December 22, 2022
In my book, I mentioned one particular YouTube video posted by Charlie Gasmire of Airplane Academy, which helped me gain more control over the last few seconds of landing. His tip is to treat landing as a flight maneuver, in which you “feel for the ground” with the main wheels. I found it useful and […]
December 22, 2022
Here are videos (taken by my CFI) of the takeoff and landing from my first solo flight, at Lincoln Park (N07) on April 27, 2021. Takeoff: Landing: Now that slight rise after I nearly touch down isn’t a bounce. It’s a “balloon”, because I’ve pulled back just a touch too much on the yoke. Rather […]