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Date of Issue: 15/01/2006
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the wind drift will take you beyond the center-track of the final approach
course and an additional turn will be required to bring you back to the
center-track of the final approach course. After finishing the turn, correct
the airplane heading so that the nose of the airplane is directed at the
runway center line and then level the wings. If you turned too wide or if you
turned inside of the center-track of the approach, then execute additional
shallow turns to bring the airplane to the center-track of the final approach
course. Use of the aileron control (no rudder) is enough to do it.
Now execute final approach leg checks i.e. extend the flaps to Landing
position 1 (30 degrees) or to Landing position 2 (50 degrees) if a short field
landing will be necessary. Correct the angle of descent as necessary either
by fully extending the flaps and then pushing the control column forward to
maintain airspeed or by adding more engine power and trimming the
airplane longitudinally.
In this phase of flight , pay more attention to controlling the airplane’s
attitude against the horizon and the height above ground then looking at
the instruments. Just only check very quickly to make sure that there is
enough airspeed (62 KIAS, 115 km/h, 71 mph). Be sure that the
surrounding airspace is free , especially at non-controlled airfields.
4.16.13 Final approach and landing
The circuit pattern segment: Final approach and landing itself is the same
as described in the chapter which deals with landing.
For training purposes we recommend for you full stop landing. If the airfield
is long enough, then after the airplane stops, the pre-takeoff checks can be
done and another takeoff can be done followed by another circuit. If ,
during the last landing , too much runway was used up to safely make
another takeoff , then after the airplane comes to a complete stop, taxi back
to the chosen takeoff point. Here, complete the pre-takeoff checks and
proceed with the next circuit.
It is useful to practice at first, takeoffs and landings with proper flap settings
(take position 15 degrees for takeoff, Landing position for landing) and then
proceed with flaps set to other positions (e.g. flaps retracted or fully
extended at the takeoff etc.). This way, you will gain experience on how the
flight characteristics are affected by the different flaps settings and practice
pilot techniques to conduct short field takeoff and short field landings with
flaps fully extended etc.
