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Old 28th Apr 2012, 21:55
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Another little trick you might try out: if you don't "see the ground" yet (ie. unable to judge height/sink rate), listen to the radalt auto-call outs and adjust the flare accordingly. The faster they go, the higher the sink rate, the bigger flare you need and vice-versa...

This technique worked very well for me during my line-training. Before Airbus conversion I had flown a certain turboprop (as my nickname suggests), which had a totally different landing technique (low, shallow flare, with power in until just before touchdown). The proper "picture" during flare on the 'Bus initially seemed very unnatural to me, so I cheated a bit using the radalt call-outs to judge the height/sink-rate. After some time I got used and started "seeing it" - so will you.
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