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Old 18th Jul 2008, 07:59
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BroomstickPilot
 
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Wheeler/Roller landing

Hi Guys,

I agree totally with Chuck. The wheeler landing and three point landing are equally important to learn, and both should be taught as a matter of routine.

I learned to fly in 1960, when we were all taildragger pilots. When learning cross wind landing, I was taught both the one-wing-down and the crab approaches and both the three point and wheeler/roller landing.

In recent years, when I made a return to flying after a break of very many years, I was taught only the one-wing-down approach and a two-point touch down, based on landing on the into wind main wheel and the tail wheel only. My club now considered me to be competent to fly taildraggers.

However, I did not regard myself as entirely competent and for some time I went from club to club looking for someone with whom to revise roller landings. I was unable to find anybody.

Broomstick.
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