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Old 21st Feb 2011, 12:27
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leftseatview
 
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a little wing wagle does it nicely

if you find yourself floating just a few inches off the ground(after thrust lever retard) try putting one wing down(into wind preferably...and you might need opposite rudder to continue tracking the centreline) it works like a charm ,and much better than a stick forward de-rotate.
For those of you likley to take umburage please refer to a/c pitch vs bank graph for ground contact(a lot of bank before something other than the main wheels touch ground)
And no dont try this at circuit altitude...becase that could lead to a spin in a degraded control law....and you are unlikely to be familiar as to how to recover from that situation
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