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KSBA
Santa Barbara, United States
Runway 15R

Flight Score

92.28 %
KSBA
Santa Barbara, United States
Runway 25
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 -208 ft/m — 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

Top opportunity

Shorten the long landing

Arrival Touchdown

Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.

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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 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 % Target 50 ft agl
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

Takeoff

99.58 %
FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll159 m · 12 %
100.00Liftoff speed62 kt · target 60
97.91Runway alignment3.62 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb504 ft/m
Takeoff weight469 kg
Airfield elevation10 ft asl
Wind270° · 1 kn · 1 kn cross

Approach

87.20 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
0.00Threshold height118 ft
88.00Threshold speed64 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.05 m R

Touchdown

74.64 %
90.54Touchdown point544 m
100.00Centreline at touchdown2.98 m R
96.24Sink rate-208 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.43 G
FailBounces1
99.71Rollout distance54 m · 31 % used
Landing weight468 kg
Airfield elevation10 ft asl
Wind270° · 1 kn

The stabilisation gates

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

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
3.0 nm 1,077 ft 0.29° L +31 kt
2.0 nm 710 ft 0.24° R +4 kt
1.5 nm 622 ft 0.57° R +9 kt
1.0 nm 568 ft 0.37° R +10 kt
0.5 nm 411 ft 0.20° R +8 kt
THR 128 ft 0.97 m R +14 kt

Touchdown on KSBA 25

Past threshold
544 m
Off centreline
2.98 mR
Sink rate
-208 ft/m
Impact
1.43G

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

118 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 118 ft, down at 544 m

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

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 544 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 544 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 598 m of 1,842 m · 32 %

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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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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 15R at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport in the Sting S4
94.33 %
89.6 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
99 %
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
99.58 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure 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.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 159 m using 12.46 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 63 kn - Target 60 kn
Alignment
97.91 %
3.62 m left to 0.00 m left
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
70 45 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
02505007501,000-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15R KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 300 0
88.14 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15R KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
52.55 %
21 11 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
19 11 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,700 1,450 200
02505007501,000058116174232290 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.030.050.080.110.130100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.030.050.080.110.13-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 25 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport in the Sting S4
Landing Score 75.34 %
Landing Summary

The aircraft in question, a Sting S4, has completed a landing at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,482 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully landed on runway 25, which has a length of 1,842 meters.

However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 118 feet agl was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down higher than it should have. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 64 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touchdown.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 105 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing point. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 56 knots was excessively fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to control the aircraft's descent rate effectively. The touchdown rate of -209 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, but not ideal.

Despite these issues, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain a stable approach and align the aircraft with the runway. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light headwind of 1 knot at 270°.

The total landing distance of 616 meters was 33% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.

Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control and alignment skills. However, there is room for improvement in terms of slowing down the aircraft before touchdown and controlling the descent rate.

100 %
Final 4
Approaching 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.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
92 81 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-245 -772 -1,300
33.253.53.7549501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-110-83-55-280285583110 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.74 %
Final 3
Approaching 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.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
73 61 50
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.7 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-144 -422 -700
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
69.04 %
Final 2
Approaching 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.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
60 55 50
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.22 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
8.9 -246 -500
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
80 %
Final 1
Approaching 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.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
65 58 50
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-282 -591 -900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
47 %
Landing
Landing 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.
Height
0 %
Threshold height at 118 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
88 %
Threshold speed was too high at 64 kt. Target 50 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
65 58 50
Pitch °
Info
5 0.5 -4
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-0.7 -400 -800
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,200024477194118 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,200-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
74.64 %
Touchdown
Touchdown 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.
Touchdown
96.24 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -209 ft/m.
Speed
0 %
Touchdown speed at 56 kt was excessively fast. Target below 36 kn
Distance
93.7 %
Touchdown point was 105 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.2 °
G
100 %
G 1.08 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
99.71 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 616 m, 33 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 616 m using 33.45 % of runway
Alignment
99.34 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
51 36 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
90.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
0 %
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
Metrics
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