How to Properly Land a C-172.....

[aucfi]

As one of my mentors once told me, "Just fly the plane.". Every new plane takes some getting used to. Fly the speed you are supposed to in the configuration you are supposed to and just practice. Then again this advice may be unnecessary because you have probably moved on with your life by now.

I couldnt agree more. I cant believe how techincal this thread has gotten. Numbers are nice but we all know what pitch and power does for us. Just find the combo of pitch and power that works for the situation and see what happens. If its not the right combo, go around and adjust. You already know how to land, just make it happen.

 

[Southbound]

Hey, where'd you get that avitar???:beer:

 

[aucfi]

Hey, where'd you get that avitar???:beer:

hahah thats awesome. seriously, where did you get it? i found it a long time ago and edited the black stripe on there. i want the full size!!!

 

[krautfed]

I've only done one (my first) flight (one assisted landing) but its interesting to see so many different ways people are landing these C172's. We were in a 172K.

I was just running two things through my head... pitch for attitude, throttle for altitude. K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid

 

[time builder]

Bear one thing in mind: approach speed is relative to weight, you don't have to be flying a 747 to apply this. If you're lighter, fly a little slower.

Then again, I don't see why every one thinks of "soft landings" when you talk about "good landings." If you want a "good landing," put it down where you want it, aligned with the runway, in control, on the mains, and go easy on the brakes.

People get so fixated on making it soft that they often round out too high, side load, flat spot, blow tires, float halfway down the runway followed by excessive braking, hit the nose gear first, etc. Any 10 hour pilot can grease it on from time to time, but there's a lot more to saving wear and tear on your plane.

 

[beefcake33]

What happened? You go to the interview and all the DCA weeines get hired and you got the door? This was a thread about landing a dang airplane. Atleast they worked for the hours in their logbook instead of buying them at gulfstream. 'nough said.

Three things. I'm just trying to help the DCA boys and girls make a wise decision, mesa is hell, its worth holding out for anyone else. Second, I had no intention of hijacking the point of this thread, again just a brief sidenote trying to help people at DCA (although I kinda happy certain particular people went to mesa, some people deserve the torture). And third, I unfortunately in some ways and fortunately in other ways did the whole thing at DCA, just think about it, you'll figure out who I am, or maybe not I have been gone for quite a while now.

is N89989 still there, that plane rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PositionandHold]

I teach 65 KIAS on approach, easing power out as approaching the threshold, power idle over threshold, level off at idle over the runway and ease back on the stick and the usual "don't let it land, don't let it land!" until touchdown. That'll usually get you to touchdown with the stallhorn. As aforementioned, 65-70 all the way to the runway will give you a non-trivial amount of float under most conditions. If you start easing back on the power before the threshold (from 65) and have it all the way out over the threshold, you should be crossing the runway at about 60 which, in my experience, works out quite nicely.

 

[RemoveB4Flght]

wait....when did we start having to teach students how to land.... aw crap was that in the PTS?