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Old 10th Jan 2015, 19:32
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pulse1
 
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Mechta,

I was trained to speed up for the approach in gliders because, if you suffered a wind gradient at low altitude, you had no other weapon. In a powered aircraft you do have another weapon, the engine. The trick is to recognise you might need to use it before it is too late. As I said, in the Tiger I never felt confident enough to do it solo, bearing in mind that the Tiger does not have flaps. I once remember my instructors were having a laugh, so I'm told, as I flew solo across the airfield in what turned out to be a very slow fly by instead of a precautionary landing. I am more confident now with a lot more hours and an aircraft with a better view even with the nose high and good flaps.
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