Marauder Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 11 minutes ago, MyNameIsNobody said: When I have a poor landing I don't make excuses. You are hereby notified that your credentials as a "real pilot" are summarily removed! REAL pilots can always come up with an excuse! Perhaps this thread could morph into some of the more bizarre (but completely valid!) excuses. Personally, I use the phase of the moon. I personally blame my poor landings on reading too much MooneySpace and not out practicing. Plus all of the advice everyone is providing is overwhelming and I get confused. 6
Mooneymite Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 In 29,000 hours I've never made a bad landing....I swear! I've just been a victim of bad circumstances. 1
Mooneymite Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 Just now, Marauder said: I personally blame my poor landings on reading too much MooneySpace and not out practicing. Plus all of the advice everyone is providing is overwhelming and I get confused. Attaboy! Spoken like a TRUE pilot. 1
Andy95W Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 29 minutes ago, Browncbr1 said: This thread was good until it sucked Just like my landings!
MyNameIsNobody Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 On April 27, 2016 at 0:15 PM, Browncbr1 said: I confess, I too haven't had many greasers lately... I wonder if the quick change in temperatures have anything to do with it? Do you think the thicker cold air would feel different for the same IAS? I figured I was just rusty, but I reminded myself recently to be more cognizant of the changing conditions that come so quickly this time of year. Has anyone experienced easier landing in winter vs summer or is it just another golf club rationale? Ya, back here it was quality...
aviatoreb Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 On April 26, 2016 at 7:45 AM, Jeff_S said: from 100°, skid-skid-side loading swerve and whew, finally slowed down On April 26, 2016 at 7:45 AM, Jeff_S said: I think I'm in a landing slump! Sorry to dump this perhaps inane post on an unsuspecting public, but I need to just talk it out. For the last few weeks my landings have been abysmal, bordering on horrific! It doesn't help that the spring winds have been swirling out of the east, which is a bit unusual for Atlanta. .... Forgive me Father for I have sinned. My approaches have been too fast. My flare has been too soon. I have been impatient and pushed the nose to land rather than waiting for it. My eyes have wandered and I have watched the pavement in front of me rather than the pavement at the end of the runway. I have forgotten to drop my wing into the wind and opposite rudder. I have forgotten to pull the yoke to my lap and hold off the wheel. I have forgotten to wait moment before applying brakes and my wheels are bald and flat. For this I will repent with an hour of half a dozen touch and go dual. 2
Hank Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 My landings have been unsat lately due to reduced frequency of practice. Nothing quite like a nice full stall landing at 3' agl, unless it is several of them on different days . . . But on my Flight Review / IPC today, I did much better. Strong winds had me crabbing 20° on approach, riding the bumps and trying to stay level. We started with a hold, and my first lap sucked, then the second one I managed to stay on the course I wanted to be on. From there in out, I just had to pay attention. Landing at the end was good. Then I flew home and made the 2000' turnoff with only gentle braking at the end.
ryoder Posted May 7, 2016 Report Posted May 7, 2016 I don't want to reply for fear of jinxing myself. Of course hovering is my problem area now.
carusoam Posted December 12, 2020 Report Posted December 12, 2020 On 4/26/2016 at 6:15 PM, WardHolbrook said: I figure that over the past 50 years I've made close to 15,000 landings and I think that I've finally discovered the secret to making good landings, every time, in any airplane. In the beginning, I figured that it had to do with maintaining a stabilized approach and proper airspeed control; but obviously, that wasn't it. Then I worked up a theory that added planetary alignment and moon phases to the equation and I was getting closer. I finally put it all together when i figured out how to hold my mouth! You have to hold your mouth just right and the planets have to be in proper alignment and the moon has to be in the proper phase, all of that in addition to flying a nice smooth stabilized approach and maintaining the proper airspeed. If you get a greaser other than when you're doing all of that, you're just lucky. Seriously, when it comes to landings, it is all about a stabilized approach and proper airspeed control. As a long-time CFI, I note that it's not uncommon for little things to creep in to our personal techniques and SOPs over time - things that we might not even realize that we're doing. Frequently, it's flying too fast. 1.2Vso to 1.3Vso is plenty fast as you're crossing the proverbial fence. A lot of us habitually approach on the fast side then we as a knot or two for the wife and kids and a knot or two for this and another couple of knots for that. I don't care what you're flying - that's sloppy airspeed control and will screw up your landings in just about any airplane. The other thing I see quite a bit of is pilots using poor techniques to compensate for bad techniques. I've seen pilots who fly their approach too fast resort to things like only using partial flaps and/or bleeding off the flaps in the flare. The best recommendation I can give you is to find a Mooney savvy CFI and go spend an hour with him. It's something that we all really ought to do more often. The obligatory BFR is really too long to go between recurrent training sessions. It’s been a while since I have come across One of Ward’s posts... This one seems to be his last..? -a-
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