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From: brent@phoenix.UUCP (Brent P. Callaghan)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Eyeballing the Runway
Message-ID: <1075@phoenix.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Mar-85 11:09:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 19 11:09:05 1985
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How do you look at the runway when landing an airplane ?

I was trained to look over the nose as far down the runway
as possible.  The idea was to judge height by monitoring
the perspective of the runway.  I've found this especially
valuable during night landings without the landing light on.

I've just completed a course of dual instruction to validate
my FAA licence.  My instructor/examiner for this course
insisted that as I lift the nose to flare, I should look straight 
down at the runway out the side window!

This didn't work for me at all.  It was just a meaningless blur.
I got no feeling of depth, and my landings were lousy.
I passed the test by cheating and flicking my eyes right for
a quick peek over the nose when he wasn't looking.

Am I just a Bozo or is this THE way to eyeball the runway ?
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