Hey y'all. I'm proud to be a baby S1 driver now. About 18 hours on N262PD, only 50 landings. All but last 2 were three point. I've experimented with wheel and tail low wheel landings lately just to learn the envelope. 10 hours dual in a Pitts S2B in New Jersey. I previously had 50 hours in a 540 Skybolt. Many of my habits were formed getting pretty good at tail low wheel landings in the Skybolt, with demonstrated crosswind limits of 20 knots near the end of my ownership. I'm back at the beginning in building confidence in the Pitts to pull off a great landing no matter where, no matter the conditions, no matter the fatigue...
I have a stock canopy that appears to limit how high I can sit compared to other "extended" bubbles I have seen. Particularly while I'm wearing my helmet. Just something to note.
I've been taught in person differently than I have seen in the famous Flight Chops S2B training at Harv's air. I've swapped notes with other S1/S2 drivers. And of course, I've also tried to glean some of the information I'm seeking by watching lots of YouTube videos of Pitts drivers landing, both from the outside and from POV footage indicating where pilot attention seems to be fixed.
But I want to hear from you guys and gals: what do you guys do to ensure success. I also consider different runway sizes (and lengths) to present categorically different needs and therefore landing styles to accommodate. I would land my S1 on 100 foot wide runways differently than on 25 foot wide runways, in terms of how I would set up my sight picture (looking out left side vs relying on periphery).
And yeah, why not couple this sight picture question with landing technique in general: wheel, tail low, three-point, where to look and when.
Looking forward to the discussion.
Brooks
I have a stock canopy that appears to limit how high I can sit compared to other "extended" bubbles I have seen. Particularly while I'm wearing my helmet. Just something to note.
I've been taught in person differently than I have seen in the famous Flight Chops S2B training at Harv's air. I've swapped notes with other S1/S2 drivers. And of course, I've also tried to glean some of the information I'm seeking by watching lots of YouTube videos of Pitts drivers landing, both from the outside and from POV footage indicating where pilot attention seems to be fixed.
But I want to hear from you guys and gals: what do you guys do to ensure success. I also consider different runway sizes (and lengths) to present categorically different needs and therefore landing styles to accommodate. I would land my S1 on 100 foot wide runways differently than on 25 foot wide runways, in terms of how I would set up my sight picture (looking out left side vs relying on periphery).
And yeah, why not couple this sight picture question with landing technique in general: wheel, tail low, three-point, where to look and when.
Looking forward to the discussion.
Brooks
