How to Land an Airplane

Part of the Video Series How to Fly an Airplane

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How to Land an Airplane
Hi, I’m Mike Camelin with SunState Aviation Flight School in Kissimmee, Florida for Expert Village. We’re talking now about that fourth fundamental of flying an airplane and that is the descent. In order for an airplane to descent you must do two things; number one is you must cause the airplane to pitch nose down, you must also reduce power at the same time so that you don’t have an over speed situation.

About the Expert

Expert: Mike Camelin, co-founder of SunState Aviation Inc., has been a pilot for 10 years. His company is one of the country's leading providers of Accelerated Flight Training. Read More


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