FSX Cessna 172 Skyhawk landing at French Valley (F70) Runway 18

[seanrsturbo]

good smooth landing!

[Davvex21]

what are your graphics plzz do a video on that

[teduwas]

nice soft landing. 5 stars for that

[TaYeKiT]

Thanks!

[TheSkysweeper]

Nice, it seems to me that you were going faster that you should had on final, judging by the engine noise you cut power just before going over the runway, according to the lessons from FSX you should maintain around 65 knots with full flaps or 70 knots with no flaps. When you're about 15 feet over the runway start pulling on the stick and cut power simultaneously to reduce both speed and descent rate being careful not to exceed 100 ft/min at that time so you can have nice landings, regards

[bananasfoster2]

@TheSkysweeper

You are sort of correct but it really depends on wind for your approach speed. In real life you cannot make any turns in a cessna 172 bellow 70 knots. its in the aircraft reference. Therefore your approach speed should be about 70. also, these plains loose speed quickly with flaps so right before the threshold you can slowly bring the throttle to idle. you then level out above the runway letting the plane float and slowly add back pressure to keep the nose wheel up. land.

[FSX404]

Where did you get this reference of not making any turns in a C-172 below 70 kts? I never seem have heard that. I 'm either not understanding what you're trying to say or you wrote it wrong.

The whole slow flight training is done at 50-55 kts in a 172 and that includes turns, climbs and descents.

[bananasfoster2]

Correction to my mistake. Of course you can make a turn under 70 knots in a cessna 172. But in real life these aircraft slow down VERY fast. But in the pattern you really do not want to make a turn under 70 knots in a cessna 172. Especially if you are a closer to the Max gross weight. But of course slow flight is under 70 knots.

[FSX404]

I figured that was it, only minor adjustments in the pattern below 70 kts to be on the safe side.

Thanks

[bananasfoster2]

No problem.  :)

[iloveportals]

you flared a little early

[TaYeKiT]

Correct