CYKF to CYKF Flight Report - Cessna Skyhawk

Flight from CYKF to CYKF

Friday, 22 March 2024 15:26

Minutes 9

11 nm

Fuel 6 kg

Cessna Skyhawk

Departure

Runway 26 at CYKF

Kitchener\/Waterloo

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Altitude

1,030 ft asl

Weight

997 kg

Fuel

76 kg

Temperature

13 °C

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 08 at CYKF

Kitchener\/Waterloo

Kitchener Ontario, Canada

1,030 ft asl

Altitude

992 kg

Weight

70 kg

Fuel

16 °C

Temperature

1 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

-1 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 90.05%

Departure Score 90.64%

Enroute Score 97.71%

Arrival Score 77.26%

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Flight Stages CYKF to CYKF

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Departure Taxi

90 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
0 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 15:26:09
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:26:09
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:26:09
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:26:09
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:26:09
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 15:26:09
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:26:09
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:26:09
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:26:38
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 15:26:38
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:26:38
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:26:38
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:26:38
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:26:41
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 15:26:41
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:26:41
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 15:26:09

Departure Roll

95.95 %

Departure roll runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kn. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 56 kn Target 62 kn
79.73 %	Runway alignment max 9.65 m 8.61 m left to 1.04 m right	-1.04		5.56 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° 0.3 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.3		4.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:26:47

Departure Climb 1

97.74 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.5 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.5		-0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 61 kn 58 kn min to max 62 kn	58		61 kn
90.97 %	Average bank angle 3.6 ° 0.5 ° min to max 5.4 °	0.5		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.97 g min to max 1.20 g	1.20		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI 508 ft/m 272 ft/m min to max 742 ft/m	272		742 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl	0		41 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 4.6 ° min to max 10.5 °	5.9		10.5 °

Departure Climb 2

91.82 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
71.12 %	Heading variation -1.4 ° -4.3 ° min to max -0.6 °	-0.6		-4.3 °
100 %	Average speed 59 kn 52 kn min to max 61 kn	61		52 kn
97.08 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.1 °	1.8		1.2 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.77 g min to max 1.29 g	1.05		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 890 ft/m 524 ft/m min to max 1,258 ft/m	750		858 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 121 ft agl 42 ft agl min to max 378 ft agl	42		378 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.7 ° 5.8 ° min to max 16.9 °	10.5		13.2 °

Departure Climb 3

77.71 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading variation -7.4 ° -10.1 ° min to max -4.6 °	-4.6		-10.1 °
100 %	Average speed 50 kn 42 kn min to max 68 kn	51		68 kn
91.39 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.3 °	1.5		5.3 °
94.29 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.65 g min to max 1.21 g	0.99		1.06 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 543 ft/m -379 ft/m min to max 940 ft/m	922		685 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 735 ft agl 394 ft agl min to max 976 ft agl	394		976 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.3 ° -0.8 ° min to max 15.4 °	13.7		7.7 °

Enroute Climb

99.54 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Climbing from 2,037 ft asl to 2,517 ft asl, an increase of 481 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 89 kn 69 kn min to max 101 kn	69		101 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.1		0.6 °
95.43 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.76 g min to max 1.33 g	0.76		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 410 ft/m -298 ft/m min to max 1,004 ft/m	653		40 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,289 ft asl 2,033 ft asl min to max 2,530 ft asl	2,037		2,517 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° -1.8 ° min to max 6.2 °	3.7		-0.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles east of Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,544 ft asl 2,415 ft asl min to max 2,679 ft asl	2,518		2,513 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 107 kn 94 kn min to max 115 kn	102		101 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	1.7		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.79 g min to max 1.22 g	1.05		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -5.2 ° min to max 6.0 °	0.4		2.6 °

Enroute Descent

89.07 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles south east of Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Descent from 2,521 ft asl to 2,054 ft asl, a decrease of 468 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 116 kn 97 kn min to max 140 kn	100		113 kn
80.82 %	Average bank angle 29.8 ° 0.6 ° min to max 49.6 °	0.6		1.0 °
67.43 %	Average g force 1.25 g 0.44 g min to max 1.82 g	0.98		0.61 g
Info	Average VSI -797 ft/m -3,449 ft/m min to max 2,428 ft/m	505		1,228 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,263 ft asl 1,892 ft asl min to max 2,551 ft asl	2,521		2,054 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.5 ° -14.4 ° min to max 12.2 °	2.4		0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

99.37 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of CYKI Roseville Field Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,054 ft asl 2,029 ft asl min to max 2,084 ft asl	2,055		2,033 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 107 kn 102 kn min to max 112 kn	112		107 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 6.4 °	4.0		3.9 °
93.71 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.64 g min to max 1.18 g	0.64		0.94 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -5.6 ° min to max 4.8 °	-2.4		-5.6 °

Enroute Descent 2

99.54 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles east of Kitchener (Ontario, Canada). Descent from 2,017 ft asl to 1,766 ft asl, a decrease of 252 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 113 kn 109 kn min to max 121 kn	109		121 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.2 °	2.7		1.5 °
95.43 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.67 g min to max 1.31 g	1.17		1.31 g
Info	Average VSI -500 ft/m -1,480 ft/m min to max 176 ft/m	-914		-966 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,935 ft asl 1,766 ft asl min to max 2,017 ft asl	2,017		1,766 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.7 ° -8.1 ° min to max 1.0 °	-3.6		-2.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 3

98.74 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south west of CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,667 ft asl 1,530 ft asl min to max 1,774 ft asl	1,761		1,530 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 104 kn 83 kn min to max 120 kn	120		111 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 15.0 ° 0.5 ° min to max 36.0 °	0.5		4.1 °
87.43 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.80 g min to max 1.47 g	1.10		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -7.8 ° min to max 10.1 °	-1.2		-3.5 °

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 2 miles south west of CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo Kitchener (Ontario, Canada).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 111 kn 111 kn min to max 111 kn	111		111 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.4 ° 0.7 ° min to max 12.2 °	0.7		9.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.08 g	1.04		0.85 g
Info	Average VSI -473 ft/m -583 ft/m min to max -380 ft/m	-583		-380 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,510 ft asl 1,500 ft asl min to max 1,520 ft asl	1,520		1,500 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -2.9 ° min to max -1.6 °	-2.9		-2.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 2

96.18 %

Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 461 ft agl to 431 ft agl. A decrease of 30 ft in 2 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.81 %	Approach angle 4.0 ° 4.0 ° min to max 4.1 ° Target 3.0 °	4.1		4.0 °
100 %	Average speed 111 kn 111 kn min to max 111 kn	111		111 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.5 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.5 °
93.19 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.9 ° min to max 5.5 °	5.5		2.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.90 g 0.77 g min to max 1.09 g	0.85		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -706 ft/m -848 ft/m min to max -505 ft/m	-505		-848 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 446 ft agl 431 ft agl min to max 461 ft agl	461		431 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.7 ° -5.8 ° min to max -4.1 °	-4.1		-4.4 °

Arrival Final 1

80.31 %

Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 416 ft agl to 43 ft agl. A decrease of 372 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
57.56 %	Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.3 ° min to max 4.0 ° Target 3.0 °	4.0		2.4 °
100 %	Average speed 108 kn 106 kn min to max 114 kn	111		106 kn
86.8 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.4		0.4 °
60.34 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.7 °	4.5		6.1 °
93.71 %	Average g force 1.09 g 0.64 g min to max 1.26 g	0.86		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -870 ft/m -1,350 ft/m min to max -349 ft/m	-913		-417 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 113 ft agl 43 ft agl min to max 416 ft agl	416		43 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.5 ° -7.3 ° min to max -0.8 °	-6.1		-0.8 °

Arrival Landing

67.37 %

Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo, runway length 2,124 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 106 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 106 kn. Target 63 kn
83.53 %	Target 50 ft agl
96.97 %	Landing and flare profile
95.6 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.6 °
82.59 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.6 °	6.1		1.2 °
88.57 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.55 g min to max 1.11 g	1.08		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 101 kn 94 kn min to max 106 kn	106		94 kn
Info	Average VSI -310 ft/m -580 ft/m min to max -10 ft/m	-405		-196 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl	38		-2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -5.2 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.7		-0.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

65.17 %

Touchdown point was 115 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 94 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was good at -196 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 1 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.6 %	Touchdown VSI was -196 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 479 m Target 457 m
0 %	Speed at touchdown 94 kn Target 53 kn
40 %	Runway alignment max 19.51 m 18.62 m left	17.54		19.51 m
63.84 %	Average bank angle 3.2 ° 1.2 ° min to max 4.9 °	1.2		2.0 °
96.57 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.69 g min to max 1.23 g	1.03		1.14 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 92 kn 90 kn min to max 94 kn	94		90 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -2.8 ° min to max 1.0 °	-0.7		0.9 °

Takeoff on runway 26 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo in the Cessna Skyhawk

90.64 %

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

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

95.95 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 56 kn - Target 62 kn

Alignment

79.73 %

8.61 m left to 1.04 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.74 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

90.97 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

91.82 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.

Heading

71.12 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.08 %

97.71 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

77.71 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 26 CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo.

Heading

0 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

91.39 %

94.29 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo in the Cessna Skyhawk

Landing Score 70.95 %

Landing Summary

While this aircraft landing exhibited a few areas of concern, there are certainly positive aspects to highlight as well.

Starting with the Approach Phase, the unstable glideslope alignment is a point for improvement. However, it is encouraging to note the good heading alignment, which is crucial for a successful landing. Addressing the excessive speed is important for safety, but the fact that heading alignment was maintained is a positive sign of pilot skill.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, the low threshold height is an area to focus on for future landings. On the other hand, the excellent landing flare demonstrates good technique and a key component of a safe landing. The poor landing heading and bank angle stability can be worked on through practice and improved awareness during the landing phase.

In the Touchdown Phase, the good touchdown rate is a positive aspect of the landing. However, the excessive speed is an area that needs attention to ensure a smooth touchdown in the future. The touchdown point being beyond the designated zone and runway touchdown position off-center are opportunities for improvement in terms of precision during landings.

Overall, while there are areas to work on for future landings, it is important to acknowledge the strengths displayed during this landing as well. With continued practice and emphasis on key areas for improvement, the pilot can continue to enhance their skills and achieve smoother and more precise landings in the future.

96.18 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 08 at CYKF Kitchener\/Waterloo from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 461 ft agl to 431 ft agl. A decrease of 30 ft in 2 seconds.

Glideslope

91.81 %

Good glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

91.81 %

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