On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:29:17 GMT, John Doe
wrote:

I guess my question is simply put this way, do you cut power
immediately before touching down? If not, when?

I suppose a carrier landing would be an extreme.

It depends on the airplane and the conditions.

I normally carry power into the flair, but it's at idle when I touch
down. (Unless it's windy and slippery)

As with many slippery airplanes I carry power into the flare so I
don't have to use most of the runway to stop. Power off landings in a
Bo use about twice the runway of a power on landing when done
properly.

Final is steep even with power. I don't believe in dragging it in.
Power off finals are 10 to 15 MPH faster (varies with model) than
power on finals as you need the extra speed to produce enough energy
to flare. That extra 10 to 15 MPH uses a lot more runway.

In a 172 I'd be at idle some where on down wind most of the time.
With the Cherokee I carried power to some where on final depending on
conditions.

In all three I use full flaps.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Only curious. Thank you.