Addendum to Landing Advice
In response to:
https://ozreport.com/24.86#0 https://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62677
Like many such discussions, this author also somehow skips
mentioning the cause of the pitch pressure variation, so I just want to add
this. The pressure comes from actively controlling a certain chosen elevation in
the final ground skim, while bleeding off airspeed. Different pilots use
different elevations (some surprisingly high to my taste, but it works for
them). But the glider doesn't make pitch pressure on its own. The initial strong
pitch pressure "on fingers" is in fact the pilot pulling in, flying level above
trim speed and not allowing the glider to balloon up. The back-pressure "on
thumbs" in the final moment before the flare is the pilot pushing out slightly,
not allowing the glider to sink while flying below trim speed. This all requires
the constant monitoring and control of elevation in peripheral vision. Training that peripheral vision is part of the battle, as well as overcoming the
body's instinctive reaction of "I'm still going way too fast!"
https://OzReport.com/1588160899
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