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[i]Your speed is now down to 155 knots plus 1 knot for every 100 pounds of fuel remaining - about 160 to 165 knots (184 to 190 mph). Flare for landing and gently plant the main gear wheels on the concrete and then extend the speed brake. Now the problem is that you are still traveling almost 200 mph. Bleed off speed with your nose in the air, which is a high drag profile. As your speed drops below 100 knots, lower your nose to the runway before you lose all of your lift. You do not have anti-skid brakes, so brake gently and gingerly. You are still traveling fast enough to blow a tire instantly should the wheel lock up. Turn off the runway and pop open the canopy - with the engine at idle, there is almost no air conditioning output and the hot Houston sun will heat the cockpit to well over a hundred degrees in no time at all.[/i]
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