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From: paul@ctvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Practical advice from those more exp
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 14:07:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 14:07:00 1984
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Nf-From: ctvax!paul    Dec 14 13:07:00 1984

Well, I can remember similar days as a student. All I can remember
is that one day such experiences ended -- don't know why or how,
but i'm sure they will dissapear for you too, something to do with
the procedure becoming a subconscious effort rather than a conscious
one. My advice is twofold.
1. If ever a landing looks like its shaping of to be a bit of a bummer
   abort it -- however many times you have to go around.
2. Schedule some time with your instructor to practice landings in those
   circumstances (ie crosswind). Its easy to learn bad habits, the more
   you practice by yourself without instructor the easier it is to
   invent unsound landing techniques (such as landing as 80 to defeat
   drift rather that using the controls).
Then just wait and practice until these problems go away as they surely will.
There are a lot of factors to a landing that can change. Wind, Runway,
Lighting etcetc. Try not to change too many of them at once. In other words
feel happy about landing at the controlled strip before you try it
at night with a crosswind!
                                                            
ctvax!paul
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