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Old 20th September 2011 | 16:41
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The most important thing is to keep flying the aircraft until it's below minimum flying speed.
Why would you want to be flying an aircraft above the runway waiting for the speed to drop below its minimum flying speed in strong, gusty winds with shear?

Landing an aircraft has NOTHING to do with stall speed. Landing an aircraft at the slowest speed possible does.

In certain wind conditions the last thing you may want is to be anywhere near the stall speed landing.

On days with windshear approaching the flair you may want more control authority, more speed and less drag.

You can use less flap taking a higher stall speed and higher speeds.
As stated landing has nothing to do with stall speed! An aircraft can be flown on and in certain situations flying on is better than sinking on near the stall!

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