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Old 5th Oct 2012, 22:44
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Jude098
 
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I found the stick so much lighter than the C152/C150 yoke and more responsive. Wierd not having toe brakes but quickly got used to it and the brake handle flaps......so different from electric especially as teh seat was as far forward as it could get so flap handle not directly under the hand.

I've got to do 3 touch and go's to complete the checkride, otherwise all the handling and the unexpected PFL pulled on me went well.

Wind on the day was 310/14 which would have been fine on Runway 27 but it was closed for number painting so on 22. Nailed the glide at 70kts, looked much steeper and faster than the C152/C150 but flared a bit too early and pulled back a bit too hard and bounced it! Power in

Got told "Cessna landing, dont pull back so hard"

Booking the circuits this week or next.
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