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Old 05-21-2008 | 07:00 AM
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Default RE: Landing under power...


ORIGINAL: da Rock
Lot's of flyers setup their radios with a landing trim setting on one of the switches. It often does nothing more than throw a few clicks of elevator trim on. The trim amount is whatever gives you the landing speed that works best for a shallow rate of descent.
I am one of those fliers. I have trim set up for an appropriate approach speed and use the throttle for descent most of the time. Heck, my right hand barely moves on final approaches unless I'm slipping it in with a crosswind. People sometimes remark that I'm good at landing, but it's not really me - it's all about good setup prior to flying the approach.