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Originally Posted by sdfcvoh  DAY11
Whew - Friday. I'm wasted after the last couple of weeks. I'm sure this is nothing compared to jet transition - but for me it qualifies as at least something...
Just a short flight this morning for a couple of hours working on maneuvers for the checkride. I'm doing pretty well on everything except I need to get better with the short field landings. I practiced some short field landings today on a pretty secluded airport called Pinal with nobody in the pattern. I actually practiced my short field landings with a tiny tailwind to really force myself into getting the plane slowed down. Then after a while went around and did some normally and they were better. But I'm still a bit hot on them. I'm going to do some mental "chair flying" tonight and then do nothing but short field landings tomorrow for at least an hour before moving into some other stuff. I see no reason to be having this problem - so I need to work through it!
Looking forward to some more solo time tomorrow, and doing nothing but test test test practice over the weekend.
Thanks for reading!  |
Got a tip for you bro. For the short field landings, try to find an untowered airport in the vicinity that is at the smallest 3000 ft x 75 or 100. The main thing that you are looking for is a displaced threshold of around 50-500 feet of the first half of the runway. Think about it. If your goal is to hit the numbers every time, you still have a little wiggle room there with a displaced threshold. Most airfields that you might be using probably don't have this....the numbers are just a few feet from where the asphalt begins.
If you can find a situation like that, go with your CFI and practice at least 10 short field landings on that runway. The goal is to put the plane on the numbers. I too was having a bit of difficulty in hitting the numbers when my checkride was near. I got so used to using the PAPI or VASI that I really struggled with having to ignore those aids. My CFI had me do this, and it really helped my anxiety about the possibility of undershooting the runway and landing in the dirt..instead of hitting the numbers.
Hope this helps, good luck!