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Old 7th Aug 2007, 12:45
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in little planes, pulling back on stick after landing is a good idea.

however, in big planes, pushing forward a bit to keep the nosewheel in contact with the ground might aid directional control.

certainly not to the extent to cause wheelbarrowing.

( still remember my first checkride, the FAA check airman asked this question and then went on to say...that's right, back stick on a small plane...NOW IF YOU WERE LANDING A B24 it would be different!) :-)

it is a shame that with all the super duper stuff on the airbus, that a gadget wouldn't make a sound indicating SPOILERS DEPLOYED. As mentioned before, in some older jets, the mechanism itself is so noisy that a pilot detects spoiler deployment by non visual means.

this would allow the pilot flying to keep his eye on the runway and know the spoilers deployed...confirmed by NFP.

Oh for the days of the flight engineer! I'll bet he would have pulled the throttles back or shutoff the engines.
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