1flyingyogi
Well Known Member
After transition training, I mainly did three-point landings in my -4 because that's all I knew how. Then, I thought I should learn how to wheel land also, which I did and became decent at. They are smooth, but I never could get them to land nearly as short as my three-pointers.
I find myself needing to approach low and keeping in a bit of throttle all the way to touchdown and eating up a huge amount of runway in the process. But if I don't do this, the decent is too fast and I end up needing to pull back too much and put the plane in 3-point attitude instead of mains first. Or I will have too much energy and bounce.
What is the proper technique for getting short (or at least not too long) wheel landings? Approach speed, flaps, etc?? I was taught that for wheel landings, I should use only half flaps. Is this correct?
Brian
RV-4
dues happily paid
I find myself needing to approach low and keeping in a bit of throttle all the way to touchdown and eating up a huge amount of runway in the process. But if I don't do this, the decent is too fast and I end up needing to pull back too much and put the plane in 3-point attitude instead of mains first. Or I will have too much energy and bounce.
What is the proper technique for getting short (or at least not too long) wheel landings? Approach speed, flaps, etc?? I was taught that for wheel landings, I should use only half flaps. Is this correct?
Brian
RV-4
dues happily paid
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