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Old 23rd Apr 2016, 21:44
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Gertrude the Wombat
 
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Originally Posted by Level Attitude
Most students do not touchdown on the centreline and the vast majority seem to prefer the left hand side of the runway - which way is the aircraft likely to yaw when full power is applied?
And if you haven't finished landing yet, you may not have got round to / remembered to raise the flaps yet, and in some aircraft full power with full flaps from the left hand side of the runway can see you off the tarmac and into the left hand grass no matter what you do with the feet ...


Having nearly done that at least once, I prefer nosewheel down (naturally, not pushed), flaps up, steer back to somewhere near the centreline, all nice and relaxed and deliberate, then the "go" bit of "touch and go" may be an option if there's enough runway left.
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