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Old 20th November 2004 | 06:22
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Whirlybird

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No, I wouldn't want to do a constant attitude airspeed in a Robbie. On the other hand, when I was learning, I think too much was made of this keeping your airspeed up. Unless your low hours pilot is flying a lot lower than he/she should, get that lever down and flare, and never mind the airspeed. You then have time. And if you then use altering the airspeed rather than making turns to aim for your field/spot/flat bit, you have less need to make precise height/distance judgements. So long as you get back to 60 kts before the flare, you should be OK.

Now, how much difference does landing into wind make, is what I'm still wondering? Unless the wind is really strong, could your novice fairly safely forget about it?
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