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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

Going into a checkride (or a grass strip) without solid soft field skills is asking for trouble. Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Soft field landings are widely misunderstood. Well, not exactly.

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7 tips for your cold weather flying

Flight Training Central

When you come back to your airplane 30 – 60 minutes later, there’s a good chance you’ll find a fresh layer of frost on the wings and tail. Then determine the braking action from the published NOTAM or from airport officials, which uses numerical Condition Codes to identify the conditions.

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