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Old 27th Mar 2008, 14:48
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Don't forget you'll be expected to do a "run in and break" and mimic the other fighter traffic in the circuit. (I'm not sure if "fighter" applies to the F3 Tornado, more a term I associate with the F3 and F6 Lightning, but times are changing and the Typhoon is a worthy "F" candidate!)

In the case of a KingAir a RIAB will no doubt mean a VNE dive from height (not altitude as you be using QFE, not QHN) starting from a position on the extended centreline of the runway in use aiming to arrive at 500 feet, abeam the tower, at vmax followed by a "break" involving a max G climbing turn (throttle closed, airbrakes out) to level at 1,000 ft onto "downwind"; this gets you decelerating nicely to flap and gear limiting speeds, so you can dirty up - followed by a continuous decending turn to finals. Get it right and you'll just get the wings level as you touchdown "on the numbers", not the piano keys mind - the're slippery when wet!

As mentioned before, avoid the cables, they don't like props and do bounce when trampled......

Much more fun than "square" Civvy circuits - and you'll get down quicker too.

MB
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