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KSMO
Santa Monica, United States
Runway 21

Flight Score

80.51 %
KSMO
Santa Monica, United States
Runway 21
9 Sep 2023 0:05 3 nm Kitfox Speedster 4 lbs
Departure Score
81.17 %
Enroute Score
86.67 %
Arrival Score
73.70 %

What went well

Touched down at -138 ft/m — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 3.7 ft off the centreline, no bounce
1.12 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed at 52 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. at 0 %, Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −5.02 points
Enroute Descent — stall warning; speed limits at 0 %, −4.44 points
Departure Climb 1 — speed limits at 0 %, −3.56 points

Top opportunity

Keep the approach speed on target

Arrival Landing

Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.

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Start to finish · 12 stages, 11 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 Roll 76.22Departure roll runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 48 kn. Local weather - Temperature 75 °F. Wind 3 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 ft0 % of runway
0 % Liftoff speed was 48 knTarget 60 kn
81 % Runway alignment max 23.9 ft23.0 ft left to 0.9 ft right -0.9 23.0 ft
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.93 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.95 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 9.3 °0.0 ° min to max 11.1 ° 0.0 9.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights OFF should be ON
Fail Stall Warning Activated 3 ft agl · 42 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 4 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 15 kt
Departure Climb 1 57.25Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KSMO Santa Monica Muni.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Heading variation -1.5 °-1.6 ° min to max -1.3 ° -1.3 -1.6 °
0 % Average speed 57 kn49 kn min to max 62 kn 49 62 kn
96 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° 0.4 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 0.95 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 639 ft/m363 ft/m min to max 821 ft/m 363 821 ft/m
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.2 °9.6 ° min to max 14.9 ° 9.6 14.8 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 10 ft agl · 58 kt
Departure Climb 2 96.32Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Muni.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Heading variation -1.2 °-1.7 ° min to max 2.2 ° -1.6 2.2 °
100 % Average speed 68 kn62 kn min to max 88 kn 62 87 kn
87 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.0 ° min to max 6.8 ° 0.2 2.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.91 g min to max 1.09 g 0.98 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 987 ft/m856 ft/m min to max 1,782 ft/m 856 1,782 ft/m
Info Average altitude 113 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 386 ft agl 49 386 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 13.3 °8.5 ° min to max 15.1 ° 14.8 15.1 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 205 ft agl · 80 kt
Departure Climb 3 94.87Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Muni.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 3.1 °2.6 ° min to max 3.7 ° 2.6 3.7 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn80 kn min to max 85 kn 85 80 kn
74 % Average bank angle 9.8 °7.8 ° min to max 11.7 ° 7.8 11.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.95 g min to max 1.03 g 1.03 0.95 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 2,050 ft/m1,945 ft/m min to max 2,102 ft/m 1,945 2,054 ft/m
Info Average altitude 487 ft agl418 ft agl min to max 555 ft agl 418 555 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 17.5 °15.9 ° min to max 18.8 ° 15.9 18.8 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KSMO Santa Monica Muni Santa Monica (California, United States). Climbing from 715 ft asl to 1,806 ft asl, an increase of 1,090 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 84 kn77 kn min to max 91 kn 80 84 kn
100 % Average bank angle 13.7 °0.1 ° min to max 34.0 ° 12.7 2.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.90 g min to max 1.13 g 0.94 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,126 ft/m191 ft/m min to max 2,353 ft/m 1,984 199 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,379 ft asl715 ft asl min to max 1,806 ft asl 715 1,806 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 9.1 °2.3 ° min to max 18.5 ° 18.5 2.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started overhead KSMO Santa Monica Muni Santa Monica (California, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,794 ft asl1,765 ft asl min to max 1,818 ft asl 1,808 1,797 ft asl
100 % Average speed 85 kn82 kn min to max 87 kn 84 82 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.93 g min to max 1.04 g 0.99 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °0.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° 2.7 0.1 °
Enroute Descent 60.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south of Westwood (Los Angeles County, California, United States). Descent from 1,794 ft asl to 413 ft asl, a decrease of 1,380 ft in 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 75 kn52 kn min to max 95 kn 82 52 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.0 °0.0 ° min to max 32.5 ° 0.0 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.92 g min to max 1.18 g 0.93 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -882 ft/m-2,038 ft/m min to max -119 ft/m -119 -290 ft/m
Info Average altitude 975 ft asl413 ft asl min to max 1,794 ft asl 1,794 413 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-11.3 ° min to max 8.1 ° -0.8 6.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 371 ft agl · 56 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 351 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,097 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 694 ft agl · 91 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 306 ft agl · 55 kt
Arrival Final 1 62.10Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 277 ft agl to 74 ft agl. A decrease of 203 ft in 49 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
25 % Approach angle 4.1 °3.2 ° min to max 5.2 °Target 3.5 ° 3.2 4.4 °
0 % Average speed 53 kn50 kn min to max 56 kn 52 52 kn
90 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.0 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 4.9 ° 3.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.08 g 0.98 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -336 ft/m-579 ft/m min to max -85 ft/m -330 -348 ft/m
Info Average altitude 146 ft agl74 ft agl min to max 277 ft agl 277 74 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °3.0 ° min to max 8.8 ° 7.0 7.6 °

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 220 ft agl · 55 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 210 ft agl · 55 kt
Fail Stall Warning Activated 140 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 229 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 206 ft agl · 55 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 194 ft agl · 55 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 39.80Landing on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni, runway length 4,977 ft. Threshold height at 73 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed at 52 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed at 52 kn was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 63 kn
59 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.4 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.05 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average speed 52 kn48 kn min to max 54 kn 52 48 kn
Info Average VSI -182 ft/m-343 ft/m min to max -94 ft/m -343 -138 ft/m
Info Average altitude 34 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 73 ft agl 73 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.2 °7.0 ° min to max 10.4 ° 7.6 10.4 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 57 ft agl · 54 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 54 ft agl · 54 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 22 ft agl · 54 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 20 ft agl · 54 kt
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25001529445973Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 95.47Touchdown point was 476 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -138 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 76 °F. Wind 10 kn at 230 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Touchdown VSI was -138 ft/m.
86 % Touchdown distance was 1,934 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 48 knTarget 55 kn
100 % Runway alignment max 3.8 ft3.7 ft left 3.8 3.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g1.02 g min to max 1.12 g 1.02 1.03 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 48 kn48 kn min to max 48 kn 48 48 kn
Info Average pitch angle 10.4 °10.1 ° min to max 10.8 ° 10.4 10.8 °
Arrival Rollout 97.41Total landing distance 2,315 ft, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,315 ft47 % of runway.
94 % Runway alignment max 10.5 ft10.5 ft left to 0.0 ft left 3.7 10.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average speed 38 kn32 kn min to max 40 kn 40 32 kn
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °10.7 ° min to max 11.1 ° 10.8 11.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.9 0.1 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 3 ft agl · 41 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 13 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn10 kn min to max 30 kn 30 10 kn
Info Average pitch angle 11.2 °10.7 ° min to max 11.2 ° 11.0 11.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 0.98 g

Events

Info Engine 1 Stopped 3 ft agl · 10 kt

Takeoff

76.22 %
100.00Takeoff roll1,034 ft · 21 %
0.00Liftoff speed47 kt
81.11Runway alignment23.0 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
57.25Rate of climb639 ft/m
Takeoff weight1,262 lbs
Airfield elevation125 ft asl
Wind225° · 3 kn · 0 kn cross

Approach

62.10 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
59.42Threshold height73 ft
0.00Threshold speed52 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.1 ft L

Touchdown

95.47 %
85.34Touchdown point1,940 ft
100.00Centreline at touchdown3.7 ft L
90.69Sink rate-138 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.12 G
OkBouncesNone
97.41Rollout distance339 ft · 46 % used
Landing weight1,258 lbs
Airfield elevation148 ft asl
Wind230° · 10 kn · 3 kn cross

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on KSMO 21

Past threshold
1,940 ft
Off centreline
3.7 ftL
Sink rate
-138 ft/m
Impact
1.12G

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

73 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 73 ft, down at 1,940 ft

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

1,0002,0003,0004,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,940 ft past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 1,940 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,279 ft of 4,977 ft · 46 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni in the Kitfox
81.17 %
76.22 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni. Takeoff distance 0 ft 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 48 kn. Local weather - Temperature 75 °F. Wind 3 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 ft using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
0 %
Liftoff speed was 48 kn - Target 59 kn
Alignment
81.11 %
23.0 ft left to 0.9 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched Off
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
50 25 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
12 6 0
01,0002,0003,0004,000-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-1001020304050607080 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
57.25 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KSMO Santa Monica Muni.
Alignment
93.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
0 %
70 55 40
Bank °
95.79 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
15 12 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 400 -100
96.32 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Muni.
Alignment
97.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 75 60
Bank °
87.39 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 12 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,800 1,250 700
94.87 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Muni.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
74.37 %
12 9.5 7
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
19 17 15
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,200 2,000 1,800
01,0002,0003,0004,0000104208312416520 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni in the Kitfox
Landing Score 73.7 %
62.1 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 277 ft agl to 74 ft agl. A decrease of 203 ft in 49 seconds.
Glideslope
25.2 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
90.36 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
25.2 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
0 %
56 48 40
Alignment
90.36 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
94.95 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-85 -342 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-110-83-55-280285583110 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
39.8 %
Landing
Landing on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Muni, runway length 4,977 ft. Threshold height at 73 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed at 52 kn was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
59.42 %
Threshold height at 73 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
0 %
Threshold speed at 52 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 71 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.42 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
54 47 40
Pitch °
Info
11 8.5 6
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-95 -247 -400
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25001529445973 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-80-64-48-32-1601632486480 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
95.47 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 476 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -138 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 76 °F. Wind 10 kn at 230 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 10 kn.
Touchdown
90.69 %
Touchdown rate was smooth at -138 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 48 kt was good. Target below 56 kn
Distance
85.53 %
Touchdown point was 476 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
100 %
G 1.07 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
97.41 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,315 ft, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 2,315 ft using 46.51 % of runway
Alignment
94.25 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
48 39 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
12 11 10
05001,0001,5002,000 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
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