On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:45:04 GMT, Michelle P
wrote:

Jay,
they practice it all the way up to the 747....

I do it at least once a month in the Deb. It adds about 10 MPH over
the fence and about 1500 feet to the landing. That and the nose is so
high at touchdown you can only see the airport out the side windows.
Then about the only sight of the runway are the edge lights unless
it's a wide runway. :-))
Nothing but sky through the windshield.

I would add, that although the touchdown is faster it sure is smooth.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Jay Honeck wrote:

Is it possible to land without using the flaps at all? Just a
combination of the throttle (forward thrust too, perhaps?), elevator
and ailerons...

I know this will sound like a shocker but I'd appreciate a definitive
NO, so that at least one doubt is bedded



Sorry, but the answer is an easy "yes"...

In fact, every student practices no-flap landings as part of basic flight
training.