Monday, April 26, 2010

Question of the Day #2

At what point in the approach and landing sequence are you done "flying the airplane"?

4 comments:

  1. I am going to define "flying the airplane" as using the flight controls to control the plane. I am going to define "approach and landing sequence" and more partiuclar landing to be the point at which plane is off the runway. During taxi, the flight controls are used to "fly" the plane ensuring that the wind doesn't pick up a wing. So "flying" continues even while on the ground in my definition. So that brings me to the other part of the question which is at what point is the landing over, which I am going to say is at the point that the plane exits the runway. So even though you may be flying the plane after exiting the runway, you are no longer in a landing sequence.

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  2. When you are off the runway, and in the taxi area and are ready to do the landing check

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