A couple of years ago, I went flying in the Europa which I owned a share of, with another share-holder. For a few weeks prior to the flight, I'd had a few bouncy landings, but I just put this down to the Europa's unpredictable ground-handling characteristics.
The other guy flew the first leg, without incident. I flew the second leg, and again had a bouncy landing, but nothing that I couldn't easilly control. In the bar, over a beer, the other pilot happened to mention to me that "it's interesting, you don't seem to hold off as long as me on the landing", and he then changed the subject. I didn't think too much more about it.....
Then, the next week, I went flying again, and as I came in to land I again had a bouncy landing. But something from the conversation in the bar the previous week must have stuck in my mind, because as the aircraft bounced, I thought "I didn't hold off for as long as I could have done." I did a couple of circuits, making sure that I really did hold off for as long as possible, and all my landings were as smooth as they come.
To this day, I don't know if the other pilot's comment was just an off-the-cuff remark, or if he was actually trying to make a point in a subtle way, but if it's the latter, it worked.
FFF
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