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KSBA
Santa Barbara, United States
Runway 25
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight28,838 lbs
Fuel6,424 lbs
Wind240° · 9 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

96.89 %
KSFO
San Francisco, United States
Runway 28R
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight27,359 lbs
Fuel4,888 lbs
Wind279° · 17 kn · 6 kn cross
14 Sep 2025 0:55 229 nm C750 1,536 lbs
Departure Score
97.93 %
Enroute Score
98.23 %
Arrival Score
94.50 %

What went well

Touchdown 613 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 34 ft and 111 kt — both inside band
Rollout controlled — 15 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, Landing Lights at 1 %, −0.84 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Liftoff speed was 148 kt at 78 %, −0.64 points
Enroute Descent — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 87 %, −0.59 points

Next time

Departure

Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 125 kt rather than letting speed build further.

What happened: You lifted off at 148 kt against a rotation target of 125 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.

Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 125 kt.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.

What happened: The flare began late at 0.4 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.

Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 18 stages, 16 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 11 kt 0 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 ktmax 8 kt 0 0 kt
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 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 5 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 5 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 5 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 5 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, Average speed was 21 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 35 kt 0 35 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.9 -0.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.01 g

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Roll 90.34Departure roll runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 2,496 ft 41 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 148 kt. Local weather - Temperature 75 °F. Wind 9 kt at 240 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,496 ft41 % of runway
78 % Liftoff speed was 148 ktTarget 125 kt
99 % Runway alignment max 11.0 ft right0.0 ft left to 11.0 ft right -9.6 -11.0 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 0.98 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.4 ° min to max 3.9 ° -0.8 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.5 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25 KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 156 kt148 kt min to max 161 kt 148 161 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.3 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.3 1.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g0.99 g min to max 1.12 g 0.99 1.12 g
Info Average VSI 531 fpm171 fpm min to max 931 fpm 171 931 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl 0 46 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °4.0 ° min to max 7.3 ° 4.0 7.3 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 11 ft agl · 156 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25 KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 165 kt161 kt min to max 180 kt 161 180 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 1.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.98 g min to max 1.12 g 1.12 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,324 fpm949 fpm min to max 2,310 fpm 949 2,310 fpm
Info Average altitude 95 ft agl47 ft agl min to max 346 ft agl 47 346 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.0 °7.4 ° min to max 9.8 ° 7.4 9.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 83 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 110 ft agl · 168 kt
Departure Climb 3 99.29Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25 KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-1.0 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -1.0 °
100 % Average speed 196 kt184 kt min to max 209 kt 184 209 kt
96 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.9 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.9 3.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.89 g min to max 1.04 g 0.89 0.94 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 2,130 fpm2,024 fpm min to max 2,350 fpm 2,350 2,090 fpm
Info Average altitude 705 ft agl425 ft agl min to max 987 ft agl 425 987 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.1 °6.3 ° min to max 9.8 ° 9.7 6.3 °

Events

Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 837 ft agl · 208 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 837 ft agl · 208 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of Isla Vista (California, United States). Climbing from 1,041 ft asl to 36,415 ft asl, an increase of 35,374 ft in 12 minutes and covering 59 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 245 kt202 kt min to max 267 kt 212 202 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.5 °0.0 ° min to max 29.0 ° 3.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.79 g min to max 1.25 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 2,459 fpm857 fpm min to max 3,592 fpm 2,063 2,865 fpm
Info Average altitude 11,510 ft asl1,041 ft asl min to max 36,415 ft asl 1,041 36,415 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °1.8 ° min to max 6.8 ° 6.3 6.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 1,911 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 1,409 ft agl · 247 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 1,651 ft agl · 258 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 28,135 ft agl · 349 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 28,135 ft agl · 349 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 28,979 ft agl · 361 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 28,979 ft agl · 361 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Avila Beach (California, United States) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 41 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,344 ft of 37,189 ft asl36,877 ft asl min to max 37,216 ft asl 36,877 37,183 ft asl
100 % Average speed 271 kt199 kt min to max 301 kt 199 301 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.82 g min to max 1.03 g 0.99 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max 6.1 ° 6.1 -0.2 °
Enroute Descent 94.70Enroute descent started 6 miles north east of CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip San Simeon (California, United States). Descent from 37,185 ft asl to 1,305 ft asl, a decrease of 35,880 ft in 21 minutes and covering 122 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
87 % Average speed 257 kt201 kt min to max 304 kt 301 201 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.9 °0.0 ° min to max 25.8 ° 0.0 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.74 g min to max 1.23 g 1.00 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -1,629 fpm-3,355 fpm min to max 272 fpm 24 -1,026 fpm
Info Average altitude 13,581 ft asl1,305 ft asl min to max 37,186 ft asl 37,185 1,305 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-5.1 ° min to max 1.9 ° -0.3 -0.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 9,457 ft agl
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 35,986 ft agl · 522 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 35,986 ft agl · 522 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 23,387 ft agl · 452 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 23,387 ft agl · 452 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 24,218 ft agl · 444 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 24,218 ft agl · 444 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 20,819 ft agl · 381 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 20,819 ft agl · 381 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 20,778 ft agl · 375 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 20,778 ft agl · 375 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 16,125 ft agl · 354 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 16,125 ft agl · 354 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 15,562 ft agl · 349 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 15,228 ft agl · 353 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 14,608 ft agl · 352 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 8,479 ft agl · 327 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 9,042 ft agl · 326 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 9,042 ft agl · 326 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5,378 ft agl · 272 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 5,210 ft agl · 272 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated 3,265 ft agl · 251 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Activated 3,265 ft agl · 251 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 3,154 ft agl · 250 kt
Info Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated 3,007 ft agl · 249 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 3,000 ft agl · 242 kt
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,262 ft agl to 973 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 18 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °3.0 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 196 kt193 kt min to max 200 kt 200 194 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.4 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.7 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -965 fpm-999 fpm min to max -891 fpm -967 -903 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,116 ft agl973 ft agl min to max 1,262 ft agl 1,262 973 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.1 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.6 -1.1 °
33.253.53.7549009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-390-293-195-98098195293390Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 957 ft agl to 649 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 19 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °3.0 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 192 kt184 kt min to max 194 kt 194 184 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.03 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -971 fpm-1,035 fpm min to max -901 fpm -934 -951 fpm
Info Average altitude 800 ft agl649 ft agl min to max 957 ft agl 957 649 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.9 ° -1.2 -1.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 751 ft agl · 197 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 736 ft agl · 197 kt
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-330-248-165-83083165248330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 2 100.00Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 617 ft agl to 294 ft agl. A decrease of 323 ft in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.8 °2.8 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 2.8 °
100 % Average speed 157 kt140 kt min to max 179 kt 179 140 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.4 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.06 g 0.98 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -854 fpm-1,139 fpm min to max -636 fpm -957 -670 fpm
Info Average altitude 440 ft agl294 ft agl min to max 617 ft agl 617 294 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-2.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° -2.0 2.6 °
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-260-195-130-65065130195260Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 284 ft agl to 42 ft agl. A decrease of 241 ft in 24 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.4 ° min to max 2.8 °Target 3.0 ° 2.8 2.4 °
100 % Average speed 119 kt112 kt min to max 139 kt 139 112 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 1.0 ° 0.6 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -520 fpm-645 fpm min to max -469 fpm -645 -519 fpm
Info Average altitude 89 ft agl42 ft agl min to max 284 ft agl 284 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °2.8 ° min to max 5.1 ° 2.8 5.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-190-143-95-4804895143190Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 90.24Landing on runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport, runway length 11,537 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 111 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 111 kt. Target 120 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
61 % Poor landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.1 ft left0.1 ft left to 0.1 ft left 0.1 0.1 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average speed 113 kt110 kt min to max 115 kt 111 110 kt
Info Average VSI -540 fpm-544 fpm min to max -520 fpm -520 -543 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 34 ft agl 34 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °5.1 ° min to max 5.5 ° 5.1 5.5 °
025050075001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft0250500750-110-88-66-44-22022446688110Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 93.50Touchdown distance was good at 613 ft. Touchdown speed at 110 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -543 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 20 kt at 280 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 19 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Touchdown rate was -543 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 613 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 110 ktTarget below 108 kt
82 % Runway alignment max 25.8 ft left25.7 ft left 25.8 25.4 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.2 °
99 % Average g force 1.31 g0.98 g min to max 1.53 g 0.98 1.17 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 110 kt110 kt min to max 110 kt 110 110 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.6 °5.5 ° min to max 5.6 ° 5.5 5.6 °
Arrival Rollout 92.28Total landing distance 1,846 ft, 16 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,846 ft16 % of runway.
83 % Runway alignment max 25.4 ft left25.4 ft left to 0.0 ft left 25.4 10.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.98 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 0.98 g
Info Average speed 90 kt53 kt min to max 96 kt 96 53 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °-1.2 ° min to max 5.7 ° 5.7 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.2 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 30 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt6 kt min to max 47 kt 47 6 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.3 ° min to max -0.4 ° -1.2 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 0.4 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 5 ft agl · 31 kt
Arrival Taxi 79.95Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 12 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 32 kt 5 6 kt
84 % Average speed turning corners 12 ktmax 18 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 -0.9 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.5 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Taxi Lights
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll2,807 ft · 46 %
77.85Liftoff speed147 kt · target 125, 22 fast
98.87Runway alignment11.0 ft R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb531 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height34 ft
100.00Threshold speed111 kt · target 120, 9 slow
100.00Centreline offset0.1 ft L
Flare 60.96Poor landing flare

The stabilisation gates

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

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft 500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and speed above the reference speed.

At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
3.0 nm 1,002 ft 0.03° R +74 kt
2.0 nm 685 ft 0.04° R +70 kt
1.5 nm 508 ft 0.01° L +43 kt
1.0 nm 336 ft 0.09° R +25 kt
0.5 nm 186 ft 0.25° L +10 kt
THR 32 ft 11.5 ft L −9 kt

Touchdown on KSFO 28R

Past threshold100.00
613ft
Centreline82.40
25.4ft L
Speed100.00
110kttarget 116 or less
Touchdown rate84.73
-560fpm
Impact99.14
1.53G
BouncesOk
None

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

34 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 34 ft, down at 613 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,537 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 5 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 613 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 613 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,744 ft of 11,537 ft · 15 %
Rollout distance100.00
1,131ft15 % used
Rollout alignment82.83
25.4ft L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 25, with a takeoff distance of 2,496 feet, which is 41% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 9 knots from 240°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of Isla Vista, California, and ascended from an altitude of 1,041 feet above sea level to 36,415 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,374 feet, in 12 minutes and covering 59 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southeast of Avila Beach, California, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 41 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent approximately 6 miles northeast of the CN66 Hearst San Simeon Airstrip in San Simeon, California. The descent from 37,185 feet above sea level to 1,305 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,880 feet, took 21 minutes and covered 122 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 298.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,262 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 28R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 614 feet, which is 16% of the runway length. The threshold speed was slightly below the target at 111 knots, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 110 knots. The touchdown rate was very hard at -543 feet per minute.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 68°F and a wind speed of 20 knots from 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 19 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline.

The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took approximately 12 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 229 nautical miles, taking 55 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,536 pounds of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport in the Cessna 750 Citation X
97.93 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 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 -1
90.34 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 2,496 ft 41 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 148 kt. Local weather - Temperature 75 °F. Wind 9 kt at 240 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 2,496 ft using 41.31 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
77.85 %
Liftoff speed was 148 kn - Target 125 kn
Alignment
98.87 %
0.0 ft left to 11.0 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
150 95 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 1.5 -1
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-100102030405060708090 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25 KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
170 155 140
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 450 -100
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25 KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
190 175 160
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 8.5 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,400 1,600 800
99.29 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25 KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
210 195 180
Bank °
96.45 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 8 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,400 2,150 1,900
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000053106159212265 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.7511.251.50100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.7511.251.5-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport in the Cessna 750 Citation X
Landing Score 94 %
Landing Summary

Aircraft C750 successfully landed at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) on runway 28R, achieving a score of 94.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,262 feet above ground level (agl).

The landing was executed with a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 111 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected. The touchdown distance of 614 feet was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown speed of 110 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate.

The touchdown rate of -543 feet per minute (fpm) was very hard, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a significant amount of energy. This could be due to the pilot's decision to flare too late or not enough, or the aircraft's descent rate being too steep. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's failure to properly align the aircraft with the runway or a crosswind component.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 68°F and a wind speed of 20 knots from 280°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 19 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the aircraft's misalignment with the runway centreline.

The total landing distance of 1,846 feet was 16% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline, indicating that the pilot may have failed to properly align the aircraft with the runway during the rollout phase.

Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, including the hard touchdown rate and the misalignment of the aircraft with the runway centreline.

100 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,262 ft agl to 973 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 18 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
200 195 190
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-891 -946 -1,000
33.253.53.7549009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-390-293-195-98098195293390 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
100 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 957 ft agl to 649 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 19 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
194 187 180
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-901 -1,000 -1,100
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-330-248-165-83083165248330 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
100 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 617 ft agl to 294 ft agl. A decrease of 323 ft in 23 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
179 154 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-637 -918 -1,200
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-260-195-130-65065130195260 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
100 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 284 ft agl to 42 ft agl. A decrease of 241 ft in 24 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
139 125 110
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-469 -585 -700
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-190-143-95-4804895143190 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
90.24 %
Landing
Landing on runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport, runway length 11,537 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 111 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 111 kt. Target 120 kt
Flare
60.96 %
Poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
115 112 110
Pitch °
Info
6 5.5 5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-520 -560 -600
025050075001123344657 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
0250500750-110-88-66-44-22022446688110 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
93.5 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 613 ft. Touchdown speed at 110 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -543 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 68 °F. Wind 20 kt at 280 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 19 kt.
Touchdown
84.73 %
Touchdown rate was very hard at -543 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 110 kt was a little fast. Target below 108 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 613 ft.
Alignment
82.4 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.5 °
G
99.14 %
G 1.31 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
92.28 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,846 ft, 16 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,846 ft using 16 % of runway
Alignment
82.83 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
112 91 70
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
6 2.5 -1
05001,0001,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
79.95 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 12 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
91 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
83.75 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
Metrics
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