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Landing patterns
There seems to be a discrepancy between glider landing patterns and
power landing patterns. There is a discussion on the soaring news group about our 30-45 degree turns vs the power shallow banked turns. The reason for our bank angle is because we fly close-in/tight patterns. I can’t provide input to the power side since my power training is 30 years old and was quite different from today’s power landing patterns. The first “glider” I ever flew was a Cessna 150 (that’s right, a Cessna 150). My instructor was teaching me to fly a close-in pattern. With each successive landing, I was stretching out the pattern. The instructor warned me about stretching out the pattern and told me that one of the reasons for the pattern is so that I could ‘always’ land at the airport even with engine failure. He put the plane at the *correct* IP, turned the engine off (dead stick), and said, “ok, it’s yours” I landed with no problems. More importantly, I now had the confidence and skills to land a plane with engine failure. Since then, I see the power planes landing with stretched out patterns and low-angle final approaches. The approach angle is so low, that they could not possibly make it with engine failure. I also hear them compensate on final by *adding* power. So, the question I have for the group is why are power planes taught to have these wide patterns with low angled turns? Why are the patterns outside the glide angle of a powerless airplane? I had a friend who died because of engine failure. The pilot was within gliding distance of the airport, but he didn’t know how to fly a power-out pattern. They crashed short of the runway on final. Hopefully, some CFIs will respond. I am curious about this issue. Marty Pautz "promote a society that respects its elders; before it is too late" |
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