Bose
I agree with what you are saying with a Caveat!!! Obviously the further up the ladder you go the more proficient and experienced the Pilots will be.
sadly in Private flying there is a wide spectrum of ability and experience.
I flew with a PPL who was having problems landing a Seneca another of my taking control situations.
Right seat again non instructor! But i do have 3000 hrs in Senecas so know them pretty well.
They need a lot of aft trim as land a Seneca with forward trim flat or on the nose and you will get the famous seneca porpoise.
More violent porpoising until the nose wheel collapses and the aircraft settles on both props.
This PPL started porpoising which then went to violent porpoising no correction! a PPL who was now a passenger . " I have the aircraft" taking control, adding full power and pulling the nose up.
Okay maybe I am acting as a terrorist but better that than explaining why I allowed an aircraft with my experience to end up on its nose with two engines requiring inspection and new props.
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 19th Jan 2011 at 19:02.