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Old 19th Jul 2012, 11:07
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Purzel
 
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Too high on final

Hello!

I have a question for you experienced folks:
You are on final, full flaps set in a non-complex SEPL (C172, PA28), power idle. You judge where you will end up touching down and realize this will be too late. So you are too high on final and want to get on the correct glidepath again.

How do you do this best/what are the pros and cons?

1) Push nose down to get to the correct path again, relying on full flaps to prevent getting too fast.
2) Pull so the speed decreases and the glidpath steepens to catch the correct glidepath again.
3) Something else?

Thanks for your input!
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