Throttle technique during landing

[hugh flung_dung]

Several points:

• the optimum short field technique requires power to be on until the aircraft is in the landing attitude and near the ground - when it's removed the aircraft promptly lands.
• when power is reduced in a propellor driven aircraft the slipstream over the elevator decreases. If you do this at the start of the flare the nose tries to go down just when you want to raise it, that's why it's widely taught to smoothly reduce power whilst raising the nose to the landing attitude. Those who are familiar with landing Seneca 1s and similar aircraft with a forward CG will understand this.
• what has insurance got to do with anything in this context?

HFD