30 • Arrival Procedures
Power-O 180° Accuracy Approach and Landing
Steps 1-4 are identical to a normal approach and landing procedure.
5. Fly parallel to the runway, correcting for crosswind, at a distance that
aligns the runway with the wingtip.
6. When abeam runway end, smoothly reduce power to idle.
7. Maintain altitude while slowing to 80 KIAS, then descend out of TPA.
8. At approximately 10% below TPA (100 feet, for the standard 1,000’ TPA),
turn base.
9. Begin evaluating distance from runway and wind conditions. Dissipate
energy by:
A. Squaring the base-to-nal turn / lengthening the ground track.
B. Increasing the ap setting.
C. Slipping the aircraft.
10. Aim to be aligned with the runway by around 400’ to 500’ AGL.
Stronger headwinds on nal will require this to occur closer to the
runway.
11. On nal, maintain a constant descent angle (which will be steeper than
for a power-on approach) to the aiming point, and an appropriate
speed based on the ap setting:
A. 0°: 80 KIAS.
B. 10° to 40°: 75 KIAS.
12. When landing is assured, slow to 66 KIAS until 10’ to 20’ above the
runway.
A. Because the descent rate is higher than with power, begin the
roundout slightly earlier to avoid hard landings.
TIP: A slip can be increased or reduced throughout the approach
to ne-tune the descent rate. By contrast, retracting aps after
they have been deployed is not recommended, as this often
results in high sink rates as the lift the aps generate is lost.
When slipping, use aileron into the crosswind (if present), and
monitor/maintain the desired airspeed.
TIP: The aiming point and the touchdown point are NOT the
same point. Aim about 200’ before the touchdown point to
dissipate enough speed for a proper landing.
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