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Old 16th Jun 2013, 06:45
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falconer1
 
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faster approach..?

I would assume that on the first approach on the first flight they probably added 20 - 40 knots to a theoretical Vref, just to make sure, which would explain the slightly nose down or "flat" attitude during the final approach and the pronounced flare..they may have found some stuff during the slow speed trials up in the air where the control laws probably need some finetuning...

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