CYCK to CYCK Flight Report - Spitfire Mk IX

Flight from CYCK to CYCK

Sunday, 13 April 2025 15:13

Minutes 7

16 nm

Fuel 530 lbs

Spitfire Mk IX

Departure

Runway 24 at CYCK

Chatham Kent Airport

Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

Altitude

643 ft asl

Weight

7,128 lbs

Fuel

1,061 lbs

Temperature

54 °F

Wind Speed

12 kt

Wind Direction

210.0 °

Headwind

11 kt

Crosswind

3 kt

Arrival

Runway 24 at CYCK

Chatham Kent Airport

Chatham-Kent Ontario, Canada

643 ft asl

Altitude

6,598 lbs

Weight

531 lbs

Fuel

54 °F

Temperature

11 kt

Wind Speed

210.0 °

Wind Direction

10 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 89.19%

Departure Score 88.75%

Enroute Score 87.1%

Arrival Score 91.71%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport, with the aircraft being a Spitfire Mk IX. The takeoff distance covered 2,023 feet, which was 45% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 117 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 56 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 209 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it started its enroute climb 2 miles southwest of CYCK Chatham Kent Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,660 feet above sea level to 2,074 feet, an increase of 413 feet, in less than 1 minute and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles southwest of CNZ3 Chatham-Kent Chatham, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles.

The enroute descent started 4 miles west of CNZ3 Chatham-Kent Chatham, and the aircraft descended from 2,069 feet to 1,063 feet, a decrease of 1,006 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles southeast of Chatham, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached the airport, it began its final approach to runway 24 from the northeast, heading 227.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 187 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 24, which had a length of 4,494 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 102 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, and the touchdown speed was 86 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -122 feet per minute.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 feet from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 54 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 210 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 3,037 feet, which was 68% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.

In total, the flight distance was 16 nautical miles, and it took 7 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 530 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport, Average speed was 32 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 22 kt 0 kt min to max 34 kt	0		34 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 11.2 ° 11.1 ° min to max 11.6 °	11.3		11.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.1		1.0 °
Info	Average g force 0.95 g 0.93 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		0.93 g
Info	Battery Master On at 15:13:36
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:13:36
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:13:36
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:13:36
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:13:36
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:13:36
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:13:38
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:14:35
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:14:37
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:14:40
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:14:44

Departure Roll

68.68 %

Departure roll runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport. Takeoff distance 2,023 ft 45 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 117 kt. Local weather - Temperature 56 °F. Wind 12 kt at 209 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 11 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 2,023 ft 45 % of runway
8.71 %	Liftoff speed was 117 kt Target 80 kt
84.71 %	Runway alignment max 23.8 ft 0.0 ft left to 23.8 ft right	-3.2		-23.8 ft
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.11 g	0.93		1.11 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 11.1 °	11.1		4.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.2 °	1.0		3.7 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 15:15:09
0 %	Strobe Lights at 15:15:12

Departure Climb 1

97.97 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 CYCK Chatham Kent Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 126 kt 118 kt min to max 136 kt	118		136 kt
91.87 %	Average bank angle 2.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.1 °	3.8		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.97 g min to max 1.17 g	1.13		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 403 fpm 309 fpm min to max 600 fpm	309		600 fpm
Info	Average altitude 23 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl	-1		54 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 4.6 ° min to max 5.6 °	4.9		5.3 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 15:15:27

Departure Climb 2

98.53 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 CYCK Chatham Kent Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.4		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 148 kt 137 kt min to max 179 kt	137		179 kt
94.11 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	0.9		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.89 g min to max 1.10 g	1.03		1.10 g
Info	Average VSI 780 fpm 602 fpm min to max 1,223 fpm	609		1,206 fpm
Info	Average altitude 120 ft agl 55 ft agl min to max 377 ft agl	55		377 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 2.3 ° min to max 5.6 °	5.3		4.9 °

Departure Climb 3

89.83 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 24 CYCK Chatham Kent Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.3 ° 0.9 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.2		0.9 °
100 %	Average speed 180 kt 176 kt min to max 183 kt	180		176 kt
49.13 %	Average bank angle 8.1 ° 0.5 ° min to max 21.3 °	0.5		21.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.92 g min to max 1.11 g	1.08		1.00 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,973 fpm 1,394 fpm min to max 2,602 fpm	1,394		2,534 fpm
Info	Average altitude 663 ft agl 402 ft agl min to max 977 ft agl	402		977 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° 4.9 ° min to max 8.6 °	5.3		7.8 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 2 miles south west of CYCK Chatham Kent Airport Chatham-Kent (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 1,660 ft asl to 2,074 ft asl, an increase of 413 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 185 kt 176 kt min to max 196 kt	176		196 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 25.9 ° 21.5 ° min to max 34.2 °	21.5		34.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.92 g min to max 1.18 g	0.98		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI 1,067 fpm 303 fpm min to max 2,410 fpm	2,410		303 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,931 ft asl 1,660 ft asl min to max 2,074 ft asl	1,660		2,074 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 7.3 °	7.3		0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south west of CNZ3 Chatham-Kent Chatham (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,077 ft asl 2,023 ft asl min to max 2,135 ft asl	2,077		2,069 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 211 kt 196 kt min to max 215 kt	196		215 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 35.7 °	33.3		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.80 g min to max 1.26 g	1.19		1.02 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -2.6 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.2		-0.7 °

Enroute Descent

53.69 %

Enroute descent started 4 miles west of CNZ3 Chatham-Kent Chatham (Ontario, Canada). Descent from 2,069 ft asl to 1,063 ft asl, a decrease of 1,006 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 233 kt 197 kt min to max 254 kt	215		218 kt
0 %	Average bank angle 9.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 166.1 °	1.2		56.8 °
36.86 %	Average g force 1.22 g 0.53 g min to max 3.71 g	1.02		1.22 g
Info	Average VSI -288 fpm -4,948 fpm min to max 8,716 fpm	-129		-2,643 fpm
Info	Average altitude 873 ft asl 638 ft asl min to max 2,071 ft asl	2,069		1,063 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.1 ° -20.3 ° min to max 26.6 °	-0.7		-9.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

94.71 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Chatham (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.65 %	Average altitude 838 ft asl 635 ft asl min to max 1,538 ft asl	1,001		840 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 195 kt 108 kt min to max 217 kt	217		115 kt
90.14 %	Average bank angle 11.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 44.9 °	44.9		0.1 °
96.57 %	Average g force 1.11 g 0.57 g min to max 1.62 g	1.27		1.02 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -10.8 ° min to max 5.6 °	-10.8		-3.5 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:21:03
Info	Safe Gear speed Exceeded at 15:21:03
Info	Safe Gear speed Exceeded at 15:21:06
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:21:25

Arrival Final 1

99.64 %

Approaching runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 187 ft agl to 16 ft agl. A decrease of 171 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.6 ° 1.2 ° min to max 2.6 ° Target 3.0 °	2.6		1.3 °
100 %	Average speed 106 kt 102 kt min to max 117 kt	117		102 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
98.19 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.9 °	0.3		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g	1.04		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -455 fpm -802 fpm min to max -190 fpm	-613		-190 fpm
Info	Average altitude 50 ft agl 16 ft agl min to max 187 ft agl	187		16 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -4.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	-3.1		0.6 °

Arrival Landing

83.82 %

Landing on runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport, runway length 4,494 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 102 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
42.95 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 102 kt. Target 75 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
92.33 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.07 g	1.03		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 96 kt 86 kt min to max 102 kt	102		86 kt
Info	Average VSI -90 fpm -188 fpm min to max -30 fpm	-188		-122 fpm
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 14 ft agl	14		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.6		3.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

83.39 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 86 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -122 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 54 °F. Wind 11 kt at 210 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 10 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.26 %	Touchdown VSI was -122 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 1,430 ft Target 1,500 ft
96.76 %	Speed at touchdown 86 kt Target below 76 kt
94.83 %	Runway alignment max 14.6 ft 13.0 ft right	-12.3		-8.3 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.11 g	1.02		0.97 g
0 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 75 kt 63 kt min to max 86 kt	86		63 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 3.4 ° min to max 13.5 °	3.4		12.9 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 3,037 ft, 68 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 3,037 ft 68 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 8.2 ft 0.0 ft left to 8.2 ft right	-8.2		-4.2 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.13 g	0.97		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 50 kt 39 kt min to max 54 kt	54		39 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 12.1 ° 11.5 ° min to max 12.6 °	12.6		11.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 8 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 18 kt 4 kt min to max 36 kt	36		19 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 11.1 ° 11.0 ° min to max 11.6 °	11.4		11.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.1		1.5 °
Info	Average g force 0.97 g 0.93 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		0.97 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:22:47

Takeoff on runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport in the Spitfire Mk IX

88.75 %

68.68 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,023 ft using 45.02 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

8.71 %

Liftoff speed was 117 kn - Target 80 kn

Alignment

84.71 %

0.0 ft left to 23.8 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.97 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 CYCK Chatham Kent Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

91.87 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.53 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 CYCK Chatham Kent Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

94.11 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

89.83 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 24 CYCK Chatham Kent Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

49.13 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport in the Spitfire Mk IX

Landing Score 91.71 %

Landing Summary

The Spitfire Mk IX aircraft successfully landed at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport, but the landing was not without some notable issues. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 227.0° at 1 nm and 187 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 4,494 ft.

One of the main concerns during the landing was the threshold speed, which was excessively high at 102 kt. This is significantly above the recommended threshold speed, indicating that the pilot may have been experiencing some difficulty in controlling the aircraft's descent. Additionally, the touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This suggests that the pilot may have been unable to arrest the aircraft's descent in time, resulting in a longer than necessary landing roll.

The touchdown speed of 86 kt was also fast, which can increase the risk of wheel lockup and loss of control. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -122 fpm, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 ft from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in controlling the aircraft's descent.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 11 kt at 210°. The crosswind was minimal at 3 kt, but the headwind was 10 kt, which may have contributed to the pilot's difficulty in controlling the aircraft's descent.

Despite the issues with the landing, the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and bring it to a stop safely. The total landing distance was 3,037 ft, which is 68% of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing roll.

Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop despite some difficulties. However, the excessively high threshold speed and long touchdown point suggest that the pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their landing skills.

99.64 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 24 at CYCK Chatham Kent Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 187 ft agl to 16 ft agl. A decrease of 171 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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