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KSBA
Santa Barbara, United States
Runway 15R
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight469 kg
Fuel43 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

92.28 %
KSBA
Santa Barbara, United States
Runway 25
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight468 kg
Fuel42 kg
Wind270° · 1 kn
7 Aug 2025 0:13 12 nm Sting S4 1 kg
Departure Score
94.33 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
82.52 %

What went well

Touched down at -209 fpm — a soft arrival
1.43 G at touchdown — inside band
Rollout controlled — 31 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Landing — at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −2.21 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 4.1 ° at 0 %, −1.29 points
Arrival Touchdown — Speed at touchdown 56 kt at 0 %, Landing Bounce at 80 %, −1.06 points

Next time

Shorten the long landing

See Arrival Touchdown

Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.

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Start to finish · 18 stages, 16 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 89.60Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99 % Average speed 15 kt0 kt min to max 30 kt 1 24 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 10 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.0 -0.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.7 0.2 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 4 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 4 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 4 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 4 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 4 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 4 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 4 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 15R at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, Average speed was 17 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 24 kt5 kt min to max 35 kt 23 35 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 1.00 g
Departure Roll 99.58Departure roll runway 15R at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 159 m 12 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 63 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 159 m12 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 63 ktTarget 60 kt
98 % Runway alignment max 3.62 m3.62 m left to 0.00 m left 0.63 3.62 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.10 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.7 ° min to max 3.7 ° -0.7 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.7 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15R KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.5 ° -0.5 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 72 kt63 kt min to max 80 kt 63 80 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.2 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.8 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.89 g min to max 1.23 g 1.12 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 504 fpm444 fpm min to max 579 fpm 448 520 fpm
Info Average altitude 27 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 53 ft agl 2 53 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °3.2 ° min to max 7.1 ° 4.0 3.2 °
Departure Climb 2 88.14Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15R KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.5 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 87 kt80 kt min to max 94 kt 80 87 kt
53 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 20.0 ° 0.2 20.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.91 g min to max 1.25 g 0.91 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 628 fpm368 fpm min to max 2,644 fpm 514 2,644 fpm
Info Average altitude 87 ft agl53 ft agl min to max 385 ft agl 53 385 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °2.3 ° min to max 18.2 ° 3.2 18.2 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 162 ft agl · 94 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 68 ft agl · 88 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport Santa Barbara (California, United States). Climbing from 443 ft asl to 575 ft asl, an increase of 132 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 103 kt83 kt min to max 121 kt 85 120 kt
100 % Average bank angle 18.3 °6.2 ° min to max 24.2 ° 21.2 6.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.21 g 0.88 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 508 fpm-679 fpm min to max 2,522 fpm 2,522 1,013 fpm
Info Average altitude 540 ft asl443 ft asl min to max 581 ft asl 443 575 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-3.4 ° min to max 16.4 ° 16.4 5.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport Santa Barbara (California, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 853 ft asl592 ft asl min to max 1,007 ft asl 592 734 ft asl
100 % Average speed 90 kt56 kt min to max 120 kt 119 56 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 6.9 ° 6.4 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.86 g min to max 1.21 g 0.96 0.98 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-3.7 ° min to max 7.5 ° 4.7 2.7 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles south east of Goleta (California, United States). Climbing from 731 ft asl to 2,373 ft asl, an increase of 1,642 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 90 kt57 kt min to max 98 kt 57 95 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.0 ° min to max 9.2 ° 2.4 9.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.81 g min to max 1.20 g 1.02 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 1,029 fpm-194 fpm min to max 1,504 fpm -194 830 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,509 ft asl730 ft asl min to max 2,373 ft asl 731 2,373 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °2.8 ° min to max 11.6 ° 2.8 5.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile west of Santa Barbara (California, United States). Descent from 2,385 ft asl to 1,501 ft asl, a decrease of 884 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 98 kt86 kt min to max 113 kt 96 86 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.1 °0.0 ° min to max 37.4 ° 14.6 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.06 g0.85 g min to max 1.26 g 0.97 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -311 fpm-1,788 fpm min to max 1,215 fpm 755 -398 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,180 ft asl1,501 ft asl min to max 2,739 ft asl 2,385 1,501 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-8.3 ° min to max 7.5 ° 4.5 -1.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 4 100.00Approaching runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,482 ft agl to 1,040 ft agl. A decrease of 443 ft in 40 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.3 °3.2 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.0 ° 3.5 3.3 °
100 % Average speed 85 kt74 kt min to max 92 kt 86 74 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.4 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.85 g min to max 1.11 g 0.96 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -638 fpm-1,246 fpm min to max -245 fpm -488 -332 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,239 ft agl1,040 ft agl min to max 1,482 ft agl 1,482 1,040 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-6.7 ° min to max 0.0 ° -2.3 -0.0 °
33.253.53.7549501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 99.74Approaching runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,035 ft agl to 675 ft agl. A decrease of 360 ft in 56 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.1 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.3 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 61 kt54 kt min to max 73 kt 73 55 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 -0.3 °
99 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 0.6 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.08 g 1.03 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -379 fpm-682 fpm min to max -144 fpm -294 -144 fpm
Info Average altitude 844 ft agl675 ft agl min to max 1,035 ft agl 1,035 675 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-3.9 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.5 2.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 791 ft agl · 68 kt
22.252.52.7536006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-90-68-45-23023456890Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 69.04Approaching runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 673 ft agl to 472 ft agl. A decrease of 201 ft in 70 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.1 °3.2 ° min to max 5.5 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 5.5 °
100 % Average speed 58 kt54 kt min to max 60 kt 54 55 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.3 0.1 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 1.0 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.01 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -171 fpm-457 fpm min to max 9 fpm -121 -237 fpm
Info Average altitude 585 ft agl472 ft agl min to max 673 ft agl 673 472 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-1.6 ° min to max 3.3 ° 2.9 1.0 °
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 80.00Approaching runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 467 ft agl to 132 ft agl. A decrease of 335 ft in 35 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 6.2 °5.5 ° min to max 7.4 °Target 3.0 ° 5.5 7.4 °
100 % Average speed 61 kt55 kt min to max 65 kt 55 64 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.6 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.93 g min to max 1.10 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -545 fpm-807 fpm min to max -282 fpm -296 -576 fpm
Info Average altitude 315 ft agl132 ft agl min to max 467 ft agl 467 132 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-4.4 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.4 -2.5 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 47.00Landing on runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, runway length 1,842 m. Threshold height at 118 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was too high at 64 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Threshold speed was too high at 64 kt. Target 50 kt
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 1.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.86 g min to max 1.20 g 0.98 0.92 g
Info Average speed 62 kt56 kt min to max 65 kt 64 56 kt
Info Average VSI -450 fpm-777 fpm min to max -1 fpm -599 -209 fpm
Info Average altitude 32 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 118 ft agl 118 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-4.1 ° min to max 4.1 ° -2.8 -0.5 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,200024477194118Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,200-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 74.64Touchdown point was 105 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 56 kt was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -209 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Touchdown VSI was -209 fpm.
94 % Touchdown distance was 515 mTarget 457 m
0 % Speed at touchdown 56 ktTarget below 36 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 3.03 m3.02 m right -3.02 -2.98 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g0.92 g min to max 1.43 g 0.92 1.02 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 55 kt52 kt min to max 56 kt 56 52 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-0.5 ° min to max 2.9 ° -0.5 -0.1 °
Arrival Rollout 99.71Total landing distance 616 m, 33 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 616 m33 % of runway.
99 % Runway alignment max 3.23 m0.00 m left to 3.23 m right -2.97 -3.23 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.04 g 1.01 1.01 g
Info Average speed 41 kt31 kt min to max 52 kt 52 31 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.7 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 13 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kt6 kt min to max 34 kt 30 8 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.5 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4 ft agl · 21 kt
Arrival Taxi 90.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kt0 kt min to max 11 kt 8 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 7 ktmax 8 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-1.4 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.4 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Taxi Lights

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 62 kt with 2.0° of pitch.

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 figure at liftoff is the pitch then.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF2.0° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 29 kt -0.7° 0 s
Liftoff137 m · target 60 62 kt 2.0° 5.2 s
35 ft311 m · 4.7 s after liftoff 76 kt 5.6° 10.0 s
End of the climb1,064 m · 385 ft 87 kt 18.2° 26.2 s

Takeoff from KSBA 15R

Taxi lightsFail
Off
Takeoff roll100.00
159m12 %
Liftoff speed100.00
62kttarget 60, 2 fast
Runway alignment97.91
3.62m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Rate of climb100.00
504fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 385 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 717 m of runway left; then climbing at 1,100 fpm on average to 385 ft.

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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END304050KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 62 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 1,279 m runway.

Rolled from 252 m in, drifted left of the centreline, 2.9 m at the widest, and lifted off 3 m left. Airborne 30 % of the way down the runway, before 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.

5001,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 2.92 m LROLL 252 M INAirborne 389 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 389 m of 1,279 m · 30 %
Behind the start of the roll, 252 mTakeoff roll, 137 m Left ahead, 890 m

The approach to KSBA 25

The final from 4 nm.

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

On the glideslope from 4 nm to 1.2 nm, then high to the threshold (up to 210 ft over).

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 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,5431,076709622568410
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height there

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 5× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 71 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 nmTHR177 m L0177 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND61 m L24 m L18 m R29 m R12 m R3 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the band

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 32 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 18 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 4 nm to 3.0 nm (up to +42 kt), then inside the band to 0.3 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +15 kt).

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.

406080100 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 50+38 kt+31 kt+4 kt+9 kt+10 kt+8 kt+14 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the band

Landing and touchdown on KSBA 25

Over the threshold

Threshold height0.00
118ft
Threshold speed88.00
64kttarget 50, 14 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.05m R

Touchdown

Past threshold90.54
544m
Centreline100.00
3.03m R
Speed0.00
56kttarget 36, 20 fast
Touchdown rate96.24
-209fpm
Impact100.00
1.43G
Bounces80.00
1
The crosswind

No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 270° at 1 kt · 1 kt head · 0 kt across

How to read this

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. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 58 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 4 s, an average deceleration of 0.34 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.

02040608030 kt · 103 mtouchdown107 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

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

Crossed the threshold at 118 ft, 68 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 544 m in, 239 m past 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: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft 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.

118 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −208 fpm · −0.5° nose down · 56 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 118 ft, down at 544 m

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

From 118 ft the descent stopped and turned into a climb of 120 fpm before coming down at 210 fpm to touch. The nose came up 2.3° on the way down.

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 −600 is 600 ft a minute 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 FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,000−5°2°10°touchdown−208 fpm at touchdown−0.5° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,842 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 3 m right of the centreline, and stayed within 3 m of it down the rollout.

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.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 544 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 544 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 1.43 G arrival bounced.

Runway used 598 m of 1,842 m · 32 %
In the air over the runway, 544 mRollout, 54 m Left over, 1,244 m
Rollout distance100.00
54m31 % used
Rollout alignment99.34
3.23m R

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Flight narrative

The flight began with the aircraft, a Sting S4, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. This process took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 15R, with a takeoff distance of 159 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 63 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 443 feet above sea level to 575 feet, an increase of 132 feet, in less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

The enroute level cruise phase of the flight began overhead the KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport and lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 2 miles southeast of Goleta, California. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 731 feet above sea level to 2,373 feet, an increase of 1,642 feet, in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile west of Santa Barbara, California. During this descent, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,385 feet above sea level to 1,501 feet, a decrease of 884 feet, in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 270 degrees at an altitude of 1,482 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.

The landing on runway 25 was characterized by a touchdown point that was 105 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 56 knots, which was excessively fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -209 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions remained the same as during takeoff. The total landing distance was 616 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 12 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 13 minutes. The aircraft used 1 kilogram of fuel during the flight.

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