I am sorry folks I disagree with Genghis’s post and all those since.
In 1961 I was being trained as an instructor by the RAF at CFS. My instructor wanted me to patter Genghis’s technique. I tried to explain why I thought it was wrong. He would not listen. So the next time I was flying an approach I put us 10kt slow at 200ft and said “Sir will you please show me how to get the speed back by lowering the nose?" He opened the throttle and I was given an instructor change.
Why teach a technique for flying the beginning of an approach that cannot be used in the final stages of an approach? Please tell me!
Incidentally back in the 1960s when the Blind Landing Experimental Unit was trying to develop autoland they programmed both techniques into a Varsity trials autopilot. Surprise surprise, they found the approach was more accurate when the throttle controlled speed.
Last edited by John Farley; 23rd Jul 2015 at 09:29.
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