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Old 06-08-2010 | 04:27 PM
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warbirdboy91
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From: 1976 Cessna 172M
Default Need help with landings

Hey all,

I hope this is the right place to post, I just am seeking some advice and input to help me with my landings. I have quite a few hours now, in the 30s. I wasn't allowed to solo b/c I did not have my medical yet, so a lot of that time was doing touch and goes while waiting for the letter from the FAA. I recently received it, and now am trying to prepare to solo, finally. Basically, I do fine flying the pattern and approach, right down to the numbers. When i comes time to settle the aircraft down however, nothing seems to go right. My flares are ok, but I think I am over-reacting on the controls or something. The planes just thrusts around and usually a hard landing follows. On the other hand, if I'm too light on the controls, I just come down hard, plain and simple. Is there something I am missing or not getting here? My CFI isn't even sure what the problem is. I want to solo soo bad, but I can't seem to get past this. I am flying with a different CFI next week to see if he can help, but I figured I'd ask on here as well. Thanks a lot!
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