Look, Jumbojohn M , old chum, will you PLEASE stop confusing our poor long-suffering students with non-standard techniques! The SOP which was in October's Newsletter (full flap, POH approach speed) IS the correct technique - sorry, but your part-flap 10-15 mph too fast approaches are not!
Love and kisses, your CFI.
PS - A reminder will be printed yet again in next month's newsletter. And please also standardise on our technique of teaching point-and-power - which is:
Fly base leg at APPROACH SPEED + 10 (80 mph for a Cherokee, 75 kts for a Warrior) with 25 flap.
Roll out of final turn at 4-600 ft, then select FULL FLAP, confirm carb heat fully COLD, adjust to 70 mph (or 65 kts for a Warrior) and TRIM.
Then aim at the touchdown point and therafter keep the touchdown point fixed in the windscreen whilst making sufficient small power adjustments to maintain the approach speed ALL THE WAY TO THE FLARE.
At the flare, at the same rate as you adjust to the landing attitude, smoothly close the throttle FULLY and align the aeroplane with the centreline. It will then land in the right place at the right speed under control - and without risk of damage to the noseleg....!
Last edited by BEagle; 14th November 2003 at 07:02.