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At what distance beyond the aiming point is a landing considered a “Deep Landing”?

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If propeller-driven planes with electric engine became the norm, would descent for landing with the engines turned off become a routine procedure?

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answered Oct 7 at 14:47 Zeiss Ikon 5,114

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Why can a Pilatus PC-24 land on unpaved and short runways like no other business jet?

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How does landing performance differ on water vs. ice vs. paved/grass runways?

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Have any large aeroplanes been landed — safely and without damage — in locations that they could not be flown away from?

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Is it okay to purposely stall a small single-engine aircraft just before touch down to get a good flare?

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How did the term 'Buttered the bread' originate?

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Can a 737 be on final at 160 knots, and also touchdown at 160 knots?

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Why don't airports use arresting gears to recover energy from landing passenger planes?

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Which avoidance maneuver is best when seeing crossing traffic on approach to a runway?

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How Does the FAA Define the Dimensions of the Touchdown Zone?

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Can a deployable ILS operate in CAT II or CAT III?

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Why might an airliner fly a large U-turn before landing?

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Why pull up on the rollout after landing, after the nose wheel is down?

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