25th September 2011 VH-TXH
CIRCUITS
Today I wouldn’t be flying with Jason, he already had another booking and I really want to get in a couple of weeks in a
row. So Warren would be taking me
up. Having another point of view turned out to
be a good thing, it gave me a different focus.
The day was nice, with light winds from the southeast. This meant we were going to be using 13L – a first
for me. As the threshold of 13L and 17L
aren’t that far apart, I was doing to need to make sure I was aligned with the
correct runway.
Off we went. After
the first circuit Warren got me to do a couple of things.
- Do less – He took over the radio calls, so I could focus on flying,
- Use my feet more – It was rough coming in over the golf course and I was using the ailerons to try and keep the plane level and lined up with the runway (At low speeds the ailerons are less effective and once I got my feet going it was much easier)
Unfortunately, I’m still flaring to high and I need
to watch my power control on finals. I
must admit that by the end of the lesson I’m feeling more relax (until the last
50 ft) and starting to feel like I have enough time to start thinking about
landing properly.
VH-TXH – Piper Warrior III 1.0hr (12.8hr)
Things to watch in the future
- My height on downwind (a couple of times I let this wander)
- The height of my flare – I still strating to high.
- Still have the urge to push forward on the york when we float or bounce.
- Use my feet. Ailerons are less effective than the rudder at slow speeds
- Don’t taxi under landing planes – One distraction for them and two don’t want them landing on top of you.
- Use Power to manage height on Crosswind and final.
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