Land the Airplane - Me?

Lesson 3 found me in a familiar place of being full of excitement from the time that the wheels left the pavement. We went out to the practice area and worked on slow flight. This is flying the airplane in a landing configuration (full flaps) at just above the stall speed - around 55 knots. Before the lesson, RC briefed me on the traffic pattern. This is a rectangular course that VFR flights fly into an airport for landing.

We then cleaned up the aircraft (flaps in and full throttle) and headed back to the airport. Once there, RC did about 3 touch and gos. This is where you fly the traffic pattern and when your wheels are on the runway, you add full power and take off again without coming to a complete stop. For the fourth one, right after we were airborne, he told me to take the airplane as we were turning from crosswind to the downwind portion of the pattern. "Your turn to land." Super. Abeam the numbers, add in 10 degrees of flaps, pitch for 90kts when the runway threshold is at a 45 degree angle from the plane, turn base add another notch of flaps, pitch for 80kts. Ready to line up on final? Good, full flaps and pitch for 70kts. Keep it lined up. You're a little low. Remember pitch for speed - power for altitude... You have the runway made, pull the power. Keep it coming down. Hold it. Hold it. Back pressure. (see how easy it is?) BOUNCE! We're airborne again. Then we were abruptly back on terra firma.

I only got credit for one landing...

Flight time: 1.8 hours

Total time: 4.9 hours