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Old 9th Jan 2012, 21:51
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C152 Landing

Hey all, hope I get a simple and straightforward answer here.

I am about to go solo, and up until now in my circuits, my instructor has controls the nose wheel when we land, so I am not getting the right feel of what happens. I am quite happy that I can manage everything else in the circuit, but what I want to know is -

When you are flaring and about 3' from the runway, just about to land, when the nose wheel touches down, does it castor and if so do you have to control it with the pedals.

I know this sounds like an easy question, but I cant find the answer anywhere and wont be flying for another 10 days, and want to piece everything together for before I go solo.

Thanks in advance for your help
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