Still Landing, hopefully

[Guest striker]

Hi to all. Just new to this flying business and am working on getting my licence in a T500 Thruster. Found it quite a challenge initially but I'm starting to enjoy myself now, ie not bouncing quite as much thesedays. When qualified I'll be flying out of a private strip near Cowra NSW. Looking to learn as much as I can so as to fly safe. Cheers.....Phillip

 

 

[Guest airsick]

Hi Striker,

 

I think you have come to the right place to learn. Lots of people here have lots of valuable thigns to say.

 

Welcome to the fold and good luck with your flying.

 

 

[Yenn]

Welcome Striker. Is the name anything to do with your landings? Joke!.

 

Seriously how are you landing the Thruster, fly it on or stall it in? Is it a tailwheel version ?

 

I maintain that they should be stalled on but a lot of others insist they should be flown on. What are you being taught?

 

 

[Guest striker]

Thanks for the welcome . With landing the Thruster I've mostly been attempting a "wheeler" landing as opposed to the three point landing. What I've been doing or attempting to do is set up for final so that iv'e throttled right back to idle for a glide approach of 55 knots, give it a bit of power , round out so as to fly parallel with the ground, throttle right back and allow it to settle the mains to the ground whilst getting the timing right with the stick for the pin. The area/s that generally go wrong are the round out, where I often end up ballooning somewhat or in the timing of the pin.

 

 

[farri]

Landing Thruster.

 

Hi Striker,

 

Good to see someone is still prepared to train in what we used to call an "Ultralight Aircraft"

 

Your method of approach and landing is just fine and by using that method you are making every approach a simulated engine failure and good landings will follow with time and practise.

 

Don`t become too obsessed with the perfect landind because with the infinate number of variables there are you may never get the same situation twice and it is just a case of adjustinj to the situation that is occuring at the time.

 

With all the different types that I`ve flown over the years I still choose to own and fly a Maxair Drifter.

 

Regards,

 

farri.