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Old 23rd Aug 2011, 06:33
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lilflyboy262
 
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Most of these guys fly out to bush strips don't they?
The strips in my part of the world are around 800-1000m long. You start aiming to land 1000ft down the runway, you are going to end up having problems real fast at the other end.
You should have the ability to fly the aircraft and put it down where you want it to go, softly and safely.
Windshear is going to cause you problems no matter where you aim to put it down.

And yes, it is poor airmanship to use full length when you dont need to and have other aircraft following you in.
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