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Old 12th Aug 2007, 06:16
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Mr Bomb
 
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I also fly a Pitts S-2B for fun and the technique I use to pull the aircraft up quick is essentially about 75kts on final and a side slip with a little bit of power. You are just about in the landing attitude at 75kts and I fly it down to about a foot off the deck, cut any power, apply full backstick and as soon as you touch jump hard on the brakes (never even felt the tail rise on this ever!). Doing this and getting it stopped in 150m is emminently doable. Main problem with this technique is if you have an engine failure on final it is very very easy to find yourself on the backside of the power curve with no altitude left to drop the nose to regain the airspeed. However if you need to get a Pitts down and stopped it works a treat! And also at this low speed I have NEVER had a bounce and as long as you touch down straight, then the aircraft rolls dead straight with no work required on the pedals until down through about 30 kts.

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