Originally Posted by
twk3395
So I have about 18 hours of flight time and when I went up earlier today with my instructor, a couple of hours before I was supposed to complete a pre-solo check-ride (my flight school requires it). The landings were bad but not completely horrible (the plane was able to be used again), however, they were far from solo quality. His biggest complaint was the lack of rudder usage. However, the flight before he said my rudder usage was excellent. Does anyone have any tips for using rudder on landing? Any exercises or tips to help build rudder usage? And a completely random question but, how many hours is average for soloing?
I'm guessing that the needle-ball[turn and bank to you] is not in your scan. The ball needs to be centered at all times for coordinated flight. If the ball is not centered- step on it. I don't think you have tied everything together yet and are flying mechanically. Watch the ball. Keep the nose straight on landing(rudder), stay lined up (aileron). Watch the ball. Some will disagree but it's a start. Good Luck
