Hi guys,
I've already done 5 flights, but i'm struggling to flare correctly. initially after watching jan video where he always manage to get a TD @ >-200 fts/min, i thought that the ground effect was a big deal as he flared only between 30-10 fts AGL (especially on the crosswind video a couple of years ago) and get a nice little flotting for a kiss landing.
Currently i start to flare at 30 fts AGL if my VS is between -700/-800 fts/min until i reach a 5° of pitch then i let go the yoke to neutral as I thought that the ground effect would cut off the remaining VS. But as soon as i put the yoke in neutral the pitch goes down quite fast,thus a hard touchdown.
during the flare, should we keep some back pressure in order to maintain a pitch of 5° unti TD ?
go at the end of the videos for the flare.
the thing that amazed me is how quickly the VS is increasing from -800fts/min to -50 fts/min in this video :
i guess i need trainning, that's for sure but i need to train the right way : when to start flaring depending on the wind (HD or TL), Delta speed compared to Vapp....