Per W8ye: "There's no way you trim for landing approach on a model like you do on a real plane". If this is a general statemnet to the readers, fine, however my original post on the tiopic was: "nor do we use the trim on the elevator to increase up trim".

Within the first few posts, it can be seen that the above statement isn't necessarily true, as obviously some R/Cers actually do use trim during landing approaches.

Per my original post: "We don't have to deal with back pressure". Then per gboulton: We don't? The elevator stick moves all by itself then, with no force involved? The back pressure felt in R/C is caused by a spring on the elevator stick, not by air pressure as in a full scale airplane and I'm only talking about airplanes without mechanical/electronical assists. If you use up elevator to control airspeed, you are applying back pressure (or up elevator) to the stick, the back pressure isn't being telegraphed by pressure felt from aerodynamic pressures

Some of you seem to allude to using flat turns during the approach. I'm unsure what you really mean here; but, would say, uncoordinated turns are bringing you closer to the stall then nice coordinated turns using aileron, elevator and rudder.

It's interesting how some of you come to this discussion on approaches so declaratively, like your way, is the only way! If your consistantly getting the plane back on the ground without splattering it, your doing this the right way, for yourself!

I thought this discussion here, in the beginners forum, would be interesting, as I knew there are many different "Approaches" to approaches. I also thought it would be good for the beginners to see decriptions of how it is done. It is also a demonstration that there should only be one instructor teaching a student, as more than this will only increases confusion!