I Need Help With Numbers

kimberlyanne546

kimberlyanne546

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OK so here is the deal:

If you had to rate a landing from a 1 to a 10 what would you call each number?

I'm not very good at being mean to people, so I have only come up with 10 through 8.

I need your creative juices to help me write 7 through 1.

10 - Greaser!

9 - Damn Near Perfect

8 - Pretty Darned Good

Thanks for your help.

Kimberly
 
1 - Barely survivable, airplane bent.

2 - Barely survivable, airplane not bent.

3 - It was crap, but no one screamed.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
OK so here is the deal:

If you had to rate a landing from a 1 to a 10 what would you call each number?

I'm not very good at being mean to people, so I have only come up with 10 through 8.

I need your creative juices to help me write 7 through 1.

10 - Greaser!

9 - Damn Near Perfect

8 - Pretty Darned Good

Thanks for your help.

Kimberly
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Somewhere in the middle like 4 or 5 - "you gonna log all of those bounces, or just the last one?"

Also in the middle - "last time I saw that much float was at a parade"
 
I love everyone jumped at the chance to write for "1" but nobody wants to write about the middle numbers - average / mediocre landings.
 
I only see 6 and 7 missing.

7. Maybe it will be better if no one is looking

6. Can I see your solo endorsement?
 
1. You can fly again.
2. The plane can fly again.
3. Navy Pilot.
4. The plane can fly again without A&P intervention.
5. Be sure to check 121.5
 
10: Nice
9: I could have done better
8: Needs work
7: I'll try to forget that one
6: did you not see the runway?
5: Next time open your eyes.
4: Well, mechanics have job security.
3: What's my insurance agents phone number?
2: You might want to check the runway for fod.
1: Yard sale
 
If its a perfect landing in perfect conditions then it is not a 10; on the other hand, a barely acceptable landing in dismal conditions could rate as high.
 
Too many choices! Now I have to print the labels:

The number "1" has:

(from my non pilot friend on FB):

Oh god, oh god, we're gonna die

or

Get me an ambulance

or

Help me find the pieces

or

Ditchmaker

or

They don't build "landing" gear like that anymore

or

You a backhoe operator?

or

Barely surviveable, airplane bent

or

Did we land or were we just shot down

or

You can fly again

or

Yard Sale
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
If you had to rate a landing [...] what would you call each number?
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You only need 4.
OK
Fair
No Grade
Cut

There's also the perfect pass, OK, but you won't need that. Just give everyone a 'Fair' unless your dog is in a good mood.

Nauga,
and his DUX DNKUA
 
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nauga said:
You only need 4.
OK
Fair
No Grade
Cut

There's also the perfect pass, OK, but you won't need that. Just give everyone a 'Fair' unless your dog is in a good mood.

Nauga,
and his DUX DNKUA
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Sorry, but I already printed 10 sets of the numbers one through ten, rain proofed them, and held them together with binder rings for easy flipping. I just need to add little sayings next to the numbers 1-10 for more fun.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
I just need to add little sayings next to the numbers 1-10 for more fun.
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Just put "It looked good to me, Paddles" next to all the less-than-perfect scores. :D

Nauga,
who is having a little fun
 
Since you want to avoid a negative response:

10) Excellent landing
9) great Landing
8) good landing
7) great effort!
6) nice effort!
5) good effort
4) excellent try
3) you landed!
2) thanks for coming
1) your alive!
 
John221us said:
Since you want to avoid a negative response:

10) Excellent landing
9) great Landing
8) good landing
7) great effort!
6) nice effort!
5) good effort
4) excellent try
3) you landed!
2) thanks for coming
1) your alive!
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No. I said I am bad at being negative so I was reaching out to others to do it for me!

I think the negative ones are funny, especially ones like "Yard Sale".

But I do like "thanks for coming" and "you're alive" regardless!
 
I just realized if I made 10 sets I don't have to choose a number one. Each set can say something different!
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
No. I said I am bad at being negative so I was reaching out to others to do it for me!

I think the negative ones are funny, especially ones like "Yard Sale".

But I do like "thanks for coming" and "you're alive" regardless!
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It was kind of a poke at how schools never give negative feed back to kids now days. Everyone gets a ribbon.
 
John221us said:
It was kind of a poke at how schools never give negative feed back to kids now days. Everyone gets a ribbon.
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Thanks for posting that was FANTASTIC!!!!

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Scale of 10 level is too many for typical male to discern as evidenced by this color chart.

how_men_and_women_see_colors.jpg
 
A good landing begins well back in the pattern. The "help me find the pieces" landing usually was bad from the get-go.

Assign points for each phase -
1 pt - Downwind at correct altitude and airspeed
1 pt - Begin descent opposite touchdown point and maintain correct airspeed
1 pt - Turn base at correct point and airspeed
1 pt - Base to final at correct point and airspeed
2 pt - Cross threshhold at correct altitude and airspeed
2 pt - Flair at correct altitude
2 pt - Touchdown at aiming point w/no bounce

YMMV Use whatever significant checkpoints you wish and assign points that are indicative of their importance. Since we're talking energy management, you might want to include a bonus for not having to add power at any point to make up for a poor approach. (Taking out too much power, too soon.)
 
MoltenLava said:
Scale of 10 level is too many for typical male to discern as evidenced by this color chart.

how_men_and_women_see_colors.jpg
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Except that has a scale of seven. I only understand six basic colors. I have no clue what mauve is.
 
Great ideas, except:

1. You can't see much of the pattern because the ridge is in the way.
2. You can't see final because the trees are in the way.
3. You can't see the touch-down point because the pilots all know the spectators are at the west end they land at the east end and then taxi down the runway as thought they nailed a greaser.

Other than that, its perfect.

upstateny said:
A good landing begins well back in the pattern. The "help me find the pieces" landing usually was bad from the get-go.

Assign points for each phase -
1 pt - Downwind at correct altitude and airspeed
1 pt - Begin descent opposite touchdown point and maintain correct airspeed
1 pt - Turn base at correct point and airspeed
1 pt - Base to final at correct point and airspeed
2 pt - Cross threshhold at correct altitude and airspeed
2 pt - Flair at correct altitude
2 pt - Touchdown at aiming point w/no bounce

YMMV Use whatever significant checkpoints you wish and assign points that are indicative of their importance. Since we're talking energy management, you might want to include a bonus for not having to add power at any point to make up for a poor approach. (Taking out too much power, too soon.)
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wabower said:
Great ideas, except:

1. You can't see much of the pattern because the ridge is in the way.
2. You can't see final because the trees are in the way.
3. You can't see the touch-down point because the pilots all know the spectators are at the west end they land at the east end and then taxi down the runway as thought they nailed a greaser.

Other than that, its perfect.
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Sorry, I guess I missed the part where you weren't in the plane witnessing the landing. If you can't see the pattern, final or touchdown point, then I would just throw up a random number.:wink2:
 
When I was instructing I had my little comments I'd make...

Bounced landing;
"Ya gonna log all of those?"

Lining up centerline and hitting all the centerline lights with the nose wheel on the roll;
"What, are ya counting them?"

Flying at 1,000 MSL TPA with an airport at 100' or 200';
"Good thing we're not in Denver"

There's more but I can't think of them...
 
Captain said:
When I was instructing I had my little comments I'd make...

Bounced landing;
"Ya gonna log all of those?"

Lining up centerline and hitting all the centerline lights with the nose wheel on the roll;
"What, are ya counting them?"

Flying at 1,000 MSL TPA with an airport at 100' or 200';
"Good thing we're not in Denver"

There's more but I can't think of them...
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Aah what's a couple hundred feet. Pretend it's a circling approach at 500 feet.
 
10 - Have we landed yet?

9 - Greaser!

8 - Damn Near Perfect.

7 - Pretty Darned Good.

6 - Woulda been a nice landing, if only the runway was 3 ft higher.

5 - Made my teeth hurt.

4 - Made my butt hurt.

3 - That'll buff right out.

2- The NEIC (National Earthquake Info Center) is gonna notice that one.

1 - Better call for the bulldozers to scrape what's left off the runway.
 
gismo said:
10 - Have we landed yet?

9 - Greaser!

8 - Damn Near Perfect.

7 - Pretty Darned Good.

6 - Woulda been a nice landing, if only the runway was 3 ft higher.

5 - Made my teeth hurt.

4 - Made my butt hurt.

3 - That'll buff right out.

2- The NEIC (National Earthquake Info Center) is gonna notice that one.

1 - Better call for the bulldozers to scrape what's left off the runway.
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Oh that's a good list. Got my vote so far...
 
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