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1919
1919 - 1003.PDF
PANCAKING CONSISTS OF STALLING THE MACHINE JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE Or THE GROUND AND DROPPING- THE REMAINING 2 OR 4 FEET WITH AS LITTLE FORWARD SPEED AS POSSIBLE. A PANCAKE LANDING 1$ MADE ON ROUGH GROUND. 5TAN0 -INC CORN, WATER ETC. WHERE AN ORDINARY LANDING WOULD RES ULT IN A SOMERSAULT.* THE ILLUSTRATION IS INTER -DEO AS A WARNING AGAINST PAN -CAKING rmti TOO GREAT A HEIGHT OR"tANDfNG ABOVE: THE GROUHRTHE OPPOSITE ERROR OF ATTEMPTING TO "UNO BELOW THE GROUlfc* IS OF LESS FREQUENT OCCURRENCE THOUGH IT MAY BE MORE DISAST ROUS IN ITS RESULTS. Pancaking. (Drawing published by the Air Technical Services for use at the R.A.F. Schools.)
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