Flew an early model A36 yesterday, my first drive of the type since 1975. As I flaired to land I was somewhat surprised to find that although I ended up with the wheel on the rear stop, the nose attitude was not as high as I was looking for. From the feel of it the aeroplane touched on all 3 wheels at the same time.
I have flown most of the Bonanza, Debonair and Baron models and am very current in the V35B, but can't say I recall ever running out of elevator authority before.
Is it common practice to put some ballast in the back of the A36 flown one-up?
R