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CYVR
Vancouver, Canada
Runway 08R
Elevation7 ft asl
Weight67,405 kg
Fuel7,458 kg
Wind80° · 15 kn · 5 kn cross

Flight Score

98.82 %
KLAX
Los Angeles, United States
Runway 24R
Elevation125 ft asl
Weight62,444 kg
Fuel2,261 kg
Wind270° · 10 kn · 1 kn cross
10 Nov 2026 2:37 992 nm Boeing 737 MAX 8 5,197 kg
Departure Score
99.28 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
97.17 %

What went well

Touchdown 306 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 46 ft and 146 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 0.09 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 402 fpm, −0.88 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 402 fpm−0.45
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.41
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.43 G at contact−0.02
Departure Climb 3 — climb speed 164 kt against 183 kt at 94 %, −0.16 points
Departure Climb 2 — scored 98.80 %, −0.08 points

Next time

Departure

Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 183 kt.

What happened: Climb speed was 164 kt against a target of 183 kt, running 19 kt slow through the climb.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 183 kt.

See Departure Climb 3

Arrival

Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.

What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 402 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.

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 · 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 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 0 11 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 11 ktmax 15 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 -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 11 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 11 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 11 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 11 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake On 11 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 11 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 11 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 11 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 11 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 11 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 11 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 11 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 11 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 11 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 11 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 11 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 08R at CYVR Vancouver International Airport, Average speed was 25 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kt11 kt min to max 11 kt 11 11 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
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 08R at CYVR Vancouver International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,279 m 37 % of runway. Rotation speed was 150 kt. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 17 kt at 80 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,279 m37 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 150 ktTarget 149 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.39 m left2.39 m left to 0.00 m left 1.56 1.55 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.6 ° min to max 7.9 ° -0.6 7.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.2 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 11 ft agl · 15 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 08R CYVR Vancouver International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 158 kt156 kt min to max 160 kt 156 160 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.31 g1.21 g min to max 1.37 g 1.21 1.22 g
Info Average VSI 654 fpm28 fpm min to max 1,356 fpm 28 1,356 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl 0 22 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.7 °11.7 ° min to max 15.6 ° 11.7 15.6 °
Departure Climb 2 98.80Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 08R CYVR Vancouver International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 161 kt160 kt min to max 161 kt 160 161 kt
95 % Steepest bank angle 6.7 °0.2 ° min to max 6.7 ° 0.2 6.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g0.92 g min to max 1.21 g 1.21 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 1,902 fpm1,399 fpm min to max 3,230 fpm 1,399 3,226 fpm
Info Average altitude 68 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 306 ft agl 24 306 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 16.3 °15.6 ° min to max 18.9 ° 15.6 17.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 151 ft agl · 160 kt
Departure Climb 3 97.58Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 08R CYVR Vancouver International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Climb speed 164 kt162 kt min to max 167 ktTarget 183 kt, 19 kt slow 162 167 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 3.8 °0.2 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.84 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up at 61 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.5 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.7 °
Info Average VSI 3,060 fpm2,774 fpm min to max 3,360 fpm 3,217 2,817 fpm
Info Average altitude 665 ft agl360 ft agl min to max 965 ft agl 360 965 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.9 °14.6 ° min to max 18.1 ° 18.1 14.7 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead CAM9 Vancouver International Seaplane Base Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada). Climbing from 1,043 ft asl to 38,821 ft asl, an increase of 37,778 ft in 22 minutes and covering 155 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 266 kt167 kt min to max 326 kt 167 248 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 27.7 °0.0 ° min to max 27.7 ° 0.1 0.1 °
99.98 % Average g force 1.01 g0.70 g min to max 1.36 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2,271 fpm346 fpm min to max 6,016 fpm 2,852 551 fpm
Info Average altitude 17,684 ft asl1,043 ft asl min to max 38,821 ft asl 1,043 38,821 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °1.8 ° min to max 17.6 ° 14.9 4.3 °
Info Turn coordination 1-14 min to max 18 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 1,625 ft agl · 188 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,670 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,716 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,201 ft agl · 217 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 33,052 ft agl · 462 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 12 miles north of WN55 Randle-Kiona Airpark Randle (Washington, United States) and lasted 85 minutes, covering 693 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,445 ft of 38,997 ft asl38,906 ft asl min to max 39,036 ft asl 38,906 38,979 ft asl
100 % Average speed 248 kt246 kt min to max 250 kt 248 248 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 15.5 °0.0 ° min to max 15.5 ° 0.0 13.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 0.99 1.04 g
Info Turn coordination 0-5 min to max 5 0 -2
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °2.9 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.4 3.6 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 7 miles south west of 1CA1 Belridge Strip McKittrick (California, United States). Descent from 38,979 ft asl to 1,410 ft asl, a decrease of 37,569 ft in 24 minutes and covering 134 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 221 kt143 kt min to max 300 kt 248 148 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 31.5 °0.0 ° min to max 31.5 ° 13.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.94 g min to max 1.20 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -1,302 fpm-4,312 fpm min to max 187 fpm 24 -990 fpm
Info Average altitude 14,359 ft asl1,410 ft asl min to max 39,023 ft asl 38,979 1,410 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-2.8 ° min to max 6.0 ° 3.6 1.0 °
Info Turn coordination 0-12 min to max 17 -1 0

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON 5,873 ft agl
Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 6,877 ft agl · 247 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5,763 ft agl · 233 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 4,413 ft agl · 233 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,388 ft agl · 233 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,303 ft agl · 233 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4,172 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 4,131 ft agl · 226 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 4,075 ft agl · 223 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3,020 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 3,020 ft agl · 168 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,923 ft agl · 163 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,908 ft agl · 163 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 2,623 ft agl · 169 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 2,408 ft agl · 162 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 24R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport. Descent from 1,326 ft agl to 67 ft agl in 97 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 92.95Landing on runway 24R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport, runway length 2,713 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 147 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 147 kt. Target 138 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
72 % The flare wandered off the target profile. The flare began at 9 ft agl above the runway, lower than this aircraft wants. Touchdown was 306 m past the threshold. Begin raising the nose earlier - a late flare leaves no time to arrest the sink.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.41 m right0.45 m right to 3.41 m right -3.41 -0.45 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Peak g force 1.12 g0.99 g min to max 1.12 g 0.99 1.12 g
Info Average speed 146 kt144 kt min to max 147 kt 147 144 kt
Info Average VSI -684 fpm-713 fpm min to max -550 fpm -697 -550 fpm
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl-4 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl 47 -4 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °1.5 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.5 4.3 °
07515022530037501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 92.89Touchdown distance was good at 306 m. Touchdown speed at 144 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -402 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 10 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Touchdown rate was -402 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 306 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 144 ktTarget below 138 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 0.45 m right0.26 m right -0.45 -0.09 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
93 % Peak g force 1.43 g1.12 g min to max 1.43 g 1.12 1.20 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 143 kt143 kt min to max 144 kt 144 143 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °4.3 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.3 4.6 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,116 m, 41 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,116 m41 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.55 m left3.55 m left to 0.00 m left 2.77 0.28 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 1.00 g
Info Average speed 104 kt68 kt min to max 135 kt 135 68 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-1.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 4.6 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 11 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Flaps Position 7 11 ft agl · 121 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 50 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 40 kt0 kt min to max 68 kt 68 8 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.5 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 11 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 11 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 11 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 11 ft agl · 13 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 22 kt 8 2 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 13 ktmax 13 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 11 ft agl

Takeoff from CYVR 08R

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
18kt peak11 kt in turns

The roll

Takeoff roll100.00
1,279m37 %
Runway alignment100.00
2.39m L
Rotation speed100.00
150kttarget 149, 1 late

Liftoff pitch close to a tail strike

The wheels left at 11.7°, at or past this aircraft's 11° tail strike.

The tail can only touch while the main wheels are still on the runway, so the margin that matters is the one at liftoff. Rotate at the rotate speed, at the normal rate, and let the aircraft fly itself off at its own attitude: keep the pull going towards the climb attitude only once the wheels have left. Rotating early, or pulling faster than the aircraft can lift off, is what eats the margin.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
155ktat 11.7°
Rotation
5.0°/sover 2.3 s, gaining 5 kt
35 ft
161ktat 15.8°, 2.8 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
0.2°steepest
Gear up100.00
61ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed93.94
164kttarget 183

Plan view the roll down the 3,496 m runway.

Rolled from 129 m in, drifted 2.1 m left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off, in 5 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 37 % 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 ↓CROSS5 kn75 %widest 2.10 m LROLL 129 M INAirborne 1,324 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,324 m of 3,496 m · 38 %
Behind the start of the roll, 129 mTakeoff roll, 1,195 m Left ahead, 2,172 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 965 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,958 m of runway left; gear up at 61 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,780 fpm on average to 965 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 3164 kt avgtarget 183THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 168 m · 2.3 sRotate 150 kttarget 149Liftoff 155 ktGear up 61 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 183180 kt12060020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 168 m · 2.3 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 149held 16.3°11.7° off · 5.0°/s16° 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 2.6 to 3.5° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Boeing 737 MAX 8 pilots over the last 180 days (80 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°3°/s2.6°/s2°/s3.5°/sTAIL STRIKE 11°ROTATELIFTOFF35 FT11.7° off · 5.0°/s16° at 35 ftROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.6 to 3.5°/s, other Boeing 737 MAX 8 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 rate700 fpm610 fpm
On glideslope3.0°3.1°
On centreline0.0° off0.0° off
On speed+7.7 kt+16 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 KLAX 24R

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 40 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° BAND1,3076793701851,000 ft gate7 of 71,045 ft · 146 kt500 ft gate7 of 7554 ft · 154 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 7 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 nmTHR18 m L018 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND3 m R1 m R0 m R5 m R2 m R1 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 35 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 +7 kt and +19 kt on the approach speed of 138 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 138+12 kt+9 kt+16 kt+10 kt+9 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KLAX 24R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
46ft
Threshold speed100.00
146kttarget 138, 8 fast
Centreline offset100.00
3.41m R
Bank100.00
0.3°steepest
Flare71.79

The flare wandered off the target profile

The flare began at 9 ft agl above the runway, lower than this aircraft wants. Touchdown was 306 m past the threshold. Begin raising the nose earlier - a late flare leaves no time to arrest the sink.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
306m
Centreline100.00
0.45m R
Speed100.00
143kttarget 138, 5 fast
Touchdown rate66.11
-402fpm
Impact93.45
1.43G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.2°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
771m40 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
3.55m L

Taxi in

LightsOk
All set
Taxi speed100.00
22kt peak13 kt in turns

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

Crossed the threshold at 46 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare late, at 9 ft. Touched down 306 m in, close to 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.

46 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 9 ft · −615 fpm · 2.9° · 145 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −412 fpm · 4.3°−402 fpm · 4.3° nose up · 144 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 46 ft, down at 306 m

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

The sink went from 620 fpm at the flare to 400 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.4° on the way down. Into the flare at 145 kt, 7 kt over the 138 kt approach speed, and 144 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−402 fpm at touchdown4.3° at touchdown, +1.4° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,713 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 3.5 m left at the widest. Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 270° at 10 kt · 10 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 306 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 306 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 402 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 1,077 m of 2,713 m · 40 %
In the air over the runway, 306 mRollout, 771 m Left over, 1,636 m

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The Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxied from the parking area to runway 08R at CYVR Vancouver International Airport in 14 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 08R with a takeoff roll of 1,279 m (37 % of the runway). Rotation occurred at 150 kt. Local weather was 14 °C with wind 17 kt from 080°, giving a 6 kt crosswind and a 16 kt headwind.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 19 seconds, averaging 2,441 fpm and reaching 167 kt at the top of the segment.

Climb continued from 1,043 ft asl to 38,821 ft asl in 22 minutes, covering 155 nm, beginning overhead CAM9 Vancouver International Seaplane Base.

Level flight was held at 39,000 ft asl for 85 minutes, covering 693 nm, starting 12 miles north of WN55 Randle-Kiona Airpark.

Descent from 38,979 ft asl to 1,410 ft asl lasted 24 minutes and covered 134 nm, beginning 7 miles south-west of 1CA1 Belridge Strip McKittrick.

Final approach to runway 24R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport began with a descent from 1,326 ft agl to 67 ft agl in 97 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed and wings level. Configuration was landing gear down at 3,020 ft agl at 169 kt; final flap position 7 was selected at 2,408 ft agl at 162 kt.

Landing on runway 24R (runway length 2,713 m) had a good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 147 kt. The flare was good but started late. Touchdown occurred at 144 kt, a little fast, with a hard rate of -402 fpm. Touchdown distance was good at 306 m and alignment was perfect. No bounce was observed. Total landing distance was 1,116 m (41 % of the runway) and rollout alignment was very good. Local weather was 25 °C with wind 10 kt from 270°, giving a 1 kt crosswind and a 10 kt headwind.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 8 minutes, covering 1 nm.

The flight covered a total of 992 nm in 157 minutes and used 5,197 kg of fuel.

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