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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,894 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 394 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period of 5 minutes where the aircraft, an Airbus A321, moved less than 1 nautical mile from its parking spot to the runway at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport's runway 08, known as EETN. The conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 0°C, wind blowing at 17 kt from 170°, a crosswind of 16 kt, and a headwind of 3 kt.
Following a smooth departure roll, the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 152 kt. The takeoff distance was recorded at 1,203 m, which was 43% of the total runway length. The flight then began an enroute climb, starting about 1 mile north-east of Peetri in Harjumaa, Estonia, from 1,183 ft above sea level. Over the course of 4 minutes, the aircraft climbed an impressive 9,243 ft to an altitude of 10,425 ft, while covering 14 miles in the process.
As the flight continued towards its destination, an enroute descent from 10,424 ft started 8 miles north-east of Tammneeme in Harjumaa, Estonia, and lasted 5 minutes. The aircraft descended 5,330 ft to a height of 5,094 ft, while covering 24 miles. The flight then entered into a level cruise about 11 miles south-east of Suomenlinna in Uusimaa, Finland, which lasted for 9 minutes and involved covering 31 miles.
Further enroute level cruising took place starting 3 miles west of Hyvinge in Uusimaa, Finland, and lasted for 6 minutes before covering 16 miles. Then, another descent from 4,491 ft occurred 3 miles east of EFNS Savikko Airfield Nurmijärvi in Uusimaa, Finland, and lasted 3 minutes, covering 9 miles. The descent took the aircraft down to 2,118 ft.
The final approach to EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport commenced from the north-west. The heading was 153.0° at 4 miles before landing on runway 15, where the local temperature was -0°C and wind speed was 14 kt from 150°, with a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 14 kt.
Landing parameters were satisfactory overall, with the touchdown speed being 123 kt, which was below the threshold speed. However, the aircraft touched down at 395 m, or 45% of the runway's total length. The touchdown rate of -359 fpm was also firm. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly off-centre by 3.2 m from the centreline.
Taxiing from the runway to the aircraft parking, once again took only 4 minutes and involved covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total distance covered throughout the flight was an impressive 100 miles, taking a total in-flight time of 36 minutes. To achieve this, the plane used up a considerable 1,816 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport, achieving a high score of 98.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 15, which has a length of 2,894 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 132 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 395 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
The touchdown speed of 123 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -359 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly without any significant deceleration. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -0°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from 150°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 14 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's stable approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,292 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely on the runway.
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