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Old 9th Mar 2012, 01:36
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barit1
 
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Well -

Most of my time is in taildraggers, and I've never had even an incipient groundloop, but I understand the dynamics pretty well (as described in the Wikipedia page on the subject).

And I haven't flown a C-150 in a decade or two, but I can think of only one way to set up the necessary dynamic instability to make it ground loop: Namely, "wheelbarrowing" i.e. touch down much faster that normal - 60-70 kt maybe. This means the nosewheel touches first, and if there's any drift at all, the CG goes one direction while the nosewheel goes the other. THAT is the necessary condition for a groundloop. And I've known a pilot or two who has been banned from my home field for such poor technique.

Give me a good full-stall landing any day!
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