This Quick Tip Will Improve Your Landings

Today on Free Pilot Training, I've got a quick and easy tip for you that I think is going to really help improve your landings. Now as your instructor might have explained, all you need to do to have a perfect landing is to bring the nose of the airplane up until the cowling is on the horizon and just freeze that pitch picture there. And as the airplane slows down, the airplane will begin to sink and settle onto the runway. But he may not have told you that as the airplane slows down, the nose of the airplane wants to drop. And to find out why, let's take a look at the tail of our aircraft. If you remember from our lesson on weight and balance, the tail of our airplane is essentially an upside down wing back here in the back. And as the airplane builds up airspeed, this upside down wing creates a downward force that balances out our aircraft in flight. Because if you remember, the center of gravity in an airplane is in front of the center of lift. So the airplane is technically not balanced until you build up enough airspeed to balance it out. This means that as we build up airspeed, the tail back here creates more downforce. And that's why we're constantly having to trim our airplane to neutralize these forces. But anyway, this is important because it also applies to us when we're landing as well. Because as our airplane slows down, our tail is creating less downforce, which means we need to pull back more and more as we slow down to keep the same attitude. Now if you remember, the amount of lift that our wings produce is directly related to our airspeed. So that means that as our airplane slows down, our wings will produce less lift and our airplane will sink towards the runway as we slow down. But if this truly is an upside down wing back here, I would argue that the downforce that the tail produces decreases at the same rate as the airplane sinks towards the runway. Because both of these wings are getting about the same amount of relative wind. And that means that these should lose lift at the same rate. And I truly believe that this means that the nose drops roughly the same rate that the airplane sinks. Because of this, if you pull back on the yoke the exact speed that the airplane is sinking towards the runway, you'll be able to keep that nose frozen on the horizon. So the tip I have for you today is that instead of allowing the nose to drop down, pull back on the yoke at the same exact rate that the aircraft is sinking towards the ground. This is going to allow you to settle down onto the runway perfectly and to freeze that pitch attitude like your instructor talked about. And if I'm looking at the end of the runway and I'm freezing that cowling on the horizon and I'm pulling back at the same rate that I'm sinking towards the ground, I'm going to have a buttery smooth landing. Alright, now get out there and try this tip. I hope you enjoyed this video. If you did, please hit the like button and be sure to try this video right here. Boat, you're not going to believe this. I just bought it free pilot training. I'm going to keep on watching.