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Old 24th Aug 2018, 12:27
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Judd
 
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Well there is always the old idle thrust - whopping great handful - back to idle before it even had a chance to spool up brigade...
True. Seen it a hundred times in the 737 and 727 and you get to know the pilots that have that habit. They cannot help themselves. Perfectly stable approach, a well judged flare then suddenly a completely unnecessary stiff arm burst of power followed half a second later by rapid throttle closure. It becomes a reflex movement by some pilots who think they sense a windshear and apply power to prevent the aircraft from falling out of the sky from six inches above the runway. All it does is cause a float.
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