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Old 4th July 2008 | 18:41
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White Shadow
 
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From: Devon, UK
Tail Wheel Tips

Learning to fly in the R A F many many years ago, for a glide-approach landing (power approaches came later) my Tiger-moth instructor used to say through the earphone tubes -
"When you can see the blades of grass, stick back s l o w l y.
Now keep-it-flying-keep-it-flying-keep-it-flying"
Then, when the stick was right back in your crotch and you were down - "keep-straight-keep-straight-keep-straight-keep-straight".
Seemed to work most times.
If you bounced - "full throttle-full throttle-keep-straight-keep-straight".

Ah, happy days.
WS
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