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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
At the 152 m gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,645 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,645 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 186 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, operated by Orbit Airlines, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGGD Bristol Airport. This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 09, with a takeoff distance of 585 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 109 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, while the tailwind was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of Winford in North Somerset, England. It climbed from an altitude of 1,260 feet above sea level to 29,510 feet, an increase of 28,250 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its first descent, starting 2 miles west of Maisemore in Gloucestershire, England. It descended from 29,487 feet to 27,934 feet, a decrease of 1,553 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, starting 2 miles east of Bisley in Gloucestershire, England. It climbed from 28,206 feet to 39,000 feet, an increase of 10,794 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 46 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south-west of Charvil in Wokingham, England. This phase of the flight lasted for 123 minutes and covered a distance of 860 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 56 miles south-east of Blidoe in Stockholm County, Sweden. It descended from 38,455 feet to 2,362 feet, a decrease of 36,093 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 132 nautical miles.
After the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Tallinn in Harjumaa, Estonia. This phase of the flight lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 08 at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, approaching from the west at a heading of 90 degrees and at an altitude of 1,524 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 08, with a runway length of 3,216 meters. The threshold height was excessively over target, but the touchdown distance was good at 186 meters. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -385 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,567 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,096 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 179 minutes. The aircraft used 4,973 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Orbit Airlines aircraft successfully landed at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, with a score of 87.5%. The final approach to runway 08 was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,524 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 133 knots, which was slightly below the threshold speed of 137 knots. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 186 meters, and the touchdown rate was firm at -385 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.4 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 270°. There was no crosswind, but a slight tailwind of 2 knots was present. The runway length at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport is 3,216 meters, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to land safely.
The total landing distance was 1,567 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to land and stop within a reasonable distance, with a good runway rollout alignment. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop without any issues.
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