Solo question

[jrh]

Have students fly down the runway in the flare. Instructor controls the power so that they won't land, but so they have to get used to the control forces used in the flare. This gives them an entire runway worth of working with the flare instead of a few seconds.

Teach them to NOT land and keep the power in for a while. Eventually, cut the power slowly and the aircraft will land itself. Bam, the student already knows how to control the aircraft in the flare from the previous lesson of keeping the power in, and now without it you make a simple transition to a full stall landing.

In my experience, it can go both ways. I've done that with a couple of students and it was just the trick to help them make beautiful, smooth, full stall landings. Other students just wander up and down, right and left, can barely keep it under control, and just don't "get it."

In my private training, I never could get it when my instructor did that with me.

Either way, it's worth a try for a few times. If they get it, great, if not, keep trying other exercises.

 

[nkoenig]

That would do it!

Just wondering, does your instructor have you reduce the power while you're actually in the flare, or after you touch down? Changing power settings in the flare can be a tricky balancing act for a pre-solo student.


Most of the time he has me reduce power in the flare. I think i'll ask him if we can try reduceing power and glide in like you said.

 

[Propilot]

uggh, the thought of teaching primarys gives me chills.

I think I'll go oppopsite of the norm and charge more for primary students and less for commerical.