On Apr 9, 6:39*pm, Matt Whiting wrote:

Actually, I wouldn't give her slack as that just leads to sloppy flying
going forward. *Always strive for perfection and you will slowly get
better. *Accept 3 feet left of center line and you will always be
landing off the center line (she looked at least that far off and
probably more as it appeared that even the right main was left of
centerline at touchdown). *Always strive to plant the nose wheel on the
centerline.

Just like you not liking transitions where as others like them, maybe
I am more tolerant of somebody being new at this then you.

At her experience, planting on the centerline would be nice, but with
the workload for a new pilot, I am just happy she put it on the ground
SAFELY.

In time that centerline won't be so elusive. After all, she is
pursuing her instrument ticket, so she is looking to improve herself.

I take it you forget what it was like after you got your ticket? Or
are you that perfect? Sheeez, give a newbie a break. Her ticket is
one month old.

Personally, me being there in the plane, I was quite impressed. Her
first landing, she knew she didn't do well by landing flat, but she
sure did correct it the second landing. If the only thing she did
wrong in was miss the centerline by three lousy feet or so on a 75
foot wide runway, I'd say she did pretty good. Nothing unsafe in my
eyes and nore did I feel unsafe at any given point of the flight.

BTW, I am not an instructor, but after 800+ hours of PIC myself, I can
make judgement on whether I feel safe or not, and that to me is the
utmost important feeling.

Allen