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Exercise 9 THE APPROACH AND LANDING

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AIM

To fly the approach and land the aircraft

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AIRMANSHIP

1. Awareness of other aircraft in the circuit – look out and listen out 2. Effects of wind and selection of approach speed

Gliding Scholarship How to recognise the normal approach

AND LANDING

How to recognise and correct an overshoot How to fly the approach How to land the aircraft How to recover from a balloon and a bounce

Gliding Scholarship THE NORMAL APPROACH

THE NORMAL APPROACH

Gliding Scholarship THE NORMAL APPROACH Note appearance of runway Aiming point steady in windscreen Aiming Point Correct approach speed (adjust with attitude)

Gliding Scholarship THE NORMAL APPROACH Note appearance of runway Aircraft tracking down intended landing run Aiming point steady in windscreen Aiming Point Correct approach speed (adjust with attitude)

Gliding Scholarship THE UNDERSHOOT

THE UNDERSHOOT

Gliding Scholarship Note ‘flatter’ appearance of THE UNDERSHOOT runway as Aircraft aiming short aiming point of aiming point moves up windscreen Attitude and airspeed correct

Gliding Scholarship THE UNDERSHOOT To correct an undershoot, reduce airbrake setting until correct approach path is achieved

Gliding Scholarship THE OVERSHOOT

THE OVERSHOOT

Gliding Scholarship Note ‘steeper’ appearance of runway as aiming point moves down windscreen THE OVERSHOOT Aircraft aiming beyond aiming point Attitude and airspeed correct

Gliding Scholarship THE OVERSHOOT To correct an overshoot, increase airbrake setting until correct approach path is achieved

Gliding Scholarship FLYING THE APPROACH Select half airbrake when an overshoot just starts to develop

FLYING THE APPROACH

A ttitude A irspeed – control with attitude A iming point - control with airbrake A lignment with landing area – control with bank

Gliding Scholarship THE LANDING The 3 phases of the landing are: The hold off The ground roll The ground roll The hold off The round out

Gliding Scholarship The round out is the change in attitude to achieve level flight just above the ground The round out The hold off The ground roll

Gliding Scholarship THE ROUND OUT The round out is the change in attitude to achieve level flight just above the ground Look well ahead Maintain at least half airbrake Smoothly change attitude

Gliding Scholarship Progressively raise the nose as the speed decays to maintain level flight just above the ground and achieve the landing attitude

Gliding Scholarship THE HOLD OFF Progressively raise the nose as the speed decays to maintain level flight just above the ground and achieve the landing attitude Do not alter airbrake setting Progressively raise nose Aircraft will touch down in correct attitude

Gliding Scholarship Maintain control of the aircraft after it touches down until it has come to a stop

Gliding Scholarship THE GROUND ROLL Maintain control of the aircraft after it touches down until it has come to a stop After touchdown, select full airbrake and bring control column fully back Look well ahead; keep straight with rudder and wings level with aileron Control effectiveness decreases as speed reduces Apply wheelbrake gently as required Once aircraft has stopped, close airbrakes

Gliding Scholarship THE BALLOON LANDING A balloon is when the aircraft climbs away from the ground after the round out

THE BALLOON LANDING

Gliding Scholarship THE BALLOON LANDING A balloon is when the aircraft climbs away from the ground after the round out It often results from flying the approach TOO FAST with TOO LITTLE AIRBRAKE

Gliding Scholarship THE BALLOON LANDING To recover from the balloon: Select an attitude to prevent further climb Maintain airbrake setting As the aircraft sinks towards the ground, progressively select the landing attitude

Gliding Scholarship THE BOUNCE A bounce results from a delayed roundout or touching down before the

THE BOUNCE

Gliding Scholarship THE BOUNCE The recovery is the same as from the balloon: Select an attitude to prevent further climb Maintain airbrake setting As the aircraft sinks towards the ground, progressively select the landing attitude

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