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Old 25th June 2024 | 06:48
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Check Airman
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Originally Posted by Check Airman
On the various types from different manufacturers I've flown, unless it's extremely windy or there are very strong gusts, I'll carry all the speed down to about 50ft, where I'll allow it to bleed off to the usual Vls or Vref at touchdown. Not always successful, but there's no point in carrying the extra 15kt all the way to the flare then having to fight a wing that's not quite ready to land.
To correct my earlier post, I've gone back to the manuals, and it says as ScepticalOptomist says in post 2.
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