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Subject: My first 'perfect' landing
From: jbolinger@lintek.com (J L Bolinger)
Organization: AeroFlex Lintek
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Date: 15 Oct 1998 08:30:58 -0500
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Thought I would report an intersting event that happened during
my last lesson.

It was windy, a gusty 13kts, so my CFI wouldn't let me solo.  We did some
dual time practicing cross wind landings at Bucyrus, OH.  The runway there
was almost directly cross wind.  It was a real work out!!

After several T&Gs we went to Marion to practice with the wind from the
other side of the runway.  Did several more T&G there, including an
engine out drill.

By that time it was 'legally' night time.  Talk about 'fun'---trying
to land at night with a gusty cross wind.

Anyway, the punch line---on my last T&G I was tracking the center line
in the landing light and trying to judge my flair with the runway lights
when suddenly we stopped moving (downwards that is)!!!

I didn't feel any bump.  It was a perfect zero descent landing :-)

