VW Pilot
MMM...PIGEON CASSEROLE
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- Jun 3, 2006
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Ok I've been training for the Instrument Rating and all is well. Just this one thing. I do realize that most instructors have their own ways of teaching and some add concepts and what not...but this one I have never heard of. Upon landing on the runway, the instructor says ok....one thing on that landing. You didn't retract the flaps....Mind you were still on the landing roll coming to a stop. He says if you leave the flaps in the extended positions during the roll to a stop, it will cause you to skid.......I questioned this. I don't understand how this can cause the plane to skid. Landing without correcting aircraft and runway alignment and failure to maintain directional control will definately cause a skid....right off the runway...Overbraking or applying brake pressure unevenly on the pedals can cause a skid....I just don't see the relationship. I stated that leaving the flaps extended can aid in adding some extra drag or wind resistance and help slow the plane. He stressed that since the plane's speed is not sufficient for the wings to produce lift that they won't produce drag either.....I then said, well that makes sense but
I was relating drag to resistance of the whole aircraft moving forward.....I didn't argue too much because he is the Instructor and thus more experienced than me and I respect his position and maybe there is something that I don't know. But he didn't clarify it, so I'm asking U guys....Do you teach this? During my PPL I was taught upon touchdown, keep that nose wheel up or at least add some back pressure to keep the weight off the nose wheel and use rudders to maintain directional control then apply light to medium pressure for braking.....this didn't include retracting flaps.......
I was relating drag to resistance of the whole aircraft moving forward.....I didn't argue too much because he is the Instructor and thus more experienced than me and I respect his position and maybe there is something that I don't know. But he didn't clarify it, so I'm asking U guys....Do you teach this? During my PPL I was taught upon touchdown, keep that nose wheel up or at least add some back pressure to keep the weight off the nose wheel and use rudders to maintain directional control then apply light to medium pressure for braking.....this didn't include retracting flaps.......