Love the footage. I'm from Spartanburg, but no longer live there, so it is very nice to see the beautiful area, especially from the seat of an Ercoupe. Thank you!
I have a 1961 Forney F1A Aircoupe, yeah I know, they changed the name from Ercoupe, and I am looking forward to getting lessons in it. Mine has factory rudder pedals and you steer on the ground with feet. I enjoy watching someone else learning. I don't feel so badly about how rusty my flying has gotten in 35 years away from flying.
Good flying! Bring in a tad more energy or add a tiny bit of power in your round out. Try and arrest the decent a bit more and let it float for just a moment in ground effect. It will make for a softer touchdown.
“I done good on that one”. Uhh, no. Failed the check ride in fact. Your statement shows how important it is to have an instructor or other objective judge of our performance along. For a simulated emergency power off approach the first step is to divide the available landing distance into three and choose a definite reference or aiming point at about 1/3 of the way into the field or in your case 1/3 of the distance down the runway. The logic behind this is that it is better to taxi, even at high speed, through the far fence than to fly into the threshold fence. You barely cleared the approach end lip of the pavement and I suspect you very subtly goosed a few hundred RPM increase somewhere during short final. I commend your smooth aircraft control throughout with this extremely clean and attractive Ercoupe and especially your interest in practicing emergencies.
He would not have failed unless he did in fact add power. Even then if he adds power for safety and then asks to redo the landing the examiner may elect to allow it. He is likely going for Sport Pilot, which follows the PtS and not the ACS. The PTS requires he makes the intended landing field in a safe manor. There are a few additional requirements, but that is the ultimate goal. His landing was decent for a student pilot. As a CFI I would suggest he arrest his sink rate and flare more prior to touch down, but the trailing link gear of this ercoupe allows for it.
Love the footage. I'm from Spartanburg, but no longer live there, so it is very nice to see the beautiful area, especially from the seat of an Ercoupe. Thank you!
I want to fly an Ercoupe!!!
I love those planes!!!
You did Great !!!
I have a 1961 Forney F1A Aircoupe, yeah I know, they changed the name from Ercoupe, and I am looking forward to getting lessons in it. Mine has factory rudder pedals
and you steer on the ground with feet. I enjoy watching someone else learning. I don't feel so badly about how rusty my flying has gotten in 35 years away from flying.
Good flying! Bring in a tad more energy or add a tiny bit of power in your round out. Try and arrest the decent a bit more and let it float for just a moment in ground effect. It will make for a softer touchdown.
“I done good on that one”. Uhh, no. Failed the check ride in fact. Your statement shows how important it is to have an instructor or other objective judge of our performance along. For a simulated emergency power off approach the first step is to divide the available landing distance into three and choose a definite reference or aiming point at about 1/3 of the way into the field or in your case 1/3 of the distance down the runway. The logic behind this is that it is better to taxi, even at high speed, through the far fence than to fly into the threshold fence. You barely cleared the approach end lip of the pavement and I suspect you very subtly goosed a few hundred RPM increase somewhere during short final. I commend your smooth aircraft control throughout with this extremely clean and attractive Ercoupe and especially your interest in practicing emergencies.
He would not have failed unless he did in fact add power. Even then if he adds power for safety and then asks to redo the landing the examiner may elect to allow it.
He is likely going for Sport Pilot, which follows the PtS and not the ACS. The PTS requires he makes the intended landing field in a safe manor. There are a few additional requirements, but that is the ultimate goal.
His landing was decent for a student pilot. As a CFI I would suggest he arrest his sink rate and flare more prior to touch down, but the trailing link gear of this ercoupe allows for it.