Perform a power-off landing starting abeam touchdown point. | | Develop judgement of glide distance, wind, and glideslope to land precisely. |
- Description/Glide range
- Wind judgement
- Pattern squareness
- Slips vs flaps
- Pitch = Airspeed
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- Abeam touchdown: Power idle
- Establish best glide speed (70 knots)
- Base turn
- Final turn: 65 knots
- Slip/flaps
- Flare and touchdown
- Aerodynamic braking and brakes
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- "Stretching" glides
- Wind effects
- Stalls/spin
- Visual scanning
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- Extending downwind too far, especially with a strong winds
- Inadequate wind drift correction
- Skidding turns
- Stretching a glide
- Premature flap extension
- Approach with excessive airspeed
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