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Old 21st Oct 2011, 16:22
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Ds3
 
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Pretty much the same for me. I'm in a Robin hr200 so might be a bit different from the Cesna, but I've flown with a few instructors and they've all basically taught me the same approach process on a circuit of 1000ft QFE:

Turn base
Carb heat out
Throttle down
Hold attitude to hit desired speed (73 in my case)
First stage of flaps
Start descent maintaining correct speed
Turn final
Call final R/T
At around 3/400ft apply second stage flaps and carb heat in
Focus solely on maintaining speed and heading until flare

Seems to be working ok for me at least, I find it fairly easy to adjust my heading if required just using a combination of throttle and attitude. I have a set of pylons at about 150ft half way down final approach which livens things up too.
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