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Old 13th August 2001 | 19:18
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kabz
 
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There's one other thing to add to this:

Carrying a smidge of power to the ground can help offset the drag of the prop if you are completely at idle. Just a hair of throttle 'just' prior to touchdown may do the trick.

I just got through doing five complete greasers in the 'other' citabria at the school I fly out of. An almost unbelievable experience for me, as I normally 'drop in' from about a foot or so.

I have been thinking about this, and the only thing I can think of, is that, the idle speed is a teeny bit higher on the 'easy to land' Citabria, and that this made it sink a tiny bit more gently after the flare.

Worth a try !! To much throttle may cause a go-around if you as ham-fisted as me though...
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