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It is not stressed during check-outs, to get a true sight
picture. In many airplanes the pilot sits about 5 degrees from his eye to the only visible part of the cowl/nose and that is the hump over the prop. Unless to conscientiously avoid using it as a reference, your eye will use it as a default reference for alignment. It is very easy to fix as a pilot or instructor if you know to look for the signs. If you are an instructor giving a flight review to an owner, you can gain extra points by telling him about his landing problem even before you start the engine. A grease penciled mark (I like crosshairs on the spot) makes it easy to cure the pilot and teach the student. Soon they won't need it. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news ![]() | This is not just a problem with SE trainers, | look at the tires on a Lear or King Air next time you have | the chance, it isn't uncommon to see all the tire wear on | the co-pilot's side because the Captain does all the | landings. | | Interesting observation, Jim -- thanks. | | As a new pilot I used to occasionally have trouble landing in a slight crab, | even when there was no crosswind. (In fact, it was sometimes worse with NO | wind at all.) I cured that problem by consciously aligning the nose and | tail of the plane with the runway, not just aligning *me* with the runway. | | Now, it's second nature, but it took some analysis to figure out what I was | doing wrong. It never dawned on me that this was common, and would result | in uneven nose-tire wear! | -- | Jay Honeck | Iowa City, IA | Pathfinder N56993 | www.AlexisParkInn.com | "Your Aviation Destination" | | |
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