there are a lot of comments about the length of the landing. Please keep in mind that the author wrote, "soft field" not short field. With a soft field landing you want to hold off as much as possible to prevent sudden sinkage of your wheels into the ground and hold the nose up as long as possible to allow for less damage to the front gear. This is a text book landing in my opinion except I would have added a little power just before touchdown to soften the landing. Otherwise, GREAT JOB!
interesting how many people sit on Microsoft Flight simulator and want to critique actual pilots maneuvers. I say well done! Oh, and good job on being a "man" and using the proper left pattern. LMAO what a moron he was huh?
pilot to pilot (not youtube watching I think I'm a pilot) that was a steller job. nice approach nice slip and nice soft field touchdown. I would like to show this to some of my students if you wouldn't mind. Let me know if that is OK. Thanks
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Great, next time be man and use the FAA recommended left traffic pattern when landing at an uncontrolled field. Little girls flying adult airplanes put everybody around you at risk of dying. Don't get me wrong, bad pilots like you should die, but you shouldn't take other people life's with you when you do so.
Nice work and thanks for posting. All OVER YouTube, I'm freakin amazed how many armchair quarterbacks there criticizing every possible thing under the sun. However, I have yet to see a single one of the posters reply with that "attach a video" feature of them doing something better like they supposedly can. It was nice that you not only posted the video but that you explained why you did certain things at various points. Keep up the excellent work.
Even with his slip, I'm still not convinced that he got the plane on the ground soon enough. It is suppose to be held off for a smooth landing but it was just a little too long. - oh and there are other reasons for holding the nose off on soft fields; to prevent the nose wheel from catching a hole on T/O & landings.
No you don't need to keep the nose wheel off for landing on regular surfaces. The person who commented before is a complete idiot. Holding the nose wheel off the ground for a few more seconds will only add a few seconds of life to the nose wheel. The reason why you hold it off the grass is so you don't get stuck in case the grass is wet or soft.
can anybody tell me what "total distance over 50ft obstacle" means in takeoff performance? is it the distance you should be at from the obstacle before starting the takeoff roll to clear it?
its the ground you will cover or need to cover when taking off to go over a 50 foot obstacle. this includes the ground needed to climb above that obstacle. so if you need to takeoff and theres a tree in your path you need at least that distance from the tree to fly above it during takeoff. make sense?
yup thanks but what about in the landing performance? it also says in the manual "total distance over 51 ft obstacle" it doesn't make sense if it's 51 ft from the threshold because i can hit that 51 ft mark even from a shallow approach. and if people ask "then why even make a shallow approach if there's an obstacle?" well ofcourse they're right but i just want to find out what it means since i can approach the runway in more ways than one.
thanks buddy but i think "the1bigace" was right with his answer. i'm sure that when he said "you need atleast that distance from the tree to fly above it during takeoff" he didn't mean where you should start the takeoff run. he meant the point where you should rotate so you can safely clear the obstacle with an acceptable margin at normal climb. anyway, what about in the LANDING PERFORMANCE where it says "total distance over 51 ft obstacle" ?? do you know what it means?
No idea on the second problem. Maybe (And I'm just guessing here) it's the amount of space needed to clear a 51 ft obstacle and then land on a runway. Like if a runway had trees near that you had to clear before landing. Just a guess, but it makes sense.
yeah i thought of that too.. but with a steep approach you can touch down on a point of the runway with a distance from that point and the obstacle lesser than the one given in the manual. but thanks for the help i appreciate it. btw, how much flight time you got buddy?
you are right you need to keep the nose up not down by adding power, but because this was a short field and soft field landing he did not add power so he could stop sooner.
Just a question, don't you have to add slight power just before touchdown to keep the nose up and airspeed low and to keep the back wheels firm for best braking?
Nice approach and awesome landing, really smooth for a grass field. I like the explanation on the video too, as a previous commenter said, it was very refreshing.
Nice video, I'm a student pilot and it would be nice to see more videos like this that explain what is going on during the flight. It make for a nice refresher when I can't fit a lesson in.
and there's water at both sides also!
andyskateboarder 9 months ago
there are a lot of comments about the length of the landing. Please keep in mind that the author wrote, "soft field" not short field. With a soft field landing you want to hold off as much as possible to prevent sudden sinkage of your wheels into the ground and hold the nose up as long as possible to allow for less damage to the front gear. This is a text book landing in my opinion except I would have added a little power just before touchdown to soften the landing. Otherwise, GREAT JOB!
Danbo19721 1 year ago 3
Is slipping an approved method to lose altitude without speed gain? What about full flaps and a steeper approach?
onecircle1 1 year ago
interesting how many people sit on Microsoft Flight simulator and want to critique actual pilots maneuvers. I say well done! Oh, and good job on being a "man" and using the proper left pattern. LMAO what a moron he was huh?
Danbo19721 1 year ago
@Danbo19721 MS Flight Sim is not realistic at all. From flying in the real world it's just not real close to reality on FSX.
cessna421ace 1 year ago
pilot to pilot (not youtube watching I think I'm a pilot) that was a steller job. nice approach nice slip and nice soft field touchdown. I would like to show this to some of my students if you wouldn't mind. Let me know if that is OK. Thanks
dave22387 1 year ago
hey good job
paulsbluebalz 1 year ago
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Great, next time be man and use the FAA recommended left traffic pattern when landing at an uncontrolled field. Little girls flying adult airplanes put everybody around you at risk of dying. Don't get me wrong, bad pilots like you should die, but you shouldn't take other people life's with you when you do so.
cesario7777 1 year ago
@cesario7777 ah, he is in the left traffic circuit. He banks to the left when aligning on final and banked to the left when turning onto left-base.
overclockerfx 1 year ago
@cesario7777 That was a left hand pattern, you dip shit. Wishing death upon someone is so classy. Go back to your fucking flight sims, idiot.
DaScatman 7 months ago
Don't try that on the moon either, way too long lol. Very nice IMHO.
dearthpanda 1 year ago
is it your own aircraft?
airdelta9 1 year ago
Nice work and thanks for posting. All OVER YouTube, I'm freakin amazed how many armchair quarterbacks there criticizing every possible thing under the sun. However, I have yet to see a single one of the posters reply with that "attach a video" feature of them doing something better like they supposedly can. It was nice that you not only posted the video but that you explained why you did certain things at various points. Keep up the excellent work.
flapsdwn 1 year ago
nice job
greenmountainsolar 1 year ago
Even with his slip, I'm still not convinced that he got the plane on the ground soon enough. It is suppose to be held off for a smooth landing but it was just a little too long. - oh and there are other reasons for holding the nose off on soft fields; to prevent the nose wheel from catching a hole on T/O & landings.
jofus2019 2 years ago
That was a sweet slip...Great Job, Very Educational Video, Post some more!
threecanal 2 years ago
that was SLICK! nice job.
my3flyngirlz 2 years ago
nice landing man
skat0r 2 years ago
nice! I have a question, when you always land the 152, even on tarmac, do you try and keep the nosewheel up as long as possible?
crazygood150 2 years ago
yes, its the same with takeoff, but you just keep the WEIGHT off it to prolong service life
murphymoo001 2 years ago
No you don't need to keep the nose wheel off for landing on regular surfaces. The person who commented before is a complete idiot. Holding the nose wheel off the ground for a few more seconds will only add a few seconds of life to the nose wheel. The reason why you hold it off the grass is so you don't get stuck in case the grass is wet or soft.
danetrain0101 2 years ago
it's called aerodynamic braking my friend and yes you do keep back pressure to aid in slowing the plane down.
mnpilot245 2 years ago
So you are saying it is more effective than braking? Well shit, you should do that the next time you do a short field landing then.
danetrain0101 2 years ago
to AID in slowing the plane down :-)
mnpilot245 2 years ago
i like ur slip
wixxer3000 2 years ago
Good job.
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Wet cow patties on runway, check breaking action and bring your own soap and water :)
tuutuutango 2 years ago 2
nice video ! I'm in an instrument student in UT, got my private at KBNA ... good times!
alane2526 2 years ago
how did you pay for the instrument training? little by little? or a loan. im trying to go little at a time. and at the same time and be proficient.
crazyryan 2 years ago
good landing...
nestorcharras 2 years ago
Allwas do fly safe :D
littlehoward 2 years ago
can anybody tell me what "total distance over 50ft obstacle" means in takeoff performance? is it the distance you should be at from the obstacle before starting the takeoff roll to clear it?
slickshoesken 2 years ago
its the ground you will cover or need to cover when taking off to go over a 50 foot obstacle. this includes the ground needed to climb above that obstacle. so if you need to takeoff and theres a tree in your path you need at least that distance from the tree to fly above it during takeoff. make sense?
the1bigace 2 years ago
yup thanks but what about in the landing performance? it also says in the manual "total distance over 51 ft obstacle" it doesn't make sense if it's 51 ft from the threshold because i can hit that 51 ft mark even from a shallow approach. and if people ask "then why even make a shallow approach if there's an obstacle?" well ofcourse they're right but i just want to find out what it means since i can approach the runway in more ways than one.
slickshoesken 2 years ago
sorry, didn't notice the reply lol
jdhthegr8 2 years ago
@ slick: no, it's the total distance needed from the moment the plane starts moving to the time it has safely passed 50 feet
jdhthegr8 2 years ago
thanks buddy but i think "the1bigace" was right with his answer. i'm sure that when he said "you need atleast that distance from the tree to fly above it during takeoff" he didn't mean where you should start the takeoff run. he meant the point where you should rotate so you can safely clear the obstacle with an acceptable margin at normal climb. anyway, what about in the LANDING PERFORMANCE where it says "total distance over 51 ft obstacle" ?? do you know what it means?
slickshoesken 2 years ago
No idea on the second problem. Maybe (And I'm just guessing here) it's the amount of space needed to clear a 51 ft obstacle and then land on a runway. Like if a runway had trees near that you had to clear before landing. Just a guess, but it makes sense.
jdhthegr8 2 years ago
yeah i thought of that too.. but with a steep approach you can touch down on a point of the runway with a distance from that point and the obstacle lesser than the one given in the manual. but thanks for the help i appreciate it. btw, how much flight time you got buddy?
slickshoesken 2 years ago
LMAO, I'm a student pilot. Only done two lessons, including a whopping .9 hours.
jdhthegr8 2 years ago
.9 hours? sounds like orientation flight. hey you're gonna get there.. keep flying..
slickshoesken 2 years ago
im almost done man. yay!
crazyryan 2 years ago
pretty good
fanhe168 2 years ago
very nice, make more, would love to see more vids like this
pilotkaneyboii 2 years ago
Sweet... loved the slip
CaptMoo 2 years ago
Nice instructional video. Thanks!
ttmich 3 years ago
Gotta comment again - I wish more CFI's made more videos like this.
It will helps us, student pilots!
BB10Pilot 3 years ago 7
Well done sir. Near perfect execution, bravo.
northofnowhere41 3 years ago
you have to add little bit of power when flaring to keep the nose down on the touchdown...its written in the FSM
DomyBoss 4 years ago
Add a bit of power? You mean hold power until the flare, then throttle goes to full idle.
Also, the nose will rise with an increase in power. This is due to the vertical component of thrust from the propeller.
The landing roll in that landing was quite long to be called a short field!
dbgizzy 3 years ago
i think your just jealous because you SUCK!!!!
Shogo39 3 years ago
@dbgizzy considering he was landing on a soft surface i dont think he is going to smash on the breaks. Nice try though.
lunchbag08 1 year ago
you are right you need to keep the nose up not down by adding power, but because this was a short field and soft field landing he did not add power so he could stop sooner.
broncosdude93 3 years ago
At my flight school, we have to do soft-field ladings in the Delta Region of Mississippi, in the middle of nowhere!
mole646 4 years ago
Just a question, don't you have to add slight power just before touchdown to keep the nose up and airspeed low and to keep the back wheels firm for best braking?
mikearuba 4 years ago 3
No.
flattrackmile 4 years ago
Excellent. I wish there were more videos of this caliber. A bit more enthusiasm may allow you to compete with the cooky and wonderful King videos!
fenderplyr 4 years ago
Nice approach and awesome landing, really smooth for a grass field. I like the explanation on the video too, as a previous commenter said, it was very refreshing.
RockMancuso 4 years ago
The person who posted a negative comment is a complete taint.
skihigh2002 4 years ago
Nice Video, great approach and landing!
pilotkm44 4 years ago
Great video. Next time can you include some commentary on flap settings, approach speed, etc.? thanks
nontoxic88 4 years ago
Nice video, I'm a student pilot and it would be nice to see more videos like this that explain what is going on during the flight. It make for a nice refresher when I can't fit a lesson in.
enddrama007 4 years ago
You floated a ways. Don't try that in alaska.
asrlb45 4 years ago
Everybody's a critic. : )
IdRatherBFlyN 4 years ago 6
@asrlb45 doesn't look like hes in Alaska... thats like saying "I see you did a power on stall. Dont try that 20 feet above the ground"
D7st 1 year ago 2
Good job Chris!
skihigh2002 4 years ago