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Old 13th March 2003 | 15:07
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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Of course the real answer is to get the approach right so you are not too low and dragging it in with power or too high with full flap and very little power.

What's wrong wiv the latter??

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In a jet airliner it's definitely pitch to control vertical speed, power to control airspeed. (That's the way airlines train their pilots) I believe that the US Navy also take the same view, although that's second hand info.


According to the Article by John Farley that started this thread, the USN is unusual in jet circles in using 'pitch for speed'.

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