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Old 7th May 2007, 07:17
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Them thar hills
 
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where to plant it

Why make life so uncomfortable by trying to land on the threshold (of any runway)? There's 600 metres, the first bit uphill. So why land and stop in 150 metres and have 450 left.
The tendency when landing on uphill strips is to often be short because of the perspective. The end result is often a flat, can't see where I'm going, loads of power, ragged arrival. Far better to aim for a point a bit further in, and then enjoy the much shorter landing you'll get because of the up slope.
If you always aim for the threshold, you have to accept that one day you'll do some "gardening" in the rough before the strip.
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