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Forum: Private Flying

7th May 2017, 21:02

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Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Surely, 'wing down' in a Harrier would tilt the...

Surely, 'wing down' in a Harrier would tilt the lift vector of the engine thrust and skittering off sideways at a rate of knots you'd go....

Forum: Private Flying

18th Feb 2014, 18:31

Replies: 278

Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

'The Hump' caught out the Emirates A380 last...

'The Hump' caught out the Emirates A380 last year. I was in the Concorde hangar watching the landing and he must have flared with a tad too much speed as the aeroplane climbed ever so slightly in...

Forum: Private Flying

14th Feb 2014, 18:18

Replies: 278

Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Sapco 2, there was no, or negligible, xwind in...

Sapco 2, there was no, or negligible, xwind in that photo. It was taken at EGCC last Tuesday afternoon, surface wind 230 gusting to well over 60kts, runway 23R.

I did point that out earlier in the...

Forum: Private Flying

14th Feb 2014, 13:48

Replies: 278

Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

I was actually listening to Tower when that...

I was actually listening to Tower when that landing took place. It was 230 give or take a few degrees all the time. The runway was 23R. So no xwind. Extremely turbulent, though!

Right now it's...

Forum: Private Flying

14th Feb 2014, 12:31

Replies: 278

Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

To be fair, that picture was (I'm told) taken on...

To be fair, that picture was (I'm told) taken on Tuesday when the surface wind was 60 kts gusting 68! Down the runway!

I think it's just involuntary roll in the turbulence!

Forum: Private Flying

14th Feb 2014, 11:57

Replies: 278

Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

That's the way to do it! Once the drift is...

That's the way to do it! Once the drift is removed, keep that into-wind wing down!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/GZK6NK/plane-manchester_2820433b_zps449ad469.jpg...

Forum: Private Flying

30th Jan 2014, 11:55

Replies: 278

Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Or to bring it full circle to the OP, if it's...

Or to bring it full circle to the OP, if it's logical to fly a 5 mile approach 'wing down', why isn't it logical to fly x-country for hundreds of miles 'wing down' to make ones heading the same as...

Forum: Private Flying

30th Jan 2014, 08:37

Replies: 278

Wing down during final approach.

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

I'm with Chuck. I, too, started to fly in gliders...

I'm with Chuck. I, too, started to fly in gliders and whether that's influenced me, I don't know. I just have never seen the point of cross-controlling down final every time there's a x-wind element...

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