Landings
I flew again this afternoon. The winds were about 18 kts but very gusty. Fortunately, it was a straight headwind. We stayed in the pattern to practice touch and go's and the wind proved quite challenging.
My problem is not with the approach although it was quite rusty after two months of not flying. The flare is the problem. My CFI was hands off today as he coaxed me through the landings. The hardest part of landing is the transition from nose down attitude to level. Then as the speed is reduced, the nose is slightly raised (holding off). I have a tendency to balloon - pulling back on the yoke too rapidly and too soon. I am beginning to have anxiety about landing. :(
My problem is not with the approach although it was quite rusty after two months of not flying. The flare is the problem. My CFI was hands off today as he coaxed me through the landings. The hardest part of landing is the transition from nose down attitude to level. Then as the speed is reduced, the nose is slightly raised (holding off). I have a tendency to balloon - pulling back on the yoke too rapidly and too soon. I am beginning to have anxiety about landing. :(
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3:44 PM
4 Comments:
Hang in there... I think the best thing to do is slow down the procedure as much as possible so that you can feel the approach. It will all come in time =)
at 4:58 PM
You're absolutely right. That's what I keep reading and what my instructor keeps telling me. Yet, I still panic and overshoot. I might need to look into breathing techniques to calm my fears.
at 9:27 PM
Amyiee -
After you "round out" wait to feel the airplane sink.. with you butt.
you can feel it and that's when you add back pressure to arest the sink and "Hold it off"
Be sure you look way down the runway, that way you can get a feel for your height over the runway by the angle of the runway below the nose, as the runway moves up in the windscreen you're sinking. Hope that makes sense.
Keep at it Gurl, You Can Do It! just takes practice, practice, preactice.....
at 10:03 AM
Chris -- I will "feel" that out this weekend. Thanks for the tip!
at 5:45 AM
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