Can you be sure that's what happened, Jason? (Have seen it for other reasons too.)
You're not teaching them right?
Size 13 feet on size 9 pedals?
Heels not resting on the floor?
They are not forced to buy new tires when they skin the current ones?
Let the beatings commence.
Can you be sure that's what happened, Jason? (Have seen it for other reasons too.)
I was helping a student and instructor hangar their aircraft when I noticed the bald spot which was difficult to see given the size of the wheel pants on the Cirrus.
Can't be 100% sure but in speaking with maintenance and other instructors, it seems to be a leading cause for this issue for some of our students in the Cirrus. I think people get used to resting their feet on the entire pedal since you use differential braking to steer at slow speeds (free castering nosewheel) which is evidently applying brake pressure on landing.
Brakes? Are we supposed to use those?
Brakes? Are we supposed to use those?
If you are really needing to stop and don't want to use the brakes you might want to consider going on through beta and into reverse. Beta will stop most of the thrust allowing a coast down but does little to actually brake the plane.
Brakes? Are we supposed to use those?
While I never flat spotted a tire, I do remember having trouble remembering to keep my toes off the brakes at first. It made for some interesting times controlling the aircraft at times...jerking the aircraft in either direction. I learned that part of my problem was having the seat too far forward.
What do you consider adequate for a primary student to land on and roll to a stop? For the purposes of discussion, let's presume using a 172.Believe me, there are very, very few flight schools that do not have a runway long enough to land on and simply roll to a stop.
GUMPH
H is HEALS ON FLOOR
A super experianced CFI used to bang this into the new guys heads.
Land the plane then brake. It keeps the new guys from balding tires. Once they skid, they clamp full hard on the brakes. In the columbias and light twins they will usually go through the tube due to weight and speed.