More About Touch and Goes
By Patch • Category: Flight Training Flight Hrs: 1.6 / Total Hrs: 5.2
Aircraft: C-152 / Airport: KGEG & KDEW
They say it’s one of the most difficult things to learn and it’s proving itself to be true. The landing is NOT easy, but it’s also the area where you’re most likely to have trouble and the potential for an accident later on. So, I’d say it’s something I should get good at doing.
I don’t know why it’s so hard, but I can’t seem to keep my nose up when I’m landing. Not that I’m landing nose first, I just can’t get the nose up high enough. We’re doing 3 wheel landings and that’ not good.
When I look out of the window I could swear that nose is high, but when the wheels touch it’s never enough.
One great piece of advice I received was to not focus too much on they spot you’re going to land on. Focus down at the end of the runway and you’ll find you’re not adjusting as much. This worked VERY well for me. The other day I was struggling with keeping the plane on the centerline, but now I seem to have fixed that.
Patch is the owner of this site. I originally took my flight instruction with Spokane Airways located at Spokane International Airport (GEG). I passed my checkride in August of 2007. I now live in Florida and fly out of Lantana (KLNA) or North County Airport (F45).
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