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Old 15th November 2002 | 16:45
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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QDM:

Hmmmm.

Several points that I find make wheel landings faster.

( 1 ) A curving approach to touch down to a one wheel landing is easier to perform accurately.

( 2 ) Wheel landings are performed at a higher airspeed and you depart faster due to the higher speed.

( 3 ) There is no transition from flight attitude to the stall attitude and consequently no time lag waitinfg for airspeed to decay from the flare speed to the stall speed.

But hey, if you are more comfortable with the way you do it that is great, after all having fun is why we fly these little bug smashers.

Hey next time I am at North WEald drop by and I can maybe give you some free time.

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