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Old 11th Apr 2006, 13:11
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chevvron
 
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Bear in mind that some American designs, both single and multi seat, have landing characteristics which might be unfamiliar eg you have to fly them on with no flare and maybe a trickle of power. I found this out to my cost when landing my Moni for the first time; just above the runway, shut throttle and a nice Cessna 150 flare, then it dropped like a brick and bounced along the runway. I've video'd a Quickie doing the same; in that case it bounced so badly the nosewheel broke off! The next time I landed the Moni, I gritted my teeth and didn't flare (took a lot of willpower to psych myself up) and it landed itself perfectly!!
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