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Old 6th Mar 2015, 07:24
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isn't the difference between the Warrior and Arrow that the former has the tapered wing,
Yes the Arrow is a slab; but even taking that into consideration it tends to dump itself onto the runway. I'm not talking bone shattering arrivals here, just firm instead of the lightest kiss of tyre on ground but being as I pride myself a bit on my landings it's a bit annoying to hear that 'clunk' as you touch down. I haven't as much time on the Arrow as the Warrior so I'm sure I'll work out a way to grease it on sooner or later!

I would agree with the different flying characteristics, it's very noticeable on approach cf the Warrior.

Having flown down the ILS at 110 KIAS you definitely need to close the throttle at minimum height, around 200ft, if you plan to land!
They like us to fly instrument approaches as fast as poss for traffic separation; it can be interesting getting the thing to slow down!
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