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Old 5th July 2010 | 16:19
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John Farley

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No. The USN are taught to control speed (AoA) with the stick and hold the glide path using power. Its a culture thing. It helps that they don't flare of course!

An enlightened US boffin has tried to get them to control speed with power and flight path with stick (like their autoland laws are rigged) but without success. When I did my first T-45 approach to a Pax dummy deck using stick for flight path and throttle for speed it was not as good as I wanted. The USN guy with me said "NO you must use blah blah blah" "OK" I said and did another (without changing my technique) "There" - he said - "that's the way" I did not bother to tell him how I was doing it as I knew there was no point.

Shades of BLEU who tried to get the RAF to fly their aircraft with throttle for speed in the early 60s (after flying both techniques and showing conclusively that the auto pilot did a getter job if given throttle for speed) Same result until the late 60s early 70s when the RAF gave in.

UK GA still do speed on stick of course (or at least preach that). Me I don't like the idea of a control technique that CANNOT be used close to the ground when landing! When I was being taught to be an instructor in the RAF at CFS my instructor insisted I patter the official line. One day when I was playing at being a thick student I put us 10 kts slow over the lead in lights and said "you have control Sir please show me again how you lower the nose to make the speed increase" Of course he slammed the throttle forward, refused to speak to me again and I was given a new instructor.

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