Why are landings so hard!

[Luke_King-kong]

In 70 online flights I have only managed 2 landings. Has anyone got any tips on how to do a good landing. I really need help. Plz. Thankyou

[Alphadog4646]

Practice is solo. Use flaps. Use APPR to line up and get you the proper landing angle, or just go in solo, do the short final, and practice and don’t make huge movements either:)

[CollinFlys]

The landing tutorials on their YouTube channel is a big help along with what Alpha said.

[nincombop]

Approach at 200-220kts then down to 180kts when 20nm to dest, 140-160kts on final ILS full flaps. Descend from 3000’-1000’ AGL along the ILS till 4.8nm then smoothly descend to RWY level with all manual controls. Hang tight with your throttle, remember don’t lose airspeed according to your aircraft.

[NationofAviation]

Practice makes perfect. Check out the tutorials Infinite Flight have on their YouTube channel, It can be very useful. Landing speeds ect differ on different aircraft.

[ThomasThePro]

Practice make perfect 👌

[nincombop]

That’s the simple way to put it, or you can practice simulator flight with a RC plane

[KGJT-9149]

In my case it’s that I dont always have time to land the plane or I need my phone for something else so I’ll just end the flight. I mean I have almost 1000 online flights but only 200 landings.

[ThomasThePro]

Just keep landing until you get good at it. Tip watch tutorials on Infinite Flight Youtube

[Kate_Russell]

The best tips I had been given are these.

1. When entering the red cone be 2,500-3,500 feet off the ground.
2. Be at 170-180 knots air speed when 10 nm from the airport.
3. Remember the flare.

[nincombop]

I’d say down to minimum appr speed when you’re on the ILS. 170-180 is still too fast, should be base speed.

[Chad_Garnett]

Only two landing out of 70?? Can you explain which part is giving you the most trouble?

[VVBA6]

Pitch for airspeed and use power to steady your rate of descent.

Keep the airspeed on the desired approach speed by pitching up if your airspeed goes up and pitching down when your airspeed slows.

Use the throttle along with pitch changes to keep a steady rate of descent to achieve a proper glide path while keeping the speed steady.

As you get closer to threshold use throttle for speed since pitch will now control your aim point on the runway. Approx 1/2 mile to touchdown.

Use rudder for any crosswind by using either the crab method or wing low method. The wing low method is in the crosswind tutorial.

The key to flight is to make small changes which in turn require small corrections. Keep practicing and you’ll get it

[Tajay]

I suggest you take a look at some tutorials on the forum as well as practice on solo.

I have to disagree with the majority of what has been said above. Approach and landing speeds aren’t fixed values. They are set based on a number of variables.

[Infinite_Fadhlan]

When you want to landing from short flying or long hauls try to decrease your speed into 250knots in 10000ft and continues to be reduced, till you reach 1000ft in 160knots with flaps 20° and spoiler change from flight to Armed and control your Phone to smooth landing

[Infinite_Flight_Sims]

Here are some tutorials that may help you:

Visual Approach

The visual approach can be a challenging and fun approach to an airport. In this brief video, we cover the basics of how a visual approach works and how ATC will implement within Infinite Flight. There have been several requests for this tutorial. Hope this is helpful for each of you to have a better understanding.

Using Autoland (APPR)

Hey everyone! Per multiple request, here is a tutorial on how to engage the Autoland (APPR) properly within the sim to avoid the drastic nose pitch up or down. I cover the altitude, localizer intercept angle, speeds, etc. I hope that this is helpful for everyone that has been struggling with the Autoland feature. Post any questions relevant to this video below as well as any tutorial requests. Happy and Safe Landings!

How To Make A Crosswind Landing

Happy Manic Monday everyone! Have you ever struggled while landing with a crosswind? Does the aircraft seem to get out of control after touching down? In this week’s video, I cover how to fly the approach and how to control the aircraft right before touching down and also afterwards. Crosswind landings can be difficult at times but can also be a fun challenge. Hope this video tutorial helps anyone that struggles with a crosswind landing. Post any comments, questions, or tutorial requests b…

[KaiM]

Take a look here:

How to fly the ILS Approach

Have you found yourself flying to an airport and have clear skies only to lose visibility when you are on approach to land? The ILS will guide you safely to the runway (when available). In this video tutorial, I explain what the ILS is and demonstrate flying manually to the runway. (Please note: This video is not intended to be an aircraft specific tutorial but to explain how the system works and how to fly while using the ILS.) Be sure to also subscribe to the Official Infinite Flight chann…

What’s covered there also applies to GPS Approaches, but there’s no guarantee you won’t impact terrain.

[iOS_Aviator]

One tip I would like to advice, don’t forget to use trim to centralise your controls. Therefore when you try to flare at the last moment before touching the ground you can do it way more easily. Trim varies on different aircraft types though.

[Luke_King-kong]

Short final

[RJDS]

Other than the hackneyed repy: practice, practice, practice - the other suggestion is to find a input controller: gamepad or joystick. If tilt control isn’t working for you then an alternative means of control might help instead?