Originally Posted by
JustOneMoreQuestion.
Possibly already mentioned, but when I flew a DR400 (this was 6 years ago, and only did a few flights), I was taught that the nosewheel was a bit like that on a rubbish supermarket trolley. Once it's come down, some forward pressure on the stick pushes the wheel into the ground and makes the ac a lot more controllable.
This is another example of people developing flying techniques to overcome poor maintenance practices, as long as the shock struts are correctly serviced this use of forward stick is not nessesary, Nose wheel shimmy is also an indication that the nose leg bearings are incorrectly adjusted.