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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

As with any landing, it’s vital to have a stabilized approach. If you’re not stabilized at 200 feet AGL, go around. 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. Similarly, do not reduce flaps.

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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. Reducing lift puts more weight on the wheels.

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Flying on New Year's Day With A New Airline from Frankfurt to Athens!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

To get there, you need to follow the signboard leading you to a lift and from the lower level, you can walk through the underpass to get to the other building. These GE Leap-1A engines took a while longer than the older generation engine to stabilize and once they were good, we were on our way. Do you recognise this cartoon character?

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What matters for VFR proficiency: better landings

Air Facts

For example, a Cessna 150 pilot lost control of the airplane after touchdown and probably totaled the airplane: “The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, a gust of wind lifted the right wing of the airplane. The pilot advanced the throttle and the airplane lifted off the runway surface again.

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The Top 5 Best American-Made Drones

Pilot Institute

The cameras are mounted on a 2-axis gimbal that provides both mechanical and electronic image stabilization. This weight threshold may not seem significant for users in the US, but it is particularly important in a European setting, as it allows for the drone to be used in urban or built-up areas.

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