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KELP
El Paso, United States
Runway 04
Elevation3,914 ft asl
Weight501,522 lbs
Fuel70,904 lbs
WindCalm

Flight Score

99.48 %
KMEM
Memphis, United States
Runway 18R
Elevation285 ft asl
Weight463,740 lbs
Fuel31,906 lbs
Wind169° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross
24 Oct 2026 2:22 904 nm McDonnell Douglas MD-11 38,998 lbs
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
98.44 %

What went well

Touchdown 778 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 19 ft and 165 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 1.9 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 270 fpm, −0.52 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 270 fpm−0.29
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.22
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.31 G at contact−0.01

Next time

Arrival

Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.

What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.

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 · 19 stages, 17 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 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 21 kt 0 6 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 16 ft agl
Info Engine 3 Started 16 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 16 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 16 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 16 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 16 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 16 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 6 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 04 at KELP El Paso International Airport, Average speed was 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt6 kt min to max 10 kt 6 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.2 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched On 16 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 04 at KELP El Paso International Airport. Takeoff distance 7,697 ft 64 % of runway. Rotation speed was 154 kt. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 0 kt at 144 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 7,697 ft64 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 154 ktTarget 151 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 7.0 ft left7.0 ft left to 0.0 ft left 7.0 5.2 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.04 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max 7.3 ° 0.0 7.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04 KELP El Paso International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 174 kt169 kt min to max 177 kt 169 177 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g1.05 g min to max 1.10 g 1.05 1.10 g
Info Average VSI 576 fpm141 fpm min to max 1,046 fpm 141 1,046 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 0 31 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °7.3 ° min to max 9.6 ° 7.3 9.6 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04 KELP El Paso International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 178 kt177 kt min to max 179 kt 177 179 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g1.03 g min to max 1.11 g 1.10 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 1,436 fpm1,063 fpm min to max 2,625 fpm 1,063 2,625 fpm
Info Average altitude 72 ft agl32 ft agl min to max 311 ft agl 32 311 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °9.6 ° min to max 13.3 ° 9.6 13.3 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 91 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 117 ft agl · 192 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04 KELP El Paso International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 179 kt179 kt min to max 179 ktTarget 193 kt, 14 kt slow 179 179 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.1 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.98 g
100 % Landing gear up at 61 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
Info Average VSI 2,912 fpm2,714 fpm min to max 3,014 fpm 2,714 3,014 fpm
Info Average altitude 614 ft agl353 ft agl min to max 883 ft agl 353 883 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.8 °13.3 ° min to max 14.0 ° 13.3 14.0 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of KBIF Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) Fort Bliss/El Paso (Texas, United States). Climbing from 4,929 ft asl to 6,717 ft asl, an increase of 1,787 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 181 kt175 kt min to max 185 kt 179 184 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.0 °0.4 ° min to max 17.1 ° 0.6 4.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 0.97 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 1,097 fpm-464 fpm min to max 3,014 fpm 3,012 -274 fpm
Info Average altitude 6,224 ft asl4,929 ft asl min to max 6,864 ft asl 4,929 6,717 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.9 °4.6 ° min to max 14.0 ° 13.9 5.2 °
Info Turn coordination 7-3 min to max 24 -3 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,093 ft agl · 195 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Homestead Meadows North (Texas, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±834 ft of 6,887 ft asl6,403 ft asl min to max 7,052 ft asl 6,678 7,031 ft asl
100 % Average speed 207 kt181 kt min to max 231 kt 184 231 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.5 °0.4 ° min to max 23.3 ° 1.0 23.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.08 g
Info Turn coordination -8-17 min to max 14 0 -11
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °2.9 ° min to max 12.6 ° 5.4 3.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,968 ft agl · 261 kt
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Homestead Meadows South (Texas, United States). Climbing from 7,027 ft asl to 34,623 ft asl, an increase of 27,596 ft in 15 minutes and covering 110 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 296 kt232 kt min to max 309 kt 232 282 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 21.8 ° 21.8 0.1 °
99.98 % Average g force 1.01 g0.78 g min to max 1.40 g 1.10 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,774 fpm-246 fpm min to max 3,391 fpm -246 880 fpm
Info Average altitude 21,799 ft asl7,018 ft asl min to max 34,623 ft asl 7,027 34,623 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °3.1 ° min to max 10.0 ° 3.2 3.9 °
Info Turn coordination 0-10 min to max 20 -10 1

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 6,046 ft agl · 295 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 28 miles south east of KCAX Carlsbad Airport Carlsbad (New Mexico, United States) and lasted 77 minutes, covering 644 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,239 ft of 34,997 ft asl34,781 ft asl min to max 35,007 ft asl 34,781 34,891 ft asl
100 % Average speed 282 kt281 kt min to max 283 kt 281 282 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 16.4 ° 0.1 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Turn coordination 0-12 min to max 11 0 2
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °1.1 ° min to max 4.2 ° 4.2 1.1 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 5 miles east of Gould (Arkansas, United States). Descent from 34,694 ft asl to 3,324 ft asl, a decrease of 31,371 ft in 20 minutes and covering 112 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 244 kt207 kt min to max 305 kt 282 209 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.5 °0.0 ° min to max 24.9 ° 0.2 8.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.72 g min to max 1.18 g 0.88 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,173 fpm-3,406 fpm min to max 17 fpm -1,395 -214 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,537 ft asl3,324 ft asl min to max 34,694 ft asl 34,694 3,324 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-3.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 0.8 3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 2-34 min to max 33 1 6

Events

Info Autopilot Approach Localizer Activated 13,896 ft agl · 365 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,676 ft agl · 260 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 7,529 ft agl · 248 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead 2TN4 Shoemaker-Shelby Forest Airport Millington (Tennessee, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±666 ft of 3,159 ft asl2,967 ft asl min to max 3,320 ft asl 3,320 2,993 ft asl
100 % Average speed 209 kt208 kt min to max 211 kt 209 210 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.9 °0.1 ° min to max 24.3 ° 8.4 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 10-15 min to max 22 5 2
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° 3.5 3.9 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles north east of M01 General Dewitt Spain Memphis (Tennessee, United States). Descent from 2,992 ft asl to 1,472 ft asl, a decrease of 1,520 ft in 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 175 kt165 kt min to max 210 kt 209 165 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.6 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -999 fpm-1,482 fpm min to max 151 fpm 151 -890 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,052 ft asl1,472 ft asl min to max 3,052 ft asl 2,992 1,472 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °0.6 ° min to max 4.1 ° 3.8 3.1 °
Info Turn coordination 1-9 min to max 17 3 0

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,220 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,168 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,129 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,928 ft agl · 183 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 18R at KMEM Memphis International Airport. Descent from 1,223 ft agl to 73 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

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 943 ft agl · 169 kt
Arrival Landing 96.75Landing on runway 18R at KMEM Memphis International Airport, runway length 9,320 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 165 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 165 kt. Target 161 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
87 % The flare mostly held the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 1.0° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 778 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 6.1 ft left6.1 ft left to 2.1 ft left 6.1 2.1 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.01 g min to max 1.08 g 1.01 1.04 g
Info Average speed 164 kt162 kt min to max 165 kt 165 162 kt
Info Average VSI -457 fpm-636 fpm min to max -304 fpm -636 -304 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl-3 ft agl min to max 20 ft agl 20 -3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °4.7 ° min to max 6.3 ° 4.7 6.3 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated still on from Arrival Approach 943 ft agl · 169 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 25 ft agl · 165 kt
025050075001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500750-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 95.46Touchdown distance was good at 777 ft. Touchdown speed at 162 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -270 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 3 kt at 170 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
78 % Touchdown rate was -270 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 778 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 162 ktTarget below 158 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.1 ft left2.0 ft left 2.1 1.9 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.3 °
97 % Average g force 1.14 g1.04 g min to max 1.31 g 1.04 1.13 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 162 kt162 kt min to max 162 kt 162 162 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °6.2 ° min to max 6.3 ° 6.3 6.2 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 4,371 ft, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 4,371 ft47 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 4.0 ft left4.0 ft left to 2.8 ft right 2.0 4.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 1.00 g
Info Average speed 124 kt81 kt min to max 160 kt 160 81 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °-0.2 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.2 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 48 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 45 kt10 kt min to max 81 kt 81 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 9 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 20 kt0 kt min to max 29 kt 9 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 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 -0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 16 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 16 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 14 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 16 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Parking Brake On 16 ft agl

Speed and pitch

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

Rotated at 154 kt, 3 kt above the 151 kt target, and lifted off at 169 kt 5.7 s later, the nose coming up at 1.2° a second. Climb 3 averaged 179 kt, 14 kt under its 193 kt target.

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 figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 193180 kt12060020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1517.3° off · 1.2°/s10° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 9 kt 0.0° 0 s
80 kt1,497 ft 80 kt -0.2° 27.4 s
Rotate5,566 ft · target 151 154 kt 0.3° 46.0 s
Liftoff7,245 ft · +15 kt from rotation 169 kt 7.3° 51.7 s
35 ft8,939 ft · 5.3 s after liftoff 177 kt 9.8° 57.0 s
Gear up9,377 ft · 61 ft · full marks to 400 ft 178 kt 10.7° 58.4 s
Climb 312,165 ft · 353 ft to 883 ft · target 193 179 kt avg 13.3° 67 s
End of Climb 315,738 ft · 883 ft 179 kt 14.0° 79 s

Takeoff from KELP 04

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
7,697ft64 %
Rotation speed100.00
154kttarget 151, 3 fast
Liftoff speed
169kt
Runway alignment100.00
7.0ft L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
61ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
179kttarget 193
Rate of climb100.00
576fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 883 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 2,604 ft of runway left; gear up at 61 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 1,960 fpm on average to 883 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 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 3179 kt avgtarget 193THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120140KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 154 kttarget 151Liftoff 169 ktGear up 61 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 12,012 ft runway.

Rolled from 469 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 7 ft at the widest, and lifted off 5 ft left. Airborne 64 % 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.

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 6.8 ft LROLL 469 FT INAirborne 7,714 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 7,714 ft of 12,012 ft · 64 %
Behind the start of the roll, 469 ftTakeoff roll, 7,245 ft Left ahead, 4,298 ft

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 rate620 fpm800 fpm
On glideslope2.7°2.9°
On centreline0.1° off0.4° off
On speed+4.5 kt+4.8 kt
Wings level0° bank1° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then not again: low from 0.3 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 KMEM 18R

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

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

On the glideslope from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 50 ft under).

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° BAND1,1706393351671,000 ft gate7 of 7936 ft · 166 kt500 ft gate7 of 7503 ft · 166 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 20× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 60 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 nmTHR160 ft L0160 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND20 ft L51 ft R20 ft R1 ft L35 ft L59 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 40 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 24 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between +4 kt and +5 kt on the approach speed of 161 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.

160180200220 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 161+4 kt+5 kt+5 kt+5 kt+4 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KMEM 18R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
19ft
Threshold speed100.00
165kttarget 161, 4 fast
Centreline offset100.00
6.1ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
778ft
Centreline100.00
2.1ft L
Speed100.00
162kttarget 158, 4 fast
Touchdown rate78.15
-270fpm
Impact96.57
1.31G
BouncesOk
None
The flare86.99

The flare mostly held the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 1.0° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 778 ft past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

The crosswind

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

Wind 169° at 3 kt · 3 kt head · 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.

The stop

From 161 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 52 s, an average deceleration of 0.13 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 · 4,077 ft30 kt · 6,302 fttouchdown6,554 ftkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 19 ft, 31 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 14 ft. Touched down 778 ft in, 222 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 5,000 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.

19 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 14 ft · −504 fpm · 5.4° · 165 ktdescent slowed at 0 ft · −270 fpm · 6.3°−270 fpm · 6.3° nose up · 162 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 19 ft, down at 778 ft

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

The sink went from 500 fpm at the flare to 270 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.9° on the way down.

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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−270 fpm at touchdown6.3° at touchdown, +0.9° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,320 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 4 ft of it down the rollout.

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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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 778 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 778 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 4,214 ft of 9,320 ft · 45 %
In the air over the runway, 778 ftRollout, 3,436 ft Left over, 5,106 ft
Rollout distance100.00
3,436ft45 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
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The MD-11 departed KELP on runway 04. The take-off roll used 7,697 ft, which was 64 % of the runway, and rotation occurred at 154 kt. Local weather at departure was temperature 70 °F, wind 0 kt from 144°, with no cross-wind or head-wind component.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 24 seconds, averaging 1,969 fpm and reaching 179 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 4,929 ft asl to 34,623 ft asl in 18 minutes, covering 121 nm, beginning about 1 mile south-east of KBIF. Level cruise was held at 35,000 ft asl for 77 minutes, covering 644 nm, starting roughly 28 miles south-east of KCAX. Descent began at 34,694 ft asl and proceeded to 1,472 ft asl in 24 minutes, covering 125 nm, with the segment starting 5 miles east of Gould.

On final approach to runway 18R at KMEM, descent from 1,223 ft agl to 73 ft agl took 86 seconds. Stabilisation checks were performed at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway; all checks were met - gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed, and wings level. Configuration changes were: landing gear down at 2,168 ft agl with a speed of 194 kt, and final flap position 6 at 1,928 ft agl with a speed of 183 kt.

The aircraft touched down on runway 18R, whose length is 9,320 ft. Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 165 kt. The flare was described as very good, with little round-out. Touchdown occurred 777 ft down the runway at a speed of 162 kt, a little fast, and a rate of -270 fpm, which was fair. Alignment at touchdown and during rollout was perfect, with no bounce. Total landing distance was 4,371 ft, representing 47 % of the runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.

Local weather at KMEM was temperature 70 °F, wind 3 kt from 170°, with no cross-wind and a 3 kt head-wind component. After landing, the aircraft taxied to parking in 9 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 904 nm in 142 minutes and consumed 38,998 lb of fuel.

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