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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 305 m and 152 m 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 2,982 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 215 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 22R at EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,229 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 24 knots coming from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 21 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport, rising from an altitude of 367 meters above sea level to 10,038 meters above sea level, an increase of 9,671.3 meters, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 104 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 9 miles northwest of Jaemsaenkoski and lasted for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 167 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles northwest of Lumijoki, descending from 9,686 meters above sea level to 2,841 meters above sea level, a decrease of 6,845 meters, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which started 13 miles southwest of Rovaniemi and lasted for 20 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 13 miles southwest of Rovaniemi, descending from 2,841 meters above sea level to 818 meters above sea level, a decrease of 2,023.5 meters, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered a final level cruise phase, which started 10 miles northeast of EFRO Rovaniemi Airport and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 21 at EFRO Rovaniemi Airport, heading 217.0 degrees at an altitude of 387.2 meters above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the airport.
The landing on runway 21 at EFRO Rovaniemi Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 217 meters and a touchdown speed of 148 knots. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -4.6 meters per second. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -1 degree Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots coming from a direction of 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,219 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 403 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 72 minutes. The aircraft used 3,174 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at EFRO Rovaniemi Airport, with a final approach from the north east, heading 217.0° at 4 nautical miles and 387.2 meters above ground level. The aircraft touched down on runway 21, which has a length of 2,982 meters. The threshold height at 17.0 meters above ground level was slightly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing height.
The threshold speed was good at 148 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 148 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have applied a bit too much power during the final approach. The touchdown distance was good at 217 meters, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing.
The touchdown rate was very heavy at -4.6 meters per second, which is higher than the ideal rate. This could be due to the pilot's attempt to slow down the aircraft quickly, possibly due to the fast touchdown speed. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been caused by a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 13 knots at 160°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions may have affected the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,219 meters, which is 41% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had good control over the aircraft during the landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the landing was good, but there may be room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate.
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