Interesting pattern technique

In article ,
m pautz wrote:

"Once on final, he
slowed down to 60 or 65 knots before he was 40 or 50 feet above the
runway."


Now let me quote one of the requirements for a private license exam,
"Maintains recommended approach airspeed, +10/-5 knots."

The commercial requirement is,
"Maintains recommended approach airspeed, +-5 knots."

Gosh, that sounds pretty lax, unless it's a rather rough and gusty day
(and would you do an exam on such a day?). I'd have to check video or
something, but I'd be unhappy if I wasn't within maybe +- 2 knots (or,
more realistically, +5/-0).

But surely a more appropriate standard is "maintains the intended
approach airspeed, +-fudge knots"? It's entrely reasonable to have a
plan such as "I'm going to fly at XX speed until after I turn final,
then YY speed until the flare.

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