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Old 2nd Jun 2008, 18:54
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will5023
 
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Hi Rusty, just to add a few more ideas to the one's already mentioned, firstly make sure that you instructor or coach has plenty of experience in your type of Jodel, to get a visual idea of the touch down position for 3 point landings, simply look out of the aircraft while in the holding area, and judge the angle via the nose to ground area in front of you. Try and visualise this when in the hold off.
Do you wear glasses ? If you are long sighted, this can give problems in visual referance. I trust you are not learning from a short strip ? This may will give you limited area in which to learn. Jodels will float if the speed is wrong, but this should not be a problem to start with if you have plenty of grass runway to play with, and will give you time to feel the hold off.
Bounces are all part of the learning curve, depending on severity a little cussion of power, will help. Good luck and enjoy your new aircraft, which model is she ?

Cheers Will.
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