Hi everyone. Does anyone have any techniques that they use to make landing and taking off easier, level, and straight? Every time I take off, go down the runway, some planes I use just kind of, turn even when the yoke is at a straight angle. But also, my takeoffs are kind of bumpy all the time and my landings are steady until the last 30 or so seconds before touch down. When that happens it seems to wobble a lot and it’s not stalling. Any ideas on how to make a good steady, straight/centered landing and takeoff? If y’all could maybe share them to help me with ground to air/air to ground transitions, that would be MUCH APPRECIATED!
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Hey there!
Quick question are you using any kind of rudder input when taking off and landing and noting the wind direction?
I’m basically using flaps and do all of this in free flight so I keep the wind off so no rudder upon landing.
I just use the bare minimum/basic settings. But somehow my takeoffs are just being annoying.
No worries, and yeah it’s good to start without wind to understand the controls a bit easier.
If it’s turning by itself without any wind though, that’s a bit more puzzling. Are you calibrating the device before taking off?
My landings never come out centered either. When I try to use the rudder to move around the runway and maintain centerline, while I’m doing thrust reversing, the plane just kind of wobbles all over the runway and occasionally goes flying off and then crashes in the surrounding areas of the runway.
I’ve tried and it doesn’t really seem to do anything. So I kind of just…stopped.
Which airplane have you been primarily using or notice this more in?
Also have you watched any kind of landing tutorial? For example
It seems a bit obvious lol but I will typically use the approach setting when coming in. Then, depending on the aircraft, at 500 ft AGL I will reduce speed and the plane will auto flare a little bit. I ensure my hands are steady, and at 200 AGL, AP disconnect and slide my thrust levers down at the same time I am flaring. Barring any crosswind, I always hit nose dead straight on the lines and begin my braking sequence or rollout for a touch n go. If there is a crosswind, as soon as my mains touch the deck, I counter the crosswind and slowly drop my nose.
Hope this helps. It’s the strategy I’ve used for a few months now and it works pretty well.
I like to use a MAX 8 or an A380. But this happens mostly on like, every plane. I think it’s user error somehow, so I reached out to y’all to end said user error.
If everything is configured properly, (Load, fuel, fuel tank distribution) with no wind then I can’t see why you are experiencing unsteady takeoff.
A replay analysis may be useful, or maybe even some screenshots of the takeoff/landing from the HUD view.
I’ll try to do that!
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So my videos aren’t allowed to load so I’ll try to figure out a better alternative.
Yes videos will be tough
Screenshot your HUD view right before take off and then try a screenshot once you’re in the air
A more specific way to share the replay would be using this: https://sharemyinfiniteflight.com/
But that can be used as a last resort
Hi, If you’re going by memory in answering these questions, can you go and test again to make sure you can consistently reproduce the sideways movement with wind verified zero in solo mode.
Use the short final function so that you can touch down by being careful not to tip your device right or left (making sure it is calibrated).
It’s very important to establish this information first (whether it is definitely wind or not).
If taking off on an airbus. Most especially A320 i dont use into the wind aileron. I only keep wings level and maintain centerline using rudder. A few seconds before rotation speed. I slowly push rudder with the wind until rotation. Then passing 1000ft. I slowly let go of the rudder and slowly level off to 10degrees horizon.
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During landing on Airbus. I just maintain crab. Aileron control to maintain alignment. Thrust to maintain altitude. Around 20ft i slowly decrease thrust to idle while decrabbing. Hitting the rudder with the wind. I maintain wings level (irl, airbus will try to eliminate roll - i guess? *someone can confirm that?) but yeah, anyway. Make sure aircraft straight on runway during flare and wings level so aircraft lands with both main landing gears.
Heavy crosswind components on Airbus makes it crab. Usually less than 5kts crosswind component plane remains straight and no need to de crab. I check cw component on the runways data on the IF map. (First wind digits on the left.)
I’m assuming the op hasn’t yet established if there is wind:
Quick question, what is your control sensitivity set to?