[simpits-tech] Landing aircraft

Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:20:53 -0500

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Justin, You are correct in the large view vs. small view.  I left that =
part out.  We didn't flare much in the F-4.  We just pointed it at the =
runway and flew the AOA till just before touchdown, a slight flare to =
cut descent and you were down.  The F-4 started out as a Navy plane.  =
The landing gear are massive.  In fact it is the strongest plane I have =
ever known.  Had a buddy who blew a tire, ran off the runway and plowed =
1/4 of earth.  He walked away without a scratch.

But, back to landing.  You do use your peripheral vision in landing.  A =
pilot learns a picture.  He then flies that picture down to landing.  =
This is much harder in a sim when looking only out of the front.  A CFI =
once told me that students who learned to fly sims, often have trouble =
landing a real aircraft because of the different landing pictures =
between the sim and real life.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Justin, You are correct in the large =
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