CYAM to CYXZ Flight Report - DHC-4 Caribou

Flight from CYAM to CYXZ

Thursday, 26 September 2024 17:32

Minutes 59

93 nm

Fuel 318 kg

DHC-4 Caribou

Departure

Runway 04 at CYAM

Sault Ste Marie

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada

Altitude

617 ft asl

Weight

10,908 kg

Fuel

1,510 kg

Temperature

24 °C

Wind Speed

10 kt

Wind Direction

260.0 °

Headwind

-7 kt

Crosswind

7 kt

Arrival

Runway 03 at CYXZ

Wawa

Wawa Ontario, Canada

935 ft asl

Altitude

10,590 kg

Weight

1,192 kg

Fuel

19 °C

Temperature

9 kt

Wind Speed

230.0 °

Wind Direction

-8 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 91.38%

Departure Score 91.73%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 82.40%

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Flight Stages CYAM to CYXZ

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Departure Taxi

90 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 13 kn 0 kn min to max 21 kn	0		5 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kn max 12 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -1.5 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.3		0.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 17:32:38
Info	Engine 1 Started at 17:32:38
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:32:38
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:32:38
Info	Engine 2 Started at 17:32:42
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:34:03
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:34:26
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:34:55
0 %	Taxi Lights at 17:38:17

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 04 at CYAM Sault Ste Marie, Average speed was 15 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 19 kn	5		19 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.6		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:39:43
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:40:00

Departure Roll

83.23 %

Departure roll runway 04 at CYAM Sault Ste Marie. Takeoff distance 701 m 38 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 79 kn. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 10 kn at 260 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Tailwind: 7 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 701 m 38 % of runway
96.34 %	Liftoff speed was 79 kn Target 90 kn
44.83 %	Runway alignment max 19.80 m 18.18 m left to 1.62 m right	18.18		3.19 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.8 ° min to max 2.4 °	-0.3		2.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:41:01
0 %	Landing Lights at 17:40:41

Departure Climb 1

99.33 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 97 kn 80 kn min to max 109 kn	80		108 kn
97.32 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.6		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.05 g	1.05		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 204 ft/m 143 ft/m min to max 237 ft/m	143		227 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 29 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 62 ft agl	1		62 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° 0.3 ° min to max 2.4 °	2.4		0.3 °

Departure Climb 2

99.18 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 112 kn 108 kn min to max 126 kn	109		126 kn
96.71 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.0		2.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.80 g min to max 1.23 g	1.00		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI 361 ft/m -2 ft/m min to max 1,066 ft/m	226		487 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 120 ft agl 62 ft agl min to max 452 ft agl	62		452 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.1 °	0.3		2.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 17:42:00
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:42:11

Departure Climb 3

86.89 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 130 kn 124 kn min to max 136 kn	124		127 kn
34.45 %	Average bank angle 8.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.9 °	2.6		26.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.84 g min to max 1.24 g	1.02		1.04 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,254 ft/m 642 ft/m min to max 2,388 ft/m	874		2,238 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 634 ft agl 482 ft agl min to max 898 ft agl	482		898 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.4 ° 2.4 ° min to max 9.8 °	2.6		9.6 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 2 miles north east of CYAM Sault Ste Marie Sault Ste Marie (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 1,560 ft asl to 6,762 ft asl, an increase of 5,202 ft in 5 minutes and covering 7 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 118 kn 108 kn min to max 140 kn	127		140 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 18.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 29.3 °	28.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.81 g min to max 1.28 g	1.09		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 1,290 ft/m 87 ft/m min to max 2,136 ft/m	2,136		87 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,581 ft asl 1,560 ft asl min to max 6,762 ft asl	1,560		6,762 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 10.6 °	9.4		0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 8 miles north west of Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 16 minutes, covering 40 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 6,980 ft asl 6,781 ft asl min to max 7,031 ft asl	6,781		7,008 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 143 kn min to max 153 kn	143		151 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.0 °	0.9		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -1.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.1		-0.9 °

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started 24 miles north of CNF5 Batchawana Seaplane Base Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 7,008 ft asl to 8,533 ft asl, an increase of 1,525 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 132 kn 117 kn min to max 152 kn	152		117 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.8 °	0.1		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.19 g	1.08		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 933 ft/m 76 ft/m min to max 1,177 ft/m	76		845 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 7,662 ft asl 7,008 ft asl min to max 8,533 ft asl	7,008		8,533 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max 5.9 °	-0.2		5.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 27 miles north of CNF5 Batchawana Seaplane Base Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario, Canada). Descent from 8,693 ft asl to 3,286 ft asl, a decrease of 5,407 ft in 4 minutes and covering 11 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 157 kn 116 kn min to max 168 kn	116		167 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.8		2.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.06 g	0.89		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -1,200 ft/m -1,415 ft/m min to max 943 ft/m	943		-1,142 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,934 ft asl 3,286 ft asl min to max 8,693 ft asl	8,693		3,286 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.9 ° -6.2 ° min to max 4.0 °	4.0		-5.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 27 miles north of CNF5 Batchawana Seaplane Base Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario, Canada).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 117 kn 76 kn min to max 167 kn	166		82 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.6 °	1.7		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.83 g min to max 1.25 g	0.97		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -90 ft/m -1,063 ft/m min to max 275 ft/m	-1,061		-385 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,374 ft asl 1,552 ft asl min to max 3,269 ft asl	3,269		1,552 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -5.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	-5.0		-2.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:17:23
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:24:26
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 18:29:17

Arrival Final 2

89.28 %

Approaching runway 03 at CYXZ Wawa from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 612 ft agl to 394 ft agl. A decrease of 218 ft in 28 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
79.39 %	Approach angle 4.0 ° 3.6 ° min to max 4.4 ° Target 3.5 °	3.6		4.4 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kn 79 kn min to max 85 kn	81		82 kn
99.15 %	Heading variation -1.2 ° -2.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	-2.0		0.3 °
77.76 %	Average bank angle 5.5 ° 0.5 ° min to max 11.2 °	1.0		2.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.69 g min to max 1.19 g	0.95		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -449 ft/m -922 ft/m min to max -129 ft/m	-317		-572 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 515 ft agl 394 ft agl min to max 612 ft agl	612		394 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.9 ° -4.3 ° min to max -2.1 °	-2.3		-2.7 °

Arrival Final 1

75.92 %

Approaching runway 03 at CYXZ Wawa from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 384 ft agl to 61 ft agl. A decrease of 322 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
52.12 %	Approach angle 3.9 ° 3.5 ° min to max 4.4 ° Target 3.5 °	4.4		3.5 °
100 %	Average speed 81 kn 80 kn min to max 83 kn	82		81 kn
52.4 %	Heading variation 1.3 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.6		1.2 °
75.06 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 12.5 °	0.7		5.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.14 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -732 ft/m -858 ft/m min to max -580 ft/m	-598		-732 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 140 ft agl 61 ft agl min to max 384 ft agl	384		61 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.6 ° -4.1 ° min to max -2.7 °	-3.2		-3.5 °

Arrival Landing

87.58 %

Landing on runway 03 at CYXZ Wawa, runway length 1,134 m. Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn. Target 75 kn
95.62 %	Target 50 ft agl
70.91 %	Landing and flare profile
68.8 %	Heading variation 1.2 ° 1.1 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.2		1.3 °
90.69 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.8 °	5.5		5.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.99 g min to max 1.08 g	1.00		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 78 kn 75 kn min to max 80 kn	80		76 kn
Info	Average VSI -588 ft/m -732 ft/m min to max -468 ft/m	-732		-468 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 28 ft agl 4 ft agl min to max 57 ft agl	57		4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -3.5 ° min to max -1.8 °	-3.5		-2.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

85.88 %

Touchdown distance was good at 260 m. Touchdown speed at 76 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -468 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 9 kn at 229 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Tailwind: 8 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87.3 %	Touchdown VSI was -468 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 260 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 76 kn Target 75 kn
40.16 %	Runway alignment max 19.46 m 19.36 m left	19.46		19.31 m
63.54 %	Average bank angle 4.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 5.1 °	5.0		3.0 °
97.14 %	Average g force 1.32 g 1.02 g min to max 1.60 g	1.02		1.15 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 75 kn 74 kn min to max 76 kn	76		74 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.7 ° -2.8 ° min to max -0.8 °	-2.8		-0.8 °

Arrival Rollout

73.34 %

Total landing distance 842 m, 74 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.3 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 842 m 74 % of runway.
40.77 %	Runway alignment max 19.30 m 19.30 m left to 0.00 m left	19.30		0.16 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.12 g	1.12		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 69 kn 43 kn min to max 83 kn	83		43 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.8		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.9		0.1 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:30:39

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 9 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kn 0 kn min to max 41 kn	41		2 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.2 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.7		-1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:32:25
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:32:32
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:33:15
Info	Battery Master Off at 18:33:20
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 18:33:20
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 18:33:20

Takeoff on runway 04 at CYAM Sault Ste Marie in the DHC-4 Caribou

91.73 %

90 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

83.23 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 701 m using 38.24 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

96.34 %

Liftoff speed was 79 kn - Target 90 kn

Alignment

44.83 %

18.18 m left to 1.62 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.33 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.32 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.18 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

96.71 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

86.89 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 04 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

34.45 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 03 at CYXZ Wawa in the DHC-4 Caribou

Landing Score 80.68 %

89.28 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 03 at CYXZ Wawa from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 612 ft agl to 394 ft agl. A decrease of 218 ft in 28 seconds.

Glideslope

79.39 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

99.15 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

79.39 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

99.15 %

Bank

77.76 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

75.92 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 03 at CYXZ Wawa from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 384 ft agl to 61 ft agl. A decrease of 322 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

52.12 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

52.4 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

52.12 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

52.4 %

Bank

75.06 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

87.58 %

Landing

Landing on runway 03 at CYXZ Wawa, runway length 1,134 m. Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kn.

Height

95.62 %

Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 80 kt. Target 75 kt

Flare

70.91 %

Fair landing flare

Heading

68.8 %

Bank