AG- Tailwheel landings verses Wheelers

[Chimbu chuckles]

You're correct...a full stall three pointer leaves little energy left to take you new and exciting places...a wheeler not so...particularly bounding up a strip that's not smooth....no doubt it can be hard on tailwheels...I had three break off over the years although one was corrosion in the spring tube causing it to snap...the other two were metal fatigue in the big bolt that runs down through the middle and has the grease nipple on top....tailwheels are cheaper than props and wings though. Occasionally C206s used to lose nosewheels on the rough strips....NOW THAT gets expensive!

But it does vary between types and landing conditions...wouldn't even consider three pointing on bitumen in a crosswind or a tailwind.

Chuck.

[airag3]

During my Ag'Rating training I was taught 3 pointers in the 180 by a very good school (plug) in Deni'and they are both enjoyable and rewarding and certainly have their place, as Chimbu says.

Well done Turboman/RV6 on an excellent thread.

[SNS3Guppy]

I land both three point and on the mains as the situation and the aircraft may demand. On aircraft with a very low tail and no steering outside of brakes, wheel landings are often preferred, transitioning down to a locked tail.

Is one better than the other? Seems to be a chicken and egg concept...it all depends what you're doing, what you're doing it in, and the conditions under which you're doing it.

I think being proficient in both methods of landing is important, regardless of what you use.