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Old 1st Sep 2014, 02:00
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Andy_RR
 
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Some observations (not criticisms - I wasn't there!)

Was it a wheel landing or a 3-pointer? Seems to me that the pilot was undecided and tried to convert a wheeler into a 3-pointer.

He seems to be travelling too fast to have three wheels on the ground since the port wing had enough lift left to raise the upwind wheel.

Either elevator travel is limited or pilot wasn't using the full travel in either direction. "Should have" used more forward stick for longer to keep the tail from falling.

I say "should have" because I remember vividly having solo "passengered" a bucking PA-18 down a grass strip which thankfully didn't turn into a a ground loop, but so easily could have. When things begin to go wrong, it's easy to forget to notice what you're doing wrong in time to correct it.

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