Struggles w/ commercial landings
Posted by jtpelletier9@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 16 comments
I’m in commercial training right now (Part 61) been working on maneuvers. My check ride is a month out (May 26th) and I simply had the worst landing performance since I first learned how to land. Short field was fine but PO180 was just awful. Didn’t judge the DIRECT crosswind right and slammed the plane on the ground like a brick (twice). Short field was fine, hit my point, but also slammed it down too. My wind judgement was just off today and I’m feeling totally discouraged. Should I try and move the ride back? Not sure how to come back.
Embarrassed_Dingo313@reddit
It’s like that for everyone after instrument and sometimes just happens randomly. Take a day and retry, if your ride was in three days, I’d say move it, but you got a month, you will be fine
Ok-Motor1883@reddit
I totally forgot how to land period halfway through commercial. Had to go back to basic laps in the pattern for just normal landings. It was incredibly frustrating but it happens, I got better and I’m a better cfi because of it.
CSRAFlightCoach@reddit
I think you’ll be ok. Keep working them your landings though.
Consider doing them full stop with a taxi-back and then honestly critique yourself and your decisions. Then do it again and try to correct whatever didn’t work.
Slammers happen. Don’t be discouraged.
bhalter80@reddit
If you're slamming it down something is up with your sight picture because you're either crashing into the runway or running out of energy high. Short field is just like a normal landing just 3 on slower in the Archer. PO 180 is has the same sight picture as normal crossing the threshold at Vref in the Archer. Not sure how different it is in the 172
Schroding3rzCat@reddit
The PO180 is an energy management demonstration. You need to use everything at your disposal, flaps, no flaps, pitch down, pitch up, forward slip, side slip. It’s everything all at once.
throwaway5757_@reddit
No shit Sherlock
PropOnTop@reddit
It's First Officer Obvious, Sherlock Obvious for you sir.
throwaway5757_@reddit
Didn’t know I was talking to Captain Cunt over here ;)
Ok_Truck_5092@reddit
Sometimes it’s like that 🚬
dickheadfartface@reddit
it do be
throwaway5757_@reddit
Fly consistently (4-5 times a week) between now and then
adventuresofh@reddit
Just practice them. I’d say 90% of my landings in my Stinson are power off 180s. The only time I keep power in is for wheel/night landings or stiff crosswinds (and then only because I have limited rudder authority in the Stinson) do a power off 180 every time you fly.
I botch mine once in a while but the majority of the time I hit my mark.
live_drifter@reddit
Only way to land a Stinson is a power off 180
scottyh214@reddit
You’ll have good days and bad days. I wouldn’t worry.
YugeWaterBottle@reddit
You have a month to get over your mental block. You'll be fine.
rFlyingTower@reddit
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I’m in commercial training right now (Part 61) been working on maneuvers. My check ride is a month out (May 26th) and I simply had the worst landing performance since I first learned how to land. Short field was fine but PO180 was just awful. Didn’t judge the DIRECT crosswind right and slammed the plane on the ground like a brick (twice). Short field was fine, hit my point, but also slammed it down too. My wind judgement was just off today and I’m feeling totally discouraged. Should I try and move the ride back? Not sure how to come back.
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