KSMX to KBFL Flight Report - PA28 Warrior II

Flight from KSMX to KBFL

Monday, 12 May 2025 09:18

Minutes 68

83 nm

Fuel 18 kg

PA28 Warrior II

Departure

Runway 30 at KSMX

Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field

Santa Maria, California, United States

Altitude

226 ft asl

Weight

888 kg

Fuel

130 kg

Temperature

7 °C

Wind Speed

7 kt

Wind Direction

180.0 °

Headwind

-5 kt

Crosswind

4 kt

Arrival

Runway 30L at KBFL

Meadows Field

Bakersfield California, United States

486 ft asl

Altitude

870 kg

Weight

112 kg

Fuel

13 °C

Temperature

5 kt

Wind Speed

320.0 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.89%

Departure Score 91.84%

Enroute Score 99.97%

Arrival Score 92.86%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 28 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a PA28 Warrior II, was then cleared for departure roll from runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport, also known as Captain G Allan Hancock Field. The takeoff distance was 387 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 70 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots blowing from 180 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 5 knots. After a successful takeoff, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport. This phase lasted for 17 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.

The enroute climb phase began 1 mile south east of Santa Maria, California, and involved a climb from 1,652 feet above sea level to 6,627 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,974 feet in 11 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which started 16 miles south of KLOS Lost Hills Airport. This phase lasted for 52 minutes and covered a distance of 38 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, which started 4 miles east of L62 Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport. The descent involved a decrease from 7,337 feet above sea level to 684 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,654 feet in 13 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 18 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field was made from the south east, with a heading of 321.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 195 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 56 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed successfully on runway 30L, with a runway length of 1,320 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 63 knots.

The touchdown distance was 235 meters, and the touchdown speed was 56 knots, both of which were considered good. The touchdown rate was also good at -153 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots blowing from 319 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.

The total landing distance was 305 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 83 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 68 minutes. The aircraft used 18 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 28 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 6 kt 0 kt min to max 13 kt	0		4 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kt max 13 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.2		1.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.5		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 09:18:13
Info	Engine 1 Started at 09:18:13
Info	Landing Gear Down at 09:18:13
Info	Parking Brake On at 09:18:13
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:42:51
Info	Parking Brake Off at 09:42:54
Info	Parking Brake On at 09:43:00
Info	Parking Brake Off at 09:43:18
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 09:45:13
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 09:45:13

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field, Average speed was 11 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 7 kt 0 kt min to max 13 kt	4		13 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.0 °	2.0		1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

89.38 %

Departure roll runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field. Takeoff distance 387 m 16 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kt. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 7 kt at 180 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Tailwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 387 m 16 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 70 kt Target 65 kt
71.91 %	Runway alignment max 10.75 m 10.75 m left to 0.00 m left	2.35		10.75 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.11 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.6 ° min to max 3.9 °	0.9		3.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.0		0.5 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 09:51:01

Departure Climb 1

98.31 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.22 %	Heading variation -1.5 ° -1.6 ° min to max -1.4 °	-1.4		-1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 72 kt 70 kt min to max 73 kt	70		72 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 1.02 g min to max 1.18 g	1.13		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 658 fpm 424 fpm min to max 831 fpm	424		831 fpm
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl	0		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.6 ° 4.1 ° min to max 10.9 °	4.1		10.9 °

Departure Climb 2

88.29 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
60 %	Heading variation -2.2 ° -5.2 ° min to max -1.6 °	-1.6		-5.2 °
100 %	Average speed 72 kt 69 kt min to max 83 kt	72		83 kt
93.16 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.6 °	0.0		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.90 g min to max 1.09 g	1.02		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 837 fpm 508 fpm min to max 1,090 fpm	839		712 fpm
Info	Average altitude 118 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 374 ft agl	46		374 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.7 ° 5.9 ° min to max 11.1 °	10.9		5.9 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 09:51:34

Departure Climb 3

83.21 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
53.33 %	Heading variation -6.0 ° -6.8 ° min to max -4.3 °	-5.7		-4.3 °
100 %	Average speed 89 kt 84 kt min to max 90 kt	84		90 kt
62.74 %	Average bank angle 10.8 ° 0.4 ° min to max 16.2 °	0.8		12.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.87 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		0.87 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 942 fpm 678 fpm min to max 1,118 fpm	678		958 fpm
Info	Average altitude 523 ft agl 385 ft agl min to max 672 ft agl	385		672 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.2 ° 5.4 ° min to max 8.3 °	5.8		5.4 °

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field Santa Maria (California, United States) and lasted 17 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,138 ft asl 923 ft asl min to max 1,668 ft asl	923		1,656 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 106 kt 92 kt min to max 111 kt	92		106 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 19.8 °	11.7		4.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.16 g	0.89		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -1.7 ° min to max 4.8 °	3.8		-1.5 °
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 09:52:40
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 09:52:41

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Santa Maria (California, United States). Climbing from 1,652 ft asl to 6,627 ft asl, an increase of 4,974 ft in 11 minutes and covering 17 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 94 kt 76 kt min to max 118 kt	107		81 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.7 °	3.4		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.84 g min to max 1.16 g	1.04		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 438 fpm -585 fpm min to max 1,530 fpm	-231		375 fpm
Info	Average altitude 3,229 ft asl 1,647 ft asl min to max 6,627 ft asl	1,652		6,627 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° -2.9 ° min to max 10.8 °	-1.2		4.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

99.89 %

Enroute level cruise started 16 miles south of KLOS Lost Hills Airport Lost Hills (California, United States) and lasted 52 minutes, covering 38 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.64 %	Average altitude 7,526 ft asl 6,675 ft asl min to max 8,044 ft asl	6,725		7,397 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 82 kt 75 kt min to max 87 kt	75		82 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 21.0 °	4.2		7.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.91 g min to max 1.18 g	0.94		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -2.1 ° min to max 9.4 °	5.1		0.9 °
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 10:55:04
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 10:55:05

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 4 miles east of L62 Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Buttonwillow (California, United States). Descent from 7,337 ft asl to 684 ft asl, a decrease of 6,654 ft in 13 minutes and covering 18 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 81 kt 59 kt min to max 92 kt	82		74 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.9 °	0.4		6.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.81 g min to max 1.31 g	0.97		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -558 fpm -1,517 fpm min to max 684 fpm	-598		-269 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,851 ft asl 684 ft asl min to max 7,337 ft asl	7,337		684 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -7.3 ° min to max 12.8 °	-2.5		1.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 11:23:50
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 11:24:29
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 11:24:30
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 11:24:38
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 11:24:39
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 11:24:48

Arrival Final 1 (GA)

84.23 %

Approaching runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 195 ft agl to 55 ft agl. A decrease of 140 ft in 19 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.2 ° 0.9 ° min to max 2.1 ° Target 3.0 °	2.1		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kt 66 kt min to max 72 kt	72		66 kt
44 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.8		0.5 °
77.14 %	Average bank angle 9.6 ° 1.1 ° min to max 11.6 °	7.8		6.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.12 g 0.82 g min to max 1.30 g	0.98		1.26 g
Info	Average VSI -531 fpm -751 fpm min to max -47 fpm	-204		-47 fpm
Info	Average altitude 78 ft agl 52 ft agl min to max 195 ft agl	195		55 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° -3.0 ° min to max 9.9 °	0.6		9.9 °

Go-around

100 %

Go-Around runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field at 56 ft agl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 65 kt 53 kt min to max 77 kt	66		70 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.4 °	6.3		11.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.82 g min to max 1.26 g	1.26		1.03 g
Info	Average altitude 454 ft agl 56 ft agl min to max 932 ft agl	56		391 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° -2.1 ° min to max 15.9 °	10.0		1.4 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 11:25:33
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 11:25:34
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 11:25:40
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 11:25:41
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 11:25:44
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 11:28:29

Arrival Final 2

93.58 %

Approaching runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 243 ft agl. A decrease of 140 ft in 33 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.3 ° 2.1 ° min to max 2.5 ° Target 3.0 °	2.4		2.4 °
100 %	Average speed 63 kt 60 kt min to max 69 kt	69		60 kt
100 %	Heading variation 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.9		1.8 °
67.92 %	Average bank angle 7.2 ° 0.5 ° min to max 14.9 °	11.5		2.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.14 g	0.97		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -262 fpm -642 fpm min to max 77 fpm	-245		1 fpm
Info	Average altitude 293 ft agl 239 ft agl min to max 383 ft agl	383		243 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° 0.6 ° min to max 6.9 °	0.9		4.8 °

Arrival Final 1

89.33 %

Approaching runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 242 ft agl to 48 ft agl. A decrease of 194 ft in 48 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
85.21 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 2.5 ° min to max 3.8 ° Target 3.0 °	2.5		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 64 kt 60 kt min to max 67 kt	60		63 kt
74.4 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.1 °	1.0		0.6 °
87.05 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.0 °	1.5		4.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.10 g	0.96		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -364 fpm -565 fpm min to max 36 fpm	-66		-476 fpm
Info	Average altitude 107 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 242 ft agl	242		48 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -0.3 ° min to max 5.4 °	4.1		-0.1 °

Arrival Landing

98.4 %

Landing on runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field, runway length 1,320 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 63 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 63 kt. Target 65 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
90.8 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.6		0.7 °
93.19 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.6 °	4.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.94 g min to max 1.18 g	0.94		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 60 kt 56 kt min to max 63 kt	63		56 kt
Info	Average VSI -373 fpm -657 fpm min to max -96 fpm	-485		-153 fpm
Info	Average altitude 22 ft agl 7 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl	54		7 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° -0.8 ° min to max 5.6 °	-0.2		4.0 °

Arrival Touchdown

93.63 %

Touchdown distance was good at 235 m. Touchdown speed at 56 kt was good. Touchdown rate was good at -153 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 13 °C. Wind 5 kt at 319 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.16 %	Touchdown VSI was -153 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 235 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 56 kt Target below 61 kt
60.59 %	Runway alignment max 13.86 m 13.80 m left	13.74		13.86 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 1.03 g min to max 1.20 g	1.03		1.06 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 56 kt 56 kt min to max 56 kt	56		56 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 1.8 ° min to max 4.0 °	4.0		1.8 °

Arrival Rollout

82.22 %

Total landing distance 305 m, 23 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 305 m 23 % of runway.
60.48 %	Runway alignment max 13.89 m 13.89 m left to 0.00 m left	13.87		13.25 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.05 g	1.04		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 40 kt 30 kt min to max 48 kt	48		30 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.1 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.6		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 19 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kt 0 kt min to max 28 kt	28		5 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° -1.1 ° min to max 2.4 °	1.1		1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:32:05
Info	Parking Brake Off at 11:32:39

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kt 0 kt min to max 19 kt	6		4 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kt max 16 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° -1.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.0		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.4		0.1 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 11:34:32

Takeoff on runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field in the PA28 Warrior II

91.84 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 28 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

89.38 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 387 m using 15.87 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 70 kn - Target 65 kn

Alignment

71.91 %

10.75 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.31 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.

Heading

93.22 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

88.29 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.

Heading

60 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

93.16 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

83.21 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.

Heading

53.33 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

62.74 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field in the PA28 Warrior II

Landing Score 90.89 %

Landing Summary

The PA28 Warrior II aircraft successfully landed at KBFL Meadows Field, achieving a score of 89.6%. The final approach was conducted from the south east, heading 321.0° at 1 nm and 195 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 30L, which has a length of 1,320 meters.

The pilot demonstrated good control during the landing, achieving a threshold height and speed that met the required standards. The threshold speed was maintained at 63 knots, and the touchdown distance was within the acceptable range at 235 meters. The touchdown speed of 56 knots was also satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -153 feet per minute (fpm) was within the desired parameters.

However, there were some minor issues during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 13.9 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by the same distance.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 319°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment during the rollout.

Overall, the pilot demonstrated good control and technique during the landing, but there is room for improvement in terms of alignment and precision. With some adjustments to the approach and rollout, the pilot can aim to achieve a higher score and improve the overall quality of the landing.

93.58 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 243 ft agl. A decrease of 140 ft in 33 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS