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Originally Posted by ppragman  I think this is more of a twin vs. single question. You don't bring any twin in on the horn because if you lose an engine you're going to Vmc over and crash if you're not right on your toes. |
This makes no sense, Vmc is related to power, you should be almost at idle therefore Vmc not an issue during the flare, but I know what you mean by single vs twin, unfortunately the airlines haven't gone to single engine jets yet. With fuel prices that could be something to invest in
Someone else mentioned that it's safer to land close to stall in a Cessna, not sure I agree. You can land plenty safe 10kts or more above the horn. I used to be able to short field a cessna in less than 1k feet landing it a little lower than 60kts. arresting the descent and landing with little ground effect or round out and not hard.
Who says airlines don't land on short runways, I had to land the saab on some short one where we make sure we hit the point. I would be afraid to land the saab to the horn, too close to the pusher, imagine that right before the mains touch.
Anyhow I like the responses I've been reading. Any season pilot/instructor that can chime in with their thoughts?