KSBP to KSBP Flight Report - DA40-XLS

Flight from KSBP to KSBP

Tuesday, 25 February 2025 23:00

Minutes 11

8 nm

Fuel 5 kg

DA40-XLS

Departure

Runway 29 at KSBP

San Luis County Regional Airport

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Altitude

180 ft asl

Weight

1,099 kg

Fuel

114 kg

Temperature

14 °C

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

290.0 °

Headwind

6 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Runway 29 at KSBP

San Luis County Regional Airport

San Luis Obispo California, United States

180 ft asl

Altitude

1,094 kg

Weight

109 kg

Fuel

14 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

290.0 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 85.07%

Departure Score 95.28%

Enroute Score 93.33%

Arrival Score 66.61%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA40-XLS, then departed from runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 374 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 65 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 289 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of the airport, rising from an altitude of 994 feet above sea level to 1,341 feet above sea level, an increase of 347 feet, in just 1 minute and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.

Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The descent phase began 1 mile south of the airport, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 1,596 feet above sea level to 837 feet above sea level, a decrease of 759 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 29 was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 304.0 degrees at an altitude of 669 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing on runway 29 was successful, with a touchdown speed of 54 knots and a touchdown rate of -241 feet per minute. However, the touchdown point was 148 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 meters from the centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 290 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots. The total landing distance was 710 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline.

The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 8 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 11 minutes. The aircraft used 5 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kt 0 kt min to max 15 kt	0		7 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 6 kt max 8 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 2.4 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.7		1.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 23:00:06
Info	Engine 1 Started at 23:00:06
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 23:00:06
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 23:00:06
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 23:00:06
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 23:00:06
Info	Landing Gear Down at 23:00:06
Info	Parking Brake On at 23:00:06
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 23:00:23
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:00:24
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 23:00:25
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:00:26
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 23:00:27
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 23:00:30
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 23:00:34
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 23:02:12
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 23:02:13
Info	Parking Brake Off at 23:02:35
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 23:03:23

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport, Average speed was 4 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 11 kt 4 kt min to max 15 kt	4		15 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 1.7 ° min to max 2.6 °	1.7		2.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.3		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g

Departure Roll

97.99 %

Departure roll runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport. Takeoff distance 374 m 26 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 65 kt. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 7 kt at 289 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 7 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 374 m 26 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 65 kt Target 70 kt
89.94 %	Runway alignment max 6.32 m 5.81 m left to 0.52 m right	-0.28		2.56 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.07 g	1.00		1.07 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 1.2 ° min to max 4.3 °	2.0		4.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.0		1.1 °

Departure Climb 1

98.71 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 69 kt 65 kt min to max 73 kt	65		72 kt
94.84 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.0 °	1.2		2.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.08 g	1.07		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 310 fpm 229 fpm min to max 371 fpm	325		232 fpm
Info	Average altitude 25 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl	1		47 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.5 ° 3.4 ° min to max 5.9 °	4.3		3.7 °

Departure Climb 2

99.53 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.6		0.9 °
100 %	Average speed 75 kt 72 kt min to max 79 kt	72		75 kt
98.13 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.1		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.98 g min to max 1.06 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 458 fpm 233 fpm min to max 1,046 fpm	233		1,046 fpm
Info	Average altitude 98 ft agl 47 ft agl min to max 378 ft agl	47		378 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 3.7 ° min to max 8.0 °	3.7		8.0 °

Departure Climb 3

80.15 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -1.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		-1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 73 kt 69 kt min to max 76 kt	75		76 kt
50.76 %	Average bank angle 3.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.7 °	1.2		20.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.87 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.05 g
0 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 819 fpm 437 fpm min to max 1,102 fpm	1,062		449 fpm
Info	Average altitude 613 ft agl 396 ft agl min to max 794 ft agl	396		794 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.5 ° 6.3 ° min to max 11.0 °	7.9		6.5 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 23:06:29
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:06:30
Info	Gear Not Retracted at 23:06:29

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport San Luis Obispo (California, United States). Climbing from 994 ft asl to 1,341 ft asl, an increase of 347 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 78 kt 69 kt min to max 92 kt	75		92 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 12.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 28.2 °	19.6		26.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.89 g min to max 1.16 g	1.06		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI 421 fpm 85 fpm min to max 996 fpm	424		132 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,216 ft asl 994 ft asl min to max 1,341 ft asl	994		1,341 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.9 ° 3.1 ° min to max 11.9 °	6.4		3.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

80 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport San Luis Obispo (California, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,663 ft asl 1,355 ft asl min to max 1,783 ft asl	1,355		1,600 ft asl
0 %	Average speed 68 kt 57 kt min to max 92 kt	92		68 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.6 °	8.6		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.77 g min to max 1.21 g	1.21		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 1.2 ° min to max 15.4 °	6.9		1.9 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 23:08:04
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 23:08:08

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south of KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport San Luis Obispo (California, United States). Descent from 1,596 ft asl to 837 ft asl, a decrease of 759 ft in 3 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 67 kt 59 kt min to max 75 kt	68		65 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 22.9 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.84 g min to max 1.17 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -286 fpm -941 fpm min to max 258 fpm	-274		-68 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,126 ft asl 837 ft asl min to max 1,596 ft asl	1,596		837 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -4.4 ° min to max 5.7 °	2.0		-0.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 23:10:00
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 23:10:01
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 23:10:59

Arrival Final 2

70 %

Approaching runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 669 ft agl to 551 ft agl. A decrease of 117 ft in 35 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 4.8 ° 4.1 ° min to max 5.7 ° Target 3.3 °	4.1		5.7 °
100 %	Average speed 64 kt 62 kt min to max 66 kt	64		62 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.0		0.5 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.0		2.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.04 g	0.98		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -195 fpm -295 fpm min to max -90 fpm	-90		-187 fpm
Info	Average altitude 613 ft agl 551 ft agl min to max 669 ft agl	669		551 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -2.4 ° min to max -0.5 °	-1.0		-0.9 °

Arrival Final 1

79.09 %

Approaching runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 548 ft agl to 151 ft agl. A decrease of 397 ft in 38 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 6.5 ° 5.8 ° min to max 6.8 ° Target 3.3 °	5.8		6.8 °
100 %	Average speed 66 kt 61 kt min to max 73 kt	61		73 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		-0.1 °
95.46 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.9 °	1.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g	1.01		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -602 fpm -959 fpm min to max -180 fpm	-191		-546 fpm
Info	Average altitude 389 ft agl 151 ft agl min to max 548 ft agl	548		151 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.3 ° -6.4 ° min to max -0.6 °	-0.6		-2.9 °

Arrival Landing

49.65 %

Landing on runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport, runway length 1,464 m. Threshold height at 114 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 70 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 70 kt. Target 70 kt
0 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
98.4 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.5 °
98.09 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.9 °	0.8		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.17 g	0.99		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 63 kt 53 kt min to max 70 kt	70		54 kt
Info	Average VSI -520 fpm -879 fpm min to max -192 fpm	-486		-241 fpm
Info	Average altitude 33 ft agl -4 ft agl min to max 114 ft agl	114		-4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -5.4 ° min to max 2.6 °	-2.9		1.5 °

Arrival Touchdown

82.99 %

Touchdown point was 148 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 54 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -241 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 6 kt at 290 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.15 %	Touchdown VSI was -241 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 445 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 54 kt Target below 66 kt
75.18 %	Runway alignment max 9.86 m 9.49 m right	-9.49		-8.67 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.2		0.4 °
98.57 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.68 g min to max 1.55 g	0.97		1.02 g
20 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 44 kt 37 kt min to max 54 kt	54		37 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 13.3 °	1.5		2.7 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 23:13:34
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 23:13:35
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 23:13:36
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 23:13:37
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 23:13:39
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 23:13:40

Arrival Rollout

90.82 %

Total landing distance 710 m, 49 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 710 m 49 % of runway.
79.6 %	Runway alignment max 8.64 m 0.00 m left to 8.64 m right	-8.64		-3.05 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 36 kt 31 kt min to max 38 kt	38		31 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.7		1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 6 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 13 kt 0 kt min to max 29 kt	29		15 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.0 °	1.9		2.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.3		0.5 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 23:14:22
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 23:15:16

Arrival Taxi

27.08 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
21.33 %	Average speed 28 kt 21 kt min to max 37 kt	21		37 kt
8.75 %	Average speed turning corners 24 kt max 24 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.1 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.8		2.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Landing Lights at 23:15:30

Takeoff on runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport in the DA40-XLS

95.28 %

100 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.99 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 374 m using 25.56 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 65 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

89.94 %

5.81 m left to 0.52 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.71 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

94.84 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.53 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

98.13 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

80.15 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

50.76 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport in the DA40-XLS

Landing Score 75.64 %

Landing Summary

The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 304.0° at 1 nm and 669 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 29, which has a length of 1,464 meters.

The threshold height at 114 ft agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft may have been too high during the approach. However, the threshold speed was good at 70 kt, suggesting that the pilot maintained a suitable airspeed during the landing. The touchdown point was 148 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may indicate a slightly long landing. The touchdown speed of 54 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -241 fpm was fair, indicating a relatively smooth landing.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 6 kt from 290°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 kt, while the headwind was 5 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly long landing. The total landing distance was 710 meters, which is 49% of the runway length.

During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have had some difficulty maintaining a straight course during the landing. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a suitable threshold height and centerline alignment during the rollout.

70 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 669 ft agl to 551 ft agl. A decrease of 117 ft in 35 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

0 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

79.09 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 548 ft agl to 151 ft agl. A decrease of 397 ft in 38 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

0 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

95.46 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

49.65 %

Landing

Landing on runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport, runway length 1,464 m. Threshold height at 114 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 70 kt.

Height

0 %

Threshold height at 114 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 70 kt. Target 70 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

98.4 %

Bank