How to Land an Airplane | Landing a Cessna 172

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  @flightinsight9111 · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @IgorDz · 1 year ago

  Thanks, I&apos;m 3000ft above ground, had no idea how to land this thing until now

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  @geodavid51 · 3 years ago

  I struggled with landings until my instructor taught me pretty much the way you describe. He had me repeatedly fly all the down the runway at a height of about six feet. Once I was able to demonstrate that to him he had me set up at six feet, cut the power, and try to hold the plane at six feet. Of course, as you say, the plane slowly sinks and kisses the ground. What a sensation!

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  @proehm · 3 years ago

  As a flight instructor once said - &quot;Don&apos;t worry, you will land.&quot;

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  @Aereaux · 3 years ago

  The 1st rule in landing is do not decend below the level of the runway.

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  @valuedhumanoid6574 · 4 years ago

  I am exactly 8 flight hours into getting my PPL. When I left the classroom and made my first flight with my CFI, I did very well on the take off, cruise and turning, holds, etc. Then I lined up for my landing. Folks, the first landing in your career will never be forgotten. I was in a 1978 Cessna 172 with steam gauges. I botched the approach and had to go around. But the second approach I stayed right on the line. Then I made what is known as a &quot;porpoise landing&quot; I touched down 4 times before I kept rubber on the pavement. My CFI glanced up at me and said &quot;you don&apos;t get to put 4 landings in your logbook, so let&apos;s just keep it down to one, okay?&quot; lol I thing every new pilot has made a multiple TD landing. But you&apos;re 100% correct, airspeed is the most important variable you must control. Once you have airspeed under control, everything else just seems to fit into place.

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  @adamgreenhaus4691 · 1 year ago

  Thanks for making this video short. &nbsp;I&apos;m running out of fuel.

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  @NekoPreon693 · 3 years ago

  After this YouTube Tutorial, I&apos;m confident that I can land a plane in an emergency situation. Thank you.

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  @FugitiveMUSIC · 3 years ago (edited)

  As someone who is in a plane with no idea how to land it, this video came is clutch 👍 😄

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  @rouben8066 · 3 years ago

  Just did my first landing, touched down pretty hard because I didn&apos;t add enough back pressure, you&apos;re totally right about trying to keep the plane up in the air as long as you can so you just descend very smoothly onto the runway, hopefully next time is a lot better

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  @peterdavila3045 · 4 years ago

  I used to fly in a single engine Katana (DA20). I miss those days. When I was learning to fly, my favorite part was just going around the pattern and practice landing. Anyone can takeoff. Each landing is different.

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  @JohnPublic-dk7zd · 1 year ago

  I had a pilot who told me it was always pitch, power, and trim...get those right and everything else is gravy...he also said it was better to land a bit too firmly instead of not firm enough...he was a United 737 pilot furloughed at the time, I was teaching him 18 wheeling...while we were out on the road Alaska air lines called him, and he naturally jumped...people born to flying will always heed the call, I happy to be a rare passenger glad the folks steering love what they are doing...

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