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Old 13th March 2003 | 07:26
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bluskis
 
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Then there is the rudder to think about in those gusty crosswinds.

The throttle in turbulent arrivals at say Gibralta and Elstree.

And the time when you realise you have rounded off too high, it is definitely power to control descent then.

Short field landings if I remember correctly, drag in with power and power off to touch down.

And pitch controls everything in a forced landing, except for some sideslipping and flap making up for lack of throttle control to reduce power.

No wonder it takes time to get those landings right.
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