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From: rick@cadtec.UUCP (Rick Auricchio)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Eyeballing the Runway
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Date: Thu, 21-Mar-85 16:01:09 EST
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Looking out the left window was the way I learned in a C152, but *not*
straight down due to the blur.  Try looking at about 11 o'clock, forward
down the runway.  Now it doesn't blur and you can *see* (especially since
the nose gets pretty high in C152/C172 aircraft).

In my Mooney 201, I can cheat if I cross the numbers >~65kts because the
deck angle is quite flat; I can peek over the nose or "play the float" till
it settles (esp. with partial flaps [NO! NOT MORE FLAP FLAP!]).  Lately,
though, I've been doing more ~full-stall landings.  Saves tires, shortens
taxiing, and gives you a better feel for MCA at various weights.
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Rick Auricchio        Cadtec Corp.    2355 Old Oakland Rd, San Jose CA   95131
{cbosgd,decwrl,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!cadtec!rick    N1150G   (408) 942-1535
	"Mooney pilots like their tail backwards..."