Just made my first free flight landing!!!

[Billbixby]

After crashing a ton of times I just landed in my first free flight session!!! I'm so stoked!!! I flew from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA to Bob Hope in Burbank, CA. It was about a 20 -25 minute flight in a Cessna Skyhawk. It's a huge deal to me as its the first landing I've ever nailed and it was a pretty good one too! I plan on flying from John Wayne to San Francisco Intl next!! Maybe I'll do some more tutorial landings in the CUB first!! Happy flying all!!!

[fabs]

Well done!
It's a great feeling when it all comes together as planned!
The best way to practice landings is to do circuits and touch and goes, you'll learn the effects of power and drag, how to counteract crosswinds, and how to complete shortfield and perhaps flapless landings too.
Importantly, your technique will become consistent, as will the actual circuits that you fly.
An idea might be to takeoff from a local strip, fly to another closeby, complete some circuits there, and then fly back for a full-stop landing.
But great work, pat on the back!

[Adam24]

The Skyhawk... amazing airplane, so easy to control, so easy to fly, and its good for all pilots. Recomendation: practice in a J3 Cub, its flying characteristics allow you to learn many things another plane wouldnt.

[mrzippy]

Good flying, Mate! I hope my screenshots helped with being able to get you lined up with the runway. My favorite flight from John Wayne is to San Diego Lindbergh field (KSAN). There are a couple of San Diego airport upgrades on this site which dramatically enhance the views while landing. If you choose real world weather settings you might get to land on runway 27 which is in the top 10 toughest landings in the world!

[Billbixby]

Good flying, Mate! I hope my screenshots helped with being able to get you lined up with the runway. My favorite flight from John Wayne is to San Diego Lindbergh field (KSAN). There are a couple of San Diego airport upgrades on this site which dramatically enhance the views while landing. If you choose real world weather settings you might get to land on runway 27 which is in the top 10 toughest landings in the world!

Hey Zippy. Yes your screenshots did help as well as telling me how to move my seat up. I was able to see the airfield before I got to close and start to line myself up properly. Take care all!