Learn how to land a plane in this free aviation video. Expert: Rodney Fielitz Contact: www.flying-realtor.com Bio: Rodney Fielitz has been a certified flight instructor for 30 years. He also pilots drop planes for parachuting. He has been flying since 1973. Contact him at 928-300-3858. Filmmaker: Chuck Tyler
Wow…No radio calls? Landing with a tailwind? What if someone else is landing “correctly” with the headwind at the other end of the runway? Can you say “Oh Sh*t” ???
Everybody has such strong things to say against this guy. Wow. Relax a bit. Is it the best approach? Hell no. Why was he landing with a tailwind? Has me beat. Why did he not make any radio calls? Scary, but he legally doesn’t have to. Was this the best educational video for student pilots? Obviously not, but I find it sad that people bash a person they’ve only seen through a video
Not impressed. Compare to King Videos and it’s a huge difference. Landing with a tailwind? Or did he intend to say he had a tailwaind on base and a crosswind on final? (Does not look like it, but; trying to give him the benefit of the doubt.) He should indeed have made radio calls. Not a bad landing, but; if it’s an instructional video, it’s not good. I would take it down and remake it.
I wish that I could fly but I have cerebral palsy. Anytime someone has cerebral palsy that autimatically dismisses them from ever getting a pilot’s license.
I appreciate what he is trying to do but there are many mistakes in what he says and does. The most apparent and important is not using or even mentioning a checklist and also not sure what he was talking about refering to wind while on final. While it shows the basic mechanics, it is not a very good learning tool.
I wanted to add, it is a good lesson in that is show a 30yr instructor making mistakes that any pilot or student pilot will pick up on instantly. 1. No radio call. 2. no checklist. 3 improper reasoning for entering downwind at 45 deg. 4. No scanning for traffic. Thats just off the top
Okay so this guy made waaay to many mistakes for an instructor. If you have a tail wind then you need to correct for any additional altitude this will give you on final, make your downwind a little longer would have worked just fine, don’t blame a tail wind for you being high and fast, correct for it. I dont want to judge I bet he’s a fine pilot or else he wouldn’t have gotten an instructors license, but if this video is intended for students, it really is not a good message.
“Riding out” a tailwind will eventually get you killed. Tune in ATIS/ASOS to get the winds prior to arrival. If there is none, you pas overhead & observe any ground based wind indicators on the field. Lastly, you land into the wind. Casey Jones you better watch your speed.
@sampleguy2009 Maybe you cannot get a pilots license, but all the pilots I know are great people and they wouldn’t mind giving people rides. Most pilots I know will take almost anyone they know flying, and a lot of times even let them take the controls. Just because you cannot earn your pilots license does not mean you should let your dreams of flying die! =)
The title says “for Pilot Training”… holy Santaclause s**t!
Trainee pilots should not be landing downwind, and definately shouldn’t be taught that the picture presented here is ok. Way too high AND a tailwind? I wish GA pilots in Australia could have runways long enough to do that…
Wow…No radio calls? Landing with a tailwind? What if someone else is landing “correctly” with the headwind at the other end of the runway? Can you say “Oh Sh*t” ???
i prefer dave pressy
NEXT LESSON:
Unauthorized carrier landings, inverted approach into the bow.
He also called the base leg the crosswind leg.
@peteheatb3 You took the words right out of my mouth…….I’m surprised this guy has a license, let alone and instructor’s license.
Nice vid!
if flying the heavies is your thing, you can do just that realistically with something called “Multi Crew Experience”.
Google it up LOL!
My Capt buddy says alot guys become instructers, just to accumulate hours.
LOL this guy sounds drunk!
Everybody has such strong things to say against this guy. Wow. Relax a bit. Is it the best approach? Hell no. Why was he landing with a tailwind? Has me beat. Why did he not make any radio calls? Scary, but he legally doesn’t have to. Was this the best educational video for student pilots? Obviously not, but I find it sad that people bash a person they’ve only seen through a video
Not impressed. Compare to King Videos and it’s a huge difference. Landing with a tailwind? Or did he intend to say he had a tailwaind on base and a crosswind on final? (Does not look like it, but; trying to give him the benefit of the doubt.) He should indeed have made radio calls. Not a bad landing, but; if it’s an instructional video, it’s not good. I would take it down and remake it.
thast was the funniest crap I’ve ever seen!
I wish that I could fly but I have cerebral palsy. Anytime someone has cerebral palsy that autimatically dismisses them from ever getting a pilot’s license.
I appreciate what he is trying to do but there are many mistakes in what he says and does. The most apparent and important is not using or even mentioning a checklist and also not sure what he was talking about refering to wind while on final. While it shows the basic mechanics, it is not a very good learning tool.
I wanted to add, it is a good lesson in that is show a 30yr instructor making mistakes that any pilot or student pilot will pick up on instantly. 1. No radio call. 2. no checklist. 3 improper reasoning for entering downwind at 45 deg. 4. No scanning for traffic. Thats just off the top
Seriously, a tailwind on finals????your crazy putting this video up, expert village my ass
Okay so this guy made waaay to many mistakes for an instructor. If you have a tail wind then you need to correct for any additional altitude this will give you on final, make your downwind a little longer would have worked just fine, don’t blame a tail wind for you being high and fast, correct for it. I dont want to judge I bet he’s a fine pilot or else he wouldn’t have gotten an instructors license, but if this video is intended for students, it really is not a good message.
“Riding out” a tailwind will eventually get you killed. Tune in ATIS/ASOS to get the winds prior to arrival. If there is none, you pas overhead & observe any ground based wind indicators on the field. Lastly, you land into the wind. Casey Jones you better watch your speed.
expert village also teaches how to fly
Terrorist’s gonna love this video
@sampleguy2009 Maybe you cannot get a pilots license, but all the pilots I know are great people and they wouldn’t mind giving people rides. Most pilots I know will take almost anyone they know flying, and a lot of times even let them take the controls. Just because you cannot earn your pilots license does not mean you should let your dreams of flying die! =)
@GGGunitNextLevel Terrorists don’t care about landing, lol
@akkalakakalakka ahahaha EPIC comment xD
@SoCalFlyer1 AHAHHAHAHA
Crikey – I land Jumbo’s better in FSX and I don’t even have a license!
The title says “for Pilot Training”… holy Santaclause s**t!
Trainee pilots should not be landing downwind, and definately shouldn’t be taught that the picture presented here is ok. Way too high AND a tailwind? I wish GA pilots in Australia could have runways long enough to do that…