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Old 08-13-2010 | 02:48 PM
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Sbach342Guy
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Default RE: Ready for second plane?

Yep, same plane for the last year or so. Landings are what worry me. Trainers seem to float so much that landings, even when they go wrong, usually aren't too bad. The worst I've done is snap the plastic guide on the nose gear from a hard landing. I've never even tipped it over. From what I've read low-wing and mid-wing planes land at a pretty high speed compared to the high wings. The extra speed worries me that even slight mistakes with a low\mid wing will end terribly. The only good thing is that low\mids are probably easier to stall when you are actually ready to touch down. The trainers seem to want stay airborne even when dead stick.