Landing SECRET your Instructor won’t tell you [How to Land]

The REAL way to land a small airplane. This method is used by the military to make spot landings on short runways. This is a complete guide on how to make the perfect landing. This video explains every aspect of the perfect landing including how to make a stabilized approach. It explains how to correct centerline, glide slope, airspeed, and more. We discuss aim point techniques and how they can help you make the perfect landing.

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[michaelgillogly]

Great video, despite the other comments saying it’s the same old information maybe yes but your use of simple explanation and very clear visuals is going to make it easier to internalize the information for student pilots, well done

[jeffweaver]

My instructor was a Marine pilot during Vietnam. Precision landing on a carrier deck is a must. He taught me to use the approach lights till close then, (terrain permitting), us as much of the runway as possible. Situational awareness is the key. After all these years, I still hear his voice every time I line up on final : " on the please". I still try to make him happy.

[rty]

Very well done... Been flying for 40 yrs. I was trained by an ex military instructor. Been landing like this since day-1
Its always wise to learn or re-learn during your flying career or hobby

[Scharpy]

Love your style and professionalism. 11, 000 hour retired small aircraft pilot here. Perfect presentation in every way. Thank you for doing what you do. Have not watched your crosswind video yet. No doubt just as good. Before preflight, I'd stand 50 feet directly in front of the seated student. Then walk staight to him and put a piece of plastic tape on my C-150 cowling to have an obvious referance marker to 'point the noise' parallel useing thier feet. (Actually I taped three arrows). Seemed to help. We'd also practice at altitude where they would keep their hands on their lap, I'd bank up to 15 degrees left and right, they'd point the nose at a distant spot. Made a game of it switching jobs and trying to get the other to not keep the nose on the target. Great times!

[bdelz]

Once you have instructed for a few hours, you learn to teach energy management instead of pitch/power for speed. I've had many students fail stage checks because their instructor taught pitch for airspeed, instead of teaching that it depends on your energy. Power add/subtracts, and pitch converts. What you use depends on your situation.

[skymaster]

A Bravo Zulu job. I wish I had you as my instructor. Calm/Cool-headed, perfect enunciation, repetition...repetition promotes retention.

[sonjlnm]

I'm a fan of practicing forward slips to correct for extra height/excessive headwind on final and no more than 20 deg flaps. The forward slip is a great tool for that day you have to spot land without power. 20 deg flaps is more ideal for overshoots than full flaps and still allows forward slips.

[seaotter]

This video is proof that click bait titles are the norm. I got my CFII in the 80s and this is just standard, aviation 101 landing instructions given by pretty much any competent CFI. You did a good job of using graphics. In that regard, this video did well. Good explanation of the typical approach (pun intended) to teaching patterns and landings. Gets 4+ stars for content, 1 for the title

[NavinP]

I'm going flying Sunday
and cant wait to put this info to use, Thank you!!!

[horsepowerjunkie]

I am just starting with flight lessons..I really appreciate the way you made every term understandable.I will use this video for reference. Thank you

[lj]

wow, your right! landing was something my instructor never went over with me, thanks for the video

[ronbuellwinkler]

25 hr student here, long break in training. Agree, stabilized approach is key to landing. My instructors teach 70 kts in the pattern downwind and base. I hold that airspeed into final, and pull back to idle once I have the field made. I prefer to add power (100-200 rpm) if low on final, to intercept the glide path again (then drop power back 100-200); and I will forward slip if high without gaining air speed. If I'm low I need energy, but if I'm high, I have energy to spare. Most difficult part for me... is knowing my height above the runway as I round out. I know I need to develop my peripheral vision more for the round out, but I've struggled with the phase where I shift my vision to the end of the runway and hold attitude to let it settle . Occasionally the end of the runway will go under the cowl and I lose the reference point. What pointer do you give to correct that once it's happened? My usual procedure when I first get in is set the seat and to crank up the seat height until my knees come to the dash, and then drop it back down so I have freedom of movement on the rudder pedals without hitting the dash with my knees. This gets me up as high as I can get, and I stay there for flying and for that phase in landing. I'm 6'1" ... flying 172. I like you pointer for aim point in the windshield, 1 fist above the dash. thx

[salcrocker]

Excellent video! Airline guy here with GA roots and Cessna 421 owner. Only one thing I would teach differently, just my opinion…. For those who aspire to transition to instrument flying or larger airplanes, teaching speed control with pitch doesn’t translate well when on a prescribed vertical path like an ILS glideslope or VNAV path. The pitch for speed concept is great when power is not a variable, such as a forced landing, or in our large jets, (I am a 787 Captain), when using FLCH in Boeings or Open Descent in the Airbus. In those cases pitch controls airspeed and usually idle thrust is being commanded by the autoflight system. Keep up the great work and keep those videos coming!

[mambajv]

Use the airport runway numbers pasted on your windshield depending on left or right crosswind component and let it just grow. If its bouncing around, your not in a stable glideslope. Adjust trim and power accordingly with your final landing airspeed.

[chrispyk]

Really appreciated the explanation of the nomenclature associated with a landing approach "downwind", "base", "final", "flare" etc. I'm not a pilot but have an interest in aircraft nevertheless. The way the aircraft is positioned, speed, flaps setting, when to turn base (left or right), checking speed and adding flaps, turning final and aiming for a spot whist controlling speed and angle of descent. Great stuff.

[sonjlnm]

My procedure to roundout is: wings level, look downrange, roundout (rudders as necessary), then control slip and nose attitude as needed. Having said that, in a strong X-wind I'll choose an aim point upwind of the center line. That way, when I level wings I'll see the extent of X-wind drift, correcting with slip before reaching center line. This is especially useful after a slipping turn to the aim point.

[AirgunChannel]

Hey man! You should use the auto writing sofware but make it without the hand. The word graphics are great but the hand just makes it stupid. Without the hand would be perfect. It's disdtracting, and everyone knows about that software now, so it's not even cute. ..that's my opinion on it. Think about it! Great channel! -Nate

[Chiefliner]

I recently soloed and I highly value your videos for breaking subjects down into simplified components. Your style works for me and is a great supplement to my CFI’s instruction.

Here’s my question: how can I possibly know where 15’, 3’, and 6” are above the ground without sacrificing my attention to the many other things I’m trying to control?! Not to mention the amount of time to re-orient my eyes and brain back down the runway?

[HeartSong]

I loved your video! So clearly explained. Subscribed!

[ericcampman]

Hey-
Love your channel and how you simplify the process. I’m a 57 YO student pilot and watch this video frequently and pick up something new each time. My CFI teaches many of the ideas but not with near the depth and detail. My big question is how many “potatoes” after setting power at the Perch point until turning base :)

Great content! Keep it up !