http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=1829 Wed, 15 May 2013 22:33:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=1829&cpage=1#comment-16437 Jami Higdon Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:33:54 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=1829#comment-16437 I remember when I was working on my private my instructor would always yell at me to keep my hand on the throttle on final. I eventually got in the habit of always leaving my hand on the throttle all the time unless I was specifically doing something (trim flaps etc.)

]]> http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=1829&cpage=1#comment-16310 Kayak Jack Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:18:21 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=1829#comment-16310 I fly a ’63 Cessna 172. I have to put in 10 degrees of flap at end of runway, 20 degrees on base leg (unless wind is really bad), and 30-40 on final. At all other times in the pattern, my hand is on the throttle. It would be unreasonable – and near suicidal – to have my right hand on the throttle, and reach across with my left hand to do flaps or trim.
“Anything carried to its extreme, can become ridiculous.”

]]> http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=1829&cpage=1#comment-16080 Mike Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:04:52 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=1829#comment-16080 Hmmm…. Must be all airplane pilots. Since I fly helicopters I keep my other hand on the collective. =)

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