Short Finals
 

When listening to STN's Tower frequency I often here '...after landing 737 on short finals...'. My question is what constitutes 'short finals'.

Are you on short finals within a specific time, distance, altitude of the runway threshhold, or is it just a term used to signify the close proximity of the aircraft?

Re: Short Finals
 

Short Final normally means someone with 1/2 a mile of the landing thresshold.

Mike

It's not defined in the UK (I seem to recall that 'long final' is more than 4 miles) but for a B737 I would call inside a mile short final. A light single would have to be closer so maybe it's a matter of time to touchdown too.

In the example you give, when telling another pilot about the aircraft, it would have to be clearly visible too.

....and, as an aside, the word is "Final" (singular - no 'S').

GW,
Sorry, but I have never heard any Pilot call "final";)
It's always XXX "finals!:rolleyes:
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

quite right Chiglet. But GW is correct the call should be final.Perish the thought that we could all get our phraseology wrong:D

Sorry Chiglet....my company uses the correct "Final" without an "s"..... but you're right not many do.