I Had a Very Scary Landing at Reklaw!

[@MishMashMoto]

That looked like a good first flight into Reklaw to me. Special thanks to Mrs. Mason and all the volunteers!

[@redblackvette]

How many hours does your dog Chewy have? My dog Spike had 1572.01 hours when he died. He was a non barking Yorky. He had his own log book

[@TakingOff]

Thats a great idea.

[@mikemonce1405]

Chewy..... is the MAN......need more of him...

[@mattgirgenti3595]

Went there a few (10+) years ago with a friend in his V-tail. LOTS-O-Traffic but landing was fine. Taking off later to the north, heavy, hot, and plus a person .. ugh. We BOUNCED over/on/through that same dip. Was an eye opener watching trees get closer than we prefer. Between the ok landing and the horrific take off, we had an absolute blast there. Flying M puts on a great event and much appreciated by all!!

[@blinky530]

The dog ear mufffs are HILARIOUS! Thanks!

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Chewy's a riot! Love how he was leaning his face against the side during your taxi.😂 Looks like an awesome companion! That strip looked challenging from my inexperienced eyes. Not the best wind conditions, either. Well done in my book, Dan! 👍

[@GaryMCurran]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing . . . any landing that you can actually use the airplane again is a great landing! You did well.

[@stevenharris7013]

Love the multiple camera positions/views. The CE210 is my favorite. I've flown the all the 210 models with about 1,000 in type. It's been a long time and this short flight was great to watch. Thanks for the memories!

[@1hornet1]

I went to Reklaw several years ago. There were so many of us on final that everyone was zig-zagging trying to space. I ended up jumping out of line and going around for a second try. Thankfully I was the only one on final and greased in a fantastic landing. Then 30 minutes later watch a guy bounce his bi-plane down the runway and crashing it upside down. I'm not saying I would not go back but it is very low on my list of fun things to do. lol

[@TakingOff]

Im kinda with you. Glad I did it, but not so keen to go again, LOL

[@Treasureson78RPM]

May not be the best landing but was very well handled, no unnecessary risk. Awesome content, fly safe!

[@Kenriko]

I was there recording takeoffs/landings but must have missed yours. The P51 flyby was sweet.

[@TakingOff]

It was Saturday early afternoon.

[@paratyshow]

👍☑ Gotta trust and love the Chewy paw report! Didn't look too bad from here.

[@jamesharkness1058]

You had a lot of things working against you. Good job getting down safe. I would have passed on that day. Not worth risking such a beautiful airplane

[@TakingOff]

I think I’d take your advice next time.

[@ibgarrett]

LOL - we should talk about the time I flew into Osh and had to clean all the mud out of my wheel wells before I could take off and use the retract... re: cleaning the grass out of your plane... I hope to make it to Reklaw here soon.

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

I heard you say "one notch of flaps" and I immediately reacted with .. nope. You need to get that plane into a SHORT FIELD, slow configuration. Having flown into Reklaw for years, my advice for any pilots wanting to do it would be to go there first (on the ground) and watch the landings. In short order you'll get a much better feel for how that runway dips, where you should touch down, how best to plan your approach over the trees, etc. And you landed from the north, which is generally not the direction traffic is landing in October due to north winds. And it's more challenging from the south.

[@TakingOff]

With the gusts, I chose to leave flaps at 10. I landed the direction of best winds and the direction everyone was landing. But I do agree a ground inspection not a bad idea before first time.

[@martinhiner2059]

It looked like 60-55, but you made that look easy. Good job, Dan.

[@michaellibiez1386]

Oh hey I very much remember that one haha. I have a different angle of the landing lol. Glad you got down safe

[@TakingOff]

It was crazy. Not sure I have a hankering to do that again.

[@jimmydulin928]

Getting on the gas is fine if there is plenty of runway. The gas (throttle) is our best dynamic glide angle and rate of descent control. Use it dynamically because it is a control. You ended up making a soft field landing, which is the safest and most controlled landing (if speed is under control with elevator) because it uses the throttle to touchdown. Good job. Throttle can also be used on short fields if we use full flaps and get a sink going bringing the throttle into dynamic play, but that is another story.

[@BennyLandron60]

That wasn't too scary. Nice landing. Sweet pup too!

[@KevinSmithAviation]

Wow, that was some gusty conditions. Good job recognizing the dip and making the corrections needed to extend to better ground. Great to see some flying footage. Keep up the excellent work Dan. Safe skies 🇺🇸🛩️

[@ecossearthur]

WoW!

[@musoseven8218]

Loved the RT chatter, the accents are great, interesting little flight, sometimes those local ones are the trickiest 🤔😉✌️😊💜👍

[@johnguenet7115]

Great job Dan,loved your decision making,flew the approach and anticipated,the video when you disappeared at the "hump"was wild.

[@TakingOff]

Thanks 👍appreciate it John.

[@Ramiiam]

Good job.

[@Wolficorntv]

Reklaw has always intrigued me.

[@bjornmclir5015]

Dogs dont care what they do as long as they get to go with you. I like the harness your pup has ive been trying to find one like that for my dog so shes a little more secure in turbulence.

[@clarencewiles963]

Thumbs up 👍 there’s a dip !

[@Kenriko]

Absolutely plenty of them. There’s also that one in the ground. 😂

[@TakingOff]

That dip was craaaaazy.

[@PowerlabsDiesel]

Looks like you did just fine to me ! I alway feel more stressed out landing a fly in.

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Good morning from Minnesota! Looks like my dad's farm strip. Fun stuff!!

[@Michael-oy3pz]

Mate nice flight even though it was a bit gusty and that is the coolest pooch I’ve ever seen 🌬️✈️🇦🇺

[@Coops777]

You did very well!!

[@fredericfogg8784]

Dedicating my thumbs up to your chocolate labrador.

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

He is so cute. How do you get him to keep the headphones on.

[@georgelauchland7512]

Wow how is that scary ? You must have limited time flying off airport or only fly in perfect conditions to me your landing was good

[@Saml01]

Stupid KZbin algorithm demands click bait titles. Just enjoy the show.

[@walthastingsRV-7A]

Man…THAT was so SCARY!😮😮😉

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

I like the back seat co-pilot.

[@chrisprimavera7607]

Dog is my co-pilot

[@gary412222]

Just brilliant. Lovit.

[@cedarkey]

Beautiful Skyhawk. 😃

[@TakingOff]

Hey!! 🤣

[@Mike-01234]

Looked good to me you didn't bounce it. I bet a light sport would have been lot rougher than your 210.

[@marthakrumboltz2710]

I hope you are a responsible pilot/pet owner and have num nums for him in the shape of airplanes.

[@Boebus666]

How're you liking the Delta Zulus? Any issues with them so far? How do you find the battery life?

[@TakingOff]

Battery life is pretty good. I fly a lot of long cross countries and charge it about every fourth trip or so. Recently jumped in someone’s 150, as right seat, and on takeoff, the CO alarm alerted me to high CO. We landed right away. Big hole in the exhaust. Wouldn’t have known without.

[@Boebus666]

@@TakingOff Wow! Thanks for the response!

[@DJ99777]

No lower than the radio mast god dang cowboys.

[@kasm10]

My delta Zulu carbon monoxide audible went off yesterday and I could quickly confirm an issue using the graph on the app. Handy feature indeed

[@Parr4theCourse]

Wheel pants=no go!

[@TakingOff]

They certainly wouldn’t go into the wheel well when you retract the gear 🤣

[@Parr4theCourse]

@@TakingOff 😂

[@coppi60]

Love your co-pilot!~!~~!~! How do you like your new Lightspeed headset? I just got mine, and it is a winner:)

[@TakingOff]

Love both my copilot and the Delta Zulus! Las tmonth, I hopped in a friends 150 and we took off and suddenly a voice in my head was telling me CO levels dangerously high. The pilot had no idea. I opened the window and told him we needed to land. Turns out he had a huge exhaust leak. Mark one down for the DZ's!

[@deltadeltas4558]

Nice vid. I have no interest in that. Too many people. No problem getting in there with an RV7. But I’m not a people person😂. Thanks for the ride along though.

[@chadgriffith5819]

Flew in there the same day

[@oldglory1944]

Airlines only add 1/2 the gust.

[@Akud1547]

Saturday's winds definitely made for some sporty landings. I probably watched your landing but did not recognize your bird. Looking forward to the next one (video and Reklaw).

[@pittss2c601]

He's lucky he's flying a forgiving airplane. I usually 'drive-in' to these types of fly-ins. Airshows, fly-in's, training centers etc. create high risk for pilots and their aircraft. There are lots of airplanes and people on both sides of that strip plus air traffic. That always causes pilot distraction and stress. That can easily lead to a bad or bouncy landing which is embarrassing.

[@andrewagner2035]

Greetings from Cape Town. The trees look intimidating, but its all psychological. The runway looks good and long enough.

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

I thought the same. The trees are intimidating.

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Hey Dan, Chewey Looks happy. I noticed you still have the "torpedo" under your wing, how has it been working?

[@TakingOff]

And I still need to get that review done!!!! Thanks for reminding me, I needed the added stress. 🤓

[@mikeryan6277]

@@TakingOff yes you do.

[@johnmajane3731]

At first I thought much to fast that is why you floated so long. But after hearing the wind I certainly understand why you came in so fast.

[@TakingOff]

Yeah, it was a short field, soft field, come in fast type of situation.

[@johnmajane3731]

@@TakingOff you only dinged your pride.

[@TakingOff]

@@johnmajane3731 I do that a lot

[@markr.1984]

Reklaw? That's Walker spelled in the wrong direction.

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

How do you do a dog briefing.

[@martinhiner2059]

I know you are fast, but ,what is your stol speed¿

[@TakingOff]

Are you asking my stall speed? With 10 degrees flaps, around 60. I had plenty of runway, so I chose to come in fast because of the gusts.

[@kevincollins8014]

👍

[@planelander]

You should sell a shirt of Chwey lol; id buy it

[@TakingOff]

Im gonna have to.

[@WolfPilot]

Soooooo Chewy gives only 1 dew claw up?

[@TakingOff]

Yeah and it needs to be trimmed.

[@pi.actual]

Maybe it's those glasses. Try it without them.

[@mescarfullery]

If this is an episode of taking off why are you landing 🤠

[@TakingOff]

Because “Landing Poorly” is not a catchy channel name. 🤓

[@leeoldershaw956]

You probably should have used more flaps and power and chop the power during or before the flare so the plane doesn't float and decelerates faster. Don't add power to extend touchdown point, land in the "dip" or go around. You destabilized the landing on a gusty day.

[@kylewood17]

Scary?

[@TakingOff]

Ummm, yes. I'd say it was scary.

[@karlrschneider]

Walker backward? That's silly.

[@SR8CReliant]

True: Reklaw is next to Sacul (Lucas spelled backward) south of Bugtussle and north of Looneyville. That's east Texas for ya.

[@karlrschneider]

war stories. I thought those died out decades ago.