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Old 07-10-2013 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cactiboss
The 319 lands "harder" because it runs out of airspeed when its landing at a light weight. At heavy weights it has enough momentum not to need more speed.
So, couldn't you just fly w/ auto-throttles off and keep the power in longer when you're light (instead of letting "Pierre" go to idle at the same altitude no matter what weight you're landing at)?
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