CYQH to BUSH Flight Report - DHC-2 Beaver

Flight from CYQH to BUSH

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 18:08

Minutes 72

116 nm

Fuel 108 kg

DHC-2 Beaver

Departure

Runway 27 at CYQH

Watson Lake

Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada

Altitude

2,247 ft asl

Weight

1,923 kg

Fuel

250 kg

Temperature

12 °C

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

160.0 °

Headwind

-4 kt

Crosswind

4 kt

Arrival

Finished 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada)

1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada)

0 ft asl

Altitude

1,814 kg

Weight

142 kg

Fuel

8 °C

Temperature

11 kt

Wind Speed

187.2 °

Wind Direction

6 kt

Headwind

9 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 90.19%

Departure Score 92.81%

Enroute Score 97.04%

Arrival Score 80.85%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

78.94 %

Touchdown

78.18 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

73.31 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 68 kt.

Flare

48.29 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

70.67 %

Touchdown rate was firm at -329 ft/m.

Impact

99.43 %

Speed

87.68 %

Touchdown speed at 61 kt was fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 152 m.

Centreline

30.56 %

Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.6 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Departure Taxi

92.5 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn	0		12 kn
81.25 %	Average speed turning corners 14 kn max 18 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.5		0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 18:08:59
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:08:59
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:08:59
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:08:59
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:09:57
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:11:34
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 18:10:08

Departure Roll

84.66 %

Departure roll runway 27 at CYQH Watson Lake. Takeoff distance 1,250 m 75 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 77 kn. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 6 kn at 160 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Tailwind: 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,250 m 75 % of runway
68.72 %	Liftoff speed was 77 kn Target 68 kn
54.57 %	Runway alignment max 22.37 m 14.68 m left to 7.69 m right	-7.56		8.98 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.08 g	1.00		1.08 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.3 °	0.7		5.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 18:11:44
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 18:12:03

Departure Climb 1

99.11 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 CYQH Watson Lake.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.9 ° min to max 1.0 °	-0.9		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 80 kn 78 kn min to max 82 kn	78		82 kn
96.45 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.2		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.88 g min to max 1.24 g	1.11		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 510 ft/m 240 ft/m min to max 614 ft/m	240		577 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl	0		40 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° 5.1 ° min to max 8.7 °	5.8		5.6 °

Departure Climb 2

95.58 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 CYQH Watson Lake.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.38 %	Heading variation 1.8 ° 1.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.1		1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 87 kn 82 kn min to max 91 kn	82		89 kn
84.95 %	Average bank angle 5.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.7 °	0.8		6.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.07 g	0.97		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 683 ft/m 530 ft/m min to max 1,330 ft/m	575		1,316 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 102 ft agl 55 ft agl min to max 348 ft agl	55		348 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.1 ° 4.7 ° min to max 9.4 °	5.6		9.3 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 18:12:19
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:12:41
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:12:41

Departure Climb 3

92.19 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27 CYQH Watson Lake.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
78.67 %	Heading variation 3.6 ° 2.3 ° min to max 5.3 °	2.3		5.3 °
100 %	Average speed 95 kn 91 kn min to max 98 kn	91		98 kn
82.26 %	Average bank angle 5.8 ° 3.6 ° min to max 8.7 °	4.8		8.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.07 g	0.96		0.93 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 867 ft/m 676 ft/m min to max 1,268 ft/m	809		1,268 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 519 ft agl 434 ft agl min to max 629 ft agl	434		629 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 4.7 ° min to max 7.9 °	5.2		7.0 °

Enroute Climb

83.17 %

Enroute climb started overhead CYQH Watson Lake Watson Lake (Yukon, Canada). Climbing from 2,909 ft asl to 3,194 ft asl, an increase of 284 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
57.93 %	Climb speed 99 kn 98 kn min to max 101 kn Target 80 kn	98		98 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.7 ° 4.7 ° min to max 11.0 °	10.9		4.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g	0.93		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 1,065 ft/m 758 ft/m min to max 1,432 ft/m	1,206		1,432 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,041 ft asl 2,909 ft asl min to max 3,194 ft asl	2,909		3,194 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.3 ° 4.5 ° min to max 8.2 °	6.0		8.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 18:13:11
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 18:13:12

Enroute Level

99.27 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of CYQH Watson Lake Watson Lake (Yukon, Canada) and lasted 35 minutes, covering 71 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.96 %	Average altitude 3,528 ft asl 3,181 ft asl min to max 3,702 ft asl	3,219		3,690 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 111 kn 96 kn min to max 132 kn	97		102 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.5 °	3.9		4.2 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.84 g min to max 1.27 g	0.94		1.07 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -3.1 ° min to max 7.1 °	7.1		1.5 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 18:18:01
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 18:18:01
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 18:19:09
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 18:19:19
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 18:48:00
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 18:48:00

Enroute Climb 2

99.77 %

Enroute climb started 7 miles west of FrancesLake (Yukon, Canada). Climbing from 3,691 ft asl to 4,506 ft asl, an increase of 815 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 91 kn 87 kn min to max 100 kn	100		87 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.3 °	3.8		2.4 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.79 g min to max 1.29 g	1.27		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 506 ft/m -4 ft/m min to max 1,009 ft/m	-4		520 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,115 ft asl 3,691 ft asl min to max 4,506 ft asl	3,691		4,506 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 1.6 ° min to max 8.9 °	5.6		4.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 8 miles west of FrancesLake (Yukon, Canada) and lasted 16 minutes, covering 23 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,749 ft asl 4,506 ft asl min to max 4,861 ft asl	4,506		4,784 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 102 kn 87 kn min to max 108 kn	87		100 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.6 °	2.4		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.82 g min to max 1.17 g	0.96		0.92 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -5.3 ° min to max 5.6 °	4.5		-5.3 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 18:50:26
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 18:50:28
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 19:01:16
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 19:01:18
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 19:05:54

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles south east of McEvoy Creek (Yukon, Canada). Descent from 4,767 ft asl to 4,039 ft asl, a decrease of 728 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 102 kn 98 kn min to max 107 kn	100		102 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.6		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.11 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -471 ft/m -1,137 ft/m min to max 182 ft/m	-922		61 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,351 ft asl 4,033 ft asl min to max 4,767 ft asl	4,767		4,039 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -6.2 ° min to max 1.2 °	-5.1		0.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 19:07:30

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of McEvoy Creek (Yukon, Canada) and lasted 12 minutes, covering 13 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,194 ft asl 4,034 ft asl min to max 4,342 ft asl	4,040		4,339 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 105 kn 90 kn min to max 114 kn	103		110 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 32.5 °	0.6		11.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.75 g min to max 1.21 g	1.03		1.10 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -2.6 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.2		-1.4 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 19:12:39
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 19:13:36

Arrival

80.14 %

Arrival started 2 miles south east of McEvoy Creek (Yukon, Canada).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 105 kn 89 kn min to max 114 kn	110		89 kn
51.5 %	Average bank angle 20.8 ° 2.3 ° min to max 40.7 °	14.5		2.6 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.85 g min to max 1.29 g	1.05		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -957 ft/m -2,694 ft/m min to max 66 ft/m	51		-954 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,158 ft asl 3,613 ft asl min to max 4,342 ft asl	4,340		3,613 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -5.8 ° -14.6 ° min to max -1.1 °	-1.1		-4.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 19:19:34
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 19:19:34
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:20:04
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:20:09

Arrival Final 1

87.78 %

Approaching landing ground 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 309 ft agl to 41 ft agl. A decrease of 268 ft in 14 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
60.71 %	Approach angle 3.6 ° 2.6 ° min to max 5.4 ° Target 3.0 °	5.3		2.6 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kn 68 kn min to max 88 kn	88		68 kn
82.86 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.6		0.0 °
95.35 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.7 °	3.4		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.92 g min to max 1.10 g	1.06		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -839 ft/m -970 ft/m min to max -702 ft/m	-881		-774 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 85 ft agl 41 ft agl min to max 309 ft agl	309		41 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.4 ° -5.2 ° min to max 0.0 °	-4.6		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 19:20:15

Arrival Landing

78.94 %

Approaching touchdown 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada). Descent from 33 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 33 ft in 4 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 68 kn. Target 70 kn
48.29 %	Landing and flare profile
85.36 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.6 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.2		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.97 g min to max 1.15 g	1.08		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 65 kn 60 kn min to max 69 kn	68		61 kn
Info	Average VSI -534 ft/m -770 ft/m min to max -329 ft/m	-770		-329 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 33 ft agl	33		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 6.0 °	0.2		5.5 °

Arrival Touchdown

78.18 %

Touchdown 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada). Touchdown speed at 61 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -329 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 152 m. Local weather - Temperature 8 °C. Wind 11 kn at 187 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 6 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
70.67 %	Touchdown VSI was -329 ft/m.
87.68 %	Speed at touchdown 61 kn Target 61 kn
30.56 %	Alignment max 21.63 m 18.54 m right	-14.51		-21.63 m
68.5 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.6		0.1 °
99.43 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.90 g min to max 1.26 g	1.02		1.00 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 57 kn 52 kn min to max 61 kn	61		52 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° 1.5 ° min to max 5.6 °	5.5		3.0 °

Arrival Rollout

66.54 %

Landing rollout 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada). Altitude3,290 ft asl. Distance was 103 m.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
25.65 %	Alignment max 23.05 m 0.00 m left to 23.05 m right	-21.70		-19.80 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.12 g	1.01		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 41 kn 30 kn min to max 50 kn	50		30 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -0.1 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.0		0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.1		0.6 °

Runway Exit

Exiting rollout 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada), Average speed was 16 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 13 kn 5 kn min to max 28 kn	28		23 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.0		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.5		1.6 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:20:49

Arrival Taxi

92.8 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
82 %	Average speed 16 kn 4 kn min to max 28 kn	24		4 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° 0.7 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.2		1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.2		0.1 °
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 19:23:11

Takeoff on runway 27 at CYQH Watson Lake in the DHC-2 Beaver

92.81 %

92.5 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

81.25 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

84.66 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,250 m using 74.75 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

68.72 %

Liftoff speed was 77 kn - Target 65 kn

Alignment

54.57 %

14.68 m left to 7.69 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.11 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 CYQH Watson Lake.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

96.45 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

95.58 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 CYQH Watson Lake.

Alignment

97.38 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

84.95 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

92.19 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27 CYQH Watson Lake.

Alignment

78.67 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

82.26 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway XX at 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada) in the DHC-2 Beaver

Landing Score 77.86 %

87.78 %

Final 1

Approaching landing ground 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 309 ft agl to 41 ft agl. A decrease of 268 ft in 14 seconds.

Glideslope

60.71 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

82.86 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope °

60.71 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

82.86 %

Bank °

95.35 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

78.94 %

Landing

Approaching touchdown 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada). Descent from 33 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 33 ft in 4 seconds.

Height

73.31 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 68 kt. Target 70 kt

Flare

48.29 %

Very poor landing flare

Alignment

85.36 %

Bank °

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

78.18 %

Touchdown

70.67 %

Touchdown rate was firm at -329 ft/m.

Speed

87.68 %

Touchdown speed at 61 kt was fast. Target below 55 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 152 m.

Alignment

30.56 %

Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.6 m from centreline.

Bank

68.5 %

Bank angle 0.3 °

99.43 %

G 1.05 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

66.54 %

Rollout

Landing rollout 1 mile east of McEvoy Lake (Yukon, Canada). Altitude3,290 ft asl. Distance was 103 m.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 340 m using 22.32 % of runway

Alignment

25.65 %

Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.1 m from centreline.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

92.8 %

Taxi

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched Off

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

82 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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