RitterKreuz wrote on Jun 11^th, 2008 at 1:33am:

There is that one... forgot about that.

He discredited himself with that first post.

I wasn't going to say anything, but seeing how TSC. has brought it up.

Do you have something against me gsamsonite? Your profile says you have made three posts, and as far as I see all three have been made against me. I say against me due to the fact that, unlike some people such as Brett and Rotty, your posts seem to have no constructive advise or value. I agree with TSC.'s comment, are you like this with all of your students? You seem to expect people to intuitively know how to fly an aircraft, and not make a single mistake or fault. Tell me, are you so perfect that when you were learning to fly you made every take off perfect, every circuit perfect and every landing perfect? If you say "Yes" then I say you are a liar.

Maybe you are afraid of admitting your own mistakes? May you be one of the cowboy pilots who thinks they are impenetrable and flawless? The reasons I post what I do is because I know when I make a mistake, and I want to fix it so I don't make the same mistake twice. As others have said, my instructor is my primary source but I would also like to gather other opinions, another viewpoint on my errors. I am in training to be a Qantas pilot, I currently have 70 hours and just got my PPL. I by no means expect myself to be perfect yet, I do expect by the time I enter Qantas to be bloody good at what I do but I also expect to still be learning.

Why is it that when ever I do post asking about opinions, you always seem to be right there ready to ridicule? Being an instructor I would think you may have something constructive to say, especially if you have been instructing for three years. Is there any particular reason why you take aim at me? You don't seem to want to have a shot at anyone else who posts with problems. Are you perhaps jealous that I am a Qantas Cadet, and have an oppurtunity that you didn't? I am not by any means saying I am better than you by saying that, nor do I think I am better than anyone else for being a Qantas Cadet. If I did think so, why would I be here admitting my mistakes? I am always first to notice when I do something wrong, because I want to be the best I can be.

Your first post was in reply to my first solo thread. Now being my first solo, how many hours do you think I had? 20 or so? Do you expect me to be perfect, after 20 hours, with the stress of my first solo on top? It does seem so. Yes, I did get low on approach and go through some wake turbulence, and it has been the only time. Guess what? A C172 does produce wake, every wing producing lift creates a wake vortex. It is called induced drag, and happens to increase when the angle of attack increases. If a 172 is on final, with a high angle of attack, with flaps out and producing a large amount of lift then it will produce some significant vortexes. You may have experienced it yourself when doing a steep level turn. Ever done one perfectly, and then felt the bump at the end? That was you going through your own vortex. I thought that would be basic knowledge for an instructor.

Your second and third posts were in this thread. I can't say much about the first one other than what I said earlier. I will add one thing though, do you find "Are you serious?????? That is absolutely ridiculous. Are you really a Qantas pilot?" a suitable reply, especially when compared to other posts that followed by helpful members? Your next post is equally ridiculous. I didn't realise every single pilot in the world goes off the runway only once, thanks for sharing that information. Secondly I have only run off the runway ONCE. That was the first time I experienced this effect. I posted about it and recieved some very helpful replies and when I experienced the same effect again the other day I was able to react suitably and move into ground effect for greater control before climbing out. See what I did there? I learnt from a mistake so it wouldn't happen again! What I want to know is what produces the effect described, because it is an odd effect that isn't covered in day to day lessons. I don't need an effects of control lesson, I understand fully what each control does. At the moment, it seems the cause is the aircraft is light enough to slightly lift earlier than I am used to with an instructor on board.

I ask kindly that you no longer reply to my threads, unless you have something constructive or helpful to add.

TSC - not talking to you. The way I manage my students is none of your business and I'll have you know all of them have gone on to bigger and better things.

Brett Henderson - No discredit there. I was stating the facts.

Splinter562 - I was talking about a. 152s and b. landing behind them, obviously with a low power setting.

And Wingo - I don't have anything against you personally... It's just I have students that would give my right arm, for a place in your course, and could very possibly be there on more merit.
If you have a problem, ask a real pilot - not others on here.

You're all hacks! I'm out.

gsamsonite wrote on Jun 12^th, 2008 at 5:01am:

You are a real pilot, you were asked, & yet you still had no answers - just put downs.

Wingo was simply asking for advice, not a kick in the nuts.

TSC.

I'm still thinking that a light pilot, alone in a C172, with less than 1/2 tanks  WITH 10 degrees of flaps, might find the tires useless at airspeed as low as 30knots.

**being that I weigh all of 225, and rarely fly alone (and rarely use flaps for takeoff).. I'm kinda clueless..  

Excellent observation.. Aviation is one place where getting a little loose with terminology can pile up into a bunch of mis-communication..

Rotty, you're not a 200-pounder..  Can a C172 get frictionless at 30kias with just you, low fuel and 10 degrees of flaps ?