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Landing an aeroplane may now be regarded as a skill that can
be learned. Pilots are provided with a predictable and
consistent visual eye path from final approach through to
touch-down. Traditional training methods have assumed the manual
landing to be non-quantifiable; this concept enables an original
and precise interpretation for a manoeuvre historically regarded
as an 'art'.
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Most
of the variables affecting perception and judgement may be
discounted.
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It
simplifies elementary and advanced pilot training for student
and instructor, reducing time and cost.
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This
technique is "pilot portable" and may be adapted to successive
aircraft conversions.
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Experienced pilots can better maintain consistency of standard
by utilising this "visual fix" to complement their highly
developed levels of judgement, co-ordination and skill.
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It
minimises runway occupancy times.
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It
greatly enhances safety. |
In
this age of technical precision, the manual landing flare manoeuvre has
remained imprecise. Conventional flare techniques have involved an
inconsistent, critical estimation of height above the landing surface
and are subject to a number of variable factors, summarised as aircraft,
pilot, and environmental. There has been no acceptable, quantifiable,
universal landing technique in the history of aviation, or any
recognition of the need for one.