2 Tips To Improve Your Landings Forever!

Want to improve your landings? You're not alone! In today's video, I'm going to share 2 tips to improve your landings forever! Whether you're a student pilot looking to perfect your technique or an experienced aviator aiming for smoother touchdowns, these tips are game-changers. This video has already helped countless pilots achieve better, more consistent landings, and now it's your turn. Let's dive in and make every landing a great one!
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[@shyammohabir8283]

This is the BEST explanation on a smooth landing. "Airspeed, numbers, when number disappear below you, pull power to idle (keep a little power) transition to slow flight, maintain altitude , keep nose pull up until cowling touch the end of the runway!" - Well THAT IS YOUR MONEY FOR a Pilot - Perfect Landings!!!!

[@zetareticulan321]

You use the numbers as your aiming point?

[@aroopghosh1381]

I have been flying since 1988 widebody aircrafts . Currently flying the B787 . I absolutely use a bit of power till the time the main gears touch. Gives me butter soft touch downs every time. Absolutely agree with you. Perfect training 👍

[@AeroNerd]

🙌

[@jongwooklee4459]

I was so lost in landing recently even though my log book says I did more than 500 landings. So I have been trying to find the tips and tricks for smooth landing in youtube. Most of them tell me perfect traffic pattern, airspeed, and so on. I know these things are very important but my landings were somewhat wrong. But oh, man…this is the best tips. I will use your tips on every landing. Thank you!!!!! (I hope I will pass checkride next week…)

[@desmonddoss4133]

I always put so much pressure on myself to make a good landing. After watching this instructional video it gave me a completely different goal for my next landing. No more pressure, just go around and try it again. Wouldn’t it be nice if life had go arounds too…The only thing that messes up a good go around, is a better landing… you are a good instructor. Your approach to making it basic first, then let’s build from there is spot on. Very grateful

[@richardmiller8992]

This is why there are planes that require more than one crew member so we all come together to achieve one goal get to where we going safely when we put our knowledge and different opinions to solve a problem so good on you brother

[@bradleys2320]

Paying attention to seat height is easily overlooked but critical. Also the "Lindbergh Reference" was very helpful for me.

[@josephrasberry961]

Thank you. I am going to begin the process of obtaining my pilot license. This was great practical experience and I also could feel what you were describing as the video was very good. Thanks by the way I will be 70 tomorrow. New adventure fro me!

[@DaddyRecon1]

Nicely done, all too often pilots do not practice go arounds. Preparing for a go around is a key component.

[@gunthermayrtv9637]

8hrs student aviator here. I really had a hard time during landing. Thank you for this video, it really helps a lot. Hope this coming Monday to have a smooth landing using some of ur tips. keep it up bro.

[@wingnut3578]

GO AROUND! Excellent advice! Love it!

[@AeroNerd]

Thanks for the comment!

[@davidpeterson1521]

Two good books on teaching: 7 Laws of the Teacher, 7 Laws of the Learner. Great video thanks for your perspective.

[@JanethKalisa]

I'm having the 7th hour but still having issues with landings but I'll use this to improve 🥺❤️ Thank you so much 😭❤️ I'll come back and say how good I am at landing with your help ❤

[@ErminF1]

Can't even express how much I appreciate this video.

[@AeroNerd]

Thanks for the comment!

[@pfv3462]

This is the BEST explanation for treat all landings as a go-around! I do catch myself flying too fast on landing if I am too high above the glide slope, and then forcing the plane to land! This causes the plane to rise again instead of descending, and then I have this hard landing I'm going to get more into slow flight with every type of aircraft in the flight sim but here you don't have a good feeling about how high you are above the runway! What about the flaps to do a go-around?

[@AeroNerd]

I would practice slow flight really low over the runway in your Skyhawk… don’t land, but try to fly as low as you can for about the first 3rd of the runway just so you can get that “sight picture”. This is what really helped my students get those smoooooth landings! After the first 3rd of the runway, go around. As soon as you have a positive rate, slowly raise one flap at a time and keep that positive rate going whether if you are flying Vx or Vy. Or as directed my the manufacturer. Thanks for the comment! More content once per week!

[@pfv3462]

@@AeroNerdThanks for your comment, I look forward to learning more! Now that I am a retired military man at home taking care of my sick wife, the flight sim is the only thing left to explore the world!

[@ArnfinnSorensen]

Thank you for a very different but encouraging style! My main problem is that I am frightened of prop strike … so I suddenly feel … oh, I need to pull up … and then I kind of wobble towards the runway. I will try your tips. Greetings from Norway!

[@kevindean2016]

Great teaching. Thabk you!

[@AeroNerd]

I’m glad it helped!!

[@RustyClam]

When I was learning how to fly, my circumstances caused me to have a private CFI. He had his own Skyhawk XP. He was always worried about making it to the field and having enough altitude. Me not knowing anything about flying. He taught me how to land using what’s called the Sarajevo approach, or combat approach. It took me a long time to figure out how to land an airplane because it was so scary. But once I mastered it, it saved my butt more than once. He also had me fly under the hood quite a bit and that also save me seeing how I would fly back-and-forth to the Bahamas in the morning over glassy water. We did a lot of stall recoveries. which I highly recommend. Flying at night was one of my favorite things to do. This was in 1970.

[@markstroble5597]

Can you explain the Sarajevo approach? Thank you

[@markstroble5597]

Sarajevo approach??

[@Haedus85]

It must be nice to adjust the seats. Most the Cessnas I train in have broken seats. Last time I could barely even see the end of the props 🤣

[@AeroNerd]

Wow, that can be a safety concern if the seats are broken in aircraft. Especially the pilot seat. There have been cases where planes had crashed due to broken seats! Please be careful!!

[@aviationmotivation4957]

I have always felt that a little power during the transition or flare was beneficial but my instructor would always say full idle. Thanks for the info!

[@MoonRock-ij8ni]

soft field technique says add power. when practicing, making it smooth without power is important for both short field and power off 180 and typically harder to learn. A lot of the problems with hard landings comes from transitioning to slow flight too early, pitching too high and not aligning with the runway. In single engine planes full idle from abeam the touchdown point in the pattern is safer incase you have an engine failure on base or final, you'll have enough energy to touch down safely and you have extra power if you need to adjust for normal landings.

[@RAUSHANMURSHID]

My instructor insist on idle power also but this feels unnatural to me.

[@BK-it6te]

Excellent

[@profdrkoraytekinobezitemer1115]

Great explanation,thanks. I did my first solo flight last week, there was a hook barrier at the beginning of RW22 (LTBU) and a crosswind 7knots which is above limits of first solo. I guess I strarted to flare a bit early and just try to keep flying 10 feets above the runway to shorten the taxi time before reaching exit point (3km long RW) After reaching the middle of the runway I pull the throttle idle and pull the stick back and wait for touch down. Diamond DA 20 C1 bumped once and I did not wait for second! And full throtlle to go around. Iuckly managed to land on my second attemp safely and smoothly. Early flare is second important issue as I understand.

[@JhunM69]

Hello Ty! First, of all, I am not a pilot nor taking any classes right now but a friend of mine in the Philippines is already a licensed Private Pilot and currently working to get his commercial license. Needless to say, he got me to become interested in becoming a private pilot myself hahaha. So now I found myself watching videos NOT necessarily to learn (can't really just learn by watching videos) but to get some idea of what I need to learn. I must say, this is the first time I came across your video and I like the way how you explain things, and you made a lot of sense.... so thank you for sharing your knowledge, am sure a lot of pilots are gonna benefits from your videos.

[@rusavolk]

You are very good at explaining the aviation processes. I am sure we all agree that your explanation is very on-point and excludes most of the nonsense. Exclusive nonsense is essential since it creates unnessesery clutter in the learning curve! Thank you for all your time and for saving time for others! I've learned a LOT by watching your instructions.

[@brentsheldon8667]

Very good video. Just hit the subscriber button. I am about to solo and have to agree with everything you said. Thanks for the advice.

[@AeroNerd]

Thanks for the comment!

[@PICOTTSportsEnt]

Excellent explanation on landings! I am looking forward to incorporating your advice during my next flight. ✈️👍🏽😀

[@elbola-yl9ds]

Thank you!!!! You have helped me a lot! God bless you brother!

[@AeroNerd]

Glad it helped!!

[@maritestaylor8458]

Helped me thanks

[@AeroNerd]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment 😁

[@MifLa996]

This is one of the best instruction video ive seen for landing!!

[@GoBo223]

Affects of working within the cercadian low of sleep phase my boi..lol thank u for ur determination tho...ive only just finished my private pilot ground school n glad I found ur channel...keep up the good work bloopers n all lol

[@AeroNerd]

Thank you! More to come soon! At least 1 vid per week now!

[@kishorpillai1873]

Nice video, many thanks. I have a PPL and after getting my licence, due to covid and other personal reasons, I was not able to fly for almost 4 years. A couple of months before I did visit my school and found it too difficult to land and even after 10 hrs I was not ready for Solo. After watching your video, I realised that one of the reasons for my inconsistent flare was perhaps due to the lower seat height. I now remember that during my PPL training, I used to sit on cushions to allow me a good view of the cowling as you have demonstrated in your video. Another issue I faced this time was the great amount of pressure I felt on my hands while flaring. I remember that, during my PPL training, I used just three of my left fingers to flare gently and every time, atleast 20 solo, I did good smooth landing. But during this visit I had no idea how to get rid of the pressure while maintaining Airspeed and Aiming point using Trim and Power adjustments respectively or rather I would say , I cannot recollect what I was doing right with the controls to give me a smooth yoke, which could be manipulated with just 3 fingers effortlessly, during my PPL training whichever C172R Aircraft I flew. Very much appreciate if you could throw some light on this, how to get rid of the pressure, so that I could do better landing next time around.

[@ivyunscripted]

This was helpful. I'm in the middle of a pinch hitter course with no previous flight experience or study (other than helping my husband study for his PPL). So I'm learning to fly and land from the right seat. My biggest issue right now is learning when to transition from flying just above the runway to flaring. Thanks for these tips.

[@fabiocevuard9216]

That's the Best explanation to me . I adopted recently that bad habit, of thinking about Landing, all the time. As consequence i was told of by the instructors, cause i was trying to fix a 'slight' bounce, not knowing how terrible it could be! Just, many thanks for the advice, of course every approach is a GO Around, and it has to be priority number 1. Thankyou very much Sir, I will try to work on that 😊🙏🙏🙏

[@zarrocap]

Great video!

[@AeroNerd]

Thanks for the comment!

[@AnsarMALIK-df8el]

Great video

[@AeroNerd]

Thanks for the comment!

[@Sharkx006]

Great tips boss I use a little power in the land especially if I’m flying the C206 with max weight she’s a heavy plane. I like the mental change for preparing for a go around I don’t know why we have this gotta land it mentality, I will take your tips and put them in my tool kit. Thanks 🙏

[@muhammadsteinberg]

You are correct!...I've been a licensed pilot for +38yrs. I watch these channels to reinforce things I know, learn some interesting new ways to do things I've done a certain way for years and on some occasions break bad habits. I might add that absolutely nothing beats quality stick time. Being somewhat tall I've never had seat height issues. With that being said somewhere along the way I learned how to judge ground height by the front quarter of the windshield during transition.

[@theGoonofDominion]

video ends with a recording "go around" I love it!

[@roflopoulos1633]

I'm so glad I found your channel. Huge respect for all you do, thanks for everything.

[@larrysouthern5098]

Great Video!!...I stopped at 06:50 and a lightbulb popped on. 💡... I thought ... he's talking about Aircraft Carrier Landings!!! If you watch any cockpit video of carrier landings..They are doing Touch and Gos...... They nevet stop FLYING THE AIRCRAFT... if they miss "the trap"...they are already in afterburner mode... I have tried it with simple Home pc flight simulators..and you will succeed most of the time if you think and do a "Touch and Go" in the landing profile!!! Most people look at Carrier Landing and think "THOSE GUYS ARE NUTS"...not really... Thank you for your tutaledge and expertise!!! I am a new viewer and I will be watching from now on..and do some back viewing on your older stuff!!! Thank you Sir!!! ..🐦.. 👀

[@nisookh]

One of the best CFI training vids .

[@ibiufos]

I'm a Pilot in training and have 8 hrs. I have a great CFi and wouldn't change anything she's great. She makes me feel comfortable and never gets stern. And first and foremost I believe that's the most important thing is to learning to fly, have a good CFI. I'm loving flying that much I want to fly every chance I get. At the moment I do 2 hrs a week I wanted to do 2 hr flights but she said it's better to just do 1 hr flights as not to practise to many things in that lesson. As it is getting more difficult to remember everything in the lesson. Believe me if you haven't done it yet at least go for the first lesson. it's worth it Certainly helps not to leave it to long between lessons also, I did wait until I had put enough money aside to make sure I didn't have to stop half way through. Blues sky's and safe flying everyone. From Australia 🇦🇺 ♥

[@ibiufos]

I've been a Pilot for just over 4mth months now. it's the best feeling ever to be in control of the plane. I often practice landings when ever I can as every landing is different and I've gone around a few times. I know it's hard for some people they think they just have to land and not look bad in front of people because most times there is always someone watching you land. I've gone around twice not knowing that 2 CFI,s were watching both times ,1 for a gust of wind and the other just didn't feel right and both have said better to make the decision to go around rather than be remembered as the bloke that stuffed up a landing and damaged the plane and I know of 4 bad landings that will be remembered because of damage to the Aircraft, plus the mental damage to the person flying and that takes a lot longer to get over rather than thinking it's not going to look good for not landing. Safe flying everyone from Australia 🇦🇺

[@captainkhan2352]

Thanks for sharing, Always helpful 👍🏻

[@MrNanah38]

You are truly a kind person.

[@BudFunOne]

Great video and analogies. Thanks

[@zerohero6602]

Just found your channel, great info. Liked and subscribed

[@ahmadoudiop8547]

Thanks so much for the advices, am preparing for my solo and this will come in handy

[@kuriskoandco]

Thank you thank you thank you!!

[@AeroNerd]

Glad this helped a little!! 😁

[@nabildhifallah6964]

it's very interesting point in landing

[@davidnelson4707]

job well done ,simple but effective ,well illustrated

[@budowens6478]

Good job explaining! This helps me with reminding myself for a go around.

[@CaptBesweri]

Thx I Also got a better explanation of landing, seat height and the famous look to the end of the runway

[@Nghilifa]

Thanks for this! I'm doing my training right now, and I've been struggling a bit with my flare and hold-off technique , so I'll try that "trick" by placing the nose/cowling at the end of the runway. The runway is short here, and of grass instead of being paved, so we use a steeper approach (approx 5 degrees) coming in to land, and thus we flare and retard the throttle to idle once we pass the numbers, but as far as the flaring technique that you described, it should still apply. Thanks!

[@angeliquelegrand2942]

Thank you for these landing tips!! Female 50+ PPL student 😄 from the Netherlands!

[@fh3204]

Legend

[@AeroNerd]

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[@alexissuazo3122]

Thanks for the tips, will definitely implement it during future landings.

[@aubreyparrish9289]

Will be trying this today!

[@pilotxander]

Great tips going to try these tips on my next lesson currently working on my private and yes your right being a pilot is great and lots of fun lol

[@mleem5230]

Excellent and easy narration. THANX

[@wingnut3578]

wait. 1. MOVE your seat up. 2. Prepare for go around ALWAYS! 3. Practice.

[@AeroNerd]

Yes that too 😁

[@HisWayHomestead]

love the rocket model behind you

[@EDDYTHEPILOT]

This video was so helpful thank you for it.🙏🏽💜

[@dwighttaylor5107]

Awesome content

[@WilliamsWings]

GPS in the wrong way! Lol that got my like!

[@bulamoves2987]

Crazy, thats pretty much da exact way how i teach landings. Good stuff braddah 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@Rocky-sy9zt]

Ok, you're enthusiasm and excitement for aviation alone are worth subscribing for. Look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@douglasprellinger8911]

Excellent. Just excellent. Thank you.

[@GatorBall]

Great video. I will practice this.

[@survivalhealthandhealingtv5651]

GREAT ATTITUDE AND SMILE! YOU HAVE A VERY RELAXED WAY TO TEACH AND THAT IS A GOOD THING! KEEP TEACHING! GREAT JOB!

[@claudiaigna4221]

wow wish i was familiar with a go around for my solo😅 thank you for this video. super cool

[@michealalkour1452]

شرح جيد . الف شكر كابتن

[@spiassociates9534]

My Man, (excuse my Note knowing or seeing your name); "straight-up, you're absolutely EXCELLENT in presenting the complexity of flight instruction and simplifying it to where most interested persons can understand. I'm a former US AIR FORCE member (if you haven't already guessed) but aside from that, want to, yet have never personally learned to fly. In sum, I'll be watching your videos in an effort to learn, in hopes of maybe "transitioning" from an (X-Plane Simulator) to the real thing? Thank you! and keep what you're doing! James

[@MultiMarciano]

hi mate I just subscribe now and let me tell you I have been watching loads of aircraft videos and I learned much more here in 10 mins than on all those videos..congrats man and thanks

[@cafeconideas7440]

Excellent explanation

[@mkirungi]

Was very helpful video captain...thank you

[@GustavObermeyer1889]

In fact my landings at night are better. Since my peripheral view has been detoriated due to my oldness I concentrate on the speed the runway get wider. At night the side lights give me a good estimation of my altitude. Thus I can even make smooth landing without landing lights.

[@noelborge1484]

Thank You !

[@tonyescottobene]

: ) Awesome #Happy Landings!

[@jonheredia8789]

Love the way you teach.... will be retiring soon and thinking of getting my private pilot's license.

[@markloveder3392]

Great information and well put across. Good job 😊

[@Native_love]

I LOVE YOUR TEACHING STYLE!!! Subbed!

[@adeniranjoshua2197]

Hi, I like your bleeper clips plesae do carry on with them

[@user-fo6jx3me6o]

Wow thata worth listing to 🙂

[@brianwaltman7001]

Great video brother! Thanks!

[@Cosme422]

Oh my God! Broah! You sound like a great instructor, but I think that you should also be a comedian 😂😂😂 I was laughing so hard that everyone at my house came to see what I was laughing about! At 18:59 🤣🤣🤣 and thanks for this video!

[@denisonpizzato1311]

Tnks man after 50 years I Will do This

[@riod43]

My chair doesn't go up any further. So I just use the Lindbergh reference.

[@vinsavi]

What is that??

[@riod43]

The side of the window that makes out like a triangular shape

[@husseinalmaliki7482]

hi man, I love your video, it helps me a lot with my flight, however, I was wondering if you could make a video about the power-off 180. Thank you for all the amazing job you do.

[@nisookh]

❤❤❤❤❤ amazing vid! Thank you

[@circuitmonkey6653]

"Improve America's landings"... *eagle screech in Freedom, sheds single tear

[@raymondjackson6069]

Flight simmer here; I have a business and one of my customers is a pilot, and I know I drive him crazy talking aviation. But once I asked him, how does he land straight on the runway, like not sideways crabbing. And he said easy, replace a couple of sets of landing gear, at like 20G a pop... you'll learn, really fast! By the way, your lessons really help.

[@caribbaviator7058]

No wonder some of my landings I smacked the rwy 💀💀 I had to move my seat forward. Next flight I'll walk with a cushion to sit on.

[@AeroNerd]

Great idea!

[@lawrenceellison2972]

Yep… Buttery smooth is the key

[@RGWv]

I've seen a lot of certificates, but I've never seen one which is entitled CFII

[@patudom]

If I had seen this video before I got my PPL license, I would save lot of time and money.

[@victorlaw4]

Hello Sir, are there any method to judge the height/ timing to transition in order to avoid hard landing? Appreciated!

[@hordi1ful]

perfect!

[@muradkadimbekov7090]

I don't know how, but I want you to be my flight instructor! :)

[@jdub7771]

I'm training in a piper warrior. My instructor has us land with power off, when abeam to the numbers. He said he has us do this to get used to landing in an emergency/engine cut out. Initially I found this hard. Recently I've been smoking my landings and should be soloing in the next couple of weeks God willing. Does anyone else do landings like this?

[@AeroNerd]

For initial training I can see your instructor’s logic. However keep in mind if you were to pursue heavier jets such as corporate or airline, I would train to land on the 1000 footers instead of the numbers. There’s a study from FOQA about why jets land short the runway because everyone is trained to land on the numbers. I’ll make a new video about this soon. You will eventually get your own style of smooth landings. There lots of ways to land. You’ll get there! 😁

[@nietztsuki]

Keep in mind that there is more than one way to approach the landing process. When I was a teenager back in the mid 1960’s, I got my introduction to flight training in a Globe Swift from my father - a military trained WWII P-40 and P-47 fighter pilot, and later a flight instructor for the Army. He taught landings much differently than how they are taught today. My father treated every landing as a precision, power-off, flight maneuver. He would allow me to add power ONLY if I misjudged the glide so badly that I could not reach the runway. The use of power was, by his method, a sign of poor technique. I recognize that flight instruction has changed over the past 60 years, but there is still merit in manner that flying was taught back in the golden age of aviation. To this day I still land using tight patterns and no power except when necessary.

[@hishamzohary7753]

You are the best