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Old 15th Feb 2005, 19:25
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Think about it in energy terms.

If you are slow or below the glidepath or both, you need to ADD energy, ie add power and/or raise the nose attitude. Even in jets, the approach power is set to give sufficient responsiveness to power changes, so in the first instance I would always adjust power if slow.

Would those advocating the stick for speed method push the stick forward if low and slow? Of course not, so why confuse a student with that technique?

Use the same technique you would use S+L, why change it?

As for slim slag's idea of rudder to maintain the localiser, you'd fail an IRT for using that technique for several reasons: Associated roll, discomfort for pax, Flight Director problems, destabilising drag increase.....

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