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Old 07-12-2003 | 04:42 PM
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You have the correct idea which is practice. Practicing the same mistake over and over will strengthen the mistake however.

One of two possible solutions:
1. Just before touching down add a little bit of throttle to ease the plane onto the runway. Just gliding the plane in is much more difficult.
2. Check to see you have enough elevator throw to stall the plane. At 200 feet altitude cross in front of the flight line just as if landing. Add elevator evenly and watch the plane slow and stall. Get acquainted with the stall characteristics of the plane. Many pilots "lawn dart" the plane into the runway and then are surprised when it bounces (and breaks the prop).

I prefer the APC brand of props for better pull and not breaking as much. Once I learned to land better the prop replacement rate went way down.

Remember to land with the throttle! If the engine quits nothing you do with the elevator will make it fly back to altitude.