Darrell R. Schmidt
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"Ron Garret" wrote in message
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In article ,
vincent p. norris wrote:

Nobody has mentioned that one of the reasons to avoid aiming for the
numbers
and to plan your touchdown point to be at the 1/3 point of a std 3000'
training rwy is to allow a margin for an engine failure on short final.

Boy, I've been flying for a looooong time, and I never heard that one
before!

Strikes me as developing one bad habit to correct for another bad
habit.

If you fly a proper approach, you'll make the runway whether or not
the engine keeps running.

Well, that's pretty much what prompted me to ask the question in the
first place. What exactly is a "proper approach"? I don't see how it's
possible to fly final with power on a trajectory that puts you on the
numbers and still be able to make the runway if you lose power.

Reduce drag and you'll make it unless you were carrying a lot of power on a
flat approach. Reduce your flap setting.