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Old 17th September 2004 | 12:51
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TheBeeKeeper
 
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From: Bedfordshire
Interesting responses thanks, I am flying the DH Queen Bee (practically a Tiger Moth), so I have no brakes and a skid as opposed to a tailwheel.

When doing wheelers I was tought to fly the last 20 feet on the power, keeping the same wheel up attitude, and as soon as the wheels touch the ground I chop the power and check the stick forward to dump all the angle of attack on the wing, thereby dumping the lift. And I have to say it works a treat, never bounces and remains glued to the ground albeit with an embarrasingly long ground roll for a Moth!

3 pointers on the other hand, I seem to just fly a little too fast on the approach, and as pbloore stated, do the gliding thing and fly in formation with the ground, but if I let the aeroplane touchdown with anything more than just a few knots above the stall, I get two or more landings in my logbook for the one circuit!

Practice Practice Practice

BK
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