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KMLE
Omaha, United States
Runway 12
Elevation1,050 ft asl
Weight1,946 lbs
Fuel150 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

91.60 %
KMLE
Omaha, United States
Runway 12
Elevation1,050 ft asl
Weight1,946 lbs
Fuel150 lbs
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross
29 Dec 2024 0:10 8 nm PA28 Archer II
Departure Score
97.50 %
Pattern Score
80.77 %
Arrival Score
96.53 %

What went well

Touched down at -333 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 213 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 11 ft and 69 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 128.1 ° at 0 %, −3.33 points
Pattern Crosswind — Heading -14.2 ° at 39 %, −3.08 points
Arrival Touchdown — Landing Bounce at 40 %, −0.87 points

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Improve the pattern downwind leg

See Pattern Downwind Turn

The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.

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Start to finish · 14 stages, 12 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °3.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.4 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 12 at KMLE Millard Airport, Average speed was 10 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 10 kn3 kn min to max 17 kn 7 3 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °1.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° 3.5 3.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.5 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 12 at KMLE Millard Airport. Takeoff distance 1,311 ft 37 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kn. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,311 ft37 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 68 knTarget 62 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 9.3 ft5.5 ft left to 3.8 ft right 1.6 -3.8 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 1.07 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.3 ° min to max 6.0 ° 2.9 6.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 12 KMLE Millard Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 78 kn68 kn min to max 84 kn 68 84 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.78 g min to max 1.35 g 1.08 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 648 fpm276 fpm min to max 779 fpm 276 716 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 1 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.4 °0.3 ° min to max 9.7 ° 6.1 6.2 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 12 KMLE Millard Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 85 kn73 kn min to max 89 kn 84 80 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° 0.6 4.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.81 g min to max 1.13 g 0.88 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 701 fpm341 fpm min to max 2,002 fpm 706 1,000 fpm
Info Average altitude 157 ft agl47 ft agl min to max 648 ft agl 47 648 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °4.6 ° min to max 17.7 ° 6.1 9.8 °
Pattern Entry 100.00Left hand pattern entry from runway 12 KMLE Millard Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 86 kn80 kn min to max 91 kn 80 90 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.2 °6.6 ° min to max 20.2 ° 6.6 19.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.90 g min to max 1.13 g 0.98 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 654 fpm304 fpm min to max 1,110 fpm 972 1,110 fpm
Info Average altitude 744 ft agl669 ft agl min to max 833 ft agl 669 833 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °4.7 ° min to max 10.6 ° 9.6 10.6 °
Pattern Crosswind 72.30Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 12 KMLE Millard Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
39 % Heading -14.2 °-32.1 ° min to max 16.7 ° 16.7 -32.1 °
100 % Average speed 88 kn82 kn min to max 99 kn 90 99 kn
99 % Average g force 1.00 g0.73 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 691 fpm-477 fpm min to max 1,515 fpm 1,254 173 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,033 ft agl856 ft agl min to max 1,113 ft agl 856 1,080 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 11.3 °0.9 ° min to max 22.1 ° 20.0 1.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °-1.2 ° min to max 12.9 ° 11.4 2.9 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 70.00Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 3 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 128.1 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 128.1 °.
100 % Average speed 112 kn89 kn min to max 128 kn 100 89 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.8 °0.0 ° min to max 27.5 ° 0.9 4.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.80 g min to max 1.20 g 0.90 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -133 fpm-1,733 fpm min to max 490 fpm 170 -372 fpm
Info Average altitude 966 ft agl502 ft agl min to max 1,279 ft agl 1,087 506 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-7.9 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.0 -2.9 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 533 ft agl · 110 kt
Arrival Final 2 99.43Approaching runway 12 at KMLE Millard Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 496 ft agl to 283 ft agl. A decrease of 213 ft in 34 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.5 °2.4 ° min to max 2.6 °Target 3.0 ° 2.4 2.6 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn87 kn min to max 90 kn 89 87 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.8 0.6 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 4.0 ° 1.3 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 0.95 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -369 fpm-595 fpm min to max -189 fpm -524 -427 fpm
Info Average altitude 382 ft agl283 ft agl min to max 496 ft agl 496 283 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-3.4 ° min to max -0.2 ° -3.4 -1.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 234 ft agl · 89 kt
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-260-195-130-65065130195260Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 12 at KMLE Millard Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 272 ft agl to 13 ft agl. A decrease of 259 ft in 35 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.5 °0.8 ° min to max 2.6 °Target 3.0 ° 2.6 0.9 °
100 % Average speed 76 kn69 kn min to max 86 kn 86 69 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 2.8 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.78 g min to max 1.24 g 0.86 0.80 g
Info Average VSI -381 fpm-662 fpm min to max -55 fpm -369 -107 fpm
Info Average altitude 59 ft agl13 ft agl min to max 272 ft agl 272 13 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-3.7 ° min to max 4.8 ° -2.6 1.2 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 97.23Landing on runway 12 at KMLE Millard Airport, runway length 3,578 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 69 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 69 kn. Target 70 kn
89 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °1.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.81 g min to max 1.13 g 0.84 1.13 g
Info Average speed 69 kn68 kn min to max 69 kn 69 68 kn
Info Average VSI -235 fpm-336 fpm min to max -125 fpm -125 -333 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 12 ft agl 12 2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-1.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.6 2.1 °
025050001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 86.89Touchdown distance was good at 203 ft. Touchdown speed at 68 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -333 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Touchdown VSI was -333 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 203 ftTarget 1,500 ft
90 % Speed at touchdown 68 knTarget 61 kn
99 % Runway alignment max 10.7 ft10.6 ft left 10.4 10.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.32 g1.13 g min to max 1.49 g 1.13 1.21 g
40 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 68 kn67 kn min to max 68 kn 68 67 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.0 ° min to max 5.3 ° 2.1 5.3 °
Arrival Rollout 99.12Total landing distance 1,285 ft, 36 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,285 ft36 % of runway.
98 % Runway alignment max 11.8 ft11.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left 10.8 5.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.60 g min to max 1.39 g 1.20 1.01 g
Info Average speed 62 kn38 kn min to max 69 kn 69 38 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-3.2 ° min to max 6.1 ° 5.9 0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.4 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 4 ft agl · 53 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 8 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kn0 kn min to max 33 kn 33 0 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °0.5 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.1 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 68 kt with 5.4° of pitch.

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 figure at liftoff is the pitch then.

90 kt6030020°10°0°LIFTOFF5.4° off7° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 6 kt 2.9° 0 s
Liftoff1,275 ft 68 kt 5.4° 19.3 s
35 ft2,397 ft · 8.3 s after liftoff 84 kt 7.4° 27.6 s
End of the climb7,349 ft · 649 ft 80 kt 9.8° 63 s

Takeoff from KMLE 12

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,311ft37 %
Liftoff speed100.00
68kt
Runway alignment100.00
5.5ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
647fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 649 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 1,284 ft of runway left; then climbing at 890 fpm on average to 649 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.

750 ft375 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 68 ktSCALE CHANGES0.6 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 3,578 ft runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted left of the centreline, 5 ft at the widest, and lifted off 4 ft right. Airborne 32 % 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 5.5 ft LAirborne 1,171 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,171 ft of 3,578 ft · 33 %
Takeoff roll, 1,171 ft Left ahead, 2,407 ft

The circuit to KMLE 12

Left-hand, 1,000 ft circuit height. The plan shows your circuit over a textbook one for this runway; the profile unrolls the same path from liftoff to the threshold.

Plan landing direction to the left; in pale blue the textbook circuit for your downwind speed, 1 nm out

How to read this

The lap from above, with the landing direction to the left: the opposite of the runway drawings. The wide pale-blue line is a textbook circuit for your downwind speed - the downwind a mile out for every 100 kt, every turn at 30° of bank - and your track is drawn over it, each leg in the colour of its mark. The numbers are the four turns, the same as on the profile and the cards below. The 45° line from the threshold is the usual point to turn onto base.

45° to the thresholdTHRLANDING12crosswind90+75-89under 75not a circuit legtextbook circuit

Around the circuit height and bank; the turns are shaded

How to read this

The same lap straightened out, so the height and the bank can be read together. Each shaded stretch is a turn, numbered as on the plan. The amber line is 30° of bank, and a turn's steepest bank shows red above 32°. "Turn crosswind from" is the lowest height to start the first turn at.

05001,0001,5000°30°HEIGHT ftBANKturn crosswind from 700 ft21°127°2distance flown →
HeightBankA turn30° of bank
1Crosswind turn
Turned at
760 ft
Bank
21°
Speed
90 kt

Off heading: 14° from the leg's heading on average.

Each lap slightly wider and higher than the last, because you're unconsciously using the previous lap as your reference instead of the runway and the numbers. Invisible lap to lap, unmistakable across ten. This is the failure that only measurement catches, because your memory of lap three is gone by lap eight.

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2Onto downwind
Bank
27°

Lost marks: scored 70.

Entry100Crosswind72Turn onto downwind70

The approach to KMLE 12

The final from 4 nm.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 2.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 310 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, 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.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND500420315166
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Joined 1,410 ft left of the centreline at 2.6 nm, then inside it from 2.2 to 2.0 nm, then drifted 230 ft right between 2.0 and 1.7 nm, then inside the band from 1.7 nm to the threshold.

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 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND180 ft R36 ft R86 ft L38 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KMLE 12

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
11ft
Threshold speed100.00
69kt
Centreline offset100.00
0.2ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
213ft
Centreline99.21
10.7ft L
Speed90.10
68kt
Touchdown rate91.96
-333fpm
Impact100.00
1.49G
Bounces40.00
3
The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 270° at 1 kt · 1 kt tail · 0 kt across

How to read this

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. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

Side view — the last 3,578 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 11 ft, 39 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 213 ft in, 787 ft short of 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 3,578 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.

11 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −333 fpm · 2.1° nose up · 68 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 11 ft, down at 213 ft

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

The sink grew from 250 fpm at 11 ft to 330 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.5° on the way down.

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 UP0−500−1,000−2°4°10°touchdown−333 fpm at touchdown2.1° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 3,578 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 11 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 12 ft left at the widest.

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.

1,0002,0003,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 213 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 213 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.49 G arrival bounced 3 times.

Runway used 1,226 ft of 3,578 ft · 34 %
In the air over the runway, 213 ftRollout, 1,013 ft Left over, 2,352 ft
Rollout distance100.00
1,013ft34 % used
Rollout alignment98.04
11.8ft L

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Flight narrative

This flight was conducted in a PA28 Archer II aircraft, departing from runway 12 at KMLE Millard Airport. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its departure roll, taking off from the runway with a takeoff distance of 1,311 feet, which accounted for 37% of the runway's total length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 68 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of the flight were characterized by a temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and tailwind effect, with both being 1 knot in magnitude. The aircraft then entered a left-hand pattern, with the entry point being less than 1 nautical mile from the runway and taking approximately 14 seconds to complete. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind maneuver was also executed with ease, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 21 seconds.

As the aircraft continued its pattern, it performed a downwind turn, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway. The turn was executed at an altitude of 128.1 degrees, with the aircraft heading northwest towards the runway. The final approach to the runway was made from the northwest, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 126.0 degrees and an altitude of 496 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway.

The landing on runway 12 was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 68 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed. The touchdown distance was recorded at 203 feet, and the touchdown rate was firm at -333 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 11 feet. The total landing distance was 1,285 feet, accounting for 36% of the runway's total length.

The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing process. The total flight distance was 8 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 10 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used zero pounds of fuel during the flight, suggesting that the flight was likely a short training exercise or a test flight.

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