Difference between NORMAL and SHORT FIELD Landings!

[@ptyeueiiwjd]

Loved this! Helped a lot. I also like how you threw in some basic reminders about staying coordinated on takeoff.

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@thatflyingfamily3126]

Great video and love the production quality! We need to get you some more subscribers!

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Much appreciated! I’m working on it for sure! Was thinking of staging something where my engine dies and I have to bail out to save my life… but it didn’t work out great for the last guy so I’ll think of something else 😆🙌🏻

[@thatflyingfamily3126]

@@NorthwestAeronaut 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@larrybueno]

@@NorthwestAeronaut 😂😂

[@dehiguey]

Sam,as always very instructive video. Thank you!

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@speedbirdpdx]

Great video! I think you have an excellent production and story telling formula! -Nathan

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Thank you, Nathan! Appreciate you watching! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@speedbirdpdx]

You bet! I'll even never mind that you turned down my radio call at 0:25 (just noticed that!). :) Maybe you've got some density altitude/basic mountain flying topics in the future backlog? Keep 'em coming, very useful content!

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Haha hey at least I didn’t edit out! 😂 and I will see what I can come up with and add those topics to my list! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@submosphere1203]

Thank you! I have my PPL checkride in November so I really need to get these down 😅

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Let me know how it goes! 🙌🏻

[@manifestgtr]

You’ll be surprised at how smoothly it goes. I just had mine on Sunday, thought I flew horribly but when it was over, the DPE actually recommended that I get at least get a CFI rating in the future…so I must’ve done *something* right. On the checkride, I just set myself up to miss long if I was going to “miss” at all. It’s pretty common advice but the ACS doesn’t mince words. Just don’t miss short on your short field…that’s all. If you do, you’re putting them in a bit of a position and they’re gonna have to make a judgement call, blah blah blah. I exaggerated my aiming point on the short field a bit and actually touched down past the 1000’ markers but the DPE obviously saw what I was up to and knew that I was setting myself to “miss long”. Don’t sweat it. If your CFI signed you off, that’s most of the evidence you need right there. Just study and practice…that’s all you can do.

[@WendyRoverArtandAviation]

Really good video! Super helpful info.

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

So glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Clara-LeighEvans]

THANK YOU!

[@greglong1492]

I always enjoy your videos.

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Appreciate it, Greg! Thanks for the continuing support!

[@timcgowan1]

If I want to land right at the numbers where should my aimpoint be?

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

So the first question you have to ask is, is it even a smart idea to try to land in the numbers? Many airports have runways without displaced thresholds and the numbers literally on right on the edge of the paved surface, so coming in at all early means you miss the runway. If you DO have some space before the numbers though, and you REALLY want to land on them… then just pick basically the bottom of the numbers as your aiming point on a short field, or just a little before the bottom of the numbers. 👍

[@tyjacobs6151]

Sam curious your thoughts on the flaps after a short field landing. I don't know if its because I'm a student or not but when I perform SFLs I was taught to raise the flaps before applying any elevator in braking. The idea being not to generate too much lift. I currently fly a 152 but I'm pretty sure we do the same in the 172, is this just airframe specific or experience?

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Hey man! Yeah it’s pretty typical to raise the flaps on landing for airplanes that have a fixed gear at least. Not typically recommended for retracts, but for all the fixed gear Cessnas I do teach to retract flaps upon touch down to increase brake effectiveness as a part of max braking. 👍🙌🏻

[@JoshKrzeszewski]

You are awesome

[@dwighttaylor5107]

So amazing great content helped me a lot.

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Glad to hear it! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 thanks for watching!

[@larrybueno]

Excellent! 👌🏻

[@NorthwestAeronaut]

Thanks my man. Hopefully it will come in handy for someone’s check ride soon here ;-)