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Old 01-11-2005 | 04:27 PM
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khodges
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Default RE: Landing a taildragger

What KWB above said--ditto from me. when I roll out level on final, I've started pulling power back, and I'm watching my sink rate. I'm usually 2-3 clicks above idle as I cross the threshold, and I hold that setting as I continue to settle, just nudging the elevator to keep the nose level, when the mains touch, I pull back to idle, but hold the elevator where it is, and watch to see where the nose goes, if it starts over, I have two choices, either bump the throttle a click or two, or nudge the elevator back just enough to keep it from ground looping, and let the tail settle on its own.

As an aside, I was watching a documentary on Lindberg the other night, and it had a ton of flying footage, Jenny's, mail planes, and the Spirit; Every landing it showed of the Spirit of St. Louis had Lindy setting the tail wheel down a split second before the mains. Thought that was interesting.