Learn the proper technique for the pedals of an airplane during taxiing, takeoff roll, inflight, and landing roll. Learn more at weflyimc.com/ Facebook: / 104514981630218 Instagram: / weflyimc
This information is so helpful! I wish my flight instructors had taken the time to explain this to me. It would have made my taxis so much smoother! Lol. You’re an amazing instructor, Marcelo!
I don’t know why flight instructors start without teaching us these basic but ESSENTIAL things. I have been trough so much difficulty taxiing only to finally see how I am supposed to put my feet and use them while on the ground 🤷♀️🤦♀️😓
Nice, concise and relevant video. One case where this technique can cause issues: Landing with a very strong crosswind, where you have to maintain rudder deflection for directional control. Here it can be difficult to move the (downwind) foot up to start braking without letting go of the rudder. Therefore, when the crosswind approaches limits, I move my feet up before de-crabbing. Nice work, keep them coming.
Very informative Marcelo for the activity of flying a plane. Thank you very much. Have a happy safe life. 😘 I so want to fly a plane efficiantly and effectively.
Good information. I have a tendency to touch my brakes after landing. I need to move my toes back more. Im a student pilot so learning something new everyday!
I too have a tendency to touch my brakes after landing then my wife screams at me "what are you doing down there?!? come up and sit on your chair for crying out loud" She is no fun
When you push down on the rotor pedal, are you moving the front wheel also? In other words, if the nose wheel is turned to the right when you land, won’t the airplane turn to the right?
Good thinking man, know one has showed that good job showing telling. I’ve been watching for two years maybe and know one has showed that.I did not know that is the right way to push the brakes,the wings all I know that it did. Thanks for showing telling great job and thinking to tell it , well have a great day see ya next time see ya bye bye.
Great info here. I mean I knew all of this, but suspect I forget it s little in the heat of the moment. I’m a student pilot. Thanks for this! It helped!
Don't forget the tops of the rudder pedals are the brakes, so when you want to slow, go ahead on and tip into the top of the pedal to apply the brakes, the wheels will slow...works on the ground as well.
I thought the rudder control are similar to the stick. You push it down, the nose dives. You pull it towards you, the nose pitches. Your tilt the stick to the right, plane rolls right. Tilt left, roll left. So from what I thought, the if you apply pressure on right rudder pedal it will turn left. Good thing I'm not flying on nor do I intend to! (Ride as passenger yes, fly it myself no! LoL!)
Only put feet on brakes when you need them. Even just for taxiing. Just like you don't keep your foot on the brake while driving a car. After a while it is second nature.
Its not so simple specially in crosswind landings. The split second it takes Sliding your foot up to use the brakes is enough to lose directional control
Try landing on one wheel, keep it on for 50 feet or so and go around. Land in a very strong crosswind, on a dirt runway or just get oversize tires and you won't really need brakes that much cause the oversized rubber takes away most of the energy; see how your method is not for advanced students. I flew in Alaska off field and some pretty high wind situations in Central Asia and sometimes, you have to get down or run out of gas, there is just no where else to go. It is no more "trick flying" than doing Chandelles or Lazy Eights. Both of the last two saved my butt in mountain flying more than once.
I disagree with some of this. Keep your feet fully on the pedals. There's a step for your heel. You can feel when your foot is properly placed. For rudder and nose wheel steering, push with your heels. If you REALLY need to turn tighter than the nose wheel is giving you, you're probably going too fast. Slow down first. If you decide to use the break to tighten a turn while taxiing, apply break pressure very gently. It's not hard to flip a tricycle. Always brake the least amount necessary and always setup for braking by taxiing at a speed that will require the least amount of braking.
That s not correct. With experience you ll see that during take off and landing, you want the foot to be placed on the full pedal to quickly access the brakes. Fly a tail dragger during gusty conditions, I guaranty that if you re not quick enough on the brakes , you can quickly lose directional control. The heel on the ground technique is good for airliners to avoid deactivating the autobrake system during take off. This is based on several years of flying experience.
Thank you. This all good and well on the ground or in clam weather with plenty of runway. But come gusty conditions in crosswind the split second it takes to slide your foot up to the brakes is enough to lose directional control.
Pop quiz: What happens when you abort a takeoff roll and need your brakes immediately? (Cut to footage of a crash and fire.) This is purely a style thing. Neither way is "correct", and for pilots looking to go to larger planes you should learn better habits. There are many scenarios where you can end up needing to blend between rudder and brakes. Sliding your foot is not safe, and hilariously absent from these videos because it doesn't work. It is much better to learn proper foot control for these situations. Only go heels on floor in situations where brakes are definitely not needed (e.g. after takeoff). I see a lot of videos going into detail on this showing people wearing something like cowboy boots and that's why they're told to keep only toes on pedals. For the love of the sweet baby Jesus, wear appropriate footwear when you're flying. Unless you're an Alaskan cargo pilot rushing vaccines to a rural hospital with a floatplane, you should be wearing comfortable shoes (e.g. tennis shoes, sneakers) so you can feel the pedal. "I wish my trainer had told me..." A lot of GA pilots are dying right now because trainers are absolutely awful and pilots are taking stupid risks. Please track down these bad trainers and report them. Don't just let them keep getting pilots killed.
Because he meant to say brake, obviously, if nothing else by symmetry with the left side where he explains exactly the same but this time he says brake.
It's not necessary to change position of your feet on the rudder pedals. Toes up unless braking. Practice that and your feet will stay comfortably placed where they were designed to be placed. Your right "toe" about slipped off both times you pressed rr. Gonna disagree on this one. Toes up.
