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KSMX
Santa Maria, United States
Runway 30
Elevation217 ft asl
Weight886 kg
Fuel130 kg
Wind180° · 7 kn · 5 kn cross

Flight Score

94.89 %
KBFL
Bakersfield, United States
Runway 30L
Elevation486 ft asl
Weight870 kg
Fuel112 kg
Wind320° · 5 kn
12 May 2025 1:08 83 nm PA28 Warrior II 18 kg
Departure Score
91.84 %
Enroute Score
99.97 %
Arrival Score
92.86 %

What went well

Touched down at -153 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 238 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 54 ft and 62 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Climb 3 — Heading variation -6.0 ° at 53 %, bank angle up to 16.2 ° at 63 %, −1.12 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 13.89 m at 60 %, −0.99 points
Departure Climb 2 — Heading variation -2.2 ° at 60 %, −0.78 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Runway alignment max 10.75 m at 72 %, −0.71 points

Top opportunity

Maintain the centreline

Departure Roll

A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.

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Start to finish · 19 stages, 17 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 28 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 6 kt0 kt min to max 13 kt 0 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 ktmax 13 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 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 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 2 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 2 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 8 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2 ft agl · 8 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field, Average speed was 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 7 kt0 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 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 89.38Departure 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 387 m16 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 70 ktTarget 65 kt
72 % Runway alignment max 10.75 m10.75 m left to 0.00 m left 2.35 10.75 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 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 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.31Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Heading variation -1.5 °-1.6 ° min to max -1.4 ° -1.4 -1.6 °
100 % Average speed 72 kt70 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 g1.02 g min to max 1.18 g 1.13 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 658 fpm424 fpm min to max 831 fpm 424 831 fpm
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 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 88.29Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
60 % Heading variation -2.2 °-5.2 ° min to max -1.6 ° -1.6 -5.2 °
100 % Average speed 72 kt69 kt min to max 83 kt 72 83 kt
93 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.0 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.90 g min to max 1.09 g 1.02 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 837 fpm508 fpm min to max 1,090 fpm 839 712 fpm
Info Average altitude 118 ft agl46 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 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 169 ft agl · 73 kt
Departure Climb 3 83.21Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
53 % Heading variation -6.0 °-6.8 ° min to max -4.3 ° -5.7 -4.3 °
100 % Average speed 89 kt84 kt min to max 90 kt 84 90 kt
63 % Average bank angle 10.8 °0.4 ° min to max 16.2 ° 0.8 12.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.87 g min to max 1.05 g 0.99 0.87 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 942 fpm678 fpm min to max 1,118 fpm 678 958 fpm
Info Average altitude 523 ft agl385 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 100.00Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,138 ft asl923 ft asl min to max 1,668 ft asl 923 1,656 ft asl
100 % Average speed 106 kt92 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 g0.89 g min to max 1.16 g 0.89 1.01 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.3 °-1.7 ° min to max 4.8 ° 3.8 -1.5 °

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched On 906 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 901 ft agl · 107 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 94 kt76 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 g0.84 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 asl1,647 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 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 99.89Enroute level cruise started 16 miles south of KLOS Lost Hills Airport Lost Hills (California, United States) and lasted 52 minutes, covering 38 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
99.6 % Average altitude 7,526 ft asl6,675 ft asl min to max 8,044 ft asl 6,725 7,397 ft asl
100 % Average speed 82 kt75 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 g0.91 g min to max 1.18 g 0.94 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °-2.1 ° min to max 9.4 ° 5.1 0.9 °

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched On 5,054 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched Off 5,054 ft agl · 95 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 81 kt59 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 g0.81 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 asl684 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 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 725 ft agl · 77 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 443 ft agl · 63 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 443 ft agl · 62 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 416 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 403 ft agl · 61 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 444 ft agl · 63 kt
Arrival Final 1 (GA) 84.23Approaching 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.2 °0.9 ° min to max 2.1 °Target 3.0 ° 2.1 1.0 °
100 % Average speed 68 kt66 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 % Average bank angle 9.6 °1.1 ° min to max 11.6 ° 7.8 6.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g0.82 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 agl52 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 100.00Go-Around runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field at 56 ft agl.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 65 kt53 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 g0.82 g min to max 1.26 g 1.26 1.03 g
Info Average altitude 454 ft agl56 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 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 100 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 102 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 124 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 129 ft agl · 56 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 162 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 742 ft agl · 69 kt
Arrival Final 2 93.58Approaching 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.3 °2.1 ° min to max 2.5 °Target 3.0 ° 2.4 2.4 °
100 % Average speed 63 kt60 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 °
68 % Average bank angle 7.2 °0.5 ° min to max 14.9 ° 11.5 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.91 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 agl239 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 °
11.251.51.752150200250300350400450500550Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 89.33Approaching 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
85 % Approach angle 3.3 °2.5 ° min to max 3.8 °Target 3.0 ° 2.5 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 64 kt60 kt min to max 67 kt 60 63 kt
74 % Heading variation 0.6 °0.2 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.0 0.6 °
87 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 8.0 ° 1.5 4.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 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 agl48 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 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 98.40Landing on runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field, runway length 1,320 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 63 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 63 kt. Target 65 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
91 % Heading variation 0.7 °0.6 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.6 0.7 °
93 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 4.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.18 g 0.94 1.03 g
Info Average speed 60 kt56 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 agl7 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 °
07515022501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 93.63Touchdown 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.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -153 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 235 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 56 ktTarget below 61 kt
61 % Runway alignment max 13.86 m13.80 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 g1.03 g min to max 1.20 g 1.03 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 56 kt56 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 82.22Total landing distance 305 m, 23 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 305 m23 % of runway.
60 % Runway alignment max 13.89 m13.89 m left to 0.00 m left 13.87 13.25 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Average speed 40 kt30 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
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 14 kt0 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 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 2 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 2 ft agl
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 12 kt0 kt min to max 19 kt 6 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 16 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 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 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2 ft agl · 10 kt

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll387 m · 16 %
100.00Liftoff speed69 kt · target 65, 4 fast
71.91Runway alignment10.75 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.31Rate of climb657 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height54 ft
100.00Threshold speed62 kt · target 65, 3 slow
90.80Centreline offset0.22 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KBFL 30L

Past threshold100.00
238m
Centreline60.59
13.86m L
Speed100.00
55kttarget 61 or less
Touchdown rate98.16
-153fpm
Impact100.00
1.20G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,320 m of the approach.

54 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 54 ft, down at 238 m

Plan view — the full 1,320 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 238 m past threshold CLEARED

The 238 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 293 m of 1,320 m · 22 %
Rollout distance100.00
55m22 % used
Rollout alignment60.48
13.89m L

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Flight narrative

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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Takeoff report
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
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
89.38 %
Takeoff Roll
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.
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
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 35 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.31 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.
Alignment
93.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 7.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 400 -100
88.29 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.
Alignment
60 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Bank °
93.16 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 8.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 750 400
83.21 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30 KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field.
Alignment
53.33 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
62.74 %
17 8.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 850 500
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2500131262393524655 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
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 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
69 64 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
67.92 %
15 7.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
77 -311 -700
11.251.51.752150200250300350400450500550 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
89.33 %
Final 1
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.
Glideslope
85.21 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
74.4 %
Good heading alignment
Glideslope °
85.21 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
67 64 60
Alignment
74.4 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
87.05 %
9 4.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
36 -282 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
98.4 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field, runway length 1,320 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 63 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 63 kt. Target 65 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
90.8 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
93.19 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
63 56 50
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-96 -398 -700
07515022501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
93.63 %
Touchdown
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.
Touchdown
98.16 %
Touchdown rate was good at -153 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 56 kt was good. Target below 61 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 235 m.
Alignment
60.59 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.9 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
100 %
G 1.11 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
82.22 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 305 m, 23 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 305 m using 23.11 % of runway
Alignment
60.48 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
56 43 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
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
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1 -1
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