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Old 30th Jan 2014, 23:38
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Big Pistons Forever
 
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Like many things in flying there is more than one "right" way to do many manoeuvres.

Like most pilots my definition of the right way to do pretty much everything has evolved over my flying career. I have improved on things that worked for me when I was new to flying as I gained the experience to finesse my flying. Conversely things I had no problem doing when I was younger are now items I no longer want to do.

Saying you are a lesser pilot because you only land with the wing down method IMO speaks more about ego driven posturing than any real desire to have a conversation and I have never met a pilot who had nothing left to learn.

The bottom line from my POV is it doesn't matter what method you use, the important thing is to do it well. That means precise control of the airspeed, flight path and line up on the final approach. This only comes from practice and a genuine desire to strive to be better.
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