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Old 4th May 2004, 18:45
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englishal

 
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"The point of recommending some tailwheel flying is that it may educate pilots out of attempting to land too fast"
I think its more important to:

a) Teach pilots to make critical decisions. If you come in too fast and are not going to make it, do something about it early on. I.e. if it doesn't look right, it probably isn't.

b) Teach pilots how to handle the result of their actions. Crossing the threshold at 100kts won't do any damage to the aircraft IF the pilot knows how to react, and there is sufficient runway remaining. If you keep holding it off, and holding it off, you can make a very nice, all be it long, landing.

They'll soon learn from their mistakes


(I can vouch for this, 5000' in a 172, and 7000' in a Seminole )

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