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Old 7th October 2002 | 20:31
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Them thar hills
 
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From: Bradford
see or feel ??

Chuck E
I definitely mean "feel" the aircraft begin to sink. How else would you know when to squeeze the stick gently back ??
May feel a fairly firm landing rather than a greaser but the object is to dissipate energy in the hold-off so once down it stays down.
Trundling onto the ground with the stick somewhere aft, in the hope a 3 pointer may happen isn't how to get the right result.
This may work on smooth strips but bumps etc will almost certainly cause a bounce.
Short landings are something else entirely.
TTH
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