Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site ctvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ctvax!paul From: paul@ctvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Practical advice from those more exp Message-ID: <33200002@ctvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 14:07:00 EST Article-I.D.: ctvax.33200002 Posted: Fri Dec 14 14:07:00 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Dec-84 03:37:25 EST References: <159@gcc-opus.UUCP> Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #R:gcc-opus:-15900:ctvax:33200002:000:1158 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 paul.ct@CSNet-Relay