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Old 05-25-2002 | 02:18 PM
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crosswind
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Default Getting the hang of it!

Harry speaks sooth... listen to what he's telling you. One thing that can help sometimes is to use a low elevator rate on landing. This will keep the stick from being so sensitive to feeding in a bit of up elevator and can make keeping your attitude smoother. However, some planes need all the elevator you've got to properly flare for touchdown. If that's the case with your plane, it's not a good idea to use low rates. A good landing MUST have a proper approach. If you're too high or too fast as you near the runway there's no way you can lose enough speed and altitude to touch down where you'd like in a good landing. The problem is that the apparent point in the approach of the right altitude with the right speed seems to keep changing! Every change in wind conditions will affect this, and each airplane is different to a lesser or greater extent. It just takes shooting landing after landing and learning from your mistakes. The idea is to run out of altitude and airspeed at the same time and at the point on the runway you're wanting to hit. One of the worst mistakes I see pilots commit is trying to force the plane to hit that spot when it's not ready to. Just keep practicing your landings keeping in mind the good advice from Harry and you'll soon be nailing most of 'em!