tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post6462655823769027434..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Aerodynamic Stall / Spin: Cessna 172P Skyhawk II, N54222; accident occurred April 02, 2019 at Oconee County Regional Airport (KCEU), Clemson, South CarolinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-79047820979478510802021-04-01T14:36:14.377-04:002021-04-01T14:36:14.377-04:00I think PC sims get too much grief. I've only...I think PC sims get too much grief. I've only found them to be helpful - particularly for IFR training/currency, but also for avionics training (huge help for me with the 430). No, they're not much use for judging flare, but you can use them to practice power management. Kennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169913695764689966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-74335197494707368722021-03-29T18:56:33.810-04:002021-03-29T18:56:33.810-04:00And just because you can "fly" X-Plane o...And just because you can "fly" X-Plane or Microsoft MSFS does not mean you can fly the real thing (bad habits start with PC-based flight sims vs. starting out cold turkey in the real world unless you are truly a natural pilot of which there are...this guy not being one of them). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-59443972706841484672021-03-29T18:53:16.245-04:002021-03-29T18:53:16.245-04:00"If a student can't perform a normal land..."If a student can't perform a normal landing in essentially zero wind conditions on a 5000 foot runway after almost 60 hours of training, the student should find another hobby."<br /><br />You beat me to it. These events seem to be on the increase at least in reports on KR: unusually high time student solos who wind up in an accident report over a basic skill they should have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-11350451341314251412021-03-29T09:09:50.732-04:002021-03-29T09:09:50.732-04:00Hmmm...Pilot claims he flared, mains touched down,...Hmmm...Pilot claims he flared, mains touched down, then nosewheel, yet he was able to become airborne with light backpressure on the yoke.<br /><br />There's no way he could have had enough energy to lift off again in a normal landing. He forced it on, pushed the nose down and got a shimmy because he was going too fast. Then he panicked, got airborne again because he was too fast, then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com