Balked landings/aborted approaches

[Learntolandshort]

STOL TIPS: Balked landings/aborted approaches

Taking advantage of some new camera technology we were able to get some previously hard to get air to air shots for this new video on balked landings and aborted approaches. The video is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6o-OKoFySM

and the Article is here:

https://www.backcountrypilot.org/stol-tips/stol-tips-go-arounds-balked-landings

Hopefully some people find this helpful if they are dipping their feet into the backcountry.

 

[frfly172]

Nice video,thanks for posting.

 

[Learntolandshort]

Nice video,thanks for posting.

Thanks! there is a whole series of them here if you are interested:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYXM2Qolh2BGgiVm43iRRhwzlQMxTUCv

 

[OkieAviator]

I've watched those. Great videos.

 

[Silvaire]

Ha, ha so the reason those guys have been able to make it look so easy is due to the thousands of botched landing outtakes that we never got to see before.

 

[Jimmy cooper]

Ha, ha so the reason those guys have been able to make it look so easy is due to the thousands of botched landing outtakes that we never got to see before.

Not only that but in addition to lots of time, they are flying aircraft configured exactly for this type of flying.tailwheel, Good horsepower to weight, bush gear, etc. Ohio bush plane pilot videos are very impressive, especially the fellow in the rans courier.

 

[Learntolandshort]

Ha, ha so the reason those guys have been able to make it look so easy is due to the thousands of botched landing outtakes that we never got to see before.

I would say that is accurate. Of course lots of the strips don't give you the opportunity to balk, but yes lots and lots of passes or at least a willingness to is what takes some of the risk out.

 

[Jimmy cooper]

I would say that is accurate. Of course lots of the strips don't give you the opportunity to balk, but yes lots and lots of passes or at least a willingness to is what takes some of the risk out.

Also important...many of these pilots flying bush planes use nose high, power on approaches ( hanging it on the prop, slow way down, full flaps,) which can get the novice in big trouble. Many of them are also excellent mechanics and keep their engines in top shape and settings. Some of them also die doing these landings.

 

[Learntolandshort]

Also important...many of these pilots flying bush planes use nose high, power on approaches ( hanging it on the prop, slow way down, full flaps,) which can get the novice in big trouble. Many of them are also excellent mechanics and keep their engines in top shape and settings. Some of them also die doing these landings.

we don't advocate using the "hanging it on the prop" method, that kind of leaves you without options. There might be a time and place for that, but overall it is much safer to use a steep approach letting gravity do the heavy lifting. In fact our first video in the series describes our preferred method. There are certainly many ways to skin a cat, but this one works well and is safer than hanging it off the prop.

here is the video on that method:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrPJac80W9Y&list=PLxYXM2Qolh2BGgiVm43iRRhwzlQMxTUCv