Landing a warrior

"Dan Moos" writes:

Again, these are all landings that my passengers think are
great. I'm just used to getting great results in the cessnas, and
wish to do the same in the warrior.

The 172 floats longer than the Warrior does in the flare -- I'm not
sure why (given the 172's high wings), but it does. The Warrior will
drop sooner and harder, unless you have a little extra energy to ease
it down at the last second (on the bright side, at least it's the
mains and not the nose that drop). I have found two ways to get that
extra energy for a smooth touchdown:

1. Just as the flare is running out and the mains are about to drop,
add a tiny bit of power to ease the plane down.

2. Don't do a gradual roundout like you would in a 172; instead,
continue your descent, at normal approach speed, until just before the
runway, then do a fast and short flare very close to the pavement.

#1 is the easier technique, so you might want to try it first.


Best of luck,


David

PA-28-161 C-FBJO

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