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Old 05-09-2018 | 08:33 AM
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Mine has not flown yet but, with any airplane you have to experiment what it needs on final to make the runway the way you want it.

Flying my Boomerang on a no wind condition day I can throttle back to idle the moment it turns to the base leg, on a windy day I got to keep power to half till it turns final and my approaches are much shorter and higher to compensate for the head winds, if I fly the approach the same way as on a no wind condition day then I will have to drag the jet low and slow longer than I prefer, it is all about how you feel comfortable doing the landings.

I suggest to go up high and throttle back to a 1/4 throttle and fly the jet that way, if it doesn't hold altitude then allow it to descend doing circles over the runway, climb up high again and do the same thing again till you fell comfortable with it, that should help you get the feeling of it during slow flights, on windy day make a shorter approach, be prepare for go arounds.

I hope this helps, have fun, be safe

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