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Old 11th Aug 2017, 18:25
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Safetypeee, of course it crossed my mind that it might all be an illusion. But how do you explain the fact that in a ten knot tailwind you can almost fly the plane down to the runway without any flare? The effect being a buttersmooth landing, of course. Don't do that with a headwind!

*disclaimer: the above is my experience, after more than 300 tailwind landings in just a few years in a very tailwind prone base. Use your own flare technique, but keep in mind what I wrote, and adapt from there on. In no way do I prescribe an non-standard landing technique!
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