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KBUR
Burbank, United States
Runway 26
Elevation725 ft asl
Weight6,595 lbs
Fuel611 lbs
Wind270° · 4 kn

Flight Score

94.03 %
KSMO
Santa Monica, United States
Runway 21
Elevation125 ft asl
Weight6,598 lbs
Fuel531 lbs
Wind270° · 4 kn · 3 kn cross
12 Oct 2025 0:08 16 nm Spitfire Mk IX 80 lbs
Departure Score
88.31 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
93.77 %

What went well

Touched down at -267 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 901 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Flare on profile — 98 %

What held you back

Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −2.73 points
Arrival Touchdown — Landing Bounce at 20 %, Speed at touchdown 89 kt at 89 %, −1.33 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 20.4 ° at 52 %, −0.81 points

Next time

Departure

Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 80 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.

What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 118 kt, 38 kt above the target liftoff speed.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 80 kt at liftoff

See Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

Read more in Improve Your Take-Offs

Start to finish · 14 stages, 12 in the score

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 Runway Entry Entering runway 26 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport, Average speed was 20 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kt0 kt min to max 31 kt 0 31 kt
Info Average pitch angle 11.6 °11.3 ° min to max 11.8 ° 11.3 11.6 °
Info Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.0 1.6 °
Info Average g force 0.88 g0.63 g min to max 0.98 g 0.63 0.89 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Roll 67.29Departure roll runway 26 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport. Takeoff distance 2,148 ft 37 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 118 kt. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 4 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,148 ft37 % of runway
6 % Liftoff speed was 118 ktTarget 80 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 6.0 ft left6.0 ft left to 0.1 ft right 2.4 5.5 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.91 g min to max 1.10 g 0.91 1.05 g
80 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.4 °-1.0 ° min to max 11.5 ° 11.5 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 9.0 ° 1.1 8.9 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 95.63Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.6 °
100 % Average speed 126 kt118 kt min to max 133 kt 118 133 kt
83 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.1 ° min to max 8.6 ° 8.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g1.02 g min to max 1.09 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 554 fpm348 fpm min to max 750 fpm 348 750 fpm
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl 0 54 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °3.6 ° min to max 6.2 ° 3.6 6.1 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 23 ft agl · 129 kt
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.6 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 139 kt133 kt min to max 155 kt 133 155 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.1 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.98 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 991 fpm757 fpm min to max 1,444 fpm 757 1,444 fpm
Info Average altitude 118 ft agl55 ft agl min to max 397 ft agl 55 397 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.3 °5.7 ° min to max 6.7 ° 6.1 6.5 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 186 ft agl · 150 kt
Departure Climb 3 90.33Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.5 °-2.0 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.2 -2.0 °
100 % Average speed 160 kt156 kt min to max 164 kt 156 163 kt
52 % Average bank angle 7.8 °0.2 ° min to max 20.4 ° 2.0 20.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.15 g 1.03 1.05 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 997 fpm348 fpm min to max 1,708 fpm 1,510 1,239 fpm
Info Average altitude 645 ft agl423 ft agl min to max 826 ft agl 423 826 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °1.8 ° min to max 7.2 ° 6.7 5.1 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of North Hollywood (California, United States). Climbing from 1,569 ft asl to 1,700 ft asl, an increase of 132 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 166 kt162 kt min to max 172 kt 163 172 kt
100 % Average bank angle 18.8 °7.8 ° min to max 23.2 ° 20.8 7.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g1.00 g min to max 1.04 g 1.02 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 497 fpm21 fpm min to max 1,220 fpm 1,220 85 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,665 ft asl1,569 ft asl min to max 1,700 ft asl 1,569 1,700 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 2.3 °0.6 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.9 0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Van Nuys (California, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±585 ft of 1,846 ft asl1,703 ft asl min to max 1,930 ft asl 1,703 1,829 ft asl
100 % Average speed 180 kt172 kt min to max 188 kt 172 188 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.4 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.06 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-1.4 ° min to max 2.7 ° 1.2 -1.4 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles south of Sherman Oaks (California, United States). Descent from 1,824 ft asl to 1,032 ft asl, a decrease of 793 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 196 kt188 kt min to max 202 kt 188 200 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 12.1 ° 0.8 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.14 g 0.93 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -518 fpm-1,195 fpm min to max 62 fpm -242 -370 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,457 ft asl1,032 ft asl min to max 1,824 ft asl 1,824 1,032 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-4.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -1.8 -1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Santa Monica (California, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±551 ft of 771 ft asl262 ft asl min to max 1,056 ft asl 1,027 262 ft asl
100 % Average speed 161 kt97 kt min to max 203 kt 200 97 kt
100 % Average bank angle 14.7 °0.1 ° min to max 33.6 ° 2.9 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.86 g min to max 1.30 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-4.8 ° min to max 2.2 ° -1.2 -1.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 681 ft agl · 127 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 718 ft agl · 111 kt
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 137 ft agl to 93 ft agl. A decrease of 44 ft in 3 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °2.9 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.5 ° 3.4 2.9 °
100 % Average speed 97 kt96 kt min to max 97 kt 97 97 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 0.99 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -674 fpm-737 fpm min to max -641 fpm -641 -737 fpm
Info Average altitude 116 ft agl93 ft agl min to max 137 ft agl 137 93 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-3.3 ° min to max -1.4 ° -1.7 -3.0 °
00.250.50.751050100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 91.02Landing on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport, runway length 4,977 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 97 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
67 % Threshold speed was too high at 97 kt. Target 75 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
98 % Excellent landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.1 ft left0.1 ft left to 0.0 ft left 0.0 0.1 ft
99.5 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.0 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.90 g min to max 1.25 g 0.96 1.01 g
Info Average speed 94 kt89 kt min to max 97 kt 97 89 kt
Info Average VSI -509 fpm-793 fpm min to max -267 fpm -742 -267 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl-11 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl 31 -11 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-3.1 ° min to max 1.7 ° -3.0 1.0 °
02505007501,0001,25001223354658Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 84.08Touchdown distance was good at 901 ft. Touchdown speed at 89 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -267 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 6 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown rate was -267 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 901 ftTarget 1,500 ft
89 % Speed at touchdown 89 ktTarget below 76 kt
99 % Runway alignment max 10.8 ft left9.9 ft left 9.2 8.8 ft
96 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.8 2.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.94 g min to max 1.15 g 1.01 1.03 g
20 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 83 kt77 kt min to max 89 kt 89 77 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °1.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° 1.0 3.6 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 2,637 ft, 53 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,637 ft53 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 8.6 ft left8.6 ft left to 2.8 ft right 8.6 1.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.04 g
Info Average speed 68 kt44 kt min to max 74 kt 74 44 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °3.6 ° min to max 11.4 ° 3.6 11.1 °
Info Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 2.4 0.3 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 5 ft agl · 66 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 66 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 37 kt 37 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °10.7 ° min to max 11.1 ° 11.1 10.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 0.98 g

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Lifted off at 117 kt with 1.9° of pitch.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

180 kt12060020°10°0°LIFTOFF1.9° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 38 kt 11.5° 0 s
80 kt658 ft 80 kt -0.8° 6.6 s
Liftoff2,008 ft · target 80 117 kt 1.9° 14.8 s
35 ft3,174 ft · 5.6 s after liftoff 129 kt 5.8° 20.4 s
End of Climb 314,457 ft · 825 ft 163 kt 5.1° 65 s

Takeoff from KBUR 26

Takeoff roll100.00
2,462ft43 %
Liftoff speed6.45
117kttarget 80, 37 fast
Runway alignment100.00
6.0ft L
Bounce on takeoff80.00
Yes
Rate of climb95.63
554fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 825 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 2,284 ft of runway left; then climbing at 980 fpm on average to 825 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 117 ktSCALE CHANGES1.5 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 5,783 ft runway.

Rolled from 324 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 6 ft at the widest, and lifted off 6 ft left. Airborne 40 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 6.2 ft LROLL 324 FT INAirborne 2,333 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 2,333 ft of 5,783 ft · 40 %
Behind the start of the roll, 324 ftTakeoff roll, 2,008 ft Left ahead, 3,450 ft

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 300 ft gate: centreline more than 1° off and wings more than 10° from level.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: fast all the way and banked until 0.3 nm.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KSMO 21

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3.5° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 0.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 90 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3.5° here, which is about 370 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 60 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,5501,1808004303.5° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND305300 ft gate5 of 7on centrelinewings level
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 0.6 nm, never more than 490 ft off the centreline.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR1000 ft L01000 ft RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND146 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 42 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 25 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Fast from 0.6 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +21 kt).

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

80100120140 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 83+20 kt+14 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KSMO 21

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
30ft
Threshold speed66.53
96kttarget 83, 13 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.1ft L

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
901ft
Centreline99.11
10.8ft L
Speed89.21
88kttarget 81, 7 fast
Touchdown rate94.24
-267fpmfirst contact -74 fpm, then bounced
Impact100.00
1.15G
Bounces20.00
4
The flare97.73

Excellent landing flare

The crosswind

Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° right of the track, wings level.

Wind 270° at 4 kt · 3 kt head · 2 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

Side view — the last 4,977 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 30 ft, 20 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 901 ft in, close to the ideal 1,000 ft.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 4,977 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

30 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −74 fpm · 1° nose up · 89 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 30 ft, down at 901 ft

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 680 fpm at 30 ft to 70 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 4.1° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,000−4°3°10°touchdown−74 fpm at touchdown1° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the full 4,977 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 9 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 11 ft left at the widest.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 2 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 901 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 901 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.15 G arrival bounced 4 times.

Runway used 1,924 ft of 4,977 ft · 39 %
In the air over the runway, 901 ftRollout, 1,023 ft Left over, 3,053 ft
Rollout distance100.00
1,023ft39 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
8.6ft L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 26 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport, where the Spitfire Mk IX took off with a takeoff distance of 2,148 ft, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 118 kt, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 60 °F and a wind speed of 4 kt at 270 °, resulting in a headwind of 4 kt and no crosswind.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north west of North Hollywood, California. The climb started from an altitude of 1,569 ft above sea level and reached 1,700 ft asl in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nm. This rapid ascent was a testament to the Spitfire's impressive climb capabilities.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Van Nuys, California. This cruise lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nm. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south of Sherman Oaks, California, where it descended from 1,824 ft asl to 1,032 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nm.

The Spitfire then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Santa Monica, California. This cruise lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nm. The aircraft's final approach to runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport began from the north east, with a heading of 224.0 ° at 0 nm and an altitude of 137 ft above ground level.

The landing on runway 21 was characterized by a threshold speed that was too high at 97 kt, but the touchdown distance was good at 898 ft. The touchdown speed was 89 kt, which was considered fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -267 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at departure, with a temperature of 59 °F and a wind speed of 6 kt at 270 °, resulting in a headwind of 4 kt and a crosswind of 4 kt.

The total landing distance was 2,637 ft, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process. The total flight distance was 16 nm, and the flight duration was 8 minutes, during which the aircraft used 80 lbs of fuel.

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