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Old 2nd Sep 2002, 20:02
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For "point and power", try reading this thread in the instructor's forum.

Basically you pick an aiming point which will be a short distance from your intended touchdown point (distance depending on headwind component). You keep that point in a fixed point on the windscreen (not seeming to move up or down) using the elevators, and use the throttle to ensure you maintain the correct approach speed.

As BEagle says, it's a piece of cake and - in my much more limited experience - ensures you consistently land just where you want to.

As for the Warrior approach speed in a crosswind, 65kts on short final with a "wing down", "point and power" approach seems to give the right result pretty consistently - and I'm not any kind of an ace pilot.

Looks like I was writing my message just as BEagle posted his.....

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