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Old 28th Apr 2007, 07:04
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Wingswinger
 
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(long landings, dithering around a couple of feet above the pavement for extended times etc...)
For which a good remedy to have in your shot-locker is to fly the approach manually as you describe, in selected speed. I prefer that because I then have a speed target displayed on the PFD which I am aiming for rather than deliberately ignoring the moving, G/S mini-ruled, Vapp target. With the thrust set manually at N1=GW-6%, TL adjustments do not need to be large and are usually of short duration. The aircraft rides the gusts well.

I must stress that I am talking only about approaches in strong gusty winds and their associated low-level turbulence, not about approaches in conditions in which a genuine windshear could be encountered (as opposed to gusts of +/-10 to 15kts, for example).
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