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Old 18th March 2002 | 20:59
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PorcoRosso
 
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Why people try to invent difficult means of controlling an airplane is beyond me.. .It seems to me that playing with the doors on short final to adjust your glidepath is the last thing to do ! and probably not the most efficient.. .As mentionned earlier, put the aileron in the wind, opposite rudder and maintain your airspeed, the Cessna will simply dive ! resume to symetric flying before flare, keeping the speed where it was, and that's it !. . Take care of the flaps settings, I think the 150 doesn't like to be slipped at full flaps.. .. .Your fuselage is definitely the best airbrake you got on small A/C.. .. .As far as unlatched doors are concerned, I had exaclty the same problem occuring in my Seneca 2 months ago.. .It popped open after take off. After many unsuccessfull attempts from my pax to close it, I decided to land and to fix the problem on the ground.. .Next time I'll try the storm window business.. . . . <small>[ 18 March 2002, 17:06: Message edited by: PorcoRosso ]</small>
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