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"But for the Gulfstream 280 there's a little-known technique that will enable the pilot to land smoothly with frightening consistency. The technique: moments be
by EricButton 5y ago
"But for the Gulfstream 280 there's a little-known technique that will enable the pilot to land smoothly with frightening consistency. The technique: moments before touchdown, the pilot pushes the control yoke forward, essentially flying the plane into the ground. To be clear, it is less of a "push" and more of a tiny application of forward pressure on the controls..."
- ncmncm 5y agoQuestion is, when do you get to practice this? And, what is the downside when you get it wrong, the first few times? This reads a lot like the fabled "three-point landing" that used to be a staple of early tricycle-gear fiction. Which did exist.
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- EricButton 5y agoI first heard about it during simulator training (from an official instructor, no less) and tried it in the simulator.