11-20-2015, 11:25 PM
Original post didn't actually specify type and weather px carrying or not, but yes I think we all correctly understood it to mean a large commercial jet.
Pilot here as well. Landing a single engine Cessna on a short gravel strip you definitely want to hear the stall horn blaring before touch down.
Re: Carnos Jax reply to Black's reading about pilots applying power on final: On final approach engine power is used to control altitude, not speed. Pitch is used to control speed. If the pilot wants to go faster, push forward slightly on yolk to drop the nose and decrease angle of attack. If pilot wants to slow the rate of descent, push throttle to add power.
Pilot here as well. Landing a single engine Cessna on a short gravel strip you definitely want to hear the stall horn blaring before touch down.
flareslow wrote:
During the flare, when properly executed, the aircraft is never close to stalling. If we did get close to stall that close to the ground, we would experience a tail strike. Those can be pretty expensive.
To be clear, the original post was about large commercial aircraft, and we don't operate that close to the edge when carrying passengers.
Re: Carnos Jax reply to Black's reading about pilots applying power on final: On final approach engine power is used to control altitude, not speed. Pitch is used to control speed. If the pilot wants to go faster, push forward slightly on yolk to drop the nose and decrease angle of attack. If pilot wants to slow the rate of descent, push throttle to add power.