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KBFL
Bakersfield, United States
Runway 30L
Elevation486 ft asl
Weight922 kg
Fuel68 kg
Wind340° · 15 kn · 6 kn cross

Flight Score

94.74 %
KSMX
Santa Maria, United States
Runway 30
Elevation217 ft asl
Weight895 kg
Fuel41 kg
Wind280° · 20 kn · 12 kn cross
13 May 2025 0:46 79 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 27 kg
Departure Score
95.50 %
Enroute Score
99.64 %
Arrival Score
89.08 %

What went well

Touched down at -278 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 268 m in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 12 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 4.4 ° at 0 %, −1.17 points
Departure Climb 3 — gear not retracted; Landing gear up at 0 %, −0.94 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 12.44 m at 66 %, −0.90 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 1

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 20 stages, 18 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field, Average speed was 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 29 kt 0 29 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.4 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.2 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.4 0.5 °
Info Average g force 0.86 g0.59 g min to max 1.04 g 1.03 0.67 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Departure Roll 96.70Departure roll runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field. Takeoff distance 278 m 21 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 78 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 15 kt at 340 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 14 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 278 m21 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 78 ktTarget 70 kt
90 % Runway alignment max 5.73 m5.73 m left to 0.00 m left 5.18 1.53 m
87 % Average g force 0.29 g0.03 g min to max 0.99 g 0.53 0.99 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-0.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° 3.3 1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.2 1.1 °
Departure Climb 1 99.18Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30L KBFL Meadows Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 82 kt78 kt min to max 83 kt 78 83 kt
97 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 1.0 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.80 g min to max 0.99 g 0.95 0.88 g
Info Average VSI 491 fpm316 fpm min to max 565 fpm 316 494 fpm
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 1 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.4 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.4 3.0 °
Departure Climb 2 97.36Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30L KBFL Meadows Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° -0.0 1.1 °
100 % Average speed 85 kt82 kt min to max 89 kt 83 86 kt
89 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 2.4 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.85 g min to max 1.03 g 0.87 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 432 fpm300 fpm min to max 994 fpm 489 687 fpm
Info Average altitude 100 ft agl48 ft agl min to max 404 ft agl 48 404 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °2.0 ° min to max 7.0 ° 2.9 4.6 °
Departure Climb 3 88.74Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30L KBFL Meadows Field.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 1.4 °1.0 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 1.6 °
100 % Average speed 83 kt78 kt min to max 89 kt 84 79 kt
94 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.2 ° min to max 4.4 ° 1.2 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.85 g min to max 0.96 g 0.96 0.85 g
0 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 966 fpm542 fpm min to max 1,453 fpm 918 1,124 fpm
Info Average altitude 702 ft agl435 ft agl min to max 1,014 ft agl 435 1,014 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °4.1 ° min to max 10.0 ° 7.0 7.5 °

Events

Fail Gear Not Retracted
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of KBFL Meadows Field Bakersfield (California, United States). Climbing from 1,515 ft asl to 8,896 ft asl, an increase of 7,381 ft in 7 minutes and covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 90 kt79 kt min to max 112 kt 79 93 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.7 °0.0 ° min to max 30.0 ° 4.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.88 g0.71 g min to max 1.04 g 0.87 0.89 g
Info Average VSI 998 fpm112 fpm min to max 2,606 fpm 1,061 1,090 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,484 ft asl1,515 ft asl min to max 8,896 ft asl 1,515 8,896 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °1.5 ° min to max 16.6 ° 7.0 7.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 4,033 ft agl · 95 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 4,058 ft agl · 95 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Mexican Colony (California, United States) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 16 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 8,544 ft asl7,593 ft asl min to max 9,055 ft asl 9,049 7,606 ft asl
100 % Average speed 106 kt94 kt min to max 126 kt 94 112 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.0 ° min to max 19.3 ° 0.2 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.82 g min to max 1.04 g 0.82 0.93 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-4.9 ° min to max 4.9 ° 4.9 1.7 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 5 miles west of L62 Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Buttonwillow (California, United States). Descent from 7,609 ft asl to 5,601 ft asl, a decrease of 2,008 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 124 kt108 kt min to max 143 kt 108 129 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.82 g min to max 1.05 g 0.89 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -1,148 fpm-3,257 fpm min to max 0 fpm -297 -1,457 fpm
Info Average altitude 6,723 ft asl5,601 ft asl min to max 7,609 ft asl 7,609 5,601 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.9 °-14.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° -1.6 -6.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 7 miles north west of Derby Acres (California, United States). Climbing from 5,517 ft asl to 6,368 ft asl, an increase of 851 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 100 kt90 kt min to max 121 kt 121 98 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.88 g min to max 1.02 g 0.94 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 501 fpm-86 fpm min to max 1,483 fpm 18 819 fpm
Info Average altitude 5,859 ft asl5,507 ft asl min to max 6,368 ft asl 5,517 6,368 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °0.1 ° min to max 8.8 ° 0.1 5.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 7 miles south of 1CA1 Belridge Strip McKittrick (California, United States) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 17 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 6,430 ft asl6,366 ft asl min to max 6,453 ft asl 6,423 6,410 ft asl
100 % Average speed 126 kt103 kt min to max 131 kt 103 128 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.0 ° min to max 21.7 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.87 g min to max 1.07 g 1.07 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-7.9 ° min to max 2.2 ° -7.9 -0.2 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched On 4,193 ft agl · 141 kt
Enroute Descent 2 98.57Enroute descent started 8 miles south of KLOS Lost Hills Airport Lost Hills (California, United States). Descent from 6,414 ft asl to 2,115 ft asl, a decrease of 4,300 ft in 8 minutes and covering 20 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 125 kt107 kt min to max 153 kt 128 113 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.0 ° min to max 18.5 ° 0.2 2.3 °
86 % Average g force 0.88 g0.00 g min to max 1.23 g 0.92 0.00 g
Info Average VSI -483 fpm-2,173 fpm min to max 532 fpm 39 -496 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,284 ft asl2,115 ft asl min to max 6,414 ft asl 6,414 2,115 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.2 °-9.2 ° min to max 2.2 ° -0.2 -2.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 98.57Enroute level cruise started 4 miles east of Santa Maria (California, United States) and lasted 6 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,072 ft asl1,941 ft asl min to max 2,118 ft asl 2,115 2,055 ft asl
100 % Average speed 93 kt71 kt min to max 112 kt 112 78 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 13.3 ° 2.3 1.8 °
86 % Average g force 0.41 g0.00 g min to max 1.14 g 0.00 0.82 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-4.0 ° min to max 9.3 ° -2.3 -0.8 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,662 ft agl · 100 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,675 ft agl · 98 kt
Enroute Descent 3 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles north east of Orcutt (California, United States). Descent from 2,049 ft asl to 1,043 ft asl, a decrease of 1,006 ft in 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 81 kt74 kt min to max 93 kt 80 79 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.3 °0.1 ° min to max 18.4 ° 1.4 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.77 g min to max 1.13 g 0.88 0.88 g
Info Average VSI -546 fpm-1,681 fpm min to max 162 fpm -280 -500 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,670 ft asl1,043 ft asl min to max 2,049 ft asl 2,049 1,043 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-12.1 ° min to max 2.6 ° -1.8 -3.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 946 ft agl · 89 kt
Arrival Final 2 88.17Approaching runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 808 ft agl to 513 ft agl. A decrease of 295 ft in 55 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
63 % Approach angle 4.1 °3.8 ° min to max 4.6 °Target 3.5 ° 3.9 4.6 °
100 % Average speed 68 kt64 kt min to max 76 kt 76 67 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.3 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° 0.9 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.66 g min to max 1.03 g 0.91 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -329 fpm-545 fpm min to max -148 fpm -545 -312 fpm
Info Average altitude 652 ft agl513 ft agl min to max 808 ft agl 808 513 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-3.9 ° min to max 0.8 ° -3.9 -0.4 °
11.251.51.752400450500550600650700750800Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 79.02Approaching runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 508 ft agl to 94 ft agl. A decrease of 414 ft in 47 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.4 °3.9 ° min to max 5.1 °Target 3.5 ° 4.6 3.9 °
100 % Average speed 69 kt63 kt min to max 79 kt 68 63 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 0.4 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.74 g min to max 1.05 g 0.93 0.86 g
Info Average VSI -475 fpm-794 fpm min to max -243 fpm -307 -528 fpm
Info Average altitude 203 ft agl94 ft agl min to max 508 ft agl 508 94 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-6.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° -0.1 -1.5 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 97.52Landing on runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field, runway length 2,441 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kt. Target 68 kt
94 % Target 50 ft agl
96 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.75 g min to max 1.14 g 0.87 0.95 g
Info Average speed 54 kt42 kt min to max 63 kt 63 42 kt
Info Average VSI -341 fpm-554 fpm min to max -245 fpm -531 -278 fpm
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl-6 ft agl min to max 58 ft agl 58 -6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-1.5 ° min to max 8.5 ° -1.5 8.5 °
07515022530001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 90.97Touchdown distance was good at 266 m. Touchdown speed at 42 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -278 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 20 kt at 279 °. Crosswind: 12 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -278 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 266 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 42 ktTarget below 62 kt
72 % Runway alignment max 10.70 m10.55 m right -10.37 -10.70 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.2 1.3 °
94 % Average g force 0.67 g0.28 g min to max 1.04 g 0.95 0.28 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 41 kt39 kt min to max 42 kt 42 39 kt
Info Average pitch angle 10.9 °8.5 ° min to max 14.2 ° 8.5 14.2 °
Arrival Rollout 83.73Total landing distance 305 m, 12 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.4 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 305 m12 % of runway.
66 % Runway alignment max 12.44 m0.00 m left to 12.44 m right -10.73 -12.44 m
91 % Average g force 0.61 g0.20 g min to max 1.02 g 0.24 0.89 g
Info Average speed 31 kt30 kt min to max 32 kt 32 30 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-5.2 ° min to max 14.8 ° 14.6 -0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 19 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kt11 kt min to max 30 kt 30 17 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °0.5 ° min to max 5.9 ° 2.0 3.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.73 g0.49 g min to max 0.97 g 0.95 0.86 g

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 28 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 17 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 ktmax 12 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.81 g min to max 1.11 g 0.87 1.06 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.2 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.1 3.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.3 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll278 m · 21 %
100.00Liftoff speed78 kt · target 70, 8 fast
90.21Runway alignment5.73 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.18Rate of climb491 fpm

Landing

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

93.80Threshold height57 ft
100.00Threshold speed63 kt · target 68, 5 slow
100.00Centreline offset0.08 m R

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 KSMX 30

Past threshold100.00
268m
Centreline72.12
10.70m R
Speed100.00
41kttarget 62 or less
Touchdown rate93.86
-278fpm
Impact93.71
1.04G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

57 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 57 ft, down at 268 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,441 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 10 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 268 m past threshold CLEARED

The 268 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 296 m of 2,441 m · 12 %
Rollout distance100.00
28m12 % used
Rollout alignment65.76
12.44m R

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field, where the aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, took off with a takeoff distance of 278 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 78 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots at 340 degrees.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of KBFL Meadows Field, rising from 1,515 feet above sea level to 8,896 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,381 feet in just 7 minutes, while covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise that lasted 9 minutes and covered 16 nautical miles, starting 1 mile southwest of Mexican Colony.

The aircraft then began its enroute descent 5 miles west of L62 Elk Hills-Buttonwillow, descending from 7,609 feet above sea level to 5,601 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,008 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb, which started 7 miles northwest of Derby Acres, where the aircraft rose from 5,517 feet above sea level to 6,368 feet above sea level, an increase of 851 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which lasted 7 minutes and covered 17 nautical miles, starting 7 miles south of 1CA1 Belridge Strip McKittrick. This was followed by a descent, which started 8 miles south of KLOS Lost Hills Airport, where the aircraft descended from 6,414 feet above sea level to 2,115 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,300 feet in 8 minutes, while covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which lasted 6 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles, starting 4 miles east of Santa Maria. This was followed by a descent, which started 2 miles northeast of Orcutt, where the aircraft descended from 2,049 feet above sea level to 1,043 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,006 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport was made from the southeast, heading 318.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 808 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30, which had a length of 2,441 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 63 knots.

The touchdown distance was good at 266 meters, and the touchdown speed was good at 42 knots. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -278 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 20 knots at 279 degrees.

The total landing distance was 305 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.4 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.

In total, the flight covered a distance of 79 nautical miles, took 46 minutes, and used 27 kilograms of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
95.5 %
96.7 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field. Takeoff distance 278 m 21 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 78 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 15 kt at 340 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 14 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 278 m using 21.03 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 78 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
90.21 %
5.73 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
86.57 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 55 30
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
02505007501,0001,250-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.18 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 30L KBFL Meadows Field.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
96.74 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
97.36 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 30L KBFL Meadows Field.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Bank °
89.45 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 4.5 1
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 550 100
88.74 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 30L KBFL Meadows Field.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
93.68 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,500 950 400
02505007501,0001,250086172258344430 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800900 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 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 87.81 %
Landing Summary

The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft successfully landed at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport, Captain G Allan Hancock Field, with a score of 87.8%. The final approach to runway 30 was initiated from the south east, heading 318.0° at 2 nautical miles and 808 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,441 meters.

The threshold height at 58 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation in the aircraft's descent. However, the threshold speed of 63 knots was slightly below the target, suggesting a slight delay in the aircraft's approach. The touchdown distance of 266 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 42 knots was also within acceptable limits.

Despite the good touchdown speed, the touchdown rate of -278 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating a slightly higher-than-desired rate of descent. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 20 knots from 279°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position.

The total landing distance of 305 meters was only 12% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.4 meters from the centreline, suggesting that the aircraft may have drifted off the centreline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but with some minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown.

88.17 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 808 ft agl to 513 ft agl. A decrease of 295 ft in 55 seconds.
Glideslope
63.27 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
63.27 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
76 68 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.95 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-148 -374 -600
11.251.51.752400450500550600650700750800 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
79.02 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 508 ft agl to 94 ft agl. A decrease of 414 ft in 47 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
79 69 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.12 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-243 -521 -800
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.52 %
Landing
Landing on runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field, runway length 2,441 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kt.
Height
93.8 %
Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kt. Target 68 kt
Flare
96.27 %
Excellent landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
63 52 40
Pitch °
Info
9 4 -1
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-246 -423 -600
07515022530001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
90.97 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 266 m. Touchdown speed at 42 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -278 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 20 kt at 279 °. Crosswind: 12 kt Headwind: 16 kt.
Landed with a 12 kt crosswind, well done!
Touchdown
93.86 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -278 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 42 kt was good. Target below 62 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 266 m.
Alignment
72.12 %
Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.9 °
G
93.71 %
G 0.67 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
83.73 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 305 m, 12 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.4 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 305 m using 12.5 % of runway
Alignment
65.76 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.4 m from centreline.
G
91.43 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
39 35 30
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
15 5 -5
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
95.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
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
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
4 3 2
Metrics
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