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Maintain the centreline
Not the biggest loss in points — the one thing on this flight a check pilot would raise first, and the guide passage for it.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,817 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,817 m of the 3,193 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 465 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 22 at DFFD Ouagadougou Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 22, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,988 m, representing 66 % of the runway, and lifted off at 152 kt. Ambient conditions were 34 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 270°, including a 7 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south-west of DFFD, with the airplane ascending from 2,046 ft asl to 23,928 ft asl, a gain of 21,882 ft achieved in 11 minutes while covering 64 nm.
The first cruise segment began 7 miles west of Reo and lasted 34 minutes, during which the flight covered 240 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 2 miles south-east of Sadiobougou, dropping from 24,024 ft asl to 3,772 ft asl, a loss of 20,252 ft over 17 minutes and a distance of 95 nm.
A brief cruise followed 16 miles west of GABS Modibo Keita International Airport, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
The next descent began 16 miles south-west of GABS, reducing altitude from 3,730 ft asl to 3,280 ft asl, a decrease of 450 ft in 2 minutes while covering another 6 nm.
A further cruise segment started 10 miles south-west of GABS, lasting 2 minutes and adding 6 nm to the flight path.
Final approach to runway 06 at GABS Modibo Keita International Airport was executed from the south-west on a heading of 56.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,268 ft agl.
Landing on runway 06 was performed with a threshold speed of 144 kt; touchdown occurred 58 m beyond the touchdown zone at 138 kt and a vertical speed of minus 343 fpm. The runway length is 3,193 m, and the aircraft used a landing distance of 1,745 m, equal to 55 % of the runway. Local weather at the time was 27 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 237°, a tail-wind component of 4 kt and no cross-wind.
Runway rollout alignment remained very good, and the aircraft decelerated along the remaining runway length after touchdown.
The Airbus A320 taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 424 nm, required 76 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,057 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 established a final approach to runway 06 at GABS Modibo Keita International Airport from the southwest, tracking a heading of 56.0° at 4 nm and 1,268 ft AGL. Local weather was 27 °C with wind 4 kt from 237°, crosswind 0 kt and tailwind 4 kt. The aircraft presented a good threshold height and a threshold speed slightly above target at 144 kt.
During the threshold and flare segment the aircraft maintained the slightly above-target speed of 144 kt and executed a flare consistent with the good threshold height, keeping the approach stabilized.
Touchdown occurred 58 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 138 kt, noted as a little fast, and a firm vertical rate of minus 343 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,745 m, representing 55 % of the 3,193 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the approach speed to meet the target threshold speed and aim to touch down within the touchdown zone to eliminate the 58-m overshoot. Maintaining the current alignment and stable flare will preserve the high overall score of 97.2 %.
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