On Mar 12, 4:14*pm, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk At Wow Way
D0t C0m wrote:
. . .
Instead of asking about keeping the ball centered, perhaps you should be
asking why you elected to flirt with a pilot error fatality by cranking and
yanking for the sake of a few style points... So what if you overshoot the
turn????
Geoff

This, of course, is a good question. The bank was probably 45 deg, so
it wasn't an extremely steep turn, just steeper than I am used to
making at that point in my approach. Also, I wasn't "yanking" if, by
that, you mean pulling back significantly on the yoke; although I lead
guilty to "cranking". I was letting the nose stay down and descending
at a normal or better rate (is this "unloading"the wing?), and the
airspeed at 70-75 K, rather than the usual 65-70 K. I wasn't thinking
about about "style"; I was just wanting to keep the plane upright and
make the runway. I had been asked by the tower at my local airport
(KBIL) to make a short base and turn to final due to other traffic,
and I was trying to comply. (Yes, I know I could have refused or gone
around; I just figured at the time I could do it with no problem.)
Since I had a 10,000+ ft runway I knew I had plenty of room to keep
coming around and still be able to land, if a bit long.