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FAOR
Johannesburg, South Africa
Runway 21R
Elevation5,499 ft asl
Weight367,449 kg
Fuel112,592 kg
Wind170° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

98.69 %
EGSS
London, England
Runway 22
Elevation338 ft asl
Weight265,376 kg
Fuel9,408 kg
Wind200° · 6 kn · 2 kn cross
7 Oct 2024 11:11 4941 nm Boeing 747-8 103,184 kg
Departure Score
97.77 %
Enroute Score
99.85 %
Arrival Score
98.44 %

What went well

Touched down at -295 ft/m — a soft arrival
Touchdown 376 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 3.70 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 21.7 ° at 48 %, −0.69 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 6.52 m at 87 %, −0.24 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was a little below target at 140 kn. at 89 %, −0.17 points

Top opportunity

Avoid steep turns at low altitude

Departure Climb 3

Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 26 stages, 24 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 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 18 kn0 kn min to max 23 kn 0 14 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.7 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 15 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 15 ft agl
Info Engine 4 Started 15 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 15 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 15 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 15 ft agl
Info Engine 3 Started 15 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 15 ft agl
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 15 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 15 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 15 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 15 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 16 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 15 ft agl · 16 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 21R at FAOR Johannesburg Intl, Average speed was 11 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn9 kn min to max 14 kn 14 11 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.9 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.1 °
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 21R at FAOR Johannesburg Intl. Takeoff distance 2,252 m 56 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 160 kn. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 2 kn at 170 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,252 m56 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 160 knTarget 170 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 1.94 m0.54 m left to 1.41 m right 0.48 -1.41 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.8 ° min to max 9.4 ° -0.4 9.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.3 °
Departure Climb 1 99.79Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21R FAOR Johannesburg Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 167 kn160 kn min to max 174 kn 160 174 kn
99 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.3 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.3 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.88 g min to max 1.20 g 0.97 1.01 g
Info Average VSI 297 ft/m50 ft/m min to max 785 ft/m 50 785 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 0 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.2 °8.2 ° min to max 12.0 ° 9.4 11.8 °
Departure Climb 2 99.41Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21R FAOR Johannesburg Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 177 kn174 kn min to max 187 kn 174 187 kn
98 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 2.9 ° 1.7 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g0.96 g min to max 1.21 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,259 ft/m798 ft/m min to max 2,244 ft/m 798 2,244 ft/m
Info Average altitude 102 ft agl43 ft agl min to max 371 ft agl 43 371 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.5 °10.7 ° min to max 13.5 ° 12.0 11.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Heading Hold Activated 97 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 123 ft agl · 199 kt
Departure Climb 3 89.64Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21R FAOR Johannesburg Intl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 196 kn188 kn min to max 201 kn 188 201 kn
48 % Average bank angle 6.9 °0.1 ° min to max 21.7 ° 1.0 21.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.10 g 0.95 1.10 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 2,484 ft/m2,278 ft/m min to max 2,876 ft/m 2,278 2,876 ft/m
Info Average altitude 691 ft agl409 ft agl min to max 953 ft agl 409 953 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.4 °10.3 ° min to max 13.2 ° 11.1 13.2 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 553 ft agl · 217 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of FAOR Johannesburg Intl Johannesburg (Gauteng, South Africa). Climbing from 6,550 ft asl to 36,130 ft asl, an increase of 29,580 ft in 14 minutes and covering 100 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 291 kn202 kn min to max 346 kn 202 287 kn
100 % Average bank angle 13.6 °0.0 ° min to max 28.0 ° 22.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.73 g min to max 1.22 g 1.13 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 2,237 ft/m-174 ft/m min to max 4,111 ft/m 3,026 89 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16,320 ft asl6,550 ft asl min to max 36,169 ft asl 6,550 36,130 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °1.6 ° min to max 14.4 ° 14.0 3.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 2,999 ft agl · 246 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 3,771 ft agl · 262 kt
Info Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Armed 3,771 ft agl · 262 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,292 ft agl · 276 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,685 ft agl · 294 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 5,338 ft agl · 299 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 5,373 ft agl · 299 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Deactivated 6,220 ft agl · 301 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 6,220 ft agl · 301 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Activated 6,220 ft agl · 301 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 32,006 ft agl · 501 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Deactivated 32,006 ft agl · 501 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 32,033 ft agl · 501 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 8 miles south of FAYM Thabazimbi Airport Thabazimbi (Limpopo, South Africa) and lasted 81 minutes, covering 664 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 36,106 ft asl36,045 ft asl min to max 36,174 ft asl 36,156 36,087 ft asl
100 % Average speed 285 kn284 kn min to max 287 kn 287 286 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 18.9 ° 1.0 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.16 g 0.97 1.16 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° 3.2 4.8 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 3 miles east of FLWD West Four Airport Kasempa (North-Western Province, Zambia). Climbing from 36,288 ft asl to 38,066 ft asl, an increase of 1,777 ft in 2 minutes and covering 17 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 281 kn276 kn min to max 287 kn 286 276 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.85 g min to max 1.04 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 835 ft/m-365 ft/m min to max 2,036 ft/m 1,090 2 ft/m
Info Average altitude 37,483 ft asl36,288 ft asl min to max 38,066 ft asl 36,288 38,066 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °3.5 ° min to max 5.6 ° 4.2 3.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Deactivated 32,504 ft agl · 506 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 32,504 ft agl · 506 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Activated 32,504 ft agl · 506 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 33,861 ft agl · 504 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 33,861 ft agl · 504 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Deactivated 33,861 ft agl · 504 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 17 miles north of FLWD West Four Airport Kasempa (North-Western Province, Zambia) and lasted 203 minutes, covering 1,654 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 38,053 ft asl37,971 ft asl min to max 38,154 ft asl 38,060 37,985 ft asl
100 % Average speed 274 kn270 kn min to max 276 kn 276 276 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 17.6 ° 0.2 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.70 g min to max 1.35 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °1.2 ° min to max 6.7 ° 3.8 3.0 °
Enroute Climb 3 100.00Enroute climb started 23 miles north west of Oum Hadjer (Batha Region, Chad). Climbing from 37,988 ft asl to 39,978 ft asl, an increase of 1,990 ft in 2 minutes and covering 18 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 270 kn264 kn min to max 276 kn 276 264 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.7 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.08 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 861 ft/m-346 ft/m min to max 1,540 ft/m 13 -56 ft/m
Info Average altitude 39,105 ft asl37,988 ft asl min to max 39,995 ft asl 37,988 39,978 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °3.0 ° min to max 5.5 ° 3.0 3.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Deactivated 37,051 ft agl · 494 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 37,051 ft agl · 494 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Activated 37,051 ft agl · 494 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 38,572 ft agl · 498 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Deactivated 38,572 ft agl · 498 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 38,623 ft agl · 498 kt
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 41 miles north west of Oum Hadjer (Batha Region, Chad) and lasted 299 minutes, covering 2,125 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 39,972 ft asl39,717 ft asl min to max 40,188 ft asl 39,976 39,868 ft asl
100 % Average speed 261 kn257 kn min to max 264 kn 264 260 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.7 °0.0 ° min to max 28.4 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.20 g 0.99 0.98 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.6 3.7 °
Enroute Climb 4 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile south of Vievy (Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France). Climbing from 40,010 ft asl to 41,719 ft asl, an increase of 1,710 ft in 2 minutes and covering 19 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 254 kn250 kn min to max 261 kn 260 250 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.2 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.82 g min to max 1.08 g 0.97 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 790 ft/m-369 ft/m min to max 1,795 ft/m 854 14 ft/m
Info Average altitude 41,216 ft asl40,010 ft asl min to max 41,740 ft asl 40,010 41,719 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °2.9 ° min to max 5.1 ° 3.4 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 40,298 ft agl · 495 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Deactivated 40,298 ft agl · 495 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 40,325 ft agl · 495 kt
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south west of Aisy-sous-Thil (Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France) and lasted 22 minutes, covering 190 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 41,630 ft asl41,547 ft asl min to max 41,730 ft asl 41,719 41,547 ft asl
100 % Average speed 250 kn249 kn min to max 251 kn 250 250 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.1 °0.1 ° min to max 28.6 ° 1.4 7.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.87 g min to max 1.23 g 0.96 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °2.4 ° min to max 5.4 ° 3.2 3.1 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Gamaches (Hauts-de-France, France). Descent from 41,543 ft asl to 3,024 ft asl, a decrease of 38,520 ft in 22 minutes and covering 134 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 265 kn228 kn min to max 348 kn 250 229 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.2 °0.0 ° min to max 27.9 ° 14.1 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.66 g min to max 1.39 g 0.97 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,342 ft/m-3,196 ft/m min to max 546 ft/m -198 23 ft/m
Info Average altitude 18,663 ft asl2,990 ft asl min to max 41,582 ft asl 41,543 3,024 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-4.6 ° min to max 5.4 ° 2.9 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Deactivated 35,007 ft agl · 494 kt
Info Autopilot Mach Hold Activated 35,007 ft agl · 494 kt
Info Autopilot Mach Hold Deactivated 34,958 ft agl · 494 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 19,683 ft agl · 466 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Deactivated 16,949 ft agl · 377 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 16,949 ft agl · 377 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Activated 16,949 ft agl · 377 kt
Info Autopilot RPM Hold Deactivated 16,196 ft agl · 374 kt
Info Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated 12,903 ft agl · 356 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated 12,903 ft agl · 356 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 10,809 ft agl · 282 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 10,722 ft agl · 282 kt
Enroute Level 5 98.51Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Langley (Essex, England) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Average altitude 2,862 ft asl2,139 ft asl min to max 3,048 ft asl 3,018 2,139 ft asl
100 % Average speed 184 kn144 kn min to max 229 kn 229 144 kn
100 % Average bank angle 14.6 °0.2 ° min to max 28.7 ° 1.8 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.87 g min to max 1.26 g 0.96 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-0.9 ° min to max 5.6 ° 3.4 2.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,780 ft agl · 231 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2,732 ft agl · 224 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,650 ft agl · 192 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,694 ft agl · 191 kt
Info Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated 2,646 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 2,646 ft agl · 190 kt
Info Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated 2,739 ft agl · 187 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 2,710 ft agl · 181 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 2,205 ft agl · 167 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,909 ft agl · 152 kt
Arrival 100.00Arrival started 1 mile north east of Langley (Essex, England).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 144 kn144 kn min to max 145 kn 144 144 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 0.1 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -798 ft/m-1,067 ft/m min to max -661 ft/m -722 -827 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,880 ft asl1,615 ft asl min to max 2,127 ft asl 2,127 1,615 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.1 °0.9 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 4 99.37Approaching runway 22 at EGSS Stansted from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,264 ft agl to 879 ft agl. A decrease of 385 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.8 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 144 kn141 kn min to max 147 kn 144 142 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.1 °
97 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.3 ° min to max 4.2 ° 1.6 2.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.94 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -882 ft/m-1,276 ft/m min to max -693 ft/m -794 -1,248 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,093 ft agl879 ft agl min to max 1,264 ft agl 1,264 879 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °0.6 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.4 1.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 1,242 ft agl · 149 kt
33.253.53.7548008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 22 at EGSS Stansted from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 860 ft agl to 717 ft agl. A decrease of 143 ft in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.7 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 2.7 3.3 °
100 % Average speed 143 kn142 kn min to max 144 kn 142 143 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.2 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 g min to max 1.07 g 1.06 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -396 ft/m-1,199 ft/m min to max -104 ft/m -1,199 -269 ft/m
Info Average altitude 766 ft agl717 ft agl min to max 860 ft agl 860 717 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °1.9 ° min to max 5.2 ° 1.9 2.5 °
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 2 100.00Approaching runway 22 at EGSS Stansted from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 709 ft agl to 373 ft agl. A decrease of 336 ft in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.4 °3.3 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.4 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 144 kn143 kn min to max 145 kn 143 143 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 2.1 ° 0.8 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.90 g min to max 1.04 g 0.91 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -782 ft/m-953 ft/m min to max -399 ft/m -399 -814 ft/m
Info Average altitude 540 ft agl373 ft agl min to max 709 ft agl 709 373 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °1.4 ° min to max 2.9 ° 1.8 1.7 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 22 at EGSS Stansted from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 359 ft agl to 63 ft agl. A decrease of 296 ft in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.3 °3.1 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.4 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 141 kn140 kn min to max 144 kn 144 140 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.7 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.96 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -773 ft/m-1,032 ft/m min to max -663 ft/m -830 -793 ft/m
Info Average altitude 123 ft agl63 ft agl min to max 359 ft agl 359 63 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °1.3 ° min to max 3.3 ° 1.6 3.2 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 95.84Landing on runway 22 at EGSS Stansted, runway length 2,744 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 140 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 140 kn. Target 160 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
94 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.99 g min to max 1.18 g 0.99 1.01 g
Info Average speed 138 kn137 kn min to max 140 kn 140 137 kn
Info Average VSI -512 ft/m-801 ft/m min to max -295 ft/m -795 -295 ft/m
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl-1 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl 36 -1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °3.3 ° min to max 5.4 ° 3.3 5.2 °
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.96Touchdown distance was good at 376 m. Touchdown speed at 137 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -295 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 6 kn at 200 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Touchdown VSI was -295 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 376 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 137 knTarget 143 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 3.70 m3.33 m left 3.05 3.70 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.17 g1.01 g min to max 1.30 g 1.01 1.11 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 136 kn136 kn min to max 137 kn 137 136 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °4.9 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.2 4.9 °
Arrival Rollout 94.31Total landing distance 1,300 m, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,300 m47 % of runway.
87 % Runway alignment max 6.52 m6.52 m left to 0.00 m left 3.77 1.56 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 1.01 g
Info Average speed 121 kn70 kn min to max 132 kn 132 70 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-0.8 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.9 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.5 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 27 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 23 kn0 kn min to max 61 kn 61 19 kn
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.5 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 15 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 15 ft agl · 5 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 16 kn0 kn min to max 22 kn 19 6 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.6 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll2,252 m · 56 %
100.00Liftoff speed159 kt
100.00Runway alignment1.41 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.79Rate of climb297 ft/m

Approach

Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
100.00Threshold height36 ft
89.40Threshold speed139 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.02 m L

Touchdown

100.00Touchdown point376 m
97.63Centreline at touchdown3.70 m L
100.00Touchdown speed136 kt
93.27Sink rate-295 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.30 G
OkBouncesNone
94.31Rollout distance881 m · 46 % used

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five 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.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on EGSS 22

Past threshold
376 m
Off centreline
3.70 mL
Sink rate
-295 ft/m
Impact
1.30G

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

36 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 36 ft, down at 376 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,744 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 376 m past threshold CLEARED

The 376 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,257 m of 2,744 m · 46 %

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Flight narrative

The flight in the Boeing 747-8 began at FAOR Johannesburg Intl where it taxied from the parking area to the runway, covering 2 nm in 7 minutes. The departure roll on runway 21R involved a takeoff distance of 7,388 ft, using 56% of the runway, with a liftoff speed of 160 kn. The local weather at the time showed a temperature of 74 °F, wind at 2 kn coming from 170°, with a crosswind of 1 kn and a headwind of 2 kn.

The enroute climb started 1 mile south of FAOR Johannesburg Intl, climbing from 6,550 ft asl to 36,130 ft asl, an increase of 29,580 ft in 14 minutes covering 100 nm. The level cruise began 8 miles south of FAYM Thabazimbi Airport, lasting 81 minutes and covering 664 nm. Another climb started 3 miles east of FLWD West Four Airport, increasing from 36,288 ft asl to 38,066 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 17 nm.

The subsequent level cruise segment began 17 miles north of FLWD West Four Airport for 203 minutes, covering 1,654 nm. Another climb started 23 miles north-west of Oum Hadjer, climbing from 37,988 ft asl to 39,978 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 18 nm. The subsequent level cruise segment began 41 miles north-west of Oum Hadjer for 299 minutes, covering 2,125 nm. A final climb began 1 mile south of Vievy, increasing from 40,010 ft asl to 41,719 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 19 nm. The following level cruise segment started 3 miles south-west of Aisy-sous-Thil for 22 minutes, covering 190 nm.

The descent began overhead Gamaches, descending from 41,543 ft asl to 3,024 ft asl, a decrease of 38,520 ft in 22 minutes covering 134 nm. The level cruise segment resumed 1 mile north-east of Langley for 5 minutes, covering 9 nm. The flight concluded with a landing on runway 22 at EGSS Stansted, needing 4,265 ft to land, 47% of the runway length. The touchdown occurred 1,233 ft from the threshold with a touchdown speed of 137 kn and a VSI of -295 ft/m. The total flight distance was 4,941 nm taking 671 minutes and using 227,491 lbs of fuel.

Overall, the flight journey covered various stages of taxiing, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing across different locations, showcasing the capabilities of the Boeing 747-8 on a long-haul journey.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 21R at FAOR Johannesburg Intl in the Boeing 747-8
97.77 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 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
1 0.5 0
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 21R at FAOR Johannesburg Intl. Takeoff distance 2,252 m 56 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 160 kn. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 2 kn at 170 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 2,252 m using 56.48 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 160 kn - Target 170 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.54 m left to 1.41 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
160 85 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
10 5 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,750-30-25-20-15-10-5051015202530 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.79 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21R FAOR Johannesburg Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 165 150
Bank °
99.16 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
99.41 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21R FAOR Johannesburg Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
190 180 170
Bank °
97.66 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,300 1,450 600
89.64 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21R FAOR Johannesburg Intl.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
210 195 180
Bank °
48.21 %
22 11 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,900 2,500 2,100
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,750097194291388485 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.5-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 22 at EGSS Stansted in the Boeing 747-8
Landing Score 97.03 %
Landing Summary

First off, congratulations on achieving an impressive aircraft landing score of 97%! Let's break down your performance in each phase of the landing to see where you excelled and where there is room for improvement.

Starting with the Approach Phase, it is commendable that you had excellent glideslope alignment, indicating precise control over the descent of the aircraft. However, it is noted that your speed was slightly below target. Working on maintaining the recommended speed during this phase will further enhance the overall smoothness of your approach.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, it is great to see that you had a good threshold height and executed a great landing flare. These aspects are crucial in ensuring a smooth touchdown. However, it is noted that your touchdown rate was firm. Striking the right balance between a smooth touchdown and firmness can be a challenge, but with practice, you can refine this aspect of your landing technique.

In the Touchdown Phase, your speed was on target, and you managed to touchdown inside the designated touchdown zone. It's also impressive that your runway touchdown position was only 3.7 meters off the centerline. This level of precision demonstrates your ability to align the aircraft accurately during the crucial moment of touchdown.

Finally, in the Rollout Phase, maintaining runway alignment is essential for a safe and successful landing. While being only 6.5 meters off the centerline is within an acceptable margin, striving to improve this aspect can lead to even better landings in the future.

Overall, your performance in each phase of the landing demonstrates a high level of skill and proficiency. By continuing to fine-tune your approach, landing, touchdown, and rollout techniques, you can further enhance your flying capabilities and achieve even higher scores in future landings. Keep up the great work and keep aiming for excellence in every aspect of your flying!

99.37 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 22 at EGSS Stansted from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,264 ft agl to 879 ft agl. A decrease of 385 ft in 25 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
147 144 140
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.86 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-693 -996 -1,300
33.253.53.7548008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 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 22 at EGSS Stansted from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 860 ft agl to 717 ft agl. A decrease of 143 ft in 24 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
145 142 140
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-104 -652 -1,200
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
100 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 22 at EGSS Stansted from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 709 ft agl to 373 ft agl. A decrease of 336 ft in 24 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
145 142 140
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-399 -699 -1,000
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 22 at EGSS Stansted from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 359 ft agl to 63 ft agl. A decrease of 296 ft in 20 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
144 137 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-663 -882 -1,100
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
95.84 %
Landing
Landing on runway 22 at EGSS Stansted, runway length 2,744 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 140 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
89.4 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 140 kt. Target 160 kt
Flare
93.97 %
Great landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
140 135 130
Pitch °
Info
6 4.5 3
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-297 -598 -900
07515022530037545001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
97.96 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 376 m. Touchdown speed at 137 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -295 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 6 kn at 200 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 5 kn.
Touchdown
93.27 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -295 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 137 kt was good. Target below 143 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 376 m.
Alignment
97.63 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.17 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
94.3 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,300 m, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,300 m using 47.37 % of runway
Alignment
87.34 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
136 103 70
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
02004006008001,0001,200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 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
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
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