Pilots I need help with the centerline

[mia389]

Well today went 10 times better. I asked her if we can head to a small stip or a narrow one and she woulndt let me. I asked why and she said she dont trust me hehe. But did couple landings today and both were on the center line. I was alot more relaxed and laughing actually when on the approach.  I was thinking of::  back off biatch i got the controls as I was on final. she was ramblin on about something but I just kept thinking of this message board. Both were in 3ft of the center line and were great landings. Then I looked at her and said next time just shutup and act like your not here, Ill do fine. Then she went on about saying,,,,,,see I told ya I talked you in that whole approach. I was just laughing at her. I told her after that I didnt listen to a word she said, I was trying to relax. She was wondering why I was laughing. Got some night flight time tonight, see if I can hit that center line again. My rudder pedals were alot more inline with the flight of the piper today. Think before I would use the rudder then let off it. Both times today I held the right rudder and seemed to work alot better. Everytime I went to 0 thrust I needed to let off a bit on the pedals to maintain the centerline. It almost felt right today so hopefully tonight goes aswell.  Thanks again guys,, you helped me out alot.  Am still little squirly when i touch down though,,,,left right left ok there it is

[mia389]

Originally posted by udet
haha Daytona here. I'm a Riddle boy but I don't fly with them. U guys getting it on with the Stetson chicks, right?

Where my instructor is from. Shes 23 and think came from riddle like 2months ago. Alot of our instructors are from Riddle.

[udet]

ah ok you got stuck with a Riddle biach. Just tell her being a biach might have worked at Riddle, but doesn't work in the real world, especially when there are plenty of hungry CFIs ready to take her job.
Btw what;s her name? If she just graduated I might have known her.

[Gixer]

Easy, forget flying planes and fly helicopters. Alot more fun and you don't have to worry about centerlines, navigation and faxing 5 pages of flightplans everytime you want to go for a scenic.




...-Gixer
-Hells Angels-

[Thorns]

When you're frustrated, and your instructor is telling you how his blind grandmother can fly better than you, I suggest you tell your instructor to land the plane, and when he stops the plane and kills the engine, get out of the plane, walk around to the side he is getting out of, wait for him to extend his leg out of the plane, then kick the door into his leg, open the door and punch the sucker on the nose, then drag him out of the plane by his hair.........oh, wait a minute...it's coming back to me now, now where was I?  Oh yeah, just stick with it kid, soon you will solo, and you won't remember your instructor.  

Thorns

[Animal]

Originally posted by Gixer
Easy, forget flying planes and fly helicopters. Alot more fun and you don't have to worry about centerlines, navigation and faxing 5 pages of flightplans everytime you want to go for a scenic.




...-Gixer
-Hells Angels-

Whats the average total to get a private helo license?

[Golfer]

not just one, but both testicals.

[RTR]

LOL Golfer, thats a pretty close estimate.
Here in Canada you are looking at around $24000.00, just for the flight time.
This gets you 60 hours of flying, with an instructor.
Add in about $1200.00 for ground school and books.
Add in $200.00 for a check ride.
Add in the usual Transport Canada fees. ($.seems to depend on the day and the interpretation of the fee schedule by the examiner).
Add in fee for a medical. ($ depends where you live).
Ya gotta be independently wealthy to fly helicopters for pleasure.
Cough up another $1500.00 for a quality helmet. (us helicopter types gotta protect what little we have in the noodle department).
So..... better off spending the extra dough to complete a commercial license. At least you can start to recoup the $$$ you just spent (if you can find work as a newbie..a whole other story).

The good news?...If you can pat your head and rub your tummy at the same time you can fly a Helicopter.
If I can do it, anybody can. (I am the dopiest, whiniest, most stubborn woppity driver I know).
Cheers,
RTR

[Golfer]

yeah from what ive seen being around general aviation so far flight time for an older whirlybird type machine (bubble canopy hughes) you're looking at about double cost per flight hour than for the latest and greatest skyhawk so about $200 per flight hour plus the flight instructor.  I will settle for being a non-rotorhead for now

[Gargoyle]

I got my PPL recently and had this problem, until my CFI told me the trick.

You are probably trying to line up your airplane's nose or dash on the centerline with your eyes on the landing point.  Don't.

Focus further down the runway.  Then, and this is the trick, fly your prettythangcrack onto the centerline.  Visualize yourself sliding onto the runway prettythang first, like you are in a waterslide, and giving yourself a wedgie with the runway stripe.  For some reason, the airplane always lined up perfectly when I started visualizing in that manner.

Good luck!

[Golfer]

i flew mostly 172s as a student, then one day i hopped in a 152 and that was the easiest thing in the world to land.  I dont know if it was sitting "flatter" or what, but after that landings came easy.  You mentioned pipers...maybe give something like a 152 a trip around the patch.

[Thorns]

I think you should stop taking lessons in a trike sissy gear, and find a taildragger to complete your PPL.  You will learn how to use the rudder.

Thorns

[CyranoAH]

Absolutely.

Tail draggers are essential to learn good landings. While I enjoy flying aerobatics with the CAP10B, the best thing I learned from her is getting a good 3-point landing.

Daniel

[Animal]

Originally posted by Golfer
i flew mostly 172s as a student, then one day i hopped in a 152 and that was the easiest thing in the world to land.  I dont know if it was sitting "flatter" or what, but after that landings came easy.  You mentioned pipers...maybe give something like a 152 a trip around the patch.

Agreed.
The 152 is a piece of cake to land, because it has less wing area than the 172, its easier to control how much altittude and speed you lose.

[midnight Target]

Then, and this is the trick, fly your prettythangcrack onto the centerline.

Sig material?... I think so.