ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer
ORIGINAL: Sk8rob
Would Ijust need to pull the throttle to idle and kind of glide it?
That's the basic idea.
Have you ever flown on a commercial airliner? If you have, think about how they land: You're sitting in your seat and the airplane is fairly close to the ground and lined up with the runway. The next thing you know, you hear the engine rev up for a few seconds, then they idle back down and a short time later, you cross the threshold and touch down. It's RARE that an airliner ever over-shoots a landing.
This is because they shoot for landing too short and then they add power to make it that little bit further to the field.
You should strive for the same thing.
It's easy to add power for a little extra distance - it's a lot harder to lose speed once you're over the runway.
Hmmm....yeah, I did notice that. Ialways thought it was some kind of reverse thrust or from the flaps coming down. I'll give that a try. It's kind of hard to start my approach sooner due to the power lines, but I'll give it a shot.