CYAM to KMCD Flight Report - Velocity XL

Flight from CYAM to KMCD

Saturday, 31 August 2024 10:16

Minutes 38

46 nm

Fuel 17 kg

Velocity XL

Departure

Runway 12 at CYAM

Sault Ste Marie

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada

Altitude

617 ft asl

Weight

1,141 kg

Fuel

125 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

90.0 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 26 at KMCD

Mackinac I

Mackinac I Michigan, United States

735 ft asl

Altitude

1,124 kg

Weight

108 kg

Fuel

20 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

233.8 °

Wind Direction

6 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.61%

Departure Score 93.44%

Enroute Score 99.32%

Arrival Score 89.57%

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Flight Stages CYAM to KMCD

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Departure Taxi

92.27 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
80.67 %	Average speed 16 kn 0 kn min to max 28 kn	0		15 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 8 kn max 8 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -0.9 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.5		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 10:16:19
Info	Engine 1 Started at 10:16:19
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 10:16:19
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:16:19
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:16:19
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:17:43
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:18:15
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:18:39

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 12 at CYAM Sault Ste Marie, Average speed was 16 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 17 kn 0 kn min to max 30 kn	16		20 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.3		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 10:23:41
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 10:23:54
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 10:23:55
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 10:23:56
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:24:18
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:24:33

Departure Roll

85.33 %

Departure roll runway 12 at CYAM Sault Ste Marie. Takeoff distance 1,042 m 57 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 125 kn. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 1 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,042 m 57 % of runway
29.3 %	Liftoff speed was 125 kn Target 90 kn
97.38 %	Runway alignment max 5.48 m 3.77 m left to 1.71 m right	3.46		-1.71 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	0.99		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 1.4 °	-0.5		1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.0 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 12 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 128 kn 125 kn min to max 130 kn	125		130 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.21 g 1.04 g min to max 1.32 g	1.06		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 832 ft/m 426 ft/m min to max 1,135 ft/m	426		1,135 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl	0		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 1.6 ° min to max 7.4 °	1.6		7.3 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 12 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 134 kn 130 kn min to max 157 kn	130		157 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.95 g 0.88 g min to max 1.07 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 1,168 ft/m 826 ft/m min to max 1,312 ft/m	1,158		826 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 127 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 395 ft agl	46		395 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 3.8 ° min to max 7.2 °	7.2		3.8 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 10:26:07

Departure Climb 3

89.59 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 12 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 168 kn 159 kn min to max 177 kn	159		160 kn
47.97 %	Average bank angle 5.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.8 °	0.0		21.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.93 g min to max 1.43 g	0.99		1.06 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,406 ft/m 752 ft/m min to max 2,953 ft/m	823		2,839 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 607 ft agl 408 ft agl min to max 973 ft agl	408		973 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.8 ° 3.1 ° min to max 11.2 °	3.7		11.0 °
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 10:26:33
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 10:26:33

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 2 miles east of CYAM Sault Ste Marie Sault Ste Marie (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 1,638 ft asl to 4,765 ft asl, an increase of 3,127 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 156 kn 148 kn min to max 168 kn	159		168 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 17.5 ° 2.9 ° min to max 21.7 °	21.2		3.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.81 g min to max 1.10 g	1.06		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,050 ft/m 1,720 ft/m min to max 2,874 ft/m	2,837		1,720 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,052 ft asl 1,638 ft asl min to max 4,765 ft asl	1,638		4,765 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.0 ° 6.1 ° min to max 11.3 °	11.0		6.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of KANJ Sault Ste Marie Mun\/Sanderson Sault Ste Marie (Michigan, United States) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 22 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,985 ft asl 4,876 ft asl min to max 5,031 ft asl	4,896		4,876 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 182 kn 172 kn min to max 189 kn	172		189 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.9 °	6.7		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.21 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -4.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.2		-4.0 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north of 5Y1 Lindberg Hessel (Michigan, United States). Descent from 4,586 ft asl to 2,761 ft asl, a decrease of 1,825 ft in 1 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 189 kn 186 kn min to max 191 kn	191		187 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 13.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.4 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.87 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -1,617 ft/m -1,757 ft/m min to max -846 ft/m	-1,740		-846 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,741 ft asl 2,761 ft asl min to max 4,586 ft asl	4,586		2,761 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.9 ° -5.0 ° min to max -1.6 °	-4.0		-1.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

97.29 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of 5Y1 Lindberg Hessel (Michigan, United States) and lasted 15 minutes, covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.81 %	Average altitude 1,883 ft asl 1,388 ft asl min to max 2,661 ft asl	2,661		1,390 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 103 kn 87 kn min to max 189 kn	188		88 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.6 °	6.5		8.2 °
91.43 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.20 g min to max 1.70 g	1.01		1.10 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -1.5 ° min to max 3.3 °	-0.7		3.0 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:47:20

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile south of 5Y1 Lindberg Hessel (Michigan, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 90 kn 86 kn min to max 94 kn	88		89 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.9		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.86 g min to max 1.13 g	0.93		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -326 ft/m -731 ft/m min to max 115 ft/m	115		-189 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,330 ft asl 1,247 ft asl min to max 1,394 ft asl	1,392		1,247 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -1.6 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.6		-1.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 2

84.67 %

Approaching runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac I from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 516 ft agl to 368 ft agl. A decrease of 148 ft in 17 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
48.92 %	Approach angle 4.2 ° 3.9 ° min to max 4.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.9		4.2 °
100 %	Average speed 91 kn 89 kn min to max 92 kn	89		91 kn
100 %	Heading variation -1.1 ° -1.2 ° min to max -0.9 °	-1.2		-0.9 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	1.8		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.88 g min to max 1.13 g	0.98		1.13 g
Info	Average VSI -450 ft/m -903 ft/m min to max -196 ft/m	-196		-903 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 460 ft agl 368 ft agl min to max 516 ft agl	516		368 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -1.6 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.0		-1.3 °

Arrival Final 1

83.67 %

Approaching runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac I from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 358 ft agl to 68 ft agl. A decrease of 290 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
29.97 %	Approach angle 3.9 ° 3.5 ° min to max 4.5 ° Target 3.0 °	4.2		3.5 °
100 %	Average speed 89 kn 86 kn min to max 92 kn	90		89 kn
88.4 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.6		0.8 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.8		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.85 g min to max 1.35 g	1.35		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -714 ft/m -787 ft/m min to max -230 ft/m	-642		-772 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 141 ft agl 68 ft agl min to max 358 ft agl	358		68 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.8 ° -2.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.4		-2.0 °

Arrival Landing

85.88 %

Landing on runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac I, runway length 1,064 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 89 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 89 kn. Target 80 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
49.76 %	Landing and flare profile
84.4 %	Heading variation 0.9 ° 0.8 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.8		0.9 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.3		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g	1.03		0.95 g
Info	Average speed 87 kn 85 kn min to max 89 kn	89		86 kn
Info	Average VSI -671 ft/m -771 ft/m min to max -590 ft/m	-771		-627 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 26 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl	54		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -2.1 ° min to max -0.5 °	-2.0		-2.1 °

Arrival Touchdown

89.35 %

Touchdown distance was good at 210 m. Touchdown speed at 86 kn was good. Touchdown rate was heavy at -627 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 21 °C. Wind 6 kn at 233 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
81.83 %	Touchdown VSI was -627 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 210 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 86 kn Target 88 kn
62.9 %	Runway alignment max 13.23 m 9.17 m left	13.23		3.88 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.6		0.2 °
89.14 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.60 g min to max 1.88 g	0.95		0.99 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 82 kn 78 kn min to max 86 kn	86		78 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° -2.6 ° min to max 6.6 °	-2.1		1.1 °

Arrival Rollout

98.77 %

Total landing distance 738 m, 69 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 738 m 69 % of runway.
97.27 %	Runway alignment max 6.80 m 3.80 m left to 3.01 m right	3.80		-3.01 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 70 kn 43 kn min to max 74 kn	74		43 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.4 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 16 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 18 kn 5 kn min to max 48 kn	40		17 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -1.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	-0.4		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

95.05 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 14 kn 0 kn min to max 20 kn	16		16 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 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -1.2 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.3		-1.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.2		0.8 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:55:32
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:55:39
Info	Battery Master Off at 10:55:53
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 10:55:53
Info	Engine 1 Started at 10:55:54
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:55:54
Info	Battery Master On at 10:55:56
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 10:55:56
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 10:55:56
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 10:55:56
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:55:58
100 %	Landing Lights at 10:55:29

Takeoff on runway 12 at CYAM Sault Ste Marie in the Velocity XL

93.44 %

92.27 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

80.67 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

85.33 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

74.16 %

Roll distance of 1,042 m using 56.84 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

29.3 %

Liftoff speed was 125 kn - Target 90 kn

Alignment

97.38 %

3.77 m left to 1.71 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 12 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 12 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

89.59 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 12 CYAM Sault Ste Marie.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

47.97 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac I in the Velocity XL

Landing Score 89.42 %

84.67 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac I from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 516 ft agl to 368 ft agl. A decrease of 148 ft in 17 seconds.

Glideslope

48.92 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

48.92 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

83.67 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac I from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 358 ft agl to 68 ft agl. A decrease of 290 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

29.97 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

88.4 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

29.97 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

88.4 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

85.88 %

Landing

Landing on runway 26 at KMCD Mackinac I, runway length 1,064 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 89 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 89 kt. Target 80 kt

Flare

49.76 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

84.4 %

Bank

100 %

IAS

Info

Pitch

Info

Descent Rate

Info

89.35 %

Touchdown

81.83 %

Touchdown rate was heavy at -633 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 86 kt was good. Target below 88 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 210 m.

Alignment

62.9 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 m from centreline.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.7 °

89.14 %

G 1.02 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

98.77 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 738 m, 69 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

Landing distance 738 m using 69.35 % of runway

Alignment

97.27 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

95.05 %

Taxi

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

Landing Lights

1 %

Switched Off

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

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