PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Saturday: Lessons learned in my 172!
View Single Post
Old 15th Jul 2004, 15:04
  #10 (permalink)  
mooney59
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: singapore
Posts: 64
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I always try to fly the classic ''by the book'' approach.i.e 10 degrees flaps abeam the numbers, 20 degrees on base,roll out 500ft and trim for 65kts[IAS] You have to nail the airspeed on final,aim for threshold.Getting low add power,getting high reduce power.Use flippers [elevators] to maintain airspeed.

Maintain pitch angle to Round-out height.Here is the important point:ROUND OUT and fly STRAIGHT and LEVEL.Look into the middle distance and wait for SINK to set in.When you feel the sink apply back pressure -how much depends on the rate of SINK.
Don't worry about the airspeed-it is dissapating rapidly now.Concentrate on getting the plane in the LANDING ATTITUDE i.e NOSE UP.All this works when wind is blowing directly down the runway.
mooney59 is offline