RE: Lost A Wheel in Mid air. How Do you Land?
I had a BUSA Bristol M1c that lost a wheel. What I did was roll down the runway wheeless side wing high- cross control with rudder. (Previous practice with a Piper Cub doing alternate one wheels 'touch and rolls' helped with this) I killed throttle just before I entered the tall grass at end of runway. It was actually kinda fun and didn't result in any damage to the airplane. For a deadstick float plane I came in a little hot, skipped the plane off the water and onto the bank! Naturally, no one was there to witness that bit of flying expertise... I mean...luck! Another time I broke a stab doing snaprolls. The stab was broken as expected- down- and it induced 'down' elevator that could not be compensated by 'up'. I just rolled inverted and killed the engine prior to upside down landing. The airplane got broken up a bit but at least it was repairable and the engine and radio weren't harmed. I considered myself an 'expert' after that one- hahahahaha!