Follow your training.

[Mcstealth]

Today I took up my brother in law (Commercial IFR) and our Father in Law up in a 172. We putted around for a bit flying over the lake.

What was notable about this trip was two things. First: this was a 172 at my Bother in laws home field. First time I had been in it. He fly's a Cherokee. We both spent maybe three minutes looking for the master. It wasn't a toggle as in my regular rental, and it wasn't located anywhere near what I was accustomed to. This taught me a lesson.

Second was at flare. He was all bothered by the sight picture at landing, being so used to the his Piper I guess. He said more than once to get the nose up, to me. I told him "I got it" and I had a realsmooth landing. This also taught me a lesson. Always Look, learn, and Listen, but, also to follow your training. I knew I had a good landing going and if I would have got my nose up when he wanted me to, I would have ballooned the flair and dropped down hard.

DF

[rbridges]

Today I took up my brother in law (Commercial IFR) and our Father in Law up in a 172. We putted around for a bit flying over the lake.

What was notable about this trip was two things. First: this was a 172 at my Bother in laws home field. First time I had been in it. He fly's a Cherokee. We both spent maybe three minutes looking for the master. It wasn't a toggle as in my regular rental, and it wasn't located anywhere near what I was accustomed to. This taught me a lesson.

Second was at flare. He was all bothered by the sight picture at landing, being so used to the his Piper I guess. He said more than once to get the nose up, to me. I told him "I got it" and I had a realsmooth landing. This also taught me a lesson. Always Look, learn, and Listen, but, also to follow your training. I knew I had a good landing going and if I would have got my nose up when he wanted me to, I would have ballooned the flair and dropped down hard.

DF

 

kinda funny to hear.  I had a friend pick me up in his 172 so I could drop off my mooney.  I remember thinking his nose was too high when he landed.  

[ryoder]

Those 172s expect you to beat the crap out of them on landing.

[Hank]

I got my HP endorsement in a 182. The CFI kept raising the nose on final, but then again we only had 20° flaps, a dead alternator and dying battery that night. But the light gun signals show up very well, even when the tower is just guessing where your unlit plane is.