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CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 26

Flight Score

84.51 %
CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 08
9 Apr 2024 0:10 7 nm Cessna Skyhawk 5 kg
Departure Score
90.86 %
Pattern Score
79.49 %
Arrival Score
83.19 %

What went well

Touchdown 291 m in — inside the full-score zone
1.21 G at touchdown — inside band
Airborne in 526 m — 25 % of the runway

What held you back

Pattern Downwind — Average altitude 491 ft agl at 0 %, g force 0.39 to 1.29 g at 79 %, −2.37 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 3.8 ° at 0 %, bank angle up to 8.7 ° at 85 %, −2.30 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — Angle to runway (45 degrees) 5.0 °. at 0 %, −2.05 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 2

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.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 13 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 Taxi 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 0 kn0 kn min to max 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
0 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
Departure Roll 90.95Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 54 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 0 m0 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 54 knTarget 62 kn
55 % Runway alignment max 21.97 m6.50 m left to 15.47 m right -1.04 -15.47 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.08 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °0.3 ° min to max 5.9 ° 0.3 5.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.2 2.4 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 91.65Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
86 % Heading variation 2.1 °1.7 ° min to max 2.3 ° 1.7 2.3 °
100 % Average speed 55 kn54 kn min to max 56 kn 54 54 kn
86 % Average bank angle 4.2 °1.6 ° min to max 7.4 ° 2.6 7.3 °
87 % Average g force 1.08 g0.66 g min to max 1.47 g 1.12 0.66 g
Info Average VSI 758 ft/m426 ft/m min to max 922 ft/m 426 777 ft/m
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 0 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.9 °5.2 ° min to max 15.8 ° 6.8 5.2 °
Pattern Entry 95.03Right hand pattern entry from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Distance was less than 1 nm in 247 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 89 kn54 kn min to max 130 kn 54 103 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.2 °0.0 ° min to max 48.0 ° 7.3 45.5 °
50 % Average g force 1.02 g0.14 g min to max 2.12 g 0.66 1.20 g
Info Average VSI 176 ft/m-1,875 ft/m min to max 2,277 ft/m 756 2,055 ft/m
Info Average altitude 435 ft agl62 ft agl min to max 1,218 ft agl 62 397 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-8.8 ° min to max 16.0 ° 5.0 11.4 °
Pattern Crosswind 98.80Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Distance was less than 1 nm in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading 4.0 °-9.3 ° min to max 15.6 ° -9.3 15.6 °
100 % Average speed 102 kn98 kn min to max 106 kn 100 104 kn
88 % Average g force 1.01 g0.54 g min to max 1.22 g 1.03 1.13 g
Info Average VSI 223 ft/m-352 ft/m min to max 1,956 ft/m 1,956 422 ft/m
Info Average altitude 435 ft agl418 ft agl min to max 458 ft agl 429 439 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 18.7 °1.3 ° min to max 42.9 ° 42.9 29.0 °
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-2.8 ° min to max 9.0 ° 9.0 2.4 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 69.20Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 6 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 5.0 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 5.0 °.
100 % Average speed 107 kn102 kn min to max 114 kn 104 113 kn
100 % Average bank angle 13.7 °1.2 ° min to max 26.3 ° 26.3 25.8 °
92 % Average g force 1.03 g0.61 g min to max 1.28 g 1.14 1.10 g
Info Average VSI -40 ft/m-960 ft/m min to max 798 ft/m 430 -25 ft/m
Info Average altitude 443 ft agl402 ft agl min to max 472 ft agl 446 421 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-5.6 ° min to max 4.3 ° 2.3 0.0 °
Pattern Downwind 64.40Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 31 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
88 % Heading -6.8 °-19.5 ° min to max 17.3 ° -13.5 17.3 °
0 % Average altitude 491 ft agl403 ft agl min to max 626 ft agl 419 626 ft agl
100 % Average speed 106 kn96 kn min to max 114 kn 113 97 kn
79 % Average g force 1.04 g0.39 g min to max 1.29 g 1.24 1.07 g
Info Average VSI 384 ft/m-863 ft/m min to max 1,194 ft/m -72 225 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 13.0 °0.1 ° min to max 31.1 ° 28.3 8.5 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-5.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° -0.5 1.4 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 70.00Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 4 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 176.2 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 176.2 °.
100 % Average speed 94 kn84 kn min to max 99 kn 98 84 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.6 °0.0 ° min to max 14.0 ° 10.1 4.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.23 g 1.08 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 111 ft/m-700 ft/m min to max 872 ft/m 265 -372 ft/m
Info Average altitude 842 ft agl630 ft agl min to max 964 ft agl 630 772 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.0 °-3.8 ° min to max 5.5 ° 2.2 -1.2 °
Arrival Final 3 95.47Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 764 ft agl to 717 ft agl. A decrease of 47 ft in 14 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.1 ° min to max 3.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 3.4 °
100 % Average speed 79 kn76 kn min to max 83 kn 83 79 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.2 0.2 °
85 % Average bank angle 2.8 °0.1 ° min to max 8.7 ° 3.6 2.1 °
86 % Average g force 1.01 g0.77 g min to max 1.50 g 0.95 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -234 ft/m-996 ft/m min to max 277 ft/m -428 -15 ft/m
Info Average altitude 731 ft agl700 ft agl min to max 764 ft agl 764 717 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-6.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° -1.8 0.5 °
Arrival Final 2 65.47Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 764 ft agl to 506 ft agl. A decrease of 258 ft in 52 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 3.8 °3.1 ° min to max 4.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 4.7 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn76 kn min to max 93 kn 83 78 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.2 -0.0 °
85 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.0 ° min to max 8.7 ° 3.6 3.7 °
86 % Average g force 1.00 g0.77 g min to max 1.50 g 0.95 0.79 g
Info Average VSI -297 ft/m-996 ft/m min to max 277 ft/m -428 -679 ft/m
Info Average altitude 663 ft agl506 ft agl min to max 764 ft agl 764 506 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-6.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° -1.8 -4.7 °
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 79.64Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 489 ft agl to 33 ft agl. A decrease of 456 ft in 36 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
6 % Approach angle 3.0 °2.1 ° min to max 4.6 °Target 3.0 ° 4.6 2.1 °
100 % Average speed 69 kn65 kn min to max 78 kn 78 65 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.0 0.3 °
92 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° 1.2 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.79 g min to max 1.22 g 0.83 1.05 g
Info Average VSI -663 ft/m-1,026 ft/m min to max -504 ft/m -923 -504 ft/m
Info Average altitude 119 ft agl33 ft agl min to max 489 ft agl 489 33 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-6.9 ° min to max 0.5 ° -6.9 0.5 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 82.06Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 65 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 65 kn. Target 63 kn
63 % Target 50 ft agl
65 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.4 1.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.92 g min to max 1.14 g 1.05 0.99 g
Info Average speed 59 kn54 kn min to max 65 kn 65 54 kn
Info Average VSI -239 ft/m-500 ft/m min to max -71 ft/m -500 -214 ft/m
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl 29 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °0.6 ° min to max 4.6 ° 0.6 2.5 °
07515022530001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 93.30Touchdown distance was good at 288 m. Touchdown speed at 54 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -214 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
83 % Touchdown VSI was -214 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 288 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 54 knTarget 53 kn
84 % Runway alignment max 7.40 m7.14 m left 7.40 6.83 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 1.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.12 g0.98 g min to max 1.21 g 0.99 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 54 kn54 kn min to max 54 kn 54 54 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °2.5 ° min to max 3.9 ° 2.5 3.9 °

Takeoff

90.95 %
100.00Takeoff roll526 m · 25 %
100.00Liftoff speed54 kt
54.73Runway alignment15.47 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
91.65Rate of climb757 ft/m
Takeoff weight997 kg
Airfield elevation1,030 ft asl
Wind270° · 1 kn · 0 kn cross

Approach

80.19 %
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
63.47Threshold height28 ft
100.00Threshold speed65 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.09 m L

Touchdown

93.30 %
100.00Touchdown point291 m
84.12Centreline at touchdown6.83 m L
82.73Sink rate-214 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.21 G
OkBouncesNone
Landing weight992 kg
Airfield elevation1,030 ft asl
Wind270° · 1 kn

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.

Six checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on CYKF 08

Past threshold
291 m
Off centreline
6.83 mL
Sink rate
-214 ft/m
Impact
1.21G

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

28 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 28 ft, down at 291 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,124 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 291 m past threshold CLEARED

The 291 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 291 m of 2,124 m · 14 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo in the Cessna Skyhawk
90.86 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched Off
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 0.5 0
90.95 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 54 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 54 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
54.73 %
6.50 m left to 15.47 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
60 30 0
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
0250500-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
91.65 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
Alignment
85.78 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
60 55 50
Bank °
85.84 %
8 4.5 1
G
87.43 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 11 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 450 -100
02505000816243240 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
000.010.010.010.0201225374962 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
000.010.010.010.02-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo in the Cessna Skyhawk
Landing Score 85 %
95.47 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 764 ft agl to 717 ft agl. A decrease of 47 ft in 14 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Heading
100 %
Glideslope °
100 %
IAS kt
100 %
Alignment
100 %
Bank °
84.51 %
G
85.71 %
Descent Rate fpm
Info
65.47 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 764 ft agl to 506 ft agl. A decrease of 258 ft in 52 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
93 81 70
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
84.51 %
9 4.5 0
G
85.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
277 -361 -1,000
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
79.64 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 489 ft agl to 33 ft agl. A decrease of 456 ft in 36 seconds.
Glideslope
5.95 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
5.95 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
78 69 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
92.23 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-504 -802 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
82.06 %
Landing
Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 65 kn.
Height
63.47 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 65 kt. Target 63 kt
Flare
64.77 %
Fair landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
65 58 50
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-71 -285 -500
07515022530001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
93.3 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 288 m. Touchdown speed at 54 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -214 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
82.73 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -214 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 54 kt was a little fast. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 288 m.
Alignment
84.12 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.4 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
100 %
G 1.12 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Metrics
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