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CYCD
Nanaimo, Canada
Runway 34
Elevation82 ft asl
Weight507 kg
Fuel63 kg
Wind17° · 3 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

87.75 %
CYYJ
Victoria, Canada
Runway 14
Elevation49 ft asl
Weight503 kg
Fuel63 kg
7 Apr 2023 0:22 31 nm VL3
Departure Score
92.96 %
Enroute Score
80.00 %
Arrival Score
88.71 %

What went well

Touchdown 427 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 3.84 m off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 38 % of the runway used

What held you back

Enroute Climb — speed limits at 0 %, −6.67 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was too high at 56 kn. at 45 %, Landing and flare profile at 61 %, −1.87 points
Departure Roll — Liftoff speed was 70 kn at 0 %, −1.73 points

Top opportunity

Know your rotation speed

Departure Roll

A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.

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Start to finish · 14 stages, 13 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 Roll 79.29Departure roll runway 34 at CYCD Nanaimo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 17 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
0 % Liftoff speed was 70 knTarget 65 kn
96 % Runway alignment max 3.44 m2.55 m left to 0.89 m right -0.00 -0.89 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° -1.0 0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 6 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 CYCD Nanaimo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 79 kn71 kn min to max 83 kn 71 83 kn
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.0 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.02 g min to max 1.11 g 1.02 1.10 g
Info Average VSI 552 ft/m316 ft/m min to max 788 ft/m 316 788 ft/m
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 0 43 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °0.6 ° min to max 7.2 ° 0.6 7.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 47 ft agl · 85 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.50Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 CYCD Nanaimo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.3 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.3 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn83 kn min to max 102 kn 83 100 kn
98 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.1 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.4 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.84 g min to max 1.10 g 1.10 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 944 ft/m265 ft/m min to max 1,260 ft/m 802 988 ft/m
Info Average altitude 126 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 390 ft agl 54 390 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °2.2 ° min to max 8.7 ° 7.3 5.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 65 ft agl · 86 kt
Departure Climb 3 93.03Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34 CYCD Nanaimo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °-0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.1 1.5 °
100 % Average speed 103 kn100 kn min to max 106 kn 100 106 kn
65 % Average bank angle 9.5 °0.1 ° min to max 15.2 ° 0.1 15.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 0.98 1.05 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 693 ft/m527 ft/m min to max 914 ft/m 914 604 ft/m
Info Average altitude 483 ft agl411 ft agl min to max 543 ft agl 411 543 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.0 °3.2 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.3 3.4 °
Enroute Climb 60.00Enroute climb started overhead CYCD Nanaimo Nanaimo (British Columbia, Canada). Climbing from 646 ft asl to 1,173 ft asl, an increase of 527 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Climb speed 108 kn106 kn min to max 111 knTarget 70 kn 106 108 kn
100 % Average bank angle 20.6 °14.0 ° min to max 23.9 ° 15.8 14.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g1.04 g min to max 1.12 g 1.06 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 655 ft/m358 ft/m min to max 852 ft/m 643 617 ft/m
Info Average altitude 925 ft asl646 ft asl min to max 1,173 ft asl 646 1,173 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.1 ° min to max 4.5 ° 3.6 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Cassidy (Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,284 ft asl1,185 ft asl min to max 1,371 ft asl 1,185 1,254 ft asl
100 % Average speed 114 kn104 kn min to max 125 kn 110 121 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.8 ° min to max 16.2 ° 12.1 15.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.86 g min to max 1.13 g 1.08 1.07 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-5.7 ° min to max 6.7 ° 2.9 1.6 °
Arrival 99.77Arrival started 1 mile north east of Cassidy (Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 96 kn57 kn min to max 119 kn 119 58 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 12.8 ° 12.8 0.2 °
99 % Average g force 1.00 g0.73 g min to max 1.26 g 1.05 1.04 g
Info Average VSI -43 ft/m-641 ft/m min to max 981 ft/m 667 -520 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,603 ft asl441 ft asl min to max 2,089 ft asl 1,266 441 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-6.4 ° min to max 3.0 ° 1.8 -4.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 1,794 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,824 ft agl · 87 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,332 ft agl · 71 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 959 ft agl · 70 kt
Arrival Final 2 99.98Approaching runway 14 at CYYJ Victoria Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 385 ft agl to 350 ft agl. A decrease of 35 ft in 6 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.2 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 58 kn58 kn min to max 59 kn 59 58 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.6 ° -0.6 -0.6 °
99.9 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.2 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.2 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -382 ft/m-478 ft/m min to max -308 ft/m -478 -388 ft/m
Info Average altitude 368 ft agl350 ft agl min to max 385 ft agl 385 350 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.4 °-4.2 ° min to max -2.5 ° -3.6 -4.2 °
11.251.51.752250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 87.97Approaching runway 14 at CYYJ Victoria Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 342 ft agl to 38 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 45 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
49 % Approach angle 2.2 °1.8 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 1.8 °
100 % Average speed 58 kn56 kn min to max 61 kn 58 56 kn
93 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.4 -0.0 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 1.7 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.11 g 0.98 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -320 ft/m-595 ft/m min to max -186 ft/m -428 -186 ft/m
Info Average altitude 91 ft agl38 ft agl min to max 342 ft agl 342 38 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-5.7 ° min to max -0.4 ° -4.5 -1.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 66.38Landing on runway 14 at CYYJ Victoria Intl, runway length 1,517 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 56 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
45 % Threshold speed was too high at 56 kn. Target 55 kn
61 % Target 50 ft agl
61 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 -0.2 °
98 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.86 g min to max 1.20 g 0.98 0.90 g
Info Average speed 52 kn48 kn min to max 56 kn 56 48 kn
Info Average VSI -106 ft/m-226 ft/m min to max 34 ft/m -186 -222 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl 27 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-3.4 ° min to max 3.3 ° -1.0 -3.4 °
07515022530037545052501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 82.87Touchdown distance was good at 423 m. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -240 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 17 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Touchdown VSI was -240 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 423 mTarget 457 m
49 % Speed at touchdown 48 knTarget 46 kn
91 % Runway alignment max 4.05 m3.84 m right -3.54 -3.84 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.4 0.6 °
86 % Average g force 1.05 g0.85 g min to max 1.49 g 0.91 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 44 kn43 kn min to max 48 kn 48 43 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-3.6 ° min to max 3.1 ° -3.6 -0.8 °
Arrival Rollout 95.04Total landing distance 637 m, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 637 m42 % of runway.
89 % Runway alignment max 8.50 m4.72 m left to 3.78 m right -3.78 4.60 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.04 g 1.03 1.01 g
Info Average speed 44 kn30 kn min to max 49 kn 49 30 kn
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-2.2 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.1 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.7 0.5 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 15 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 22 kn15 kn min to max 30 kn 30 15 kn
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-2.2 ° min to max -0.6 ° -1.0 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 3 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 18 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 14 kn0 kn min to max 16 kn 15 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 14 knmax 14 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.4 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.8 -1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.1 0.2 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll370 m · 23 %
0.00Liftoff speed70 kt
96.45Runway alignment2.55 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb552 fpm

Landing

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

60.53Threshold height27 ft
44.96Threshold speed55 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.05 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 CYYJ 14

Past threshold100.00
427m
Centreline91.27
3.84m R
Speed49.32
47kt
Touchdown rate79.99
-240fpm
Impact86.29
1.49G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 1,517 m of the approach.

27 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 27 ft, down at 427 m

Plan view — the full 1,517 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 427 m past threshold CLEARED

The 427 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 583 m of 1,517 m · 38 %
Rollout distance100.00
156m38 % used
Rollout alignment88.97
4.72m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 34 at CYCD Nanaimo in the JMB VL-3 Sprint
92.96 %
79.29 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 34 at CYCD Nanaimo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 70 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 17 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 2 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
0 %
Liftoff speed was 70 kn - Target 38 kn
Alignment
96.45 %
2.55 m left to 0.89 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
02505007501,0001,2501,500-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 CYCD Nanaimo.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 4 0
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
99.5 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 CYCD Nanaimo.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 95 80
Bank °
98 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 5.5 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 700 100
93.03 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34 CYCD Nanaimo.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 105 100
Bank °
65.16 %
16 8 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
6 4.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 700 400
02505007501,0001,2501,500069138207276345 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500 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 14 at CYYJ Victoria Intl in the JMB VL-3 Sprint
Landing Score 83.06 %
99.98 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 14 at CYYJ Victoria Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 385 ft agl to 350 ft agl. A decrease of 35 ft in 6 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
59 54 50
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.92 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-308 -404 -500
11.251.51.752250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
87.97 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 14 at CYYJ Victoria Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 342 ft agl to 38 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 45 seconds.
Glideslope
49.07 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
92.86 %
Great heading alignment
Glideslope °
49.07 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
61 56 50
Alignment
92.86 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
97.92 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-186 -393 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
66.38 %
Landing
Landing on runway 14 at CYYJ Victoria Intl, runway length 1,517 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 56 kn.
Height
60.53 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
44.96 %
Threshold speed was too high at 56 kt. Target 43 kt
Flare
60.96 %
Poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.63 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
56 48 40
Pitch °
Info
4 0.5 -3
Descent Rate fpm
Info
35 -133 -300
07515022530037545052501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525-30-24-18-12-60612182430 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
82.87 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 423 m. Touchdown speed at 48 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -240 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kn at 17 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.
Touchdown
79.99 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -240 fpm.
Speed
49.32 %
Touchdown speed at 48 kt was too fast. Target below 37 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 423 m.
Alignment
91.27 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.6 °
G
86.29 %
G 1.05 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
95.04 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 637 m, 42 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 637 m using 42.02 % of runway
Alignment
88.97 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
43 32 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 -0.5 -2
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
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
1 0 -1
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