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KSMO
Santa Monica, United States
Runway 21
Elevation125 ft asl
Weight6,595 lbs
Fuel530 lbs
Wind220° · 9 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

94.44 %
KSMO
Santa Monica, United States
Runway 21
Elevation125 ft asl
Weight6,598 lbs
Fuel531 lbs
Wind209° · 8 kn · 2 kn cross
14 Sep 2025 0:12 25 nm Spitfire Mk IX
Departure Score
89.03 %
Enroute Score
99.00 %
Arrival Score
95.29 %

What went well

Touched down at -227 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,414 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Flare on profile — 100 %

What held you back

Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −2.39 points
Departure Climb 3 — bank angle up to 26.5 ° at 36 %, −1.07 points
Arrival Touchdown — Landing Bounce at 40 %, Speed at touchdown 92 kt at 77 %, −0.81 points
Arrival Final 1 — bank angle up to 8.2 ° at 87 %, −0.15 points

Next time

Configure earlier

See 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 · 15 stages, 13 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 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Average speed was 34 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 27 kt0 kt min to max 40 kt 0 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 10.6 °8.5 ° min to max 11.0 ° 10.7 8.5 °
Info Average bank angle 1.2 °0.5 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.5 1.1 °
Info Average g force 0.94 g0.92 g min to max 0.98 g 0.98 0.93 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 5 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 5 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 5 ft agl · 9 kt
Departure Roll 71.37Departure roll runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 1,506 ft 30 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 109 kt. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 9 kt at 220 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 9 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,506 ft30 % of runway
35 % Liftoff speed was 109 ktTarget 80 kt
92 % Runway alignment max 25.4 ft17.2 ft left to 8.2 ft right 0.2 17.2 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 0.93 1.06 g
80 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-2.5 ° min to max 8.2 ° 8.2 3.9 °
Info Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 5.8 ° 1.1 4.6 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.47Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.7 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.6 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 123 kt109 kt min to max 135 kt 109 135 kt
94 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.3 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.99 g min to max 1.08 g 1.06 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 282 fpm81 fpm min to max 613 fpm 81 613 fpm
Info Average altitude 8 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl -2 33 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °3.2 ° min to max 5.6 ° 3.8 5.6 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 26 ft agl · 130 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.16Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 1.4 ° -0.3 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 146 kt135 kt min to max 176 kt 135 175 kt
97 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.7 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.88 g min to max 1.19 g 1.08 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 872 fpm578 fpm min to max 1,850 fpm 623 1,850 fpm
Info Average altitude 89 ft agl34 ft agl min to max 291 ft agl 34 291 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °2.0 ° min to max 6.1 ° 5.6 5.6 °

Events

Info Bounce during liftoff 173 ft agl · 156 kt
Departure Climb 3 87.12Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 2.4 °1.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.5 3.9 °
100 % Average speed 183 kt175 kt min to max 188 kt 175 188 kt
36 % Average bank angle 7.2 °0.2 ° min to max 26.5 ° 0.4 26.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.83 g min to max 1.15 g 0.95 1.15 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,080 fpm-490 fpm min to max 1,936 fpm 1,936 -490 fpm
Info Average altitude 602 ft agl324 ft agl min to max 739 ft agl 324 713 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °-1.2 ° min to max 5.4 ° 5.4 -0.6 °
Enroute Level 97.52Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Venice (California, United States) and lasted 6 minutes, covering 12 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Average altitude 1,408 ft asl496 ft asl min to max 1,899 ft asl 872 1,538 ft asl
100 % Average speed 194 kt178 kt min to max 208 kt 190 202 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.6 °0.0 ° min to max 34.7 ° 27.5 15.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.60 g min to max 1.27 g 1.27 1.08 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-3.3 ° min to max 4.8 ° -0.2 -1.8 °
Enroute Climb 99.49Enroute climb started overhead Echo Park (California, United States). Climbing from 1,524 ft asl to 2,095 ft asl, an increase of 572 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 194 kt166 kt min to max 204 kt 202 194 kt
100 % Average bank angle 20.0 °0.1 ° min to max 31.7 ° 19.6 0.1 °
95 % Average g force 1.12 g0.90 g min to max 1.68 g 1.09 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 550 fpm-1,060 fpm min to max 2,957 fpm -447 -525 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,583 ft asl1,367 ft asl min to max 2,265 ft asl 1,524 2,095 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-3.4 ° min to max 8.9 ° -1.5 -1.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Koreatown (California, United States). Descent from 2,091 ft asl to 791 ft asl, a decrease of 1,300 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 187 kt147 kt min to max 204 kt 195 157 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.5 °0.1 ° min to max 32.2 ° 0.4 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.82 g min to max 1.20 g 1.09 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -830 fpm-1,987 fpm min to max -256 fpm -332 -780 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,561 ft asl791 ft asl min to max 2,091 ft asl 2,091 791 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-5.7 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 655 ft agl to 620 ft agl. A decrease of 35 ft in 4 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.7 °2.7 ° min to max 2.7 °Target 3.5 ° 2.7 2.7 °
100 % Average speed 148 kt142 kt min to max 154 kt 154 142 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.92 g min to max 1.08 g 1.08 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -574 fpm-706 fpm min to max -492 fpm -706 -593 fpm
Info Average altitude 638 ft agl620 ft agl min to max 655 ft agl 655 620 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.7 -0.8 °
22.252.52.753500550600650700750800850900950Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-200-150-100-50050100150200Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 2 99.47Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 609 ft agl to 487 ft agl. A decrease of 121 ft in 30 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.4 °2.7 ° min to max 4.2 °Target 3.5 ° 2.7 4.2 °
100 % Average speed 115 kt104 kt min to max 142 kt 142 104 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.3 -0.1 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.1 ° min to max 4.0 ° 3.2 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.84 g min to max 1.35 g 0.99 0.94 g
Info Average VSI -240 fpm-706 fpm min to max 553 fpm -660 -455 fpm
Info Average altitude 561 ft agl487 ft agl min to max 609 ft agl 609 487 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-4.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° -0.8 -3.3 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 513 ft agl · 131 kt
11.251.51.752350400450500550600650700750800850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-190-143-95-4804895143190Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Final 1 97.31Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 477 ft agl to 100 ft agl. A decrease of 378 ft in 30 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 4.0 °3.6 ° min to max 4.3 °Target 3.5 ° 4.2 3.6 °
100 % Average speed 98 kt91 kt min to max 111 kt 104 97 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
87 % Average bank angle 3.7 °0.0 ° min to max 8.2 ° 3.0 7.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.87 g min to max 1.13 g 0.99 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -761 fpm-990 fpm min to max -539 fpm -539 -802 fpm
Info Average altitude 195 ft agl100 ft agl min to max 477 ft agl 477 100 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-5.8 ° min to max 0.2 ° -2.3 -1.7 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-120-90-60-300306090120Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 90.18Landing 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
65 % Threshold speed was too high at 97 kt. Target 75 kt
100 % Perfect landing flare
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 -0.0 °
89 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 6.5 ° 6.5 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.96 g min to max 1.16 g 1.08 1.01 g
Info Average speed 97 kt92 kt min to max 100 kt 97 92 kt
Info Average VSI -430 fpm-796 fpm min to max -227 fpm -796 -227 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl-19 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl 37 -19 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-2.1 ° min to max 0.7 ° -1.6 0.7 °
02505007501,0001,2501,50001123344657Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,500-80-64-48-32-1601632486480Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 85.38Touchdown point was 176 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 92 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -227 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 10 kt at 202 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
96 % Touchdown VSI was -227 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,406 ftTarget 1,500 ft
77 % Speed at touchdown 92 ktTarget below 76 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.3 ft0.6 ft left -0.6 1.7 ft
100 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° 1.2 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.16 g 1.01 1.03 g
40 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 90 kt88 kt min to max 92 kt 92 88 kt
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °0.3 ° min to max 2.2 ° 0.7 0.9 °
Arrival Rollout 99.40Total landing distance 2,912 ft, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,912 ft59 % of runway.
99 % Runway alignment max 11.2 ft11.2 ft left to 0.0 ft left 1.8 8.5 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 1.01 0.99 g
Info Average speed 75 kt44 kt min to max 80 kt 80 44 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.1 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.9 1.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 2.2 0.0 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 5 ft agl · 80 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 20 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 12 kt4 kt min to max 40 kt 40 4 kt
Info Average pitch angle 11.1 °9.8 ° min to max 11.2 ° 9.8 11.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.4 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.07 g 1.02 0.98 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 42 kt

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 109 kt with 1.4° 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.

210 kt14070020°10°0°LIFTOFF1.4° off6° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 47 kt 8.2° 0 s
80 kt557 ft 80 kt -2.4° 5.7 s
Liftoff1,335 ft · target 80 109 kt 1.4° 10.9 s
35 ft3,153 ft · 9.2 s after liftoff 137 kt 5.6° 20.1 s
End of Climb 314,154 ft · 713 ft 188 kt -0.6° 59.2 s

Takeoff from KSMO 21

Takeoff roll100.00
1,881ft38 %
Liftoff speed34.84
109kttarget 80, 29 fast
Runway alignment92.03
17.2ft L
Bounce on takeoff80.00
Yes
Rate of climb98.47
282fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 713 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.

Reached 35 ft with 1,450 ft of runway left; then climbing at 890 fpm on average to 713 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.

750 ft375 ft0CLIMB 3THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 109 ktSCALE CHANGES1.6 nm past the runway
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 4,977 ft runway.

Rolled from 374 ft in, drifted right of the centreline, 8 ft at the widest, and lifted off 8 ft left. Airborne 34 % 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.

1,0002,0003,0004,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓75 %widest 8.2 ft RROLL 374 FT INAirborne 1,710 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,710 ft of 4,977 ft · 34 %
Behind the start of the roll, 374 ftTakeoff roll, 1,335 ft Left ahead, 3,267 ft

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Five checks, two gates1,000 ft 500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and no landing flap set.

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 1.5 to 0.7 nm, then not again: fast from 0.7 nm to the threshold.

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 3.0 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 240 ft below 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° BAND1,1745854542661,000 ft gate3 of 4gear down937 ft · 151 kt500 ft gate4 of 4534 ft · 108 kt
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.

Joined 1,810 ft left of the centreline at 3.0 nm, then inside the band from 2.7 nm to the threshold.

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° BAND1587 ft L105 ft R27 ft R29 ft R203 ft L55 ft R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Outside the speed band 3 times; furthest +111 kt at 3.0 nm.

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.

80120160200 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 75+105 kt+76 kt+34 kt+36 kt+22 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KSMO 21

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
37ft
Threshold speed65.26
97kttarget 75, 22 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.1ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
1,414ft
Centreline100.00
1.7ft L
Speed77.34
91kttarget 73, 18 fast
Touchdown rate95.63
-227fpm
Impact100.00
1.16G
Bounces40.00
3
The flare100.00

Perfect landing flare

The crosswind

Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.

Wind 209° at 8 kt · 8 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 37 ft, 13 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,414 ft in, 414 ft past 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.

37 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −226 fpm · 0.7° nose up · 92 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 37 ft, down at 1,414 ft

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

The sink went from 600 fpm at 36 ft to 230 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.3° 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 UP0−500−1,000−3°4°10°touchdown−226 fpm at touchdown0.7° 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 on the centreline, and stayed within 9 ft of it down the rollout.

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 1,414 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 1,414 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.16 G arrival bounced 3 times.

Runway used 2,650 ft of 4,977 ft · 53 %
In the air over the runway, 1,414 ftRollout, 1,236 ft Left over, 2,327 ft
Rollout distance100.00
1,236ft53 % used
Rollout alignment98.67
11.2ft L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport. The aircraft, a Spitfire Mk IX, accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 1,506 feet, which was 30% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 109 knots, marking the start of the aircraft's ascent into the sky.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 72°F temperature and a 9-knot headwind from a direction of 220°. The crosswind was minimal, at just 1 knot. The Spitfire Mk IX continued its enroute level cruise, starting 1 mile west of Venice, California, and lasting for 6 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 12 nautical miles.

The enroute climb began overhead Echo Park, California, where the aircraft was at an altitude of 1,524 feet above sea level. Over the next 2 minutes, the Spitfire Mk IX climbed to an altitude of 2,095 feet, an increase of 572 feet, while covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile southwest of Koreatown, California, where the aircraft was at an altitude of 2,091 feet. In just 2 minutes, the aircraft descended to an altitude of 791 feet, a decrease of 1,300 feet, while covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport began from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 223.0° at an altitude of 655 feet above ground level and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 21, which was 4,977 feet long. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 97 knots. The touchdown point was 176 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was too fast at 92 knots. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -227 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 70°F temperature and a 10-knot headwind from a direction of 202°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots. The total landing distance was 2,912 feet, which was 59% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 25 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 12 minutes. The aircraft used -1 pound of fuel during the flight.

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