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Old 12th Nov 2021, 16:49
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Obviously in a taildragger landing attitude is critical. Less so on a nosewheel type.
I can choose to deliberately land my taildragger on all three wheels at once, or only two. Tricycle planes really must be landed on only two, if you want prevent damage to the plane. When I land a tricycle, I apply increasing pitch control after touchdown, to maintain the touchdown attitude as long as pitch control effectiveness enables to reduce wear and tear on the nosewheel.

When I land my taildragger, I always plan for a wheel landing. Once the mains are on, I'll lift the tail a little with pitch control, to improve the forward view, and reduce the chance of a bounce. I'll hold the tail off as long as control enables, to reduce wear and tear on the tailwheel.
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