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EGNT
Newcastle, England
Runway 07
Elevation76 m asl
Weight57,326 kg
Fuel4,993 kg
WindCalm

Flight Score

96.60 %
EGGD
Bristol, England
Runway 09
Elevation185 m asl
Weight55,384 kg
Fuel2,992 kg
Wind70° · 16 kn · 4 kn cross
10 Nov 2026 1:00 249 nm Airbus A320ceo 2,001 kg
Departure Score
99.26 %
Enroute Score
99.73 %
Arrival Score
90.81 %

What went well

Touchdown 205 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 12 m and 138 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 2.66 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 4.2 m/s, −2.43 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 4.2 m/s−1.33
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.95
  • Arrival Touchdown · 2.07 G at contact−0.15
Arrival Approach — 305 m gate 86 %, 152 m gate 100 %, −0.48 points
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 1,736 m at 84 %, −0.25 points
Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 43 %, −0.95 points

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

Trim is the hidden variable. In trim, the flare is a small refinement to an aircraft already in equilibrium, a couple of millimetres of stick. Out of trim, you're holding a constant force all the way down final, and the flare becomes a large, badly judged movement stacked on top of a load you're already carrying. A striking proportion of "I can't judge the flare" complaints are trim complaints wearing a disguise. If you're holding pressure at 500 feet, fix that before you practise anything else.

Read more in How to Land a Plane Smoothly in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Start to finish · 22 stages, 20 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 20 kt 4 10 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °

Events

Info Engine 2 Started 2.7 m agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2.7 m agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 2.7 m agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2.7 m agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2.7 m agl
Info Flaps Position 2 2.7 m agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 2.7 m agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2.7 m agl · 4 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle Airport, Average speed was 6 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 5 kt2 kt min to max 10 kt 10 2 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.0 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 96.28Departure roll runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle Airport. Takeoff distance 1,736 m 79 % of runway. Rotation speed was 130 kt. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. .
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
84 % Takeoff distance 1,736 m79 % of runway
97 % Rotation speed was 130 ktTarget 144 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.56 m left1.56 m left to 0.52 m right 1.56 0.36 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.7 °-0.5 ° min to max 8.2 ° -0.5 8.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 15.2 m agl from runway 07 EGNT Newcastle Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 155 kt150 kt min to max 159 kt 150 159 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.5 °0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.13 g1.00 g min to max 1.19 g 1.00 1.19 g
Info Average VSI 2.9 m/s0.6 m/s min to max 5.4 m/s 0.6 5.4 m/s
Info Average altitude 2.4 m agl0.0 m agl min to max 8.0 m agl 0.0 8.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.3 °8.3 ° min to max 14.0 ° 8.3 14.0 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 121.9 m agl from 07 EGNT Newcastle Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 161 kt159 kt min to max 165 kt 159 165 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.14 g0.96 g min to max 1.19 g 1.19 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 8.1 m/s5.5 m/s min to max 12.8 m/s 5.5 12.8 m/s
Info Average altitude 22.8 m agl8.2 m agl min to max 103.0 m agl 8.2 103.0 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.7 °14.0 ° min to max 15.1 ° 14.0 14.3 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 123.1 m agl · 164 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 123.1 m agl · 164 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 304.8 m agl from 07 EGNT Newcastle Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 168 kt165 kt min to max 172 ktTarget 164 kt, 4 kt fast 165 172 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.97 g min to max 0.97 g 0.97 0.97 g
100 % Landing gear up at 89.3 m aglTarget by 121.9 m agl
Info Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -0.4 °
Info Average VSI 13.1 m/s12.8 m/s min to max 13.6 m/s 12.8 13.6 m/s
Info Average altitude 193.6 m agl115.6 m agl min to max 280.5 m agl 115.6 280.5 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.0 °13.6 ° min to max 14.3 ° 14.3 13.6 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Hazlerigg (Newcastle upon Tyne, England). Climbing from 372 m asl to 2,441 m asl, an increase of 2,069.0 m in 3 minutes and covering 14 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 220 kt172 kt min to max 252 kt 173 250 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 30.0 °0.0 ° min to max 30.0 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.82 g min to max 1.16 g 0.97 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 11.7 m/s-0.1 m/s min to max 19.4 m/s 13.7 0.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 1,502 m asl372 m asl min to max 2,442 m asl 372 2,441 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.5 °2.4 ° min to max 16.6 ° 13.5 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 5-6 min to max 12 0 -1

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 520.6 m agl · 176 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 642.8 m agl · 183 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Pelton (County Durham, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 7 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±274 m of 2,441 m asl2,440 m asl min to max 2,442 m asl 2,441 2,441 m asl
100 % Average speed 250 kt250 kt min to max 250 kt 250 250 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-2 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °2.4 ° min to max 2.5 ° 2.4 2.5 °
Enroute Climb 2 97.33Enroute climb started 2 miles south of Lanchester (County Durham, England). Climbing from 2,441 m asl to 8,228 m asl, an increase of 5,786.7 m in 8 minutes and covering 49 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Average speed 280 kt250 kt min to max 292 kt 250 285 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 22.0 °0.0 ° min to max 22.0 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.82 g min to max 1.17 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 9.8 m/s-0.1 m/s min to max 24.9 m/s -0.0 1.0 m/s
Info Average altitude 5,409 m asl2,440 m asl min to max 8,228 m asl 2,441 8,228 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.7 °1.8 ° min to max 11.5 ° 2.4 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 0-8 min to max 5 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 2,533.8 m agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2,873.7 m agl · 304 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead Long Preston (North Yorkshire, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±564 m of 8,232 m asl8,228 m asl min to max 8,233 m asl 8,231 8,232 m asl
100 % Average speed 283 kt283 kt min to max 284 kt 284 283 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 20.8 °0.0 ° min to max 20.8 ° 9.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g1.00 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination -2-5 min to max 0 -3 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.7 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.7 1.7 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Clitheroe (Lancashire, England). Descent from 8,232 m asl to 2,139 m asl, a decrease of 6,093.3 m in 20 minutes and covering 103 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 246 kt238 kt min to max 284 kt 283 242 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 20.7 °0.0 ° min to max 20.7 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -5.2 m/s-6.2 m/s min to max 0.0 m/s -0.0 -0.5 m/s
Info Average altitude 4,986 m asl2,139 m asl min to max 8,232 m asl 8,232 2,139 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.7 2.2 °
Info Turn coordination 0-10 min to max 5 0 -1
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Lyonshall (Herefordshire, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±259 m of 2,136 m asl2,135 m asl min to max 2,136 m asl 2,136 2,135 m asl
100 % Average speed 240 kt237 kt min to max 242 kt 242 239 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 0-2 min to max 3 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °2.4 ° min to max 2.9 ° 2.5 2.6 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Dorstone (Herefordshire, England). Descent from 2,136 m asl to 1,751 m asl, a decrease of 385.1 m in 3 minutes and covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 240 kt237 kt min to max 243 kt 239 239 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 22.5 °0.0 ° min to max 22.5 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1.8 m/s-4.1 m/s min to max 0.1 m/s -0.1 -2.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 1,973 m asl1,751 m asl min to max 2,138 m asl 2,136 1,751 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °0.8 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.6 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination -2-10 min to max 1 0 0
Enroute Level 4 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles east of Abergavenny (Monmouthshire, Wales) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 13 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±239 m of 1,712 m asl1,708 m asl min to max 1,730 m asl 1,730 1,708 m asl
100 % Average speed 240 kt238 kt min to max 242 kt 240 239 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 23.9 °0.0 ° min to max 23.9 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.99 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 3-2 min to max 9 0 -2
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °1.7 ° min to max 3.1 ° 1.7 2.5 °
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Parc Seymour (Newport, Wales). Descent from 1,708 m asl to 763 m asl, a decrease of 944.3 m in 5 minutes and covering 18 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 213 kt200 kt min to max 238 kt 238 201 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 25.1 °0.0 ° min to max 25.1 ° 0.0 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.92 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -2.6 m/s-4.5 m/s min to max 0.2 m/s -0.3 -0.1 m/s
Info Average altitude 1,102 m asl763 m asl min to max 1,708 m asl 1,708 763 m asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.8 °1.4 ° min to max 4.9 ° 2.6 4.3 °
Info Turn coordination -3-15 min to max 18 -1 -2
Enroute Level 5 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of Weston-super-Mare (North Somerset, England) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±191 m of 693 m asl573 m asl min to max 770 m asl 763 573 m asl
100 % Average speed 177 kt170 kt min to max 199 kt 199 170 kt
100 % Steepest bank angle 7.8 °0.0 ° min to max 7.8 ° 7.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-4 min to max 7 7 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-0.3 ° min to max 5.5 ° 4.3 -0.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 742.2 m agl · 192 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 743.1 m agl · 188 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 740.4 m agl · 185 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 742.2 m agl · 187 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 666.6 m agl · 175 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 654.1 m agl · 175 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 568.8 m agl · 174 kt
Arrival Approach 92.86Final approach to runway 09 at EGGD Bristol Airport. Descent from 412.9 m agl to 20.7 m agl in 100 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
50 % On speedfailed at one of the two gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched On 568.8 m agl · 174 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 477.6 m agl · 173 kt
Arrival Landing 85.76Landing on runway 09 at EGGD Bristol Airport, runway length 1,997 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 139 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 139 kt. Target 130 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 15.2 m agl
43 % The flare strayed well off the target profile. The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.8° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 205 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.47 m right3.10 m right to 3.47 m right -3.47 -3.10 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.6 °
100 % Peak g force 1.06 g0.94 g min to max 1.06 g 1.06 0.98 g
Info Average speed 136 kt134 kt min to max 139 kt 139 134 kt
Info Average VSI -3.3 m/s-3.7 m/s min to max -3.1 m/s -3.4 -3.7 m/s
Info Average altitude 7.3 m agl2.3 m agl min to max 12.3 m agl 12.3 2.3 m agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °0.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.7 2.0 °
07515022503.527.04111418Runway Distance mLanding Height m075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 77.22Touchdown distance was good at 205 m. Touchdown speed at 134 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -4.2 m/s. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 6 °C. Wind 17 kt at 69 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touchdown rate was -4.2 m/s.
100 % Touchdown distance was 205 mTarget 457 m
97 % Speed at touchdown 134 ktTarget below 123 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.10 m right2.93 m right -3.10 -2.66 m
100 % Steepest bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.6 0.1 °
55 % Peak g force 2.07 g0.98 g min to max 2.07 g 0.98 1.42 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 134 kt133 kt min to max 134 kt 134 133 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °1.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 1.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 822 m, 41 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 822 m41 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 2.84 m left2.84 m left to 1.37 m right 2.84 -1.37 m
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.94 g min to max 1.11 g 1.11 1.02 g
Info Average speed 95 kt61 kt min to max 120 kt 120 61 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.3 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.9 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.2 0.7 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 60 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 46 kt19 kt min to max 61 kt 61 19 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° -1.2 0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.7 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.06 g 1.02 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 2.7 m agl · 65 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2.7 m agl · 63 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 2.7 m agl · 62 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2.4 m agl · 60 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2.7 m agl · 60 kt
Arrival Taxi 98.20Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 17 kt 17 3 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 °-2.6 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 -0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 2.7 m agl · 5 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 2.7 m agl · 5 kt

Takeoff from EGNT 07

Taxi out

LightsOk
All on
Taxi speed100.00
20kt peak

The roll

Takeoff roll84.49
1,736m79 %
Runway alignment100.00
1.56m L
Rotation speed96.99
130kttarget 144, 14 early

Rotated early, and slowly

The nose came up at 130 kt, 14 kt before the 144 kt rotate speed, and rose at 1.6° a second, slower than the 2.1 to 2.9 other Airbus A320ceo pilots fly.

The nose started up before the rotate speed and then came up slowly, as if easing it off early. Wait for the rotate speed, then make one steady pull at the normal rate for this aircraft.

Liftoff and climb

Liftoff
149ktat 8.3°
Rotation
1.6°/sover 5.4 s, gaining 19 kt
11 m
160ktat 14.5°, 4.1 s after liftoff
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Bank after liftoff100.00
0.5°steepest
Gear up100.00
89mfull marks to 122 m
Climb 3 speed100.00
168kttarget 164

Plan view the roll down the 2,201 m runway.

Rolled from 481 m in, never more than 1.5 m off the centreline. Airborne 80 % of the way down the runway, past the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.

5001,0001,5002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 1.51 m LROLL 481 M INAirborne 1,741 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,741 m of 2,201 m · 79 %
Behind the start of the roll, 481 mTakeoff roll, 1,260 m Left ahead, 460 m

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 281 m.

Reached 11 m with 132 m of runway left; gear up at 89 m, inside the 122 m that gets full marks; then climbing at 11.1 m/s on average to 281 m.

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 dark stretch of the roll is the run with the nose up and the wheels still on, with its length and time under the runway. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

305 m152 m0CLIMB 3168 kt avgtarget 164THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLnose up on the runway · 389 m · 5.4 sRotate 130 kttarget 144Liftoff 149 ktGear up 89 mfull marks to 122 m
On the runwayNose up, wheels on the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Speed and pitch from brake release to the end of the climb, against time.

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 grey band is the run between the nose coming up and the wheels leaving the runway. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The rotation detail below draws the rotation against the rates for this aircraft and its tail-strike pitch, where the slope reads properly. The grey dashed line across the pitch is the attitude held from 35 ft to the end: a nose held steady is a climb speed that holds, and the airspeed trace sits directly above it to compare. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 164180 kt12060020°10°0°nose up on the runway · 389 m · 5.4 sROTATELIFTOFFGEAR UPtarget 144held 14.6°8.3° off · 1.6°/s15° at 11 mAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganNose up, wheels on the runwayClimb attitude heldClimb 3

Rotation detail the pitch over the seconds from rotation to 11 m, where the slope reads properly.

How to read this

The pitch over the seconds from the nose starting to come up to 11 m, stretched so the slope reads properly. The green dot is where the nose started up, the grey band runs to the wheels leaving, and the figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up. The two dashed green lines rising from the rotation point are 2.1 to 2.9° a second, the middle half of rotation rates flown by other Airbus A320ceo pilots over the last 180 days (230 takeoffs); the grey pair are 2 to 3° a second, the rates airliners are rotated at. A trace steeper than both green lines is a faster rotation than most, one shallower than both a slower one. The red dashed line is 11.7°, the pitch at which this aircraft's tail touches the runway with the wheels still on it, drawn from rotation to liftoff only: once the wheels leave, every foot climbed adds tail clearance.

20°10°0°3°/s2.9°/s2.1°/s2°/sTAIL STRIKE 11.7°ROTATELIFTOFF11 M8.3° off · 1.6°/s15° at 11 mROTATION DETAIL-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 sseconds from rotation
PitchRotation began2.1 to 2.9°/s, other Airbus A320ceo pilots2 to 3°/s from rotation, airlinersTail strikeNose up, wheels on the runway

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 305 m and 152 m above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.

Seven checks, two gates305 m 85.716 of 7152 m 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate4.1 m/s3.4 m/s
On glideslope3.1°2.9°
On centreline0.1° off0.2° off
On speed+39 kt+13 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

At the 305 m gate: speed more than 33 kt above the approach speed of 131 kt.

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 2.0 nm, about 207 m above the runway, to the threshold, after the 305 m gate and before the 152 m gate. The last to settle was the speed.

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 3.0 m/s, 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 EGGD 09

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

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

Inside the glideslope band from 3.8 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 18 m above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 98 m for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 15 m. 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.

152305457610 m4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE4053082101133° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND21310860305 m gate6 of 7on speed337 m · 170 kt152 m gate7 of 7165 m · 144 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 35× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 3.8 nm, never more than 11 m 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 nmTHR27 m L027 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND7 m R8 m R6 m R5 m R10 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 33 kt fast at the 305 m gate, closing to 20 at 152 m and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 3.8 nm, where the final began, to 2.0 nm (up to +39 kt), then inside the band to the threshold.

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.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 131+24 kt+10 kt+9 kt+8 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on EGGD 09

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
12m
Threshold speed100.00
138kttarget 130, 8 fast
Centreline offset100.00
3.47m R
Bank100.00
0.6°steepest
Flare43.03

The flare strayed well off the target profile

The aircraft was flown onto the runway - pitch changed 0.8° and the descent was barely arrested. Touchdown was 205 m past the threshold. Start the flare with progressive back pressure rather than one pull, and keep it coming.

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
205m
Centreline100.00
3.10m R
Speed97.26
134kttarget 122, 12 fast
Touchdown rate0.00
-4.2m/s
Impact55.36
2.07G
BouncesOk
None
Bank100.00
0.6°as the wheels touched

Rollout

Rollout distance100.00
583m39 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
2.84m L

Taxi in

Lights82.00
Onlanding lights, 36% of the taxi
Taxi speed100.00
17kt peak

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

Crossed the threshold at 12 m, close to the 15 m target; began the flare at 4 m. Touched down 205 m in, 100 m short of the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 24 m top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 15 m over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

12 m over the threshold · target 15 m FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 3–14 M 24 m120 Flare 4 m · −4.1 m/s · 1.1° · 134 ktdescent slowed at 3 m · −4.1 m/s · 1.3°−4.2 m/s · 2° nose up · 134 kt Ideal — 15 m, down at 305 m This flight — 12 m, down at 205 m

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

The sink stayed between 4.1 m/s and 4.2 m/s from the flare to the runway. The nose came up 0.9° on the way down. Into the flare at 134 kt, 4 kt over the 130 kt approach speed, and 134 kt at touchdown.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −3 is 3 m a second 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 M/S · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−2.5−5.10°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−4.2 m/s at touchdown2° at touchdown, +0.8° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,997 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 2.7 m right of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 3.4 m left at the widest. 4 kt across from the left, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 134 kt. Touched down with 1° of it still on, wings level.

Wind 070° at 16 kt · 15 kt head · 4 kt across

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way. 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. The sentence gives the nose against the direction you were actually moving as the wheels touched, and the steepest bank as they touched, the figure the touchdown's Bank tile marks. The rest of it is shown for reading, not marked.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 205 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 205 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.07 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 788 m of 1,997 m · 39 %
In the air over the runway, 205 mRollout, 583 m Left over, 1,209 m

The stop — touchdown to taxi speed.

From 122 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 47 s, an average deceleration of 0.10 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.

0408012060 kt · 624 m30 kt · 1,458 mtouchdown1,517 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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Flight narrative

The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The take-off roll used 1,736 m of runway, which is 79 % of the available length, and rotation occurred at 130 kt. Local temperature was 7 °C.

Initial climb reached 304.8 m agl in 23 seconds, averaging 9.8 m/s, and the aircraft was at 172 kt at the top of the climb. The climb continued from 372 m asl to 8,228 m asl in 13 minutes, covering 70 nm, with a brief level-off at 2,438 m asl while overhead Hazlerigg. Level flight was held at 8,230 m asl for 2 minutes, covering 10 nm, overhead Long Preston. Descent began from 8,232 m asl to 573 m asl in 35 minutes, covering 161 nm, starting overhead Clitheroe, with brief level-offs at 2,134 m asl and 1,707 m asl.

Final approach to runway 09 at EGGD Bristol Airport descended from 412.9 m agl to 20.7 m agl in 100 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and wings level; the speed check was not met at one gate. The aircraft was in final flap position 5 at 477.6 m agl and was at 173 kt.

Landing on runway 09, which is 1,997 m long, had a good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 139 kt. The flare was described as very poor, with little round-out. Touchdown occurred 205 m from the threshold at 134 kt, a little fast, with a very heavy rate of -4.2 m/s. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from the centreline, but there was no bounce. Total landing distance was 822 m, 41 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 6 °C, wind 17 kt from 069°, with a 5 kt crosswind component and a 16 kt headwind component.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight covered 249 nm in 60 minutes and used 2,001 kg of fuel.

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