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LANDING.
NORMAL LANDING.
Landings should be made on the main wheels first to re duce the land
ing speed and the subsequent need for braking in the landing roll.
nose wheel is lowered gently to the runway after the speed has diminished
to avoid unnecessary nose gear load.
portant in rough fie ld landings.
SHORT FIELD LANDING.
For short field landings, make a power-off approach at 69 MPH with
40" flaps and land on the main wheels first.
down, lower the nose gear to the ground and ap ply heavy braking as re
quired.
For maximum brake effectiveness after all three wheels are
on the ground, retract the flaps, hold full nose up elevator and apply max
imum possible brake pressure without sliding the tires.
CROSSWIND LANDING.
When landing in a strong crOSSWind, use the minimum flap setting re
quired for the field length.
drift correction may be used, the wing-low method gives the best control.
After touchdown, hold a straight course with the steerable nose wheel and
occasional braking if necessary.
BALKED LANDING (GO-AROUND).
In a balked landing (go-around) climb, the wing flap setting should be
reduced to 20° immediately after full power is applied.
obstacles are cleared and a safe altitude and airspeed are obtained, the
wing flaps should be retracted.
COLD WEATHER OPERATION.
STARTING.
Prior to starting on a cold morning, it is advisable to pull the
propeller through several times by hand to "break loose" or "limber"
the oil, thus conserving battery energy.
This p rocedure is especially im
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Immediately after touch
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