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Old 14th November 2003 | 00:25
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Algirdas
 
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I fly an AX2000 microlight - which has a VERY steep approach, with a VERY late flare. The way I find works for me is to get the picture as right as possible on the turn to final, then peg the right speed once on final, which creates a given glideslope, which allows you to see where you would land if you were to make no further adjustment. Easy then to see if you are too high or too low. If I need to drop my approach a bit, a touch of sideslip is nice, if I need to extend a bit, a bit of power sorts this out. We microlight boys are taught to land with no power - (which has to be the safe way to do it) - so my mindset is "better too high than too low" on final.
Re the comment on light a/c needing a steeper glideslope, the lighter the a/c, the less the inertia, the greater the susceptibility to changes in wind/air forces. Also the slower the approach - so any wind changes are a far greater percentage of airspeed than for a big plane - which can lead to a bigger & quicker loss of height - too shallow a glideslope can see a light one in the boonies with an amount of shear etc that a biggie wouldn't notice much. That's why I like my approach high and slopy!
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