How to Land an Airplane | Landing a Cessna 172
2022 ж. 16 Мам.
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Landing is hard. It takes a good deal of practice to master, but focusing on a few key things makes it easier to progress. We'll look at the most important concepts in this video.
Video is Microsoft Flight Simulator. Low altitudes are used to enhance frame of reference. Do not attempt stalls or other maneuvers at low altitudes in a real aircraft.
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I am exactly 8 flight hours into getting my PPL. When I left the classroom and made my first flight with my CFI, I did very well on the take off, cruise and turning, holds, etc. Then I lined up for my landing. Folks, the first landing in your career will never be forgotten. I was in a 1978 Cessna 172 with steam gauges. I botched the approach and had to go around. But the second approach I stayed right on the line. Then I made what is known as a "porpoise landing" I touched down 4 times before I kept rubber on the pavement. My CFI glanced up at me and said "you don't get to put 4 landings in your logbook, so let's just keep it down to one, okay?" lol I thing every new pilot has made a multiple TD landing. But you're 100% correct, airspeed is the most important variable you must control. Once you have airspeed under control, everything else just seems to fit into place.
haha nice joke by the cfi
Loved that joke
Did the same thing! Except my CFI said, Bro this is not basketball… I’ve since been better but I’m only 16 hours in
keep working it, running out of money was always my problem
@@brianmacpherson4913 LOL no doubt. Aviation is an expensive hobby. I was paying $180/hour to rent the plane. I was fortunate to have had most of the funds available for the majority of the flight training but I went thru it all. I was at zero balance when I got my PPL
I struggled with landings until my instructor taught me pretty much the way you describe. He had me repeatedly fly all the down the runway at a height of about six feet. Once I was able to demonstrate that to him he had me set up at six feet, cut the power, and try to hold the plane at six feet. Of course, as you say, the plane slowly sinks and kisses the ground. What a sensation!
After this KZhead Tutorial, I'm confident that I can land a plane in an emergency situation. Thank you.
Excellent advice! On approach it's airspeed, airspeed, airspeed, and when the pavement gets close, slowly ease back on the yoke all the way to your belly so that the mains touch down with almost no lift remaining. The nose will settle and the airplane becomes a truck, with no bounce being possible. If you get queasy with how the airplane flys at very low airspeed then go out and practice slow flight. Get good at that and you'll automatically be good at controlling the landing, though you will still need to develop your eye for height above the runway. Also, there is no perfect landing. At every point in the pattern you will tweak something-- airspeed, altitude, distance from the runway, something. Nothing is perfect. Fix it.
The Cessna controls always felt extremely heavy and primitive to me (compared to other planes I fly) until I started to use trim quite frequently.
Well, that was fun. I learned to fly in the mid-1970s in Cessna 150s at New Orleans' Lakefront Airport (no airliners), and then I flew around south Louisiana and Mississippi for about a year for fun, mostly in 172s but also in the occasional tail-dragger and low-wing Piper. I only made two trips out of that area, one to Laredo, Texas, to visit Mexico and another to Albany, Georgia, to visit family. I was in a flying club, but it got too pricey for me, so I stopped. I've forgotten how to do it almost entirely. What I notice most on this video is the electronics which did not exist in 172s in the early 1970s. Time flies on.
Just did my first landing, touched down pretty hard because I didn't add enough back pressure, you're totally right about trying to keep the plane up in the air as long as you can so you just descend very smoothly onto the runway, hopefully next time is a lot better
This was a nice video, but a couple of points if you don’t mind. First, it is critical that students understand that they must re-trim every time they change power or flap settings. It is almost impossible to maintain a stable approach if the airplane is out of trim. Also, using a road for a landing reference is fine…but I would never teach a student that it is okay to stall an airplane that low to the ground.
I used to fly in a single engine Katana (DA20). I miss those days. When I was learning to fly, my favorite part was just going around the pattern and practice landing. Anyone can takeoff. Each landing is different.
"Anyone can take off". I slightly disagree. In small planes, take off can be just as challenging in slightly higher than normal cross winds. I have experienced this several times. Once, admittedly when I was still in training, my plane instantly veered off to the left at a dangerous angle immediately on take off when there was a gust of wind.
@@rameshb20 During one of my takeoffs while very close to takeoff Vr, a gust of wind hit and I found myself off the runway on the grass. Because of the short field and my speed, it became my first rough field takeoff. The cross wind specified for the Katana is only 20 knots. A good lesson about weather and flight safety.
“Anyone can takeoff” well anyone can land as well, however some only once. 😅
@@kvadratbitter Funny. And true.
I ended up landing my planes just about this way. I hold it just off the runway, continuing to pull the nose up to keep it there. I feel like I’m imitating a bird as I reach forward with my gear to set it down. I think I’m only like a foot above the runway as I glide off the speed to touchdown. Be the bird😉.
Excellent video. When learning to fly my instructor told me to land like a butterfly with sore feet. I'm afraid I didn't always reach that target
Always good to review the basics. Thanks.
Best online flying advice I have found. You are a natural.
The 1st rule in landing is do not decend below the level of the runway.
wow you are a pretty fart smeller.
I used to fly radio control airplanes way back in the day, it was a hobby my dad and I enjoyed together. And landing the RC plane was the hardest part, at least a good landing was. But basically you would fly around the runway and line it up, give yourself a good distance, and back off the throttle and let it take itself in, as you get right above the runway, a few feet cut to idle and most of the time it's a smooth landing and your plane is ready to fly another day.
Sometimes on a landing approach the variables will change. Off of centerline or you balloon the aircraft after flaring too hard. Remember you can always go around and try again.
Ah, happy memories! 😁 I got my PPL in a 172 in East Africa when my dad was with the Flying Doctor Service in Kenya in the late 1970s. I'm back in England, now, and my licence lapsed ages ago (I couldn't afford to put in the hours), but I'll never forget sitting alongside the (crazy!) expat Brit pilots demonstrating what genuine bush flying was all about; and I remember on my second solo landing having to go around because about a dozen zebras were grazing on the airstrip... 🦓 👀
That sounds wild, figuratively *and* literally 🦓 thanks for sharing!
The same thing happened to me in northern Minnesota, but they were Sasquatches...
@@smartysmarty1714happened to me in California, but they were just drugged up homeless people.
This is incredible stuff. That’s exactly the explanation a beginner such as myself needs to get started and build that confidence.
Haven't flown in 8 years, can't wait to go back and get current. You describe things so well. I actually was never tought detailed enough to watch the runway markings and then shift to the end of the runway.
Thank you. I maybe watched this video many months, if not years after it was published. Both the content and the presentation were exemplary, and most informative. I have finally been taught how to land by a very informed “pilot”. Once again thanks.
Just had my first solid landing yesterday, may instructor was clapping, I was so happy!! Pitching back so far is a weird sensation, but it totally makes sense to bleed off airspeed. I had a number of porpoise landings, and a whole bunch of flat landings prior to yesterday. I’m sure the guys in the tower have been entertained.
really good video!!! love the calm, confident instruction, too!
sounds like a good way to have a low altitude stall. good exercise at 3500 feet alright- above ground level, not sea level, unless the aitport is close to sea level!
The quickest, but, most useful flying tutorial, I have, ever, seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30 years ago I was a passenger in the copilot seat on a 172 landing near Marianna FLA . At 50 yards short of the runway edge the stall alarm goes off and we touchdown on the grass and roll onto the tarmac. The pilot noticed I had a panicked look on my face he said “ I guess I should have told you we were going to land short I did that to save wear on the tires”
I love the liberal use of the words back pressure and the references to trim. 👍👍😎 And especially the encouragement to keep your eyes moving and not fixate. Good job. Youre great👍 CP 55 yrs.
This is excellent. I'm just below 200 hrs as a PPL and I'm gunna try this. I have a "lack of flare" issue when I fly Cessnas still.
As someone who is in a plane with no idea how to land it, this video came is clutch 👍 😄
Full stall landings are fine in still air. If you have a 25kt crosswind, it’s exceptionally dangerous. Fly it in. Harder on tires, but you maintain control. In my 337, I nearly idle the front engine, while leading with rear power. The twin tails and elevator actually vector the thrust.
This is the best landing video for anyone who wants to pilot. If you can't learn from this video, then maybe you shouldn't fly. Instructor has great knowledge. superA+
I made my first completely unassisted landing in a 172 at Statesville Regional Airport. That was in 1980 and I still remember it like it was today.
I have crashed so many 172s and 182s trying to get the "perfect" landing that I'm now an expert in aircraft accident reports. I know so many shortcuts through those long and tedious paperwork that I can now do them in 15 minutes even in a fatality (not my own, duh!). I think they make the reports so tedious so that if you fill one out it may be a deterrent to flying and you give up. One time I landed the plane upside down to see if I could and it caught on fire.
@@beckydoesit9331Isn't that a great reason against trying to get the "perfect landing"?
I would like to add that the threshold of the runway be kept about the center line of the windshield upon approach. There will a time when that changes but you are lined up, close to touchdown and ready to roll. This video shows this. Some say there is nothing finer then sitting in a recliner. But landing a plane is really a lot of fun. Never missed and never had to go around. Spins are exciting but the best part of the flight is landing. Helicopter. Even better. Love the cyclic control.
Your so good at keeping the 1000’ markers on the same line (top of compass) until the piano keys are under you and out of sight.
Pitch controls airspeed. Power controls glide slope. Also, no mention of using the trim wheel. The trim wheel is key to stable approaches.
So generally speaking, what is the proper trim setting for landing? Is it the same as for takeoff or is there much more trim on landing?
@@BillSmith-rx9rm Each phase of flight will require a different trim setting. For landings you trim for the approach speed as required for the airplane you are flying. Pitch angle controls airspeed. Adjusting the trim wheel, as in all phases of flight, you trim for that speed such as climb, cruise, descend, downwind, base and final. For example, when on final you set flaps to 20deg (or 30 or 40 etc) and air speed to 60kts you adjust the pitch of the airplane to get 60kts and adjust the trim wheel to hold that pitch angle for 60kts. It just becomes automatic with practice.
@@BillSmith-rx9rm You trim for the desired approach to landing speed for the aircraft you are flying. For example, I am flying downwind at 90kts and turn left base while setting flaps to 20deg. Flaps will cause the nose to pitch up and airspeed to drop and I want 80kts downwind. I push the nose down until I get 80kts and trim to hold pitch at 80kts. Next turning final I set 40deg flaps. The nose will pitch up causing airspeed to drop and I want 60kts. I push the yoke to lower the nose until I reach 60kts and, at the same time, trim the pitch for 60kts. If I have done everything right I will be on final and trimmed for 60kts all the way down to my flare point.
@@2kalubafak404 okay, I understand what you are saying. It makes sense. My problem is that when I add flaps and trim and the nose goes up, and then I pitch down to compensate, the airspeed goes back up. What is the problem here? Am I not using enough trim? Am I trimming in the wrong direction? I also have a very common bad tendency because of these approach issues of winding up too high and fast, coming in at two steep and angle, so that when I flare I wind up floating halfway down the runway before I can touch down.
@@BillSmith-rx9rm Controlling an airplane is about "applied pressure to the controls" rather then a pushing or a pulling. PITCH TO THE DESIRED AIRSPEED, HOLD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE AND TRIM UNTIL THERE IS NO PRESSURE FEEDBACK. Try pushing the yoke with your fingers so you feel the feedback. Do this: when you apply flaps and the nose comes up, concentrate on the pressure you feel in your fingers as you push the nose down to reach your required speed. Hold pressure on the yoke to hold the airspeed and turn the trim in full increments. Notice with each turn of the trim that it takes less finger pressure to hold the yoke/pitch for your target speed. Adjust the trim until the pressure sensation just goes away. Recheck your airspeed and adjust as required. So when trimming for take-off, cruise and descents feel the pressure on the yoke and trim until the pressure goes away and you have the airspeed you want. This will become habit with practice so it is just automatic. A properly trimmed airplane is much easier to fly.
A very thoughful video about landings with consice explanation ! Thank you !
Looking forward to having a go later. Thanks for the vid, great instructions
Helpful video! I'm currently barreling towards the ground in the cockpit of an airplane, and this is a total lifesaver!
Very nicely done and explained. Thanks for sharing.
I love the expression *_"kiss the ground."_* It should have been used in this video, which I enjoyed and thanks.
Would’ve looked slicker on the first approach if you’d been on centreline on finals rather than just late at the end of the approach. Also try and maintain centreline after landing. Good luck!
I loved landing the plane. 😁 However, with the spoilers in a glider, we had excellent and immediate control of the glide path.
EXCELLENT summary!
My CFI told me altitude was kind. I learned the dive and flare landings. A little scary but with slips it saved my B hind more than once..
As a flight instructor once said - "Don't worry, you will land."
Hello! This video of yours is very interesting, I've been training these lessons of yours, but it's difficult to get a good calibration, X-Plane11 flight, Cessna 172, with an X52 Pro, would you have any tips for a good Joystick calibration? Thanks!
By far the best video I've seen on landings and this includes Rod Machado video's
I transitioned from a Tomahawk and Archer to the 172. Loved the 172. It made me pay attention to the air speed over the numbers. If not, she’ll float all the way down the runway.
Thanks much! Probably the best landing tutorial out there.
Best feeling in the world when you land a plane!
. . . after sliding down the ILS out of 200 feet overcast and 1/2 mile visibility . . . and holy crap, the airport is right where it should be!
My learning was il2 Sturmovik with ww2 prop planes. Those can take the punishment. I could get super fast, zigg zagg a bit to slow dawn fast push the plane down, pull up a bit not to crash land and then stall at few centimentres away from the runaway.
Excellent presentation. Thanks
172 is great for training, 182 and 182 RG are the dope. Performance, air speed etc. the best. I've had to hand crank a 182 before little overwhelming the first time.
That was very well done. Great use of words and a pleasant voice.
Best landing video so far in collection.
Currently in my Cessna 152, hopefully this video helps me land it!
I have crashed so many 172s and 182s trying to get the "perfect" landing that I'm now an expert in aircraft accident reports. I know so many shortcuts through those long and tedious paperwork that I can now do them in 15 minutes even in a fatality (not my own, duh!). I think they make the reports so tedious so that if you fill one out it may be a deterrent to flying and you give up. One time I landed the plane upside down to see if I could and it caught on fire.
We practiced emergency landings by trimming the tops of corn plants at the Jester Unit Prison Farm, Sugar Land, Texas.
Flaring on landing has been the most difficult thing for me as a beginner, will try to apply these tips and see how it goes.
Very helpful. Thanks a lot.
Very interesting video. Thanks
Well done. Thanks.
How far from the runway should I start to reduce speed to 75 - 65 knots to prepare for landing?
Great video you and Gary Wing nail it.
My instructor said I was ready for my first attempted landing tomorrow and I’m lucky enough to capture it on my go pro. I’m both excited and a little nervous, not because I think anything bad is going to happen I just really want it to go well. It would be really nice to be able to say I buttered my first landing
Update. How was that first landing?
@@ragundojones2634Im wondering too I have my first landing tomorrow. I’m at 4 hours logged for flying
Great video, thanks!!
I thought that was real, wow, great advice, thank you.
Very helpful, thank you.
Been a private now since 1994. Love it!!!
Where at ?
Happy to find this channel thanks!
Outstanding video.
Great, concise tutorial! Thank you! :) (Y)
Great video! (But would be better if the RPM dial were in full view for the whole video.)
Very useful advice , many thanks 🙂.
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Try using your gps ETA for center field arrival. Take your altitude above air field. Use quick mental calculation altitude divided by 500 ft/min decent rate. Discover at how many minutes out. reduced power for a 500ft/min decent. Keep the airspeed required for the cargo-passengers on board. But usually 80mph is good. Add about one minute to your calculated decent initiation, since you're not landing center field, right?
Excellent video thank you
What's your recommendation for a good flight sim
Wow Excellent video on landing. Thanks for this information.
How about trimming the airplane before landing ?
During WW II my father wanted to become a pilot. He was an excellent flyer except for one thing - he couldn't land the plane. He had a problem with depth perception that he didn't tell the army about. The army even brought in a specialist to try to teach him but he couldn't. So he had to give up flying.
Legend has it he's flying around to this day trying to land the plane?
Everyone can land a plane, but some only once.
does this work for 737's? Asking for a friend thats trying to land one right now as the pilots out.
remember next time to tell them to wait until "Flaps Up Verified" to add takeoff power again on the touch and go
For the PPL or otherwise for cessna all instructors are teaching to put down as much flaps for approach and touch down to slow down the aircraft. But I don't know when teaching for a CPL. But in few indian videos I have heard that DGCA is strictly advised for only upto flaps four. If then how are the instructors training the student pilots for CPL on flaps while approach and touch down?
Awesome lecture.
Love that video and your explanation 😅😅😅❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks!
Never thought I would need this
We ALL need it
Absolutely incredible that passenger landed this plane
Good video! Remember my first landing. My CFI said, "You're not flying a 727!" I did get better with his help.
Your instructor thought that you thought you were were flying a 727?
CFI?
@@K1OIK Certified flight instructor
@@K1OIK certified flight instructor
What airspeed is recommended for the base too final turn. (in a 172) I always had trouble with landing when I moved to a cherokee 6 until I got the airspeed at exactly 70kns over the numbers.
He's so good, he was able to land it without even having a yoke.
Excellent.
15 hr into my ppl and i wish i found your videos when i first started , much appreciated pal
ppl? people?
@@K1OIK Private pilot's license
@@HerrinSchadenfreude What did he do with the time he saved not typing rivate ilot's icense?
Could you possibly circle or point to which guage(s) that are critical at each mark-point of landing process? Thank you.
I’m alone in a airplane and my CFY just passed out. This video helped a lot! I have a bit of confidence now! A lot of people are yelling over the radio but they probably are yelling at the helicopter below me. We will see how this goes! 😜
Awesome video 👍
Bravo
That was beautiful man
Superb....!!
Little tip when instructor says “aim for the number” does not mean you gonna land on the number. You can use much runway as possible for the smooth landing if you feel like you got too much speed, number is just good aiming point to get ground effect. All my PPL I thought instructor was made me land on the number because he didn’t clarify that.
Don’t write words you speak. as in gonna, wanna. People using slang expressions never think they’re making it harder for someone who doesn’t have English as a first language to read. Gonna, gotta, wanna, outta, and kinda all represent words as they are pronounced in informal, spoken English. They should not be used in formal writing.