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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 1.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 1,656 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,656 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 358 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EVRA Riga International Airport. This process took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 18, with the aircraft taking off after covering 44% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,267 meters, and the liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of -10 °C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 110 °. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of EVRA Riga International Airport and rising from an altitude of 987 feet above sea level to 22,667 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 60 nautical miles, took 11 minutes and resulted in an increase of 21,681 feet in altitude.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south of EVSL Vitrupes lidlauks Salacgriva. This phase lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 88 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of Varbola in Estonia. The descent took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 22,360 feet above sea level to 1,434 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 08 at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport took place from the west, with the aircraft heading at 90.0 ° and being 4 nautical miles away from the runway. The aircraft then landed on runway 08, which had a length of 3,216 meters. The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, a threshold speed of 143 knots, and a touchdown distance of 354 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -558 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.7 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -14 °C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 100 °. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,586 meters, which was 49% of the runway's length.
The flight then ended with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 215 nautical miles, and the flight took 48 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 2,169 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, with a score of 92.5%. 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 1,291 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was executed in accordance with standard procedures, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 143 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 354 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly above the recommended speed, indicating a potential for a harder landing. The touchdown rate was indeed very hard, at -558 feet per minute (fpm), which may have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway touchdown position, deviating by 3.7 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -14°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 100°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions did not significantly impact the landing performance of the aircraft.
The total landing distance of 1,586 meters was within the acceptable range, accounting for 49% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline, indicating a minor deviation from the desired path. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft's performance meeting most of the expected standards.
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