kimberlyanne546
Final Approach
I just posted this in another thread when speaking to a student pilot.
Do any of you remember the "old" you (the student pilot days)?
For example, on your first solo or solo cross countries, what did you used to do that you would do differently now?
Here is what I posted:
Here is the "old" me:
OMG there is another plane in the pattern, I will sit here on the ground and wait for him to land, no matter what, because what if my little airplane doesn't take off or I make the runway unusable for him!!!!
Here is the "pilot" me at the hold short line for the active runway at a nontowered airport, upon seeing and hearing other planes in the pattern coming in to land:
1. What type of aircraft is it? Is it faster or slower than me?
2. What leg of the pattern is it on? Downwind = definitely ok, Base = ok only if a very slow plane (and not an ultralight, they fly a tighter pattern), Final = never ok and kinda rude.
3. Can I safely make it onto the runway and into my upwind before the other pilot touches down? Is the other pilot doing a touch and go or is he going to put the plane away? If a touch and go, how soon will he catch up with me if I'm also doing pattern work? In this case sometimes it makes sense to wait since the 152 is slower than most.
Do any of you remember the "old" you (the student pilot days)?
For example, on your first solo or solo cross countries, what did you used to do that you would do differently now?
Here is what I posted:
Here is the "old" me:
OMG there is another plane in the pattern, I will sit here on the ground and wait for him to land, no matter what, because what if my little airplane doesn't take off or I make the runway unusable for him!!!!
Here is the "pilot" me at the hold short line for the active runway at a nontowered airport, upon seeing and hearing other planes in the pattern coming in to land:
1. What type of aircraft is it? Is it faster or slower than me?
2. What leg of the pattern is it on? Downwind = definitely ok, Base = ok only if a very slow plane (and not an ultralight, they fly a tighter pattern), Final = never ok and kinda rude.
3. Can I safely make it onto the runway and into my upwind before the other pilot touches down? Is the other pilot doing a touch and go or is he going to put the plane away? If a touch and go, how soon will he catch up with me if I'm also doing pattern work? In this case sometimes it makes sense to wait since the 152 is slower than most.