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Old 01-13-2011, 06:58 PM
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Hi bezshumniy, happy to read you!

from what I unterstand from your description, this looks like a "male" way of landing, often use in real life on fighters (warbirds or jets).
You "just" have to combine a (very) high speed entry in the pattern, (very) high G's break beginning just above the overun, no downwind leg, and a high AOA (angle of attack) continuous final turn. No stabilized parameters, no stabilized and straight final, and speed always decreasing from the break to the landing...
As you describe, the last 5 seconds, before your wheels touch the strip, are a bit "touchy". The way you know your plane allows you to land perfectly but also to break your gear, or your plane.... Sometimes needs a few seconds on WEP (or afterburner, in another world), sometimes full iddle all turn long...

So for the recipe:

360° turn beginning above the overun,
high speed entry, speed always decreasing, not any second of straight flying,

and a lot of practice to appreciate the fun and the tactical advantages !

Hope to watch you soon doing this
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