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Old 13th Dec 2005, 09:07
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FlyingForFun

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Homeguard,

That's certainly not the way I land an aircraft, nor the way I teach it.
It is not the best phrase when refering to a modern nose wheel aircraft
What relevance is the fact that we are flying modern nose wheel aircraft? A good landing in a C152 involves exactly the same technique as a 3-pointer in a tail-dragger, the only exception being that the nose-wheel aircraft are slightly more tollerant of poor technique.
It should be noted that a typical approach angle for current aircraft types will be in the region of the standard 3 degrees
I think you will find that most people on this forum will advocate an approach that's considerably steeper than 3 degrees.
Not much of a change from that angle of approach to level flight
There is certainly a significant change in attitude.
Having held off and the flight is level with the runway the aircraft begins to slow and sink and the nose should be raised further to a PRE-DETERMINED attitude
The attitude required for straight+level flight depends on the airspeed. We teach this in ex 6b. After the aircraft has been levelled, its speed is continuously reducing, therefore requiring a progressively higher attitude.

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