I just solo'd on my RV4 (N7071J) and I'm new to tail-draggers, 1,400 hr private IFR used to fly a Piper Malibu where my approach and landing speeds were much higher.
I'm amazed of how slow you have to get in order to actually touch on all 3 wheels and I'm slowly getting used to these new parameters.
I've seen on this forum that there are 2 lines of thought on this issue, some argue to land on the mains then to slow down to lower the tail while the other argue to land on 3 even on x-wind conditions.
So far I've landed in nothing but calm conditions and 3 wheel landings, close to stall speed, have been relatively easy to learn but if feels a little exposed in the case of gusty x-wind conditions.
Can anyone share their experience on this subject to further my learning
Thank y'all for your help
Blessings
Felipe
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/283135-e6828636b08507e3ba958648c8ee815ff74af45f/aircrafttype/RV4
I'm amazed of how slow you have to get in order to actually touch on all 3 wheels and I'm slowly getting used to these new parameters.
I've seen on this forum that there are 2 lines of thought on this issue, some argue to land on the mains then to slow down to lower the tail while the other argue to land on 3 even on x-wind conditions.
So far I've landed in nothing but calm conditions and 3 wheel landings, close to stall speed, have been relatively easy to learn but if feels a little exposed in the case of gusty x-wind conditions.
Can anyone share their experience on this subject to further my learning
Thank y'all for your help
Blessings
Felipe
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/283135-e6828636b08507e3ba958648c8ee815ff74af45f/aircrafttype/RV4
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