by Matt Whiting <whiting@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 11, 2008 at 12:56 AM
Jim Carter wrote:
> Watching the videos of the heavies crabbing to a landing in high cross
winds
> prompts me to ask: why don't they use asymmetrical thrust instead of
> kicking it straight in the flare?
Too slow and too hard to manage.
> Even in a single, why don't we see more forward slips to a landing
instead
> of crab, kick, and pray?
Poor instructors.
> Have these techniques gone the way of the steam gauges?
The first technique (differential thrust) never existed to my knowledge
and the second technique is alive and well with well-trained pilots.
Matt
