Been 3 pointing my -7 for the last 5 years since I finished it but trying to learn how to wheel land and basically I suck at wheel landings. Seems like the gear springiness makes it difficult to make the first touch stick without perfect form and timing.
I do not have the gear leg dampers, I have the old expanding foam in the fairings approach but even without the dampers I feel that I should be able to wheel land consistently so am looking for some tips from the experts.
At this time I am trying to fly the pattern at the formation flight numbers which is 80 mph on final and I normally cross the numbers at 75 mph power off, I have tried the tail wheel low pop-up approach and the addition of some power to check the descent rate but I still seem to bounce and enter the dreaded porpoise and go-around scenario.
Some tips, techniques, site pictures or general guidance would be appreciated, will be doing another dozen or so landings tomorrow to try to figure this out
I do not have the gear leg dampers, I have the old expanding foam in the fairings approach but even without the dampers I feel that I should be able to wheel land consistently so am looking for some tips from the experts.
At this time I am trying to fly the pattern at the formation flight numbers which is 80 mph on final and I normally cross the numbers at 75 mph power off, I have tried the tail wheel low pop-up approach and the addition of some power to check the descent rate but I still seem to bounce and enter the dreaded porpoise and go-around scenario.
Some tips, techniques, site pictures or general guidance would be appreciated, will be doing another dozen or so landings tomorrow to try to figure this out