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Old 31st March 2003 | 00:35
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sycamore
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From: east ESSEX
low-level

Single-engine,
Flare as hard as you can,lowering the lever to keep rrpm,level,and use all cyclic,collective,and yaw pedal to keep it upright,and not rolling into a ball- pick up your shooter and prepare to become a grunt for a while.
Multi-engine,
either stay back and try a run -on landing after everyone else has departed the LZ,as you don`t wanna land with downwash/blowing sand,etc.you can also get the troops to "step-off-the moving bus",as you coast in at 20-30kts at about 5 ft.( Paras are good at that- counts as free-fall time), pull-pitch and head home, remembering you are now in situation 1.

Can also work in civilian environment,but their suits get dirty!
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