AEROPRAKT-32 Pilot Operating Handbook
A32-060-POH
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7. Flaps
– RETRACT.
8. Brakes
– ENGAGE as required.
Avoid braking at a high speed or nose wheel up!
4.12 Short/soft field landing
1. Flaps
– EXTEND FULLY.
2. Approach distance
– REDUCE by side slipping when clear of obstacles.
3. Approach speed on final
– 90 km/h (49 kts), +10 km/h (5 kts) in rain or strong turbulence.
4. Direction
– ALIGN the airplane WITH THE RUNWAY using rudder pedals.
5. Side drift
– ELIMINATE by banking against the drift (crosswind, if any).
6. Flare
– start at 3 m (15 ft.), level off at approximately 0.3 m (1 ft.).
Gradually reduce bank and side drift while flaring and leveling off.
7. Throttle
– IDLE.
8. Touchdown
– at minimum speed at the beginning of the runway.
Avoid touching
ground with the tail.
9. Flaps
– RETRACT.
10. Yoke/Stick
– HOLD to reduce the speed and PUSH gently to lower the nose wheel
slowly.
11. Brakes
– soft field: DO NOT USE;
short field
– ENGAGE as required.
Avoid braking at a high speed or nose
wheel up!
Avoid resonant vibrations of the main landing gear legs while
braking! SB A32-12
4.13 Balked landing
1. Throttle
– gradually FULL POWER.
2. Descent
– DISCONTINUE.
3. Speed
– accelerate to at least 100 km/h (54 kts) flying level.
4. Climb
– at 100 km/h (54 kts).
5. Flaps
– RETRACT SLOWLY at safe altitude.
