![]() |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
Jim Carter wrote:
Watching the videos of the heavies crabbing to a landing in high cross winds prompts me to ask: why don't they use asymmetrical thrust instead of kicking it straight in the flare? Too slow and too hard to manage. Even in a single, why don't we see more forward slips to a landing instead of crab, kick, and pray? Poor instructors. Have these techniques gone the way of the steam gauges? The first technique (differential thrust) never existed to my knowledge and the second technique is alive and well with well-trained pilots. Matt |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
Matt Whiting wrote:
Watching the videos of the heavies crabbing to a landing in high cross winds prompts me to ask: why don't they use asymmetrical thrust instead of kicking it straight in the flare? Too slow and too hard to manage. At least in a jet. The time delay involved in spooling up probably has the most to do with it not being currently used. Even in a single, why don't we see more forward slips to a landing instead of crab, kick, and pray? Poor instructors. Have these techniques gone the way of the steam gauges? The first technique (differential thrust) never existed to my knowledge and the second technique is alive and well with well-trained pilots. I've used differential thrust before so I know the technique exists. However I was flying something with piston engines which essentially had instant reaction to throttle inputs. Passengers liked it better than the more usual methods because it presented them with a more conventional view looking out the window, hence less anxiety. When you land on just one wheel after a successful slip to a landing, they think you've screwed up. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 2008-03-11, Matt Whiting wrote:
Even in a single, why don't we see more forward slips to a landing instead of crab, kick, and pray? Poor instructors. Interesting...because the first CFI I flew with in 15 years had me use the exact same technique my primary instructor taught me: point it down the runway with the rudder, hold it over the centerline with the ailerons. I had thought that was the standard light aircraft approach to the problem. Have these techniques gone the way of the steam gauges? The first technique (differential thrust) never existed to my knowledge I wouldn't expect differential thrust to be manageable with a turbofan/turbojet because of the time lag between throttle and thrust. -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net http://www.hercules-390.org (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff at http://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|