As the aircraft closed to within. about 10 ft of the runway, the co-pilotâs sidestick was. moved rapidly to the fully forward position, before. moving to the fully aft position, Figure 1, Point B. The. aircraft responded, de-rotating rapidly at 4.5Â°/second. before touching down at a pitch attitude of about 1Â° nose.
Guinea-Bissau is bounded by Senegal to the north, Guinea to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It includes the BijagÃ³s (Bissagos) archipelago and other islands that lie off the coast.
Almost all of Guinea-Bissau is low-lying and bathed daily by tidal waters that reach as far as 62 miles (100 km) inland. In the southeastern part of the country, the Fouta Djallon plateau rises approximately 600 feet (180 metres).