Bullethead has hit the proverbial nail, hands on the throttles throughout the approach, together with control wheel inputs will give you a very good 'feel' for whats going on with your aeroplane ( Airbus excepted) If you take a look at accidents like Schipol you will see the results of not feeling what the aeroplane is doing and certainly in that case,not realising that the throttles have been closed for a long time and even return to closed if you try and apply power and then put both hands back on the wheel with the A/T still engaged! Its about situational awareness. Take advantage of all the feedback that your aeroplane can give you and perhaps you'll live long enough to pass on some advice of your own.
Safe flying, MB.
Last edited by moonburn; 15th Feb 2010 at 17:05.
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