Chris,

What I teach my student, ones with perception deficiencies, is to identify and use landmarks to establish their landing pattern and line up on the runway. The last "landmark" being the students shoulder closest to the runway, usually their left. As they come in on final and have a good decent rate they are concentrating on pointing the nose at their shoulder, once it is obvious that the plane isn't to short or long I have them transition the nose of the plane toward the runway. My student are hitting the runway, we have a paved and grass strip, on touch and goes with proficiency.

It is also important not to over control the plane when on final approach. I see many instructors ignoring this when their student has the plane banked at +45 deg to get lined up. What that tells me is that they weren't set up correctly in the first place.

If you ever make it up to the Upstate stop by our field and we'll get on the buddy box!!!

Ben in SC
President, Tri-County RC