killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
Y'all,
I've got a fantastic group of CFIs I work with who have provided me some good tips, but I am shameless about stealing other people's techniques and ideas....
I've inherited a few students who were taught landings by other instructors and they're GREAT! They land really well. But I'm also starting to teach some brand new ones and I'm trying to think of some ways to help the process. Things I'm doing now:
What has worked for you guys?
I've got a fantastic group of CFIs I work with who have provided me some good tips, but I am shameless about stealing other people's techniques and ideas....
I've inherited a few students who were taught landings by other instructors and they're GREAT! They land really well. But I'm also starting to teach some brand new ones and I'm trying to think of some ways to help the process. Things I'm doing now:
- Start on the taxiway! "This is the sight picture of level, on the ground."
- Using the windsock as the guide to the height we want where we level off for a second, bleeding off energy, before raising the nose a little to land on the mains. (roundout)
- Look down the runway, and use your peripheral vision - don't blank out the end of the runway with the nose...just get near it...
- "Point the nose with your toes" - rudder for tracking down the runway, ailerons for lateral position.
- Spending time in the practice area trimming airspeed and best glide. (3 turns of trim with no flaps at idle will put a 172 at 68 kias almost every time)
- A good landing starts with a good downwind. Set that up right and things tend to be much easier.
What has worked for you guys?