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Old 29th July 2002 | 22:09
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We need to remember....

Trim is a function of Airspeed and not attitude.

Therefore if you fly an approach in a cessna 172 at say 70 knts and do not change the trim from say the trimmed state speed which is of course 70knts then ssais 172 will gladly stick 2 fingers up at you as it floats 1/2 way down the runway.

A good landing comes from a good approach, in any airplane you have a Vapp and Vref approach at one speed, touch down at another.

I teach accurate speed control down finals and at the height of a double decker bus - Pitch Up - Retrim to the revised speed of eith er 60 or 65 knots and the airplane will then dissipate energy and give a cushioned touchdown on the runway.

Energy is a function of Airspeed squared.

Try and land at 70 knots = 4900 units of energy

Try and land at 60 knots = 3600 units of energy

a 25% decrease in energy for a 10 knot speed reduction.....

Hey presto ace QFI landing every time.

The trim wheel helps maintain the correct selected speed
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