I think you misunderstand what I tried to say above. There is no reason not to have a look at what you did. But if you start to chase the VS, literally watching the VSI during flare to get as close to that zero as possible for the sake of a good rating you won’t succeed and these landing competitions ranking the lowest single digit touchdowns encourage exactly that. It’s wrong technique, it won’t lead to anything except mentioned problems in the OP and (in real life) it’s simply dangerous.
The safe and economic landing is usually around the 100-150 fpm t/d. It’s a firm landing with immediate weight on the wheels, it ensures that the weight sensors recognize that the airplane has to enter ground mode and deploys spoilers etc and it minimzes wear of the tires by scratching off the rubber. Of course, this paragraph is also something that hardly applies to a flightsim like this but if you want to simulate a real flight as close as possible it’s something you take into account. Good landings come from good execution and focusing on a single aspect isn’t good.
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Thanks to every who took the time to help. I just spent an hour flying touch and goes into / off of RWY 4R in Boston. Still need some practice but I think I’m making progress. Last few landings were much better. I think subconsciously I was easing off the stick around 100’. I’ve been keeping some forward pressure on and driving it down to 30 or so before easing off and then cutting power. Still got some “float” but nothing like before.
All in all, I’m making progress. Thanks again for all the tips. Btw, if you want to fly a really pretty approach, fly into BOS using 4R on a clear day. Ideally arriving from the north. It’s pretty much all vectors and you have beautiful views of the city and harbor.
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Well one last thing regarding that stick and landing. I remember once seeying this person on youtube explaining some tricks and he mentioned how you dont really steer keeping up with the glide path but you throttle it. Once I got what he meant, they become a lot easier for me too.
I suppose in practice, I fly the aircraft down keeping it about -600 to -800 feet per minute or so. Just around minimums, I reduce my throttle by about 15% of what you see from the previous pic. Not to flare it or anything, just to steer it down as you shake off some energy. You’ll notice how the plane comes down quite gracefully. Then at about 30 to 20 feet I close the throttle as she touches down in a little flare.
It’s more flying her at the seat of your pants rather than checking instruments but once I got the hang of this it become a lot more naturally to me. You might wanna consider including this in your practicing too.
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The CRJ can be a bit touchy - which is both fun and annoying for me.
Depending on the variant, it differs. On the 550 and 700, it seems to be touchy and floaty to the point where it’s an annoyance at times. On the 900 and especially the 1000, it isn’t as bad. It’s heavier and handles a bit differently, and lands a lot better imo.
I mostly ignore the sink rate callout. VREF obviously depends on aircraft type and weight, but you can check it on the EFB and try to maintain that speed on landing.
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In the very slippery CRJ that might cause problems. Really try to nail the speed.
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