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Re: Landing 'behind the curve'.....

Subject: Re: Landing 'behind the curve'.....
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:02:53
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>Tony:
>             Actually, I had it in my mind it might have been you. BUT you
>are quite correct I think. The only caveat might be that one should be (a)
>in ground effect - at most 2 feet above ground, and (b) inside the
>first quarter of the landing site. That seems to me to be the only time to
>be 'behind the curve' unless you have plenty sky under you.

Ferg,

I could be mistaken, but back of the drag curve is anywhere below minimum 
drag speed. I have no idea what that is flaps down. A quit scan through 
Don's booklets doesn't reveal it . Anyone know?

Graham



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