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Old 25th Apr 2012, 11:24
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hugh flung_dung
 
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Hi Broomstick!
I agree with most of what you've written, but permit me a couple of comments:
  • "roller" is used by some for a T&G - AFAIK wheel landing is the normal term for flying the (tailwheel) aircraft on in the flying attitude
  • wheel landings typically lead to a longer and undocumented landing distance so need to be used with care (cue links to Alaskans landing on mountain peaks)
  • holding the tail up until it drops can lead to a surprise (and aeroplane surprises are usually not a good thing ) so it's far better to lower it while you retain control, possibly having first turned more into wind at low groundspeed and while the tail is up (this assumes the crosswind is outside max demo and there is space available)
  • the aircraft is not usually stalled when landing in the three (or two) point attitude, nor is it necessarily correct to land with the stick on the backstop. Correct technique is to set and hold the landing attitude (the same one you saw before starting the take-off!) and after landing to gradually move the stick rearward and into wind as the speed decreases
Another excellent book is "Think like a bird" - a great read and contains several useful tips.



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