UND AeroCast

Faulty Approaches and Landings, Timing: Episode Released!

Anthony Bottini — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:56:54 +0000

That’s right, episode #2 of the four part series on the Faulty Approach and Landing has been released and is ready for your aviation-viewing pleasure. This episode deals with Timing factors which mainly relate to how a pilot times the flare or roundout during the final portion of an approach. Ballooning, bouncing, floating, and nose-strikes are all hazards that a pilot needs to identify and correct during the flare. Remember, if any of these errors render your approach unstable or just give you that sinking (or floating) feeling, act as a real, competent pilot would and execute a go-around. Enjoy this episode and be ready for episode 3 of Faulty Approaches and Landings which is in the works right now. Also enjoy the photos sent in from Shane Petersen - one is an aerial photo of a sea of ice in the north Pacific Ocean - crazy. Have Fun and Fly Safe!

Faulty Approaches Episode 2: Timing (HD VIDEO)

Anthony Bottini — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:40:55 +0000

UND CFI’s Mike Lents and Anthony Bottini team up again to bring to you the second episode of the four part series, “Faulty Approaches and Landings.” This episode focuses on timing considerations that could impact you and your aircraft during any phase of the approach and landing. This episode will describe different timing errors, how to make small corrections for a safe landing and when to perform a go-around should the errors cause the approach to depart from a normal, stabilized approach. The specific errors covered include the High Roundout, the Late or Rapid Roundout, Ballooning and Bouncing. Enjoy this latest AeroCast episode and stay tuned for episode 3 of the Faulty Approach series. Thanks goes out this time to Shane Petersen for sharing some amazing photos from the his trip to the far east.

Faulty Approaches, Energy Management: Episode Released!

bottini — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:00:47 +0000

UND Instructor Mike Lents is at it again. This time Mike has written a script that breaks down the FAA’s new “Faulty Approaches and Landings” topic into small, manageable sections. This first episode will be episode number one in a four part series which breaks down every variable that could cause a normal approach to turn faulty and cause the pilot to make some very serious and timely decisions. Entitled “Faulty Approaches: Energy Management”, this lesson should help to make any pilot more aware of the energy-related threats that are faced during every approach and how to correct for those threats to ensure a consistent, safe and stabilized approach. And don’t worry, we mention it a bunch in the video, but remember that if you are ever flying an approach that just doesn’t feel right and you believe it has become unstable, abandon any attempts at correcting the situation and simply go-around and try the approach again. Landings are never meant to be saved. Enjoy the episode and keep sending in those Fan Photos to undaerocast@aero.und.edu or bottini@aero.und.edu Have Fun and Fly Safe!