ORIGINAL: bhady
AFTER you're on the ground, full DOWN elevator helps by putting a higher load on the front gear, which will help slow ;your roll out down
bhady
Actually the exact opposite is true. As with full scale Tricyle gear aircraft either choosing to use minimum brakes or having brake failure the idea is to
land as slow as possible first off (within safety limits). Land nose high on the main gear and hold the nose up as far as possible (without dragging tail) for as long as possible. The technique is called Aerodynamic Braking. The additional drag caused by presenting the bottom of the wing to the air is considerable. I have used this technique in both models and full scale flying. Once the nose finally settles the S-turns can help to scrub off speed.
It's mentioned several paragraphs down in this report:
http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sb03.html