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Old 6th Mar 2015, 07:42
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As I round out with her in the right hand seat there is an audible intake of breath over the intercom out of the corner of my eye I see her reflexively grabbing for the stick
I've flown as safety pilot for a very experienced aviator who is getting on a bit now. He fairly dives at the runway to land, there doesn't seem to be any flare. First time it happened I had the same intake of breath. Of course he does the smoothest on target on centreline landings you could imagine... which always leaves me baffled. It's like watching a Dynamo trick. Works for him and he's got more hours in more types than I've had hot dinners.
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