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KMCI
Kansas City, United States
Runway 01R
Elevation1,014 ft asl
Weight37,693 kg
Fuel4,125 kg
Wind320° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

98.80 %
KDSM
Des Moines, United States
Runway 31
Elevation909 ft asl
Weight36,655 kg
Fuel2,825 kg
Wind328° · 7 kn · 2 kn cross
11 Dec 2025 0:51 170 nm RJ85 1,300 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
96.39 %

What went well

Touchdown 350 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 14 ft and 105 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 1.31 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 47 %, −0.56 points
Arrival Taxi — peak speed in a turn 19 kt at 79 %, −0.35 points
Arrival Touchdown — bank angle up to 3.9 ° at 79 %, Touchdown VSI was -556 fpm. at 84 %, −0.22 points

Top opportunity

Work on the flare

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.

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Start to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored

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 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 24 kt 7 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 12 ktmax 15 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.7 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.3 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Info Engine 3 Started 8 ft agl · 12 kt
Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 8 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 8 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport, Average speed was 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kt5 kt min to max 10 kt 5 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.5 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 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 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport. Takeoff distance 974 m 34 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 133 kt. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 3 kt at 320 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 974 m34 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 133 ktTarget 132 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.25 m0.00 m left to 2.25 m right -2.13 -0.54 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.15 g 1.00 1.15 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-1.0 ° 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 Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 2 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 136 kt133 kt min to max 139 kt 133 139 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.19 g1.04 g min to max 1.28 g 1.17 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 1,085 fpm583 fpm min to max 1,341 fpm 583 1,341 fpm
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 0 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °8.2 ° min to max 11.2 ° 8.2 10.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 143 kt140 kt min to max 152 kt 140 152 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.4 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 1,518 fpm1,341 fpm min to max 2,712 fpm 1,346 2,712 fpm
Info Average altitude 104 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 377 ft agl 44 377 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.0 °10.4 ° min to max 14.4 ° 10.7 14.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 71 ft agl · 140 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.6 °
100 % Average speed 152 kt151 kt min to max 153 kt 152 151 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °1.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.0 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.95 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 3,070 fpm2,784 fpm min to max 3,272 fpm 2,784 3,208 fpm
Info Average altitude 672 ft agl423 ft agl min to max 935 ft agl 423 935 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.3 °14.4 ° min to max 16.0 ° 14.4 15.6 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 443 ft agl · 152 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KMCI Kansas City International Airport Kansas City (Missouri, United States). Climbing from 2,003 ft asl to 19,024 ft asl, an increase of 17,021 ft in 8 minutes and covering 27 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 228 kt144 kt min to max 285 kt 151 278 kt
100 % Average bank angle 18.9 °0.1 ° min to max 34.8 ° 1.1 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.69 g min to max 1.20 g 0.95 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2,252 fpm6 fpm min to max 4,124 fpm 3,171 44 fpm
Info Average altitude 8,819 ft asl2,003 ft asl min to max 19,024 ft asl 2,003 19,024 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °1.6 ° min to max 18.5 ° 15.5 1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,121 ft agl · 152 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,636 ft agl · 194 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 3,532 ft agl · 221 kt
Info Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Armed 3,532 ft agl · 221 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 3,532 ft agl · 221 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,322 ft agl · 291 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Deactivated 15,112 ft agl · 319 kt
Info Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Disarmed 15,112 ft agl · 319 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 15,112 ft agl · 319 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 17,824 ft agl · 366 kt
Info Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Armed 17,824 ft agl · 366 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 17,824 ft agl · 366 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 18,083 ft agl · 363 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 18,083 ft agl · 363 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 4 miles west of 69MU Blazer Airport Easton (Missouri, United States) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 37 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 19,134 ft asl18,988 ft asl min to max 19,167 ft asl 19,040 18,988 ft asl
100 % Average speed 284 kt276 kt min to max 300 kt 277 280 kt
100 % Average bank angle 15.4 °0.0 ° min to max 32.7 ° 1.5 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.98 g min to max 1.20 g 0.98 1.02 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-0.1 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.3 -0.1 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 18,175 ft agl · 377 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 18,175 ft agl · 377 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 4 miles north east of Albany (Missouri, United States). Descent from 18,781 ft asl to 2,811 ft asl, a decrease of 15,970 ft in 16 minutes and covering 76 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 250 kt217 kt min to max 281 kt 278 217 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.0 °0.0 ° min to max 30.8 ° 0.0 6.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.25 g 1.01 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -927 fpm-1,242 fpm min to max -630 fpm -1,220 -790 fpm
Info Average altitude 8,392 ft asl2,811 ft asl min to max 18,781 ft asl 18,781 2,811 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.2 ° min to max 2.1 ° -0.1 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 8,917 ft agl · 286 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of Melcher-Dallas (Iowa, United States) and lasted 6 minutes, covering 21 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,404 ft asl2,286 ft asl min to max 2,797 ft asl 2,797 2,286 ft asl
100 % Average speed 210 kt181 kt min to max 217 kt 217 181 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 6.5 ° 6.5 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.82 g min to max 1.15 g 0.95 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °-0.7 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.1 -0.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 1,476 ft agl · 213 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 1,476 ft agl · 213 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 1,496 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 1,496 ft agl · 211 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,526 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 1,496 ft agl · 184 kt
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,357 ft agl to 1,017 ft agl. A decrease of 340 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.2 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 173 kt163 kt min to max 181 kt 181 163 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.10 g 1.09 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -930 fpm-1,124 fpm min to max -774 fpm -1,066 -1,110 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,194 ft agl1,017 ft agl min to max 1,357 ft agl 1,357 1,017 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.6 -0.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,326 ft agl · 175 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,128 ft agl · 163 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,100 ft agl · 162 kt
33.253.53.7549501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,000 ft agl to 680 ft agl. A decrease of 320 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.3 °3.2 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.3 °
100 % Average speed 146 kt129 kt min to max 162 kt 162 129 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -742 fpm-938 fpm min to max -519 fpm -938 -690 fpm
Info Average altitude 843 ft agl680 ft agl min to max 1,000 ft agl 1,000 680 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.6 1.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 680 ft agl · 134 kt
22.252.52.7536006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-90-68-45-23023456890Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 99.26Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 668 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 338 ft in 30 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.2 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 125 kt121 kt min to max 129 kt 128 125 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.2 ° min to max 4.4 ° 0.9 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.14 g 1.00 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -648 fpm-858 fpm min to max -458 fpm -714 -731 fpm
Info Average altitude 500 ft agl330 ft agl min to max 668 ft agl 668 330 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °0.9 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.6 2.0 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 584 ft agl · 122 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 524 ft agl · 121 kt
Info Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Disarmed 476 ft agl · 120 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 448 ft agl · 126 kt
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 99.11Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 317 ft agl to 9 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 27 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.5 °1.3 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 1.3 °
100 % Average speed 109 kt105 kt min to max 120 kt 120 106 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °
96 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.1 ° min to max 4.9 ° 1.9 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.87 g min to max 1.24 g 1.01 1.24 g
Info Average VSI -885 fpm-1,182 fpm min to max -301 fpm -759 -566 fpm
Info Average altitude 86 ft agl9 ft agl min to max 317 ft agl 317 9 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °1.7 ° min to max 7.1 ° 2.5 7.1 °

Events

Fail GPWS Warning Activated 206 ft agl · 113 kt
Info GPWS Warning Deactivated 132 ft agl · 114 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 77 ft agl · 104 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 60 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 28 ft agl · 104 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 86.52Landing on runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,738 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt. Target 117 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
47 % Very poor landing flare
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.2 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.73 g min to max 1.29 g 1.23 1.07 g
Info Average speed 104 kt100 kt min to max 107 kt 106 101 kt
Info Average VSI -64 fpm-661 fpm min to max 564 fpm -540 -556 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl 14 6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.8 °4.0 ° min to max 11.9 ° 7.0 7.4 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 19 ft agl · 102 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 13 ft agl · 105 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 15 ft agl · 104 kt
07515022530037501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 94.73Touchdown distance was good at 351 m. Touchdown speed at 101 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very hard at -556 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature -3 °C. Wind 8 kt at 329 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Touchdown VSI was -556 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 351 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 101 ktTarget below 114 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.80 m1.58 m left 1.76 1.31 m
79 % Average bank angle 3.4 °2.6 ° min to max 3.9 ° 2.6 3.9 °
95 % Average g force 1.41 g1.07 g min to max 1.69 g 1.07 1.22 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 100 kt100 kt min to max 101 kt 101 100 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °7.4 ° min to max 7.8 ° 7.4 7.8 °

Events

Info Runway Surface Conditions 10 ft agl · 98 kt
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 698 m, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 698 m25 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 1.19 m1.19 m left to 0.00 m left 1.19 0.78 m
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.97 g min to max 1.17 g 1.17 0.99 g
Info Average speed 82 kt50 kt min to max 89 kt 89 50 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °-0.7 ° min to max 8.0 ° 7.9 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 2.8 °0.1 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.9 0.1 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl · 67 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 56 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 42 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 35 kt17 kt min to max 45 kt 45 18 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl · 50 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 8 ft agl · 49 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 8 ft agl · 19 kt
Arrival Taxi 91.50Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 17 kt3 kt min to max 25 kt 18 3 kt
79 % Average speed turning corners 15 ktmax 19 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 -0.3 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.3 0.4 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 8 ft agl · 11 kt

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll1,031 m · 36 %
100.00Liftoff speed133 kt · target 132, 1 fast
100.00Runway alignment2.25 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb1,084 ft/m

Approach

Stable1,000 ft gateAll checks good
Stable500 ft gateAll checks good
100.00Threshold height14 ft
100.00Threshold speed105 kt · target 115, 10 slow
100.00Centreline offset0.01 m L
Flare 46.81Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

100.00Touchdown point350 m
100.00Centreline at touchdown1.31 m L
100.00Touchdown speed100 kt · target 111 or less
84.29Sink rate-555 ft/m
94.57Touchdown force1.69 G
OkBouncesNone
100.00Rollout distance320 m · 25 % used

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Five checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
3.0 nm 1,082 ft 0.07° L +50 kt
2.0 nm 741 ft 0.05° L +21 kt
1.5 nm 567 ft 0.12° L +7 kt
1.0 nm 386 ft 0.79° L +12 kt
0.5 nm 211 ft 1.03° L −1 kt
THR 13 ft 0.73 m L −9 kt

Touchdown on KDSM 31

Past threshold
350 m
Off centreline
1.31 mL
Sink rate
-555 ft/m
Impact
1.69G

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

14 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 14 ft, down at 350 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 350 m past threshold CLEARED

The 350 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 670 m of 2,738 m · 24 %

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 01R at Kansas City International Airport (KMCI). The takeoff distance was 974 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 133 knots.

As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 320 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. After departing from KMCI, the enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 2,003 feet above sea level to 19,024 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,021 feet in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise began 4 miles west of Blazer Airport (69MU) in Easton, Missouri, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 4 miles northeast of Albany, Missouri, and descended from 18,781 feet above sea level to 2,811 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,970 feet in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise resumed 3 miles north of Melcher-Dallas, Iowa, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 31 at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 313.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,357 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 31 at KDSM was successful, with the touchdown distance being 351 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 101 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -556 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -3 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 329 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.

The total landing distance was 698 meters, which accounted for 25% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 170 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. The aircraft used 1,300 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport in the Avro RJ85
100 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport. Takeoff distance 974 m 34 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 133 kt. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 3 kt at 320 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 974 m using 33.58 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 133 kn - Target 132 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.00 m left to 2.25 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
140 70 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,750-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
140 135 130
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 10 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 750 100
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
160 145 130
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
15 13 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,800 2,000 1,200
100 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
160 155 150
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 15 14
Climb Rate fpm
Info
3,300 2,950 2,600
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7500176352528704880 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport in the Avro RJ85
Landing Score 95.09 %
Landing Summary

The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) with a score of 95.1%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 313.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,357 feet above ground level (agl).

Upon landing on runway 31, which has a length of 2,738 meters, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 106 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 351 meters, and the touchdown speed of 101 knots was also within acceptable limits.

One area of concern was the touchdown rate, which was very hard at -556 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon touchdown, which could potentially be a safety issue. On the other hand, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -3°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 329°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions were likely favorable for the landing, as they did not pose a significant challenge to the pilot.

The total landing distance was 698 meters, which is approximately 25% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process.

Overall, the landing was successful, but the hard touchdown rate is a concern that should be addressed to ensure the safety of the aircraft and its occupants.

100 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,357 ft agl to 1,017 ft agl. A decrease of 340 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
181 170 160
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-774 -987 -1,200
33.253.53.7549501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,000 ft agl to 680 ft agl. A decrease of 320 ft in 25 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
162 141 120
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-519 -759 -1,000
22.252.52.7536006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-90-68-45-23023456890 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.26 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 668 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 338 ft in 30 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
129 125 120
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.3 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-458 -679 -900
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.11 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 317 ft agl to 9 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 27 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
120 110 100
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.56 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-301 -750 -1,200
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
86.52 %
Landing
Landing on runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,738 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt. Target 117 kt
Flare
46.81 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
98.19 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
107 104 100
Pitch °
Info
12 8 4
Descent Rate fpm
Info
564 -68 -700
07515022530037501223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
94.73 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 351 m. Touchdown speed at 101 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very hard at -556 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature -3 °C. Wind 8 kt at 329 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
Touchdown
84.29 %
Touchdown rate was very hard at -556 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 101 kt was good. Target below 114 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 351 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
78.59 %
Bank angle 3.4 °
G
94.57 %
G 1.41 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 698 m, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 698 m using 25.48 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
100 75 50
Bank °
Info
4 2 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4 0
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
91.5 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
78.75 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
Metrics
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