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Greased Landings
Posted: March 18th, 2020, 8:35 pm
by UAL905 MARK DI DOMENICO
Looking at the Hub stats, I see quite a few low two digit landings. (-20fpm, -28fpm)
No matter how smooth I think I land, I'm still up there in the low three digits.
What's your secret for a smooth landing?
Regards,
Mark
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: March 19th, 2020, 5:38 pm
by UAL001 Gary Price
Bloody Mary's...... the more I drink during the flight, the better the landing - every time.
Actually, I have no idea how to land most planes well. Especially the Airbus..... those planes are a different kind of flying... altogether...
(I am getting good at the A330 however)
Gary
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: March 19th, 2020, 7:35 pm
by UAL909 Filipe Nunez
no idea im in the 250-300fpm on B737\A320,, ~350fpm on heavies
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: March 24th, 2020, 10:10 am
by UAL1277 Kevin Finch
I don't know if these will help but here are some Youtube vids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joOI4X5Vka8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHXFWKkX1zg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qnriMfIbEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ute-k8l_AQ
These are all FSX/P3D centric. I would imagine the premise is close in XP but I can't say for certain because of the different flight modules in that sim.
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: March 29th, 2020, 1:01 pm
by UAL905 MARK DI DOMENICO
Thanks Kevin!
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: April 7th, 2020, 5:31 am
by UAL916 Ray Browell
I get lucky every now and again. Other then that, I am usually in the triple digits as well. I think my average is just a shade under 300.
Personally I have reason to believe that landing a heavy at 20fpm might scare the living dog sh*t right out of me in real life. I would rather feel the landing and know I am firmly on the ground and not feel like I am sliding off the runway in one fashion or the other.
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: April 7th, 2020, 10:56 am
by UAL905 MARK DI DOMENICO
Thanks Ray,
I luck out every now and then, but I'm usually in the 100-300 -fpm range myself.
Not something I obsess over, I was just trying to get the Hub landing rate stats down a little.
Stay Safe!
Mark UAL905
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: April 7th, 2020, 5:57 pm
by UAL916 Ray Browell
Contrary to my "I would love to feel the landing thing" I do try hard for a smooth landing and get aggravated when I don't get in the award zone
I truly am onboard with lowering hub #'s for sure. Now if we just scrub my numbers off the charts we should dip down a few points
I need new tires and wheels after my landings
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: April 7th, 2020, 9:14 pm
by UAL905 MARK DI DOMENICO
I can't help the harder than usual landings. I spent 23 years in Naval Aviation so all my landings are controlled crashes!
Re: Greased Landings
Posted: April 12th, 2020, 6:21 am
by UAL916 Ray Browell
Any landing we can walk away from was a good landing.
