PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Spectacular landing shot of Dash 8
View Single Post
Old 27th Aug 2004, 10:53
  #28 (permalink)  
Romeo Tango Alpha
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Australia
Posts: 164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Like I said, try the technique in a low wing jet, and see the look of abject terror on the face of the captain (assuming that el capitan is not YOU!). If you want to drag wingtips and pods through the dust and tarmac, go right ahead! And then have your arse thoroughly kicked into the stratosphere.

It's all a matter of technique and timing in a low wing airliner. Crab all the way, then kick straight at the VERY last second. Then hold aileron into wind etc after touchdown. Not that hard, and in fact, I do it in light aircraft! I was taught that way from day one way back when, and have NEVER used the wing low during approach and landing technique - NEVER, even flying high wing higher performance aircraft!

To each his own. Sure, the technique is harder than the wing down technique, but not a darned lot in it really.
Romeo Tango Alpha is offline