The Cessna 172 taxied to runway 28 at EGSF Peterborough Business Airport and commenced the take-off roll, covering 739 m which represented 85 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 70 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind from 269° at 1 kt; the cross-wind component was zero and the head-wind component was 1 kt.

During the climb the aircraft passed overhead Glatton, rising from 828 ft asl to 2 628 ft asl - a gain of 1 800 ft - in 2 minutes while traversing 4 nm.

Level cruise began over Yaxley and continued for 18 minutes, during which 34 nm were covered at a steady altitude.

The descent phase started above Cambridge, with the aircraft descending from 3 127 ft asl to 725 ft asl - a loss of 2 401 ft - in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.

On final approach to runway 05 at EGSC Cambridge City Airport the aircraft descended from 1 192 ft agl to 63 ft agl in 49 seconds and achieved a score on the stabilisation gates.

Landing was executed on runway 05, whose length is 1 749 m. The threshold speed was recorded at 61 kt. Touchdown occurred 230 m down the runway at 45 kt with a smooth vertical rate of minus 139 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather remained 15 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 269°, a cross-wind of 1 kt and a tail-wind component of 1 kt. The total landing distance measured 363 m, representing 21 % of the runway.

The rollout continued without deviation, maintaining the alignment achieved at touchdown and completing the ground run within the measured 363 m landing distance.

The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.

In total the flight covered 46 nm, required 27 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 13 kg of fuel.