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Old 9th September 2014 | 07:17
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The OP has 18 hrs. What you are asking for is simply unrealistic in a student just starting out. "Feel" matters and having that feel for what the aircraft is doing rather than just repeating rote actions separates pilots from aircraft drivers. .......

I would also add that it is important to specify what a "good" landing is for a new student. Good landings have nothing to do with the softness of the landing, as you can get lucky and get a squeeker out of a truly terrible approach.

What I want to see is a consistent correct pitch attitude on final with deviations from the desired approach flight path recognized and corrected and a touchdown in the proper nose up attitude, aligned with the runway centerline and reasonable close to the desired touchdown point. If the landing meets the above criteria but the touchdown was with a bit of a thud, it is still a good landing.
Yes BPF, I agree with you. It is the more experienced pilots reading posts of this type, who must remind themselves that their flying discipline must exceed that of the low time student, whose comment we are actually responding to here.
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