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Obstacles on final

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Obstacles on final

Friend's strip with some obstacles on final

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Re: Obstacles on final

Nice work.
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Re: Obstacles on final

That looks pretty good from rainy BC:)
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Re: Obstacles on final

As always, you do a fine job. I exaggerate a bit at times, but coordinated turns near the ground scare me. There is often stuff down there. A rudder turn, up to about 15 degrees, is often safer. On takeoff, it often works to make the cross controlled rudder turn in ground effect. Landing, it is just a wings level slip.

Something to consider on strips with crooked departure and/or approach paths. You did not appear to be too close, but coordinated turns on final often cause problems with longitudinal alignment as well.
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Re: Obstacles on final

I saw that last video clip back right after it happened. Hard to believe that the pilot was shooting for the very end of the strip, right next to the crossing road, without checking for road traffic. There's an airport near me set up sorta similar-- crossing road right at the edge of the pavement and displaced threshold markings on the runway to compensate. Occasionally I like to land on the very end-- but I always check for vehicle traffic.
(what's the old rule-- check left, check right, then check left again?)
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