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I started wheel landings on lesson 4. I'm still unable to figure out that the plane is down on the ground from the sight picture of the runway ahead compared to the fuselage of the plane.

Thanks man. That does give me some hope. My 4th lesson was much better than the others but still not there yet to do it solo.

Everything you are saying here is EXACTLY what my CFI is telling me. It's just that I can't do it right. He tried to teach me to roll on one wheel and I thought that was crazy! LOL! We haven't gone over the 3 point landing yet because he says that I should master the wheel landing first. I...

He says that I have to "work the plane onto the ground" and he wants me to "dance with the rudder pedals" to keep the plane steered straight on the runway. It just seems like when I hit that first time, it has too much energy on the wheels and I get the bounce.

Yup. He says that I frequently come in too high (I can see that) and when I drop the nose I pick up too much speed. I am supposed to keep 80mph during final and then once I flare out, I add a little bit of power so I can prevent the bounce on the wheels.

I just finished my 3rd training session with a Super Decathlon to get my tailwheel endorsement and it's not going well at all. While the plane behaves like I would expect in flyiing around and holding heading and power, I'm having a really hard time on the landings. Specifically the wheel...

I don't see anything wrong with it. I learned on my own at my own pace and did very well on the test. One will still have to keep current regardless of what you score on the test. I am still rereading material I did study months ago and getting better insight now that I have the license and...

100% this. I can't wait to experience that as well. It leaves only you, yourself, and you to do things right and to listen to your own scolding for messing up. When I come down hard, I can blame it on myself and self-reflect on what I did wrong. Good story Gary! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for a very empathetic and understanding response. I appreciate it and will definitely take your advice to avoid in the real world as well as on these boards.

But I already did my research and chose the glider before I even joined the club. I discussed it thoroughly with my instructor in AZ as well as the salesman. I put a downpayment on the glider once I solo'd the first time. It's a new world we live in that I have to try not to tell someone that...

The last day before my checkride, I wanted to quit. My instructor got on my butt for literally everything I was doing. He let nothing get by without chastising me. By mid-day I was exhausted and was so overwhelmed with all the mistakes I made, I just had to go home and tell myself that if I...

I didn't argue anything though.

Knickname in high school football team.

There was 3 people who asked me if I was buying a personal glider. From what you are suggesting, I should tell them no and surprise everyone when I bring one to the club. Is that going to save me the trolling? Will I be seen like everyone else at the club? I don't think that will shelter...

I haven't displayed any aggressiveness here in this thread. I don't know a fraction of everything there is to know. I go there to gain experience. However, I don't need someone asking me if I know what a stall is. And I don't go around broadcasting that I'm buying a brand new glider. People...

It's not like I was deliberating not flying the carat to **** off the club members. And yes, I know it's minimum approach speed. It was perfectly suitable for me to fly it since there was 0 headwind. Are you apart of my club?

Yes, he knew I had recently gotten my license. No matter how anyone here wants to put it, that question is completely unacceptable no matter what his intent was for asking it. It's literally an insult to almost anyone who is learning to fly or have flown before. It can be taken the way I took...

Agree. I have never spun a glider yet. I've been shown wingovers (which are very fun) but nothing else.

I've got a lot of hours for that, but yes, I might as well take advantage of the many hours I will accumulate and go commercial.

It doesn't cost that much. It's 270k - 300k new.