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Old 10-07-2008, 08:40 PM
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Default low wing landings

Hi All:
I have been training on my high wing trainer for some time now(I have solo'd and I go out by myself now), so my question is this: The trainer that trained me gave me a low wing Hobbico "Brightstar", which he said was about 15 years old, never been crashed, and was a gentle flyer.
I put some electronics in it, took it out last week, in his presence, in case I had problems. The plane flew beautifully, I took it off, had no problems , but he landed it.
What is the major differences in landing a trainer and this low wing? Are there a lot, or does it depend on landing speed and a lot of other factors? What I'm wanting to do is take it out by myself, but am a little apprehensive about landing it by myself.
Any help and advise would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Norm