Kenny KellerCreator Helicopter Online Ground School LLC

You Don't Need to Slide a Quarter Mile in a Running Landing

6 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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A short YouTube tutorial/conversation by Kenny Keller about running landings. Keller argues pilots are often taught to "slide a quarter of a mile" but demonstrates and endorses a much shorter "little slide" technique, emphasizing controlled pedal use, maintaining heading (keeping the skid straight), easing down slowly, and the safety principle of staying on the ground when pressured to fly. The clip includes demonstration dialogue, instructor feedback, and a closing safety remark: "hit the hogs. No go and live to fly another day."

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So many people teach these running landings where they slide a quarter of a mile down the Runway or taxiway.
And in real world.
You might have to do that. Or maybe all you gotta do is what we're gonna do right now. Little short, little slide. Portland county traffic, Skyhawk 422, Limitiera 10 Southwest. Make straight and Runway 1 1. Fulton county moving forward. Moving forward. Easing it down real nice and slow. Keep the skid straight.
And voila.
That's a runny landing as well. Very nice saves.
On good shoes.
And I was watching. Did a very good job of using your pedals to maintain your heading. No ab cycling. They come down, you were coming down.
At like Mach.
1 and sliding on forever. Sure, it was a very short distance.
So very.
Impressed when you feel the pressure to fly, but know the right decision is to stay on the ground. Hit the hogs. No go and live to fly. Why another day. Helicopterground. Com.