RE: HARMON ROCKET
I have a Harmon Rocket and I'm having problems with the landings. I have about a years flying experience so that may be part of the problem. The plane has an OS .46 AX w 11x5 APC prop. I've changed the landing gear to 1/8" aluminum and it's holding up pretty well. I have the problem that as soon as the main wheels touch down the plane bounces back into the air. If I try to recover from the balance the second one is worse and if I don't go around and try again I usually end up clipping the prop on the asphalt runway. I try to keep the speed up as not to stall but it just seems to be moving pretty fast. I have the balance in the center of where the manual says. The runway is slightly down hill so that also doesn't help. My stabalizer also has some warpage, maybe 1/16 - 1/8" side to side. I haven't tried to straighten it since I finished the plane. I'm considering trying to use thealerions as flaperons but I've never done it with my other tail dragger (Sig Somethin Extra). Does some one have some tips on what I should try. It's probably just me learning how to fly this fast of plane.