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CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 26

Flight Score

82.77 %
CYKF
Kitchener, Canada
Runway 08
26 Mar 2024 0:08 10 nm Cessna Skyhawk 0 kg
Departure Score
78.07 %
Enroute Score
98.91 %
Arrival Score
62.59 %

What went well

Touchdown 198 m in — inside the full-score zone
Airborne in 444 m — 21 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Touchdown — bounce at touchdown; Touchdown VSI was -1,001 ft/m. at 0 %, Speed at touchdown 88 kn at 0 %, −6.95 points
Departure Taxi — peak taxi speed 43 kt at 0 %, −3.33 points
Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 91 kn. at 15 %, Heading variation 1.0 ° at 68 %, −3.19 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.

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Start to finish · 12 stages, 12 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 60.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 43 kn0 kn min to max 43 kn 43 0 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 knmax 0 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.95 g min to max 1.01 g 1.01 0.99 g
100 % Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.5 1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 44 kt
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 77.01Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 398 m 19 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 46 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 398 m19 % of runway
67 % Liftoff speed was 46 knTarget 62 kn
18 % Runway alignment max 26.63 m25.59 m left to 1.04 m right -1.04 25.59 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.05 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °0.3 ° min to max 6.5 ° 0.3 6.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.2 °
Departure Climb 1 88.65Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
64 % Heading variation -3.7 °-4.2 ° min to max -3.3 ° -3.3 -4.2 °
100 % Average speed 48 kn46 kn min to max 49 kn 46 46 kn
90 % Average bank angle 3.7 °0.0 ° min to max 5.7 ° 0.2 5.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g0.99 g min to max 1.24 g 1.07 1.06 g
Info Average VSI 605 ft/m343 ft/m min to max 857 ft/m 343 857 ft/m
Info Average altitude 17 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl 0 44 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 12.2 °7.1 ° min to max 16.8 ° 7.1 16.8 °
Departure Climb 2 86.63Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
60 % Heading variation -4.7 °-5.2 ° min to max -4.3 ° -4.3 -5.2 °
100 % Average speed 45 kn44 kn min to max 46 kn 46 44 kn
87 % Average bank angle 6.5 °5.4 ° min to max 7.0 ° 5.5 7.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.79 g min to max 1.06 g 1.06 0.92 g
Info Average VSI 932 ft/m832 ft/m min to max 996 ft/m 870 832 ft/m
Info Average altitude 63 ft agl45 ft agl min to max 79 ft agl 45 79 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.6 °12.4 ° min to max 17.4 ° 16.9 12.6 °
Enroute Climb 97.14Enroute climb started overhead CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 1,128 ft asl to 3,043 ft asl, an increase of 1,914 ft in 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 64 kn40 kn min to max 104 kn 44 104 kn
100 % Average bank angle 3.6 °0.0 ° min to max 16.9 ° 7.0 0.5 °
71 % Average g force 0.99 g0.60 g min to max 1.75 g 0.92 0.95 g
Info Average VSI 544 ft/m-1,610 ft/m min to max 2,454 ft/m 824 468 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,942 ft asl1,128 ft asl min to max 3,043 ft asl 1,128 3,043 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °-11.8 ° min to max 22.3 ° 12.3 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 99.31Enroute 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
100 % Average altitude 3,052 ft asl2,982 ft asl min to max 3,165 ft asl 3,039 3,165 ft asl
100 % Average speed 111 kn103 kn min to max 118 kn 109 105 kn
100 % Average bank angle 18.8 °5.2 ° min to max 24.8 ° 5.2 22.6 °
93 % Average g force 1.09 g0.87 g min to max 1.37 g 1.03 1.16 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-4.7 ° min to max 3.6 ° -0.9 2.5 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 2 miles north east of CYKI Roseville Field Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 3,181 ft asl to 3,428 ft asl, an increase of 246 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 102 kn96 kn min to max 113 kn 104 113 kn
100 % Average bank angle 18.9 °1.7 ° min to max 25.3 ° 20.1 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.85 g min to max 1.14 g 0.89 0.85 g
Info Average VSI 562 ft/m-2,378 ft/m min to max 964 ft/m 924 -2,378 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,365 ft asl3,181 ft asl min to max 3,492 ft asl 3,181 3,428 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.2 °-13.6 ° min to max 5.0 ° 3.7 -13.6 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 99.20Enroute descent started 3 miles north east of CYKI Roseville Field Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Descent from 3,358 ft asl to 2,830 ft asl, a decrease of 528 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 120 kn110 kn min to max 131 kn 117 127 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.5 °0.4 ° min to max 10.7 ° 6.4 7.3 °
92 % Average g force 0.92 g0.61 g min to max 1.33 g 0.74 1.33 g
Info Average VSI -2,210 ft/m-4,353 ft/m min to max 739 ft/m 739 -4,230 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,094 ft asl2,830 ft asl min to max 3,358 ft asl 3,358 2,830 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -12.9 °-23.2 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 -18.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 97.60Arrival started 3 miles north east of CYKI Roseville Field Kitchener (Ontario, Canada).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 98 kn77 kn min to max 130 kn 129 101 kn
100 % Average bank angle 8.9 °0.2 ° min to max 28.8 ° 5.0 12.3 °
88 % Average g force 1.03 g0.74 g min to max 1.46 g 1.46 1.08 g
Info Average VSI -915 ft/m-3,690 ft/m min to max 350 ft/m -3,690 -982 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,146 ft asl1,409 ft asl min to max 2,773 ft asl 2,773 1,409 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.8 °-14.9 ° min to max 3.5 ° -14.8 -3.7 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival Final 1 79.08Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 366 ft agl to 65 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 13 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
58 % Approach angle 4.4 °3.9 ° min to max 6.4 °Target 3.0 ° 6.1 3.9 °
100 % Average speed 93 kn91 kn min to max 99 kn 99 91 kn
55 % Heading variation 1.4 °1.1 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.1 1.3 °
82 % Average bank angle 4.4 °1.8 ° min to max 9.8 ° 9.8 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.81 g min to max 1.20 g 1.06 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -935 ft/m-1,984 ft/m min to max -709 ft/m -840 -771 ft/m
Info Average altitude 127 ft agl65 ft agl min to max 366 ft agl 366 65 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.5 °-11.0 ° min to max -3.0 ° -3.4 -3.9 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 71.26Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 91 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
15 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 91 kn. Target 63 kn
94 % Target 50 ft agl
90 % Landing and flare profile
68 % Heading variation 1.0 °0.7 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.7 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° 3.0 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.95 g min to max 0.98 g 0.98 0.97 g
Info Average speed 89 kn88 kn min to max 91 kn 91 88 kn
Info Average VSI -864 ft/m-1,001 ft/m min to max -772 ft/m -772 -1,001 ft/m
Info Average altitude 29 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 58 ft agl 58 -2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.8 °-5.8 ° min to max -3.9 ° -3.9 -5.8 °
07515022501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 37.44Touchdown distance was good at 192 m. Touchdown speed at 88 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,001 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 24.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touchdown VSI was -1,001 ft/m.
100 % Touchdown distance was 192 mTarget 457 m
0 % Speed at touchdown 88 knTarget 53 kn
22 % Runway alignment max 24.54 m14.49 m left 24.54 1.90 m
40 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 6.8 ° 0.9 6.6 °
44 % Average g force 1.08 g0.68 g min to max 2.23 g 0.97 0.68 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 76 kn71 kn min to max 88 kn 88 71 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °-6.1 ° min to max 8.2 ° -5.8 -6.1 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 16 ft agl · 78 kt

Takeoff

77.01 %
100.00Takeoff roll444 m · 21 %
67.25Liftoff speed46 kt
17.81Runway alignment25.59 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
88.65Rate of climb605 ft/m
Takeoff weight997 kg
Airfield elevation1,030 ft asl
Wind270° · 1 kn · 0 kn cross

Approach

79.08 %
Not assessed1,000 ft gateNot recorded
Not assessed500 ft gateNot recorded
93.56Threshold height57 ft
15.42Threshold speed90 kt
67.60Centreline offset0.40 m L

Touchdown

37.44 %
100.00Touchdown point198 m
21.66Centreline at touchdown1.90 m L
0.00Sink rate-1,000 ft/m
44.00Touchdown force2.23 G
FailBounces1
Landing weight992 kg
Airfield elevation1,030 ft asl
Wind269° · 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
198 m
Off centreline
1.90 mL
Sink rate
-1,000 ft/m
Impact
2.23G

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

57 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 57 ft, down at 198 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 198 m past threshold CLEARED

The 198 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.23 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 198 m of 2,124 m · 9 %

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo in the Cessna Skyhawk
78.07 %
60 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
0 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
77.01 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 398 m 19 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 46 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 398 m using 18.74 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
67.25 %
Liftoff speed was 46 kn - Target 62 kn
Alignment
17.81 %
25.59 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
50 25 0
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
0250500-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
88.65 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
Alignment
64.22 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
50 45 40
Bank °
90.37 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 12 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 400 -100
86.63 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.
Alignment
59.75 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
50 45 40
Bank °
86.79 %
8 6.5 5
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
18 15 12
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,000 850 700
025050001530456075 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.010.010.020.020.0301939587897 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.010.010.020.020.03-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 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 62.59 %
79.08 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 366 ft agl to 65 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 13 seconds.
Glideslope
58.33 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
55.2 %
Poor heading alignment
Glideslope °
58.33 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
99 94 90
Alignment
55.2 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
81.87 %
10 5.5 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-709 -1,355 -2,000
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
71.26 %
Landing
Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 91 kn.
Height
93.56 %
Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
15.42 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 91 kt. Target 63 kt
Flare
90.08 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
67.6 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.39 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
91 85 80
Pitch °
Info
-2 -3.5 -5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-772 -886 -1,000
07515022501223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
37.44 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 192 m. Touchdown speed at 88 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,001 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 24.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.
Bounce on touchdown.
Touchdown
0 %
Touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,001 ft/m.
Speed
0 %
Touchdown speed at 88 kt was excessively fast. Target below 53 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 192 m.
Alignment
21.66 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 24.5 m from centreline.
Bank
39.75 %
Bank angle 2.2 °
G
44 %
G 1.08 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
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