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Old 13th Nov 2021, 10:57
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parkfell

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The tailwind at the surface of 7knots was a significant contributory factor to this deep landing.
If ‘sight angle’ & then ‘shapes’ appearing on the windscreen were used, then the initial 1/3 aiming point would have been achieved, followed by further ‘fine tuning’ to bring the touch point towards the start of the runway. The greater groundspeed & gliding range were ignored. Judicial sideslip was clearly called for.
If however the instructor hasn’t been taught such techniques during the various training courses, it is hardly surprising that this close shave occurs.
Bottom line: Quality training of the potential instructor is absolutely vital. Otherwise, how are their perspective students going to benefit.
Call me old fashioned…
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