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Old 4th July 2010 | 02:08
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karl414ac
 
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From: In the left seat of various airplanes
Hold off

as a fresh CPL holder and just about to have the FI(r) issued i find landing the most critical stage of flight and should be taught to be consistant from the beginning of Ex12/13, the student will never pick it up from the first t&g. What i have found while being instructed to be an instructor is using all of your vision to find out how high the aircraft is off the deck with out glancing at the altimeter. Me personally i fly the aircraft to the deck keeping the pitch of the aircraft as level as possible until 5/6 feet of the deck. having flown many types of A/C from Ce150 to Ce421 and Ce208 Grand Caravan, Pipers, Beechcraft and Cirrus which drop out of the sky if you dont nail the speed. I have been told that it is near impossible to teach the perfect landing style but yet it is possible to let the student experiment in trying different techniques in the last few feet to find a technique that allows then to produce a consistent and safe landing.
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