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Old 1st October 2003 | 20:32
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FlyingForFun

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Stik,
It is generally acknowledged that you need to lower the into wind wing
It's not quite that simple. Try landing a monowheel Europa with a wing lowered and see how long the outriggers last.

Airliners tend not to lower a wing. I've heard lots of reasons for this, ranging from discomfort for passengers in a slip, through to possibility of scraping the engine cowlings on the ground, but until I get to do a 737 type rating I don't know which is true. I think a lot of flying schools tend to teach students to fly like this because it prepares them for airliners. But for light aircraft, I believe that wing-low is generally better (noting the exceptions like the Europa). Like most things, I guess it has a load of pros and cons.

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