jcarleto
Aluminum Supporter
- Joined
- Jun 5, 2007
- Messages
- 3,571
- Location
- Taylorsville, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech Bonanza G-35 N4638D/"The Bulldozer" 2-Place Gyroplane N575EE
- Total Flight Time
- Several
Vacuous: Containing or associated with a vacuum or a great amount of sucking.
I need suggestions. My take-offs are consistently good. My flying is consistently reliable. I can land safely and softly. My take-offs are good, including soft-field, short field and crosswind. But, my spot landings take way too much runway.
It is clear what I am doing wrong. I consistently level at 5 feet AGL and step down in one, two or three steps to an appropriate level for a flare. I recognize the correct level when I get there, but always feel too low until I level off. It may be that I am trying to override 30 years of FW landings, as I seem to level at the exact eye level that would be normal in a FW.
Short of installing a radar altimeter (probably overkill for the GyRonimo), I am open to suggestions for my practice sessions. I have spent a significant amount of time on spot landings and seem to be honing the technique of doing it wrong. A different approach strategy seems in order.
*JC*
I need suggestions. My take-offs are consistently good. My flying is consistently reliable. I can land safely and softly. My take-offs are good, including soft-field, short field and crosswind. But, my spot landings take way too much runway.
It is clear what I am doing wrong. I consistently level at 5 feet AGL and step down in one, two or three steps to an appropriate level for a flare. I recognize the correct level when I get there, but always feel too low until I level off. It may be that I am trying to override 30 years of FW landings, as I seem to level at the exact eye level that would be normal in a FW.
Short of installing a radar altimeter (probably overkill for the GyRonimo), I am open to suggestions for my practice sessions. I have spent a significant amount of time on spot landings and seem to be honing the technique of doing it wrong. A different approach strategy seems in order.
*JC*