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CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 26

Flight Score

83.59 %
CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 08
27 Mar 2024 0:10 5 nm Cessna Skyhawk 7 kg
Departure Score
92.50 %
Pattern Score
71.19 %
Arrival Score
87.07 %

What went well

Touchdown 375 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 50 ft and 64 kt — both inside band
1.20 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Pattern Base Leg Turn — stall warning; Angle to runway (45 degrees) 141.6 °. at 0 %, speed limits at 0 %, −6.31 points
Pattern Downwind Turn — bank angle up to 44.1 ° at 33 %, Angle to runway (45 degrees) 29.0 °. at 56 %, −2.25 points
Arrival Final 1 — bank angle up to 26.1 ° at 38 %, Approach angle 3.5 ° at 69 %, −1.71 points

Top opportunity

Improve the pattern base leg turn

Pattern Base Leg Turn

Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.

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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 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 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Light OFF should be ON
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 94.60Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 69 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 69 knTarget 62 kn
73 % Runway alignment max 11.50 m10.45 m left to 1.05 m right -1.04 10.18 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.12 g 0.97 1.12 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.3 ° min to max 3.7 ° 0.3 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 95.41Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Heading variation -1.3 °-1.5 ° min to max -0.9 ° -0.9 -1.5 °
100 % Average speed 71 kn69 kn min to max 73 kn 69 73 kn
92 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.0 ° min to max 5.1 ° 0.5 0.7 °
89 % Average g force 1.03 g0.83 g min to max 1.45 g 1.17 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 498 ft/m365 ft/m min to max 571 ft/m 365 405 ft/m
Info Average altitude 23 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 0 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °3.6 ° min to max 8.3 ° 4.5 4.1 °
Departure Climb 2 90.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 76 kn73 kn min to max 79 kn 73 79 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.7 ° min to max 4.7 ° 0.7 4.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.98 g min to max 1.04 g 0.98 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 375 ft/m352 ft/m min to max 434 ft/m 403 434 ft/m
Info Average altitude 61 ft agl44 ft agl min to max 79 ft agl 44 79 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.6 ° min to max 4.3 ° 4.1 4.1 °
Pattern Entry 98.51Right hand pattern entry from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Distance was less than 1 nm in 56 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 83 kn78 kn min to max 95 kn 78 95 kn
100 % Average bank angle 11.6 °0.2 ° min to max 32.7 ° 5.4 23.4 °
85 % Average g force 1.01 g0.83 g min to max 1.51 g 1.03 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 529 ft/m-340 ft/m min to max 1,304 ft/m 439 -211 ft/m
Info Average altitude 295 ft agl96 ft agl min to max 638 ft agl 96 623 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-1.9 ° min to max 10.0 ° 4.0 -0.5 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 360 ft agl · 89 kt
Pattern Crosswind 100.00Right hand pattern crosswind from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Distance was less than 1 nm in 17 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -3.4 °-13.0 ° min to max 16.8 ° -13.0 16.8 °
100 % Average speed 97 kn96 kn min to max 99 kn 96 96 kn
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.89 g min to max 1.20 g 1.20 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 487 ft/m-85 ft/m min to max 820 ft/m -85 176 ft/m
Info Average altitude 702 ft agl622 ft agl min to max 783 ft agl 622 783 ft agl
Info Average bank angle 13.1 °0.4 ° min to max 38.4 ° 22.5 38.4 °
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °0.0 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.0 0.0 °
Pattern Downwind Turn 66.29Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 29.0 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
56 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 29.0 °.
100 % Average speed 104 kn98 kn min to max 112 kn 98 112 kn
33 % Average bank angle 41.0 °34.2 ° min to max 44.1 ° 40.2 34.2 °
97 % Average g force 1.05 g0.69 g min to max 1.24 g 1.19 0.69 g
Info Average VSI -777 ft/m-1,941 ft/m min to max -112 ft/m -112 -1,941 ft/m
Info Average altitude 742 ft agl674 ft agl min to max 779 ft agl 779 674 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -5.2 °-14.3 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -14.3 °
Pattern Downwind 85.84Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 61 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading -1.5 °-11.0 ° min to max 6.2 ° -9.0 -11.0 °
72 % Average altitude 825 ft agl617 ft agl min to max 1,005 ft agl 624 970 ft agl
100 % Average speed 105 kn88 kn min to max 118 kn 118 105 kn
41 % Average g force 1.04 g0.36 g min to max 2.28 g 1.26 1.31 g
Info Average VSI 258 ft/m-2,679 ft/m min to max 1,697 ft/m -2,679 62 ft/m
Info Average bank angle 5.9 °0.0 ° min to max 45.7 ° 21.0 45.7 °
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °-11.5 ° min to max 10.8 ° -11.5 0.5 °
Pattern Base Leg Turn 5.31Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 141.6 °.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Angle to runway (45 degrees) 141.6 °.
0 % Average speed 103 kn60 kn min to max 146 kn 106 71 kn
0 % Average bank angle 16.2 °0.1 ° min to max 56.0 ° 49.5 23.7 °
53 % Average g force 1.09 g0.09 g min to max 2.07 g 1.20 2.07 g
Info Average VSI -291 ft/m-3,187 ft/m min to max 2,337 ft/m -111 -1,072 ft/m
Info Average altitude 594 ft agl190 ft agl min to max 968 ft agl 968 190 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-13.3 ° min to max 12.5 ° -1.4 8.0 °

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 370 ft agl · 74 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 783 ft agl · 104 kt
Info Parking Brake On 857 ft agl · 108 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 845 ft agl · 110 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 351 ft agl · 76 kt
Arrival Final 1 79.43Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 191 ft agl to 54 ft agl. A decrease of 138 ft in 12 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
69 % Approach angle 3.5 °3.2 ° min to max 4.6 °Target 3.0 ° 4.3 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 65 kn64 kn min to max 69 kn 69 64 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.4 °
38 % Average bank angle 2.3 °0.4 ° min to max 26.1 ° 26.1 1.5 °
82 % Average g force 1.02 g0.43 g min to max 1.41 g 1.13 1.17 g
Info Average VSI -672 ft/m-1,030 ft/m min to max -134 ft/m -342 -458 ft/m
Info Average altitude 81 ft agl54 ft agl min to max 192 ft agl 191 54 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-7.2 ° min to max 6.2 ° 4.0 2.6 °
00.250.50.751050100150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 99.45Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 64 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 64 kn. Target 63 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
100 % Landing and flare profile
98 % Heading variation 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.5 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.5 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.77 g min to max 1.25 g 1.14 1.05 g
Info Average speed 58 kn52 kn min to max 64 kn 64 52 kn
Info Average VSI -297 ft/m-486 ft/m min to max -96 ft/m -442 -218 ft/m
Info Average altitude 22 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl 50 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-0.5 ° min to max 7.0 ° 2.2 5.3 °
07515022530037545001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 88.71Touchdown distance was good at 374 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -218 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Touchdown VSI was -218 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 374 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 52 knTarget 53 kn
54 % Runway alignment max 15.60 m15.27 m left 15.60 14.89 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g1.05 g min to max 1.20 g 1.05 1.06 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 51 kn51 kn min to max 52 kn 52 51 kn
Info Average pitch angle 5.1 °4.9 ° min to max 5.4 ° 5.3 5.0 °
Arrival Rollout 80.70Total landing distance 664 m, 31 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.8 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 664 m31 % of runway.
57 % Runway alignment max 19.87 m14.81 m left to 5.05 m right 14.81 -3.50 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Average speed 58 kn33 kn min to max 61 kn 61 33 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 5.7 ° 5.1 0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.3 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 28 kn5 kn min to max 57 kn 27 57 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °0.1 ° min to max 2.0 ° 0.3 2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.3 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 0.99 g

Takeoff

94.60 %
100.00Takeoff roll685 m · 32 %
100.00Liftoff speed68 kt
73.00Runway alignment10.18 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
95.41Rate of climb497 ft/m
Takeoff weight997 kg
Airfield elevation1,030 ft asl
Wind270° · 1 kn · 0 kn cross

Approach

79.43 %
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
100.00Threshold height50 ft
100.00Threshold speed64 kt
98.40Centreline offset0.16 m L

Touchdown

88.71 %
100.00Touchdown point375 m
54.23Centreline at touchdown14.89 m L
82.32Sink rate-218 ft/m
100.00Touchdown force1.20 G
OkBouncesNone
80.70Rollout distance271 m · 30 % used
Landing weight991 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
375 m
Off centreline
14.89 mL
Sink rate
-218 ft/m
Impact
1.20G

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

50 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 50 ft, down at 375 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 375 m past threshold CLEARED

The 375 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 646 m of 2,124 m · 30 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo in the Cessna Skyhawk
92.5 %
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
94.6 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 69 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 69 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
73 %
10.45 m left to 1.05 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
70 35 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
4 2 0
02505007501,000-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
95.41 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
Alignment
94.33 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
91.87 %
6 3 0
G
88.57 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 6 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
600 250 -100
90 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
Alignment
0 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
5 4 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
500 350 200
02505007501,00001530456075 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.010.030.040.060.0701938577594 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.010.030.040.060.07-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 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 87.07 %
79.43 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 191 ft agl to 54 ft agl. A decrease of 138 ft in 12 seconds.
Glideslope
68.72 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
68.72 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
69 65 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
37.58 %
27 14 0
G
81.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-134 -617 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.45 %
Landing
Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 64 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 64 kt. Target 63 kt
Flare
100 %
Perfect landing flare
Centreline ft
98.4 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
96.11 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
64 57 50
Pitch °
Info
8 4 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-96 -298 -500
07515022530037545001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
88.71 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 374 m. Touchdown speed at 52 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -218 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
82.32 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -218 ft/m.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 52 kt was good. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 374 m.
Alignment
54.23 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.6 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.3 °
G
100 %
G 1.11 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
80.7 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 664 m, 31 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.8 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 664 m using 31.26 % of runway
Alignment
57.11 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.8 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
51 35 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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