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YouTube Picks - Series 1

January 04, 2008 - Video Gallery No Comments →

YouTube is full of aviation videos. Search for “Landing”, “Take-Off” or “Airplane” and you will find thousands of results. I made my own selection which I share with you in this post. This selection of ten videos covers various things like ILS approaches to the minimums in fog, mountain landings, a […]

How to make good landings in strong winds

November 18, 2007 - Flying Tips 5 Comments →

Making good landings in strong winds is not an easy thing, specially in light aircrafts. Many pilots have different techniques to land in windy conditions, and the most important thing is to find one that you understand and master.
There are two important guidelines for landings in strong winds, which are the base of all techniques:

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3.5 tips for better landings

October 26, 2007 - Flying Tips 2 Comments →

1 - Evaluate
If you read this post, you’re concerned with your landings. They’re probably good, just because you care. The first step towards bad landings (replace it with any word…) is not caring about…
If after a long landing you just say “er… the runway is plenty long…” or “er… there was tailwind” or “er… the […]