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Alpha Kilo Warrior said:
I hope you all enjoyed the eclipse this past Monday! Below is an unlisted video from this past Sunday. I have been trying to schedule this flight for a few weeks now. The airport is KDXR in Danbury, CT. I went through my logbook and have an approach here when I was a student pilot from 2003. I was with a CFI at the time, and I vaguely remember this approach into Runway 35. 21 years later I attempted it again solo and had too much energy. Looking back from Sunday, I remember focusing too much on the runway and not monitoring my airspeed. There were no approach aids either. I made the mistake of not adding full flaps (2 of 3 were configured). I also was getting site tracked by the terrain and did not feel comfortable. I thought about going around before the numbers. I was strapped for time as I only had the plane for 2 hours and trying again would have put me delayed on the return. It was a sloppy approach and go around. Yesterday, I texted my CFI and have requested additional short-field training at an actual airport with a short field. Pretending I'm doing short field landings on a larger airport is way different. Only flying to class D airports with large Runways for the past 2 months are nice and forgiving and have made my skills lax. I'm open to constructive criticism. :idea:

I'm trying again this Sunday at KDXR, the winds look to be out of the west so they may be using Runway 26. Here is a link to the AFD: https://aeronav.faa.gov/afd/21mar2024/ne_34_21MAR2024.pdf

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I'm surprised you couldn't stick that landing, flaps or not. You might have carried a tad much airspeed but that was a long field.
 
In case useful, tips for DXR:
- consider noise abatement (for example on right downwind 35, avoid flying over Lake Waubeeka/community) ... and it appears you did avoid it.
- On final 35, it can be disconcerting descending through the valley as the terrain rises abv your altitude, on both sides.
(and pucker factor departing 17, more so) :)
- when Summer arrives, in warm/hot weather (sunny day), the pond on short final 35; expect momentary impact on descent path, right before runway threshold
- if/when considering a first night-flight into DXR, bring instructor (terrain, towers- often notam'd with lights out of service, etc.)

Thanks for making 'unlisted' video available for input/comment on POA.
Appears could have made the landing safely, but ... if you had any doubt about landing/rollout, appropriate decision to go around.
Nice demonstration for your learning experience!
 
MikeNY said:
In case useful, tips for DXR:
- consider noise abatement (for example on right downwind 35, avoid flying over Lake Waubeeka/community) ... and it appears you did avoid it.
- On final 35, it can be disconcerting descending through the valley as the terrain rises abv your altitude, on both sides.
(and pucker factor departing 17, more so) :)
- when Summer arrives, in warm/hot weather (sunny day), the pond on short final 35; expect momentary impact on descent path, right before runway threshold
- if/when considering a first night-flight into DXR, bring instructor (terrain, towers- often notam'd with lights out of service, etc.)

Thanks for making 'unlisted' video available for input/comment on POA.
Appears could have made the landing safely, but ... if you had any doubt about landing/rollout, appropriate decision to go around.
Nice demonstration for your learning experience!
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Thanks for the tips Mike, I watched my approach around 8 times so far, and I think 5 of the 8 times I say to myself "I could have made it." But there was doubt and I would rather be safe than sorry.
 
Not a CFI, and maybe I'll get heat for this...but if you're posting things on the Internet you're already going to get worse advice than I could possibly give.

If you want to learn how to do short field, my recommendation is to first learn how to do power off 180's with your instructor. Don't worry about how close you get to your aiming point. It's all about airspeed management and approach with idle power. Not close to idle, all the way to the stop. In my opinion, being able to consistently land the aircraft from downwind at idle gives you the skill and confidence to make better landings.

Typical PAPI is 3 degrees. A typical PA-28 at best glide, clean, is something like 9 or 10 to 1 glide, or about 6 degrees, if my memory and math are right. At idle power at 1.3Vs0 and just 25 degrees flaps, you're going to be even steeper than that. That's OK. The plane is absolutely happy doing that, and you should be, too.

My advice for the power off 180's is plan on landing about 1/3 down the runway, immediately pitch for best glide, and stay at that speed until you're on final and have the runway made. It will come up fast if you're not used to it. Then slow the plane down and add flaps to steepen your approach as required. Once you do a few, you'll realize that even without power, you have a great ability to control your approach, and that slower is steeper. That may be counter-intuitive at first.

The controversial statement is that approach aids aren't, to either a beginning pilot or to a PA-28 in VFR. If you're coming in at the correct speed and power setting, they're always going to say too high, IMO. If you fly the lights down, in a PA-28, you're too flat, and have too much power. I come in just a tiny bit above idle, at a little less than Vx on final. Pull the power back, and crossing the threshold I'm at the idle stop. Some people will say you can't smoothly land a hershey bar PA-28 at idle power, and they're incorrect. BUT...you probably can't do it by flying a 737 approach at 1.5 Vs0 and chopping the power over the numbers, either.

Or to flip it around, if you're floating a PA-28 halfway down the runway, you're too fast and probably too flat. (Reading the above, it's long winded, sorry, and yeah, I do fly a Cherokee a bit like a Cub. I'm good with that.)
 
Albany Tom said:
If you want to learn how to do short field, my recommendation is to first learn how to do power off 180's with your instructor.
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I had my CFI review my landing attempt video and asked him for some help with short field yesterday (at a real short field). We are headed to 42B this Sunday. I will bring this up to him, I think this is a great idea Albany Tom. Thanks for the internet advice. Note: I am old enough to remember getting things in the regular mail where you use a telephone to dial the internet and hear "You've Got Mail"!

I appreciate the help.

https://www.facebook.com/Goodspeed42B/
 
We took advantage of the calm early morning conditions in CT to fly over to 42B, Goodspeed, in East Haddam, CT. It was a 10-minute flight from my Homebase of KHFD. Although I currently hold a PPL and have 150 hours, I asked my CFI instructor to refresh my short field landing techniques. The airplane is a PA-28-161. It has been over 14 years since I landed at this airport. The vide is 18 minutes long and is in real time once we arrived at 42B. I perform 3 full stop landings and takeoffs here. Overall, I was happy with my landings. I need to keep working on these techniques and not forget them. I think it's a good idea for me to go to an uncontrolled short field airport once a month as opposed to once a year.

 
I took the warrior up this past Friday morning to do some sight seeing about 3.5 miles Southeast of Hartford-Brainard to a town called Glastonbury, CT. It was in the class Delta, so I had permission to orbit at 1,500'. Its not the "most exciting" video but it was a calm relaxing flight. I invite you to spend a few minutes of your time checking it out. Trying out a new editing feature - I switch between the camera views, each time I spoke on Mic I cut to the internal camera view. Otherwise, the wing camera is shown.

:) This video has chapters to jump to key moments.

Have a great day!
 
The following two videos go with the one above this post.

Landing practice on Runway 2 at KHFD right hand traffic in Class D airspace. Wind calm with (3) three aircraft in the pattern.
Landing 2 of 3

Landing 3 of 3
In this #short I played with some post editing skills for added humor toward the end of the video. Have a great weekend.
 
When I flew with my CFI 3 weeks ago, returning to KHFD (Hartford, CT), he had me practice a Power off 180. I retarded the power to idle abeam the numbers, and my instinct was to turn immediately to the numbers. I waited till about 400' before adding any flaps slowly, 10deg, 25deg then 40deg. I have not tried this solo yet, but I think I could handle this (simulated). This is the 2nd time this year we did this. I love it, it helps build my confidence with the airplane and I think I need to try this by myself. Have any of you done this maneuver during your training?
 
I have not been in the Cherokee PA-151 (N7259F) in many weeks. This past Saturday, I woke up to a calm day with not an ounce of turbulence. I decided to practice my non-towered radio operations. The Flight was super smooth on this fine day. Published this morning, this is my longest video to date. It is unedited (timewise) the full 44-minute round trip flight from KHFD HArtford to 4B8 in Plainville, CT. I have chapters set up as I do not expect ppl to sit through all 44 minutes! Check out this fine non-towered airport in CT.
 
The following video is part of the 4B8 Flight from last Saturday. YouTube somehow ruined the video footage I uploaded with rubber banding, and it is skipping at the end around the 36-minute mark. I have uploaded the last five minutes of the approach with just the external view of the GoPro Hero 12. I can see the Student Pilot on his 1st solo on the final approach coming into Runway 2. See if you can spot him.
 
I would like to thank all those that have watched a few of my videos in the past "Tree" months. In appreciation of your support, I would like to offer: A paid in full Discovery Flight experience, located at Meriden Aviation Center at Markham Airport (KMMK) in Meriden, CT. Please watch the video below for more information.
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Salute o7, to all the Veterans on this Memorial Day Weekend. I knocked some rust off doing some pattern work and experimenting with a new GoPro setting in Hartford, CT. If you get the itch to press play below be sure to watch at max resolution (the highest, it will let you) the detail is super and so is the file size!
 
Such a beautiful Memorial Day weekend in New England. Also, a beautiful way to showcase northern CT and southern MA is via a timelapse. Here is the view from 3,500' under a Cherokee 140's wing. I added some commentary with the video of the HArtford, CT to Worcester, MA flight.
 
This week is a two for one deal, because I know can't get enough of my videos!
I flew on Saturday over Seymour, CT as requested by a fan/viewer of my channel. Live in CT, MA, NY or RI and want a flyover? Let me know.

Then on Sunday I took a tour of the Connecticut River from Hartford, CT to Old Saybrook, CT. I sped the video up 400% and the 60fps GoPro camera did not let me down. Listen to your favorite Youtuber comment on this flight as an added treat.
Have a Sparkling day!
 
I received my Complex Endorsement in the Piper Arrow last month and am currently building seat time to get more comfortable with the Avionics and V-speeds. I picked a short hop from Meriden, CT to HArtford, CT to practice. Check out the Sunrise flight 6:40am from last Friday!
 
June 16, 2024
I returned to the airport where I passed my Private Pilot Check ride 14 years ago last week. Shes something special, and I got to land behind Avelo-401 a 737 departing to the east!
 
New series for the Channel, Flying over CT's Golf Courses ⛳. ️‍♂️ Join me on an exhilarating aerial adventure as I explore the stunning golf courses of Connecticut from the sky!
 
Part-2 of the CT golf course video, my approach, landing and departure from KMM a non-towered Airport
KMMK
Meriden Markham Municipal
Elevation: 103'
Traffic Pattern: 1,100'
ASOS: (203) 639-9405 134.925
CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
Runway: 18/-36 3,100' x 75
 
A nine-minute, real-time flyover at 2,400, from:
Milford to Hamden, CT. Flyover the Wilbur Cross Parkway and Heros' Tunnel at West Rock. Check it out!
 
Class Delta Airspace Orbit, Flyover Manchester Country Club (Three GoPro Cameras) July 13,2024 Hartford/Manchester CT
 
July 14, 2024 ⛳
Sunday Morning Departure from Hartford, CT to Cromwell, CT over the TPC at River Highlands.
 
July 4, 2024
Class D Airspace City Approach and Landing in a Piper Warrior ✈️
Tower had me report a right downwind for Runway 20 at KHFD, the city of HArtford was a beautiful sight to see from the under-wing camera.
 
July 4, 2024 Flight
Aircraft: PA-28-151
Route: KHFD to KOXC
Type: VFR at 3,900'(clouds) Timelapse
 
August 14, 2024
Aircraft: PA-28-151
Location: Shenipsit Lake, Connecticut at 5,500'
 
Coming back into KHFD from a sight-seeing flight, the Tower asked me to perform a right 360-degree turn for spacing. Took the time to relax and enjoy the local scenery. Come along for the ride! ATC audio, captions and an under-wing GoPro camera recording at 60fps take in these views!
August 22, 2024
Location: 4 miles South-SW of Hartford-Brainard
 
On a calm VFR day in August, I take to the skies over Connecticut, capturing the experience with three GoPro cameras. This flight showcases the true essence of general aviation—complete freedom as I navigate across the state, taking in the lush green scenery from 2,700 feet.
 
A friend of mine and I took to the skies over Hartford CT for the last week of August. The skies were calm and lovely for this 1/2-hour flight around the city. We had a LADYBUG stuck in the window ledge of the Piper Warrior as we were orbiting over his house. We captured the little fella on the GoPro.

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My flight experience from KHFD (Hartford,CT) to KBAF (Westfield/Springfield, MA) Through the Published Class C VFR Transition Route.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Letter to Airmen: LTA-Y90-18

 
Hartford to Chester in Connecticut. Lots of trees, end of summer fight
KHFD to KSNC
9/7/2024
 
Donut Delivery to the ATC at Hartford-Brainard. Additionally, some interesting facts about the town of Chester, CT.
KSNC to KHFD
9/7/2024
 
I really enjoy your YouTube videos. It gives a nice picture of what being a private pilot flying a very basic GA airplane can do. Thanks!
 
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