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Old 25th September 2002 | 11:01
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FlyingForFun

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QDM,

The danger in general of bringing the stick hard back AFTER three-pointing is of increasing the angle of attack...
I'm not sure I agree. If you've got all three wheels on the ground, it's not going to possible to increase the angle of attack. The back of the aircraft can't go any lower (unless there's some "springiness" in the ground or the tailwheel, both of which should be negligable), and the nose won't go any higher because there's not enough lift - if there was you wouldn't have touched down in this attitude. Bringing the stick hard back after landing is the way I land my Europa every time - not doing so risks the tail being thrown back into the air by a bump on the runway.

The issue is whether bringing the stick all the way back before landing is necessary. In some types, doing so will result in a tail-first landing - not a real problem, but not pretty and not kind to the tail-wheel. In other types, not doing so will result in a main-wheel-first landing, which will be followed by an aerodynamic bounce as the center of gravity does what centres of gravity do and the angle of attack increases. In my experience, and that of most posters, Super Cubs will bounce unless the stick is hard back before landing - LowTimer is the only poster who hasn't found this to be the case.

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