Flight from KRHV towards Lick Observatory, low pass over unpopulated area, air work, and return for 1 landing at KRHV.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Saturday, December 21, 2019
N291DR 1.0 Airball data gathering flight
Short data gathering flight towards Calero Reservoir. 1 landing, at KRHV.
Sunday, December 8, 2019
N291DR 1.1 Mary Short landing practice
Short landing practice with CFI "Mary", all in closed traffic at KRHV.
Learned to come in at ~ 40 knots, using power to control glide path, round out just after the fence at Rwys 31 at KRHV, and be able to stop well before taxiway Bravo. Many touch and goes, 2 full stop landings. In all of them I could have stopped at Bravo; one was a bit long but that was because I came across the fence at 45 kias instead of 40 kias.
On one circuit, I slowed down to 40 kias while still on downwind, and CFI noticed I was in a skid. Very bad combination! Next time, I will remember to maintain my normal approach speed of at least 50 kias until I am established on some sort of final approach, then back off the speed.
On one landing I was coming in with lots of energy so I basically held it at 40 kias, cut power. and "parachuted" down on a very steep glidepath, and flared successfully.
Learned to come in at ~ 40 knots, using power to control glide path, round out just after the fence at Rwys 31 at KRHV, and be able to stop well before taxiway Bravo. Many touch and goes, 2 full stop landings. In all of them I could have stopped at Bravo; one was a bit long but that was because I came across the fence at 45 kias instead of 40 kias.
On one circuit, I slowed down to 40 kias while still on downwind, and CFI noticed I was in a skid. Very bad combination! Next time, I will remember to maintain my normal approach speed of at least 50 kias until I am established on some sort of final approach, then back off the speed.
On one landing I was coming in with lots of energy so I basically held it at 40 kias, cut power. and "parachuted" down on a very steep glidepath, and flared successfully.
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