10 Landing Tips Every Pilot Should Know

Описание: 10 Landing Tips Every RC Pilot Should Know will help make you better at Landing RC Airplanes! If landings make your thumbs shake, this video is for you. I break down the 10 common-sense ways to land RC airplanes better, with real examples from my Hangar 9 OV-10 Bronco and years of full-scale + RC experience. We’ll cover stabilized approaches, flying a proper pattern, flap/elevator mixes, power management (don’t chop!), wind discipline, and when to wave off and go around—ego-free.

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00:00 Intro & welcome
00:34 Why giant-scale | Hangar 9 OV-10 Bronco
01:10 Today’s focus: landings (and comment ask)
02:14 Self-grading your landings (0–5 scale)
03:34 Skills vs. safety margin; progress gradually
04:01 Rethinking wing loading (sims & reps matter)
05:04 #10 Stabilized approach & staying ahead of the airplane
06:21 #9 Fly the pattern (mental checkpoints)
08:00 Gear/Flap/Power sequence for stable base-to-final
09:10 #8 Manage power—don’t chop (instructor story)
11:02 Avoid power-off glide habits
11:46 #7 Airspeed is king (“teeter-totter” rule)
14:09 Power-to-weight reality; fly it like a real airplane
15:00 #6 Gentle inputs—dual rates & expo “landing mode”
17:57 #5 Line up early and lock it in
18:13 #4 Flaps with respect (mixing tips)
21:49 Flap-induced sink rate save
22:24 #3 Mind the wind (practice it!)
24:48 #2 Round-out vs. flare; know the airframe
26:59 #1 Commit to the go-around; save the airframe
27:46 Paper-plate precision drill
28:20 Complacency warning with familiar airframes
29:00 Outro | Like, Subscribe & Hype on mobile