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Old 11-11-2012, 04:25 PM
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Sliceback
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Years ago (1981) used to do 120+ MPH no flap touch and go's in a Cherokee 140. Practicing for jets. ;-) You'd have to pull the power a loooong way out on final to land by the 1000' mark. Touchdown, power, rotate climb slightly(500'?) and a climbing turn to downwind. Makes for fast pattern work.

Twin Otter standard ILS was basically redline (160kts?) down the glideslope. Power would be reduced to idle somewhere(I forget) so that we'd be about 100 kts(?) at minimums with power being unspoiled at a constant rate. If nothing in sight at DH we'd continue the rate of power application to go around power. If we saw the field we'd go back to idle and land no flap.

Handing flying 4, 6, 8, or 10 ILS's to minimums on bad days and it was an effective technique in the Twin Otter. In a jet? Dumber than dirt to even think about it.

Needless to say this was years before the FAA mandated stablized approaches.
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