Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Flatter approach angle (due to less drag). Lift and Drag Modifications A no-flaps landing significantly reduces drag and lift, which is why the approach is flown at a higher speed. So, you should practice maintaining the correct sight picture by aligning the runway threshold with a fixed reference point on the windscreen.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

GA pilots find time-tested and more creative ways to skitter off the side of the runway, land short of the threshold, or slide off the far end with the brakes smoking and tires squealing. It reminds us that just as low, dragged-in approaches are bad, a steeper-than-normal approach has equal potential to cause unsafe touchdowns and landings.

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AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most accounts point outcorrectlyhow decisions about spacing and glide path management, and even whether it was wise to hold the pick-up game contest in winds that caused cancellation of a larger, planned STOL Drag event, may have contributed to this crash. Mayday STOL Drag Races, a slow-flight competition. Those lessons are all valid.

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Final Approach Airplanes Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

However, the increased drag might make it impossible to take off again. On a normal landing, you’d pull the power over the threshold, begin your roundout, and flare around 10 feet AGL. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power. This does two things: it keeps the load on the wings and increases drag.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. Full flaps are generally used since they lower approach speed and increase drag. The drag allows for a steeper descent, which is particularly helpful when avoiding obstacles. Downwind Phase Complete the before-landing checklist.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

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. Add any more pressure, and the wheel will stop rotating and drag along the runway instead.

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AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

When an aircraft exceeds M MO , a shock wave forms over the wing causing increased drag, buffeting, and possible loss of control. Landing Bugs Bug 1 and 2: V Ref – Landing Reference/Threshold Crossing speed (bugs are positioned together). Critical Mach on a 767 is around 0.91

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