FireMedic_2009
Well Known Member
I bought an RV3B a month ago and flown it about 20 hrs. My landings have been hit or miss, majority of them have been a miss and is frustrating. I got my tail wheel endorsement from Jan Bussell in a 6. I had about 10 landings in my 7 before the fuel line disconnected and totaled it in a field in Feb (I'm still pissed). It seems the 6 and 7 were easier to land than the 3. With Jan I did 70% of my landings as 3 point. With the 7, I did wheel landings. With the 3 I've attempted about 40 landings and only landed 25% or less and almost all of them wheel landings. A majority of my landings have been in windy conditions and many with xwinds. The stick is short where my arm is resting on my leg so it doesn't need much movement. Early on I was using full flaps on landings but it seems using 1/2 flaps works a little better. I've never had problems landing a trigear even in strong xwinds. I owned a 6A for 4.5 yrs and over 450 hrs and had only a hand full of go arounds. My stall speed without flaps is 54mph, half flaps 53mph, full flaps 51mph. I try to come in over the numbers at 85mph and hold it off and touch between 75-70mph. It seems pretty easy to bounce, much easier than the 6 or 7. It certainly hasn't been fun to say the least. I've only tried a few times to 3 point because it would be a lot harder to recover from a near stall bounce than a wheel landing bounce. Looking for advice
Thanks
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