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Old 15th March 2015 | 18:08
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rnzoli
 
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Did you store enough energy for that?
That also depends on the descent rate, doesn't it?

Once I managed to scare myself where the strong headwind on the approach reduced significantly close to the runway threshold. I lowered the nose to keep the airspeed up as before, but this increased my descent rate significantly. As a result, the flare was the shortest ever experienced, pulled the nose up and the wheels contact the ground immediately (tailwheel too). It was quite smooth, but got me thinking about what if I flare a bit higher, there was no energy reserve for correcting anything.
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