Week 8 Period: Landing and the aerobrake

The last simulator period, ending in the progression check that decides whether you fly in week 10

12 April 2027

Before you arrive#

Your six covered-indicator circuits from week 7, with the resulting airspeeds.

In this period#

Touchdown is not the end of the approach — it is the start of a deceleration flown with the same wing, on the ground.

Hold the nose up after the main wheels touch and the aircraft becomes a large airbrake: the wing that was lifting is now mostly drag, which slows the aircraft more effectively than the wheel brakes at that speed. There is a speed below which the elevator can no longer hold the nose up; lower it deliberately just before that point, rather than waiting for it to fall on its own.

The second half of the period is the progression check:

• flown to the published tolerances
• not negotiable
• with no fixed number of attempts

Tomas signs it in week 9 rather than sign it early.

Afterwards#

If you passed, the authorisation for week 10 goes to Wren for signature. If you did not, book the box — nobody flies the aircraft without this signature.