Nice landing!
12-03-2009, 09:22 AM
#51
Tri-tanic operator
Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: Doggie
Posts: 2,382
Originally Posted by Photon
Lucky: So what you're basically saying is that you're preferring the crab & kick method? (Crabbing all the way in, then "kicking" the rudder to align yourself with the runway)?
Thanks for the lengthy answer btw!
Thanks for the lengthy answer btw!
12-04-2009, 10:24 AM
#52
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Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: -400 FO
Posts: 300
Originally Posted by Photon
Lucky: So what you're basically saying is that you're preferring the crab & kick method? (Crabbing all the way in, then "kicking" the rudder to align yourself with the runway)?
Thanks for the lengthy answer btw!
Thanks for the lengthy answer btw!
How is the CFI business? Have you shown an uptick in students? Where do you instruct?
12-05-2009, 04:44 AM
#54
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12-05-2009, 06:54 AM
#55
Blue Skies
Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: C208B
Posts: 778
Originally Posted by Luckydawg
Yes, that's basically it. Crab and kick but no float otherwise you get some drift with it. It's all about the timing.The -400 is actually easy to land compared to other aircraft. My hat is off to the engineers that designed it. The DC8 was probably the most difficult but only because everyone scared the sh!t out of you about the potential for a pod strike.
How is the CFI business? Have you shown an uptick in students? Where do you instruct?
How is the CFI business? Have you shown an uptick in students? Where do you instruct?
With the current economy there's almost zero american students though, only foreign nationals
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