Originally Posted by
machtuk
Yep full right aileron really helps to turn away from the hangar! How do these people get a ticket to drive a plane?
A lot of people have been saying the same thing about this video, however I can’t help but think I would have also turned hard right with the ailerons when approaching the hangar as it feels like it would be better to crash into the underside of the aircraft rather than front on. In fact there’s a fair chance it saved his life.
The undercarriage is under the aircraft, whereas if you hit something straight on in the 172 you tend to smack the dash and hit the yoke with your chest. I witnessed this personally on the “not so merry go-around” at YLTV many years ago that has been well written about.