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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 5.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 22 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 22 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 22 ft to touchdown.
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.
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 centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,899 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,899 m of the 3,297 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 843 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 approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 30 at Douala International Airport (FKKD). The takeoff distance was 1,411 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 90 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was also 1 knot. After departing from Douala, the enroute climb started approximately 1 mile south of the city, with the aircraft climbing from 1,019 feet above sea level to 31,934 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,915 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 179 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 8 miles south of Obonoma in Nigeria and lasted for 144 minutes, covering a distance of 1,169 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 22 miles north of Kamakwie in Sierra Leone, descending from 31,972 feet above sea level to 1,505 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,467 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 83 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at Conakry International Airport (GUCY) was made from the north-east, heading 227.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,418 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 24 was performed with a runway length of 3,297 meters. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 152 knots.
The touchdown point was 425 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 149 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -190 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,817 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,438 nautical miles, taking 199 minutes, and the aircraft used 9,886 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at GUCY Conakry International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 227.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,418 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 3,297 meters.
However, the threshold height at 87 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been higher than desired at the point of touchdown. Additionally, the threshold speed of 152 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or that the pilots may have been unable to slow down sufficiently before touchdown.
The touchdown point was located 425 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 149 knots was fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing a high rate of descent at the point of touchdown. On the positive side, the touchdown rate was good at -190 feet per minute (fpm), suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a combination of factors including wind, pilot error, or aircraft performance. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,817 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop, and the deviations from the ideal landing parameters were not severe enough to pose a significant risk to safety.
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