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Old 20th Feb 2018, 18:00
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blind pew
 
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In Zurich circling more or less yes bar starting the downwind half way down the runway. Normally very turbulent and if we were following company we got landing clearance around 300ft..some time in the flare but following the opposition was a mini cross country.
Only one very dodgy incident was when a Swede cut the corner with a new controller which saw two DC9s over the same point over the ground.
Gear down on downwind leg..stopwatch abeam threshold, approach flap, attitude and thrust from memory, 20 secs 30 degree left bank..roll wings level..about 10 seconds left bank selecting land flap around 500 ft..attitude and power stabilised by 300ft. We flew by numbers which initially I thought was bollox but last landing in a five day/ 26 sector block in winter was proof of the pudding.
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