10 Landing Tips Every Pilot Should Know

10 Landing Tips Every RC Pilot Should Know will help make you better at Landing RC Airplanes! If landings make your thumbs shake, this video is for you. I break down the 10 common-sense ways to land RC airplanes better, with real examples from my Hangar 9 OV-10 Bronco and years of full-scale + RC experience. We’ll cover stabilized approaches, flying a proper pattern, flap/elevator mixes, power management (don’t chop!), wind discipline, and when to wave off and go around—ego-free.

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00:00 Intro & welcome
00:34 Why giant-scale | Hangar 9 OV-10 Bronco
01:10 Today’s focus: landings (and comment ask)
02:14 Self-grading your landings (0–5 scale)
03:34 Skills vs. safety margin; progress gradually
04:01 Rethinking wing loading (sims & reps matter)
05:04 #10 Stabilized approach & staying ahead of the airplane
06:21 #9 Fly the pattern (mental checkpoints)
08:00 Gear/Flap/Power sequence for stable base-to-final
09:10 #8 Manage power—don’t chop (instructor story)
11:02 Avoid power-off glide habits
11:46 #7 Airspeed is king (“teeter-totter” rule)
14:09 Power-to-weight reality; fly it like a real airplane
15:00 #6 Gentle inputs—dual rates & expo “landing mode”
17:57 #5 Line up early and lock it in
18:13 #4 Flaps with respect (mixing tips)
21:49 Flap-induced sink rate save
22:24 #3 Mind the wind (practice it!)
24:48 #2 Round-out vs. flare; know the airframe
26:59 #1 Commit to the go-around; save the airframe
27:46 Paper-plate precision drill
28:20 Complacency warning with familiar airframes
29:00 Outro | Like, Subscribe & Hype on mobile