Even without flaps, short final pitch to sink enough to bring throttle into play as a very accurate glide angle and rate of descent control allows us to touchdown slowly and softly on the desired spot. This works with shallow or steep glide angle. Forward slip gives a bit better view of touchdown zone but adjustment must be made for increase in airspeed when we return to longitudinal alignment. Wolfgang's "stall down" using the apparent rate of closure.
Even though not very well exectued, this is well described in «Stick and rudder». Slower approaches with higher AoA is not commonly taught today for different reasons, but it is a tried and tested - and widely practiced - short field and backcountry technique. Since you would be carrying very little energy on short final, pushing the nose down to gain just enough for a flare is not such a bad idea. With a modern and powerful engine, a blast of power will do nicely instead, but these probably was not that many horses in the stable on this Aeronca. I would say the problem was not the attempted technique, but the timing. Even though much less aggressive, and with bigger margins, I am currently practicing techniques like this. It works. I have improved my spot landings greatly.
@@yamkaw346 uh, no. You have to land at the threshold that is marked and not before or you scratch. Diving adds energy. Proper energy management would have you dropping down steeply in a slightly nose up attitude then adding power to arrest the descent before touching down with absolute minimal energy at the mark.
@@AnonyMous-jf4lc No sir, you are incorrect. On the final landing of the run in this competition (arkanSTOL) your landing is measured from the base of the obstacle to your stopping point. Coming in slow and diving over the obstacle is the way to do it if you want to be competitive.
That looked more like a drone attack than a landing!
Even without flaps, short final pitch to sink enough to bring throttle into play as a very accurate glide angle and rate of descent control allows us to touchdown slowly and softly on the desired spot. This works with shallow or steep glide angle. Forward slip gives a bit better view of touchdown zone but adjustment must be made for increase in airspeed when we return to longitudinal alignment. Wolfgang's "stall down" using the apparent rate of closure.
Even though not very well exectued, this is well described in «Stick and rudder». Slower approaches with higher AoA is not commonly taught today for different reasons, but it is a tried and tested - and widely practiced - short field and backcountry technique. Since you would be carrying very little energy on short final, pushing the nose down to gain just enough for a flare is not such a bad idea. With a modern and powerful engine, a blast of power will do nicely instead, but these probably was not that many horses in the stable on this Aeronca. I would say the problem was not the attempted technique, but the timing.
Even though much less aggressive, and with bigger margins, I am currently practicing techniques like this. It works. I have improved my spot landings greatly.
Taking that one home on a trailer.
Ouch said the landing gear!
More practice before contest
When you really want to prove that you can afford a retracable gear plane to your buddies
It appears he attempted a forward slip to show off, and bollocked it.
Hilarious pilot error 😂😂😂
I'm thinking that was a wind shear. Look at the elevators, he did not dive bomb that approach.
Very well cold have been, that valley does change directions right along that area.
Was just an aggressive approach in competition. Pilot did not report any wind shear
Pitching down completely defeats the purpose of bleeding of airspeed!!!
Unless you bleed off too much
@@grandenauto3214 Pitching down gains airspeed. Doesn't bleed it off.
Ouch 😣
Well…. Anything you can walk away from
How NOT to side slip an airplane on approach. That's an arrival, not a landing.
Thou must maintain thoust airspeed least the ground rise up and smite thee
Diving for the runway is never a good idea.
Kmakaszi Pilot
Bummer, I see wing and gear repair in that birds future. 😐
Definitely sucks, I felt bad for the kid and the aircraft
And a total strip down of the engine 😊
@@petesmith9472 prop strikes on big birdies could cause internal damage..
@@petesmith9472Nope, he was able to find extra landing gear and a prop locally and flew it home the very next day.
& Prop strike
And that’s why you don’t pitch down to drop after the obstacle.
In competition you do.
@@yamkaw346 there are other ways to manage energy, especially in a cub, clear the obstacle, and land short.
@@AnonyMous-jf4lc In this competition you have to land as close to the obstacle as you can. You’re not competitive is you don’t dive in.
@@yamkaw346 uh, no. You have to land at the threshold that is marked and not before or you scratch. Diving adds energy. Proper energy management would have you dropping down steeply in a slightly nose up attitude then adding power to arrest the descent before touching down with absolute minimal energy at the mark.
@@AnonyMous-jf4lc No sir, you are incorrect. On the final landing of the run in this competition (arkanSTOL) your landing is measured from the base of the obstacle to your stopping point. Coming in slow and diving over the obstacle is the way to do it if you want to be competitive.
the stabilized approach, the flare, not here... wheel landing.... not here... Nincompoop in a dubiously maintained airplane... got that.
I think the pilot is 19 years old - Just not enough experience
he can afford it
He is definitely doing better than I was at 19
the world is full of reckless pilots
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.