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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,842 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 158 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34R at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA). The takeoff distance was 1,252 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead SeaTac, Washington. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 98 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,411 feet above sea level to 35,032 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,621 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles northwest of Key Way Airport (19WA) in Stevenson, Washington. This phase lasted for 28 minutes and covered a distance of 566 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles southeast of Cantua Creek, California. The descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 131 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,280 feet above sea level to 2,988 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,293 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south of Isla Vista, California. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 6 miles south of Santa Barbara, California. The descent took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,686 feet above sea level to 109 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,576 feet.
The final approach to runway 25 at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) was made from the east, with a heading of 265.0 degrees at an altitude of 99 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25, which had a length of 1,842 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 139 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -479 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,087 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.4 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 814 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 89 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,412 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, achieving a score of 92.0%. The final approach to runway 25 was conducted from the east, heading 265.0° at an altitude of 99 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 138 kt, which was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 139 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 157 meters was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -479 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, indicating a relatively steep descent.
Upon landing, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was found to be misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 5 kt from 170°. The crosswind component was 5 kt, while the tailwind component was 1 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,087 meters was 59% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was found to be slightly misaligned by 10.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as pilot error or aircraft performance.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 92.0%. However, there were some areas for improvement, including the slightly fast touchdown speed and the misaligned runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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