10-18-2019, 08:00 PM
Just a note...the prec search & landing technique I was taught was thus:
Fly the upwind leg parallel to the runway, off to the side, with 1 stage flap and gear down, flying at 500 feet and 75 knots (depending on the aircraft - in a Cessna 172, that sounds about right).
Continue in that configuration and fly a 500 foot circuit.
After turning final, once again, offset from the runway (but closer), descend to 250 feet and fly a second pass then climb back to 500 feet for another circuit.
After turning final again, descend to 50 feet just off the centreline, fly a third pass, then climb back to 500 feet for another circuit, whereupon you perform a short field landing.
The first pass is to inspect the general condition of the field, the second is to time the length of the proposed runway, and the third is for closer inspection.
Fly the upwind leg parallel to the runway, off to the side, with 1 stage flap and gear down, flying at 500 feet and 75 knots (depending on the aircraft - in a Cessna 172, that sounds about right).
Continue in that configuration and fly a 500 foot circuit.
After turning final, once again, offset from the runway (but closer), descend to 250 feet and fly a second pass then climb back to 500 feet for another circuit.
After turning final again, descend to 50 feet just off the centreline, fly a third pass, then climb back to 500 feet for another circuit, whereupon you perform a short field landing.
The first pass is to inspect the general condition of the field, the second is to time the length of the proposed runway, and the third is for closer inspection.