Plus one abort. I've been in Titusville today, just flying some touch-and-go and otherwise working on my landing technique. My first couple of attempts were pretty poor excuses for landings. They got me on the ground, but that's about it. Third attempt was off so bad I gave up, increased throttle and aborted the landing, opting to fly around for another pass.
By my sixth and seventh landings of the day, I was improving noticeably. I've identified two main problems. First, I have a hard time judging my alignment at a distance from the runway. In a real airplane with real 3-D and peripheral vision it might not be so tough, but on a flat computer screen, it's just tricky to judge. I'm also still flying with real weather, which means I've got a slight cross-wind with which to contend.
The second problem is my joystick. It stinks! The movement in the middle of the stick is just mushy so you end up having to over-steer just to get anything to happen at all. I'm also convinced that rudder pedals would be invaluable for making minor corrections to alignment during the final approach.
Anyway, here's a shot from my last landing:
Not too shaby on this one. I'm a little off to the left from the correct alignment, and the lights say I'm a little low, but that doesn't really seem to be the case.
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