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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Use small rudder inputs against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during rollout.
What happened: During the rollout the aircraft drifted 37 m off the centreline.
Watch for: Runway centreline marks: hold the aircraft tracking straight down the centreline through rollout
See Arrival Rollout
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,242 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 163 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at FZAA Ndjili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 06, utilizing 649 meters, or 20% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 89 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.
Following departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northeast of FZAA Ndjili International Airport, ascending from an initial altitude of 1,957 feet above sea level to 9,719 feet above sea level, a total increase of 7,762 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 33 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase commenced 16 miles north of FCBB Maya-Maya Airport in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, and lasted for 87 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 921 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 10 miles southwest of Boi, Nigeria, and involved a descent from 10,002 feet above sea level to 3,044 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 6,958 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 53 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32 at DNBA Bauchi Airport in Bauchi, Nigeria, was conducted from the southeast, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 323.0 degrees at an altitude of 217 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 32, which has a length of 2,242 meters. The touchdown distance was 132 meters, and the touchdown speed was 49 knots, both of which were within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was relatively high at -483 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.2 meters. The total landing distance was 808 meters, or 36% of the runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,028 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 115 minutes, during which the aircraft consumed 629 kilograms of fuel.
The final approach to runway 32 at DNBA Bauchi Airport from the south east was executed with a heading of 323.0° at 0 nm and 217 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed of 51 kt was below the target, necessitating caution to avoid stalling the aircraft.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft exhibited a good touchdown distance of 132 m, with a corresponding touchdown speed of 49 kt. Although the touchdown rate was hard at -483 fpm, this was not unexpected given the relatively short runway length of 2,242 m. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues. Local weather conditions, with a temperature of 30 °C and a light wind of 3 kt at 180°, did not pose significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 808 m, representing 36% of the runway, was acceptable. However, the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 37.4 m from the centreline, indicating a need for improvement in the pilot's ability to maintain alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing scored 83.4%, reflecting a good but not outstanding performance.
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