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KPHL
Philadelphia, United States
Runway 27L
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight153,084 lbs
Fuel24,985 lbs
Wind280° · 14 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

99.29 %
KDEN
Denver, United States
Runway 16R
Elevation5,322 ft asl
Weight134,375 lbs
Fuel5,863 lbs
Wind220° · 9 kn · 6 kn cross
7 Nov 2026 3:55 1421 nm Boeing 737-800 19,122 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
99.46 %
Arrival Score
98.41 %

What went well

Touched down at -126 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 9.3 ft off the centreline, no bounce
Flare on profile — 100 %

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 2,949 ft at 52 %, −0.48 points
Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 93 %, −0.18 points

Next time

Arrival

Adjust your approach path so you touch down at the 1,500 ft aim point instead of beyond it.

What happened: Touchdown point came 1,449 ft past the target, landing at 2,949 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point. Landings that touch down this far beyond the aim point typically leave less runway available for stopping.

Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.

See Arrival Touchdown

Start to finish · 17 stages, 15 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 15 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 8 kt 3 3 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 3 ktmax 3 kt 0 3 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 8 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 8 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 27L at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, Average speed was 19 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 6 kt3 kt min to max 9 kt 3 9 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.1 ° min to max -1.0 ° -1.1 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 27L at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport. Takeoff distance 3,085 ft 31 % of runway. Rotation speed was 152 kt. Local weather - Temperature 62 °F. Wind 15 kt at 280 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 13 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 3,085 ft31 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 152 ktTarget 146 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 15.8 ft right0.0 ft left to 15.8 ft right -4.2 -15.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-0.9 ° min to max 7.0 ° -0.9 7.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.1 1.8 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27L KPHL Philadelphia International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 173 kt166 kt min to max 182 kt 166 182 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.9 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g1.03 g min to max 1.18 g 1.03 1.18 g
Info Average VSI 567 fpm176 fpm min to max 976 fpm 176 976 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl 0 28 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °7.1 ° min to max 11.2 ° 7.1 11.2 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27L KPHL Philadelphia International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 184 kt181 kt min to max 186 kt 182 181 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.0 °0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.1 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.21 g1.04 g min to max 1.22 g 1.19 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 1,580 fpm1,016 fpm min to max 3,945 fpm 1,016 3,945 fpm
Info Average altitude 69 ft agl30 ft agl min to max 319 ft agl 30 319 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.1 °11.4 ° min to max 18.3 ° 11.4 18.3 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 258 ft agl · 186 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27L KPHL Philadelphia International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 174 kt172 kt min to max 180 ktTarget 179 kt, 5 kt slow 180 172 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.3 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.85 g min to max 0.96 g 0.96 0.93 g
100 % Landing gear up at 197 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
Info Average VSI 3,647 fpm3,044 fpm min to max 4,124 fpm 4,121 3,044 fpm
Info Average altitude 685 ft agl386 ft agl min to max 960 ft agl 386 960 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 16.2 °14.8 ° min to max 17.9 ° 17.9 14.8 °
Enroute Climb 97.32Enroute climb started 1 mile south of Folcroft (Pennsylvania, United States). Climbing from 1,038 ft asl to 35,829 ft asl, an increase of 34,791 ft in 19 minutes and covering 113 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Average speed 269 kt168 kt min to max 310 kt 173 259 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 23.7 °0.0 ° min to max 23.7 ° 1.4 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.83 g min to max 1.14 g 0.86 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 2,019 fpm532 fpm min to max 4,068 fpm 2,940 826 fpm
Info Average altitude 17,579 ft asl1,038 ft asl min to max 35,829 ft asl 1,038 35,829 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.8 °3.4 ° min to max 18.7 ° 13.8 4.5 °
Info Turn coordination 0-5 min to max 12 11 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 5,091 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 3,632 ft agl · 188 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,668 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3,701 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,762 ft agl · 193 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,812 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3,956 ft agl · 209 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3,970 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,016 ft agl · 216 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 23,423 ft agl · 434 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 23,373 ft agl · 434 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Chambersburg (Pennsylvania, United States) and lasted 37 minutes, covering 246 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,298 ft of 36,001 ft asl35,953 ft asl min to max 36,235 ft asl 35,953 36,235 ft asl
100 % Average speed 257 kt254 kt min to max 262 kt 258 258 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.03 g 0.95 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 1 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °3.2 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.0 4.3 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles south west of Upper Arlington (Ohio, United States). Climbing from 36,360 ft asl to 37,536 ft asl, an increase of 1,176 ft in 2 minutes and covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 254 kt251 kt min to max 258 kt 258 251 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 769 fpm722 fpm min to max 826 fpm 774 757 fpm
Info Average altitude 36,948 ft asl36,360 ft asl min to max 37,536 ft asl 36,360 37,536 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °4.5 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.5 4.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 1 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of OA86 Silent P Airport West Jefferson (Ohio, United States) and lasted 129 minutes, covering 893 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,383 ft of 37,997 ft asl37,666 ft asl min to max 38,012 ft asl 37,666 38,002 ft asl
100 % Average speed 246 kt244 kt min to max 250 kt 250 244 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 18.1 °0.0 ° min to max 18.1 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-3 min to max 4 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °3.6 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.7 3.7 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 9 miles north west of Cheyenne Wells (Colorado, United States). Descent from 38,000 ft asl to 6,733 ft asl, a decrease of 31,267 ft in 27 minutes and covering 149 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 227 kt162 kt min to max 282 kt 244 162 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 30.3 °0.0 ° min to max 30.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.86 g min to max 1.19 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -978 fpm-2,707 fpm min to max 356 fpm -8 -969 fpm
Info Average altitude 15,978 ft asl6,733 ft asl min to max 38,005 ft asl 38,000 6,733 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °-0.6 ° min to max 8.2 ° 3.7 3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 1-8 min to max 14 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 12,684 ft agl · 333 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 12,684 ft agl · 333 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 5,604 ft agl · 240 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,986 ft agl · 237 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,991 ft agl · 237 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,973 ft agl · 237 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,809 ft agl · 198 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,803 ft agl · 199 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,630 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,579 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,531 ft agl · 180 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,531 ft agl · 180 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 16R at KDEN Denver International Airport. Descent from 1,428 ft agl to 113 ft agl in 86 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed at both gates
100 % Landing flappassed at both gates
100 % Sink ratepassed at both gates
100 % On glideslopepassed at both gates
100 % On centrelinepassed at both gates
100 % On speedpassed at both gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,531 ft agl · 180 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,531 ft agl · 180 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,255 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 1,236 ft agl · 171 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,215 ft agl · 170 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 1,210 ft agl · 170 kt
Arrival Landing 99.32Landing on runway 16R at KDEN Denver International Airport, runway length 16,028 ft. Threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 150 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 150 kt. Target 142 kt
97 % Threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target.Target 50 ft agl
100 % The flare tracked the target profile exactly. The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,949 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.
100 % Runway alignment max 15.1 ft left15.1 ft left to 4.7 ft left 15.1 9.2 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.3 0.2 °
100 % Peak g force 1.17 g0.96 g min to max 1.17 g 1.05 1.02 g
Info Average speed 147 kt140 kt min to max 150 kt 150 140 kt
Info Average VSI -365 fpm-895 fpm min to max -84 fpm -895 -84 fpm
Info Average altitude 9 ft agl-9 ft agl min to max 56 ft agl 56 -9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °1.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° 1.8 4.9 °
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,50001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,500-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 92.76Touchdown point was 1,579 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 140 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -126 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 45 °F. Wind 9 kt at 220 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Touchdown rate was -126 fpm.
52 % Touchdown distance was 2,949 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 140 ktTarget below 141 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 9.4 ft left9.3 ft left 9.2 9.3 ft
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Peak g force 1.12 g1.02 g min to max 1.12 g 1.02 1.10 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 139 kt139 kt min to max 140 kt 140 139 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °4.9 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.9 5.0 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 8,645 ft, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 8,645 ft54 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 5.1 ft left5.1 ft left to 1.4 ft right -0.4 -0.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.09 g 1.09 0.99 g
Info Average speed 113 kt72 kt min to max 143 kt 143 72 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-1.4 ° min to max 5.0 ° 5.0 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 51 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 48 kt22 kt min to max 72 kt 72 22 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-1.6 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.2 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 11 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kt0 kt min to max 22 kt 22 2 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 ktmax 7 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.2 ° min to max -1.1 ° -1.1 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 24 kt
Info Engine 1 Stopped 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 1 kt

Takeoff from KPHL 27L

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
8kt peak3 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
3,085ft31 %
Runway alignment100.00
15.8ft R
Rotation speed100.00
152kttarget 146, 6 late

Rotated late, and slowly

The nose came up at 152 kt, 6 kt after the 146 kt rotate speed, and rose at 1.8° a second, slower than the 2.1 to 4.2 other Boeing 737-800 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
166ktat 7.1°
Rotation
1.8°/sover 4.0 s, gaining 14 kt
35 ft
183ktat 11.8°, 4.5 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
2.7°steepest
Gear up100.00
197ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
174kttarget 179

Plan view the roll down the 10,112 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted right of the centreline, 15 ft at the widest, and lifted off 15 ft right, in 5 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 30 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS5 kn75 %widest 14.9 ft RAirborne 3,104 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 3,104 ft of 10,112 ft · 31 %
Takeoff roll, 3,104 ft Left ahead, 7,008 ft

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 960 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 5,777 ft of runway left; gear up at 197 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,650 fpm on average to 960 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 3174 kt avgtarget 179THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 994 ft · 4.0 sRotate 152 kttarget 146Liftoff 166 ktGear up 197 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 179210 kt14070020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 994 ft · 4.0 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 146held 14.2°7.1° off · 1.8°/s12° 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 2.1 to 4.2° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Boeing 737-800 pilots over the last 180 days (157 takeoffs); the grey pair are 2 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at. A trace steeper than both green lines is a faster rotation than most, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 11°, the pitch at which this aircraft's tail touches the runway with the wheels still on it, drawn from rotation to liftoff only: once the wheels leave, every foot climbed adds tail clearance.

20°10°0°2.1°/s2°/s4.2°/s3°/sTAIL STRIKE 11°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT7.1° off · 1.8°/s12° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.1 to 4.2°/s, other Boeing 737-800 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 rate810 fpm720 fpm
On glideslope3.3°3.1°
On centreline0.1° off0.1° off
On speed+13 kt+6.7 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 KDEN 16R

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 100 ft above 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, 1,000 ft 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° BAND1,3727053942281,000 ft gate7 of 71,126 ft · 155 kt500 ft gate7 of 7549 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 52× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 20 ft 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 nmTHR60 ft L060 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND19 ft L16 ft L9 ft L4 ft L17 ft L13 ft L
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 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +6 kt and +20 kt on the approach speed of 142 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 142+20 kt+8 kt+8 kt+7 kt+8 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KDEN 16R

Over the threshold

Threshold height97.27
56ft
Threshold speed100.00
149kttarget 142, 7 fast
Centreline offset100.00
15.1ft L
Bank100.00
2.4°steepest
Flare100.00

The flare tracked the target profile exactly

The aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 2,949 ft past the threshold. Threshold speed was not the cause here - hold the aim point on the approach and let the aircraft settle rather than holding it off, and the touchdown comes back to the numbers.

Touchdown

Past threshold51.71
2,949ft
Centreline100.00
9.4ft L
Speed100.00
139kttarget 141 or less
Touchdown rate100.00
-126fpm
Impact100.00
1.12G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.4°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
5,554ft53 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
5.1ft L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
22kt peak7 kt in turns

Side view — the last 8,903 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 56 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 23 ft. Touched down 2,949 ft in, 1,949 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.

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 8,903 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft 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.

56 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 23 ft · −530 fpm · 2.6° · 150 ktdescent slowed at 14 ft · −44 fpm · 4.4°−126 fpm · 4.9° nose up · 140 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 56 ft, down at 2,949 ft

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

The sink went from 530 fpm at the flare to 130 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.3° on the way down. Into the flare at 150 kt, 8 kt over the 142 kt approach speed, and 140 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−126 fpm at touchdown4.9° at touchdown, +2.3° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 8,903 ft of the 16,028 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 9 ft left of the centreline, and stayed within 9 ft of it down the rollout. 5 kt across from the right, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 140 kt. Touched down with 2° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 220° at 9 kt · 7 kt head · 5 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 5 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 2,949 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 2,949 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 8,503 ft of 16,028 ft · 53 %
In the air over the runway, 2,949 ftRollout, 5,554 ft Left over, 7,525 ft

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 144 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 42 s, an average deceleration of 0.14 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.

0408012016060 kt · 6,049 ft30 kt · 6,762 fttouchdown7,032 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 27L at KPHL, a movement that lasted 15 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 27L. The aircraft used 3,085 ft of runway, which is 31 % of the available length. Rotation occurred at 151 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 62 °F, wind 15 kt from 280°, giving a 6 kt crosswind component and a 13 kt headwind component.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 19 seconds, with an average climb rate of 2,346 fpm and a speed of 172 kt at the top of the segment.

The climb continued from 1,038 ft asl to 35,829 ft asl in 19 minutes, covering 113 nm and beginning 1 mile south of Folcroft.

Level flight was maintained between 36,000 ft asl and 38,000 ft asl for 167 minutes, covering 1,149 nm, starting 3 miles west of Chambersburg.

Descent from 38,000 ft asl to 6,733 ft asl lasted 27 minutes and covered 149 nm, beginning 9 miles north-west of Cheyenne Wells.

Final approach to runway 16R at KDEN began with a descent from 1,428 ft agl to 113 ft agl in 86 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were all met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed, and wings level. The landing gear was lowered at 1,531 ft agl with a speed of 180 kt; the final flap position 7 was selected at 1,210 ft agl with a speed of 170 kt.

Landing was made on runway 16R, which is 16,028 ft long. The threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed of 150 kt was slightly above target. The flare was described as perfect; the aircraft floated before touchdown. Touchdown occurred 1,579 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 140 kt, with a smooth vertical rate of minus 126 fpm and very good runway-touchdown alignment. Local weather at the airport was temperature 45 °F, wind 9 kt from 220°, giving a 6 kt crosswind and a 7 kt headwind. No bounce was observed.

The total landing distance was 8,645 ft, representing 54 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that took 11 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 1,421 nm in 235 minutes and consumed 19,122 lb of fuel.

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