gate 86 %, 500 ft gate 86 %, −0.95 points

Next time

Arrival

Add power earlier on final to cross the threshold at 150 kt; flying it on speed removes the urge to flare early.

What happened: This flight crossed the threshold at 139 kt, slow against target, then began the flare early at 65 ft. An early flare following a slow threshold speed usually lets the sink rate build back before touchdown, producing the firm touchdown recorded here.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 150 kt at the threshold

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 15 stages, 13 in the score

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 56.20Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Average speed 21 kt0 kt min to max 32 kt 0 14 kt
0 % Average speed turning corners 28 ktmax 28 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.3 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.6 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 18 ft agl
Info Engine 4 Started 18 ft agl
Info Navigation 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 Parking Brake On 18 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 18 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 18 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 18 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 18 ft agl
Info Engine 3 Started 18 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 18 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 18 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 18 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 18 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 21 at YPPH Perth International Airport, Average speed was 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt15 kt min to max 20 kt 15 20 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.7 ° -0.8 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 94.72Departure roll runway 21 at YPPH Perth International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,551 m 45 % of runway. Rotation speed was 159 kt. Local weather - Temperature 32 °C. Wind 11 kt at 329 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Tailwind: 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,551 m45 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 159 ktTarget 158 kt
99 % Runway alignment max 3.43 m right1.63 m left to 3.43 m right -3.43 0.35 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 1.00 0.98 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 7.0 ° -0.6 7.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.0 2.3 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 YPPH Perth International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 180 kt171 kt min to max 190 kt 171 190 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.99 g min to max 1.19 g 0.99 1.19 g
Info Average VSI 338 fpm45 fpm min to max 880 fpm 45 880 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 0 30 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °7.1 ° min to max 10.0 ° 7.1 10.0 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 30 ft agl · 182 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 YPPH Perth International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 195 kt190 kt min to max 208 kt 190 207 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g1.01 g min to max 1.22 g 1.19 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 1,500 fpm893 fpm min to max 3,314 fpm 893 3,314 fpm
Info Average altitude 74 ft agl31 ft agl min to max 302 ft agl 31 302 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °10.0 ° min to max 13.2 ° 10.0 13.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 327 ft agl · 212 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 YPPH Perth International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 226 kt212 kt min to max 242 ktTarget 202 kt, 24 kt fast 212 242 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.0 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.76 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 0.81 g
100 % Landing gear up at 7 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.3 °
Info Average VSI 3,256 fpm1,702 fpm min to max 4,106 fpm 3,600 1,702 fpm
Info Average altitude 680 ft agl358 ft agl min to max 951 ft agl 358 951 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.8 °3.8 ° min to max 14.0 ° 14.0 3.8 °

Events

Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 513 ft agl · 219 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Activated 583 ft agl · 223 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 952 ft agl · 243 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Cloverdale (State of Western Australia, Australia). Climbing from 1,040 ft asl to 39,015 ft asl, an increase of 37,975 ft in 22 minutes and covering 158 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 258 kt229 kt min to max 301 kt 244 260 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.8 °0.0 ° min to max 26.9 ° 1.2 0.7 °
99.96 % Average g force 1.03 g0.67 g min to max 1.42 g 0.92 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 1,935 fpm-307 fpm min to max 7,153 fpm 1,398 -88 fpm
Info Average altitude 19,914 ft asl1,040 ft asl min to max 39,015 ft asl 1,040 39,015 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °2.9 ° min to max 18.0 ° 4.4 3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,085 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,169 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 1,105 ft agl · 263 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3,587 ft agl · 255 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 6,783 ft agl · 259 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 20,374 ft agl · 320 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 38,139 ft agl · 484 kt
Info Autopilot Avionics Managed Deactivated 38,139 ft agl · 484 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 13 miles north west of YNDG Newdegate Airport Ravensthorpe (State of Western Australia, Australia) and lasted 187 minutes, covering 1,572 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,450 ft of 39,002 ft asl38,967 ft asl min to max 39,023 ft asl 39,001 39,007 ft asl
100 % Average speed 260 kt256 kt min to max 263 kt 260 262 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 19.4 ° 1.4 8.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.10 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °3.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 3.7 3.3 °
Enroute Descent 99.99Enroute descent started 12 miles west of Oakdale (State of New South Wales, Australia). Descent from 39,007 ft asl to 1,012 ft asl, a decrease of 37,996 ft in 20 minutes and covering 119 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 270 kt134 kt min to max 351 kt 262 138 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.4 °0.0 ° min to max 27.1 ° 13.8 1.0 °
99.9 % Average g force 1.04 g0.64 g min to max 1.43 g 1.02 0.95 g
Info Average VSI -1,848 fpm-5,259 fpm min to max 1,830 fpm -6 -668 fpm
Info Average altitude 18,232 ft asl854 ft asl min to max 39,032 ft asl 39,007 1,012 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-7.2 ° min to max 10.5 ° 3.1 3.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 8,883 ft agl
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 890 ft agl · 136 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 38,873 ft agl · 479 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 11,835 ft agl · 314 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 11,626 ft agl · 313 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,311 ft agl · 195 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4,278 ft agl · 207 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 3,383 ft agl · 198 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Activated 3,297 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Activated 3,297 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3,129 ft agl · 198 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,116 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 3,053 ft agl · 180 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,823 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,706 ft agl · 164 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 1,149 ft agl · 139 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,128 ft agl · 139 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 765 ft agl · 154 kt
Arrival Approach 85.71Final approach to runway 16R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. Descent from 1,028 ft agl to 118 ft agl in 108 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
50 % On glideslopefailed at one of the two gates
100 % On centrelinepassed at both gates
50 % On speedfailed at one of the two gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 696 ft agl · 133 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 573 ft agl · 148 kt
Arrival Landing 96.33Landing on runway 16R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, runway length 3,881 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 139 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 139 kt. Target 150 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
94 % The flare held the target profile well. The flare began at 65 ft agl above the runway, higher than this type wants. Touchdown was 406 m past the threshold. Hold the aim point and let the runway come to you rather than anticipating the flare.
100.00 % Runway alignment max 3.08 m left3.08 m left to 1.01 m left 3.08 1.04 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g1.01 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 1.01 g
Info Average speed 136 kt134 kt min to max 139 kt 139 134 kt
Info Average VSI -584 fpm-796 fpm min to max -416 fpm -796 -416 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl-10 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl 51 -10 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °6.1 ° min to max 7.6 ° 6.1 7.6 °

Events

Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 29 ft agl · 134 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Hold Deactivated 29 ft agl · 134 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Arm Deactivated 29 ft agl · 134 kt
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.82Touchdown distance was good at 406 m. Touchdown speed at 134 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -265 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 10 kt at 160 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Touchdown rate was -265 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 406 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 134 ktTarget below 146 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.17 m left1.09 m left 1.04 1.17 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.00 g min to max 1.23 g 1.01 1.20 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 133 kt133 kt min to max 134 kt 134 133 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °7.1 ° min to max 7.6 ° 7.6 7.1 °
Arrival Rollout 99.42Total landing distance 1,167 m, 30 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,167 m30 % of runway.
99 % Runway alignment max 3.40 m left3.40 m left to 0.30 m right 1.19 1.13 m
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 1.00 g
Info Average speed 116 kt64 kt min to max 124 kt 124 64 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °-0.4 ° min to max 7.3 ° 7.0 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.0 0.7 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 47 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 37 kt27 kt min to max 58 kt 58 27 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 18 ft agl · 50 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 18 ft agl · 50 kt
Arrival Taxi 73.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
48 % Average speed 28 kt2 kt min to max 40 kt 23 2 kt
97 % Average speed turning corners 17 ktmax 29 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.5 ° -0.3 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.1 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights

Takeoff from YPPH 21

Taxi out

Lights75.00
Offstrobes
Taxi speed45.25
32kt peak28 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
1,551m45 %
Runway alignment98.60
3.43m R
Rotation speed100.00
159kttarget 158, 1 late

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
171ktat 7.1°
Rotation
2.5°/sover 2.7 s, gaining 12 kt
35 ft
191ktat 10.3°, 4.7 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
2.6°steepest
Gear up100.00
7ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
226kttarget 202

Plan view the roll down the 3,446 m runway.

Rolled from 98 m in, drifted 6.3 m right of the centreline and was back on it to lift off, in 6 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 45 % 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 6.28 m RROLL 98 M INAirborne 1,556 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,556 m of 3,446 m · 45 %
Behind the start of the roll, 98 mTakeoff roll, 1,458 m Left ahead, 1,890 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 951 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,412 m of runway left; gear up at 7 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,390 fpm on average to 951 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 3226 kt avgtarget 202THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 246 m · 2.7 sRotate 159 kttarget 158Liftoff 171 ktGear up 7 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 202270 kt18090020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 246 m · 2.7 sROTATELIFTOFFtarget 158held 10.3°7.1° off · 2.5°/s10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganNose up, wheels on the runwayClimb attitude heldClimb 3

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

How to read this

The pitch over the seconds from the nose starting to come up to 35 ft, stretched so the slope reads properly. The green dot is where the nose started up, the grey band runs to the wheels leaving, and the figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up. The two dashed green lines rising from the rotation point are 2 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at: a trace steeper than both is a faster rotation, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 12.1°, the pitch at which this aircraft's tail touches the runway with the wheels still on it, drawn from rotation to liftoff only: once the wheels leave, every foot climbed adds tail clearance.

20°10°0°2°/s3°/sTAIL STRIKE 12.1°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT7.1° off · 2.5°/s10° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2 to 3°/s from rotationTail 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 85.716 of 7500 ft 85.716 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate130 fpm190 fpm
On glideslope1.9°2.8°
On centreline0.0° off0.1° off
On speed−2.0 kt−8.8 kt
Wings level1° bank1° bank

At the 1,000 ft gate: glideslope more than 1° off the runway's 3°.

At the 500 ft gate: speed more than 5 kt below the approach speed of 150 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: low until 2.9 nm, slow from 2.9 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 YSSY 16R

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

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

On the glideslope from 4 nm to 3.4 nm, then low to 2.9 nm (up to 420 ft under), then back on it to the threshold.

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° BAND9615463501931,000 ft gate6 of 7on glideslope635 ft · 148 kt500 ft gate6 of 7on speed474 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 39× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 9 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 nmTHR24 m L024 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND1 m L9 m R8 m L5 m L3 m L4 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 38 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 23 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Slow from 4 nm to 3.2 nm (up to −18 kt), then inside the band to 2.9 nm, then slow to the threshold (up to −18 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 150−11 kt−14 kt−12 kt−7 kt−11 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on YSSY 16R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
51ft
Threshold speed90.86
138kttarget 150, 12 slow
Centreline offset100.00
3.08m L
Bank100.00
1.2°steepest
Flare94.47

The flare held the target profile well

The flare began at 65 ft agl above the runway, higher than this type wants. Touchdown was 406 m past the threshold. Hold the aim point and let the runway come to you rather than anticipating the flare.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
406m
Centreline100.00
1.17m L
Speed100.00
133kttarget 146 or less
Touchdown rate79.09
-265fpm
Impact100.00
1.23G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.8°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
720m29 % used
Rollout alignment98.71
3.40m L

Taxi in

Lights50.50
Onlanding lights, 99% of the taxi
Taxi speed72.44
40kt peak17 kt in turns

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

Began the flare high, at 65 ft, 75 m before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 51 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 406 m in, 101 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.

51 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare began at 65 ft, 75 m before the threshold−754 fpm · 5.4° · 139 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −260 fpm · 7.6°−265 fpm · 7.6° nose up · 134 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 51 ft, down at 406 m

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

The sink went from 750 fpm at the flare to 260 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.2° on the way down. Into the flare at 139 kt, 11 kt under the 150 kt approach speed, and 134 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°descent slowedtouchdown−265 fpm at touchdown7.6° at touchdown, +2.2° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,881 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 2.9 m of it down the rollout. Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 160° at 9 kt · 9 kt head · 1 kt across

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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 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 406 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 406 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,126 m of 3,881 m · 29 %
In the air over the runway, 406 mRollout, 720 m Left over, 2,755 m

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 126 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 140 s, an average deceleration of 0.04 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 · 793 m30 kt · 1,971 mtouchdown2,050 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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Departing Perth International Airport, the Boeing 747-8 began its journey on runway 21, taking off with a takeoff distance of 1,554 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 171 knots, overcoming a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 8 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from 329 degrees.

As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead Cloverdale, a town in the state of Western Australia. The enroute climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 1,040 feet above sea level to 39,015 feet, an increase of 37,975 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 158 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting 187 minutes and covering 1,572 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 12 miles west of Oakdale, a town in the state of New South Wales. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 39,007 feet to 1,012 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 16R at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 168.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 985 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 134 knots and a distance of 409 meters. The touchdown rate was slightly hard at -416 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,171 meters, accounting for 30% of the runway. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes to cover a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,860 nautical miles, taking 239 minutes and consuming 32,276 kilograms of fuel.

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