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Let us know John!

haha, well that one certainly strains the notion of "any landing you walk away from is a good one", but it was instructional to watch - and I bet if he'd had more choices, he'd have brought it down fine. Guess the lesson there is try not to spend too much time over areas where you can't find a spot if your engine dies! Pucker factor on that bit where he glided towards the powerlines???

Most videos are either seen from between the seats or from the right hand seat. Here's one I did a couple of years ago as seen from the pilots perspective. I hope it helps you.

 

Thanks all, these are really helping me out! Bet I nail em next time!

Exactly! to me, if I find something out there that helps explain (for example) Density Altitude or effects of prop pitch better than my Air Theory Centre BAK book, I don't care where its from...

Anyway, its there for them what finds it useful. Happy studies!

Hey, enjoy! Agreed on the value of using them as far as rules and regs or preparing for exams - probably limited at best (though it does help keep your head in the game). However, a course on weight and balance, or landings, or human factors, or nav concepts - especially if well-presented - can only add to my body of knowledge. No such thing as bad as bad information, in my book. But yeah, will probalby skip the ones that are likely US-centric...

Thanks guys! I should explain, I have a bit of a problem with attention span (at least mentally... when I am *doing something* such as flying, I seem to manage to hold a train of thought) so unless I write it out or watch it repetitively enough to where *I* don't have to produce the mental movie, I am just as likely to start composing my grocery list about the time I get to "lower flaps", which in turn I won't complete because I'll then start thinking about something I need for the car, then something going on at work, then... ooooo! SQUIRREL!!

So this really does help, more than you know.

Oh, I have no idea Willborne - it belongs to the school, so no telling. There is definitely no question that it has seen some pretty hard use. I'll try to get some specifics though.

OUCH on that last one! Even mine aren't that bad!

ahh good call Winsor, will do...

Hey has anyone seen this? Lots of free courses and activities on the FAA (US) site, looks like their completion is even worth some sort of credit, though not sure what that would be for.

https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_catalog.aspx

Looks like a great way to spend some rainy days!

Even though its not RAA or CASA, does anyone know if courses or seminars taken through the US FAA count for inclusion in that section of the log book?

This is fantastic, there's even a couple on landing...

Good point you bring up Nev, and I should clarify - not looking for anything instructional or "how to do perfect landings" as such, as much as just trying to get a cross-section of other people's experiences, in lieu of my own until I gain more. This is one of the few areas in life where being over-analytical actually works in my favour!

I started training in the Teccie P96/100 golf... really loved it and was looking forward to more, but I think some of the corrosion issues that have been alluded to have reared up, because it is out of commission for the foreseeable future and I am in the Jab 170 now... which does the job, but like the Holden vs. Ferrari, I can't say that I "look forward" to it as much as just "do it". Oh well, once i get my ticket, hopefully can find a teccie or something with similar characteristics for hiring out. Best to stick with what I'm on at the moment though, huh.

So per the advice of so many here, I found that spending some dedicated time each day on visualising every detail of the circuit really helped. Only place it got a little fuzzy was the landing... and sure enough, on Sunday my circuits were great but the landings needed help... So thought I might mentally split the 2 activities and concentrate on just visualising the landing bit since I appear to be getting the takeoff and circuit turns/levels/speeds into my muscle memory.

Of course I can (and will) search youtube and google, but would also like some examples from some of you who think that there might be one that shows it particularly well, or if there is one that shows it poorly, that can be instructional too...

anyone have any favourites to share? Similar layout to Jab 170 would be most helpful, but any and all appreciated!

makes perfect sense Volksy, makes me glad that my budget has somewhat tempered my enthusiasm for "getting er done", because I have been through about 3 seasons now and I hate to think how I would have handled some of those situations if i had just taken a month and knocked it out ASAP. I think a range of experience is just as important if not moreso than the length or number of them.

Just like a job really... i would rather hire someone with 5 years of experience than 1 year 5 times...

I was one of the "quick as possible" brigade before I started and her answer changed my entire approach to training.

Thanks Akro!

I'd like to give one of those FK Le Mans ones a whirl...

Thanks guys!

Well, my brain hurt after than and an hour of circuits.. but I know what to study, and I think I understand most of the ones I missed - beyond that we'll talk about next time when I have grown back a few new brain cells!! :-P

Really got the circuits fairly well nailed now, just need to concentrate on the late final and finer points of landing, but its all coming together! Was hoping to do stalls, but cloud base was a bit low. That's OK, I'll take all the circuit practice I can get right now...

Well guys, all done and dusted - 84%.... would have liked to do better, I think that many of the questions were ones that were just missed due to ambiguity of wording, and a couple that I just didn't know anything about (ie effects of a coarser prop, something I would look up if I needed to know).

But, its behind me now, and I know what I need to put more attention on... and now I can focus on doing some flying!

Woooooot!!

Thanks guys! All good info, which has stood me in good stead throughout my academic and professional career... just have to remember it on the day!

update on Sunday arvo!

you happen to get a pic of that, Winsor?

Hoping to nail it, been studying my arse off.. at least that's one good thing about a long train ride in the mornings and afternoons, lots of time for that...

But as always, last minute words of wisdom always appreciated!

Just barely getting started myself, but I can attest from the motorcycle scene that the only way to gain a great level of situational awareness is to have been in all of those situations at some level. I think training can make plenty of difference, but only to the extent that enough scenarios play out during those sessions over time for us to build a "repertoire" of reactions.

Great topic!

Thanks for posting.. i can sit and look at those all day. Which is a good thing, because there are a LOT of them! hehehe :)

wonder how hard it would be to rig up a ciggy lighter power point, so you could get one of those Homedics massaging chair pads?