Plus one for that, Chuck
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Chuck,
Thank you. I had a bit of a nightmare yesterday with rounding out (2nd session in the circuit). I spent last night reading this thread and the original thread and tried to keep in mind most of what I read when I was flying this morning. My landings were much better. I've started chanting out loud, "keep it flying, keep it flying, keep it flying" once I've rounded out. Anyway, just to say thanks for the post I found it most useful today. Danny |
Danny the main factor in performing accurate round outs is the ability to judge the height above the ground and the closing rate. ( velocity at which you are moving toward the surface. )
Next time you fly with your instructor have him / her verbally track the height above the runway starting at fifty feet.....50...40...30...20....start flare....15...10...5...hold off......4. 3. 2 .1 contact surface. This will give both of you a very clear understand of what each of you are seeing and thus make the learning experience far more easy. Let me know how it goes. Chuck E. P.S.::: A good instructor will be able to judge the height very accurately, especially near the surface......if the instructor can not judge one foot above the runway just before contact find another instructor. |
Thanks again Chuck. I'll try what you suggest and let you know how it goes.
Danny |
Excellent::
Remember when you drive down the M25 you don't stay in your lane and avoid other cars by " feel " you do it by " seeing ". Same goes for judging flare height and landing. |
Danny:
This is exactly the method I use to teach height judgement. Next time you fly with your instructor have him / her verbally track the height above the runway starting at fifty feet.....50...40...30...20....start flare....15...10...5...hold off......4. 3. 2 .1 contact surface. During the latter part of the final approach you use the flare point as your aim point. Go back to the start of this thread and read my post. After you have flared to the level attitude if you look to close in the runway / ground will blur....if you look to far in the distance the angle becomes too flat for proper height judgment. After you have flared to the level attitude your center of vision should be about five hundred feet down the runway ahead of you. |
India Four Two
2. Are 180s and 185s difficult to three-point? I live and fly mainly in the mountains. Making a three-pointer with flukey winds isn't the best scenario, but I do land that way occasionally. FWIW, I learned wheel landings before three-pointers (during the '60's). That was just the way it happened. Frankly, I think the setup for a ground loop is light and variable wind (with flaps down) when one's guard is down, so NEVER let your guard down or the airplane will rub your nose in it. |
Once again thanks for posting that video that demonstrates so well when a wheel landing would have been the better choice. I do 3-pointers in a Luscombe unless I'm fooling around for fun. I think its an entirely type specific issue. |
Conversely, once slowing on the ground after a wheel landing, tail still in the air, you may run out aerodynamic control and be unable to maintain directional control at low airspeed before the tail is on the ground. If it starts out going straight keeping it straight is easier than trying to correct drift produced yaw. |
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