Ab, it may appear to work on the 146, but please don’t do it.
The 146 differs from many aircraft in that the body angle on the approach is about the same as the flight path (at Vref ish). Thus after flaring the nose wheel is not very high above the ground, and any initial forward stick may only settle the main gear – lift reduction; further forward stick could extend the main gear and upset the squat switch logic resulting in delayed or no spoilers.
Search the AAIB records for at least two incidents involving forward stick resulting in a close inspection of the end of the runway. Now at LCY (or any airport), which would you prefer, a soft touchdown or an overrun. Even the so called ‘hard’ landings are soft in the cabin due to the excellent landing gear.
For anyone who flew 146 002 – it didn’t fly straight; this was due to a previous hard nose wheel landing – forward stick at touchdown, which creased the fuselage over the flight deck.
Read the manufacturer’s ops manual re stick position after landing.
Last edited by safetypee; 5th Aug 2012 at 17:05.