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Old 01-10-2005 | 09:54 PM
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Default RE: Landing a taildragger

Scienceiscool - Don't be trying to cheat the simulator with the down elevator :-) What I could recommend is trying to trim the plane for slow flight. If you have the plane trimmed for WOT (Wide Open Throttle) it's bound to come in either too hot or too fast. Try to trim the plane for half or quarter throttle. This will allow you too use the throttle to gently set her down. Trimmed to quarter throttle level flight, you might even be able to set her down just with the throttle and let her run out on the mains.

I agree with eaglelope on the sim landings. I can land any plane for real save a jet (haven't tried) and I still have some problems with landing on Real Flight. I can't seem to put the Twinstar down with any kind of consistency... And that dang gust of wind that flips your plane over all of a sudden... WHAT IS THAT?

There is a pattern plane from Hobbico I think... can't remember to name that is pretty easy to land, too.