My FS Flights logo MY FS FLIGHTS
CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 26

Flight Score

83.62 %
CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 08
1 Apr 2024 0:08 10 nm Cessna Skyhawk 5 kg
Departure Score
82.67 %
Enroute Score
91.52 %
Arrival Score
71.21 %

What went well

Touchdown 318 m in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 3.44 m off the centreline, no bounce
Rollout controlled — 17 % of the runway used

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 20 %, g force 0.56 to 2.03 g at 55 %, −3.66 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown VSI was -1,117 ft/m. at 0 %, bank angle up to 18.2 ° at 0 %, −3.54 points
Departure Roll — Runway alignment max 35.16 m at 0 %, −3.33 points

Top opportunity

Improve the touchdown

Arrival Touchdown

There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 15 stages, 14 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 Roll 80.00Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 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 68 knTarget 62 kn
0 % Runway alignment max 35.16 m34.13 m left to 1.04 m right -1.04 25.27 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.06 g 0.97 1.06 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° 0.3 2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.2 0.4 °

Events

Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Departure Climb 1 85.34Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Heading variation -1.1 °-1.7 ° min to max -0.3 ° -1.7 -0.3 °
100 % Average speed 70 kn68 kn min to max 71 kn 68 68 kn
58 % Average bank angle 6.8 °0.1 ° min to max 18.0 ° 0.7 18.0 °
78 % Average g force 1.25 g0.98 g min to max 1.63 g 1.08 1.63 g
Info Average VSI 667 ft/m282 ft/m min to max 1,212 ft/m 282 1,212 ft/m
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 0 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.8 °2.6 ° min to max 19.6 ° 2.6 19.6 °
Enroute Climb 97.31Enroute climb started overhead CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 1,090 ft asl to 1,410 ft asl, an increase of 320 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 61 kn43 kn min to max 70 kn 68 68 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.2 °1.4 ° min to max 30.0 ° 18.7 3.5 °
73 % Average g force 1.16 g0.55 g min to max 1.72 g 1.63 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 1,163 ft/m-1,315 ft/m min to max 2,185 ft/m 1,279 -61 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,222 ft asl1,090 ft asl min to max 1,414 ft asl 1,090 1,410 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 14.1 °-9.6 ° min to max 21.2 ° 20.1 -0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 98.91Enroute level cruise started overhead CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 1,465 ft asl1,302 ft asl min to max 1,579 ft asl 1,405 1,573 ft asl
100 % Average speed 108 kn71 kn min to max 124 kn 71 111 kn
100 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.0 ° min to max 6.4 ° 4.4 1.4 °
89 % Average g force 1.00 g0.75 g min to max 1.44 g 0.91 0.80 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-6.7 ° min to max 6.4 ° -1.8 -1.4 °
Enroute Climb 2 98.97Enroute climb started 3 miles east of Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 1,567 ft asl to 2,260 ft asl, an increase of 693 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 100 kn90 kn min to max 115 kn 112 90 kn
100 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.0 ° min to max 29.6 ° 1.9 29.6 °
90 % Average g force 1.02 g0.60 g min to max 1.43 g 0.70 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 650 ft/m-592 ft/m min to max 1,642 ft/m -240 1,197 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,890 ft asl1,548 ft asl min to max 2,260 ft asl 1,567 2,260 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °-4.3 ° min to max 8.5 ° -4.3 4.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 67.11Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of CYKI Roseville Field Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
97 % Average altitude 2,090 ft asl1,699 ft asl min to max 2,354 ft asl 2,275 2,310 ft asl
100 % Average speed 97 kn59 kn min to max 133 kn 88 79 kn
45 % Average bank angle 37.3 °1.4 ° min to max 67.5 ° 39.4 1.7 °
0 % Average g force 1.51 g0.47 g min to max 3.29 g 0.96 1.44 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °-18.7 ° min to max 32.1 ° 3.0 3.4 °
Enroute Climb 3 81.27Enroute climb started 2 miles north of CYKI Roseville Field Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 2,318 ft asl to 2,706 ft asl, an increase of 388 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 91 kn76 kn min to max 100 kn 80 93 kn
60 % Average bank angle 16.8 °0.1 ° min to max 59.8 ° 0.9 1.0 °
71 % Average g force 1.10 g0.67 g min to max 1.75 g 0.97 1.04 g
Info Average VSI 394 ft/m-1,935 ft/m min to max 2,065 ft/m 203 354 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,489 ft asl2,318 ft asl min to max 2,706 ft asl 2,318 2,706 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.1 °-11.3 ° min to max 16.9 ° 2.9 3.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 98.11Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south east of Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 2,829 ft asl2,714 ft asl min to max 2,953 ft asl 2,714 2,939 ft asl
100 % Average speed 104 kn92 kn min to max 115 kn 92 96 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.3 °0.0 ° min to max 27.8 ° 0.9 8.0 °
81 % Average g force 1.00 g0.42 g min to max 1.45 g 1.11 0.62 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-6.1 ° min to max 7.0 ° 2.4 -5.4 °
Enroute Descent 98.91Enroute descent started 2 miles south west of CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Descent from 2,915 ft asl to 2,849 ft asl, a decrease of 67 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 97 kn96 kn min to max 99 kn 96 99 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.5 °4.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.8 4.7 °
89 % Average g force 0.85 g0.56 g min to max 1.08 g 0.56 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -1,549 ft/m-1,878 ft/m min to max -1,071 ft/m -1,071 -1,878 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,882 ft asl2,849 ft asl min to max 2,915 ft asl 2,915 2,849 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -10.6 °-11.0 ° min to max -10.2 ° -10.2 -11.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 98.51Arrival started 2 miles south west of CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 98 kn86 kn min to max 106 kn 100 86 kn
100 % Average bank angle 6.5 °0.3 ° min to max 15.4 ° 5.5 3.2 °
93 % Average g force 1.00 g0.73 g min to max 1.38 g 0.97 0.86 g
Info Average VSI -1,469 ft/m-2,361 ft/m min to max -380 ft/m -1,926 -560 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,041 ft asl1,421 ft asl min to max 2,816 ft asl 2,816 1,421 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -7.4 °-12.7 ° min to max 0.2 ° -10.3 -4.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 81.10Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 377 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 346 ft in 33 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
66 % Approach angle 2.6 °2.0 ° min to max 4.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.6 2.0 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn72 kn min to max 86 kn 85 81 kn
69 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.2 -0.1 °
82 % Average bank angle 4.3 °0.1 ° min to max 9.6 ° 3.4 2.6 °
77 % Average g force 1.06 g0.75 g min to max 1.65 g 0.83 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -766 ft/m-1,294 ft/m min to max 119 ft/m -753 -488 ft/m
Info Average altitude 103 ft agl31 ft agl min to max 377 ft agl 377 31 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.4 °-7.8 ° min to max 4.0 ° -6.0 -0.1 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 56.11Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 81 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
58 % Threshold speed was too high at 81 kn. Target 63 kn
59 % Target 50 ft agl
20 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
92 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 5.2 ° 2.5 1.6 °
55 % Average g force 0.95 g0.56 g min to max 2.03 g 1.08 1.40 g
Info Average speed 71 kn64 kn min to max 81 kn 81 66 kn
Info Average VSI -126 ft/m-1,117 ft/m min to max 714 ft/m -486 -1,117 ft/m
Info Average altitude 24 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl 26 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-9.7 ° min to max 13.7 ° 0.4 2.0 °
07515022530037501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 57.51Touchdown distance was good at 316 m. Touchdown speed at 66 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,117 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 266 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touchdown VSI was -1,117 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 316 mTarget 457 m
63 % Speed at touchdown 66 knTarget 53 kn
99 % Runway alignment max 3.44 m3.08 m right -2.60 -3.44 m
0 % Average bank angle 9.2 °1.0 ° min to max 18.2 ° 1.6 18.2 °
4 % Average g force 1.73 g1.17 g min to max 2.93 g 1.40 1.17 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 59 kn51 kn min to max 66 kn 66 51 kn
Info Average pitch angle -8.3 °-14.2 ° min to max 3.5 ° 2.0 -12.8 °
Arrival Rollout 90.14Total landing distance 378 m, 18 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 378 m18 % of runway.
78 % Runway alignment max 9.06 m0.00 m left to 9.06 m right -3.49 -9.06 m
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.87 g min to max 1.15 g 1.06 1.01 g
Info Average speed 46 kn37 kn min to max 57 kn 57 37 kn
Info Average pitch angle -7.1 °-15.5 ° min to max 1.6 ° -13.2 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 10.5 °0.4 ° min to max 21.4 ° 19.2 0.4 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 30 kn9 kn min to max 37 kn 37 9 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.3 ° min to max 1.0 ° -0.1 0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.01 g

Takeoff

80.00 %
100.00Takeoff roll831 m · 39 %
100.00Liftoff speed68 kt
0.00Runway alignment25.27 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
85.34Rate of climb667 ft/m
Takeoff weight997 kg
Airfield elevation1,030 ft asl
Wind270° · 1 kn · 0 kn cross

Approach

81.10 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
58.53Threshold height26 ft
57.82Threshold speed81 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.03 m R

Touchdown

57.51 %
100.00Touchdown point318 m
98.56Centreline at touchdown3.44 m R
0.00Sink rate-1,117 ft/m
4.00Touchdown force2.93 G
OkBouncesNone
90.14Rollout distance42 m · 17 % used
Landing weight992 kg
Airfield elevation1,030 ft asl
Wind267° · 2 kn

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

Touchdown on CYKF 08

Past threshold
318 m
Off centreline
3.44 mR
Sink rate
-1,117 ft/m
Impact
2.93G

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

26 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 26 ft, down at 318 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 318 m past threshold CLEARED

The 318 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.93 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 359 m of 2,124 m · 17 %

The rest of the report

Explore in detail

Flight map
Replay this flight in 3D The full flight path over the terrain with every stage, event and score along the route.
Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo in the Cessna Skyhawk
82.67 %
80 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 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 68 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
0 %
34.13 m left to 1.04 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
3 1.5 0
0250500750-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
85.34 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
Alignment
92.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
57.82 %
19 9.5 0
G
78.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
20 11 2
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 600 -100
02505007500510152025 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
000.010.010.020.0201122334455 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
000.010.010.020.02-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 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 71.21 %
81.1 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 377 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 346 ft in 33 seconds.
Glideslope
65.73 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
68.8 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
65.73 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
86 78 70
Alignment
68.8 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
82.37 %
10 5 0
G
77.14 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
119 -591 -1,300
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
56.11 %
Landing
Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 81 kn.
Height
58.53 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
57.82 %
Threshold speed was too high at 81 kt. Target 63 kt
Flare
20.39 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
91.58 %
6 3 0
G
55.43 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
81 71 60
Pitch °
Info
14 2.5 -9
Descent Rate fpm
Info
714 -243 -1,200
07515022530037501123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
57.51 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 316 m. Touchdown speed at 66 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,117 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 266 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
Touchdown
0 %
Touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,117 ft/m.
Speed
62.62 %
Touchdown speed at 66 kt was too fast. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 316 m.
Alignment
98.56 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from centreline.
Bank
0 %
Bank angle 9.2 °
G
4 %
G 1.73 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
90.14 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 378 m, 18 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 378 m using 17.8 % of runway
Alignment
78.08 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
50 35 20
Bank °
Info
22 11 0
Pitch °
Info
2 -6.5 -15
0200 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
Metrics
Metrics

Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values

More Flights Like This
CYKF → CYKF
Kitchener\/Waterloo to Kitchener\/Waterloo
Cessna Skyhawk
24 May 2024 · 12 nm 74.70%
CYKF → CYKF
Kitchener\/Waterloo to Kitchener\/Waterloo
Cessna Skyhawk
24 May 2024 · 14 nm 77.57%
CYKF → CYCK
Region of Waterloo International Airport to Chatham-Kent
Cessna Citation CJ4
08 Dec 2024 · 101 nm 91.00%
CYKF → CYKF
Kitchener\/Waterloo to Kitchener\/Waterloo
Cessna Skyhawk
24 May 2024 · 20 nm 61.47%
PHNL → PHNG
Daniel K Inouye International Airport to Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport
Cessna Skyhawk
29 Aug 2026 · 74 nm 96.26%
KFWS → KFWS
Fort Worth Spinks Airport to Fort Worth Spinks Airport
Cessna Skyhawk
15 Aug 2026 · 6 nm 94.98%
More flights at CYKF · More flights at CYKF · More Cessna Skyhawk flights · Browse all flights