Originally Posted by
rolling20
Having read that report and from my own experience of going into short fields and I am not criticising, just making observations. He would still have been heavy 6 up on landing. The distance of 489m doesn't leave much room for error. Why did he raise the flaps?
I have heard tell of other pilots raising the flaps to reduce lift and increase weight on wheels and therefore braking action after touch down. Can't comment whether that is a sound methodology though, but presumably drag also helps reduce landing distance?