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Georgia, I understand. I had a heck of a time getting my landings down. I bounced more rubber than Michael Jordan. In fact I was getting so discouraged that I was thinking of quitting. That was at about 20 hours. So I was scheduled to fly after work one day, and I spent the whole day thinking about it. Flying the pattern in my head. I decided I was going to spend the whole time shooting touch-and-goes. So when I got to the airport I told Clare (my CFI) what I wanted to do, and that if after that hour I still couldn't get it on the ground with out dribbling it I was giving up. So guess what happened? I greased every stinking landing that day!!! I mean every stinking one!!!! Not one or two. Not even half. EVERY STINKING ONE!!! I was on downwind for the first one and it's like a mule kicked me in the head. (which some think happened years ago) It's all begins there. If you don't get set up right, it won't look pretty. After about 10 perfect (Even if I do say so myself) landings Clare looks at me and says "You know, if you'da taken your written last month like I told you to, I'd let you solo right now. But because you haven't, you can't. Na, na, na, na, na." (Gosh, I miss her.) Anyway, my point.....don't sweat it. Spend your free time flying though the maneuvers that are giving you trouble in your head. But not to the point of analyzing it to death. Just go over the steps, in order, until they become habit. Just like the aerobatic pilots fly their routines on the ground before they go up, fly your lessons on the ground until you get familiar with them. Get to the point were you can go through the correct procedure almost without thinking about it. Good luck Mike -----Original Message----- Mike Not far enough. 10.2 hours and, as I think I mentioned before, I don't get this stuff down as fast as many people do. My instructor is always explaining the concepts as well as "how to". And he's always asking me, "Do you understand?" As I tell him, I understand the concepts very well. My problems have to do with learning to get my hands, eyes, hands, and brain coordinated to carry out what I need to do. I guess it's like with sports or dancing. Some people are "naturals" and then others can learn to be skilled at these pursuits with a lot of hard work and determination. Let me tell you, I envy the "naturals"! Georgia . __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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