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Old 10th Feb 2005, 16:22
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Miserlou
 
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I started out as a glider pilot so I know that it's stick for speed/throttle for height.

I think it's poorly explained so that one gets the impression that things are not done the same way for IMC.

The trick, espacially for instrument flying, is to have the aircraft trimmed to the correct speed. Thus, if one starts going a little low on the glidepath, I'll maintain the glide with a pitch correction and add power until there is no longer a stick force, then reduce the power again to a little more than I had initially. I'll never retrim.

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