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Old 20th Aug 2003, 18:38
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MJP
 
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Guys,


Thanks for the input; I wish that some of the guys I fly with spend as much time thinking about what is a good landing.

Close to home, its pretty sad when you see a continuous stream of C172s and PA28s doing circuits, at a local military airfield; floating with too much speed and landing apparently with power on to get that "greaser".


I reckon the following quote from the U.S. Navy's Approach Magazine (May '82) says it well:-


[COLOR=blue]It is a true confidence builder when a pilot can make a landing nose high; on centreline; in the first 1 000 feet of the runway, with zero thrust at touchdown. When he can combine a "great" landing with a soft touchdown, the multi-engine pilot will experience a feeling so good it's almost indecent. And do you know what the best part of it is? It'll be a SAFE LANDING with PROPER PROFILE TECHNIQUE[COLOR=blue]

Aye,

MJP
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