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Old 06-20-2009 | 10:48 PM
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maerlma
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i was at the field today and some of the usual guys that i fly with weren't there. i didn't mind, though, because i met some of the other guys in the club who usually fly on different days than me. the wind was marginal today, though it was straight down the runway. my first flight i made a beautiful wheel landing, setting down gently on the mains first, then the tail settled as i bled off speed. my second flight, though i had trouble getting it down. i was flying the same pattern, and did my approach the same way, but i ended up making one of those ugly, bouncing landings. maybe the wind had picked up a little for the second flight, i was having trouble getting the plane on the glide slope. it kept wanting to balloon up and quickly lose airspeed on final, so i was putting in a touch of down elevator, trying not to dive toward the deck. what was i doing wrong? i hope i'm not tail-heavy, but after i got the plane all setup the cg was right where the instructions said it needed to be and i haven't changed anything.