in this video I'm going to share with
you how to perfect your short field
takeoff and your short field Landing
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what is happening m0a online Ground
School Jason shappert here and I know
short field takeoffs short field
Landings it's something especially come
check ride time it's something we
struggle with we are in the series mock
check Ride May and it's more than just
mock check rides we are doing mock check
rides every week with our online Ground
School members and our member-only
webinar but here I also want to share a
little bit about preparing for that
check Ride Now short field takeoffs and
landings are something you're going to
be using in the real world but it's
certainly a a point of contention and
causes some nerves a little bit when it
comes time to the check ride who is
nervous or was nervous about hitting
their point on that short field Landing
I think everybody goes through it and
before we cut into the airplane I want
to share with you a little bit more
about a short field takeoff and a short
field Landing why are we doing them in
the first place well so often we forget
on a short field Landing it could be
because there's an obstacle out in front
of us here we could and I see this all
too often let me get two three Mike Zulu
here actually I see this all too often
where Pilots will come in and they want
to this is my Runway and they'll just
drag it on in they'll come in low and
they'll drag it drag and drag oh there's
my point drop the cut the power and drop
it right on in there boom and they land
that's not right what's really happening
is that this is my Runway I'm clearing
an obstacle
and then hitting my point that's how it
really should be so cfis don't let your
learners get away with dragging it on in
that's not a real that's a spot Landing
that's not a short Field Atlanta short
field Landing is clearing a fictitious
50-foot obstacle and then bringing it in
for landing that's one reason we have to
do it and it could be a short Runway it
could be from an obstacle it could be
any number of things short field takeoff
is the same thing in fact I teach on a
short field takeoff to use every bit of
Runway I I'll never forget I was with
one of our fellow m0a cfis and we were
practicing out of a short field and the
numbers all said it worked and
everything else and everything looked
good but I was still a little bit
nervous about it
I got out there and I grabbed this giant
stick and we're like this is uh private
you know field that we had permission to
be at and I grabbed this giant stick and
I stuck it in the ground at the midpoint
and I said if we are not Airborne by the
time we get to the stick we're boarding
that's the Midway point so I had a
little marker we got the airplane out we
used every bit of Runway and we took off
you know rotated well before the stick
we climbed out at a nice VX climb out
because a short field takeoff isn't
always just for a short field there
could be a 50-foot obstacle at the other
end of that so you're going to do a VX
remember X makes an angle my best angle
up and out of there before I lower the
nose to a v y for my best rate of climb
as well you see managing air speed
throughout the maneuver is crucial we
always say air speed is King it goes way
back to a perfect traffic pattern in
there as well now when it comes to flaps
you want to consult your pilot's
operating handbook some aircraft have 40
degrees of flaps they want you to use
them all some aircraft want flaps on
takeoff who has an aircraft that once
flaps on a short field takeoff you fly a
serious it once flaps all the time for
takeoff every aircraft is different
don't have a negative transfer of
assuming well what's right for my Cirrus
is right for my 172. that's not the case
either let's head to the airplane now
and let me show you that short field
Landing
uh we make a lot of mistakes with this
is is a Precision Landing it's a
spotlight we have different tolerances
for for private and for commercial
applicants here but the goal is that
nothing before my points and 200 or 100
feet beyond my point let me get a beam
my point my point by the way is the
beginning of the first Center Line
stripe
Markle on traffic Mike Zulu turning left
base one seven Touch and Go Marco
right
a short field Landing we get so focused
on hitting our point that we forget oh
I'm clearing an obstacle I'm clearing a
50-foot obstacle and then dropping it
down and hitting my point to maximize
the effective runway length that's the
real purpose so it's easy in a place
like Marco Island to say oh I'm gonna
drag it in I'm gonna hold it just above
the marsh here and just thinking about
my point I'll chop the power and I'll
land and people do that but that's just
a dragon and then Landing that that's
not a real
shortfield Landing so we're aiming for
the beginning from the first Centerline
stripe and by the way
you should be able to make a radio call
real quick mark on Traffic Tech to
Mike's turn final one seven Touch and Go
Marco
you should be able to land at any point
an examiner or instructor or you desire
touch down on the numbers touch down the
thousand foot marks touchdown the
beginning of the first Center Line
stripe whatever that may be now this
right here is critical AirSpeed is King
we're managing that I'm getting my last
Notch of Flaps in here
and I'm watching my point if I could
draw a circle right here I would watch
that point if that point starts creeping
up I'm getting too low and if I start
losing that point here I'm getting too
high my eyes right now are actually
looking at the beginning of the one
seven because I know I am going to float
this airplane has a tendency to float
I'm aiming ahead of my point knowing
that I'm going to float just beyond it
so let's say hypothetically we just
cleared our 50-foot obstacle all is
looking good speed is managed well
looking ahead of your point pushing that
nose ahead of that point looking good
looking good here we are we now
transition roll it out Roll It Out roll
it out and
just like that we set it down I'm just
doing touch and go car Pizza
so now that you got to see that I hope
you really uh enjoyed that here when
might we use uh VX climb versus a v y
climb or what's v actually doing VX is
gaining altitude in the shortest amount
of distance it's the greatest angle X
makes an angle v y is my rate I'm
getting the most altitude over time as
well it's usually a faster air speed so
we need to discuss how reducing pitch to
v y well it if you do it too soon you
could actually induce a descent right if
your vxvx coming out of ground effect
try to go to VY you can actually induce
a little bit of a descent there so you
have to hold that VX climb until you're
clear of your obstacle in this case it
was a fictitious 50-foot obstacle then
lower the nose to v y you see
performance in all this plays such a big
role go do this in Florida in August
with full fuel a humid day at 3 pm
you're going to get very different
perform governments than Michigan in
December do you understand what I'm
saying density altitude and performance
plays such a big role in this as well so
you need to be diving into your poh not
just to know hey what's uh Jason said to
check my flap setting check your
performance charts too please before you
attempt anything like this hey one more
thing to mention you know it is the year
of two three Mike Zulu we're giving away
a one hour Zoom session with myself and
I'm gonna conduct a mock check ride with
you I'm also going to give you four of
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where I'm going to quiz you on whatever
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and forth there'll be some mentorship
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have a blessed abundant outstanding rest
your day and most importantly remember
the good palette is always learning have
a great day everybody I'll see ya
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