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Old 02-21-2008 | 12:03 PM
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ORIGINAL: kochj

Are you saying that if you take a long approach, and slowing bring in down you will loose it? Or you will have controll, it is just delayed?

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Justin
As the plane slows down the fuselage acts as a wind break. This results in reduced and finally almost NO control over the elevator some time before the wings actually stall out.

At a slightly faster speed the air will follow the fuse back to the tail, giving you control.

What he is saying is that you come in a bit hotter, and at a steeper angle, then once over the threshold, bring down the throttle while holding it just over the runway until the plane settles in. This will be a steeper decent under power than what is normally done.

Typically with a steep decent you chop the throttle. In this case you don't want to. You need some power on.