14.23 I need help with landing procedures!
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I NEED HELP WITH LANDING PROCEDURES! IT REALLY IS TOUGH FLYING THESE PLANE WITH THE RPM SET BEYOND THE RED LINE TO KEEP THE PLANE FLYING LEVEL WITHOUT LOOSING ALTITUDE.
That last part sounds like you have a bad attitude. No, really! If you have trimmed up too far, you are approaching at an attitude approaching stall. I usually do an almost dead stick landing in the Cessnas. Slow down by trimming up a little and extending the flaps gradually during the pattern. Lose altitude by decreasing the throttle. This should get you to the threshold without hardly any throttle left. Trim level or pull the stick (yoke) back to level off at 5-10 ft. Now cut the throttle and pull back to keep the plane in the air as long as possible until it touches. Push forward to bring the nose wheel down and keep from bouncing.
Bob Fiedler
In a prototypical (real-world) aircraft, as you slow down at low power
settings, the RPM will decrease to a degree. It just takes a lot of practice,
adjusting your approach each time until it works the way you want it to. If
you are having to carry full power in level flight, you likely have too much
flap in too soon. It wasn't clear how much RPM loss you get, or where in the
pattern.
Larry N.
