@Mohamed Alhajri it was good, given the wind! You know, I don’t think you did anything wrong (vertically). If you look at the touchdown markers relative to the windscreen, they don’t move, but it showed you getting high on profile. Unless it’s somehow simulating updrafts, then I’d put this down to a sim issue. Laterally, if this were a real training flight, you’d be getting a stern telling off for fighting the drift downwind with the rudder. In the flare, you need to complete the decrab manoeuvre to minimize the lateral load on the landing gear, so the technique here should be to keep bringing the nose in line with the runway, and use up to 5 degrees of bank to maintain the centerline. There’s a video out there of an Etihad A380 re-crabbing in a strong crosswind into LHR. Eventually landing with maybe 20 degrees of drift angle. A classic example of what not to do. https://youtu.be/0jn1xCjqCFE?si=_5-XPi5w9KO-VmcV

@Mohamed Alhajri it happens (the words ‘calm, CAVOK’ are a recipe for terrible landings!) in this case the same principles apply. Bank for lateral displacement, and de-crab as late as possible to get within 5 degrees of the runway QDM before touchdown. As always, if the aircraft isn’t in the right spot, go around 💨

Melbourne. It has everything: beaches, parks, countryside, city, culture and, most importantly, good coffee!

@Militia M I’m from the UK, Melbourne winter feels like home!

@Mohamed Alhajri Awesome shots. Almost makes the 777 look nice 😜 Do you get the 'bug' where the 380 livery has bits missing if you're slightly too far away?

@Frederick Hahn These are really creative. I'll still never understand why Boeing chose that particular shade of 'baby poop' brown...

Myopia by itself isn't going to affect your career prospects - unless you want to be a military fast jet pilot. There are subtle differences between each country's aviation authority, but in general, your eyesight should be 'correctable to 20/20', either through glasses or contacts. You can even have laser eye surgery, but only if you've previously had a medical certificate beforehand. I'd check with the Aeromedical Centre at CGH, and making sure you're medically fit is one of the very first things I'd recommend for anyone wishing to pursue a career in aviation. You'd be surprised how many people first learn that they're colourblind well into adulthood!

I went to university to study languages, because I had no idea what I wanted to do. Ended up joining the university air squadron, because somebody shouted 'learn to fly and get paid for it' during a freshers' week. The rest is history!