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LANDING
Landings are simple and conventional in every respect.
If power is used in landing approaches, it should be eased
off cautiously near touchdown, because the "power-on" stall
speed is considerably less than the "power-off" stall speed.
An abrupt power reduction at five feet altitude could result
in a hard landing if the aircraft is near stall speed.
Landings on hard-surface runways are performed with 35°
flaps from 93 KIAS approach, using as little power as practi-
cable.
A normal flare-out is made, and power is reduced in
the flare-out.
The landing is made on the main wheels first,
and remaining engine power is cut immediately after touch-
down. The nosewheel is gently lowered to the ground and
brakes applied as required. Short .field landings on rough or
soft runways are done in a similar manner except that the
nose wheel is lowered to the runway at a lower speed to
prevent excessive nose gear loads.
Crosswind landings are performed with the least effort
by using the crab method.
However, either the wing-low, crab
or combination method may be used.
Crab the aircraft into
the wind in a normal approach, using a minimum flap setting
for the field length.
Immediately before touchdown, the
aircraft is aligned with the flight path by applying down-
wind rudder.
The landing is made in nearly three-point
attitude, and the nosewheel is lowered to the runway immedi-
ately after touchdown.
A straight course is maintained with
the steerable nosewheel and occasional braking if necessary.
Landing performance data is presented in Section VI.
AFTER LANDING
Heavy braking in the landing roll is not recommended
because skidding the main wheels is probable, with resulting
loss of the braking effectiveness and damage to the tires.
It is best to leave the flaps fully extended throughout the
landing roll to aid in decelerating the aircraft.
After
leaving the active runway, the flaps should be retracted.
Be
sure the flap switch is identified before placing it in the
UP position.
The auxiliary fuel pump switches normally are
turned to u:JW while taxiing to the hangar.
The fuel pumps
must be turned OFF prior to stopping engines.
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