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Old 04-20-2011 | 06:53 PM
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Tommygun
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Default RE: Landings - How Do You Do It?

I'm assuming you can get to final without much trouble, but the problems start there? They're right about letting it settle- don't dive to the runway. I pretty much never use down elevator on final unless I'm doing a slip, which you don't need to worry about yet. If you find yourself using a lot of down elevator, then you're way above glidepath and should be thinking about going around. Avoid this by planning a long final for speed stabilization. With a high wing trainer, you shouldn't be using a whole lot of aileron on final either; you're just keeping the wings level from crosswinds. As you get more proficient, start using rudder to keep the fuselage parallel to the runway, but for now don't worry about that, just get a landing in. Hopefully you're not learning to land on windy days, as this further complicates matters at your stage now. The base to final turn can scrub a lot of speed, so be prepared to give a crack of throttle on final, especially if you have some headwind to keep the airspeed up. Have you been using a sim?