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Old 3rd Jun 2013, 10:51
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Piper.Classique
 
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Depends what you fly. DR 400 I will crab, kick off the drift, let it land on the mainwheels (both at the same time) using full flap and normal approach speed. Without the crosswind I would be holding off more positively for a slower touchdown speed. In neither case do I land flat.
With the cub I will do a wheel landing off a slipping final with half flap, ( which is 30 degrees), again normal speed, then the landing is into wind wheel, other main wheel. Tailwheel lands last.
Difference between a low wing nosedragger with smallish flaps and a high wing conventional gear with barndoor flaps....
Then one has to taxi, which is often harder!
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