Pattern Procedures

Question 1

Short Field Landing Procedure

(Power and Airspeed?)

Answer 1

Power: Idle

Airspeed: 70 MPH

• Enter turn to base when touchdown point is 30 degrees off your shoulder
• Position the airplane on final so that a slip is needed to descend
• Drive the aim point
• Transition to sideslip orientation and align with the centerline
• Smoothly raise the pitch to a 3-point landing while barely off the ground
• Touch upwind wheel first
• Wait for downwind wheel to settle
• Pin the tail to the runway
• Apply full brakes
• Hold in full crosswind correction

Question 2

Soft Field Landing Procedure

(Power and Airspeed?)

Answer 2

Power: 1,500 RPM

Airspeed: 75 MPH

• Full pattern using crosswind approach
• Drive the aim point
• Flare just above the runway to a 3-point attitude
• When the aircraft starts to settle, add just a touch of power
• Touch upwind wheel first
• Let the downwind wheel settle
• Pin the tail
• Hold in full crosswind aileron correction

Question 3

Wheel Landing Procedure

(Power and Airspeed?)

Answer 3

Power: 1,500 RPM

Airspeed: 75 MPH

• Transition to a side slip when on short final
• Align with the centerline of the runway
• Transition to level flight attitude when just above the runway
• Let the upwind main wheel touch first and hold it there
• Allow the downwind wheel to touch on it’s own
• Allow the tailwheel to touch down on it’s own
• Keep applying full crosswind aileron correction
• Pull control stick full aft after tailwheel is down
• Brake only once the tailwheel is being held down