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mariereid

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Hi Folks; Got bored trying to land at the same place all the time, so i`ve started from alexishafen and working my way through all the airfields. So far i`m still on alexishafen. Ran out of runway about 4 times in a row. I`m touching down at about 85. I decided to go quick combat, because taking off is not a problem. Is it easier to land in quick combat? The first try in q.c. was good. I could save all the time taking off, and get in a few more landings each day. But, if it IS easier, i don`t want to cheat myself. Thanks
 
If you want to learn how to land on a runway, a key element is to be able to stall the aircraft and recover. You should practice level flight, then reduce power gradually until you stall; increase power again, and then stall again. Then do the same with the various levels of flaps available. In each case note the airspeed. (practice at 1-2 thousand ft above sea level, so that the air resistance will be similar to the ground level).

When this is going OK, then you want to try landing by aiming for the near end of the runway, and giving a gentle glide, controlling speed with throttle flaps and attitude, so that you ideally settle over the near end of the runway. Note that as your airspeed decreases, your nose will point up a bit more to compensate for reduced lift from the wings.

You can practice the whole routine by taking off from a strip, flying a circuit ( a box shape made by four successive left hand (or right hand) turns. If you control your speed and your rate of turn, you should be able to line up nicely with the runway as you make the fourth turn.

Other than that it just takes practice.

hope that helps.
 
Aha!!

Thanks Merlin 2; Finally got it through my thick skull! The guys have been telling me about this. I just was not quite getting my speed down enough. I stall below 75, and it is real hard to recover. I just go fast enough to keep the stall sign off. I landed and rolled to the end of the runway without brakes. Well, I tapped my right toe twice, just to stay in the middle. A few thousands more like that should do it. Thanks fellas, I`ll sleep good tonite. I think I can sneak in a few more short flights before bedtime.
 
glad to hear of your success; when you stall, first thing is to put your nose down; you lose some altitude, but you quickly pick up speed and break the stall. This is what DIDN'T happen in the awful crash in Buffalo in December. When the plane stalled the pilot pulled the nose up; they had no hope of arresting the stall.

merlin2
 
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