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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive rate of climb is confirmed after liftoff.
What happened: The landing gear was never raised during the initial climb and was still down when the climb ended.
Watch for: Landing gear lever: UP promptly after confirming a positive rate of climb.
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 118 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 116 ft.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
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.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: six 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 12.6° off, against a 1° limit and speed 26 kt FAST on the reference speed of 122 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,044 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,284 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
KLAX Los Angeles International Airport served as the departure point for this flight, with the aircraft taking to the skies from runway 24L. The initial takeoff roll was completed in 2,237 feet, representing 24% of the available runway length. Liftoff occurred at a speed of 138 knots, with the aircraft subsequently climbing away from the airport. Local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 65°F and a wind of 12 knots from a direction of 280°, resulting in a 12-knot headwind and a 4-knot crosswind.
As the aircraft transitioned into the enroute climb phase, it began to ascend from an initial altitude of 1,023 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 22,002 feet. This climb phase, which lasted 13 minutes and covered a distance of 67 nautical miles, resulted in an altitude increase of 20,979 feet. Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which was initiated 3 miles southeast of Santa Barbara and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The flight then proceeded to the enroute descent phase, which began 4 miles southwest of Isla Vista and resulted in a descent from 22,005 feet to 1,498 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport was initiated from the west, with the aircraft descending from 1,135 feet to 137 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The landing was completed on runway 07, which featured a length of 6,042 feet. The touchdown distance was 1,274 feet, and the touchdown speed was 102 knots, both of which were considered good. However, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 118 feet from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 116 feet from the centerline. The total landing distance was 3,663 feet, representing 61% of the available runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, completing the flight in 37 minutes and consuming 3 pounds of fuel. The total flight distance was 126 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport from the west was initiated at 0 nm and 126 ft above ground level, heading 84.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target, reaching 108 knots. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, touching down at a speed of 102 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 1,274 feet was also good, indicating a well-executed landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft exhibited a firm touchdown rate of -354 feet per minute. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 118 feet from the centreline, which could have been a result of the slight tailwind of 8 knots. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 64°F and a wind of 8 knots at 260°, may have also contributed to this deviation. The total landing distance of 3,663 feet, which accounted for 61% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range.
The rollout phase was marked by a significant misalignment of 116 feet from the centreline, which was consistent with the touchdown position. This deviation could have been a result of the pilot's attempt to correct for the initial misalignment. Overall, the landing was scored 77.7%, indicating a satisfactory performance with room for improvement in terms of centreline alignment.
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