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Old 31st Aug 2002, 20:34
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Thumpango
 
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Thank you all for your comments, these have been very helpful and exactly what I was after.

I fly a PA28 and I find it just wants to keep on going, it seems quite happy to float along the runway for what seems an eternity!

I guess I might be trying to touchdown too soon.
My next lesson is this Monday and what I have picked up from these postings is to continue the holdoff as long as possible and pitch up when I detect the 'second' sink.
Bleeding the speed off takes much longer than I originally thought even with 75knts and power off over the numbers.

And if a slight balloon occurs, would you add a little power to rectify the situation and flare again? or abort and go around. Depends on runway length most likely.

As for Examiners, I am surprised that an examining CFI can test students from his/her own school, although from the students point of view this must be good I would have thought!
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