Landing At Bancroft CNW3 You Can't See The Runway - Glen's Hangar
I knew that when I started posting these flying videos that it would bring out all sorts of negative comments from the armchair pilots. But this video seems to have triggered all sorts of people who keep telling me that my altitude and pattern here are sloppy.
Most of those comments I've deleted - One thing I've learned after having multiple successful RU-vid channels since 2007 is that when a commenter uses foul language and starts hurling insults... I just delete them. My life is too short to bothered by online trolls who can't manifest a civil conversation, with somewhat complete sentences.
As for this particular landing: One of the things that you should learn as a pilot is how to fly the 'perfect' circuit. Perfect altitude, distance, and heading in the downwind. Perfect power transition, speed control, and squared off turn into the base leg. Perfect glide, descent, speed and power control on final. Which is great when you are landing at the perfect airport on a large flat piece of land, with perfect sight-lines, no obstacles, and perfectly aligned runways for the wind and weather conditions - maybe even throw in ATC to help you along.
But life and flying aren't perfect. An even more important lesson to learn is how to read the airport. They aren't all the same. They don't all have great sight lines, and runways that are aligned for the wind. As a pilot you need to know when to say - "I need to be farther / closer, higher / lower, faster / slower". As a pilot you need to know when to fly a pattern that isn't a perfect box.
You need to know how and when to adjust, and not just blindly adhere to what was written in your flight manual or drilled into your head by a CFI.
Bancroft is one of those airports - if you fly the 'perfect circuit' you will end up the star of a @blancolirio video... or worse; end up on @Probable Cause: Dan Gryder
One other thing - you can't judge distance, altitude, or speed from edited GoPro footage. The lenses distort and compress elements of the image to the point that it's just impossible.
0:00 Welcome to the flight
0:15 Pre-Flight checks are done
0:52 Call to Oshawa Ground
1:30 Call to Oshawa Tower for take-off
3:30 Cleared to en-route frequency
4:08 Why are we going to Bancroft CNW3
6:05 Fighting with GoPros
7:23 Buddhist Temple
7:42 Looking at the trees
9:53 First call to Bancroft traffic
10:06 Recognised on the radio
10:26 Wind direction - airport in sight
11:10 Left downwind rwy 30
14:28 Lunch at the airport
15:39 Take-off from Bancroft
17:49 Obviously...
17:56 First call to Oshawa tower for return
#GlensHanger #canucksunlimited
⚠️ NOTE: These videos are edited for time and entertainment. Editing removes context and can remove safety checklists in the interest of time. Do not use these videos for, or in lieu of flight training.⚠️
6 авг 2024
