Keeping speed up on final

[Fearless Tower]

So I've seen quite a bit about this on here with keeping speed up until you cross the fence for faster traffic. Is there a technique for this? I'm assuming it is a modified no flaps landing. Cross the fence, idle, and float down the runway bleeding speed until touchdown, taxiing off farther than the runway than might be typical for your aircraft. Is that accurate? Or what is the technique. Not something I ever had to do during my PPL, so I'm genuinely intrigued.

When I go into a place like BOS/PHX/CLT during busy times, this is how I typically do it:

While being vectored, I will give the approach controller a heads up on what speed I can give them. I will fly the approach clean at a speed that I am comfortable with. If conditions are VMC and wake turbulence isn't an issue, I'll drop below GS on short final and as I am approaching DH, I'll power back, pull the nose up and as soon as I am inside VLo, I drop the gear. Depending on the runway length, I may land clean or partial flaps.

In a Baron, I'm typically 170 IAS to the FAF, 160 starting final and slowed to 150 by DH as the gear is coming out.

Now, that scenario assumes a plane I am comfortable with and has a high gear speed. It also assumes good weather/VMC. I won't do the above practice for an approach to mins. For that, I will at least slow enough to drop the gear at the FAF. I'll add flaps after breaking out or land without flaps if the situation dictates. Again, I'll let ATC know in advance what speed I'll be able to give them.

One thing I'd add....you don't necessarily have to 'float' all the way down the runway. Forward slips can be very effective at bleeding off airspeed on short final.

 

[Fearless Tower]

Go out and practice and get comfortable with what you can do with the plane, know your limitations.

Definitely. Get to know your airplane and what you are comfortable with. Then, if the controller asks for something you aren't comfortable with, you can tell them what you can give them rather than just saying 'unable'.

 

[vontresc]

I've had to shoot an actual ILS through a thin layer into PWK once. Controller vectored me on to the final course about a mile and a half from the FAF and then asked for best speed. I did about 150KTS down the GS to about 3/4 of a mile from the threshold. Flaps 15 power to idle prop full RPM, and pitch up in the ol' 182 drag-o-matic slowed me down pretty fast. Still made Taxiway Kilo without too much effort.

Know your plane and how to slow to a reasonable speed. If unable to comply safely, say unable.

 

[MAKG1]

I've had to shoot an actual ILS through a thin layer into PWK once. Controller vectored me on to the final course about a mile and a half from the FAF and then asked for best speed. I did about 150KTS down the GS to about 3/4 of a mile from the threshold. Flaps 15 power to idle prop full RPM, and pitch up in the ol' 182 drag-o-matic slowed me down pretty fast. Still made Taxiway Kilo without too much effort.

Know your plane and how to slow to a reasonable speed. If unable to comply safely, say unable.

That's how it's done in a fixed gear 182. I've done most of my best-speed approaches in those. Though I don't usually take them quite that fast (130 or 135 is more typical for me), since it would require a lot of power to pull off rather suddenly. Generally, no slip is required, but it's always an option. In a retract, you take advantage of the huge drag penalty from extended gear.