Power-out spot landing techniques?

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"Richard Thomas" wrote in message
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: Well, I took the checkride and passed on Thursday. Yay for me. I
: certainly don't feel I deserve to pass, I didn't get the
: short-field-on-the numbers landing right (coming in considerably
down
: from the numbers) but the examiner then asked me for a soft field
"on
: the numbers" which I did get on the numbers so was passed based on
: that. Then the examiner informs me that I shouldn't be chasing the
: airspeed (apparently, for one I was coming in OK at 60 knots but was
: supposed to be 55 so I adjusted a litle above the runway and that
: caused me to come in long). Was also told that I should have used
: slips as necessary. My instructor had not said that this was OK. He
: later said he wanted people to get it right without slips first then
: work in slips later. Well, that's OK for general principle but when
it
: comes to checkride time I'd like to have every allowable technique
at
: my disposal to pass. But I passed and he's a great instructor in
: general so I'll forgive him.
:
: As I say, I don't feel I deserved to pass {though I do not feel that
I
: am unsafe either). But maybe that's a good thing as now I know I
still
: have to work on improving. I also now feel that I can learn for
: learning's sake and not just to get through a test.
:
: So now I have checked out in the airport's 4-seater and should be
: taking my family out for a meal this Friday. I do hope I don't scare
: them too much.

Congratulations and welcome to the club....
now you start learning to fly :-)))


George Black
http://www.koekejunction.hnpl.net/

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 16:31:47 GMT, (Richard
Thomas) wrote:

I
certainly don't feel I deserve to pass, I didn't get the
short-field-on-the numbers landing right (coming in considerably down
from the numbers) but the examiner then asked me for a soft field "on
the numbers" which I did get on the numbers so was passed based on
that.

I didn't get the short-field landing right on my checkride either. The
DE told me "that wasn't very short!" and had me park the airplane,
whereupon she passed me.

It's more about safe piloting than it is about perfect piloting. But
my next four landings were spot-on-the-numbers!

Rob

My DE told me that if I blew the short field landing, as in it wasn't short,
I would fail. I kinda agree since if you mess that one up on a real life
short field you'll probably drive into some trees. I did mess up the first
approach so I did a go-around and set it up better the 2nd time.


"Robert Perkins" wrote in message
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I didn't get the short-field landing right on my checkride either. The
DE told me "that wasn't very short!" and had me park the airplane,
whereupon she passed me.

It's more about safe piloting than it is about perfect piloting. But
my next four landings were spot-on-the-numbers!

Rob

"Richard Thomas" wrote in message
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Well, I took the checkride and passed on Thursday. Yay for me. I


Rich

Rich: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Welcome to the fold!!!!!!!!

Now go out and commit aviation!!!!!!!!! :-)

Bob Barker N8749S