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March 2024 test question update from Sporty’s

Flight Training Central

Quartering tailwind Quartering headwind Direct crosswind Correct! What is the difference between a normal landing and a crosswind landing? What is likely to occur if you lift off the runway before reaching rotation speed due to ground effect? In your logbook (paper or electronic).

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How to fly a perfect soft field approach and landing

Flight Training Central

This allows the airspeed to slowly dissipate while the airplane is flown just above the surface in ground effect. When the wheels first touch the ground, the proper technique allows the wings to continue supporting much of the weight of the airplane.

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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

A faster, reduced-flaps approach improves aircraft control during strong crosswinds or gusts. As with any landing, it’s vital to have a stabilized approach. If you’re not stabilized at 200 feet AGL, go around. Hold this extra power as you enter ground effect. Insurance: Are You Covered?

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We Just recognizable in the background is a horizontal stabilizer and one-piece elevator. A not so obvious advantage is taxiing.