v1.51+ : Flaring Techniques

[cmbaviator]

Hello,

 

Since V1.51, the nose is less nose heavy when passing below 50ft RA which is a relief . However after retarding the throttle, 3/4 of back pressure is still not enough to maitain the pitch during the flare, my pitch attitude dropped at 2.5° instead of the 3.5° approx which result in a firmer touch down.

do you need 3/4 to full back pressure on the yoke to maintain pitch during the flare ??

 

landing at 20:15

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by cmbaviator

[Litjan]

It depends...

• on your trim setting (trim should be set so that no force required during approach)
• on your center of gravity (forward CG will yield more pitch change per speed change)
• on your timing of thrust reduction (should not cut to idle above 10 feet or so)
• on the headwind (more wind will have more windspeed change in the boundary layer, making nose drop)
• on your control profile (the less linear it is, the further you will need to deflect your stick to achieve the same elevator displacement)
• on your break technique, the lower you do the break, the more pitch change you will need to reduce the sinkrate in time for touchdown
• On your target speed and speed decay before touchdown (especially with high speed additional you may not need to change the pitch much prior to touchdown

Edited September 27, 2023 by Litjan

[dr_anthony]

+1. Its impossible to maintain pitch on flare with control column full back pressure with forward CG on Vref landing in 1.5.1