Landing procedure
06-17-2011 | 09:19 AM
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RE: Landing procedure
ORIGINAL: Shoe
I use almost the exact same procedure when landing on an aircraft carrier... trim the aircraft for a specific AOA (8.1 degrees in my case) and then use the throttle to control altitude/glide path. Only difference is I don't flare. Oh, and I got full power at touch down rather than cut the throttle.
I use almost the exact same procedure when landing on an aircraft carrier... trim the aircraft for a specific AOA (8.1 degrees in my case) and then use the throttle to control altitude/glide path. Only difference is I don't flare. Oh, and I got full power at touch down rather than cut the throttle.
06-17-2011 | 10:04 AM
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RE: Landing procedure
ORIGINAL: MajorTomski
Ahhh... the right way, the wrong way and the NAVY Way
ORIGINAL: Shoe
I use almost the exact same procedure when landing on an aircraft carrier... trim the aircraft for a specific AOA (8.1 degrees in my case) and then use the throttle to control altitude/glide path. Only difference is I don't flare. Oh, and I got full power at touch down rather than cut the throttle.
I use almost the exact same procedure when landing on an aircraft carrier... trim the aircraft for a specific AOA (8.1 degrees in my case) and then use the throttle to control altitude/glide path. Only difference is I don't flare. Oh, and I got full power at touch down rather than cut the throttle.
So which is correct the Navy way? [X(]
06-22-2011 | 06:21 AM
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RE: Landing procedure
ORIGINAL: MX240
Flying warbirds and IF the runway is long enough I plan the touchdown 50' past the end of the runway.
Flying warbirds and IF the runway is long enough I plan the touchdown 50' past the end of the runway.
The phrasing just caught me as funny
07-07-2011 | 02:59 PM
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RE: Landing procedure
ORIGINAL: AA5BY
Another concern is with the dreaded cross wind on the tail during base leg. That dreaded tail wind has gotten many of us who otherwise consider ourselves adequate pilots. Depending on the airframe, a number of designs will not be happy with the turn from base leg to final with a tail wind (cross wind in your face) and not putting extra speed on during such conditions can mean bad things in what some call coffin corner.
Part of the problem is that the downwind leg... isn't downwind and we don't feel the plane the same as typical and we may slow up to get it to drop altitude... then when turning base leg we don't add throttle and the airspeed gets precariously low... then that final turn bites.
Another concern is with the dreaded cross wind on the tail during base leg. That dreaded tail wind has gotten many of us who otherwise consider ourselves adequate pilots. Depending on the airframe, a number of designs will not be happy with the turn from base leg to final with a tail wind (cross wind in your face) and not putting extra speed on during such conditions can mean bad things in what some call coffin corner.
Part of the problem is that the downwind leg... isn't downwind and we don't feel the plane the same as typical and we may slow up to get it to drop altitude... then when turning base leg we don't add throttle and the airspeed gets precariously low... then that final turn bites.
07-07-2011 | 10:11 PM
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RE: Landing procedure
ORIGINAL: DwightMann
The plane doesn't care about the wind direction. By setting the trim for a particular speed, the visual componant is taken out and the pilot noot not worry about how fast the plane looks to be going
ORIGINAL: AA5BY
Another concern is with the dreaded cross wind on the tail during base leg. That dreaded tail wind has gotten many of us who otherwise consider ourselves adequate pilots. Depending on the airframe, a number of designs will not be happy with the turn from base leg to final with a tail wind (cross wind in your face) and not putting extra speed on during such conditions can mean bad things in what some call coffin corner.
Part of the problem is that the downwind leg... isn't downwind and we don't feel the plane the same as typical and we may slow up to get it to drop altitude... then when turning base leg we don't add throttle and the airspeed gets precariously low... then that final turn bites.
Another concern is with the dreaded cross wind on the tail during base leg. That dreaded tail wind has gotten many of us who otherwise consider ourselves adequate pilots. Depending on the airframe, a number of designs will not be happy with the turn from base leg to final with a tail wind (cross wind in your face) and not putting extra speed on during such conditions can mean bad things in what some call coffin corner.
Part of the problem is that the downwind leg... isn't downwind and we don't feel the plane the same as typical and we may slow up to get it to drop altitude... then when turning base leg we don't add throttle and the airspeed gets precariously low... then that final turn bites.
