Sun May 09, 2021 2:46 pm
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TopCat wrote:lobstaboy wrote:The idea is to de-mystify stalling and to remove the fear.
Then why do so many people land nosewheel aircraft way too fast and flat?
Good question. It makes me wince every time I see it. I think it's because either they aren't taught properly in the first place, or they've got lazy.
I hadn't considered the possibility that they might be frightened of stalling, but I suppose that could be so too.
The add 5knots for the wife and kids thing should be drummed out of people. Trying to land too fast means
- floating for ages giving any cross wind a chance to blow you off the side of the runway, or
- touching down too fast and flat so the aeroplane is still flying even though it's in contact with the ground - the brakes don't work well like that...
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