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Old 17th April 2020 | 16:32
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ShyTorque

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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Originally Posted by Jimmy.
Just asking: if you pull the collective at 35kt, what is the airspeed of ground contact, much more than 25kt?
To maintain that low speed, the nose will be slightly high. Pulling pitch to cushion the touchdown tends to reduce the forward airspeed.

A low speed, constant attitude EOL (all the way to touchdown) was the RAF’s recommenced technique for a nil engine, low visibility or night landing.
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