Feedback on my (Practice) Instruction

[Murdoughnut]

I've started filming some videos of myself teaching myself maneuvers. Goal of these is to have videos to make available to my eventual students, but also for me to practice teaching maneuvers and get some feedback from others.

First up - soft field approach land landing. Would appreciate any advise on how to improve my teaching here and things I might have missed that would be good for the practical:

 

[drunkenbeagle]

I've started filming some videos of myself teaching myself maneuvers. Goal of these is to have videos to make available to my eventual students, but also for me to practice teaching maneuvers and get some feedback from others.

Looks pretty good to me! The only thing I would maybe change, at the start saying the goal is to "keep the nose wheel off." The goal is to touch down as slowly as possible, too. The not stopping part is also important, probably better to mention it at the beginning, rather than the end. If the POH/AFM calls for a specific configuration, I would mention that too (some do, some don't).

 

[Murdoughnut]

Looks pretty good to me! The only thing I would maybe change, at the start saying the goal is to "keep the nose wheel off." The goal is to touch down as slowly as possible, too. The not stopping part is also important, probably better to mention it at the beginning, rather than the end. If the POH/AFM calls for a specific configuration, I would mention that too (some do, some don't).

It's interesting because I was watching a Finer Points video where he suggests that we put too much emphasis on smooth touchdown rather than keeping the nose gear off. It was contrary to everything I've ever been taught, but thought it was an interesting take.

 

[drunkenbeagle]

It's interesting because I was watching a Finer Points video where he suggests that we put too much emphasis on smooth touchdown rather than keeping the nose gear off. It was contrary to everything I've ever been taught, but thought it was an interesting take.

I'll be honest, 99.9% of my flying from turf has been in taildraggers. But either way, the mains aren't exactly indestructible -- slow and smooth is always good. Keeping the nosewheel off should be normal technique anyway, on any surface.

 

[Murdoughnut]

I'll be honest, 99.9% of my flying from turf has been in taildraggers. But either way, the mains aren't exactly indestructible -- slow and smooth is always good. Keeping the nosewheel off should be normal technique anyway, on any surface.

That was actually my first ever non-pavement landing - only took me 30 years.

 

[ahw01]

I remember doing a simulated soft field on the tarmac. Pretend it’s soft field, don’t raise flaps like it’s a t&g etc.