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Section 3046   APPROACH AND LANDING
F. FINAL APPROACH (CONT'D)
3. Do not cut the throttles completely until the plane has crossed the field boundary, or on a short landing until close enough so that all obstructions will be cleared by an adequate margin. This procedure when consistently carried out allows the plane to land over all high obstructions and insures against over and under shooting and failure of engines to take the throttle if "gunned" on the approach.
4. After the throttles have been cut propellers should be placed in "FULL LOW PITCH".
G. ON THE GROUND
1. This airplane is properly landed on three points.
2. As stated above landings in surface wind of 30 MPH or over are more easily made with part flaps or no flaps. If flaps are used under these conditions, it is easier to keep the plane on the ground after landing if the First Officer raises the flaps on a signal from the Captain, given the instant the wheels touch the ground. This operation "spills" all of the extra lift from the flaps and prevents the gusts from lifting the plane off the ground again.
3. The large vertical stabilizer and rudder at the end of a long fuselage give a greater advantage to a strong crosswind over the pilot's control of the plane. Stable two point landings in this condition are therefore preferable.
4. Repeated landings with 24400 pounds gross load have proved that it is possible and safe to land the DC-3 in any field that it can safely take off from with this load. The actual landing speed is about 3 to 5 MPH faster than with 24,000 pounds gross.
H. OVERSHOOTING LANDINGS
1. In case of overshooting a landing, raise the landing gear immediately and start raising the flaps gradually. Climb straight ahead keeping the airspeed between 85 and 90 MPH until flaps are up then fly 120 MPH, continuing the climb to sufficient altitude for maneuvering around the airport.
2. Orders for raising flaps, given verbally, shall be:
Captain: "Flaps Up". (Do not use hand signals)
First Officer: Raise flaps, move flap control lever out and up. Return flap control to neutral as soon as flaps are up and report: "Flaps UP". If anything is wrong inform Captain. In overshooting use care to bleed flaps up slowly at Captains order.
GR-1820g-102
3. 35" boost and 2100 RPM may be used as long as necessary. 43" boost and 2250 RPM may be used
R-1830-92
35" boost and 2550 RPM may be used as long as necessary. 48" boost and 2700 RPM may be