Marsh Court
MARSH COURT: Private airstrip
Note: All four of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Note: Picture from the AAIB report.
Location: Just SSW of Stockbridge on the A30
Period of operation: From early in the 2000s to - (No sign of it in 2000)
Runway: 18/36 700 grass
NOTES: The initial information and the picture were obtained from the AAIB report in their Bulletin: EW/G2017/08/24 concerning the Cessna 182T N60554.
As an aside, when I first converted from Cessna 152s and 172s, I was not taught the correct way to land a 182. And indeed, although thoroughly enjoying flying the type, found it to be something of a 'handful' when it came to landing - having to be always on the elevator trimmer to manage anything like a soft landing. The nose can suddenly became very heavy in the flare as the the speed reduces, and you really did have to expect this, using a fair amount of strength to pull the control column way back.
In my opinion very few instructors know the correct technique, and the Cessna pilots handbook for the 182 is not much use either.
Which probably explains why landing accidents involving a 182 feature regularly. Years later I was taught the correct technique and was amazed to find I hardly needed to use the trimmer at all. Explaining this new found technique to a retired ATPL friend, he was amused and said, "That is exactly the same method as we used on the BAC One-Eleven." They of course also had the lowering of the undercarriage to control the descent path and speed.
Today I have forgotten the exact figures, but essentially it involved setting an exact power setting, (quite high), and not moving the throttle from then on, using the flaps to dictate the approach angle and speed. It worked a treat.
But, I should point out, this is a very different techique used for most light aircraft, when the throttle is used to control the rate of descent.
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