9X Landings with NO Instruments: Cessna 172 Real Flight Lesson

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The day my CFI covered all instruments. Hey, what’s your altitude?….. had nailed it. Hey, what’s your airspeed?….. had nailed it. Hey, are you trimmed out?….. let go of everything and the plane just flew steady. That was a moment for both of us. For me, that I needed to trust myself and my plane; we had become a team. For my secondary CFI, that he had in practice taught me the feel of the plane. I remember laughing my head off when I realized I flew a pattern, with every leg and altitude nailed, and one of my better landings….. all while the instruments were dead to me.

the static beeping made it so hard to watch but I love these XD

To help Sienna with her lessons.

Hi Chris, it looked like y'all were cancelling each other when you kept steering for her, you turning right and Sienna could feel it and was trying to turn left because of it. I know it bugs me whenever someone else touches the yoke and I feel like they shouldn't touch it. I realize you have a much better feel for her progress than we do watching the video, it was just something I kept seeing over and over. Sienna is really coming along...I look forward to seeing each new video as she gets better and more comfortable. Good job to you both!!!

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This is why the J-3 Cubs were such great trainers! If your instructor had broad shoulders you could NOT see any instruments. Not that the J-3's had many instruments! You had to learn how to fly by the seat of your pants! Thanks for the great informative videos!

Brought back memories. My CFI covered the panel with his coat and made me call out altitudes. It was also his way of getting the eyes out instead of looking at gauges so much. It worked! Good luck Sienna!!

My CFI never did that, covered the instruments. What a fantastic idea!

Nice flying Sienna! Keep the videos coming.

Sienna should start her own channel on her experiences getting her ppl. Would be inspirational to others considering aviation!

As a student (54) I'd like to help Sienna. Keep up the good work.

It’s great to see Sienna learning so much!!!

I thought my CFI was nuts when he did this, but then my flying and my landings improved pretty much instantly! More people need to experience this and I'm glad you use this tool.

Obrigada pelo carinho com Franci e Edu. Ficamos felizes pela emoção que você e sua família proporcionaram ao casal. Deus abençoe-os!!❤

Speaking of attitude, that sure was a look she gave you at 1:49 when you were covering up the dials. Golden!

She is doing really a really good job nailing the centerline with rudder only movement and is not wing wagging now. The crosswind helps, I think, students realize that we use rudder only for longitudinal alignment and bank only for drift control. Good job. Yes, you tend to talk a bit much. I had the same problem. A student once said, "shut up Jim and let me do it." It is much better to talk much rather than ride the controls, however. Good job, both of you.

Chris, not sure if you’re a fan of the book Stick and Rudder but I remember it really helped build on the concepts learned in flight training, especially the landing phase. In fact, I still remember some of the discussions 50yrs later. Anyway, really enjoying watching Sienna’s progress and remembering all that pattern work before my solo. It’s that developing of muscle memory and understanding the visual clues that makes for a successful solo.

Olá Chris & Chelsea - Parabéns pela forma que recebeu o Edu & Fran… Encheu nossos corações de alegria vocês são incríveis os Brasileiros amam vocês 👏🏻.

I really love ur videos. Ur such a soft coach. Well done sienna