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Old September 1st 03, 04:28 AM
Peter R.
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Roy Smith wrote:

Not me. Try it some day in VFR conditions. Fly the glide slope (or
VASI) down to 200 AGL at 120 KIAS with the flaps up, then try to land
and see how much runway you use up.


On my last IFR proficiency lesson (my first lesson since obtaining my
instrument rating last March), the instructor had me fly the ILS at 110
knots until about DH, then slow it down and do a short field landing at
60 knots in a C172. I was able to do it and land in a few hundred feet,
but I'll be danged if I can do it again without floating/ballooning.

More practice, I suppose.

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Peter