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Flying the airplane at exactly the speed you want, and keeping it there, without drifting faster or slower.
The skill of holding a chosen airspeed accurately and consistently during a maneuver, using coordinated pitch and power adjustments to stay within a narrow tolerance of the target value.
Seen in flight training when practicing climbs, descents, approaches, landings, stalls, and other maneuvers where the instructor expects to a speed.
Precise comes from a Latin word meaning “cut off” or “made exact.” Control comes from an older word for checking or regulating something. Together, the phrase points to regulating airspeed closely instead of letting it wander.
It produces stable approaches, prevents unintended stalls or overspeeds, and directly improves landing accuracy and safety.
Precise does not mean tense or over-controlling. It means noticing the speed, making small smooth corrections, and keeping the airplane near the target speed.
The instructor emphasized precise airspeed control during approach, asking the student to hold 65 knots within plus or minus two knots all the way to the threshold.
During slow-flight practice the student maintained precise airspeed control at 55 knots without letting the nose wander.