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Old 7th Sep 2015, 10:35
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Gertrude, you're not alone. I do just that when trying to achieve a short roll out or when practicing for spot landing comps.

In my opinion there is nothing wrong with doing it if you know why you are doing it. I see plenty of spam can drivers who fly 3 degree approaches and seem not to care that if their engine fails they'll never make the runway. They're exposing themselves to the risks of a short field approach believing they're flying the perfect profile.

To the guys that do this: start your final higher, use flaps and or slip and speed control to get your aiming point in the right place in the windscreen. Practice this until it feels like cheating to correct with power. Once you can do that you'll be a much better pilot and have a lot more in your skills bag to draw upon in a phase of flight that many find to be the most challenging.
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