Exactly! That's because as the power is reduced, the governorprops forward .... I can tell I've got it right by the fact that there's virtually no change in the sound
is backing the props back all the way to the fine pitch stops,
so that when the props are advanced, it doesn't make any
difference to the pitch of the props - they are ALREADY at
full fine pitch.
Practically speaking, as soon as the RPM falls, you can
advance the props - gently - without any zinging.
I do not know of a single instructor or FTU in Canada
that knows of or teaches this. But that's the way a
professional operates the equipment.
Throttle handling might not seem to be that important
if you aren't paying the repair bills on a piston/prop, but
when it comes to learning to fly a jet, it's ALL about the
throttles!
Bad habits picked up flying piston aircraft are going to
make transitioning to a jet harder. Good habits are
going to make the transition easier.
When I train people for their jet type ratings, I tell
them it's all about controlling the airspeed on final.
Ask the guy that crashed a T-33 800 feet short of
an 8000 foot runway at YHM about it.
You wouldn't believe the number of four-bars that
have run off the end of runway 07/25 at CYOW
because they insisted on coming in too fast and
wouldn't overshoot.
Anyone remember the time Air France tried to land
at Pearson in horrible wx (no overshoot or divert,
of course) and came in hot and landed long and
destroyed the A340 in the ravine and let the pax
out on the 400? I am not making this up. Nice
people driving down the highway stopped and
picked them up and drove them back to the terminal.
More than once, Porter pilots have scared the shit
out of themselves, landing fast and long at the
Island and using all (and I mean all) of the runway.
Control the airspeed on final - even (and especially!)
when the wx is shit.
It is the hallmark of a professional and if there is
ONE THING you learn from all my rants here, make
it that :D
