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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

Aerotime

The primary flight controls on the DC-10 (ailerons, rudder, elevators, spoilers) were all operated by hydraulic pressure and the first officer was quick to realize that his controls were unresponsive to his inputs. Upon his return, he reported that both right-hand and left-hand rear stabilizers had sustained damage.

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How to Improve Your Landings

Pilot Institute

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. The easiest way to achieve this is by flying a stabilized approach.

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Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. This gives you a safe buffer on the stall speed and plenty of time to stabilize. The aiming point at an actual short field should be as close to the threshold as is safe. With a short field landing, we aim to be at 1.3