C172 Skyhawk Soft Field Landing

Landing a C172 on a grass strip.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cessna
• skyhawk
• soft
• field
• landing
• grass
• strip
• runway
• airplane
• aerobatics
• crosswind
• flare
• jet
• propeller
• prop

[MrTerryP72]

The approch looked ok to me , But for a soft field you are to add a touch of power on touch down and hold the nose wheel off for as long as you can, then yoke full aft to protect the nose wheel. I did not see any of that and looked like you hit the ground harder then you should have for a soft field landing

[sham8723]

@MrTerryP72

How much power you use is specific to the aircraft you're flying, you can't really extrapolate your specific knowledge out to every video you see and apply it to others in corrective fashion. The yoke position isn't shown in this video, but it is full aft, as is always my practice. The wheels touched down perfectly smoothly but the field is rough that's why the bumps continue on down the runway instead of just one hard hit and a smooth ride, try to hold a camera still during that.

[sham8723]

@MrTerryP72

Adding power controls your sink rate, for soft field landings, gentle sink rate and aft yoke input prevents the wheels from plowing. When I got my CFI, they taught the difference between rote memorization and understanding a concept. it's not a question of dumbly applying power, but achieving the landing goal. The field is firm and short so I'm not going to add corrective power and eat up runway to fix a flare that is already progressing smoothly. Be a thinker not a tape recorder.

[jofus2019]

This is awesome! I love the approach to this runway, looks fun. A+ on the landing. The approach is really what was amazing. Real precise. My only guess for that; you must fly that a lot.

[sham8723]

@jofus2019 Thanks for the compliment. I was actually pretty low time when I shot this. Credit goes to a good flight instructor who understood that a proper approach into this particular field was critical and held me to a high standard in training.

[SpaceMedic]

Great Landing! I'm practicing these now on a concrete runway. Beautiful area of the country where is it? Ohio? PA? Also, any tips for the student pilot? hehe

[sham8723]

Oliver Springs, Tennessee. Just northwest of Knoxville. Best tip: sloppy approach = sloppy landing, good approach = good landing. Consistent stable square pattern, good turn to final lined up perfectly and be exact with airspeeds. Remember the line from the movie "The Patriot": "aim small, miss small". Cheezy but true.

[BigGmeHunter]

Good job

[klausbmj]

well done, buddy. Would love to fly to this airfield too...

[MrAmericanrebel]

Is this runway open to the public?

[evoldevildogs]

why is the camera on LSD

[dhakagod]

nice one. Whats that sound after touchdown ?

[wildflyer1de]

nice landing, difficult runway like ours here in bavaria ! :-)

[AviatorAV8R]

Very good approach and soft field landing. There is a local soft field by me that has a short runway inbetween the front and back 9 holes of a golf course. That is a lot of fun to land and take off from. A plane coming in always gets the golfers attention. The RWY starts off grass and then transitions to paved. It's called Butter Valley Golf Port (7N8) if you want to look it up.