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Old 2nd Jun 2008, 11:34
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oscarmike
 
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Hi Rusty

I fly a tailwheel Jodel and find that the main cause of bouncing is excess airspeed.

I had the same problem when I first converted to tailwheel overcoming the mindset that you actually have to stall a tailwheel aircraft into landing.

In the tricycle type, if the stall warner chirped druing the round out I used to get very nervous.

However in the Jodel, if the stall warner is NOT chirping on the round out, you are too fast, and when the tail drops it is the equivalent of putting in an elevator input,and the aircraft will simply try to take off again, resulting in a bounce.

Other than this, it is just practice, practice, practice, until you crack it.

You will eventually, trust me!
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