Who does flight plans?

Peter Duniho wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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True, it is just the wing that is stalling. At the onset of stall the
airplane will settle very smoothly to the runway assuming that the wheels
are very close when the stall occurs.


You really should have gone and read this whole thread before reviving it.
This trail has been worn quite smooth already, and you're on the wrong side
of correctness with respect to the possibility of a literal "full-stall
landing".

That sometimes happens when you come back from vacatoin.


You somehow seem to think that you can let the airplane down more
gradually using elevator while at a higher speed than what occurs when the
wing stalls. This simply isn't the case in most airplanes. When the wing
stalls, the lost of list is fairly dramatic, but it still takes time for
the airplane to accelerate downward. If you are within inches of the
runway, this will set you onto the ground very gently. Few pilots can do
a more gently touchdown using elevator control alone.


You cannot achieve a pitch angle sufficient to stall the wing while "within
inches of the runway". The tail of the airplane will hit the ground first.

In some airplanes, yes, but in many, no.


It is obvious that you weren't taught full-stall landings (by that I mean
having the control wheel full-aft and the stall horn blaring at the moment
of touchdown) and don't know how they are done or how good the results can
be when done properly.


Obvious? What's obvious is that you are making statements without having
the knowledge to back them up. It's also obvious you don't have the good
sense to avoid insulting someone else's flying ability without ensuring
first that you have a clue about what you're talking about.

I can't vouch for George's flying ability, but there's nothing in his posts
to suggest it's anything less than stellar. Your denigration of his flying
skills was completely unjustified.

I didn't denigrate his flying skills, simply suggested that there is a
skill he wasn't taught. Nothing to be ashamed of about that and it
certainly isn't an insult. I wasn't taught to do Immelmanns, and saying
I can't do one is hardly an insult, just a fact.


You should find an instructor competent in this area and take a lesson or
two. It will be both fun and enlightening.


Take your own advice.

I do at least once a year.

Matt