KLAX to KLGB Flight Report - Cessna Skyhawk

Flight from KLAX to KLGB

Sunday, 10 December 2023 16:20

Minutes 23

21 nm

Fuel 6 kg

Cessna Skyhawk

Departure

Runway 07R at KLAX

Los Angeles Intl

Los Angeles, California, United States

Altitude

108 ft asl

Weight

997 kg

Fuel

76 kg

Temperature

22 °C

Wind Speed

7 kt

Wind Direction

250.0 °

Headwind

-7 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Runway 12 at KLGB

Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/

Long Beach California, United States

43 ft asl

Altitude

991 kg

Weight

70 kg

Fuel

25 °C

Temperature

5 kt

Wind Speed

198.4 °

Wind Direction

2 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 85.57%

Departure Score 79.78%

Enroute Score 99.41%

Arrival Score 77.52%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

57.09 %

Touchdown

84.44 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

25.62 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

89.95 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 69 kt.

Flare

14.04 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

89.26 %

Touchdown rate was good at -153 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

67.95 %

Touchdown speed at 58 kt was fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 171 m.

Centreline

75.07 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KLAX to KLGB

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 3 kn 0 kn min to max 15 kn	0		15 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.99 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	0.0		2.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 16:21:00
Info	Engine 1 Started at 16:21:00
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:21:00
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:21:12
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 16:21:12
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 16:21:12
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:21:12
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:21:12
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 16:21:16
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 16:21:16
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:21:16
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:21:16
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 16:21:00
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 16:23:23

Departure Roll

80 %

Departure roll runway 07R at KLAX Los Angeles Intl. Takeoff distance 259 m 8 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 61 kn. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 7 kn at 250 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 7 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 259 m 8 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 61 kn Target 62 kn
0 %	Runway alignment max 244.88 m 244.88 m left to 0.00 m left	244.34		235.03 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		1.04 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 1.5 ° min to max 3.7 °	2.6		3.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	0.1		2.5 °
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 16:23:57

Departure Climb 1

72.26 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07R KLAX Los Angeles Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading variation -21.4 ° -24.6 ° min to max -18.9 °	-24.6		-18.9 °
100 %	Average speed 64 kn 61 kn min to max 65 kn	61		65 kn
89.05 %	Average bank angle 4.6 ° 2.6 ° min to max 6.2 °	2.6		4.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 0.94 g min to max 1.18 g	1.06		1.17 g
Info	Average VSI 622 ft/m 385 ft/m min to max 760 ft/m	385		760 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl	0		45 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.2 ° 3.9 ° min to max 11.7 °	3.9		11.7 °

Departure Climb 2

66.87 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07R KLAX Los Angeles Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading variation -14.4 ° -18.8 ° min to max -5.3 °	-18.8		-5.9 °
100 %	Average speed 66 kn 60 kn min to max 80 kn	65		80 kn
68.87 %	Average bank angle 5.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.8 °	4.5		13.8 °
96.57 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.69 g min to max 1.18 g	1.18		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 927 ft/m 136 ft/m min to max 1,510 ft/m	776		753 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 143 ft agl 42 ft agl min to max 393 ft agl	42		393 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.4 ° 2.3 ° min to max 15.0 °	11.9		7.5 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:24:32

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead KLAX Los Angeles Intl Los Angeles (California, United States) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 584 ft asl 532 ft asl min to max 666 ft asl	532		666 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 99 kn 81 kn min to max 112 kn	81		108 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 11.9 ° 5.8 ° min to max 16.6 °	15.4		15.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.85 g min to max 1.16 g	1.02		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° -1.3 ° min to max 8.6 °	7.9		6.5 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of Inglewood (Los Angeles County, California, United States). Climbing from 684 ft asl to 2,127 ft asl, an increase of 1,443 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 104 kn 96 kn min to max 111 kn	107		100 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.7 °	16.8		7.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.79 g min to max 1.11 g	1.04		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 688 ft/m -189 ft/m min to max 1,407 ft/m	1,076		746 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,324 ft asl 684 ft asl min to max 2,127 ft asl	684		2,127 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 8.5 °	6.5		4.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

97.63 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Marina del Rey (Los Angeles County, California, United States) and lasted 11 minutes, covering 11 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
92.09 %	Average altitude 2,571 ft asl 2,138 ft asl min to max 3,197 ft asl	2,138		3,197 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 102 kn 97 kn min to max 108 kn	100		102 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.2 °	8.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.91 g min to max 1.14 g	0.97		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° -1.6 ° min to max 4.1 °	4.1		1.5 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 16:33:43
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 16:33:43
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 16:33:43
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 16:34:35
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 16:34:35

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead KCPM Compton\/Woodley Compton (California, United States). Descent from 3,214 ft asl to 1,851 ft asl, a decrease of 1,363 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 86 kn 74 kn min to max 102 kn	101		78 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 12.6 °	0.1		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.83 g min to max 1.09 g	0.99		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -796 ft/m -1,300 ft/m min to max 102 ft/m	102		-1,217 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,497 ft asl 1,851 ft asl min to max 3,222 ft asl	3,214		1,851 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.0 ° -8.2 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		-6.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 16:38:35
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 16:38:35
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 16:38:35
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:39:50
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:40:30

Arrival Final 3

85.3 %

Approaching runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,780 ft agl to 1,489 ft agl. A decrease of 291 ft in 12 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
50.99 %	Approach angle 7.1 ° 7.0 ° min to max 7.2 ° Target 3.0 °	7.2		7.0 °
100 %	Average speed 80 kn 78 kn min to max 82 kn	79		81 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.92 g min to max 1.04 g	0.97		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,338 ft/m -1,468 ft/m min to max -1,169 ft/m	-1,169		-1,209 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,625 ft agl 1,489 ft agl min to max 1,780 ft agl	1,780		1,489 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -7.5 ° -8.5 ° min to max -6.5 °	-6.6		-6.6 °

Arrival Final 2

70 %

Approaching runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,469 ft agl to 606 ft agl. A decrease of 863 ft in 35 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 6.3 ° 5.7 ° min to max 7.0 ° Target 3.0 °	7.0		5.7 °
100 %	Average speed 93 kn 80 kn min to max 99 kn	80		96 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.4		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.87 g min to max 1.13 g	0.94		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -1,463 ft/m -1,807 ft/m min to max -1,215 ft/m	-1,215		-1,287 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,016 ft agl 606 ft agl min to max 1,469 ft agl	1,469		606 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -8.2 ° -10.5 ° min to max -6.6 °	-7.4		-7.1 °

Arrival Final 1

78.27 %

Approaching runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 584 ft agl to 14 ft agl. A decrease of 569 ft in 32 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
1.1 %	Approach angle 1.8 ° 1.0 ° min to max 5.6 ° Target 3.0 °	5.6		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 80 kn 69 kn min to max 95 kn	95		69 kn
90.36 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.2 °
99.92 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.3		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.88 g min to max 1.16 g	0.92		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -627 ft/m -1,472 ft/m min to max -178 ft/m	-1,345		-227 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 78 ft agl 14 ft agl min to max 584 ft agl	584		14 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.0 ° -8.5 ° min to max 1.5 °	-7.7		1.3 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:41:40

Arrival Landing

57.09 %

Landing on runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/, runway length 2,026 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 69 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.95 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 69 kn. Target 63 kn
25.62 %	Target 50 ft agl
14.04 %	Landing and flare profile
97.14 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.3 °
99.76 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.8		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.89 g min to max 1.14 g	1.07		0.96 g
Info	Average speed 64 kn 58 kn min to max 69 kn	69		58 kn
Info	Average VSI -149 ft/m -223 ft/m min to max -94 ft/m	-223		-152 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 6 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 12 ft agl	12		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -0.1 ° min to max 2.4 °	1.4		1.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

84.44 %

Touchdown distance was good at 171 m. Touchdown speed at 58 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was good at -152 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 5 kn at 198 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.26 %	Touchdown VSI was -152 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 171 m Target 457 m
67.95 %	Speed at touchdown 58 kn Target 53 kn
75.07 %	Runway alignment max 8.74 m 8.43 m left	8.74		8.03 m
45.5 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.96 g min to max 1.15 g	0.96		1.08 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 57 kn 56 kn min to max 58 kn	58		56 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 1.2 ° min to max 3.1 °	1.2		3.1 °

Arrival Rollout

89.99 %

Total landing distance 385 m, 19 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 385 m 19 % of runway.
77.75 %	Runway alignment max 9.49 m 7.97 m left to 1.53 m right	7.97		0.02 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.07 g	1.07		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 56 kn 33 kn min to max 63 kn	63		33 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.2		1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 4 kn 0 kn min to max 28 kn	28		0 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 1.2 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.4		2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:42:23
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:42:24

Takeoff on runway 07R at KLAX Los Angeles Intl in the Cessna Skyhawk

79.78 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

80 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 259 m using 7.67 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 61 kn - Target 62 kn

Alignment

0 %

244.88 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

72.26 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07R KLAX Los Angeles Intl.

Alignment

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

89.05 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

66.87 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07R KLAX Los Angeles Intl.

Alignment

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

68.87 %

96.57 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ in the Cessna Skyhawk

Landing Score 77.45 %

85.3 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,780 ft agl to 1,489 ft agl. A decrease of 291 ft in 12 seconds.

Glideslope

50.99 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

50.99 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

70 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 1,469 ft agl to 606 ft agl. A decrease of 863 ft in 35 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

0 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

78.27 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/ from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 584 ft agl to 14 ft agl. A decrease of 569 ft in 32 seconds.

Glideslope

1.1 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

90.36 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope °

1.1 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

90.36 %

Bank °

99.92 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

57.09 %

Landing

Landing on runway 12 at KLGB Long Beach \/Daugherty Field\/, runway length 2,026 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 69 kn.

Height

25.62 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

89.95 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 69 kt. Target 63 kt

Flare

14.04 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

97.14 %

Bank °