Originally Posted by
Discorde
During the second phase - the hold off - pilots should continuously alternate their vision direction to simultaneously assess height above ground and pitch attitude (which is adjusted to maintain constant height just above the runway. When the landing attitude has been reached the aircraft is allowed to sink onto the runway. This attitude does not need exact precision, merely the nosewheel comfortably off the runway (to reduce nosewheel stress and minimise potential for porpoising).
diagram here:
www.steemrok.com/hlaholdoff.jpg
Yes, all good. But this explanation misses out the most important thing about the hold off. This is that you are trying to arrange things so that the mains touch when the aircraft has the lowest possible airspeed you can manage. This is so important I'll say it again.
The lowest possible airspeed.
That should be the aim in a light SEP.
This might mean large control deflections in any or all of the three axes to maintain the Centreline and to align the aircraft in a cross wind - but that's ok. That's what the designer gave them to you for.