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CYXL
Sioux Lookout, Canada
Runway 16
Elevation1,243 ft asl
Weight1,819 lbs
Fuel152 lbs
Wind210° · 17 kn · 13 kn cross

Flight Score

89.12 %
CYXL
Sioux Lookout, Canada
Runway 16
Elevation1,243 ft asl
Weight1,819 lbs
Fuel149 lbs
Wind209° · 15 kn · 11 kn cross
4 Oct 2025 0:04 3 nm Van's RV-14 3 lbs
Departure Score
95.33 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
72.03 %

What went well

Held the centreline on the roll in a 13 kn crosswind — 1.8 ft off at liftoff
Touchdown 901 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Rollout controlled — 23 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold height at 111 ft agl was excessively over target at 0 %, Flare profile at 0 %, −3.34 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 163.2 ft right at 0 %, −3.00 points
Arrival Touchdown — bank angle up to 7.4 ° at 38 %, Landing Bounce at 40 %, −1.40 points

Next time

Work on the flare

See Arrival Landing

Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 11 stages, 10 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 16 at CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport, Average speed was 37 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 29 kt0 kt min to max 40 kt 0 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.9 °3.5 ° min to max 5.2 ° 4.9 5.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Info Average g force 0.98 g0.96 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 0.96 g

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 29 kt
Departure Roll 96.00Departure roll runway 16 at CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport. Takeoff distance 511 ft 10 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 71 kt. Local weather - Temperature 77 °F. Wind 17 kt at 210 °. Crosswind: 13 kt Headwind: 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 511 ft10 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 71 ktTarget 64 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 8.6 ft right0.0 ft left to 8.6 ft right -8.6 -1.8 ft
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.95 g min to max 1.04 g 0.98 1.04 g
80 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 5.9 °5.1 ° min to max 9.8 ° 5.2 9.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Departure Climb 1 99.52Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16 CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.5 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -0.5 °
100 % Average speed 83 kt72 kt min to max 92 kt 72 92 kt
98 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.7 ° 0.0 2.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.11 g 1.04 1.02 g
Info Average VSI 604 fpm328 fpm min to max 879 fpm 328 879 fpm
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl2 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl 2 54 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.4 °7.1 ° min to max 11.0 ° 9.5 10.8 °
Departure Climb 2 90.48Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16 CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-1.3 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.5 -1.3 °
100 % Average speed 97 kt92 kt min to max 108 kt 92 107 kt
62 % Average bank angle 4.3 °1.7 ° min to max 16.5 ° 2.9 16.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.97 g min to max 1.15 g 1.02 1.08 g
Info Average VSI 1,150 fpm891 fpm min to max 2,235 fpm 891 2,235 fpm
Info Average altitude 115 ft agl56 ft agl min to max 404 ft agl 56 404 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °10.2 ° min to max 13.8 ° 10.8 13.8 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 217 ft agl · 110 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport Sioux Lookout (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 1,685 ft asl to 2,546 ft asl, an increase of 861 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 97 kt79 kt min to max 117 kt 106 89 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.8 °0.1 ° min to max 35.7 ° 17.7 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.86 g min to max 1.26 g 1.05 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 796 fpm-922 fpm min to max 2,596 fpm 2,370 -842 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,412 ft asl1,685 ft asl min to max 2,811 ft asl 1,685 2,546 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °-1.5 ° min to max 15.2 ° 14.2 -0.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport Sioux Lookout (Ontario, Canada). Descent from 2,533 ft asl to 1,496 ft asl, a decrease of 1,037 ft in 2 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 77 kt68 kt min to max 92 kt 89 84 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 18.4 ° 0.4 4.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.71 g min to max 1.13 g 1.04 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -547 fpm-1,268 fpm min to max 84 fpm -787 45 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,899 ft asl1,489 ft asl min to max 2,533 ft asl 2,533 1,496 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-2.4 ° min to max 9.1 ° 0.1 3.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,099 ft agl · 97 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,062 ft agl · 96 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 372 ft agl · 71 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 369 ft agl · 74 kt
Arrival Final 1 81.19Approaching runway 16 at CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 252 ft agl to 116 ft agl. A decrease of 136 ft in 20 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
20 % Approach angle 5.1 °3.9 ° min to max 6.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.9 6.7 °
100 % Average speed 84 kt73 kt min to max 90 kt 87 73 kt
86 % Heading variation -0.5 °-0.9 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.9 -0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.3 ° min to max 3.3 ° 0.3 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.90 g min to max 1.06 g 0.94 0.96 g
Info Average VSI -349 fpm-693 fpm min to max -41 fpm -41 -693 fpm
Info Average altitude 196 ft agl116 ft agl min to max 252 ft agl 252 116 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.0 °0.4 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.0 1.4 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-140-105-70-3503570105140Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 49.94Landing on runway 16 at CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport, runway length 5,011 ft. Threshold height at 111 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was too high at 72 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was too high at 72 kt. Target 60 kt
0 % Threshold height at 111 ft agl was excessively over target.Target 50 ft agl
0 % Very poor landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.3 ft right0.0 ft right to 0.3 ft right -0.0 -0.3 ft
99 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.1 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.1 2.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.92 g min to max 1.05 g 0.99 0.92 g
Info Average speed 65 kt58 kt min to max 72 kt 72 58 kt
Info Average VSI -754 fpm-794 fpm min to max -675 fpm -768 -684 fpm
Info Average altitude 46 ft agl8 ft agl min to max 111 ft agl 111 8 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.0 °2.3 ° min to max 14.2 ° 2.3 13.9 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 45 ft agl · 68 kt
02505007501,0001,2501,500022446688110Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,2501,500-60-48-36-24-1201224364860Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 79.04Touchdown distance was good at 829 ft. Touchdown speed at 58 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was heavy at -684 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 28 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 78 °F. Wind 15 kt at 209 °. Crosswind: 12 kt Headwind: 10 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Touchdown rate was -684 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 829 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 58 ktTarget below 56 kt
80 % Runway alignment max 27.6 ft right25.5 ft right -21.8 -27.6 ft
38 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° 2.3 0.0 °
82 % Average g force 1.08 g0.90 g min to max 2.12 g 0.92 1.01 g
40 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 55 kt54 kt min to max 59 kt 58 54 kt
Info Average pitch angle 13.3 °7.0 ° min to max 16.3 ° 13.9 7.0 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 3 ft agl · 56 kt
Arrival Rollout 55.00Total landing distance 1,459 ft, 29 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 163 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,459 ft29 % of runway.
0 % Runway alignment max 163.2 ft right0.0 ft left to 163.2 ft right -28.3 -163.2 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.03 g 1.01 1.03 g
Info Average speed 42 kt32 kt min to max 45 kt 45 32 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °4.2 ° min to max 6.1 ° 6.1 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.4 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 55 kt
Arrival Taxi 95.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 18 kt7 kt min to max 28 kt 28 7 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.99 g min to max 1.04 g 0.99 1.02 g
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °4.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.0 4.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Speed and pitch

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

Lifted off at 71 kt with 7.1° 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.

120 kt8040020°10°0°LIFTOFF7.1° off11° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH01020 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitch

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 ft 47 kt 5.2° 0 s
Liftoff416 ft · target 64 71 kt 7.1° 4.7 s
35 ft1,140 ft · 5.7 s after liftoff 89 kt 11.0° 10.4 s
End of the climb3,534 ft · 404 ft 107 kt 13.9° 25.8 s

Takeoff from CYXL 16

Takeoff roll100.00
988ft20 %
Liftoff speed100.00
71kttarget 64, 7 fast
Runway alignment100.00
8.6ft R
Bounce on takeoff80.00
Yes
Rate of climb99.52
603fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to 404 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 3,395 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,150 fpm on average to 404 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.

500 ft250 ft0THRESHOLDRUNWAY END30405060KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLLiftoff 71 kt
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runway

Plan view the roll down the 5,011 ft runway.

Rolled from 476 ft in, drifted right of the centreline, 9 ft at the widest, and lifted off 4 ft right, in 13 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 17 % 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS13 kn75 %widest 8.7 ft RROLL 476 FT INAirborne 892 ft from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 892 ft of 5,011 ft · 18 %
Behind the start of the roll, 476 ftTakeoff roll, 416 ft Left ahead, 4,119 ft

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 300 ft gate: centreline more than 1° off.

When the approach was stable

Never every check met at once: right of the centreline from 0.6 nm and fast from 0.5 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.

Landing flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to CYXL 16

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 1.1 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 90 ft above 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° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 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 SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 2° BAND261300 ft gate6 of 7on centreline341 ft · 70 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 1,120 ft left of the centreline at 1.1 nm, then 120 ft right of it from 0.6 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° BAND114 ft R532 ft L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 35 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 21 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band from 1.1 nm, where the final began, to 0.5 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +20 kt).

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.

6080100120 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 70+13 kt+3 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on CYXL 16

Over the threshold

Threshold height0.00
111ft
Threshold speed100.00
72kttarget 70, 2 fast
Centreline offset100.00
0.3ft R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
901ft
Centreline80.39
27.6ft R
Speed100.00
58kttarget 68 or less
Touchdown rate79.79
-720fpm
Impact82.29
2.12G
Bounces40.00
3
The flare0.00

Very poor landing flare

The crosswind

11 kt across from the right, which takes about 11° of crab to hold the centreline at 58 kt. Touched down with 1° of it still on, 2° of bank.

Wind 209° at 15 kt · 10 kt head · 11 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 5,000 ft of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 111 ft, 61 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 901 ft in, close to 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 5,000 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.

111 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 −720 fpm · 13.9° nose up · 58 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 111 ft, down at 901 ft

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

The sink went from 770 fpm at 110 ft to 0 fpm at 84 ft, then back up to 720 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 11.7° 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 UP0−1,000−2,0000°8°15°touchdown−720 fpm at touchdown13.9° at touchdown
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,011 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 28 ft right of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 28 ft right at the widest.

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.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 11 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 901 ft past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 901 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.12 G arrival bounced 3 times.

Runway used 1,227 ft of 5,011 ft · 24 %
In the air over the runway, 901 ftRollout, 326 ft Left over, 3,784 ft
Rollout distance100.00
326ft23 % used
Rollout alignment0.00
163.2ft R

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 16 at CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport, where the Van's RV-14 aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 511 ft, which is 10% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 71 kt. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 77 °F and a wind speed of 17 kt at 210 °, resulting in a crosswind of 13 kt and a headwind of 11 kt.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,685 ft asl to 2,546 ft asl, an increase of 861 ft in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nm. The climb was a smooth and efficient one, allowing the aircraft to reach its desired altitude quickly.

After reaching its cruising altitude, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile northeast of CYXL Sioux Lookout Airport. The descent was from an altitude of 2,533 ft asl to 1,496 ft asl, a decrease of 1,037 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm. The descent was also a smooth and controlled one, allowing the aircraft to reach its desired altitude without any issues.

As the aircraft approached the airport for landing, it began its final approach to runway 16 from the northwest, heading 157.0 ° at 0 nm and 252 ft agl. The landing was made on runway 16, which has a length of 5,011 ft. However, the threshold height at 111 ft agl was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was too high at 72 kt.

Despite the initial issues, the touchdown distance was good at 829 ft, and the touchdown speed at 58 kt was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -684 fpm, indicating a slightly rough landing. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 28 ft from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 78 °F and a wind speed of 15 kt at 209 °, resulting in a crosswind of 12 kt and a headwind of 10 kt.

The total landing distance was 1,459 ft, which is 29% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 163 ft from the centreline, indicating a slightly rough rollout. However, the taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight was a relatively short one, covering a total distance of 3 nm and taking 4 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 3 lbs of fuel during the flight, indicating a relatively efficient use of resources.

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