Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Arrival
Keep easing the back pressure to let the aircraft settle from 21 ft instead of holding it level.
What happened: The sink was arrested at 21 ft and held there instead of being let down.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: continuous descent through the normal flare band to touchdown
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 22 stages, 20 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,549 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,549 ft of the 10,619 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,358 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft departed from runway 25R at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), with a takeoff distance of 6,868 feet, which accounted for 62% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 171 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of El Segundo, California. The climb was from an initial altitude of 1,098 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 34,602 feet, resulting in an increase of 33,504 feet in just 21 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered its enroute level cruise phase, which started approximately 8 miles northeast of Harvard Airport (CN23) in Yermo, California. This phase lasted for 76 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,255 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent approximately 1 mile east of La Harpe Airport (KNAM) in La Harpe, Illinois. The descent was from an altitude of 35,017 feet to 11,626 feet, resulting in a decrease of 23,391 feet in just 16 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started approximately 1 mile southeast of Cushing Field Ltd Airport (0C8) in Newark, Illinois. This phase lasted for 10 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its descent, starting approximately 1 mile southeast of South Chicago, Illinois. The descent was from an altitude of 11,627 feet to 4,448 feet, resulting in a decrease of 7,179 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started approximately 5 miles east of Uptown, Illinois. This phase lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final descent phase started overhead Edgewater, Illinois, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 4,038 feet to 1,950 feet, resulting in a decrease of 2,088 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27C at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD), approaching from the east at a heading of 270.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level, and at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 27C, which had a length of 10,619 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 141 knots. The touchdown point was 2,008 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 129 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 6,299 feet, which accounted for 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The post-landing taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,565 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 150 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 23,552 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 27C at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.8%. The final approach to the runway was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 2,008 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a notable deviation from the target. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The threshold height at 73 feet agl was significantly above the target, which may have contributed to the touchdown point being beyond the designated zone. Additionally, the threshold speed of 141 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the final approach.
Despite these minor deviations, the runway touchdown alignment was deemed very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F.
The total landing distance of 6,299 feet was 59% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly controlled during the rollout phase, and the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop safely and efficiently. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and handling characteristics.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values