Departure
Arrival
Departing from Long Beach, the Boeing 747-8 initiated its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 2,076 feet above sea level to 1,816 feet above sea level over the course of 2 minutes, a vertical gain of 260 feet. This climb phase was characterized by a moderate rate of ascent, with the aircraft covering a horizontal distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft continued on its trajectory, it transitioned into the final approach phase, aligning itself with runway 31L at John F. Kennedy International Airport from a southeasterly heading of 300.0 degrees, situated 3 nautical miles from the threshold at an altitude of 1,796 feet above ground level.
Upon reaching the final approach configuration, the aircraft executed a smooth touchdown on runway 31L, which measured 3,423 meters in length. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 146 knots was well within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 204 meters was also within the desired parameters, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 142 knots. However, the touchdown rate was notably high at -873 feet per minute, indicating a relatively steep descent. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.6 meters.
The landing phase was completed with a total landing distance of 1,438 meters, accounting for 42% of the available runway length. The runway rollout alignment was satisfactory, indicating a stable and controlled deceleration of the aircraft. The flight's overall distance was 7 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 3 minutes. Notably, the aircraft consumed 365 kilograms of fuel during this brief flight, highlighting the efficiency of the Boeing 747-8's engines. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 341 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
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Enroute Climb
100 %
Enroute climb started overhead Long Beach (New York, United States). Climbing from 2,076 ft asl to 1,816 ft asl, an increase of 260 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 174 kt 160 kt min to max 202 kt |
202 | 172 kt | |
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Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 6.5 ° |
3.0 | 0.3 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.11 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI -225 fpm -588 fpm min to max 64 fpm |
-260 | -498 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,963 ft asl 1,816 ft asl min to max 2,076 ft asl |
2,076 | 1,816 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.9 ° -0.2 ° min to max 5.2 ° |
3.1 | 0.8 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Battery Master On at 21:05:10 |
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Engine 1 Started at 21:05:10 |
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Engine 2 Started at 21:05:10 |
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Engine 3 Started at 21:05:10 |
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Engine 4 Started at 21:05:10 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 21:05:10 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 21:05:10 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 21:05:10 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 21:05:10 |
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Autopilot Master Switched On at 21:05:10 |
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Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 21:05:10 |
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Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 21:05:10 |
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Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 21:05:10 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 21:05:10 |
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Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated at 21:05:16 |
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Pitot Heat Switched On at 21:05:24 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 21:05:26 |
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Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 21:05:26 |
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Landing Gear Activated at 21:05:26 |
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Landing Gear Down at 21:05:29 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 21:05:31 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 21:07:42 |
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Flaps Position 6 at 21:07:46 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 21:07:48 |
Arrival Final 4
72.77 %
Approaching runway 31L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,796 ft agl to 1,397 ft agl. A decrease of 399 ft in 22 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 10.31 % |
Approach angle 4.9 ° 4.7 ° min to max 5.1 ° Target 3.0 ° |
4.7 | 5.0 ° | |
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Average speed 171 kt 167 kt min to max 175 kt |
172 | 167 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.1 | 0.4 ° | |
| 98.41 % |
Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
1.4 | 0.1 ° | |
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Average g force 0.97 g 0.94 g min to max 1.03 g |
1.00 | 0.96 g | |
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Average VSI -1,098 fpm -1,795 fpm min to max -511 fpm |
-511 | -1,795 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,632 ft agl 1,397 ft agl min to max 1,796 ft agl |
1,796 | 1,397 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -3.5 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.7 | -3.5 ° |
Arrival Final 3
83.96 %
Approaching runway 31L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,366 ft agl to 949 ft agl. A decrease of 417 ft in 13 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 46.52 % |
Approach angle 4.8 ° 4.6 ° min to max 5.0 ° Target 3.0 ° |
5.0 | 4.6 ° | |
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Average speed 168 kt 167 kt min to max 170 kt |
167 | 170 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.4 | 0.4 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.2 | 0.8 ° | |
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Average g force 1.02 g 0.96 g min to max 1.08 g |
0.96 | 1.05 g | |
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Average VSI -1,789 fpm -1,998 fpm min to max -1,261 fpm |
-1,868 | -1,261 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,159 ft agl 949 ft agl min to max 1,366 ft agl |
1,366 | 949 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -2.7 ° -3.6 ° min to max -1.1 ° |
-3.6 | -1.1 ° |
Arrival Final 2
82.51 %
Approaching runway 31L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 932 ft agl to 407 ft agl. A decrease of 524 ft in 20 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 41.71 % |
Approach angle 4.3 ° 3.6 ° min to max 4.6 ° Target 3.0 ° |
4.6 | 3.6 ° | |
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Average speed 166 kt 164 kt min to max 169 kt |
169 | 164 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.4 | 0.5 ° | |
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Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
0.6 | 0.1 ° | |
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Average g force 0.99 g 0.87 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.05 | 1.02 g | |
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Average VSI -1,542 fpm -1,725 fpm min to max -1,073 fpm |
-1,146 | -1,665 fpm | |
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Average altitude 685 ft agl 407 ft agl min to max 932 ft agl |
932 | 407 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -3.1 ° -3.7 ° min to max -1.2 ° |
-1.2 | -2.9 ° | |
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GPWS Warning Activated at 21:08:43 |
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Flaps Position 6 at 21:08:47 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 21:08:49 |
Arrival Final 1
99.73 %
Approaching runway 31L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 384 ft agl to 75 ft agl. A decrease of 309 ft in 19 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Approach angle 3.2 ° 2.4 ° min to max 3.7 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.5 | 3.6 ° | |
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Average speed 151 kt 146 kt min to max 165 kt |
162 | 146 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.3 | 0.2 ° | |
| 98.64 % |
Average bank angle 1.6 ° 1.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° |
2.0 | 1.2 ° | |
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Average g force 0.99 g 0.94 g min to max 1.18 g |
0.94 | 0.95 g | |
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Average VSI -723 fpm -1,795 fpm min to max -360 fpm |
-1,670 | -703 fpm | |
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Average altitude 122 ft agl 75 ft agl min to max 384 ft agl |
384 | 75 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.0 ° -2.7 ° min to max 4.2 ° |
-2.7 | 3.0 ° | |
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GPWS Warning Deactivated at 21:09:05 |
Arrival Landing
79.22 %
Landing on runway 31L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, runway length 3,423 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 146 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Threshold speed was good at 146 kt. Target 147 kt |
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Target 50 ft agl |
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| 16.89 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
1.2 | 0.1 ° | |
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Average g force 0.98 g 0.92 g min to max 1.04 g |
0.95 | 1.04 g | |
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Average speed 144 kt 142 kt min to max 146 kt |
146 | 142 kt | |
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Average VSI -827 fpm -883 fpm min to max -708 fpm |
-708 | -873 fpm | |
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Average altitude 21 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl |
43 | 1 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 2.9 ° min to max 5.7 ° |
3.0 | 5.7 ° |
Arrival Touchdown
89.84 %
Touchdown distance was good at 204 m. Touchdown speed at 142 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -873 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 8 kt at 341 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 6 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 73.33 % |
Touchdown VSI was -873 fpm. |
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Touchdown distance was 204 m Target 457 m |
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Speed at touchdown 142 kt Target below 143 kt |
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| 79.82 % |
Runway alignment max 8.58 m 8.24 m left |
8.58 | 7.69 m | |
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Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° |
0.1 | 1.3 ° | |
| 90.57 % |
Average g force 1.53 g 1.04 g min to max 1.83 g |
1.04 | 1.35 g | |
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Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 142 kt 142 kt min to max 142 kt |
142 | 142 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 4.5 ° min to max 5.7 ° |
5.7 | 4.5 ° |
Arrival Rollout
92.54 %
Total landing distance 1,438 m, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,438 m 42 % of runway. |
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| 83.43 % |
Runway alignment max 13.09 m 7.59 m left to 5.50 m right |
7.59 | -2.72 m | |
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Average g force 1.05 g 0.96 g min to max 1.31 g |
1.31 | 1.00 g | |
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Average speed 127 kt 73 kt min to max 136 kt |
136 | 73 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 2.7 ° -0.7 ° min to max 4.4 ° |
4.4 | -0.6 ° | |
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Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° |
1.4 | 0.3 ° |
Runway Exit
Exiting runway, average speed 46 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 39 kt 8 kt min to max 68 kt |
68 | 8 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -0.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° |
-0.6 | -0.8 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.3 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g |
The Boeing 747-8 touched down on runway 31L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, demonstrating a good threshold height and speed of 146 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down at a speed of 142 kt, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat heavy at -873 fpm, indicating a slight loss of control during the final stages of the landing.
The aircraft's touchdown distance of 204 m was satisfactory, but the runway touchdown position was slightly off-centre, deviating by 8.6 m from the centreline. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the subsequent rollout phase, which was executed with excellent alignment. The aircraft's ability to maintain a stable and controlled rollout was a notable aspect of the landing, despite the initial misalignment.
The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 1,438 m, accounting for 42% of the available runway length. The approach quality was good, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and controlled descent throughout. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and wind speeds of 8 kt at 341 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. The final score of 90.3% reflects a solid performance, with minor areas for improvement identified in the touchdown rate and centreline alignment.
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