The Classic Undershoot
The News Desk occasionally receives aviation images in the mail that may be of interest to the light aircraft pilot - the following is about B747 Jumbo Jets on final approach to
a runway at the Juliana Airport in the Caribbean and both are low and slow - It should be of interest to all pilots who have or will experience a similar problem with an undershoot on their approach at
some time during their flying career
 The image may also help those
of you less conversant with pilot talk to understand the words mumbled by many a captain of both heavy and light aircraft after the dangling Dunlop's have finally made contact with the tarmac -
that's called a genuine submarine approach !
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News Desk Observation
On a good day at Archerfield and with the wind favouring the 28 runways - occasionally an aircraft will cross over Beatty Road in the up
periscope attitude similar to the B747 image with the pilot trying to see the runway ahead over the high nose attitude and creating some excitement for both car and truck drivers below
not wanting tyre marks left on top of their motor vehicles when they pass the airfield
The drag 'em in with power mentality or carrier approach refers to aircraft carrier type approaches that maintain a high nose low tail attitude (to capture the arrester
cable) high drag configuration and high engine power settings until touchdown - still exists in some quarters of the aviation training industry here in OZ
and to think Australia has not had an aircraft carrier for over 25 years !
...is this outdated approach procedure still taught or is it just pilot preference that likes to challenge the unseen wind-sheer effect on short final that applies to all land based
approaches!?
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