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Arrival
Apply less back pressure in the flare, easing it in more slowly instead of arresting the sink sharply at 40 ft.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 40 ft, ballooning the aircraft before 414 fpm of sink rate returned as it settled back toward the runway.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: hold a steady, continuous descent through the normal flare band.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,105 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,105 m of the 2,806 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 886 m past the threshold — beyond 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Beechcraft Duke, then departed from runway 22R at EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport. The takeoff distance was 521 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 101 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 319 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport and climbing from an altitude of 1,165 feet above sea level to 10,473 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,308 feet in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles south of Espoo and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 12 miles north of Rohuneeme, Estonia, and the aircraft descended from 10,472 feet above sea level to 1,131 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,341 feet in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport was made from the east, heading 271.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 986 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26, which had a length of 2,806 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 102 knots.
The touchdown point was 454 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 85 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was fair at -219 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1 degree Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 260 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,008 meters, which accounted for 72% 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 63 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 36 minutes. The aircraft used 51 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft Duke aircraft successfully landed at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, with a score of 89.6%. The final approach to runway 26 was initiated from the east, heading 271.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 986 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,806 meters.
The threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation in the aircraft's descent. Similarly, the threshold speed of 102 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly fast during the approach. However, the touchdown speed of 85 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent.
The touchdown point was 454 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant deviation. The touchdown rate of -219 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation during the touchdown. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 260°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly above-target threshold speed.
The total landing distance of 2,008 meters was 72% of the runway length, which is a relatively acceptable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, and the aircraft was able to maintain a stable alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, while there were some minor deviations during the landing, the Beechcraft Duke aircraft was able to execute a safe and relatively smooth landing at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport.
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