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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 16:38
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piperboy84
 
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Oh bugger all this calculations, theory and inertia stuff, If you’re trying to land a spam can in gusty or wind shear conditions just do what I do.

Keep the throttle firewalled and fly her balls to the wall all the way round a fattened out level circuit pattern so there’s no slow steep turns, then once lined up on short final pull the power, drop the flaps and elevator her down hoping for the best while praying that nobody’s watching.
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