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Old 07-07-2005, 06:23 AM
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Roby
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Default RE: bad landing plane HELP

I've had the 4*40, 60, and I am now currently flying the 120.
All pretty much land the same ,and the reasons for that is that
the gear is springy and too far forward, light wing loading combined
with ground effect from the low wing. If the wheels were only a 1/2
inch in front of the cg , most of the landing problems would go away.

The only advice I can offer is to do a wheels landing and get OFF the elevator
as soon as the mains touch. It will take some practice but it works. The "stall"
method works well too but you can get into some bad habits over time.


Regards
Roby