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Forum: Tech Log

23rd Nov 2008, 21:54

Replies: 76

Vref & landing

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Posted By framer

Dear RansS9, If you are a low time pilot...

Dear RansS9,

If you are a low time pilot just do exactly as you are being taught by your instructor. Don't muck around with final aproach speeds etc. Wait until you have 1000hrs then revisit the...

Forum: Tech Log

19th Nov 2008, 00:54

Replies: 76

Vref & landing

Views: 62,821

Posted By framer

yeah that doesn't sit right with me either. It's...

yeah that doesn't sit right with me either. It's not the total energy the a/c has that worries me, it's the aerodynamic side of the equation, the lift being generated, weight on wheels etc.
It has...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Nov 2008, 00:47

Replies: 76

Vref & landing

Views: 62,821

Posted By framer

That is the conclusion from the link that safety...

That is the conclusion from the link that safety pee posted above. Thanks for doing that.

Can I ask someone to confirm for me that the 'Target Threshold Speed' mentioned in the above post is...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Nov 2008, 00:08

Replies: 76

Vref & landing

Views: 62,821

Posted By framer

Even if that were so, carrying extra speed just...

Even if that were so, carrying extra speed just erodes any buffer built in. If you land a bit deeper than planned (say 1800ft in) plus you are a couple knots over your planned speed which has already...

Forum: Tech Log

14th Nov 2008, 02:34

Replies: 76

Vref & landing

Views: 62,821

Posted By framer

Is that what the book says? I'm not being smart,...

Is that what the book says? I'm not being smart, serious question.
My understanding is that Vref is a 50ft speed, not a touchdown speed. I would get the QRH out and determine how much extra distance...

Forum: Tech Log

13th Nov 2008, 09:20

Replies: 76

Vref & landing

Views: 62,821

Posted By framer

Good stuff Spam, I just mentioned the tail strike...

Good stuff Spam, I just mentioned the tail strike thing because when I first went onto the 737 the landing attitude looked very flat to me after turbo props and took a few hundred hours before it...

Forum: Tech Log

13th Nov 2008, 03:06

Replies: 76

Vref & landing

Views: 62,821

Posted By framer

I have never flown the Hawker so I don't know if...

I have never flown the Hawker so I don't know if tailstrike is ever an issue.
Maybe someone with lots of jet experience can give their opinion on whether or not Spam is setting himself up for a...

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