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KSAN
San Diego, United States
Runway 27
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight17,869 kg
Fuel3,218 kg
Wind244° · 1 kn

Flight Score

72.27 %
KNKX
San Diego, United States
Runway 06L
Elevation449 ft asl
Weight16,969 kg
Fuel2,266 kg
Wind244° · 1 kn
20 Aug 2025 0:05 11 nm Boeing F/A 18E 952 kg
Departure Score
87.79 %
Enroute Score
45.39 %
Arrival Score
83.63 %

What went well

Touched down at -183 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 2.37 m off the centreline, no bounce
1.16 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Enroute Climb — GPWS warning, then 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; bank angle up to 105.0 ° at 0 %, g force -0.16 to 6.08 g at 0 %, −7.18 points
Enroute Descent — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft, then GPWS warning; bank angle up to 159.8 ° at 0 %, g force -1.97 to 6.76 g at 0 %, −5.56 points
Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft, then GPWS warning; bank angle up to 168.5 ° at 0 %, g force -1.71 to 4.72 g at 8 %, −5.47 points
Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 0 %, Threshold speed was excessively high at 179 kt at 19 %, −2.64 points

Next time

Departure

Level the wings with coordinated aileron to hold bank angle near zero during the initial climb, starting from 6.9°.

What happened: Bank angle was elevated during the initial climb and excess bank usually persists into the second climb segment.

Watch for: Attitude indicator, wings level with bank angle near zero degrees.

See Departure Climb 1Departure Climb 2

Arrival

Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 160 fpm.

What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.

Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 180 fpm.

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 Timing

Start to finish · 13 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport, Average speed was 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 0 kt0 kt min to max 0 kt 0 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 15 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 15 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 15 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 15 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 15 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 15 ft agl
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport. Takeoff distance 806 m 38 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 180 kt. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 1 kt at 243 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 806 m38 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 180 ktTarget 170 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.88 m right0.00 m left to 1.88 m right -0.62 -1.88 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.42 g 1.00 1.42 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-1.8 ° min to max 12.0 ° -1.1 12.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °
Departure Climb 1 89.66Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 186 kt181 kt min to max 193 kt 181 193 kt
67 % Average bank angle 6.9 °1.0 ° min to max 14.6 ° 1.0 14.6 °
80 % Average g force 2.03 g1.52 g min to max 2.21 g 1.52 1.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,052 fpm400 fpm min to max 1,779 fpm 400 1,779 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 18.2 °13.1 ° min to max 19.8 ° 13.1 19.8 °
Departure Climb 2 73.71Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -1.2 °
100 % Average speed 200 kt194 kt min to max 220 kt 194 220 kt
0 % Average bank angle 28.7 °16.0 ° min to max 76.6 ° 16.0 76.6 °
87 % Average g force 1.77 g0.98 g min to max 1.95 g 1.95 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 2,903 fpm1,926 fpm min to max 5,553 fpm 1,926 5,553 fpm
Info Average altitude 93 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 271 ft agl 48 271 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 21.9 °18.4 ° min to max 25.4 ° 20.0 18.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 78 ft agl · 202 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 78 ft agl · 202 kt
Enroute Climb 50.80Enroute climb started overhead KSAN San Diego International Airport San Diego (California, United States). Climbing from 382 ft asl to 2,894 ft asl, an increase of 2,512 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 329 kt232 kt min to max 450 kt 232 450 kt
0 % Average bank angle 58.5 °9.8 ° min to max 168.5 ° 76.8 46.4 °
8 % Average g force 1.92 g-1.71 g min to max 4.72 g 1.13 1.63 g
Info Average VSI 2,225 fpm-17,703 fpm min to max 19,383 fpm 5,399 -17,703 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,837 ft asl369 ft asl min to max 4,764 ft asl 382 2,894 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °-22.2 ° min to max 29.9 ° 15.2 -21.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 570 ft agl
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 810 ft agl · 326 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 444 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 444 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 444 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 444 ft agl · 250 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 363 ft agl · 342 kt
Enroute Descent 50.00Enroute descent started 1 mile west of KSAN San Diego International Airport San Diego (California, United States). Descent from 2,591 ft asl to 1,211 ft asl, a decrease of 1,380 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 500 kt300 kt min to max 650 kt 470 300 kt
0 % Average bank angle 53.9 °0.2 ° min to max 159.8 ° 45.5 39.6 °
0 % Average g force 2.59 g-1.97 g min to max 6.76 g 1.79 2.49 g
Info Average VSI -330 fpm-18,381 fpm min to max 11,326 fpm -18,216 -8,247 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,659 ft asl148 ft asl min to max 2,966 ft asl 2,591 1,211 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-21.0 ° min to max 12.2 ° -21.0 -10.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 2,590 ft agl
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 890 ft agl · 596 kt
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 921 ft agl · 309 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 194 ft agl · 654 kt
Enroute Climb 2 35.38Enroute climb started 3 miles south west of KMYF Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport San Diego (California, United States). Climbing from 1,211 ft asl to 2,250 ft asl, an increase of 1,039 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Average speed 337 kt217 kt min to max 470 kt 300 221 kt
0 % Average bank angle 35.5 °0.7 ° min to max 105.0 ° 39.6 16.4 °
0 % Average g force 1.62 g-0.16 g min to max 6.08 g 2.49 0.73 g
Info Average VSI 561 fpm-8,247 fpm min to max 8,167 fpm -8,247 -5,882 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,512 ft asl669 ft asl min to max 3,178 ft asl 1,211 2,250 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-16.6 ° min to max 14.6 ° -10.7 -16.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Enroute Descent 921 ft agl · 309 kt
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,210 ft agl
Fail GPWS Warning Activated 870 ft agl · 289 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 600 ft agl · 290 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 526 ft agl · 474 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 526 ft agl · 474 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,790 ft agl · 268 kt
Arrival Final 4 97.54Approaching runway 06L at KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,566 ft agl to 1,306 ft agl. A decrease of 260 ft in 2 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Approach angle 6.6 °6.2 ° min to max 6.9 °Target 3.0 ° 6.9 6.2 °
100 % Average speed 230 kt228 kt min to max 232 kt 228 232 kt
100 % Heading variation 1.0 °1.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 1.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g1.00 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -7,486 fpm-7,672 fpm min to max -7,242 fpm -7,242 -7,672 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,437 ft agl1,306 ft agl min to max 1,566 ft agl 1,566 1,306 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -16.5 °-17.1 ° min to max -15.7 ° -17.1 -15.7 °
Arrival Final 3 77.05Approaching runway 06L at KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,195 ft agl to 838 ft agl. A decrease of 358 ft in 9 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Approach angle 5.7 °5.6 ° min to max 5.8 °Target 3.0 ° 5.8 5.8 °
100 % Average speed 217 kt210 kt min to max 229 kt 229 210 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.0 °
63 % Average bank angle 16.6 °16.4 ° min to max 16.8 ° 16.8 16.4 °
56 % Average g force 1.31 g0.71 g min to max 3.03 g 3.03 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -3,086 fpm-6,981 fpm min to max -1,800 fpm -6,981 -2,405 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,004 ft agl838 ft agl min to max 1,195 ft agl 1,195 838 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.3 °-7.3 ° min to max -1.0 ° -4.2 -3.6 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 954 ft agl · 217 kt
Arrival Final 2 92.61Approaching runway 06L at KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 798 ft agl to 431 ft agl. A decrease of 367 ft in 6 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
75 % Approach angle 5.2 °4.3 ° min to max 5.7 °Target 3.0 ° 5.7 4.3 °
100 % Average speed 208 kt207 kt min to max 210 kt 208 209 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.62 g min to max 1.48 g 1.03 1.48 g
Info Average VSI -3,368 fpm-4,172 fpm min to max -2,424 fpm -2,424 -4,026 fpm
Info Average altitude 627 ft agl431 ft agl min to max 798 ft agl 798 431 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -6.9 °-9.1 ° min to max -3.5 ° -3.5 -4.8 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 3 954 ft agl · 217 kt
11.251.51.752400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 98.07Approaching runway 06L at KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 381 ft agl to 60 ft agl. A decrease of 321 ft in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Approach angle 3.5 °3.1 ° min to max 4.0 °Target 3.0 ° 4.0 3.6 °
100 % Average speed 185 kt180 kt min to max 206 kt 206 180 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
96 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 3.8 0.9 °
97 % Average g force 1.01 g0.81 g min to max 1.59 g 1.59 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -1,138 fpm-3,271 fpm min to max -919 fpm -3,271 -976 fpm
Info Average altitude 109 ft agl60 ft agl min to max 381 ft agl 381 60 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-3.3 ° min to max 1.9 ° -1.8 1.9 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Final 3 954 ft agl · 217 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 159 ft agl · 195 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 52.46Landing on runway 06L at KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field, runway length 3,652 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 179 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
19 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 179 kt. Target 125 kt
92 % Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target.Target 50 ft agl
0 % Very poor landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.02 m right0.00 m right to 0.02 m right -0.00 -0.02 m
99 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.9 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.89 g min to max 1.31 g 1.20 1.01 g
Info Average speed 162 kt145 kt min to max 179 kt 179 145 kt
Info Average VSI -311 fpm-954 fpm min to max -22 fpm -954 -183 fpm
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl6 ft agl min to max 59 ft agl 59 6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °1.7 ° min to max 5.4 ° 2.4 4.2 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,27501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,275-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 84.04Touchdown point was 661 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 145 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was good at -183 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 1 kt at 244 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Touchdown rate was -183 fpm.
0 % Touchdown distance was 1,071 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 145 ktTarget below 144 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.37 m right2.22 m right -2.08 -2.37 m
95 % Average bank angle 1.7 °1.4 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.4 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g1.01 g min to max 1.16 g 1.01 1.04 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 144 kt142 kt min to max 145 kt 145 142 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °1.5 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.2 1.5 °

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 183 kt with 13.1° 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.

240 kt16080030°15°0°LIFTOFF13.1° off20° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH010 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 11 kt -1.7° 0 s
80 kt151 m 80 kt -1.5° 5.6 s
Liftoff807 m · target 170 183 kt 13.1° 14.9 s
35 ft906 m · 1.0 s after liftoff 192 kt 19.7° 15.9 s
End of the climb1,169 m · 273 ft 220 kt 18.4° 18.5 s

Takeoff from KSAN 27

Takeoff roll100.00
404m19 %
Liftoff speed100.00
183kttarget 170, 13 fast
Runway alignment100.00
1.88m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb89.66
1,280fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 273 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,623 m of runway left.

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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140160KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 183 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 2,094 m runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted right of the centreline, 1.8 m at the widest, and lifted off 1.8 m right. Airborne 17 % 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.

5001,0001,5002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 1.82 m RAirborne 372 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 372 m of 2,094 m · 18 %
Takeoff roll, 372 m Left ahead, 1,722 m

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set, sink rate more than 600 fpm beyond what the glideslope needed, glideslope more than 1° off the runway's 3°, centreline more than 1° off and speed more than 20 kt above the approach speed of 131 kt.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: no landing flap all the way, fast all the way, left of the centreline until 1.5 nm, banked until 1.1 nm, high until 0.7 nm and sinking too fast until 0.3 nm.

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 KNKX 06L

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

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

High from 3.4 nm, where the final began, to 0.7 nm (up to 1,720 ft over), 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.

1,0002,0003,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND2,7221,568641252500 ft gate2 of 7landing flapsink rateon glideslopeon centrelineon speed1,040 ft · 220 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 3× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band from 3.4 nm, where the final began, to 2.1 nm, then drifted 97 m left between 2.1 and 1.5 nm, then inside the band from 1.5 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 nmTHR305 m L0305 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND90 m R90 m L0 m L4 m R58 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 33 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 20 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 3.4 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +143 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.

120160200240280 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 131+106 kt+97 kt+78 kt+69 kt+49 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KNKX 06L

Over the threshold

Threshold height91.64
58ft
Threshold speed18.59
178kttarget 131, 47 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.02m R

Touchdown

Past threshold0.00
1,071m
Centreline100.00
2.37m R
Speed100.00
144kttarget 128, 16 fast
Touchdown rate97.14
-183fpm
Impact100.00
1.16G
BouncesOk
None
The flare0.00

Very poor landing flare

The crosswind

Calm: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, 2° of bank.

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 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 58 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,071 m in, 766 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.

58 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −180 fpm · 4.2° nose up · 145 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 58 ft, down at 1,071 m

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

The sink went from 840 fpm at 56 ft to 180 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.8° 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 UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°touchdown−180 fpm at touchdown4.2° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,652 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 2.4 m right of the centreline.

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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 1,071 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 1,071 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,071 m of 3,652 m · 29 %
In the air over the runway, 1,071 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 2,581 m

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 27 at San Diego International Airport (KSAN). The Boeing F/A-18E aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 806 meters, which was 38% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 180 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 243 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both zero, resulting in a calm wind environment. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 382 feet above sea level to 2,894 feet, an increase of 2,512 feet, in just 1 minute and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.

The enroute climb was followed by a descent, which began 1 mile west of KSAN. The aircraft descended from 2,591 feet to 1,211 feet, a decrease of 1,380 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 1,211 feet to 2,250 feet, an increase of 1,039 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles, as it approached its destination.

The final approach to runway 06L at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 74.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,566 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 3,652 meters long, and the threshold height was slightly above the target. The threshold speed was excessively high at 179 knots.

The touchdown point was 659 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 145 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -183 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 244 degrees, with a tailwind component of 1 knot.

The total flight distance was 11 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 5 minutes. The aircraft used 952 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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