Dudley Henriques wrote in
:

Dan wrote:
On Mar 15, 9:43 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Wouldn't a more exact definition be that the "region of reversed
command" is that condition where induced drag is at its greatest,
pitch only controls airspeed, and power only controls altitude?
One can "drag in" and airplane and not meet all the aforementioned
conditions.
The usefulness of this condition is apparent in short field
landings.
Wel, I don't do it and I bet you ten bucks I can pull off the runway
shorter than you.

Bertie

I didn't say it was the only technique, but it works well.

And what are you flying? Because I'll take that bet.


Dan


What I think he's saying Dan is that you can drag it in and plop it
down
if you do it right and don't screw it up, but it's not the best
procedure and can get you into trouble real fast.
It's not necessary to fly a behind the curve approach into a short
field. In fact, the accepted procedure for short field is nowhere near
back side.


Exaclty. The approach speed matters not a jot. It aonly matters that you
arrive at the spot and at the speed. Dragging it in is easy. A short
cut. Aside form the engine failure problem, there's the problem of wind
shear taking you even further back at an inopportune moment. Unless you
have moe power than god, you're screwed. A fairly normal 1.3 VSO
approach speed with excess bled off when it's safe to do so ( i.e., not
too far to fall) is a much better way to do it. It takes a lot more
practice, though...


Bertie