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Old 12-30-2005 | 05:09 AM
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multiflyer
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Default RE: Tail Dragger landings

Dr1Driver,

Respectfully, flaring until tail wheel contacts first is the safest way to land a taildragger. Simply put, if the tail wheel hits first there can be no porpoising. As w8ye rightfully notes. The full stall landing is one of the oldest tricks in the book.

coolbean,

You can ignore technique if the taildragger is a well behaved one. As akschu points out some (many) are not so well behaved. All taildraggers are not the same. Pilot skill required varies depending on design configuration.

Multiflyer