How to land a Pitts S2B

Follow me through a couple of circuits in the Pitts S2B that we used to operate out of the Steinbach South Airport (CKK7) as I highlight a couple of landing techniques that I have taught to many students to great results.
Feeling free to email me at, [e-mail] with any questions or comments. Thanks for watching 🙃
(note, this is a repost of this video which was originally posted in 2011...apologies for the poor video quality )

[@johnwise497]

I’m a Cfi teaching a client to fly his Steen sky bolt, what I’ve been teaching him and what you said are pretty much word for word. Thanks for the confirmation.

[@texasflyboy525]

Yup! That's a narrow runway for sure. Great flying Luke!

[@YouTubeCatEngineer]

Pitts buddy of mine destroyed his plane when his engine quit during initial climb at Vx. He jammed the stick full fwd but the plane just fell out of the sky. He was trapped in the wreckage but luckily no fire. He told me NEVER climb a Pitts at a steep angle immediately after takeoff. I liftoff my S-2B just out of ground effect, accelerate to 100 mph minimum, then do a shallow climb to about 500 ft and only then do I pull the nose up. You are much safer close to the ground, 100 mph, and shallow pitch angle than 100 ft high, 70 mph, and steep pitch angle. If you're curious take the plane up to altitude, slow down just below Vx, note the altitude, add full power, pitch to Vx, then pull back to idle 100 ft above your start altitude. You simply cannot recover to a glide without busting your initial altitude. Speed is life in a Pitts.

[@blancolirio]

Prefer the 180, power off technique! Good stuff Luke.

[@josephhubbard5299]

Thanks for the fun. Wish I would have had the chance when I was younger. Cool stuff.

[@yams900]

Great video, just what I needed to know...to get me started in FS2020 :) Thx for sharing your knowledge !

[@pittshopesp3064]

Very good Luke soon I will fly a Pitts again good hints

[@satellitechaser]

Next step is to learn how to land it from the front seat with a student in the back. Blind as a bat. Very memorable a/c Tons of fun.

[@flywithhan]

Alright, I think I'm ready to go out and try it myself.

[@deanmiles3505]

Great video, it answered some of my questions.

[@RoninTXBR549]

Nicely done!

[@delschier1419]

Thanks Luke! I own a two place Acro Sport and have not been flying it since I got it 3 years ago. I don't like not being able to see the runway on takeoff; it doesn't want to get the tail up. I am high time in canard aircraft and gliders but the Acro Sport spooks me. It would be nice to have a bigger grass runway than my home airport to get used to flying the thing.

[@StjepanNikolic]

Thanks Luke. Great video for someone who is going to learn Pitts. Your camera is on the left side so in reality you see much less than a camera. Would like to see stick and rudder movements, but all good. Cheers

[@cadmanchannel]

Thank you!

[@budlawrence4847]

That was awesome

[@pdutube]

Great video! Wouldn't you want to climb at Vy because that's the quickest way to altitude? Vx will give you the steepest climb.

[@bryanramey2438]

I always wondered how the heck you taxi in those airplanes without being able to see in front of you.

[@crazypilot4017]

Nice 👍

[@MachTuck]

Great video Luke, are S2Bs 260 HP? where can I get info about aerobatic introduction? location, duration, and price. Thanks for sharing

[@scottnathan7907]

I been doing aerobatics, with this plane in MSFS. What is your usual manifold presure and prop RPMs for this airplane?