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Old 22nd Jun 2011, 13:46
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Lonewolf_50
 
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low n slow:

There is a limit to that aileron into the wind, "top rudder" technique when landing large transports (from another thread, I recall one of the heavy pilots pointing out that 6 degrees AOB on one of the Boeings 7xx series risks wingtip strike ...).

In this case, what works for a small aircraft isn't quite as helpful when wingspans increase. Other techniques are thus required ...
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