Flight Journal: flight 24- part 2

[beaky]

Still idling, I guide 475 onto a close base and get lined up for a decent final leg.
The sock is dancing back and forth as I float past it in the flare- I can't feel the crosswind properly. It's frustrating, but I get us down in one piece.
At shut-down the Hobbs shows precisely 0.5 hours.

The important stuff from today's debrief:
I didn't roll to the right on takeoff; the plane was airborne already, and I didn't know. Got to work on the "seat of the pants" thing; general awareness. But although quick to point that out to me, J. insists it's normal for my level of experience.

In slow flight, use less rudder when turning left... let the effects of the turning prop and crankshaft yaw the airplane, and sort of check it with rudder. Too much left rudder in MCA, and you're liable to spin if she stalls.

A slow-flying airplane in a very shallow bank will actually have a rather high rate of turn. To remember, imagine a really good slow-flier like a Cub: it can practically pivot without banking, if flown properly. The point of remembering this is to avoid banking too much for fear of not coming about quickly; a fear inspired by the lack of forward speed. To get more rate of turn, more rudder is needed.

Next: Flight 25