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Old 6th Jul 2020, 02:05
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Ascend Charlie
 
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A more simple way of expressing this subject is:

"If it changes from what you want, fix it!"

From 60kt and 300', when your aiming point is about 3 finger-widths below the horizon, set the hover attitude and keep it,
Reduce power to make the aim point stay steady in the window - AND KEEP IT THERE,
And the apparent walking pace over your toes will be apparently steady, as the altitude and speed both decrease - You kept it there,
And if the nose tries to kick up as speed changes slowly downwards and power moves upwards, you fix it,
And if the aim point moves (not through attitude, because you haven't let that change) then fix it with power.
And you will get to the hover, with little if any attitude change, but a few inputs from power, pedals, and fiddling with cyclic.

All because "you fixed it."
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