Landings For A Student Pilot, Starting To Make Sense!

[@farmgene]

Love the student’s attitude. He’s honest, admits when he’s afraid. He’s nervous, which means he knows the seriousness of flying, and he expressed trust in his CFI. All of that is a great declaration of the wonderful work of the CFI. It was a wonderful video because it highlights what lessons are all about. The CFI actually sharing the joy of the student’s learning. The whole thing reeks of the joy and passion, and challenge of aviation. Bravo, Well done!

[@LewDixAviation]

Thanks mate!

[@Uncommon_Sense01]

I did my first solo yesterday, for some reason as i lifted off i said, "welcome to the sky". It just came out! 😂

[@BonJoviMad100]

Congratulations man! I see your from straya. Where do you do your training?

[@Uncommon_Sense01]

@@BonJoviMad100 thanks mate, i fly out of Parafield, Adelaide yppf. How about you?

[@alexs3187]

I’m an Aussie in the States, I want to transfer my FAA stuff to CASA so I can fly back home. Just need to figure out if it’s best to wait until I reach a certain milestone (like instrument, commercial etc) so I don’t need to do it all again. I would imagine using Moorabbin and Lilydale.

[@Lemon0Tart]

@@alexs3187 I'd say get your CPL in the states, saves you doing 7 exams here for CASA, I think you'll just need to do a HF and conversion exam. I'm not 100% sure but I don't think you can log command time whilst doing instrument training here in Aus, and from what I've heard it's also cheaper in the states so might be best to get that box ticked over there too. I could be wrong about all that though. Also look forward to some of the hilarity that ensues at YMMB. Been more than one occasion where I've had to turn the engine off sitting in a traffic jam trying to get out.

[@gveduccio]

I said it recently too other pilot laughed

[@jamesflies4428]

One thing I admire about you as an instructor is your students all seem to be having fun while also having a great deal of respect for you. Hopefully, when I'm instructing, I'll be able to build a similar dynamic with my students.

[@LewDixAviation]

I’m glad you recognize that. There’s a healthy balance that I like to keep of doing what we need to do to progress, but having fun while doing it! I really enjoy my instruction flights

[@kenkingston1424]

@Reganomics Lamborghini Time to find a new CFI. My first CFI liked to yell on final. I did eventually solo, but quit flying for a year, largely because I was too nervous on final. When I went back with a new CFI it made a world of difference.

[@meese1k]

So glad you talked about air sickness. Im at 20 hours now and I had severe air sickness (every flight the paper bag was used) for at least first 10 of them. It's all gone now. Try pressure points and ginger, and always focus on what food and drink you're eating when. Don't let it hold you back!! 💪

[@LukePylypciw]

So much improvement especially on the radios! Looks like he’s getting more comfortable. Easiest way to remember taxi way signs “Black square, you’re there.”

[@texstar77]

Bug the wind!!! Answers so many questions as a new student!!!

[@CaptainSuarez]

I really like the way you instruct, very calm but assertive. Excellent video man, you are getting better every time, stay safe.

[@LewDixAviation]

Thanks Sergio!

[@matthewhorsley1448]

I love how during every taxi you look like you’re getting ready to jump out of the plane with door open just in case 😉

[@Galaxia7777]

That's called free air conditioning lol

[@jonhoare24]

Oooooooh and the useful tips just keep on coming... 0:06 lol. Great tip there to bug the wind! I'm gonna have to start doing that. Don't really know why I didn't think of it before.

[@rmshivo]

this is a very good instructor, gives the student confidence

[@thegood9]

So glad Jeff Goldblum came to you for flight Instruction, that's so cool! (and that is by NO means an insult! Your student is cool as hell! Great lesson)

[@LewDixAviation]

HA

[@mr.martintorres5804]

Love your enthusiasm and how your student picks up the positive vibes helping his own self confidence. Good stuff.

[@LewDixAviation]

Thanks man!

[@ridemotorbikes]

The ground atc guy - legend!

[@chrism9976]

I didn't start to nail the landings until 11 hours in. Moving the eyes down the runway helped me big time. Props to all the CFI's that share their methods on KZbin.

[@mrpielover615]

Just got my PPL today! Thanks for entertaining me while I studied (and maybe providing some good tips in the process).

[@LewDixAviation]

Congrats pie face!

[@mrpielover615]

@@LewDixAviation Haha! Name's Chris, no way for you to know that though. I'm going to ER this fall.

[@Docinaplane]

Learning to land a plane is interesting. There are so many factors and forces to account for and adjust to. For most of us, I guess, it all initially made no sense whatsoever. Then after the magic number, which seems different for everyone, suddenly it all comes together - for most of the time :-) Like my favorite aviation saying goes: Flying is the second greatest thrill known. LANDING is the first!

[@patrickmunroe4389]

I’m a CFI and still get a little airsick, have him try sea-bands. Works like a charm.

[@nlandman1]

Lewis, all the grief I give you.... You really are a rockstar with your students (maybe a one hit wonder rockstar, but a rockstar none the less). Nice job keep him encouraged and moving forward. Great Job.

[@LewDixAviation]

High praise from you man! Much appreciated.. Thank you for your kind words I take them to heart.

[@cptairwolf]

Excellent instructing! Always points out mistakes but does so without making the student feel any addition anxiety.

[@ryans.5998]

This guy's going to make a great pilot. Awesome attitude, and you can tell he takes aviation seriously. Total professional. Awesome work.

[@LewDixAviation]

100% agree

[@TheFlyingStampede]

Love this. Your encouragement and enthusiasm really go a long way to make him feel more and more comfortable and confident. Also, I used to get terrible headaches when I first started flying. I used to come home drained and felt terrible after each lesson. The more and more I went up, the less and less it kept effecting me. So, yes, definitely keep at it. Learning to fly has been one of the most rewarding a challenging things I've ever done in life!

[@dianamuneke5360]

Omg same my brain feels like its gonna split in half whenever i fly!

[@TheFlyingStampede]

@@dianamuneke5360 It will get better, trust me! Don't give up.

[@stephenreckguitar]

Great video. Did my first solo nav yesterday in UK. So important to have a supportive instructor and I love hearing all the positive re-enforcement you give your pupils.

[@LewDixAviation]

Nice one mate!

[@SuperTexasBlues]

i want Lew to be my instructor... best one i've seen yet!

[@flyingrasa7094]

This student is great ! love his attitude

[@JCCFlying]

Just wanted to say how helpful your video's are having just started my PPL training ( at a senior age ) and even better that i'm learning in a Piper Warrior ... Great job

[@LewDixAviation]

Nice! Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@robertcarhartjr6234]

#LewDix Aviation I’m very much like J C, working on improving my landings and pattern work for my PPL, so this video couldn’t be more timely. And, also like J C, the lion’s share of my training so far has been in a Piper Warrior, so the procedures and the panel are already familiar.

[@edthompson2043]

Your a great instructor! Crazy but good😜

[@WayneRigley]

Lew, i know this is OLD but thanks for this, i like the wind BUG as this is something i struggle with as i taxi, I'm always looking for the dam windsock. and my instructor is always asking where is the wind.. LOL so thanks! trying this friday

[@frederickmissel707]

I got air sick when I first started training to, you get through it. I just did my spin flight a couple days ago for CFI initial and it was so much fun and I never imagine not getting sick

[@PilotChiccon]

I passed my instrument check ride two weeks ago and I still find myself watching instructional videos to keep myself in touch even though I’m not in a plane all the time. I love your videos and I go to Riddle so it would be so cool if I could come out and fly with you one day!!

[@LewDixAviation]

Sweet man! Yea if you ever head over to Orlando we could try and work that out

[@lukewilliams82]

My flight lesson before last I got air sickness. Did some research after I got home and the last flight lesson I took a ginger root capsule 1 hour before my lesson. Felt great the entire time.

[@LewDixAviation]

Yea I heard Ginger was good for that.. Mike took some of it and seemed to be ok. He seems to have gotten over the sickness stuff now

[@endeavor6307]

finally getting your landings right is the best feeling ever!

[@jdlopez9337]

That first landing * chefs kiss *👌🏼

[@LewDixAviation]

If only all my students could be chefs 👀

[@jdlopez9337]

Wow...shots fired

[@LewDixAviation]

JD Lopez not at all.. You’re a Michelin star winning chef in my book

[@jdlopez9337]

LewDix Aviation 😍😍

[@bourne-jagt1716]

Excellent video. Fun to watch.

[@danielvidaurri4534]

I didn't even think of bugging the wind on the degree indicator. This will make life so much easier.

[@jamesjobe4307]

Great video! Thank you, as always. Request...I'd like to see a vid on overcoming air sickness.

[@deeanna8448]

😂😂That grin on your face when you let him call ground instead of the tower!

[@LewDixAviation]

😂 got to let em do it

[@Ichibuns]

One time I was holding short of the runway getting a takeoff clearance, I got these really long instructions and had to ask for the controller to repeat. Again, I was nervous and I didn't really pick it up. I asked my instructor if he had heard it right. He looked at me and smiled while saying "I'm not sure." The controller was not happy. He made sure to say it again REALLY SLOW. I got it right the third time lol. After that, I was on top of the radio.

[@omarabdelkarim674]

Today was my first time signing off a student to solo and man I was shitting myself but it went great! I definitely have a healthy and fun relationship with my students and that has come from what I’ve seen with you. We make great progress but also have fun and make fun of eachother. Thanks for impact you’ve had!

[@LewDixAviation]

That's brilliant man! Congrats on your first student solo sign-off. They don't get any less stressful haha

[@omarabdelkarim674]

LewDix Aviation thank you! And that’s...good to know I guess hahaha

[@andrepotgietersa]

Excellent instructor!!

[@BonJoviMad100]

So I started flight training on Monday. I'm 5'2 so I need some sort of booster thing so I can see over the horizon. I'm keen to keep learning though. I feel like if your interested in one thing, your going to learn things quicker than you would with something your not so interested in.

[@C56-d8h]

You don’t say what your flying but if it’s a 172 try a 152 or Cherokee. The later Cherokee also had a height adjustable seat. I am 5’5 and could never get comfortable in a 172. Also, they float....

[@BonJoviMad100]

C 56 yeah, it is a C172

[@ksouza90ks]

Love these videos man. Nice to see someone else is dealing with some airsickness. I was suppose to have my check ride on the 19th but I have had some random episodes of airsickness about an hour into the check ride prep. I am thinking its my nerves and anxiety cause it has never occurred during any of my solos. Did your student try anything specific other than flying? Just curious. Thanks!

[@meganholmes3957]

Your videos have been so helpful to me! :) nice to hear that other students struggle with same area as me :)

[@LewDixAviation]

Glad you enjoy my videos!

[@mikecoffee100]

Absolutely Great Vids it will help me perhaps get back into flight simming and also did do the real thing as well long ago

[@MrHampilot]

Greeat Job on those landings...!!!!!

[@coppi60]

Great video! Good instruction technique.

[@alexanderlavrushkin8227]

I’m not sure why but I find take offs harder then landing, because as you get faster you need to put less pressure on the pedals and the plane I’m training with is really sensitive so I go all over the place, I fly in a grob 115, pretty sure the England airforce uses it.

[@Dan007UT]

i ran into that when I was learning on the piper sportcruiser. it'll get better with time! :)

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

This is a fun CFI

[@federicomaisch6812]

Congratulations!!

[@jbakeryfivjbl2413]

At 8:38 i i got a little tripy and thought they were upside down 😂😂

[@TE-iv5oWeezy]

14:03. He was happy ash

[@asianskywalker]

Could you do a video on carb heat control in a piper please.

[@ecossearthur]

Always a good session, and lots of great information!

[@eastendmafia1773]

I love the taste of mic in the morning

[@lawrencemendoza3672]

WELCOME TO THE SKY!!❤️❤️

[@jeffreymitchell2712]

Love the “Don’t swallow your mike” comment from ATC. 👍

[@PA28-181]

Master instructor!

[@simulatorpapua2498]

You are the good instructur, 😜

[@Dan007UT]

Lew you missed an opportunity for a Cessna joke when you were waiting to see how it landed with the crosswind.

[@Fellowtraveller2]

Hi Lewis, great videos and pertinent to what I am trying to achieve, i.e smoother landings. Can I ask if you use Carb Heat in your lessons, because my instructors are always using it when rpm goes below 2000rpm. Thanks.

[@LewDixAviation]

Thank you! It depends on what your aircraft POH says. In this PA28, carb heat is only used when you suspect carb icing. No need to use it for normal landings.

[@Fellowtraveller2]

@@LewDixAviation Thanks for your reply Lewis, and I see from reading comments on your other videos that I am not alone in wondering about Carb Heat. I am training in a C152 and perhaps carb icing is more likely in gravity fed fuel input than pump fed, as in low wing planes. Or maybe it’s just the design of the aircraft engine. Anyways, I wish I lived in Florida so I could come for some flight training at your school,especially the landings!

[@LewDixAviation]

@@Fellowtraveller2 No problem my friend. Yea in carbureted Cessna 172’s that I’ve flown it’s always been required when operating at low RPM.

[@Jaguar79gt]

is it the new microsoft flightsimulator 2020 ? :)))))

[@yarikleeven3242]

can you do a video of a full flight? Like no editing.

[@AlexRobinett]

I started working on landing about 2 weeks ago and man they are though but things are finally starting to click.

[@LewDixAviation]

Cool man. Landings are the most difficult part of what we do. They are not optional. Eventually you have to get the thing on the ground so learning landings can tough to grasp. Glad you’re getting it

[@quadqtg6495]

1 day ago wtf?

[@LewDixAviation]

TheQuadTriGaming he’s a channel member so he gets early access to all my videos. Here’s the link to access on a desktop. kzbin.info/door/PiPmwDammRsj7ZIzKyc74Ajoin

[@elias4214]

How many seconds does it take between touchdown and FI opens door? My instructor does same :)))

[@joblessalex]

Just flew an sr22t. Y'know, you may have sold me on this whole "flying" thing. Does it mean you did good if they let you fly clear to short final?

[@unlisted773]

Lew, I'm a student pilot in a Cherokee 140. Was surprised to see three notches of flaps with a crosswind like that. If you only used 2, would you have raised your speed higher than 65 kts on final?

[@LewDixAviation]

Hey Gipper! It’s the gusts that you would want to reduce flaps for, not a crosswind. I’m very gust my days I come in with 2 notches

[@OMARRIOO]

3:03 evill haha

[@bencalhoun8216]

Is midfield the middle of the downwind?

[@LewDixAviation]

Yes

[@PaulGarthAviation]

2:41 - "Roll some trim down". I haven't been flying in a while, but this one has always bugged me in hindsight. Are you rolling the trim wheel towards you or away from you while aircraft is descending for landing? If your hand was touching the wheel, and you moved it down, that would be towards you. I would think that pitches the nose up. Help me out!! Disclaimer: I'm not asking LewDix, as a CFI, a question. His answer is purely for my entertainment.

[@chriszeitler4613]

Roll trim wheel toward the front of the plane forcing nose down on landing. Applying flaps kicks nose up so trim for speed. I have trim full forward on landings in PA28-181, hardly have to touch the yolk and holds 65 knots at about 1700 rpm full flaps with good decent rate.

[@mr.martintorres5804]

2:08 ..... I ate me mic!!! 😂😂😂

[@dos7956]

Wp shroud

[@santiagokiwi3187]

I've got 40 hours and I've got everything nailed expect the flare 😂Just can't get it!! Argh

[@lukeyoung4000]

Look further down the runway.

[@AAVIATOR481]

I had that problem too when I started! I never wanted to fly pitch down that close to the ground... didn't feel natural lol! Once I flew the proper pitch til just off the ground - things got better!

[@amandastubbs1763]

@@AAVIATOR481 I have been the same. I flare too high! My Instructor eventually told me he won't let me slam us into the ground so "not yet" means keep descending and we'll be fine! 🤣😅😅🙂

[@Vondoodle]

I can never gauge my height above the runway - how can you do it

[@LewDixAviation]

Eyes to the end of the runway

[@Vondoodle]

@@LewDixAviation thanks 🤩 thats what everyone says. I keep watching your ‘Don’t Jerk’ video but I guess im ‘Jerk’ prone 😂

[@aequusgaming9716]

I want him to be my CFI

[@PilotPlater]

disappointed the student didn't say TEUW FIEVE!

[@BREAKERS001]

Funny how he spoke to ground thinking it was tower😂😂 Quick question btw, what sunglasses do you use so it doesn’t disrupt the view of the Nav screens etc?

[@nikohuang5198]

You have to use unpolarized sunglasses, that way you can see the screens properly. 👍

[@Acc0rd79]

Where is his Lewdix shirt? You can't be a student of the great one without a Lewdix shirt.....Shame on him!!