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Old 1st Mar 2006, 07:07
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huckleberry58
 
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Originally Posted by eire757
Scoogee,
What say is perfectly correct however I dont believe this is repeatable several times in a row. The only way for the 'average' pilot to get the a/c on the ground is to use 'very late wing down' as described previously. This is not therefore a wings level landing. The only way to land wings level is with no x-wind or complete luck-FACT
Agreed... in a lighty. However in a heavy, kick the rudder in around 100ft to 50ft AGL and keep the wings level or with a VERY slight wing down. The inertia of the aircraft will maintain centreline and you won't have a pod strike.
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