Amen, Amen, Amen!! Don ---------- > From: Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Caution > Date: Monday, December 07, 1998 1:52 PM > > I have watched the exchanges on x-wind landings over the last couple of > days. Different pilots employ "personal strategies" on different aspects of > flight, and, for the most part they are pretty harmless. However, I would > caution one not to give advice that is clearly NOT a personal strategy that > should be utilized. I am referring to the individual who said "firewall" > the throttle to straighten it out, then back off the power. We all know, or > should, that one of the high risk times in a plane is when you are low and > slow. The final moments of a landing should be made with very very small > incremental changes. I'm sorry, but firewalling the throttle to do anything > other than a go-around is patently absurd. An accomplished pilot will never > touch that throttle once he has set up his glide on final except in cases > of moderate shear, even with a strong crosswind. We, as a group, need to be > prudent when giving suggestions. I doubt that anyone on the list is a > qualified test pilot, and when you fly an airplane outside the envelope or > in a manner not prescribed in the POH, you are operating as a test pilot. > Now, if you want to do that, it is your life. BUT don't put it out there as > a "walk in the park." What the sky does not need ....is one more cowboy. > > Keith > N5663F
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