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Read on, however, and it becomes clear we have
two major flaws in our landing technique: directional
control and energy management. Yes, it seems obvious
to say that the two problems we face are the two fundamentals
of safe landings, but focusing on these two
issues helps filter out the noise. Every time we fly with
an instructor, he or she gives dozens of little details
and corrections to help improve our landings. That's
especially true when you're pre-solo. The instructor
comments on everything from the airplane's nose
position to our centerline track to our radio phraseology.
But all those corrections come down to two
fundamental challenges-keeping it going straight
down the runway and maintaining a target airspeed.
In training airplanes, directional control seems to be
the bigger challenge, probably because we can usually
get away with poor speed control. Turbine pilots
can't, however.
NASA ASRS reports show that we either don't
fully grasp the problem, or we're reluctant to take
responsibility. From the Cessna 140 pilot:
" We were high and fast so I slipped to lose altitude
and held nose up to reduce airspeed. I intended a
wheel landing then touch and go. I bounced a bit on
the touchdown and was blown off to the left by a right
crosswind and went off the runway into the dirt and
dirt clods and saw construction cones in front of me.
I pressed right rudder and got back on the runway
where the plane made 2.5 circles and stopped facing
back the way I came. "
The pilot later says in the narrative that it was
a distracting conversation with the other pilot on
board that caused him to ignore the windsock and
allowed him to be caught off guard and blown off
the runway. The narrative includes details about
what they did after, the fact the other pilot on board
was recovering from knee surgery, and everything
that happened beforehand. None of which matters.
The report should have read, " I didn't maintain
directional control on the runway, and we went off
the side, resulting in no damage. " In this incident, as
in countless others, all that matters is that the pilot
didn't maintain directional control with the rudder.
It's not the wind's fault for blowing; it's the pilot's
fault for not maintaining directional control.
Maybe it's because most of us drive before we
fly, and the motor skills required to keep a car going
straight down the highway are exactly opposite to
keeping an airplane going straight down the runway.
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Flight Training - March/April 2024 - Intro
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