Re: UK PPL Circuits
- From: "Bob Gardner" <bobmrg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 08:57:00 -0800
Lots of authorities disagree with you, Jim, but to each his own....as the
lady said when she kissed the cow.
Bob Gardner
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
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> As much as possible the student should handle all flight
> controls when the instructor is not demo mode. It only
> takes a small change in throttle (by sound and feel, not
> using the tach). It is very safe, you are slow and too low
> to fall even if you stall. In fact a stall would result in
> a perfect landing from 1 foot.
> Instruct one time and have the student perform. It helps to
> "fly a pass" before engine start and pick out your reference
> points, even going as far as marking points on the
> windshield with a grease pen.
>
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> "Bob Gardner" <bobmrg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> |I agree with Jim. Have you instructor do a whole bunch of
> approaches to an
> | altitude of a foot or so, some with you just watching,
> some with you on the
> | throttle and him on the flight controls, and some with him
> on the flight
> | controls and you on the throttle. You need to see how it
> all fits together
> | and develop a sight "picture" of what a good landing looks
> like.
> |
> | In my early days as an instructor I believed in the "full
> immersion" method
> | of teaching landings, because that was the way in which I
> was taught. After
> | the first few hundred hours I began to see the error of my
> ways. Doing
> | circuits over and over will eventually work, but it is not
> the best method
> | of teaching.
> |
> | Bob Gardner
> |
> | "Student Pilot" <xyz@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | news:3tsro1d4kf1g9tbqrltgdtv2160tkjvshr@xxxxxxxxxx
> | > Hi folks,
> | > I have been doing a UK PPL
> | > for a few months now and have got to exercises 12 and 13
> (The circuit)
> | > I progressed through the first set of exercises up to
> doing circuits
> | > quite quickly in about 8 hours flying. My instructor is
> very good and
> | > makes sure that I am doing things right and adding extra
> stuff to keep
> | > me thinking..But, I have been doing circuits now for
> about 7 hours
> | > and I still cannot land the plane without my instructor
> cutting in at
> | > the flair because I am getting it wrong. I have just
> about got the
> | > speeds sorted.
> | > Flying a Piper Cherokee and on final keeping that speed
> control by
> | > attitude at around 70kts and adjusting rate of descent
> by using the
> | > throttle. Just that last 10 feet or so gets me every
> time.
> | > Is this a normal stage that people have to go through or
> am I just
> | > slow to pick up on what needs doing?
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > Thanks
> |
> |
>
>
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