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Old 05-12-2002 | 09:07 AM
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bgorham
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Default Getting the hang of it!

Well, finally after bad weather and scheduling problems, I was able to get two really good sessions in this weekend at the field.
This was the first time I have had over the past few weeks to dial in my tail dragger setup and work on my landing woes.

First, I would like to thank you guys for your great advice, Harry you especially were right on target.

I went ahead with a tail tragger setup on my trainer, simply because I had run the LHS out of nose gears! So I got that setup straight, and spent allot of time practicing control ... or lack of control on the ground. I finally am starting to feel pretty confident about taxiing, takeoff and landing rolls.

I spent the majority of both mornings practicing touch and go's and really working on my landings, and flairing properly. Some I did well, some not so good. Here are a couple of observations. I must have a really "floaty" trainer, because if I even think up elevator, it balloons back up into the sky. I am really having trouble knocking down airspeed without gaining hieght. I am sure that it will get better with practice. Should I be putting in up elevator trim as I do my turn on final .. or just the sticks? All in all I feel that I am getting closer ... at least I am not busting props and digging the nose in the runway!

Bo