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Old 23rd Aug 2012, 18:17
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I have a feeling that in your landings you are allowing yourself to be more if a passenger than being in control of the aircraft!
You are getting near the ground wound up and hoping it will all work out ok?rather than controlling the aircraft and making it do what you want!
It is quite normal to be apprehensive and regard the landing as something that your glad when it's over rather than enjoying the experience of landing!
Get your instructor to take you to a long airfield !
Fly the aircraft up the runway maybe at 6 feet in the landing configuration but don't land!
When you are comfortable being near the ground just reduce the power you need to fly level and pitch the nose a tad!
Then watch how easy it is for the aircraft to sink onto the runway and land!
As you feel it sinking try and stop it by adding more back pressure until
You feel the tires touch,
A great exercise for being near the ground and for seeing how easy it really is !
It is a confidence thing no more no less and we have all been there at one time or another,
Most of all change your mindset and enjoy that part don't dread it !

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