3 Tips To Improve Your Landings - MzeroA Flight Training

[@crankMiHoffer]

One of the most subtle important features of your teaching is the constant "next" mentality. "What am I doing next? What's the next step?" There is no down time as PIC and you are one of the best in demonstrating this on KZbin.

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks!

[@stevenhair6156]

This man has a knack for teaching. He explains landing so well, you only need to hear it once or twice and it will retain. I hope he is a teacher or a professor of some sort....

[@pedrocampos5640]

Jason Schappert, I'm a private pilot from Brazil, and I'd like to say I really appreciate the work you do. Your videos always have amazing contents that are always very useful for us. Thanks a million! And most importantly remember: a good pilot is always learning!!! See ya!

[@jimi_be]

When the video started, I thought, here we go again...I've heard all this before. But, then you did the demos of what incorrect looks like which I found extremely helpful! I thought I was going to witness a tail strike a couple times...poor cessna :) Thanks for a fresh take on a familiar topic.

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thank you my friend

[@jamesdyer744]

It’s amazing to me that this man is taking the time to fly his airplane burning fuel. Purchased video equipment, teaching, editing and uploading for FREE. And I read the comments some give. Very disturbing. How did we become so unappreciative? How do people come to a training video clearly looking for training or you would not be here, but yet giving training in the comment section and correcting the trainer. 🤯

[@drinu93]

4:20 "im a little bit high"... perfect timing?

[@king.kthebest6158]

O dang

[@iBreakAnkles4Fun]

And i'm smoking a joint, coincidence?

[@My_AviationChannel]

how high are you sir?

[@My_AviationChannel]

And he says like 700 times 😂

[@trickeyrocks2340]

Its lit !

[@myadventuresinflight]

Your transitions are some of the best flares I've ever seen.

[@bourne-jagt1716]

Great video and info. I would have liked to see the cockpit view on the last landing showing “transition”.

[@dylanreichstadt8997]

My biggest issue is directional control - when I throttle idle my nose starts going all over the place and I'm trying to rudder to correct it. Would love to see tips on how to maintain directional stability during the roundout. Thanks!

[@hadleymanmusic]

More throttle?

[@LeeKobe1]

I found it helpful to watch the end of the runway through the transition (roundout). The nose doesn't come up nearly as much that way, as you generally keep it lower to avoid an aggressive sink. My experience is that most CFI's for some reason, pull back on the yoke far too much.

[@codyzumr4040]

Don't rudder correct, do slight aileron correct and I mean very certain sligh/

[@diegus012]

More slow flight practice!!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Great video! I agree, there shouldn’t be any flare in a Cessna... especially if you aren’t using full flaps

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks for watching!

[@margaretpotkay6644]

Tough crowd on some of these comments-- I really appreciated your effort and enthusiastic explanations :)

[@commentatron]

Yep, he is a natural - in this case.

[@dennis771]

90-100 downwind. 80-85 base. 70-75 finals. When runway made pull back to idel. Roundout then transition. Stall sound then touch down.

[@stemart1641]

I always wanted to be a pilot, but alas! Your videos are excellent & a thrill to watch....thank you!!

[@TriNguyen-zf3pp]

Cut the engine at final. Dive for the deck. Flare out before you hit the ground.

[@sea0fgreen33]

We need to talk about your lack of flair. I'm counting, and I only see 15 pieces...

[@adampaula1863]

you dont need flair

[@michaelfrance8665]

He said cessna doesnt flair..just transition

[@davidwrobel284]

The people that don’t get the reference lol^

[@Scoobyxxxsnax]

I’m dying 😂😂

[@muhammadsteinberg]

Office Space?

[@andreimoisin2765]

This video is very helpful! This tips will certainly help me improve my landings and bring the first solo closer to me. :))

[@spencerjohnson7103]

What are procedures like for getting those drone shots at the airport? Do the FARs lay out any requirements? Really well dony video!

[@douglasb5046]

Agree 100% that airspeed is king and GA pilots have a tendency to be to fast on the approach/landing per several research studies as evident by porpoising, multiple bounces, floating. But let me add the following. Research has also shown that rarely do GA pilots adjust Vref for aircraft weight. As the latter decreases so does the former. Moreover, light aircraft certification (not so for transport-category acft) only requires a single vref value to be specified in the POH and for max cert aircraft weight. In the case of a C172 with solo pilot and less than full fuel the true Vref will be less than the single-value stated in the POH and consequently the landing will almost certainly be too fast. Another point on the traffic circuit-great advice for non-towered airports but less so with a control tower who can, and do, request right base/straight in entries. etc.

[@andrewsanders3586]

Love the vids Jason. Keep up the good work. Love your attitude

[@johnmcgahern3946]

Pun intended? :D

[@Rocon390]

John McGahern what pun?

[@greensphinx]

John McGahern did you read aLtitude instead of aTtitude

[@yavorkaloyanov4483]

The drone shots are amazing :)

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thank you, Yavor!

[@no_fb]

Some important advices on speed and distance, thanks. A good tip, face your instruments by sitting in the left seat, how can you expect a perfect landing with an improper speed and altitude information? ;-) I didn't get this "flare" argument, you flare a C172 like any other aircraft except some navy fighters like the Hornet, unless you want to bounce or crash on the ground. You may call that transition if you like - though this would rather apply to an helicopter whose flight regime actually transitions, but "flare" is just the definition of your trajectory.

[@aky19832001]

I transitioned from Flight Simulator X to X plane 11.

[@christopherhadsell9049]

@James HodsonI'm thinking I've purchased the 'wrong' simulator (X). If I can't get it to work, I'll go to X-Plane.

[@hadeealhassanawi6413]

I transitioned when I started flying real world. FSX is awfully unrealistic.

[@mowax74]

@James Hodson in terms of fiddling about with the "scenery_packs.ini" file: there's a nice little tool called xOrganizer. When you have new scenery, ortho maps, airports etc., just start it once, and it also it also cleans up the .ini file and sorts the lines in the right order. I never had fiddled anything per hand in the ini file. Well worth the 10 bucks.

[@mowax74]

@James Hodson V2 is not free anymore. It sorts the .ini file based on asset categories. When assets are listed in the wrong category, it's most of the time a problem with the asset itself, and then xOrganizer of course sorts it wrong in the .ini file. Anyway, for me it's well worth using it, it saves tons of time.

[@EconomyFlyer]

I transitioned from Flight Simulator X to be Type Rated on the Airbus A320

[@blaubar8838]

You shouldn‘t switch the camera at yourself during final. It would be better to align the camera in direction to the runway (whole final). For students it‘s very helpful to see how the the view of the runway is changing.

[@MichaelCarrPilot]

3:50 that poor gear Life of a 172 in a flight school...

[@Spoons81]

Michael Carr haha would be lying if I said I never put a 172 down like that at my flight school

[@cessna172ident]

I remember one particular time I did that during my flight training; back when I struggled with landings. My instructor was sitting next to me and I got way too slow on short final. Ended up slamming the plane's main gear into the ground. It felt as though someone had picked me up, dropped me, and I landed on my butt. Since then, I've never had a repeat of that due to experience.

[@siic]

I thought that wasn't that bad lol. I gotta work on my landing approach because it was like for me.

[@TheNightlyNarrator]

fam thats nothing

[@lilgodzillr]

I've done worse. Much worse.

[@locust76]

I like the paint job on that Cessna

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks!

[@scarybaldguy]

Flight review tomorrow, I'm gonna have to burn these tips in because my landings after 8.5 years off have suuuucked. I pulled a few good ones last week, but not consistently.

[@Uncommon_Sense01]

Great video!! Just curious, why don't you wear sunglasses?

[@samvelez7510]

Amazing video Jason! Thanks for the lessons. Just subscribed. Binge watching the rest of your videos LOL!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@samvelez7510]

@@MzeroAFlightTraining Hi Jason, Could I get some advice? If you don't mind... In your opinion, is the Gleim Pilot handbook, comparable to the Jeppesen Manual? Thanks for your help. Sam

[@Ezra_TheKing]

why do you fly in the co-pilot seat?

[@travelmediauk786]

Superb Landing tips great to learn & thanks alot.

[@oldglory1944]

Ailerons have 3 chores; 1) make the bank to TURN the plane (99% of our flying) 2) approaching the runway: makes the BANK that stops xwind drift. 3) ON the runway: provides the ADVERSE YAW that aids rudder in directional control to brake speed.

[@jerryyang5810]

Hey Jason, just wondering how did you attach your GoPro to the wing? And where can I get the gear to do the same? Thanks!

[@NOSUGREFM]

Good stuff! Very, very helpful.

[@paulmueller7696]

Thanks this was a great video it helped a lot and you explain things so well thanks 🙏

[@arthurdelossantos3240]

Awesome video. Thank you!

[@romaindesbois7903]

How do you hold your camera outside on the wing ? Simply with the provided tape that comes with the stands ?

[@ashleytingley3275]

Airspeed is King. Got it 👍

[@mwade1263]

What’s easier yoke or stick

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

It is whatever you are used to more! Thanks for watching!

[@Robert-yj2fu]

That was a great lesson, thanks

[@dumoluhlengwenya2906]

Thank you

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@LETSROCK2NITE]

Excellent video!

[@richardrichard9878]

Excellent

[@bartgoins1782]

Great video, thanks.

[@amirnovini8386]

I like your teaching technique. Most of all dumping the word ‘flare’ - Birds flare not aircrafts!

[@TheDeanDalton]

Assuming you're calling out knots for air speeds? My Cessna 172 has been pulling to the right upon transition. When I work the rudder to bring me left the plane feels like its going to flip up and over to the right. Members of my aero club say it's only my issue. Thoughts?

[@LeeJPryer]

Thanks

[@amuomkuol]

Finale lineup #s 5 runway to horizonte _60 knots transition to touchdown.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Transition; Where you go down then go forward.

[@raysteakley8063]

the video is awesome thank you.

[@erikm9768]

Great, and subscribed!

[@jeroendekok6974]

Well that's an awesome paint job

[@dalebolen2362]

I can't put my finger on it but for some reason this is irritating I cannot listen to the sky

[@jonathanhoover1025]

Hey Jason ! I was wondering if you sold your t shirts I would love to rock a mzero a shirt at my flight school :)

[@thomasroachtravel]

For some reason, I felt like he was going to say at 11:34 "And most importantly remember pilot reports appreciated"

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Well that's appreciated too! :)

[@grullord]

Thank you!!!

[@王子霄-g9z]

What’s dat watch damn it looks good

[@desslok2]

How do I get you as my instructor?

[@eliassmith8101]

are you sitting right because you are used to it from teaching or why?

[@B1rdTheW0rd]

I’m wondering this exact thing. My guess is they just get so used to it from instructing that it becomes their preferred flying style.

[@petesmith9472]

The RAF used to say they'd judge a pilot by his skills in the circuit....

[@nixonmendeed]

Brilliant, helped me so much

[@fnfal308Rhino]

so 60 to 70 is the key for landing

[@Quarkburger]

Huh? Nothing about cross winds?

[@capagustinmex8872]

hot to get your books free?

[@ziukh3164]

Anyone knows what headphone set he uses?

[@douglassantos3700]

Bose A20

[@ziukh3164]

@@douglassantos3700 Thanks man.

[@ziukh3164]

@@douglassantos3700 Holy shit that thing's over 1000 usd :0

[@2livenoob]

7:20 Me.

[@devinbrown1995]

4:06 at least he is honest

[@joshuasilverman208]

"In this case..." Great video

[@zachbarnett5744]

Joshua Silverman I was just coming to comment that

[@gorilla_cuck_enjoyer4936]

Me watching this after porphosing

[@emcg5112]

"Now this is what a wide pattern looks like" - *proceeds to not show you the airfield to understand what a wider pattern looks like*

[@duhoff5569]

this video is so cringe

[@michaelzaug8750]

OK Hoover

[@jhanick]

He was being rhetorical

[@avrukin]

Can you show the site picture as your transitioning? You only show the front-view from outside the plane, but not what it looks like from inside the cockpit, which is really the critical point for actually knowing when to transition and what it looks like.

[@PilotCristina]

That’s kinda hard to take a picture of that cuz everyone has different sight pictures. I’m short and from someone who’s tall it looks different.

[@lachcik5084]

think of the runway at a 45 degree angle to start your turn towards the runway

[@jaimechavez2573]

Yes, told you perfect! He don´t putthe view to looks from inside the cockpit its the critical when you need makes the flare and pull up

[@dailydose273]

all his videos hide critical information or pictures that you actually need to verify. this guy is neaky.

[@weandrikombieni2120]

He means power on for landing, and started to dercrease you air speed with your left hand by figuring out the distance in front.

[@Dlumber8]

Drinking game...take a sip every time he says ‘in this case’

[@CTTechGaming]

I was thinking this with the word perfect haha

[@jamesdyer744]

Rude

[@traviswhite6721]

Lmao

[@matt309]

Also applys to some russian teachers

[@TheKittyClink]

My liver

[@DutchFlightTours]

Used your tips in my flightlesson yesterday and FINALLY! After having like 40+ landings (some good, some bad) I aced all of them each time in the circuit. Usually I have some real good landings some at random, but now every time I aced them and it felt so good! Thank you so freakinh much!

[@shawnjones83]

Why the weird camera angle for your final "transition" landing, instead of the nice wing-mounted camera you used for all the other examples? It's impossible to see what you are trying to demonstrate from the camera pointed at the front of the plane from far down the runway.

[@julianalen3099]

Great vídeo. I'm a flight instructor in Argentina and i'm agree with you when you Say that a perfect landing starts with a perfect pattern. The only thing i instruct different is not to use flaps until you are in base or final leg being sure that , if the engine quits, you re gonna make it to the runway any way. And i agree that we don't flare , we transsittion. Thanks for your dedication... Cheers from the southern country

[@76groundschoolchick]

Is there a lot of general aviation in Argentina? Where in Argentina?

[@elpidiomanuelalvarenga4223]

@@76groundschoolchick Hi. I'm from Argentina, too, and you may say there is a lot of GA here. But I think that if our economy were better, many more people would own small airplanes, so mostly the activity is in air schools and clubs scattered throughout this large country. However, most are around Buenos Aires where I live. My flying is at a near village called Cañuelas, in Tecnam P2002, doing my private pilot course. Cheers.

[@paranoiahax]

Hey, in one of your videos you mentioned putting the centerline over your right shoulder when seated in the left seat. This worked out great for me! Also the tip “transition to slow flight” really improved my round out into ground effect. Thanks Jason.

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hey Adrian! Happy to hear that the tips helped out. Thanks for the support!

[@katejorgensen6113]

Love that you fly in the right hand seat. I’m learning to fly in that seat as I co pilot my 20 year experienced new partner. In Australia we drive right hand so it feels natural to me! My partner uses the word Flare but I know what he means. My instructor says I’m a natural ( at 52Im not so sure) but really it’s all the practice and having pre lesson explanations of concepts via the internet that have helped me get it. Awesome work. Thanks

[@jbl7092]

I'll never forget my first solo cross-country from Houston Hobby to San Antonio International (really - we could do that back in the 70's). Approach control held me at 2500 feet on base for runway 12 R. A Braniff jet flew underneath my 150 (I could see the stripes on the co-pilot's shoulders) and the tower then just said turn final, cleared to land. Wow. I came off the power and hit full flaps and landed on the numbers from a 2500 ft. base leg. It was the first time I hadn't flown a traffic pattern but my training kicked in and I just flew it. Same coming back to Houston. Tower made me go around in a long circling approach to avoid a Southwest jet and I just flew it. My message here is airmanship and flexibility. I was a little rattled not having the cues I got in flying a pattern, but you don't always have that choice. Great channel. I just subscribed.

[@paulcredmond]

The bad landings you demonstrated, I've done them a bunch of times. I think what I gained from this was delaying the round out a little bit, I had a habit of doing it early and then stalling a little high which made a hard landing or flaring with too much speed which made the airplane fly more, which I'd have to correct with a little power to stop it stalling. It's a bit of an art form getting landings right.

[@sonny3854]

Moral of the story ... when you see long legs, don't approach hard.

[@SkyNdiveProductions]

This was such a huge help that I went flying today and made 4 great landings! Air speed is king

[@ZicajosProductions]

I thought "why would he take the wheel fairings off of such a beautiful Cessna"... I quickly realized why lol. Great vid great info!

[@Yaco_Taco]

I always have trouble knowing how high I am above the runway especially since I land on a lot of different sizes of runways

[@abbieamavi]

*I needed this, perfect timing because I'm doing my full lesson hour of landings tomorrow with my CFI and I really need to make sure I don't make him wet his shorts! so far, we've had some close calls, I do some sloppy touch and go's* :L

[@DerpOtron9k]

How did it go?

[@Pat1711]

@@DerpOtron9k The world may never know~

[@mikebrown9761]

Watched some of your good landing advise and just got back from another lesson. Instructor says it was my best landings. Thanks.

[@Ryan-sw4xy]

Large jets like the 777 and 747 don't really flare like this guy says. Jets don't really flare in general. Certainly not the ERJ-175 that I fly. You just fly them with power onto the runway. They are generally already in a nose up attitude during final. In a 172, you pull the power back way earlier and flare it until the stall horn goes off and it plops onto the runway. To me, that's more of a flare than what you'd do in a jet.

[@PilotPlater]

yeah this is what I'm thinking, the faster the airplane the less you want to get it near stall speed close to the ground.

[@erich2312]

On a good landing the stall warning horn shouldn't be going off, maybe slightly from a gust of wind right as you touch down. No matter what phase of flight though, a stall warning horn is the indication of an imminent stall, not a good sign no matter what, it's the same thing as the stick shaker going off in the jets. That being said, many people believe that good slow flight technique is to hear the stall warning horn the whole time during the maneuver as well but that is poor technique. If you don't believe me, check out the latest version of the airplane flying handbook. If the stall warning horn goes off during slow flight you should increase your speed by about 10 knots in a 172. Also, the technical term for slow-flight is any speed less than cruise. Hope this helps some people, lastly on a side note, the airspeeds he mentioned will be different for your make and model of aircraft, please refer to the POH for the airspeeds specific to your aircraft.

[@PilotPlater]

Eric Housman the technical definition of slow Flight ia between the endurance speed and stall speed. I wouldn't call endurance cruise, it's far from it. People practice slow Flight with a constant or near-constant stall warning because that is closer to Flight at minimum controllable airspeed, which is the point of the maneuver. You enter the slow Flight range well before that though yes. There's nothing wrong with hearing a stall horn in the flare in most light aircraft. It depends on how sensitive the horn is. Many taildraggers you can't get to a 3-point attitude without the horn. For a 172 I am not a believer that you *should* hear the horn like some people suggest, but if it comes on when I'm a few feet above the ground it doesn't bother me at all. A stall at that stage is just a smooth touchdown.

[@erich2312]

Andy Plater I would agree on some of those points. Definitely depends on the aircraft. AFH says slow flight is flight just under the AOA that will cause a buffet or stall warning. Meaning the stall horn wouldn't be going off. In the 172 POH maximum endurance speed is at 60% power which still gives a speed of 100 knots roughly. Well above slow flight speeds and is considered a cruise speed. I did mention the first time that hearing the stall horn just before touch down happens quite often for lots of planes especially if it's gusty but holding the airplane at up to a full stall before it touches down isn't good technique to me.

[@essel23fly]

I don’t think he’s aiming for jet pilots. Landing a 172 is totally different compared to jets. It’s the main issue I see with new FOs at my airline, they do the chop and drop like in a 172. It takes awhile for them to understand they need to almost land with power. My personal tip for best landings is the trim, have the airplane with slightly above normal nose up trim on touchdown and you will roll it on every time.

[@Mimsk]

I don't get why there's so much emphasis on staying close enough to make runway if engine quits. We learn to fly so we can leave the pattern obviously. Engine reliability shouldn't be the driving factor to determine how wide a pattern you fly IMO. A wider patter would not require as much bank and allow plenty of time to correct if required. And at the same time could even keep the stall/spin at bay since the pilot isn't rushing to keep it tight and not overshoot. What say you?

[@jameshubbert3217]

As someone who is about 10 hours into my flight training, if I had to guess its about the time it takes to recover. I agree that engine reliability shouldn't be a driving factor, but it should be considered nonetheless. When flying at altitude you have time to react to an engine failure, whereas when you're in the pattern you don't have the luxury of disposable altitude. If you can't make it to the runway, then you essentially have one option to land and that is pretty much in front of you as you don't have the altitude to maneuver to a potentially safe landing area. In addition, making hasty unplanned maneuvers to areas that are not the runway is dangerous especially when there is other traffic in the area. Depending where you are in the pattern, at pattern height, you might not have enough altitude to get to the runway. For example say you fly an extended crosswind and then your engine quits. Then you have to make an extended base to get back to the runway, and while you might be able to make it, sometimes you can't. A perfect pattern should keep you where you need to be in the event of any type of failure, but also allow enough time to make the maneuvers to the different sections of the pattern. If there's one thing I've learned so far it's that when you're in the air, always have a backup plan because the minute you start to panic is the minutes you make things worse.

[@callsignguardian6364]

That’s actually really helpful. Just want to know how do you record your voice on the ac?

[@dream8178]

This was a really awesome tutorial, i still need those books though lol

[@mannyyalda8725]

I'm a student pilot in Chicago, with my third instructor all good pilots but not good instructors. I always come back to Jason to listen to and watch his amazing videos to comprehend what flying is all about. Thank you I wish I was in Florida and attending your school at MzeroA!!!

[@diegus012]

Great video and tips! I’d just add not to be so obsessed with “greasing it”. Just get it in there at a reasonable sink rate, straight, without floating too long, and most importantly, hit the intended touchdown point!

[@zizomagdy]

Keep in mind always say to yourself pitch,power and trim..

[@tallboywitshortpants]

Just yesterday I had the landing down. Like dude, I thought I was Chuck Yeager in the making lol. Then flew again today and kept jacking up on the landing.

[@kellywinshurst5853]

I know this comment is old, but same!

[@valkyrie8986]

Ugh! Same! Even bounced. Was so upset with myself.

[@MichaelRexford1]

Getting ready to solo in the next couple days. Your videos have helped so much. I appreciate you 🙌

[@MichaelLloyd]

Awesome... now I know what I was doing wrong yesterday... flaring. I kept losing the end of the runway and I was landing in a 6-8 kt crosswind (about 70° off of the left side) and once I lost sight of the runway it became a salvaging operation. It was the first (thru fifth) time that I had landed an aircraft in 22.5 years. I've got a few more hours of dual (BFR) and I'll have useful pilots license again...

[@warhammmer1000]

2 deg of angle on final app, and he's saying all looking good :))

[@aztecwarrior6284]

I wish I viewed this before Jan 31 , damn!! great videosv, thanks

[@Sky_Burger88]

This is a excellent video. One of my favorite Cessna 172 landing videos on KZbin. Did you use a drone for some of the photography? 7:20 The different outside views are really helpful. I like the overhead view 11:05 as your crossing the threshold.

[@Sky_Burger88]

What are the 3 ways?

[@twistedmr]

jeez dude you deliver the info like a race caller or a auctioneer..i need a valium after watching..pity it seems good content.

[@johnblackmore4304]

Great video Jason! I have to admit, I had a hard time concentrating with that sweet piece of hardware on your wrist- the Breitling aerospace is a great watch!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

hahah thank you

[@rogercamp2910]

MzeroA Flight Training I fly with the Breitling emergency on my wrist Only because my better half (or her indoors) saysmi have to. Roger - CFM Shadow pilot

[@BillSmith-rx9rm]

You didn't really explain what the transition is. At least I couldn't discern it. It seemed to be the same as the flare.

[@Hhhhh12864]

It’s all definitions, watch a 747 do a flare and you see the cockpit shooting straight at the sky. What he means is just to pull back as the cockpit lowers and keep pulling back but don’t flare where you don’t see the runaway. I’m sure you landed while not flaring and just called it a flare, he’s just trying to get the terminology right, or just trying to be different for more comments who knows. Either way if you landed a Cessna before then you “transitioned”. You really can’t flare a Cessna or you either ballon or have a very very hard landing.